Secondary

Academic Leadership Team 

The Academic Leadership Team (ALT) is comprised of the nine Heads of Learning Areas plus other academic leaders, such as our Director of Inquiry and Innovation, our Director of Teacher Professional Growth, our Director of Learning Diversity, our Head of Pathways and Transition and our Magis Coordinator. The ALT focus on developing the teaching and learning within our College to ensure we maximise the learning opportunities provided to our students. These staff are also heavily involved in course counselling for students, particularly our Year 10 students later in the year. In 2021 we welcome three new members to the team – our Head of Religious Education, Miss Lana Turner, our Head of Technologies, Mrs Anna Davila and our Head of Mathematics, Mrs Jo Anne Friel.

New Staff

This week we welcomed our new Secondary staff as part of the High Achievers’ Assembly. We look forward to working with these people in our various Learning Areas and celebrating their contributions to our College community.

• Jordan Sell - Technologies Teacher
• Samantha Sharpe - Art Teacher
• Catherine Roberts - Mathematics /Religious Education Teacher
• Lana Turner - Head of Learning Area - Religious Education
• Audrey Liow - English Teacher
• Anna Davila - Head of Learning Area - Technologies
• Kaye Mason - Mathematics Teacher
• Declan Sharp - Geography Teacher
• Jane Pekaar - Education Assistant, Secondary (absent from photo)

Dungeons & Dragons and Drone Clubs

The STEM Drone Club is open ALL Secondary students with an interest in flying drones. The club has a number of small drones that are available for students to use, but students are also able to bring their own drones along if they have them. Next Tuesday recess there will be a meeting in B4 to discuss which day the club will fly the drones. All interested students are invited to attend.

The Dungeons & Dragons Club is also open to ALL Secondary students interested in role playing. The D&D Club has several campaigns that it has recently purchased. The campaigns are typically played once a week in the Library afterschool (3:20pm – 5:00pm). On Thursday there was a meeting at lunchtime in the Library, to see how many students were interested in playing D&D and how many people were willing to be Dungeon Masters to run campaigns.

Damien Connellan

Secondary Teacher

Sport for 2021

Welcome back to John XXIII Sport for 2021. As always we will hit the ground running with a number of events to look out for:

NAS Trials 

Our NAS competition for 2021 will begin in Week 4 with Years 7/8 students competing on a Tuesday afternoon and Years 9/10 competing on a Wednesday afternoon. Due to the delayed start to the year NAS trials will be in Week 3, commencing Monday 15 and concluding Thursday 18 February . Please see below the NAS trial schedule. All students will be expected to register at the start of the trial. As there are several trials on at the same time, we ask students to go to their most preferred trial first and register their second preference at the trial. 

Can all students please meet in the pavilion at the start of their selected trials. 

Competition for Years 7/8’s will commence on Tuesday 23 February with four rounds of fixtures. Competition for Years 9/10’s will commence on Tuesday 24 February with four rounds of fixtures. 

Swimming Training 

Swimming training will commence on Monday 15 February (week 3) from 7:00am-8:00am. Training will take place on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the lead up to the ACC A Division Swimming Carnival at the end of this term. All students are welcome to attend. 

Cross – Country Training 

Cross-Country training will commence on Tuesday 16 February (week 3) from 7:00am-8:00am. Training will take place on every Tuesday and Thursday in the lead up to the ACC Cross Country Carnival in Term 2.  All students are welcome to attend.

Soccer Program 

After a successful program last year Coach Adi and J&J Soccer returns to John XXIII College this term.  They will be continuing their program focusing on developing fundamental and advanced soccer skills. All students are welcome and it's open to all abilities.

Please note - soccer boots and shin pads required

• Mondays 3:30pm – 4:30pm
• John XXIII College Ovals
• Secondary Girls – Years 7, 8, 9 & 10
• Secondary Boys – Years 7, 8, 9 & 10