From the Principal

From the Acting Principal

Last week the college held our swimming carnival, and while the weather wasn’t overly warm there was a great turnout from the year levels participating. While there was certainly a competitive element to the carnival and the opportunity for those gifted swimmers to absolutely shine, it is equally impressive to see the sheer number of students in the water having a go or participating in the novelty events, with Pampari the eventual winners. Thanks to Mr Paul Sanders for a great carnival and to all our wonderful staff for their support.

With the swift change to remote learning I would like to thank all our staff for the flexibility and ability to adapt quickly to provide resources for our students and continue with their education. The students have also embraced the quick change with a positive attitude, which has been great to see. No doubt we all look forward to being back on campus as soon as possible.

Introducing The Resilience Project – Parent and Carer video series.

The College’s pastoral care program uses the The Resilience Project’s online wellbeing curriculum in our classrooms. 

The Resilience Project delivers emotionally engaging programs and provides evidence-based, practical strategies to build resilience.

The Digital Program consists of online presentations and lessons for students, professional development for staff, and a video series for our parent and carer community. 

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing the Parent and Carer Program with you. The videos are 5-10 minutes long and will walk through the key pillars of resilience: Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness. You’ll hear stories and be introduced to activities to show how these strategies can support our kids learning and development, and also support you as parents and carers. 

This program is an important part of our school’s effort to look after the mental health of our community.

View the first presentation of the series here: 

Part 1: Meet Martin and learn about The Resilience Project:

We will be in touch weekly to share the remainder of the program, including research and wellbeing activities to integrate into day to day life. 

For mental health resources and support information, visit The Resilience Project Support Page

School Zone Speed Limits And Student Drop Off And Pick Up

Parents/Carers are reminded about School Speed Zones and the importance of observing these zones for the safety of all our young people. School Speed Zones are in place between 8.00-9.30am and 2.30-4.00pm, and the speed limit for our school zone at these times is 40km/h.

For the safety of our students it is very important that parents/carers observe the rules regarding “No Standing” zones in the vicinity of the school crossing. The No Standing zones are there to facilitate the smooth flow of traffic through the crossing, and to ensure drivers’ view of the crossing is unobstructed by illegally parked cars. For the safety of our young people, please observe these signs.

Additionally, I would request that parents/carers not drive into the college to drop off or pick up students in either of the carparks.  For OH&S and safety reasons the double gates near the main entrance to the school are  locked.  Please do not drive into the school. With well over 900 students arriving and leaving at around the same time each morning and afternoon, it is not only impractical to have a large number of vehicles entering and leaving the college grounds at these times, it is also dangerous to mix vehicles with this number of young pedestrians, most of whom are not on the lookout for motor vehicles once they enter the college grounds. Please assist us to ensure the continued safety of our students by not driving into the college at these times.