From the Principal     

• Prayer:  Lenten Reflection
• Term 2 Principal's Leave
• 2018 Annual Improvement Plan
• Further Academic Awards
• P&F Meeting last Monday 5th March
• National Day of Action Against Bullying & Violence:  Letter from the Prime Minister
• ISA Summer Sports Finals this Saturday 10th March
• College App
• College Open Day - Saturday 17th March
• 2020 Enrolments:  Online Applications now open
• Celebrating Catholic Schools Week​

Prayer 

The school continues to collect for Project Compassion as part of our Lenten journey and I thank the many families who continue to contribute. I share with you today’s Gospel reading for your Lenten reflection as we are now in Week 3 of Lent.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to St Matthew 5:17-19

Jesus said to his disciples:  "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or protect the prophets.  I have come not to abolish but to fulfil.  

Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.

Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven.  But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven."

Term 2 Principal's Leave

Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) have approved my application for Leave for Term 2, 2018. This leave will be a combination of personal leave and professional renewal and I look forward to returning in Term 3 to continue the excellent work being undertaken across the school.

EREA has appointed Mr Mark Casey to be Acting Principal in Term 2. EREA has also appointed Mr Sean Brannan as Acting Deputy Principal in Term 2. It is with great confidence that I support these appointments and thank Mr Casey and Mr Brannan for accepting these significant roles to enable my period of leave.

2018 St Pius X College Annual Improvement Plan

The College Board has now endorsed the 2018 Annual Improvement Plan. It is a very comprehensive plan and I commend it to you. The plan is attached and also available on the College website.

Further Academic Awards

Following from last week’s announcement of award winners from 2017, I also congratulate the following students who have also achieved outstanding results in their studies last year:  

• Benjamin Johnson, Year 12 - Academic Honours
• Matthew Bradley, Year 10 - Blue Academic Colour Award
• Zachary Bull, Year 10 - Blue Academic Colour Award

P&F Meeting last Monday 5th March

A very successful meeting was held last Monday evening and I thank those parents who came along.  I also thank Mr Long for his presentation. I encourage as many parents as possible to come to the P&F meetings.

One of the goals of the P&F this year is to encourage as many parents as possible to actively engage with the P&F and attend the meetings which are held only once per term.

The next P&F event will be the Cocktail Party which will be held here in the College at Chatswood on Friday 6th April. Please see the P&F section for details.

National Day Against Bullying and Violence

Friday 16th March

On Friday 16th March St Pius X College will join with schools across the nation in unity against Bullying and to build a stronger community where we care for each other and the students support  their peers.

Attached is a letter from the Prime Minister to Principals and I share that with you.

ISA Summer Sports Finals this Saturday 10th March

It was a big day of competition in Cricket and Basketball last weekend and congratulations to our semi-finalists who played.   Our First XI cricketers went down to St Patrick’s Strathfield but I am very proud of the season from the First XI.

Our First V Basketball team won their semi-final against Central Coast Grammar School and they will play St Augustine’s in the Final this Saturday. Best wishes to our First V and to our other five Basketball Finalists. Please see the Sports page for more details.

The College App

The College App is a great resource which provides instant information to events and happenings at the College.  The App has been well received by the College community and by managing their subscriptions, families can personalise the App to receive relevant news and information such as Year or Sports notices. 

Don’t miss out!  Please find below the Promo Guide which will assist you in downloading the App and subscribing to specific sections.  We hope you enjoy this easy and efficient means of communication!

College Open Day - Saturday 17th March

All families and friends are warmly invited to attend OPEN DAY – Saturday 17th March

• Chatswood Campus from 10am to 2pm
• Oxford Falls Campus from 8am to 12 noon
• Principal’s Welcome at 12 noon at the Chatswood Campus.

2020 Enrolments:  Online Applications now open

Applications for enrolment for Years 5, 6 and 7 commencing at the College in 2020 are now available online at  http://www.spx.nsw.edu.au   The closing date for applications is 4th May 2018. 

Mr John Couani - Principal

Celebrating Catholic Schools Week

This week is Catholic Schools Week across New South Wales and we celebrate this especially with our Open Day, acknowledging the many efforts and contributions of our Catholic School to the community.  In the recent release from Catholic Commission for Employment Relations (CCER) they published the interesting facts about the number of students and staff in Catholic Schools in NSW alone.  I share this with you to highlight the contribution that Catholic Schools make in NSW in educating approximately 20% of youth.

Mr John Couani - Principal