From the Principal

One of joys of walking around the College is that there are so many incidental moments of great learning that are encountered. Over the past fortnight I have enjoyed talking to the Prep students as they were investigating how they might use a water...

Over the past week there has been a lot of commentary about the performance of Australian schools relative to other nations in the media. Learning conditions within Australian schools are often compared to those in Finland. One of the qualities of...

Over the last week the Year 6 space has been fitted out with new furniture that enables staff and students to work flexibly through making quick changes to physical and virtual spaces. Often referred to as providing opportunities for agility, this...

We are all very good at identifying those areas in life where something is not fair but we are not always as good at recognising where we might not be acting justly towards others. Our motivation for responding to situations of social injustice can...

Over the past week we have enjoyed opportunities to come together as community. The Welcome BBQ provided a wonderful, relaxed opportunity for us to connect. It was a thoroughly enjoyable way to finish the week and I thank the new families for their...

Quality, though hard to define, is something we all know. We know when we see it, feel it, hear it, smell it, taste it, experience it or live it. Quality is a characteristic for us to strive for, in our relationships with others and with God, in our...

Welcome to the start of the 2017 school year. It has been exciting to see young people come into the College across Kindergarten to Year 12. There has been great energy and good focus and I thank the teachers and administration staff for the effort...

What are the everyday things that make you smile? For me, it is a walk on the beach and feeling the wind on my face, or seeing kookaburras proudly sitting on a branch after waking everyone at 4.00am, a new tomato on my bush, a person’s enthusiastic...

As a community, we can be proud of the way our Year 12 students finished school in such a very warm, dignified and energised way last week. This was a celebration of their immersion in a rich culture shaped in partnership with staff, students and...

Over this week, Year 12 students have engaged in a variety of final activities including a thank you breakfast for the teachers and farewells from Pastoral Care Groups before celebrating their graduation this evening, closing chapel tomorrow and...