Assistant Principal - Mission

Caritas Australia - Project Comprassion Update

On Wednesday at our College assembly, I announced to the students the amount of money they had so generously raised for Project Compassion (Caritas). $4670 was the total the staff and students raised through activities such as almsgiving, the giant Easter Egg raffle, selling ice blocks, fun activities, and an out of uniform day. This is an amazing amount!

I reminded the students that we are called to serve others through our Catholic mission. We are called to walk alongside the world's most vulnerable and poor in our own community, in our country, and in the world. While it is great to have the Easter Egg raffle, food and drink sales, fun activities and an out-of-uniform day to raise money for Caritas' Project Compassion, it's important for us to not lose sight of WHY we do it.

Each student is serving the poor and vulnerable and for that, they should be proud.

Real Talk Presentations

Thank you to Mr Michael Walsh for organising the very valuable, Real Talk presentations. I refer you to Mr Walsh's report below.

On Tuesday, Year 8 and Year 10 attended the Real Talk presentations at the College. Real Talk is a Catholic Organisation that has developed media presentations that deal with some of the important issues that young people face. Both of the presentations are founded on the Catholic view that everyone is unique, have dignity and that God loves them.

The Year 8 presentation covered the concept of consent and sexting, while the Year 10 presentation covered these issues as well as the impact of pornography on a young person. The legal issues that surround these important social issues were clearly covered and the students were left with the understanding that the negative consequences occur now and can reappear in the future.

The presenters and the content were engaging, real and authentic. The students gained a greater understanding and insight into these topics and we hope that it helps them to make good decisions.

Michael Walsh
Leader of Pastoral Care

Safe on Social

I encourage all families to take advantage of the following FREE parent seminar that the Catholic Schools Parent Assembly have organised.

Kirra Pendergast, has been presenting the 'Safe on Social' information sessions to our students for many years. This will be a wonderful opportunity, for you as parents, to better understand what our young people are looking at online and to get answers to your concerns around the safety of 'Social Media'. 

Please register your interest to attend via the QR code in the below flyer.

Safe of Social - FREE parent information session

Mrs Tanya Daley
Assistant Principal - Mission