Head of Student Welfare 

Our Catholic Identity

As part of a Catholic community we come together to share and celebrate regularly and Holy Thursday is an example of how significant this time is for our St Virgil's community. The Stations of the Cross, and in particular the events leading up to Jesus' death, have been a focus leading into this period. In our welfare sessions our young men engaged extremely well with why we celebrate the way we do during this period and have a sound understanding of its significance. 

The Art of a Gentleman

As young men our interactions and influence can have enormous effect and therefore we have focussed upon the cultural norms associated with what is means to be a 'gentle-man'.  How we engage with all members of our community highlights the qualities needed of a gentleman. We have analysed this from the traditional context and how this impacts us in 2021. 

Our core values at St Virgil’s reflect these qualities of a gentleman and one we will always work with our young men to embrace and put into practice. A great man once told me; “It costs nothing to be gentle”. The positive influence our gentleness can have on those around us has no bounds and is an area we will always provide a sense of direction in an all boys setting. There is much discussion in our society around the elderly, those on the margins, domestic violence and more recently the discussion around consent. The art of the gentleman has the power to influence all of these issues in society for the betterment of everyone. Today I encouraged our young men to reflect on the qualities of a gentlemen and to reflect on their interactions throughout Term 1.

The Pillars of our Society

I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate our young men who simply always do the right thing and conduct themselves in an exemplary fashion each and every day. They do this without fuss or fanfare and do not seek recognition for simply doing what is right. These young men are wonderful exemplars of our College values and represent St Virgil's in a very positive way. Their deeds are noticed and appreciated but sometimes in the busyness of school life we get distracted by the minority who make poor or selfish choices. 

 Successful organisations and communities need more leaders than followers and we have so many young men who provide such a wonderful example. Thank you gentlemen for doing the right thing!