As we continue to navigate this period of remote learning, please be aware that these interruptions to face-to-face learning and the subsequent restrictions being placed on visitors on site, will cause a number of adjustments to our College calendar this year. While we have already had to postpone the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mass, a number of excursions and the Year 9 Youth Aware Mental Health (YAM) program, it is likely that a number of additional events will also be postponed or cancelled. It is important for us to also acknowledge that once we are able to, we will need to prioritise opportunities for face-to-face learning, which will have a further impact on which events can and cannot proceed as the year unfolds. We will of course communicate these changes as the current situation evolves. 

As a result of remote learning, we have been informed by Busabout and Interline (our two school bus companies) that they have suspended all bus services (currently with the exception of bus 4007 - Long Point) to and from Mount Carmel for the next two weeks. We will advise the community once they decide to offer these services once again. 

Finally, another reminder that despite the overwhelming majority of students now working remotely for the time being, I would ask families to please continue following our COVID recording procedures, which include: 

• Informing the school immediately if your child is self-isolating or undergoing testing, and informing us of the result as soon as possible.

• Following sickness with flu-like symptoms, ensuring your child is free of symptoms and can present a negative COVID-19 test, before attending the College site for any reason. 

David Cloran
Assistant Principal