Week 8, Term 2, 19th June

Year 10 2020 - Year 11 2021

As Term 2 comes to an end, we begin to work with our Year 10 students to consider the next phase of their education. Being part of St Agnes’ Parish Secondary Schools gives MacKillop students an opportunity few other schools can offer. Choice is a really important aspect of a young person’s life, and MacKillop students now have the choice to choose an academic pathway by staying on at the College for Years 11 and 12, or attending Newman Senior Technical College to pursue a technical pathway. Both students and parents will receive substantial information from both Colleges in coming weeks to assist them in their decision-making. For further information please do not hesitate to contact Assistant Principal:Curriculum, Mr Adam Kelly, or check out his article below which contains a great video and Year 11 2021 Enrolment timeline. 

Subject and Elective Fee Statement

This week MacKillop College Subject and Elective fees statements were emailed to delegated fee payers.
These statements show the existing balance of these fees. 
Adjustments have been made to previous billed items which have been cancelled due to COVID-19 regulations.
Thank you to families for maintaining payments during this semester. This commitment is much appreciated. Please do not hesitate to contact the College Office if you have a query on the statement or speak to the Office Manager, Wendy Kelly if you would like to discuss a payment plan.

Uniform Expectations

As we readjust from home learning I am requesting parent’s assistance in ensuring students have, and wear, the correct uniform. The College prides itself on a quality uniform and it is our expectation that students wear the uniform as per expected standards. Uniform Code of Presentation can be found on page 16 of the College diary.

It is school policy that students wear the formal uniform on all school days except where they have a lesson which requires physical activity, in which case the full College sports uniform may be worn. I would ask that parents ensure students comply with this before they leave home of a morning. 

I would also ask that parents ensure that students sport shoes are proper athletic footwear and NOT skate or casual shoes. Formal uniform should be worn at all times with plain black polishable leather lace-up shoes. Leather shoes must be worn in workshop spaces for WHS regulations. 

If students continue to arrive at school in incorrect uniform, including footwear, parents may be phoned to bring the correct item to school. 

NSW Catholic Schools Guidelines for Schools in relation to COVID19 

Updated June 15th 2020

This week the College has received updated information in relation to what we can and can’t do due to COVID19 restrictions. I realise many parents have been wondering where we are at in relation to Parent Information Nights, Parent-Teacher (Learning Conversations), and extra-curricular events. Below is a summary of the information we have received. Unfortunately we are still unable to hold Parent-Teacher Conversations, however I do encourage all parents if you have any concerns or questions please phone the College or email teachers. A letter from our Assistant Principal of Curriculum & Administration, Mr Adam Kelly, in relation to Student Learning Profiles (reports on student progress) will be sent to parents next week outlining the report and a process for feedback in our current environment. 

Current guidelines:

• Normal infection control and hygiene measures should be followed. These include encouraging regular washing of hands and cleaning of musical instruments, learning and sporting equipment between uses. Students should not attend school if they are unwell.

• Non-essential adults are still not permitted on school grounds or at school events – this includes parents/carers unless specifically approved by the Principal.

• Principals must ensure that all users of school facilities and visitors to the school site are aware of the distancing, health and hygiene measures required by the school, and receive written confirmation of this understanding. 

• Parents/carers and all visitors who need to be on site for canteen purposes or for important face-to-face meetings will also need to sign the visitor acknowledgement form. 
  
  
• All adults must maintain physical distance from each other (1.5m) including teachers, support staff, and parents. 
  
  
• Students should continue to bring water bottles from home to fill at water bubblers rather than drink directly from the bubbler.
  
  
• Choirs and performing arts (within the school setting only at this point) may recommence.
  
  
• School photos may occur. 
  
  
• Parent/carers school pick up and drop off arrangements should continue at the school’s discretion, taking into consideration adult physical distancing requirements. Parents/carers should not be on school grounds or at school events without Principal’s permission. Parents are asked to wait in their cars.

• School sporting activities on site (non-contact skills development at this point)

• Use of external sporting grounds (where available)

• School assemblies and liturgies (limited to 15 minutes and no external visitors). It is anticipated that the celebration of the sacrament of the Eucharist (Mass) would take longer than 15 minutes and as such schools should use the correct NSW Government guidelines when planning a Mass.

Activities allowed from beginning of Term 3:

• Inter-school student events and competitions (choirs, sport, debating, public speaking, performing arts, sports trials etc.).
  
  
• Masses and Liturgies – following current NSW Government guidelines.
  
  
• P&F meetings – strong preference for on-line where possible.
  
  
• Parent/teacher meetings - where these need to take place, strong preference for on-line where possible unless involving serious matters that require face to face discussion.
  
  
• Work experience for students.
  
  
• Day field trips to outdoor locations.

Activities under consideration from Term 3

These events must remain on hold:

• School camps.
  
  
• Excursions (other than field trips).
  
  
• Parent attendance at assemblies and other school events (e.g. graduation ceremonies or student speech events).
  
  
• Group photos for staff.
  
  
• Parent volunteers – e.g. parent reading helpers (note: canteen and uniform shop volunteers are permitted).
  
  
• Interstate excursions.
  
  
• School based activities that involve large gatherings of adults are not permitted at this time. These include parent/community gatherings such as parent functions, working bees, fundraisers, school BBQ’s, large parent information evenings and large on-site cultural events. These large gatherings will continue to be reviewed and assessed based on AHPPC and NSW Health advice and may be permitted at a later date.

Coping in challenging times

As many of you know, one of my real passions in life is sport and in particular touch football. Last September, whilst enjoying some Long Service Leave, I was lucky enough to attend the Australian Youth Touch Championships in Caloundra. In particular I was there to watch the NSW Combined Catholic College Open Boys and Girls teams play. At one of the team dinners all the players, coaches and families enjoyed celebrating one of the young player’s 18th Birthday. Lawson, a student of St Francis Xavier College, Newcastle, was a quiet, humble, lovely young man who enjoyed his sport.  

Sadly a few months later I was to learn that as Lawson was in Bali celebrating the end of his HSC with mates he had a terrible motorbike accident. Seven months on and suffering serious head and physical injuries Lawson is lucky to be alive and fighting hard to regain his speech and ability to walk. 

In an article I read from the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese of Catholic Education I have taken some very wise advice from Lawson during his recovery on how to deal with difficult times.

Appreciate life. Lawson says it’s important to accept “bad” things when they happen, because when “good” things happen your past experiences will make you appreciate them so much more. “There is something good that can come from every experience.”

Keep connected. Being surrounded by a strong network of support, particularly during challenging times. “People need people, it’s as simple as that.”

Your mindset is everything. “If you think bad thoughts, bad things will happen. Conversely, if you think good things will happen, good things will happen,” says Lawson.

Focus on the now. “Stay true to what’s needed at the time, and trust in your beliefs.”

Your result is entirely based on you. Lawson is a firm believer in not making excuses. If you want to do well, you must put in the effort. “Show up every day and work hard, never give up.”

When the going gets tough, knuckle down. Lawson first heard the saying “when the going gets tough, the tough get going” at junior football. Since then, he has adopted it as his motto and used it as his driver to knuckle down and put in the hard work.

Cath Eichmann

Principal

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1)

The past few months have been very difficult for people in many different ways, with the COVID-19 Pandemic so all consuming many families have experienced uncertainty, loss of income, the inability to spend time with loved ones, and the difficulty of working at home.

Sometimes, when times are difficult, we need to be reminded of the promise that God can be a refuge and can offer us strength when we are most troubled.

I invite you to listen to the song “Without You”, reflecting on the message that Jesus is always available to turn to in times such as this.  

The song “Without you” was written by Rachael Kama, (St Agnes' Parish Youth Development Officer) and Dan Saban (Lismore CSO Youth Development Officer).

I encourage you to watch the above video or listen to the song on spotify to help with your reflection.

A Creative Opportunity

In an upcoming project, Proclaim Lismore Wildfire will be launching a new lyric video for their latest song, Without You, and need your help. Staff and students from across the Lismore Diocese are invited to create and contribute a piece of art inspired by the song. An extensive selection of the submitted works will be used to create a background for the lyric video.

So get creative and pray with your art using the themes from Without You.

Please photograph and send us your artwork using the below form by Wednesday, 24th June. We cannot wait to see what inspires your artworks!

Are you looking for ways to join us in our #weThrive@MacKillop Wellbeing program?

If your answer is ‘Yes!’, the Lismore Diocesan Parent Assembly is offering you the perfect opportunity.

Australia's most respected parenting expert, Maggie Dent is presenting a webinar, From Sandpit to Adulthood: Helping Our Children Thrive at 7pm on Monday, 22nd June.

This is one of Maggie’s most popular topics as it is packed full of common sense and inspiration for parents and communities raising children throughout their childhoods and adolescence. Every parent wants their children to thrive – to grow up happy, healthy, strong, kind and capable of realising their full potential. In this seminar, Maggie explores the 10 keys to parenting that support this goal. 

This webinar comes highly recommended; to register your interest please click on the link provided in the flyer below. If you register and are unable to attend the live event, a recording will be available for 21 days allowing you to watch at your leisure.

Jennifer Campbell

Assistant Principal Pastoral Care & Staff Support

Year 10 transition into Year 11

Over the past two weeks I have had the pleasure of dropping into the Year 10 Pastoral Care classes. The focus of these meetings has been around engaging with the various pieces of information around senior secondary schooling and giving careful thought around where students will be best placed in 2021.

I have provided a timeline below outlining the journey this far for our year 10 students and some important dates heading into the beginning of next term. I also strongly encourage you and your son/daughter to watch the below video of some persepctives of this time from some of our current senior students. As always, if you have any questions around transition into Year 11 please contact myself or Mr Michael Kelly here at the College.

Year 11 Subject Timeline & Events 

The world needs us to not lose sight of our compassion and generosity, or our active seeking of ways to help.

All students of MacKillop were called to demonstrate simple acts of kindness this week as a means of triggering positive emotions and positive connections with peers as we resettle into school routines.

Research supports the benefits of the practice of kindness finding people who give to others, in small or large ways, tend to be happier as a result. Kind people are often likable to others, which can provide opportunities to develop meaningful relationships. Random acts of kindness have related to a range of benefits, including greater positive emotions, lower negative emotions, greater wellbeing and higher acceptance (popularity).

Simply put, kindness is being nice to others. Kindness is being generous with others; kindness is being compassionate, which means to really be there for someone; compassion involves a concern for the welfare of others; kindness is also being nurturing and caring to others — to enjoy doing favours for them, to take care of them, and to perform good deeds.

We are proud of the students who paid particular attention to being kind to others and recognise the impact of ‘doing good’ and ‘feeling good’. Thank you to all who contributed to making our college a better place.

MacK RAK – Extended PC Week 8

Year 7 Theme for 2020 is weBelong. As we embrace the words said of Mary MacKillop, our patron Saint, we remind students to;

Be kind, be very kind.

This week students were given the name of another student in their PC class and have taken on all sorts of ways to spread kindness through our community. Examples of random acts of kindness include a smile, a compliment, or maybe some words of encouragement when things are a little tough.

Some students gifted a favourite chocolate, wrote a nice note or invited them into a game. It has been lovely to bear witness to the many kind acts, not just during MacK RAK, but throughout the year. MacK RAK continues until Wednesday next week, being Week 9, when students will share some of the acts of kindness shown.

Explore your Character Strength

Last week during Extended PC, students explored their character strengths after earlier this year completing the VIA Character Strengths survey, identifying their own personal mix of 24 character strengths.

Questions they were asked before creating a collage of images that relate to their strength were:

1. What are some synonyms (other words) for this strength?
   
   
2. When and where do you notice you use this strength?
   
   
3. What does this strength feel like?
   
   
4. What does this strength look like?
   
   
5. The shadow-side is the negative consequences that can occur when you overuse or underuse this strength.
   
   What is the shadow-side of this strength?
   
   
6. If this strength was a colour, what colour would it be?
   
   
7. If this strength was an animal, which animal would it be?
   
   
8. If this strength was a smell, which smell would it be?
   
   
9. If this strength was a sport, which sport would it be?
   
   
10. If this strength was a musical instrument, which musical instrument would it be?
    
    
11. Which movie portrays the use of this strength?
    
    
12. Which song makes reference to this strength?
    
    
13. What quote makes reference to this strength?
    
    
14. What other character strengths complement this strength?
    
    
15. What is the opposite of this strength?
    
    
16. Write a line about this strength in 6 words, not including the word itself.
    
    
17. What are the common ways you can put this strength into action - at home, at school, outside home or school?

If you are interested in finding out more about character strengths, the Youth Survey can be found at www.viacharacter.org

Community Service Awards

Students are continuing to record any service they have completed in 2020. Page 22A of the College Diary notes a range of home based, school based, neighbourhood based, community based and wider community based activities that many students would have engaged in. Your son/daughter may have come home asking you to sign their diary page 23A as a witness to their service.

MacKillop College is very proud of their students and love recognising the wonderful things they do. Please encourage your student to share with their PC teacher so that we can acknowledge their contributions. For Semester 1 Awards, these are due by today.

In addition, I welcome your contact in regards to service activities and achievements of Year 7 students, to enable recognition within our College community.

Congratulations

Congratulations to the following students who have received a Silver Principal’s Award: Milly McGrath, Cara McIlroy, and Max Robb.

Congratulations to the following students who have received a Pastoral Coordinator’s Award: Charlee Bailey, Jenna Bryan, Adam Bryant, Emma Galvin, Jett Hanson, Ollie Hudson, Jazz Jakeman, Ishaan Jamnadas, Emily Kirkpatrick, Memphis-Rayne McCarthy, Milly McGrath, Cara McIlroy, Lourdes Obeid, Max Robb (x3), Blake Romer (x2), Jasmine Rumble, and Madeline Strong.

Wellbeing: see this week's article for more about Student MacK RAK

Bronwyn Avery

Year 7 Leader of Pastoral Care 

Reflection

I occasionally look to my old newsletter postings for inspiration of something to write now. The basis of this reflection comes from a reflection in Week 8 of Term 2 2001. I believe it serves as a useful reminder for our current Year 8 students who are now studying the ‘Teachings of Jesus’ and will soon be learning what it means to be ‘Alive in Christ’. I hope the reflection may also serve parents in their attempts to support their sons and daughters in making Christianity a personal and lived reality.

Almost 20 years ago, I had the pleasure of being present for the combined Confirmations and First Communions of four of my nephews all in the one Catholic Parish in Sydney. The boys had all attended the same Sacramental preparation group (led by my younger brother, Daniel). The children, in their simple, yet profound, faith were eager to receive these Sacraments and excited by the ceremony and parties to follow. I asked one nephew, Kaleb, what it was that he received in the Eucharist. His reply almost rebuked me for asking what he considered to be such a silly question. “You know!”, he said, “It’s Jesus”. I think perhaps this has given me a further understanding of what Jesus meant when he said you could not enter the kingdom of heaven unless you were to become as little children.

The word ‘Communion’ may be broken up into two words to become ‘common union’. As Christians we have a common union in Jesus. We are united by his teaching and in seeking to follow his example. The challenge for each of us is to make our Christianity obvious to any observer. This is shown by the respect in the relationships we form with any person entering our lives, and by the actions we take for those in need.

Many students have shown a huge amount of adaptability during this time.  It is great to see so many students following the College rules and stepping up to make MacKillop College a great school. Some students need to be mindful of their behaviour and the impact their actions can have on others. Students are reminded that they need to be wearing the correct uniform, and if they are unable to do so they need a note stating when the issue will be resolved. 

Congratulations

Congratulations to Samantha Candia who has received a Pastoral Coordinator’s Award.

Wellbeing: see this week's article for more about Student MacK RAK

Glen Littler

Year 9 Leader of Pastoral Care

Year 11 2021

Mr Adam Kelly has been visiting Year 10 in their Pastoral Care classes over the past few weeks to discuss schooling options for 2021. Students have also received a Year 11 2021 Subject Information Handbook for MacKillop College. There will be a digital version of this document coming out very soon. I encourage you to have a conversation with your son/daughter about what they may be thinking for 2021.

Final decisions do not have to be made until next term but talking about it now will give them time to entertain all options. 

Mobile Phones

Year 10 are reminded that mobile phones are not to be used during the school hours of 8:45am and 3:15pm. Breaking this rule will result in an instant afternoon detention and loss of the mobile phone for the remainder of the day.

Year 10 Retreat,  Mass and #weEngage Day Postponement

Although the Year 10 Retreat, Mass and #weEngage Day did not go ahead in March, these events have been postponed until Term 4.  If the Retreat, Mass and #weEngage Day events are cancelled a credit/refund for the amount billed will be applied.

Wellbeing: see this week's article for more about Student MacK RAK

Daniel O’Dell

Acting Year 10 Leader of Pastoral Care

This week it has been excellent to see the vast majority of our students attending school in the correct uniform each and every day. Thank you for being so well presented and abiding by our school policy. Sincere thank you to the parents also for supporting us in this push to get everyone appearing as they should each day, it makes the school yard a more equitable place and prepares our maturing young men and women for life outside the school gates.

I have noticed of late that my Year 11 cohort are beginning to feel the pressure of impending assessments and the stress of increased workload, now that we have returned to the physical classroom. The Preliminary year is so different to what they have experienced before and it can be very challenging. Every teacher wants your child to receive the best possible result. Please encourage your sons and daughters if they are finding it difficult, to reach out to a teacher they trust or to come and see me directly. I extend this to you, the parents, if you wish to contact me directly about your child an email is probably the quickest way or you can ring and leave a message at the college office. I am regularly meeting with students and parents to assist however I can. This is an important and valued part of my role. 

Whilst there is a definite chill in the air of late, the days have been absolutely beautiful - I hope you have a moment on the weekend to enjoy some time just for you and your family in our gorgeous surroundings.

Wellbeing: see this week's article for more about Student MacK RAK

All the best, have a great weekend.

Lisa Kable

Year 11 Leader of Pastoral Care

A message for Year 12

Keep the goal in mind and trust the process!

Historically this is a difficult stage for Year 12 students as they navigate the HSC journey. Although we have achieved so much and come so far, most subjects still have a lot of content to cover and the end seems so far away. Add to this the complexity and emotions around Covid-19 and it is understandable that some of our students are feeling overwhelmed and unmotivated.

This week Mr Adam Kelly, Mr Michael Kelly and myself put our heads together to try and help to motivate Year 12 and allay some of their fears. We held a year meeting and asked them to trust us, their teachers, trust themselves and most importantly to trust in the process that is the HSC. This is not a sprint race, it is indeed a marathon and the training we are providing them and the work they are doing will produce the results they hope for. They just need to stay focused and committed to their goals.

Mr Adam Kelly pointed out that there is still a way to go and that if they are experiencing poor results, there is still plenty of time to make the necessary changes.

“A mistake will remain a mistake until you change it”.

Adam encouraged the students to call upon their teachers for feedback and support, to take initiative in fixing their mistakes and to understand that it takes time and lots of practice before their high expectations will become reality. He also reiterated the importance of the HSC exam and its effect on their school based assessment marks if they do well in the exams, hopefully mitigating some of the fears of those who had been disappointed by some of their marks so far.

Mr Michael Kelly explained to the students how the trials and the HSC had been put back to support all of the HSC students of 2020 due to time lost during Covid-19. Essentially this means that they have more time to learn the content and perfect their skills. He also pointed out that when in comparison to other year groups they were actually ahead on the process of navigating and planning for their future. Compared to other year groups, the class of 2020 is more organised and have completed more interviews with him, have inquired and processed more early entry options and have done more planning about their future than our previous year groups. So in fact they are ahead of the game in terms of these indicators.

I spoke to Year 12 about the fact that their teachers promised to have their backs and that we continue to stand by that promise. Feedback isn’t always nice to hear, but it is how we improve and it is integral to our success. I also relayed to the students that I was very impressed with how the majority of them had coped during our time away from the classroom and that the skills they had developed in that time, would support them in their future learning. Those who had struggled during this time had shown great determination and with the support of their teachers had regained the time lost.

The HSC year is always a challenging time in a young person's life but with a positive mindset, determination and lots of perspective, we can navigate it successfully together.

I suggest all parents to have a read of the following booklet containing some advice for parents of Year 12 students.

Wellbeing: see this week's article for more about Student MacK RAK

Andrea Huxley

Year 12 Leader of Pastroal Care

Year 7 & 8

Athletics continues for Year 7 and 8 this week with Year 9 and 10 moving to a games rotation for Weeks 9 and 10.

Year 9 & 10

• Students meet in the following areas to have their name marked off on the electronic rolls

           FLINDERS - MPC

           INNES – CANTEEN

           MACQUARIE – FOUNTAIN

           OXLEY – JUNIOR BASKETBALL COURT

• A reminder that all students require a hat at sport and also that you remain with your House group/class for the duration of sport.
• Students move off to their venue with their bags
• Weeks 9-10 House based sport (Basketball, Soccer, Indoor Sports, Soccer)

Communication

All information regarding sport can be accessed through the MacKillop College Moodle page and also through the weekly newsletter. 

Representative Sport 

Unfortunately, we received the news last week from our Diocesan Leader of Sport, John Cocciola that most, if not all representative sport in Term 3 has been cancelled. Obviously this is very disappointing for many of our students that represent the College in Sport and also for many of our Teachers who enjoy coaching our teams.

I encourage you to find opportunities to remain physically active as some community sports begin to return in some capacity and gyms have now been given the green light to operate again.

To stay up to date with the latest changes in the school representative sport pathway click on the following links.

Diocese of Lismore Sport https://sport.lism.catholic.edu.au/

Catholic Schools NSW Sport https://csnsw.sport/

Term 3 Sport

Over the coming weeks Year 9 and 10 students will begin to select their elective sport for next term. We will be taking students off site to various venues in Port Macquarie where that venue can provide appropriate social distancing measures.

Community Sport

Some great news in the community sporting arena this week amidst all of the sport cancellations surrounding COVID-19.

Congratulations to Thomas Osborne (Year 12) who was awarded the Mid North Coast Athlete of the Year award at Saturday's Surf Life Saving Mid North Coast 2020 Virtual Awards of Excellence and Presentation.

This is a great accolade and recognition for Tom who dedicates many hours to his training. Maintaining such a high level of fitness has no doubt allowed Tom to compete at such a high level including the coveted Coolangatta Gold, a very challenging and long standing competition in the history of Surf Life Saving. Well done Tom.

 

 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me by phone or email.

Remember to stay active and healthy.

Erin Denham

Leader of Sport 

“Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul;

it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.”

- Martin Luther

SAPSS Marching Band ‘Come and try day’

Due to the disruption created by COVID-19 to rehearsals this year the SAPSS Marching Band will commence a ‘New Season’ beginning Week 1, Term 3. As such, ALL students interested in being members of the ensemble for this season are invited to attend a ‘come and try’ open rehearsal on Wednesday, July 1st at MacKillop College Hall from 3:30pm to 5:00pm. Wind, brass musicians, percussionist and colour guard dancers are all welcome!

Upcoming Events

SAPSS Marching Band ‘Come and Try’ Rehearsal

• Term 2, Week 10 - Wednesday, 1st July: College Hall - all brass, wind, percussion students

Strike a Chord (Musica Viva Ensemble Competition)

• Term 3, Week 6 - Thursday 27th August, Senior & Junior Percussion Ensembles

College Assembly

• Term 3, Week 7 - Wednesday, 2nd September: period 1, College Hall , Choir

Glasshouse Lunch Concert

• Term 3, Week 7 - Friday, 4th September: 11:30am - 2:00pm, Glasshouse - Ross Studio , HSC soloists.

Junior Instrumental Music Recital

• Term 3, Week 8 - Wednesday, 9th September: 6:00pm - 7:30pm, theatre, junior percussion ensemble, junior band, flute, clarinet, saxophone, brass, string ensembles and selected junior soloists.

Year 12 Graduation Mass

• Term 3, Week 10 - Wednesday, 23rd September: 9:45am - 10:45Am, St Agnes Parish Church, Collective Praise Band & Yr12 music students.

Year 12 Celebration of Excellence

• Term 3, Week 10 - Wednesday, 23rd September: 11:45am - 1:15pm, College hall, choir and concert band.

See below the video of our amazing SAPSS Marching Band in action! 

 

Please contact Mr Denham with any questions relating to the co-curricular music program at MacKillop College or visit the college website and click on the Creative Arts tab.

Robert Denham

Leader of Co-Curricular Music

Tobias Madden presents 'Inspiration Bootcamp'

Tobias is the Editor of Underdog: #LoveOzYA Short Stories, due for national release in March 2019. Originally from Ballarat, Victoria, Tobias worked for ten years as a performer, touring Australia and New Zealand with musicals such as Mary Poppins, CATS, and Guys and Dolls. In recent times, he rekindled his childhood passion for writing and shifted his attention to the world of publishing.

Underdog is Tobias’s first commercial undertaking as an editor. He hopes it will grow into a platform for unpublished #LoveOzYA writers to showcase their work and have their voices heard.

Our College offers two homework clubs for any extra time our students may need during the week. 

Years 7 - 10 Homework Club is located in the Main College Library on Monday - Thursday: 3.15pm - 4.30pm 

Years 11 - 12 Homework Club is located in the John Mullin Centre on Monday - Thursday: 3.15pm - 5.00pm