Whole School News

Millard Shield 

At the end of last term, the Year 5/6 Cross Campus Cricket rivalry went right down to the wire in this year's Millard Shield, with Burnie taking the win by two points. It was an incredible effort from both campuses, well played! 🏏👏🏼

A fun and engaging day where students can step into secondary school life, try new subjects, and feel confident about the journey ahead. It’s the perfect taste of what Year 7 is all about!

KINDER 2027

Interest is very high at both Ulverstone and Burnie campuses for Kinder 2027, with enquiries continually coming in!  Thank you to our Primary families for responding to our EdSmart forms asking parents to please let us know if you have a little one for Kinder next year (born in 2022). If you have not yet initiated the enrolment process for your child, we ask that you please do so as soon as possible to secure your child’s spot, and to assist our Principals in determining vacancies for Kinder 2027.  Kinder children need to have turned 4 by 1 January in the year of commencement. Siblings are not automatically enrolled and application forms are required for all students.  In order for current families to receive a link to the application form, please lodge an 'Enrolment Enquiry Form' on the school’s website: https://www.leighland.tas.edu.au/enquiries 

If you are aware of any new families who are interested in enrolment at Leighland for next year for Kinder, or other year levels, please encourage them to complete the Enrolment Enquiry Form so that we can be in touch to organise a tour and information pack, or answer any questions they may have.

Lindy Mott             Nicole Gillam

Registrar               PA to Burnie Principal

School Bags

Early in the year, a parent drew our attention to the school bags that had been ordered for this year as being the larger size school bag. The parent expressed concern about younger children having to carry bags which were obviously too big for their size. Attention was drawn to this presenting risk in the short term, and potential damage long term in children who are growing. As a school we agreed that this presented an unacceptable risk. 

In looking into this, it was discovered that during December 2025 and January 2026, Midford incorrectly sold larger school bags to Kindergarten and Prep students.  Midford have taken responsibility for the error and are offering to parents who unwittingly purchased one of these large bags during this period, to please take it to Midford Devonport to exchange it for a primary-sized bag. 

We draw attention to this as we want you to be across the risk associated with the larger bag and the option to head to Midford and swap the bag for one more suited to your child. 

Please note that this applies only if you inadvertently received a large (high school) size bag as part of your order for this year. 

We express appreciation that our attention was drawn to this, and also to our supplier, Midford, for their willingness to remedy the situation. 

I suggest that you phone ahead to Midford before going into the store to ensure that your replacement bag is in stock.  They can be contacted on 6423 3731.  

With Christian greetings

Alwyn Terpstra

Executive Principal 

Back to school🎒

With Term 2 upon us, now is the perfect time to have conversations with your children about online safety. The eSafety Commissioner (eSafety.gov.au) has practical resources to help with hard-to-have conversations, information for children under 5 and cyberbullying. To learn more, visit  https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents and share this with your friends and family!

2026 Term Dates

Term 2             5 June                            Moderation Day – Whole school – Student Free Day

                           8 June                            Public Holiday

                           9 June                            Burnie Only – Student Free Day

                           9 July                              Last day of Term 2 for students

                          10 July                            Student free day- Kinder – Year 10 (Yr 11/12 attend)

                          13 – 24                           July School holidays

                          27 - 29                            July Whole school Student Free Day

Term 3           30 July                            First day of Term 3

                         27-19 July                      Whole School Student Free Day 

                         25 September              Last day of Term 3 for students

                         1 October                      Whole school Student Free Day

                         2 October                      Public Holiday – Burnie Show 

Term 4         19 October                     First day of Term 4

                       2 November                   Public Holiday

                       5 November                   Year 11/12 Graduation Ceremony 

                       6 November                   Year 11/12 Assembly & Year 11/12 Last Day

                       27 November                 Public Holiday

                       3 December                   Celebration Service – Ulverstone Campus

                       4 December                   Year 10 Last Day

                     10 December                   Celebration Service – Burnie Campus

                     11 December                   Last day of Term 4 for students

                     14-16 December             Whole school Student Free Day