News & Events

Dear Families and Friends of St Paul’s,

As you would all be aware this week, we begin a new semester in our academic year. It is an unusual time for this to happen given it is not the start of a new term, but the reality of our work is that there are not four even terms that we can split in half for two equal semesters!

With a change of semester comes a change of timetable and with that several subject, staff, and lesson swaps. This year, more than ever before, considering COVID implications and staff taking leave, we have been stretched in more ways than one to sort through all of this. There has been a huge amount of work done behind the scenes by Mr Michael White our Timetable Coordinator, Mr Matthew Muscat our Senior Years Head of Teaching and Learning and our Deputy Principal Mr Josh Foulis. It has been enormously time consuming and stressful for many but as always at St Paul’s we are so grateful for the patience and resilience offered us by the staff and the students. As always, we continue to hold the students at the centre of all our planning and we look forward to another successful semester.

Year 12 Formal

Last Friday we had the absolute pleasure of sharing the evening with our Year 12 cohort and partners at our Year 12 Formal. It was a tremendous evening; they were extremely well behaved – even extremely well mannered and respectful in front of their guests – but we would have expected that from this group of fine young men! We are grateful for all the work our College Organiser, Ms Bonnie Phillips, Mr Callary, Head of Student Wellbeing (Year 7-12) and all the Leaders of House, who worked together to ensure the success of this important function.

Year 9 Camp

While the current weather is not fantastic, the Year 9 students under the guidance of Mr Chris Martin and his team of staff, have set off for chilly Kuipto Forrest. While this may be challenging it is an experience that the College believes are a particularly important part of what we call a holistic education. I’m sure they will remember the experience!

Staff Professional Development

On Friday of week 6 the whole staff finally had the opportunity to meet for some professional development. In 2015 when we all gathered there approximately 50 of us. Given our growth of over 200 this year we now have approximately 120 staff! To be able to gather in the new senior Learning Centre and be able to physically introduce the 30+ new staff to the community was a significantly special occasion.

College Tours

Over the last couple of years being able to show prospective families around St Paul’s has been difficult. With the COVID restrictions being eased we are now able to conduct these tours with greater freedom. Two Saturday’s ago, we had approximately 160 visitors to the College.  Following the presentation in the new building and after a complete “lap” of the school, families couldn't wait to submit enrolment forms. For your interest since July, 2020, when we announced we were becoming co-ed until now we have had between 2,500 and 3,000 enrolment enquiries. That is quite phenomenal and sadly we will not be able to enrol them all. Hence, if you know families or in fact have siblings who you want to attend St Paul’s we require enrolment forms at least two years out from any anticipated starting date.

It is a great news story for St Paul’s, and we are sure that Blessed Edmund Rice and Br Dally (our first principal) would be very proud of how the College has progressed.

God Bless
Paul Belton