Diocesan News

Influenza Vaccination Reimbursement 

As a health and safety measure for staff of the Armidale Catholic Schools System, the reimbursement of the cost of influenza vaccine has been approved once again. This offer covers the cost of the vaccine only (up to a maximum of $35) and does not include the cost of the visit to a medical practitioner.  

To claim reimbursement for vaccination: 

1. Discuss with your medical practitioner. 
2. Claim the visit to the medical practitioner through Medicare. 
3. Claim reimbursement for the cost of the vaccine from CSO via completion of the 2025 Flu Vaccination Claim Form available here  
4. Forward the receipt for the vaccine and completed claim form to Conrad Post at the Catholic Schools Office email accountspayable@arm.catholic.edu.au  

For more information on influenza vaccination go to the NSW Health website 

Better, faster, more secure sign in

Okta FastPass lets you sign in to applications like Compass, Gmail, etc… much more quickly and securely. Two options are available on your ACS computer:

• Passwordless: Sign in with Windows Hello or TouchID
• No SMS or Push Notification: Use just your password to sign in

Guide: Setting up Okta Fastpass

Polding Winter Trials - Bathurst

Armidale Primary Sport took teams for Netball, Boys & Girls Hockey, Boys & Girls Football and 11’s & 12’s Rugby League down to Bathurst to participate in the Polding Winter Trials. 

Congratulations to the following students who were selected in the Polding Teams;

12 League - Hugo Sisson

11 League - Max Collett

Boys Hockey - Denver Wood; Charlie Dunst & Ashton Jeffrey

Girls Hockey - Jessica Paterson-Kane; Molly Schmude; Sophie Schmude; Charlotte Bavea & Josie Wauch

Boys Football - Louis van Aanholt

A big thank you to all our team managers for providing a great experience for these children, having plenty of game time and making some new friends along the way.

2025 Students as Authors Writing Competition

The 2025 writing competition is now open for all students in the Diocese of Armidale Catholic Schools. The competition celebrates students and their creative writing talents across four age based categories. 

Winning entrants will have the opportunity to work with illustrator, Trish Donald, to develop their story into an ebook published for an audience of 250,000 Catholic education students across 15 Diocese. Please promote the competition with your school community and support students to enter. Entries close Friday 30th May.