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Dear Friends and families of St Paul’s,

It is great to be back! While it seems like it has been considerable time since I left for some leave, time passes very quickly and getting back into the pace of school life is immediate!

I would like to thank the staff and particular our Leadership Teams for their ongoing diligence, dedication and commitment to all things St Paul’s. To Mr Josh Foulis and Mr Frank Ranaldo can I offer a special vote of thanks for their enormous work in their acting roles of Principal and Deputy respectively. At St Paul’s we are particularly blessed with awesome staff across every area and the amount of work that gets achieved for us to provide our absolute best for the students and families, I believe is second to none.

There has been an enormous amount of work undertaken and a great deal achieved over the last few months. The Middle Years Review is one example, and I thank staff, students and families for their active participation in this. As a result of that there is a great deal happening in terms of staffing, curriculum mapping and review as well as an analysis of all the physical resources that may need to be revisited or purchased.

I hope Mr Foulis enjoys his much-deserved break and holiday with his family.

Fathers’ Day

To all the fathers, male mentors, guardians, grandfathers and wonderful men in the lives of our students can I, on behalf of all the staff of St Paul’s, wish you a very special day on Sunday. I know that significant days like this one can be difficult times for some and the most special to others. So, to all I hope the day brings joy in some shape and form.  I know I am so blessed to have my 95-year-old father still with us and I know how much I still turn to him for advice and inspiration. Our celebrations at St Paul’s are always extremely wonderful and this week will be no exception.

Preparation for 2025

We may still only be halfway through term 3 of 2024 but in the background the College staff are working assiduously on preparing for 2025! So much goes on behind the scenes that it appears to be a bit like a duck on a pond – everything looks calm and smooth on the surface, while the feet are going flat out below!

We will grow again in student numbers next year and this will bring with it the need to appoint additional staff across all areas of school operations. This is a very time-consuming and sensitive process the leadership teams of the College handle with the utmost care and respect to all. Our students in the more senior years have been, and continued to be, counselled in all things subject selection and career advice which in turn may and does affect the staffing scenario and the analysis of what subjects need to be planned for 2025. We appreciate everyone’s patience in this regard and encourage all families to contact our staff should you have any questions or concerns.

There is so much happening and still to occur over the last month of the term and we encourage all students and families to be as involved as is possible given everyone’s busy lives.

Take Care, God Bless

Paul Belton