As we enter into the final two weeks of the school year, I take the opportunity to draw your attention once again to a number of events that we have coming up over the next two weeks.

Commencing this coming Tuesday, Year 10 students will engage in a week of activities that have been designed to support their transition into Stage 6 next year. This program includes a HSC Symposium Day where they will engage with the content of their Year 11 courses, a NESA update that will familiarise them with the processes required of all HSC students, and the completion of the NESA mandated All My Own Work modules which further familiarises the cohort with the demands of HSC assessment work. Other days will focus on spirituality and leadership in readiness for their commencement as seniors in 2021.

Following the relaxing of COVID-19 directives in recent weeks, the College will be celebrating our End of Year Mass on the morning of Tuesday 15th December in the Champagnat Centre. Given the restrictions on gathering sizes that have been applied throughout most of this year that forced the cancellation of our Champagnat Day and OLMC Mass, we are certainly looking forward to this occasion.

Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews are being held on Tuesday evening (15th December) and Wednesday morning (16th December) via Zoom. Booking details have now been distributed to all parents should you wish to discuss your child’s progress throughout the past year and to set a course of action for the year ahead.

Early next week we will be distributing the 2020 College Yearbook. This publication provides a wonderful overview of what has been a most unique year. Significantly, despite the challenges and restrictions that we have encountered throughout 2020, in reading this year's edition, I was still amazed by how much has been achieved in such challenging circumstances. I particularly acknowledge all the staff members who have contributed towards the yearbook and most significantly, to Mrs Sylvia Ranftl who was responsible for collating each of the articles and images from this year and bringing them together into such a valuable keepsake for the 2020 year.

Finally, as you may be aware, NSW Health have released draft guidelines with regards to the anticipated COVID-19 directives that will be in place from the beginning of 2021. While these directives are subject to change over the course of the next two months, please be assured that we will communicate any confirmed changes to these restrictions as soon as they are known.

Mr David Cloran