"You must be cheerful and happy, animating all around you." Catherine McAuley

MERCY CAMPUS NEWS

WELCOME 

Welcome back to school and especially to the Mercy Campus for 2024. It has been great to see everyone ready to start the year on a positive note. A new year often brings its own little challenges, and it has been great to see so many students have a really positive start to the year. As Head of Campus I have found this to be very rewarding and commend the Year 8 students on this.

SAVE THE DATE

Please put our Information Evening on Tuesday 5 March in your calendars. You will be given key details about your student’s time at the Mercy Campus as well as information for the Grampians Camp and the option of a campus tour.

GENERAL REMINDERS

A few reminders as we start the year: 

  • Your student’s Pastoral Care Teacher for 2024 will play a similar role to their Enright Homeroom teacher. They will be your first point of contact when working with the college.
  • School drop-off and pick-up can be done within the campus grounds. It is much safer than dropping students on Eleventh Street or Riverside Avenue. Enter the grounds via the Eleventh Street gate, drop students at the theatre end of the campus, and then exit onto Riverside Avenue.
  • Vehicle access to the campus is one way: enter via the Eleventh Street gates and exit onto Riverside Avenue. 
  • When picking up students during the day, please park in the front car park on Riverside Avenue and collect your student from the office inside the foyer.
  • Advise the college reception when your student will be absent for the day. This allows for accuracy in roll marking and notifications.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

Developing student leadership and responsibility is an important aspect of student life at the Mercy Campus. This process began last year when as Year 7s the students nominated, spoke, interviewed, and voted for Mercy Campus leadership positions.

 

I am pleased to announce the 2024 Mercy Campus Leadership Team:

 

Campus Captains – Cameron Beggs & Grace Willcock

Vice Captains – Nicola DeMaria & Alice Siale

Academic Captains – Harriett Southwell & Sofia Echanes

Sport Captains – William Siale, Harry Stanger, Olivia Gallo & Aylah Rowe

Arts Captains – Majorca Ficarra & Amaya Fangatua

Mercy Action Group Captains – Lucy O’Bryan & Layla Baird

Wellbeing Captains – Moya Fangaloka & Poppy Wilkes

 

Congratulations to these young leaders! Their enthusiasm and dedication is a delight to witness. These students will be a key link between students in pastoral care groups and students at the Enright Campus. They will have a genuine voice in decisions that will affect Mercy Campus. I cannot wait to start working with these students and see what they can do.

 

Ms Danielle Duscher

Head of Mercy Campus