Principal's Report

How do you sum up a year like 2020?

COVID-19 certainly upset the apple cart and scattered all sorts of plans and agenda to the four winds.

As I reflect on 2020, I am proud to look back and acknowledge the significant amount of hard work and planning that was done by College community members to cope with this significantly different year and its significantly different ways of learning and teaching.

I remember writing in the early days of remote and flexible learning “We are on this journey together, we will make mistakes together, we will have wonderful victories together, we will celebrate many successes together, we will carry each other through difficult times together and at the end of this journey we will celebrate all that is good with joy and gratitude together.”

Little did I know at the time just how big those challenges would be or what a roller coaster of a ride we would be subjected to as restrictions and operational guidelines constantly changed often to near impossible timelines.

Many times throughout this year I have reflected in awe at the outstanding capacity of our community to maintain a fantastic sense of purpose, adaptability, flexibility, and resilience in ever changing circumstances. Many times I was amazed at the commitment, persistence and courage shown by most members of our Catholic learning community, staff, students, and carers.

There were so many wonderful learning opportunities made available to our students, both inside and outside the classroom, at home and away from home. It was fantastic to see students taking advantage of these opportunities and making the most of them.  Such involvement really did demonstrate commitment.

In this final newsletter for 2020, I would like to express the highest level of appreciation possible for the efforts of everyone throughout 2020.

Thank you. We really did do it together. And we did it very well. 

I wish everyone the holiest and happiest of Christmas seasons and an extremely well deserved rest. I look forward to us all returning relaxed and refreshed for the 2021 school year.

Student Leadership 2021

It is my great pleasure to announce the 2021 Student Leadership Team. Thank you to all those students who put themselves forward to be of service to our College community and congratulations to those appointed to the roles. We look forward to working with all of you in 2021.

House                   Year 12                                 Year 10                                 Year 8

Brigid                    Connor Turner                     Isaac Watson                     Layne Trevena

                                Meg Kennedy-Ripon       Charlotte Gould                Annie Limbrick

Chisholm             Claire Byrne                       Hugh Byrne                        Eve Ritchie

                                Sebastian Monahan        Jack Anderson                   Zachary Dean

Delany                  Arabella Quirk                   Matilda Candy                   Ky Henson

                                Brady Simpson                  Mackenzie Fox                  Bodhi Griffiths

Moore                  Brooke Arlow                     Annie Byrne                       Maisy Byrne

                                Ella Larkin                            Mara Looney                     Elle Costello

Nicholls                Thomas Donchi                 Jaida Bourke                      Cora Wilson

                                Tayla Dickson                     Indiah Gilmore                  Jaxon Bourke

Patrick                  Jade Hussey                       Ryan Stobaus                     Maia Allan

                                Jolyon Hogan                     Renee Gould                      Abbey Stobaus

Beacon Leaders are Arielle Dolan, Trinity Porter, Lillianne Jansen, Indi Gilmore, and Lily Miles.

God bless.

Michael Delaney

Principal.