Principal's Message

Assistant Principal Mission 2022

Earlier in the year I wrote to the College community explaining a change in the Assistant Principal model here at the College from the beginning of next year.

There will be three distinct roles:

Mr Michael Stubbs AP Pastoral Care, Mr James Furey AP Learning and Teaching and our newest member of the Leadership team, Mr Scott Hardgrove as AP Mission.

Scott is currently the middle school coordinator at the Frankfurt International School in Germany and has held the following positions prior to his appointment there;

• Director of Student Leadership and Head of Religious Education - Bishopsgate School in England
• Deputy Head Pastoral Care - Metropolitan School Frankfurt Germany
• Head of Formation and Boarding - St John's Beaumont Preparatory School - England  
• Middle School Teacher and Coordinator - St Aloysius College – Sydney

I look forward to welcoming Mr Hardgrove in early 2022.

New College Leaders 

I am so proud to announce to the College community that the following students have been elected by their peers and the staff to student leadership positions. Ordinarily we would be celebrating these appointments at a whole school assembly but due to current restrictions we won’t be in a position to do so.

College Captains: Harrison Colyer and Courtney Martyn

Vice Captains: Joseph Clarke and Ariella Coster

SRC: Jayden Duff and Lilli-Yana Moody

Voting for all other student leaders took place this week online and the successful students will be announced early next Term.

A Simple Message of Thanks

How wonderful it is to have all the students back on the campus. I know that for many families it was a long time coming and for others they wanted their children home just that little bit longer.

It is not until we go through lockdowns that we begin to appreciate the value of real human contact and interaction and yes whilst we had social media and alike all the students said how good it was to see their friends ‘in real life’. Perhaps this was a reminder for all of us, not to take for granted those moments when we do share ourselves with others and how fortunate we are to have the opportunity to do so, unlike those in Sydney who are now more than 80 days into their lockdown!

To our Year 12 students and families, know this – we have your backs and we will get there together!!

As we end Term 3, I want to thank all families who made it through the lockdown and thank you to the remarkable staff who moved from one setting to another literally with little notice.

We are prepared to adapt to the changing circumstances as are your children and my wish is for a return in Term 4 where we continue face to face teaching. Until then have a safe holiday and remember to make real connections with family and friends where you can.

Stay safe and God bless