SCHOOL PHOTOS
Secondary school photos (Years 7 to 12) will take place in Week 8 on Tuesday 17 September and Wednesday 18 September. This will include both class photos as well as co-curricular photos.
All students are required to wear their full College (Winter) uniform, including blazer (no Year 12 jumpers). Students who have PE practical on these days will be required to change before and after that lesson.
Key elements regarding uniform expectations are:
- Boys must be clean shaven. Students not clean shaven will be asked to shave before their photo.
- Haircuts must meet school policy.
- Hair that is shoulder length or longer is to be tied back.
- If students choose to wear make-up, it may only be minimal, light and natural coloured. Eyeliner, false/fake eyelashes and coloured lip cosmetics, for example, are not to be worn. Students with excessive make up will be asked to remove it before their photo.
- Piercings - a maximum of one earring, in the lower lobe of each ear. No other piercings are allowed.
- If using clips or hair ties, they must be hair coloured, or the College colours (black or yellow/gold). Ribbons and scrunchies must be black or yellow/gold only.
- ​Religious head coverings may be worn in black, white or grey only.
YEAR 12 REMINDERS
As we draw closer to the end of Term 3, the completion of the academic year is rapidly approaching for our Year 12 students. Completing secondary education is a significant event in the lives of young people, and I am sure that here will be mixed feelings across the cohort as some are looking forward to life after school with excitement, while for others there is a sense of apprehension, as they will soon leave the certainty of school life and embark on their future within society.
In saying this, there is still plenty of work to be done, and only 27 school days remain! Whether it be completing assessments or preparing for end of year examinations, our Year 12 cohort must continue to apply themselves and work hard until all work has been submitted, and examinations complete.
As a college, the Graduation of our Year 12 students is one of the most significant events in the calendar, and, as such, we ask for students and families to assist us in preparing for upcoming celebrations that will acknowledge and celebrate our Class of 2024.
Key dates and information for students and families are listed below:
Friday 27 September – Student Photographs Due
The Year 12 Graduation Dinner is a celebration of each graduating student and the Class of 2024 collectively. Our college asks every Year 12 student to provide information and images that will help make this celebration special.
Families are asked to select two or three personal (2 or 3) photographs; one photograph of your son aged between 0-7 years old and another photograph between 7 and 14 years old. These do not need to be school photos and can include family and baby photos. Please send an electronic copy of each photograph by email or Direqt message Ms Bec Woodcock rwoodcock@stpauls.sa.edu.au by Friday 27 September.
Graduation Dinner – Ticket Bookings now open
The Year 12 Graduation Dinner will be held on Thursday 21 November with your child, other graduates and their families, with a dinner at Sfera’s Convention Centre, 191 Reservoir Road, Modbury.
Tables: Students or families who wish to be seated on a table with each other are required to include this on the booking form, along with any dietary requirements. The total number of people requested to be seated together is limited to 12. Where there is no request to be seated with other families, groups will be combined to ensure that each table has as close to 12 people as possible. There is no restriction on how many tickets can be purchased. Payment is also required for Year 12 students.
Payment can be made in person at the College office, by cash or credit card, or through our mobile payment app, Qkr. (download from the App store) with more information available here
The final date for Graduation Dinner payments is Friday 25 October.
ADVANCED NOTICE – CHANGES TO TERM 4 EVENTS
Following a review of our Term 4 calendar, please note some slight amendments to upcoming events.
Thursday 24 October - 9:00am
Year 12 Celebration and Awards Assembly
The 2024 Year 12 Celebration & Awards Assembly will be held at in the College Gymnasium on Thursday 24 October 2024, commencing at 9:00am until 11.10am.
All Year 12 families are invited to attend.
This is a special assembly celebrating the achievements of our Year 12 students for the academic year and will involve several presentations by members of our community.
This is a COMPULSORY school event for all Year 7 to 12 students, to acknowledge the efforts of our Year 12 students and where we will also present our college’s most prestigious awards.
Previously, this assembly celebrated all students from Years 10, 11 and 12. This will now be a stand-alone celebration of the Class of 2024, with Year 10 and 11 students recognized at an assembly later in the term, prior to Year 11 students’ final day.
Friday 25 October – 9:00am
Year 12 Graduation Mass and Morning Tea
The Year 12 Graduation Mass & morning tea will be held on Friday 25 October in the College Gymnasium, to celebrate and farewell the Class of 2024.
From the perspective of the College, this is the most important graduation event of the year and is a formal occasion that must be reflected in behaviour and dress.
All Year 12 families are invited to attend. This is a COMPULSORY school event for all Year 7 to 12 students.
At the conclusion of the mass (approx. 10:30am), Year 12 students and families are invited to the Mackillop Building at 10:30am to share a morning tea with the Class of 2024, and teaching staff.
Car parking for students and families will be made available on the College oval via the entrance on Blacks Road.
Wednesday 20 November – 9:00am
Year 10 and 11 Celebration and Awards Assembly
This is an assembly celebrating the achievements of our Year 10 and 11 students for the academic year and will involve several presentations by members of our community. Families of award winners will be notified and invited to attend.
This is a COMPULSORY school event for all Year 7 to 11 students.
Thursday 5 December – 9:00am
Middle Years Celebration and Awards Assembly
This is an assembly celebrating the achievements of our Year 7, 8 and 9 students for the academic year and will involve several presentations by members of our community. Families of award winners will be notified and invited to attend.
This was previously an after-hours event, which has now been moved to 9:00am.
This is a COMPULSORY school event for all Year 7 to 9 students.
UPDATED UNIFORM POLICY
In an update to the college uniform policy, at the start of 2025, all students will be expected to wear black leather lace-up shoes (business style – refer to image) with both the winter and summer uniform. Black leather sneakers will not be permitted as part of the school uniform.
Students and families are to ensure that they have addressed this by the start of 2025, and that they have purchased appropriate school shoes in preparation for next year.
The updated Uniform Policy can be accessed on the College website here
Anthony Farina - Head of Secondary
