As the term comes to a close, I take the opportunity to thank all members of our College community for their support throughout the past term. As we have continued our move towards normality, it has been wonderful to be able to invite parents to more face-to-face events which we have not been able to run for the past couple of years. I look forward with great anticipation to further opportunities for community gatherings in the coming term and most certainly during our end of year celebrations.

I remind the parents of students in Year 11 that today marks the end of the Preliminary Course and, consequently, the HSC course will begin early in Term 4. For this reason, we will be holding the 2023 HSC Information Evening on Monday 10th October in the Champagnat Centre for all parents and students, commencing at 7pm. 

I also remind parents and students that we return next term in our summer uniform and encourage students to familiarise themselves with the College uniform and grooming expectations which are laid out in the College diary. Your support in this area ensures that the focus for both teachers and students can remain on learning as the new term gets underway.

A reminder this week of the COVID directives that will govern our return to school from the beginning of Term 4, which state that staff, students and visitors who test positive to COVID must:

• Complete 5 days of isolation from the date they tested positive;
• Be symptom-free before returning to school (if symptoms remain after day 5, they must continue self-isolating and follow NSW Health guidelines);
• Receive a negative rapid antigen test (RAT) result before attending school after their isolation period is complete (the result does NOT need to be provided to the school);
• Wear a mask on days 6 and 7 when attending school (for all staff and for students aged 12 years and older).

Wishing you all the best for the school holiday period ahead.