Principal's Report

National Reconciliation Week

National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. At Staughton we will be commemorating the week in a number of ways inside and outside the classroom. 

The week is bookended by two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey. The first was the successful referendum on 27 May 1967 that gave the Australian Government power to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and recognise them in the Census. The second was the and the High Court Mabo decision on 3 June 1992 that led to the legal recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of lands and paved the way for native Title. 

Last Friday we commemorated National Sorry Day, the day that remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we now know as ‘The Stolen Generations’.

This week gives us another chance to celebrate the rebranding of our school houses earlier in the year. The new houses have been named from the dreamtime story of Wa. I have included the rebranded house designs below. 

Athletics Carnival 

It was disappointing to have to cancel the Athletics Carnival on Friday due to the track being too wet. We will be working on how to run an event to allow students to compete for their houses and to select athletes for the next regional round of competition. 

DAVID LORD

Principal

We, at Staughton College, would like to show our respect and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which our school is situated, of elders past and present. We extend a warm welcome to everyone who visits our school.