Congratulations Jett! Jett raised $1,630.00 for the McGrath foundation!
That’s an amazing effort for a great cause!
In Term 4, Year 7 Visual Arts students studied the grandeur of Gothic Cathedrals and their protector – the gargoyle.
Over 6 weeks they designed, built, fired and glazed their own silly and scary ceramic gargoyles.
We think Notre Dame would be jealous but at least they didn’t take as long as the Duomo di Milano! – Ms Giblin
Please join us in congratulating Kate of Year 8, who recently travelled to the Gold Coast to compete in the GKR Karate National Championships.
We are all extremely proud of Kate’s achievements and her commitment to training.
In addition to her own training, she is also a junior instructor for younger students.
Well done Kate!
We do love our basketball here at the College, so much so that we entered into the Central Coast Basketball Challenge at Breakers Stadium. What a great day it was for both our teams. This event was an Opens division, and our students did not disappoint. Our teams were made up of mainly Year 9 & 10 students going up against Year 12 opponents most of the day.
Overall, the boys placed 5th demonstrating skill, communication and perseverance.
To our girl’s team, you were all amazing and came home with silver on the day.
We came up against St Joseph’s and it was close game, the girls played extremely well, and we could not be any prouder of the way you played, your determination, sportsmanship and teamwork. It’s always a privilege being part of these days, win or lose, our students can always hold their heads high.
We look forward to next year’s basketball competition.
Congratulations to Oliver R in Year 9 who represented the College at the recent Central Coast Secondary Chess tournament.
Oliver came 14th out of 86 students. His only losses were to higher rated opponents, and he also had three wins against higher rated opponents.
This has moved Oliver from 403 to 454 in one tournament. The judges have said that it is rare to see such a leap.
Oliver’s next step is to now enter another competition in the Newcastle division.
Well done, Oliver!
Last week our Year 7 and 8 girls took part in an NRL League Tag gala day at Morry Breen Oval, Kanwal. It was a great day for both the girls and the staff involved.
The NRL team runs amazing gala days. Their staff, expertise, and grounds are exceptional.
As always, the girls played well and displayed great sportsmanship. This really showed when another school was down players and six of our girls joined their team to give everyone more game time. It was a great experience for not only us but the other school, working together so everyone wins.
We look forward to the Year 9 and 10 League Tag next week and wish the Year 9 girls all the best for their gala day.
A big thank you to Mrs Brakell for the Icey Poles which she supplied for both the team and staff. It was very much appreciated, and they went down a treat!
The Safeguarding Office (Chancery & Parishes), based in the Chancery at Pennant Hills is seeking someone with a track record of delivering learning and development initiatives, coupled with a passion and drive in child protection, justice, compliance and community engagement for a permanent full-time role as Safeguarding Training Coordinator.
While the role is noted as full-time, there is flexibility with the working schedule for the right candidate.
The Safeguarding Training Coordinator is responsible for the design, development, creation and implementation of Safeguarding training programs, ensuring that our programs are current, engaging and exceed industry, educational and professional expectations and standards.
This is an exciting role providing a focus on best practice and by building the awareness and competency across the Diocese of Broken Bay. This role requires strong relationships and connections with clergy, Chancery and parish staff to ensure Catholic Church values and principles are reflected in a safe environment for children and adults at risk. In this role you will have the opportunity to strengthen a culture of safe practices for children and adults at risk by providing education and training, sharing your expertise and contemporary knowledge of research and best practice principles adhering to compliance requirements relevant to the delivery of training while providing support to parishes with safeguarding education and awareness initiatives and commitment to continuous improvement.
Pivotal to this role is the requirement to assist with preparations for internal and external audits, providing advice on processes and offering recommendations for improvements, educating, and supporting clergy and Chancery employees to develop understanding of and compliance with NCSS requirements.
If this sound like you, or someone you know, we invite you to apply for this position by submitting your CV and a brief cover letter addressing the skillsets required via email to recruitment@bbcatholic.org.au. Applications close Friday, 8 December 2023.
There is flexibility on the commencement date – why not interview now and lock in a new role to commence in January 2024!
For more information or to obtain a copy of the position description or for further details, please contact recruitment@bbcatholic.org.au.
The Year 12 HSC exams have finally finished! The students were amazing over the course of the four weeks. Each of them came in with high spirits and ready to give it their best efforts. Our Presiding Officer Christine is always impressed with each of the students. She regularly commented on our students’ respect, care for one another and ability to give it their best in each of the exams.
I would also like to acknowledge the amazing work of Chrstine. The work of a Presiding Officer begins early in the year and Christine is always well organised and prepared for each and every exam. This makes the students transition into the exam period both easy and comfortable. Her presences, calm approach and care for our students is nothing short of amazing. She has the ability to understand each of our students and make sure each exam allows them to put their best foot forward.
We have had three wonderful years with Christine and are very grateful. This is Chris’ last year with us as she plans on travelling and spending time with family and grandkids. All the staff, the Year 12s and I are very thankful for her time and support.
Due to the enrolment growth in our College, the number of mentor groups will increase from seven to ten in 2024. To minimise disruption, the new mentor groups will initially be smaller than the others, comprising students from our 2024 Year 7 and 8 cohorts. Students in older year groups, in consultation with their parents, will also have the opportunity to nominate themselves to change Mentor groups. This will involve an application to their Leader of Wellbeing.
This process will be outlined to students in the coming weeks.
Year 10 had a wonderful time at their Camp in Sydney.
They departed the College early Wednesday morning and arrived in the city with plenty of time to explore some of the attractions and landmarks around noon. This was followed by a spectacular performance of the Beauty and the Beast Musical at the Capitol Theatre.
Over the three days the students engaged in many activities and had many adventures. They have made memories to last a lifetime.
Enjoy the photos and keep an eye out on our Facebook page as we will be sharing more photos soon.
