Principal’s Log

Positive purposefulness was clearly evident, as staff and students welcomed and engaged with new and continuing students and parents as part of the Year 6 and 7 2025 Orientation Day. The thoughtfulness, care and attention that went into the planning and the leadership of activities and experiences ensured that the day provided good opportunities for our 2025 Year 6 and 7 students to develop connections and insights into the next phase of learning. Students enjoyed a variety of learning experiences in the classroom and group activities. Parents embraced the opportunity to connect and learn as they heard presentations about Pacific’s approach to learning and interacted with key leaders as part of a new expo style information session in the evening. We thank our Year 6 and 7 2025 students for the energy and enthusiasm they shared, our parents for their engagement and our staff for the care, creativity and expertise they shared on the day. We particularly thank Mrs Jo Belchamber and Mr Brett Kersnovske for the organisation and leadership of such a successful day.

We congratulate our large contingent of Future Problem Solving students who have been selected to compete in the National Finals in Melbourne this weekend. Students have been selected in individual categories as well as in the team events that focus on generating community based initiatives or solutions to problems humanity will face in the future. We wish the following students all the best; Isla Lendrum, Amy Richards, Evie Schenck, Lara Richards, Madeleine Costello, Zara Cammack, Evie Weule, Sophia Biddle, Macey McFadden, Georgia McFadden, Anita Iredia, Jessica Murphy, Kiarah Whitbread, and Jessica Cronin. A particular thank you to Mrs Linda Sydes, Mrs Jo Belchamber and Ms Adelle Byerlee for their generous and expert leadership of these students.

Our Year 11 students and their parents benefitted from the insights provided by our Head of Learning Senior College, Ms Anne-Marie Gerlach, our Head of Career Development, Mrs Veronica Sanmarco and Director of Students, Ms Leigh Finter at the Year 12 2025 Information Evening held this week. Students and parents valued learning about ways to maximise their learning experiences within and beyond the classroom and the different methods of accessing future pathways. We wish our 2025 Year 12 students all the best as they continue to develop capacities, dispositions and ways of being that enable them to flourish now and into the future. We thank Ms Gerlach, Mrs Sanmarco and Ms Leigh Finter.

We are excited to announce that three of our Year 12 students from the Film, Television and New Media program have been recognised as finalists in the prestigious Bond University Film and Television Awards (BUFTA). Priya Miles has been shortlisted in the animation category, Hunter Smith in the Art and Film category and Kai Sorbello in the Experimental category. Each of these talented students has made it to the top 45 finalists, showcasing their exceptional creativity and hard work in their learning this year. Their outstanding submissions not only highlight their artistic skills but also provides them with the incredible opportunity to compete for a full scholarship for a film degree at Bond University, valued at $100,000. We extend our congratulations to Priya, Hunter and Kai for their achievement and wish them well as the BUFTA advances into the next rounds.

We give a prayer of thanks for the generosity of spirit that flows through our staff, students and parents. We pray that we might continue to grow as people of positive purposefulness in all our circles of influence.

Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal