News & Events

Dear Families and Friends of St Pauls.

Welcome back to Term Four!

How quickly is our year disappearing? Term four is a whirlwind of activity as we start a series of events that mark significant milestones in the lives of many of our students and their families. For our Year 12 students it is the last week of formal lessons, the last ones after thirteen years of education. For some families, having travelled halfway around the world to provide an opportunity for these students to have a better life, it is a remarkable story of sacrifice and success. We could not imagine what this journey could have been like, but we are certainly very proud and privileged to have been a part of their story.

Education is the most powerful key to unlocking a future that is full of hope and potential. This week we have held our Senior Years Community Celebration event and have acknowledged the Class of 2023 and the outstanding efforts of so many students across a wide range of areas. These include academic endeavour, co-curricular excellence, Christian Service Learning, vocational learning, and community involvement. We share these significant achievements with our families, and we congratulate the parents for all their long-lasting commitment to their children.

Today we held our Year 12 family breakfast, prepared by the staff for the students and their families and we celebrated this finale in the best way possible with our Graduation Mass. Again, this celebration is extremely emotional for the families and as a staff, we provide a guard of honour for our students as a sign of their importance and our love for them. So we offer them the very best of luck with the upcoming exams and in their very bright futures.

Despite the first of these “endpoints” for the term, we remain enormously busy with the myriad of activities and learning experiences that take place daily. We have Primary swimming, Parent/teacher interviews and an upcoming Year 7 camp. Enough to keep us on our toes.

Old Scholars Reunions

Last Friday evening we welcomed back many old scholars from the graduating years ending in a “3”. It was extremely well attended, and it was an absolute pleasure to welcome back some former students who graduated 40 years ago and had not previously returned to their old stomping ground! So many felt a great sense of pride in how the College was looking and many stories of their school days abounded. That time period was also represented by some St Paul’s ladies, who had come to the College for their Year 12 studies. We express our thanks to the Marketing, Enrolments and Communications Department, Mrs Rachel Elgar, Mrs Tania Stone, and Mrs Kirsty Casey for all their work in preparing for this celebration.

2024 Student Leadership

In the first two weeks of this term, we have also elected and announced the incoming senior student leadership team for 2024.

We congratulate William M who will become the 2024 College Captain and Julian S who will be the College Vice-Captain. We are sure that these two fine young people will lead the student body with much distinction in 2024.

Joining them in the Prefect team will be:

• Dally House Captain – Kye R
• Gleeson House Captain – Dante B
• Marlow House Captain – Jack D
• Nagle House Captain – Ryan S
• O’Loughlin House Captain – Christian K

Congratulations to the team and we all look forward to them providing outstanding leadership to and for the College.

God Bless

Paul Belton