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2026 Planning

As we look ahead to the next school year, our Leadership Team has been carefully planning the structure of our classes to best support both student learning and school sustainability. Each year, we consider a range of factors: student numbers, individual learning needs, staff expertise and our available resources to create the best possible environment for the students at our school.

Next year, our classes will be organised to make the most effective use of our teachers and support staff. This means some classes may include a mix of year levels to enable teachers to work in larger teams, adding to the expertise designing the learning programs and increase the social network for students by making friends in the year level above or below. These decisions are always made with students’ educational and emotional needs at the centre, ensuring that every child continues to receive quality teaching and support.

We also have a responsibility to manage our school’s budget carefully. With rising operational costs and government funding from both state and federal levels remaining steady rather than increasing in line with costs, it’s important that we remain economically responsible. This includes avoiding over staffing, which can place unnecessary financial strain on the school and affect our ability to fund programs, learning resources and student support in the long term.

The class structure for 2026 will be:

Prep - 1 x class

Year 1 - 2 x classes

Year 2 - 1 x class

Year 3/4 - 4 x classes

Year 5/6 - 3 x classes

We’re confident that our 2026 class structure will continue to provide a positive, inclusive and well-supported learning environment for all students. Thank you for your understanding and ongoing support as we plan for another great year of learning and growth.

We will also be fare-welling a few staff members at the end of the year. From our teaching staff we will be fare welling Catrina Morabito, Don O'Conchuir, Julia Strentz, Clare Flood, Anna Badcock and Jon Bode, who have either secured teaching positions at other schools or exploring other possibilities. From our Support Staff we are fare-welling Nancy Catania, who is retiring to spend time with her new granddaughter and Maddie Di Cosmo, Phoebe Anderton and Liam Matthews, who are completing the final year of their teaching qualifications. We will thank and farewell them all properly at the end of the year, but I'm sure they are all excited to share their plans for next year and beyond with the community.

Social Media Minimum Age Restrictions

The eSafety Commission has released a list of platforms they believe will have to implement changes to meet the Social Media Minimum Age Restrictions. This list is not fixed and will change as new platforms appear or current platforms change their use and purpose. As of last week the following platforms will be considered to have minimum age restrictions:

Facebook
Instagram
Kick
Reddit
Snapchat
Threads
TikTok
X
YouTube

The eSafety Commissioner is offering free 30 minute webinars to help parents and carers understand the upcoming changes. Use this link to visit the eSafety Commissioner website to register: Social Media Minimum Age Webinar.

2026 Prep Welcome Mass

This Saturday 15th November at 5:30pm is our 2026 Prep Welcome Mass. This is a wonderful community event and I warmly invite all our families to join us to welcome our new preps and their families to St Bede's.

School Closure Days

Monday 24th November - Religious Education/Faith Development Professional Learning

Que Dieu bénisse

Kathryn

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