Senior School – T3 W2 2024

Lessons in Respect, Consent, and Kindness This edition includes comment regarding our Parent Student Teacher Evenings and the teaching of respect and decency as part of the College program. Parent Teacher Student Evenings Post COVID lockdowns, we no longer take face-face interaction for granted. Humans are relational and talking through a screen is a make-do […]

Principal – T3 W2 2024

Igniting Courage: Unleashing Potential and Inspiring Change This Term Welcome back to a new term! I trust that each of you has had a restful break and are now recharged for the exciting term ahead. This week, I want to reflect on one of our College’s core values—Courage—and how it intertwines with the inspiring events […]

Duke of Ed Spotlight – T3 W2 2024

Out of The Comfort Zone and Into Adventure Welcome back to Term 3, this is a big term for our Duke of Edinburgh Students with Adventurous Journeys in the planning stages. For many, these adventures will be the culmination their Awards and will be an exciting way to experience Gods beautiful creation and develop their […]

Teaching and Learning – T3 W2 2024

An Anzac Scholarship and Champ Camp success! Congratulations to Joshua Davison on Winning the Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship! We are thrilled to announce that Joshua Davison, a Year 11 student, has been awarded the prestigious Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship for 2024. This remarkable achievement provides Joshua with the opportunity to travel to Japan on an […]

Junior School – T3 W2 2024

A New Maths Syllabus and Kindergarten Has Grey Hair? Welcome to Term 3! It has been lovely to see our students return with so much enthusiasm and energy after the holiday break. We have completed our annual school photos and our second round of parent teacher interviews already, so we are off to a flying […]

Music – T3 W2 2024

Exciting Musical Adventures at OPAC In the Music Classroom We are back into the swing of things at OPAC with Year 7s learning how to remix songs using the online DAW BandLab. As part of this they’ve learnt about loops, samples, and covers. Year 8 are learning about Australia’s colonial history from the perspective of […]

Senior School – T2 W8 2024

Students Are Shining Bright in So Many Ways! The Senior School newsletter article shares updates and important information, from the delivery of student reports, Endeavour awards and vibrant Theatresports competitions to the health risks of smokeless tobacco products – we aim to keep you informed and engaged with many aspects of College life. Reports Late […]

Junior School – T2 W8 2024

A Big Wide World of Learning: From Farms to Canberra Year 6 Camp This week has been very exciting for our Year 6 students, as they have spent three days exploring Canberra. The experiences they have had this week have served to consolidate the learning they have done in Terms 1 and 2 as they […]

Teaching and Learning – T2 W8 2024

A Kaleidoscope of Learning Adventures Kindergarten Science Explorations Our curious Kindergartners have been busy little explorers this term, investigating where our food and clothes come from! They have been learning all about the amazing variety of plants and animals that provide us with the things we need to grow healthy and strong within a unit […]

Principal – T2 W8 2024

Fostering Strong School-Parent Partnerships for Student Success As we approach the end of another vibrant learning term, I would like to take this opportunity to emphasise the crucial partnership between our college and our parents in nurturing the academic and personal growth of our students. Research consistently highlights the positive impact of active parental engagement […]