Principal's Message

Swimming Carnival 

A great day was had by all at our swimming carnival on Monday 1 December. All students participated in races and encouraged each other along the way with some loud cheers! We have some amazing swimming talent at this school! I must commend the students on their sportsmanship and encouragement for each other throughout the day, well done to you all. 

A big congratulations to the Padua Team on winning this year’s carnival on a huge 1198 points! The other teams weren’t too far behind either. 

MacKillop: 1073

Nagle: 1067

We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Ms Brid Claffey for her outstanding effort in organising this year’s swimming carnival. Her dedication in coordinating the races and ensuring the day ran seamlessly was truly appreciated by students, staff and families alike. The success of the carnival is a reflection of her hard work and we are so grateful for the joy it brought to our school community.

A special thank you also goes to the wonderful parents who volunteered their valuable time to assist in the running of the day. Without your support, organising such events would be incredibly challenging and we greatly appreciate your time and effort.

Additionally, we want to express our gratitude to our amazing teachers. Your outstanding job in encouraging the students and keeping the day on track was truly commendable. Thank you once again for making the swimming carnival a memorable and successful event.

We are thrilled to announce the Aged Champions. Our students aged 7 to 13 years are selected based on the performance and number of 50-metre events they have entered. To ensure a fair and exciting competition, a point scoring system is in place to determine the winners.

We are incredibly proud of all our students who have taken part in all the events, showcasing their dedication and sportsmanship.

Congratulations to all our Aged Champions! Your hard work and determination are truly inspiring.

INTRODUCING THE 2026 

STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM!

Today our school community gathered to vote for the 2026 student leaders across a range of roles, including School Leaders, Padua, Nagle and MacKillop House Leaders, and the Student Representative Council. Our candidates did an outstanding job presenting their speeches. The audience of Years 2–6 students and teachers were thoroughly impressed by the confidence, quality and delivery shown by each student.

We warmly congratulate the following students who have been elected as our leaders for 2026. Their dedication and enthusiasm will help guide and inspire our school community in the year ahead.

Congratulations to the following students: 

School Leaders 

Scarlett Tyrrell

Cody Mellick

Colour House Leaders

Padua: Eloise Bartlett & Riley Jackson-Emmett

Nagle: Chloe Hoiles & Annabel Taylor 

MacKillop: Frances Leyland & Henry Smith 

Student Representative Council: Seraphina Whittaker & Cormac Ingle 

Leadership Prayer

Powerful Spirit of God, you guide us and light our way.

Bless our students as they take on the role as leaders of our school in 2024.

Bless our community as we encourage and support them in their leadership role.

We make this prayer through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

Thank you to our P & F

A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful parents and friends for their support at the school disco. We are especially grateful to our P & F president, Sean Sheridan, along with Richard Haynes, Claire Borger and Fiona Richmond for running the sausage sizzle BBQ that our students enjoyed so much. We also extend our thanks to the P & F for organising the fantastic DJ from Bop Till You Drop, which kept the children dancing all afternoon and for providing the refreshing iceblocks afterwards.

Your time, effort and generosity made the day a truly memorable event for our students. We deeply appreciate everything you do to create such joyful experiences for our school community.

Amadeus Music Concert 

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our dedicated Amadeus Music Tutors - Ms Dominique Gallery, Mr Roberto Faber-Steyer and Mr Ozvaldo Santos - for their exceptional efforts in preparing a fantastic end-of-year concert. The performances by the brass, woodwind and strings sections were truly amazing and added a magical touch to our outdoor concert at the Possum Playground. A special shoutout to the students in Years 3 to 6 for their incredible job playing as an ensemble. Your hard work and passion for music have made this event a memorable one for all.

Year 6 Graduations & Year 6 Awards

On Wednesday 10 December, we will have our Graduation & Thanksgiving Mass at 9am to celebrate the Year Six graduates and bless them as a school community as they go on to high school next year. 

There are some special awards that we will present to the Year 6 students who have excelled in various ways throughout the year. These are given in recognition of a special quality, attribute or sustained effort during the year. They are:

• Social Impact Award: to the student who has displayed an understanding and appreciation of civic responsibility, has proven themselves to possess great strength of character and courage to do what is right. This award is presented by Dr Marjorie O’Neill MP for Coogee 
• Overall Academic Excellence: to the student who demonstrates academic growth based personal and consistent excellence towards learning 
• St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Award: to the student who has demonstrated consistency for always lending a hand and never seeing a job without doing something about it 
• Nagle Award for Leadership: to the student for always showing initiative and leading others by example 
• Friendship and PBL Award: to the student who has displayed being a kind and caring person by following our school wide behaviours for learning 
• Commitment to Learning Award: to the student who consistently exhibits a love of learning through a positive attitude
• Mathematics Excellence Award: to the student who demonstrates academic growth based on pursuit of personal and consistent excellence towards learning in Mathematics
• English Excellence Award: to the student who demonstrates academic growth based on pursuit of personal and consistent excellence towards learning in English
• Effort and Persistence Award: to the student who has demonstrated remarkable determination and an exemplary work ethic
• Creative Arts Excellence Award: to the student for sharing their talents with our community 
• Performing Arts Award: to the student for sharing their talents with our community  
• Sporting Excellence Award: to the students who have demonstrated excellent sporting skills and outstanding sportspersonship

Compass - Semester 2 School Reports

This term our Semester 2 reports will be available to all parents/carers through your child’s Compass portal on this Friday, 5 December. When discussing and sharing these with your child, celebrate some strengths and growth and also identify an area of focus for 2025. Please acknowledge the effort you child has put into each area not focusing on simply the grade.

A timely reminder: Please ensure that if your child is leaving school at the end of 2025, you download your child’s reports as a PDF onto your computer, as once your child leaves the school, you will no longer be able to access the reports through Compass.

Kindergarten Research

SCECS

We are delighted to let you know that SCECS will be offering care during the January school holidays. In addition, care will also be available on the first Staff Development Day, Wednesday 28 January 2026. This is a wonderful opportunity to ensure your children are cared for in a safe, supportive and engaging environment. 👉 Bookings are now open! 

End of Year Fun Day - Thursday 18 December 

We are delighted to share that on the last day of school, Thursday 18 December, we have organised a special ‘Fun Day’ with Ranger Jamie for all students from Kindergarten to Year 6. This action‑packed program, run by the experienced Ranger Jamie team, promises a day filled with fun, laughter and unforgettable memories. Students will enjoy a variety of activities, including: Billy Carts, Water Bucket + Tug, Tower Building, Sponge Splash and PVC Pipe. To add to the celebration, students are asked to wear mufti on the day.

At the conclusion of the school day at 2:45pm, we will hold a guard of honour to farewell our Year 6 students and others leaving St Anthony’s. This will be a special moment to acknowledge their time with us and wish them well for the future.

We look forward to ending the school year on a joyful note and celebrating together as a community.

🌟 Enrolments Now Open for Kindergarten 2027! 🌟

We are excited to announce that enrolments for Kindergarten 2027 at St Anthony’s Clovelly are now open.

If you know of families considering enrolment, or if you have a sibling ready to join our school community, we warmly invite you to begin the process by visiting our website.   

To help families experience the spirit of our school, we have also scheduled Open Days in 2026. These will be a wonderful opportunity to meet our staff, see our classrooms in action and learn more about the values and learning environment that make St Anthony’s so special.

Week 6 & 7 Assembly - Congratulations to the award recipients!

Yours in Partnership

Anna Novak

Principal