Another fruitful week of Faith formation, Learning and Wellbieng has passed and again we have seen a range of experiences take place within and beyond the boundaries of our community. Despite the fact that we are only 2 weeks away from our mid-year break, there is certainly no hint of slowing down. 

On Tuesday a number of our Years 7 & 10 students acted as models for our updated promotional material, which will be an important part of the Mount Carmel and CEDoW 2026 enrolment processes. Tuesday evening saw over 80 people register for our inaugural YourChoicez Parent Webinar, presented by David Kobler. David and his wife, Katie, work each year with our Year 8 and 9 students about issues relating to Social Media, raising teenagers in a challenging world and a range of other matters. Parents from Mount Carmel and our Catholic feeder Primary schools were invited to join the conversation and it was great to see so much interest at our first session. Wednesday afternoon saw our College leaders take part in a zoom with Bishop Brian and Wednesday night saw another opportunity to engage with members of our student and parent community with our annual Year 10 into Year 11 Subject Information Night. A number of our current Year 11’s attended a Marist Superconnect event at Kogarah Marist on the same evening. Thursday saw our Science KLA organise a Physics presentation for our current Year 10 students and College photos were taken. Later tonight, approximately 40 students will be taking part in the SRC’s St Vincent de Paul “winter Night Out” in our College Library, an initiative designed to raise awareness of the work of the St Vincent de Paul Society in our community, run community-building activities, games, and small group discussion time, plus a lot of fun! Many thanks to all those involved in the organisation and presentation of these events.

Next week also will see a range of initiatives that will enhance the holistic education of our students. These include:

• Monday - Diocesan Hockey 
• Wednesday - Diocesan Volleyball, Yr 12 State of Origin Night social event
• Thursday - Yr 11 2025 Subject Marketplace and Photo Catch-ups, Yr 7 Smart Farmer Excursion
• Friday - Yrs 7 to 10 Academic reports published, Yrs 7 Zoo Excursion.

Thanks in anticipation to all staff and students for their preparation and participation in these activities.

As usual, thank you for your ongoing support with the Learning, Wellbeing and Faith development of our students. Please do not hesitate to contact the Office or your son or daughters respective Pastoral Advisor or Year Coordinator should you have any questions or require support. 

Mr Simon Huntly