Secondary

Year 9 HASS 

As part of their studies about ‘The Geographies of Interconnection’ Year 9 students learnt how they can connect to other parts of the world through Kites and Origami. The students had a wonderful time making a variety of origami folds and features, listened attentively and had a good laugh at the jokes Mr Ang shared with them.

The Kites workshop was another winner with our Year 9s, particularly when they were allowed to fly their own hand-made kites on the oval. The weather was beautiful and with wind speed just right, their kites flew high into the blue sky, fluttering and dancing in concert in the gentle breeze with our Year 9s squealing with laughter and excitement controlling their new found ‘toys’. It was a fantastic experience for our students.

Dr Margaret Yoon

Humanities and Social Sciences Teacher

Out with the old…. In with the new!

This year the format of Tournament of Minds changed, and the Science Technology and Mathematics Engineering categories were merged into the new category ‘STEM’.   As a result, the trophies for the old categories have been retired and a new STEM trophy introduced.

The College is honoured to receive the Mathematics Engineering trophy as John XXIII College have been the most prolific winners in WA of this particular category,  competing against Sacred Heart, Perth Modern,  Perth College, St Norbert’s, Nagle Catholic College,  Guildford Grammar, St Brigid’s Esperance SHS and Mirrabooka SHS for the right to retain the trophy in perpetuity.

This achievement just indicates the strength the College has in the STEM arena.

The College currently holds the 2018 STEM trophy also seen in the photograph with students. 

International Disability Week

International Day of People with Disability is held on or around 3 December each year. To celebrate Disability week John XXIII College hosted a number of events and activities across the campus for teachers and students with the aim of increasing awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability and to celebrate the achievements and contributions of people with disability.

International disability week focuses on how society and communities can strive for inclusivity through the removal of physical, technological and attitudinal barriers.  

Year 7

The Year 7 students are honing their cycling skills with West Australian champion Jessica Allen and the team from Bike Smart.

Check out the article in the Post Newspaper: https://postnewspapers.com.au/wp-content/uploads/08122018.pdf 

Year 9 Rite Journey

On Tuesday the Year 9s completed their final Rite Journey Abyss Challenge and their Homecoming ritual. The boys started their Abyss program here at school where they participated in a number of activities around team building, self and resilience.  Luke from Armed for Life worked with our boys before they took off to Kings Park or Resolution Point where they engaged in a Walk and a number of challenges along the way. These challenges were a part of the Homecoming ritual later in the day.

The girls were transported to the southern side of the city where they took part in a Walk along the waterfront. Half the cohort started from Applecross and the other from East Fremantle. Along the way the students got to look at some amazing scenery, bushland, houses, and the river. They completed their challenges in a mature and thoughtful way. These were used for the Homecoming ritual.

Once we got back to school the students had afternoon tea, helped to get things ready for our ritual and enjoyed some social time together. Parents arrived, and we commenced our beautiful ritual praying together, presenting the students back to their parents and then the sharing of our letters written during the day. A very special time as students shared their stories with their parents. It was beautiful looking out across the Chapel lawn and seeing sons and daughters talking with their mums, dads and mentors.

I have spoken with many of the students about the day and about the sharing with their parents. They said they really enjoyed it and that their parents may have shed a tear or two. They liked the opportunity to just be and have the time with their parent/s. So, thank you for being a part of this special event. As students were well aware Rite Journey relies on students engaging, taking up the challenges and really trying to behave and act in a more mature way.

As I leave John XXIII College I want to say a huge thank you to all the Year 9 students and parents for companioning me on this journey throughout 2018. We have navigated various adolescent issues and come out as better people. May you all have a safe holiday and a happy Christmas as you ponder the spirit of Jesus’ birth.

Good luck and God bless.

Ms Wooltorton

Assistant Deputy Principal: Year 9

Year 7 - Scitech

Year 7 students at John XXIII spent the day at Scitech feeding their curiosity. Students rotated through a number of different activities. In groups, students explored and navigated  our world in the Map Your World session.  In Microscopic Biology, students investigated plant and insect larvae using digital technologies. The importance of Mathematics, in particular estimating, were examined in the session of Mathematics and Explosions. Finally, students continued to develop their Earth Space Science learning in the Planetarium viewing Passport to the Universe. 

The sessions challenged students to incorporate elements of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). 

Thank you to the Staff at Scitech for accommodating the large number of students and the College Staff who helped on the day. 

HASS up-cycling

Students  in HASS had an awesome time making flower from recycled materials.

John XXIII Rowing Club

Another special week for John XXIII Rowing Club as they blessed and named their two new boats: our new Quadruple Scull, the Angelo Roncalli; and our new Eight Rowing Shells, the Bill Davies. 

 John XXIII College 2018 Secondary highlights

That’s a wrap! 2018 has been an exciting year at John XXIII College, so we thought we'd end the school year on a high note by sharing some of the highlights across our secondary school.

Alumni Address - Presentation Night 

Dr Peter D’Alessandro (Class 1998) addresses the John XXIII College community at Presentation Night 2018. Students were feeling inspired by the end of his relevant, inspirational and motivational speech. The full recording is available here: https://youtu.be/OfLrYnmdqdY