Principal's News
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Dear Parents & Parishioners,
Greetings from sunny and warm Cairns! The Australian Catholic Education Conference has been an incredible week of learning and networking. Under the theme ‘hope, anchored in faith’, the conference is largely focussed on exploring the strategic vision and mission of Catholic education through the pillars of Faith, Excellence and Access. To date, the program has featured a rich variety of presentations, workshops, and panel discussions. In the opening plenary, Nicholas Moore - chair of the NCEC - provided an overview of the impact that Catholic education has across the nation, where more than 800,000 students attend school. The conference, which has over 1,400 delegates in attendance, instills a great sense of solidarity.
OHR Kids Disco
Despite the wintery conditions that prevailed last Friday evening, the atmosphere inside the hall was pumping. We had to turn off the heaters early during the junior disco as the movement of little bodies inside the hall generated plenty of heat. DJ Jessie certainly got the mood going with her great selection of tunes.
Thanks to the team of volunteer parents who set up the hall, supervised, fed and hydrated the troops, and packed up at the end of a successful night. A big note of thanks to Ryan Davis and Cam Jackson for all their efforts in coordinating this year's OHR Kids Disco. The kids just loved it!
National Science Week
Last week we celebrated National Science Week, although 'at OHR every week is Science Week'. To celebrate Science Week, the students across the school were challenged by Mrs Axon to create a 'bouncy ball'. What fun the students had in creating their ball according to the instructions/recipe.
During lunchtime last Thursday, many students gathered upstairs with Mrs Axon as she revealed the science behind transforming dry ice into a gas through the process of sublimation.
Book Week at OHR
Please see the Library News page for an update on Book Week celebrations at OHR.
Key enrolment dates for Year 5 students in 2026 starting Year 7 in 2028
The timeline of events and dates is as follows:
applications for students starting Year 7 in 2028 will open on Tuesday 27 January 2026 and close on Friday 14 August 2026
secondary principals must subsequently exchange their full list of applications, identifying proposed offers and non-offers, with neighbouring colleges by Friday 11 September 2026
offers will be posted to 2028 prospective Year 7 applicants on Friday 16 October 2026
parents/carers will be required to accept an offer from a school by Friday 6 November 2026.
MACSSIS
Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools – School Improvement Surveys (MACSSIS): Monday 1 September – Friday 19 September 2025
Throughout each year, we pause to listen to our students, families and staff to gauge how our learning community is travelling. This feedback is invaluable to our progress as effective school communities and is backed by evidence-based research and best practices.
A significant and formal way in which we engage and gather data is through MACSSIS, the Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools – School Improvement Surveys.
I encourage you to read the Letter of Informed Consent.
OHR School Concert - Less than 3 Weeks to Go
The OHR School Concert is on in just a little under three weeks. The title of this year's concert is, 'Come Fly with Me'. The theme is based on travel and adventure.
On Monday Heather sent out details on how to purchase tickets for this incredible event.
Wishing everyone a great weekend,
Frank Dame