School News

Graduation On Tuesday 22 October, we celebrated Mass with the College community followed by the Year 12 Graduation. We were fortunate to have Fr Fr Jim Acreman celebrate the Graduation Mass. On behalf of the entire community, I extend best wishes to all students over [...]

Forging the Future Over the Term break, I was fortunate to participate in an educational leaders’ conference in Perth. Social researcher, Mark McCrindle, was among a strong line up of speakers over the four days. As Principals of schools across Australia, we were challenged to [...]

Music Soiree Recently, the College Musical Soiree was held which showcased the talents and contributions of students from Years 7-12. Congratulations to Ms Bronwyn Dean and Ms Sophie Maclure for their leadership of this event and to all staff and students who participated. Queen’s Scout [...]

The partnership we share with parents and families is very important. At the recent Father’s Day Breakfast, we were able to celebrate the special relationship between fathers and sons. Again, the staff gave freely of their time to ensure everything ran smoothly for which I [...]

Recently, I attended the 80th Anniversary celebrations of the Dunlea Centre in Engadine, NSW. The Dunlea Centre is part of our Salesian Network of schools and organisations. Formally known as ‘Boystown’, the Dunlea Centre now caters for boys and girls. On Tuesday 20 August a [...]

Father Alan Fox As mentioned in the last Newsletter, Father Alan Fox is leaving the Parish of St John the Baptist in coming weeks to take up an appointment as Parish Priest of Our Lady’s, Cheltenham. At our recent Whole School Assembly, we acknowledged and [...]

Welcome back to everyone for the start of Semester Two. Over the break, many College activities took place and I am grateful to all the staff involved in supporting students whether it was in making improvements to existing facilities, taking additional classes or being part [...]

Kiribati Immersion Departure Our Kiribati travellers are currently enjoying their time in the Pacific region and are pictured just prior to departure at Melbourne Airport. I am fortunate to be experiencing Kiribati for the first time, spending the first four days with the group. Parent/Teacher/Student [...]

Premier’s Awards In 2018, Harry Foster received a Study Award for excellence in VCE VET Information, Digital Media and Technology. Harry was taught by Mr Domenic Fera, earning a perfect score of 50 for this subject. The annual Premier’s VCE Awards recognise the top-performing students [...]