Take note
Last day of Term 4 2022
Please note that Term 4 concludes this Thursday 8 December for Years 7-9 and Friday 9 December for all remaining students at the College. We hope everyone has an enjoyable last few days of school!
Murphy's Café | Final day of trade tomorrow
Be sure to pop by Murphy's tomorrow (Thursday 8 December) for one last tasty bite before the Café closes for the year.
Students are reminded to bring a packed lunch to school on Friday 9 December as QKR! online ordering will be unavailable.
Thank you to all families for supporting Murphy's Cafe in 2022. Phil Shanny and the team look forward to seeing all your smiling faces in the new year.
Book orders and Back to School Toolkit
When it comes to getting organised for the new school year, we've got you covered.
You can find all the resources you need for 2023 in the Back to School Toolkit, including book lists, stationery and uniform requirements, the fee schedule, instructions on booking a BYOD session and more.
The toolkit can be accessed on the College website via the link below.
Direct Debit authorities
Parents and carers are reminded that Direct Debit authorities are to be established on an annual basis and need to be returned to Debtors Officer, Louise Graves (lgraves@smc.tas.edu.au) no later than Friday 3 February 2023.
College publications
Families will have their holiday reading material sorted with the 2022 Santa Maria yearbook heading home with students this week, along with the December edition of the College's Alma Mater magazine.
Yearbooks will be distributed to the oldest child in each family, while the Alma Mater will be given out to the youngest child in each family.
If your child is in Years 10, 11 and 12 and did not receive their yearbook or Alma Mater at the Senior School Prize Giving on Monday evening, please notify the College by emailing Community Relations: communications@smc.tas.edu.au
Well done to Prep Bilbies who created the beautiful artwork that features on this year's cover of the Santa Maria yearbook.
Additional copies of the yearbook can be purchased from the Business Office for $20.
College Business Office closure
A friendly reminder that the College Business Office will close for the year on Wednesday 21 December at 12.00pm. The office will reopen on Monday 9 January 2023.
Hours of operation
Please note the College opening hours for 2023:
- 9.00am – 3.00pm Monday to Friday (during school holidays)
- 8.00am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday (during term time)
St Mary's College Uniform Shop
The St Mary's College Uniform Shop will close for the holidays this Thursday 8 December at 3.00pm (this applies to those families who have made an appointment).
The Uniform Shop will reopen on Monday 16 January 2023. Please view the extended trading hours below.
- Monday 16 January – Friday 20 January: 9.00am-4.00pm
- Monday 23 January – Wednesday 25 January: 9.00am-4.00pm
- Thursday 26 January – Friday 27 January: Closed
- Monday 30 January – Thursday 2 February: 9.00am-4.00pm
- Friday 3 February: 8.00am-10.00am
Normal trading hours will resume on Tuesday 7 February 2023. Normal trading hours are:
- Tuesday: 8.00am-4.00pm
- Thursday: 8.00am-4.00pm
For information on booking a uniform fitting or ordering uniform items online, please visit the College website here.
Changes to Metro school bus timetable for Term 1 2023
We wish to advise families that Metro has updated Route 203AM, which departs Hobart City at 8.06am from Elizabeth Street Stop A3 in the interchange.
While Route 203 will continue to travel from the city to St Mary's College, the streets it travels on will change to ensure more reliable travel times.
These changes will apply from the start of the 2023 school year (effective Term 1 2023).
View the updated route map and timetable online via the following link:
For more information, please visit the Metro Tasmania website: metrotas.com.au
Save the date | 2023 Welcome BBQ
It might feel a bit overwhelming to think of the 2023 school year already, but please make a note on the calendar that our Welcome Families BBQ will take place on Wednesday 1 March.
All families (not just those that are new to the College) are warmly invited to attend. Booking information and a call out for volunteers will be shared with you in the New Year.
In the meantime, please refer to the event flyer below for more details.
