Principal's Message

Welcome to Term 4

As we commence our final term for this year, I extend a very warm welcome back to all boys and their families following our recent holiday break. Many of our Year 12 students certainly had less of a break as they completed Semester 2 Examinations, with some completing their formal WACE Practical Examinations during the last month or so.  

The 2026 Senior Class now prepare for their College Graduation celebrations next week and many will then be required to return their focus to preparing for their WACE Examinations that commence on Wednesday, 28 October.  As always, we wish the boys well during this busy time and remind them that hard work and commitment brings due reward.  We are very proud of our Year 12 Class and look forward to joining them in celebrating their College Graduation next week. I would respectfully ask that all within our College community, keep our senior students in their thoughts and prayers at this time.  As they progress towards their graduation, we pray that each of them truly reflects upon their journey with a sense of accomplishment, personal satisfaction and pride. 

We are also looking forward to the Secondary Presentation Night which, once again this year, will be held at the in our College Sports centre on Tuesday October 20, commencing at 7:00pm. A memorandum outlining specific details about rehearsals and student expectations has been circulated to all students. A copy can be found HERE 

Sitting down with key College Staff to analyse respective student performance data and academic results, and to discuss individual students in terms of effort, service, respect commitment, is always a very humbling task.  Our students are enormously talented and generous of spirit, which makes finalising the recipients for the various student awards a difficult, but very uplifting task.  Extensive planning and preparation has been underway for several months as we seek to showcase those students who will be the recipient of College Awards and/or performing throughout the evening. We are very much looking forward to our annual Secondary Presentation Night. It is a wonderful occasion at which we can celebrate our sense of community and formally acknowledge some of our young men.

As always, the start of term brings with it some changes in staffing. We welcome back Mr David Allen, Mr Stephen Leahy, Mrs Catherine Ryan and Mr Michal Slacksmith who are returning from a period of extended leave. We also offer our good wishes to Mr Damien Hansen will enjoy some extended leave during Term 4. 

We look forward to a fantastic final term for 2026.

Live Jesus in our Hearts.

Mr Darren O’Neill 

Principal