Principal, Mr Graham Leddie
RUOK Day
This week we supported RUOK Day and our guest speaker at the College assembly was Mr Gus Worland from Gotcha4life. Gus works in the media and charity space and is passionate about building mental fitness and he gave the audience practical ways for them to do this through working on their relationships and building their social capital by ‘prioritising those that mean the most to you – those in our village’. Gus also sat down for a Q and A with Mr Drew-Morris who has been a strong advocate for RUOK Day for many years.
For more information please read Mrs Gabby Smith’s article.
Winter co-curricular Award Winners 2024
This week we celebrated some of the amazing achievements of individuals and teams over the 2024 winter co-curricular season. We also celebrated the outstanding contribution of Mr Paul Cornish who celebrated his 20th season of coaching the College’s 1st XV this year. The full list of Years 5-12 award winners can be found below;
2024 Winter Co-Curricular Awards Junior School
2024 Winter Co-Curricular Awards Senior School
2024 House Championship
Congratulations to Green House students, staff and Mr Scott Coleman (Head of House) on their 2024 House Championship. Across a range of social, cultural, sporting and intellectual challenges, Green House has come out on top. Well done!
Music and Art HSC
This week concluded our HSC Drama and Music performances all held in the Performing Arts Centre. I know that students walking out of these performances this week felt both the exhilaration that they went really well and grateful for the support of the people involved at the College and their parents. Congratulations to our students, and the tireless work of our teachers, Heads of Department and Support Staff across these areas.
Year 12s
We wish our Year 12s all the very best as they approach their last steps of secondary education. We will bid them farewell and best wishes at the Year 12 Mass, College Assembly and Valedictory dinner next Friday. As our 12s finish their journey, our Year 11s have started their HSC preliminary examinations and wish them all the best.
Director of the Junior School Announcement
I am pleased to announce that Ms Alanna James has been appointed as the new Director of the Junior School, starting in January 2025. Alanna joins us from Claremont College, bringing with her 15 years of extensive educational leadership experience.
During her time at Claremont College, Alanna has taught across a variety of year levels and has held the key leadership positions of Head of Primary and Acting Deputy Principal while also serving on the Executive Leadership Team to help shape the school’s strategic vision.
Alanna holds a Bachelor of Education (Special Education) from the University of Technology Sydney and we are excited to welcome her to our team in 2025.
