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Dear parents, friends, staff and students,
In this week’s Gospel (Mark 4: 35-41), Jesus calms the sea with the words: “ ‘Be calm!’ and the wind dropped and all was calm again”.
On Monday, we held our annual College Athletics Carnival at Leumeah. As I have said in the past, schools will nominate certain activities not only for extra curricula opportunities but also as community building days. The Athletics carnival is one of those for us. This day enables students to get out of the normal routine and normal interactions and take time to socialise with each other. At the same time, it is an opportunity for students to excel in domains outside of the classroom. Our carnival was a great success with students achieving personal bests and even on occasion breaking records. A big congratulations to the students who attended and participated, and to Mr Webb and his supporting staff for their organisation and efforts.
Wednesday saw the delivery of the Year 10 subject selection evening. This year, we began this evening in the new STEM building with the faculty stands where students and parents were able to ask questions of the Key Learning Area (KLA) Coordinators and senior teachers. We then moved to the College Champagnat Centre for the formal presentation on the HSC, ATAR and RoSA and the process of subject selection. At the start of the presentation, I asked the students what their reason was for attending Mount Carmel and encouraged them to make a conscious decision to be here rather than coasting through and not taking the opportunities presented. This built on our last College Academic Assembly where I asked students how they make the deliberate decision to take opportunities presented at the College. As one of the Marist Characteristics is a ‘love of our work’, it is important to continually revisit what this means for us and how we can live this in practice.
Tonight, a number of our students will remain after school, for a small experience of the Vinnies winter sleepout. Whilst we do not take an entire night to do this, the students will take time to contemplate how they might contribute to improving our community through sacrifice and awareness raising. We aim to build compassion for those who are disadvantaged within our society. Students are encouraged to understand that compassion is important but requires action in order to be effective. A huge thank you to Mrs Nguyen for her effort in organising and coordinating this event.
Ite in Veritate
Mr Steve Lo Cascio
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.
Reminder:
College Photo Catch-up, Thursday 27 June 2024
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
Second Reading
2 Corinthians 5:14-17; We are new creations in Christ.
Gospel
Mark 4:35-41; Jesus stills the sea.
On Tuesday, my peers and I had the privilege to be trained as an Extraordinary Eucharistic minister. This allows us the privilege to distribute communion at our Eucharistic liturgies.
We had the honour to be trained by Father James and Bishop Brian, amongst other people who supported us and guided us through the events that unfolded today.
We were taught that it isn’t just actions that go into the Eucharist, we now know that everything has a meaning behind it, a greater good for the common people. I depended on my knowledge of the Eucharist and everything that goes into it.
This is an opportunity that my peers and I are more than grateful to have been able to participate in and to have been able to represent our school in the Wollongong cathedral. We were able to express ourselves within other school communities, which was encouraged through icebreakers.
From this day we have taken away a variety of things to expand our knowledge of Christianity and Catholicism itself.
We want to thank anyone who made this day possible for us that led to this great day. especially Mr Whicker, who was able to transport us to the Cathedral.
The overall of this day has led me to the conclusion that everybody is capable of doing something greater within the Christian community and I could recommend this training to anyone who listened.
by: Mia Rezo, Chelsea Sirec and Emma Russell
Mrs Christine Meharg
Last week we celebrated the academic success of a number of students from Years 11 and 12. These students have been recognised by their teachers for demonstrating a high level of commitment to their learning during the first half of their academic year. These students are consistently embracing the learning opportunities occurring in every lesson of every day. The students received awards for either academic effort, academic achievement or academic excellence.
| Academic Effort |
The award for academic effort is attained by students who have received predominantly a rating of 5 in their learning profile across all of their courses. Meaning that they have consistently applied themselves with diligence and sustained effort in all aspects of their learning. |
| Academic Achievement | The award for academic achievement is attained by students who have consistently achieved high grades across their courses and outcomes. Demonstrating extensive knowledge and understanding of the content and a very high level of competence in the processes and skills of their course and can apply these skills to new situations. |
| Academic Excellence |
The award for academic excellence is attained by those students who have achieved both high academic achievement and high academic effort across all courses. |
Congratulations to the following students from Year 11
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Katrena |
Al-Zohairy |
Academic Achievement |
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Ava |
Antala |
Academic Achievement |
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Zach |
Balmaceda |
Academic Achievement |
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Rebecca |
Biju |
Academic Excellence |
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Nathanael |
Camilleri |
Academic Achievement |
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Sophie |
Connolly |
Academic Excellence |
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Toni |
Dudman |
Academic Effort |
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Nadera |
Faasoa |
Academic Effort |
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Sophie |
Fernandes |
Academic Effort |
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Patrice |
Ferriere |
Academic Achievement |
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Livinia |
Harbidge |
Academic Achievement |
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Solange |
Hidalgo |
Academic Achievement |
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Onyx |
Holmes |
Academic Excellence |
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Leira |
Hornilla |
Academic Achievement |
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Sean |
Hornilla |
Academic Achievement |
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James |
Inthavong |
Academic Achievement |
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Cordelia |
Jeffrey |
Academic Achievement |
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Gieselle |
Kho |
Academic Excellence |
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Caitlin |
Kilcar |
Academic Effort |
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Melissa |
Lun |
Academic Effort |
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Jessica |
McMillan |
Academic Achievement |
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Angelina |
Miletic |
Academic Excellence |
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Katrina |
Morelos |
Academic Excellence |
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Nasha |
Mucheru |
Academic Achievement |
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Cassandra |
Nicolasora |
Academic Effort |
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Katelin |
Pereira |
Academic Achievement |
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Azura |
Pereira |
Academic Effort |
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Isaac |
Ramos |
Academic Achievement |
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Emma |
Ransom |
Academic Excellence |
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Chase |
Reyes |
Academic Excellence |
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Giselle |
Roson |
Academic Achievement |
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Bernice |
Sailago |
Academic Achievement |
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Nessadonai |
Sembrani |
Academic Excellence |
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Bea |
Sualibios |
Academic Excellence |
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Renee |
Sundaram |
Academic Excellence |
| Year 12 | ||
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Shivraj |
Bhanot |
Academic Effort |
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Keanna |
Bocarro |
Academic Achievement |
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Zoe |
Charadia |
Academic Effort |
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Luna |
Clara Da Silva |
Academic Excellence |
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Brielle |
Clarke |
Academic Achievement |
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Nyandier |
Deng |
Academic Effort |
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Edward |
Dsouza |
Academic Excellence |
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Alexander |
Dutfield |
Academic Achievement |
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Hiraya |
Getigan |
Academic Excellence |
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Skylah |
Gilbang |
Academic Excellence |
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Jack |
Gunton |
Academic Effort |
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Isabella |
Inthavong |
Academic Effort |
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Esha |
Jadhav |
Academic Excellence |
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Magdalena |
Kawa |
Academic Effort |
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Daniel |
Kraichuk |
Academic Effort |
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Max |
Loyola |
Academic Effort |
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Nimisha |
Mainali |
Academic Excellence |
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Jasmine |
McGarry |
Academic Effort |
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Noah |
Nasreddine |
Academic Excellence |
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Meghann |
Peeters |
Academic Achievement |
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Sarah |
Radman |
Academic Excellence |
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Jacob |
Ramos |
Academic Excellence |
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Alyssa |
Rattanathip |
Academic Effort |
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Matias |
Rennert |
Academic Excellence |
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Gloria |
Rivadeneira Pino |
Academic Excellence |
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Anna |
Segovia |
Academic Excellence |
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Asin |
Shaji George |
Academic Effort |
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Liam |
Tannoury |
Academic Excellence |
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Charlise |
Zabat |
Academic Achievement |
Year 7 - 10 Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences
& Semester 1 Report Distribution
Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences provide an opportunity for parents/carers and students to meet with class teachers to review academic progress and discuss areas for growth. This conversation provides an opportunity for valuable feedback and enables parents/carers to ask questions to support students as they progress through their secondary education.
Bookings are now open. The times and dates of the conferences in Week 10 are:
- Monday 1 July - 4-8pm at the College (Champagnat Centre)
- Thursday 4 July - 4-8pm at the College (Champagnat Centre)
- Friday 5 July - 8:30am -12:30pm via Zoom
To support the discussions at these meetings, Year 7 -10 Semester 1 Reports will be available via Compass on the afternoon of Friday 28 June (Week 9).
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TERM 2 |
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| Week 8 |
18/06/2024: 12 English Ext 1 19/06/2024: 12 Physics 19/06/2024: 12 SOR2 21/06/2024: 12 Mathematics Ext 2
Year 11 180/6/2024: 11 English Advanced 18/06/2024: 11 English Standard 18/06/2024: 11 English Studies 19/06/2024: 11 Physics 19/06/2024: 11 Mathematics Standard 2 19/06/2024: 11 Mathematics Standard 1 19/06/2024: 11 Studies in Catholic Thought 20/06/2024: 11 PDHPE 20/06/2024: 11 SLR2 20/06/2024: 11 Music 21/06/2024: 11 Investigating Science
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| Week 9 |
Year 12 24/06/2024 12 Mathematics Advanced 24/06/2024 12 Community and Family Studies 25/06/2024 12 History Extension 27/06/2024 12 Mathematics Ext 1 Year 11 24/06/2024 11 Legal Studies 27/06/2024 11 Mathematics Advanced 27/06/2024 11 Business Studies 28/06/2024 11 Chemistry 28/06/2024 11 Modern History |
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Leader of Learning - Curriculum Pedagogy & Leader of Learning - Curriculum Administration
Helping Your Teen Develop Good Study Habits:
A Guide for Parents
As the academic year progresses and we have the opportunity to evaluate our academic progress so far, students need to develop effective study habits to achieve their full potential. As parents, you play a crucial role in guiding and supporting your teenagers through this process. Here are some practical tips to assist your high schooler in cultivating good study habits that can lead to academic success. The feedback from teachers and developing excellent routine around improvement is critical to continuing growth in 2024. Here are some critical points for deliberate and effective study:
Create a Dedicated Study Space and Routine
Ensure your teen has a quiet, well-lit, and comfortable place to study, free from distractions. A dedicated study area can help them focus better and separate study time from leisure activities. Encourage them to keep this space organized and equipped with necessary supplies such as pens, notebooks, and a computer. Consistency is key when it comes to studying. Help your teenager develop a regular study schedule that includes specific times for homework and revision. This routine should be aligned with their natural rhythms, allowing for breaks to avoid burnout. For instance, the Pomodoro Technique, which involves 25 minutes of focused study followed by a 5-minute break, can be particularly effective. This is incredibly important in the younger years where sustained activity will eventually fall apart without these small break times.
Balance and Well-being
It's important to remind your teen of the importance of balancing study with other activities. Ensure they have time for physical exercise, hobbies, and relaxation. Adequate sleep is also crucial; teenagers need around 8-10 hours of sleep per night for optimal cognitive function and overall health. Even a quick walk of the family pet before getting into homework can be very beneficial.
Communicate with Teachers
Stay in touch with your child’s teachers to monitor their progress and address any concerns. Teachers can provide valuable insights into your child’s strengths and areas needing improvement. Book in to see all your student’s teachers to consider the overarching patterns and make sure you model asking for critical points that they can use to move forward with their learning. Please book in your times through Compass
Promote Active Learning
Active learning involves engaging with the material through discussions, teaching others, or applying concepts to real-life scenarios. Encourage your child to use techniques like summarizing information, making flashcards, and practising past exam questions. Group study sessions with peers can also be beneficial, as long as they remain focused and productive.
Addressing Challenges
If your teenager is struggling with particular subjects or study habits, work together to identify the issues. This might involve adjusting their study routine, seeking help from teachers, or exploring alternative learning methods. It’s important to approach these challenges with patience and support.
Together, let’s make this academic year a successful and enriching experience for our students.
Mrs Theresa Moore Miss Rebecca Toogood
Acting Pastoral Care & Wellbeing Coordinator
Knowing students as readers is undoubtedly central to teaching reading well. Some activities which allow teachers to see reading from the perspective of students include the use of metaphor, drawing reading, reading conferences, and question prompts. Last week’s exploration of various metaphors like the deep-sea diver and the fussy eater, showed how useful this activity can be enabling students to understand and articulate the quality of their reading and learning experiences. And asking students to find metaphors to represent their reading experiences at different times of the school year, is an effective way to track changes in confidence and competence over time.
The drawing of reading is another effective way students can display their attitude to and level of engagement in reading. I asked my Year 9 students this week to do just that and was thrilled with their responses. Giving them a sheet of A4 paper, I requested that they capture their experience of reading visually, advising them that their drawings did not need to be sophisticated nor overly ‘artistic’. When their images were completed, students had the option of using words to describe what they had drawn. From a teaching perspective, I was interested in seeing what these drawings conveyed about students’ attitude and engagement with the act of reading. Were any patterns emerging in these visual representations? Were there any surprising images? And how engaged were the students in the actual process?
The focus demonstrated by the students during this drawing activity was remarkable. Some took a little longer than others to get started, but once they had an idea, they were utterly engrossed. I did notice some patterns. We had a number of portals transporting readers into other dimensions, and globes of the world representing the power of books to take readers to new and distant places. There were mountains and mountain climbers, suggesting contrasting reading experiences with some struggling on a slow and laborious climb, while others enjoyed the journey culminating in a sense of accomplishment on reaching the summit. One student depicted a non-reader behind bars, while the prolific readers were free to explore greenery, flowers, castles, stars, and chirping birds. Others visually represented mazes and walking tracks suggesting challenges, choices, and paths ‘less travelled’.
All in all, this exercise proved to be particularly useful. It provided valuable insight into the experience of reading for students and proved to be a wonderful opportunity for further dialogue about books and their magic. One additional benefit was particularly profitable. When young people think deeply about what happens to them when they read, they gain insights that enable better self-assessment, regulation, and future learning.
Clare Murphy
English Coordinator and Literacy Instructional Coach
What a great week of sport Mount Carmel has had over the past seven days! The College held its annual athletics carnival on Monday, which was an enjoyable day filled with house spirit, competition, and personal bests. The carnival is ongoing, with the Javelin event scheduled for week 9 to help determine which house will be crowned Athletics Carnival Champions.
A huge thank you to everyone who was present on the day and helped contribute to a successful event, despite the weather doing its best to cool down a hot day of competition. Special thanks to the staff who all contributed to the carnival by providing coaching, officiating events, encouraging participation, and promoting house spirit. I thank you all for your efforts.
The winning house and age champions will be announced in the coming weeks.
In other sporting events we also had our Marist Netball Team compete at Olympic Park throughout the week
Marist Netball
It has been an incredible week for our Marist Netball Team who travelled to Homebush to compete in the 27th Annual Marist Netball Competition. We are so proud and privileged to have such impressive talent in the netball field and the girls represented Mount Carmel with such pride and enthusiasm.
Congratulations to our team who placed 6th at the event:
Janita Leota Brown (Year 12)
Leisl Hopoate (Year 12)
Krystal Borello (Year 12)
Gemma Olling (Year 12)
Isabelle Ashcroft (Year 11)
Rebecca Barnes (Year 11)
Laylah Tupou (Year 11)
Sienna Finn (Year 11)
Taylah Faiai (Year 11)
Isabella Nakasenh (Year 9)
Disney Teiotu (Year 8)
A special mention to Janita Leota Brown (WA/GA) and Leisl Hopoate (C, WA, GA, GD) who were selected as part of the Marist Highly Recommended team.
MISA
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MVP | Short Report |
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Indoor Cricket Years 10-12 Girls OCOB |
VS OPAC Champions Win 57-43 |
Maria De Lima Goncalves Fernandes Da Mota |
The girls came into today’s matchup keen to finish off the season undefeated and take home the championship trophy. However nothing more than a win against Oran Park Anglican College would secure the season. Captain Jessica McMillan won the toss and decided to bat first. The girls played some great shots and ended with a total of 57 runs. Heading into field the girls would have to put up a gargantuan effort to keep OPAC to under 57 runs. There was some incredible bowling again from Alisha Philip, Rhianna Gascoine and Tamia Taie throughout the innings. Towards the final two overs it looked like OPAC might just reach the total however two fantastic runouts from Maria De Lima Goncalves Fernandes Da Mota saw MCCC take the win and ultimately the championship. Well done to the girls for a phenomenal season. |
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Hockey 7-9 Boys ELID
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VS BAC Grand Final Loss 1-0 |
Keeden Robinson |
The boys played an excellent game and dominated both possession and field position. Unfortunately, the team couldn't win the championship against a much more experienced Broughton side. Keeden, controlled the midfield and his big hits relieved constant pressure. An amazing effort all season to achieve 2nd place in the division 1 competition. |
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Basketball Years 7-9 Girls HOBR
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VS STP Finished 4th Loss 24-4 |
Lyla Grech | In a hard-fought contest for 3rd place, the MISA Junior Girls basketball team faced off against St. Patricks, showing unwavering determination throughout. Despite their efforts, they narrowly lost the game. Lyla was honoured as the MVP for her stellar performance in blocking and defending. Despite the setback, the team remains upbeat, eager to return next year with renewed vigour and strength. |
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Basketball Years 7-9 Boys RODC |
VS OPAC Finished 3rd Win 44-17 |
Cooper Scott |
We came into the play off down a few players due to illness, but the team's sense of determination to win this game was evident from the start. The boys played hard but fair basketball, putting constant pressure on the opposition and exploiting turnovers to put us in a healthy lead at half time, which we extended further in the second half. As they have done so all season, the team showed great spirit in encouraging each other on and off the court. It was a great win to cap off the effort the team has put into training and games this season. Special thanks to the assistant coaches, particularly Chukie who was present and active in every training session and a great guide to these younger students. |
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Frisbee Years 7-9 Mixed MARP |
VS BAC Into the GF Win 13-4 |
Laila Coulson & Hunter Burton |
MCCC needed the win to secure a spot in the final against John Therry next week. Fortunately, the team survived an early onslaught by Broughton and their brilliant long passes, to gain control of the game at half time, leading 8 - 0 at the break. The second half was a chance for the team to try out new formations and plays. Overall these showed some promise, but we got caught out on a couple of occasions, finishing the game 13 - 4. Next week will be a big game for the team with John Therry the clear favourites. If we manage to keep our cool, and get the basics right, we have shown that we are capable of pulling off an upset. |
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Softball Years 10-12 Boys KING |
VS MAS Draw 2-2 |
William McManus |
For the third time this season, the boys conceded a run in the final phase of play, resulting in a 2-2 draw against Macarthur Anglican School. William McManus stood out as the best on the field, successfully scoring a run for the team. A special mention must also go to Harry Peeters for filling in the past two games as catcher. This is certainly one of the more challenging positions, considering we have the fastest pitcher in the league, in that of Parker Cameron. Congratulations to all the boys on earning their first points of the season! |
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Rugby League U16's ABRN |
VS JTCC Finished 3rd Win 20-0 |
Shante Cashman-Priday & Siaufua Mikaele |
A fantastic game today against JT. Our girls did not hold back. They tackled hard and ran even harder. Fua scored 3 of our tries and made 12 tackles. Shante had a massive game with 9 tackles, 4 hit ups and 1 try. Tina also scored a try and had a great game. Mickey and Monte also deserve a mention. They play hard every week and really set the tone for our girls. Unfortunately, a niggling injury for Monte saw her retire for the second half. The JT Coach cut the game short as he didn’t want his players injured. This was a great compliment to our girls team who always play hard but fair.. I look forward to next year where we will be able to work with the same team and improve our fitness, agility and plays. Congratulations girls. My final shout out goes to our Coach Lauren & Assistant Coach Erica. These girls were amazing. Their knowledge of the game, confidence and organisation are great qualities, for not only sport but in other areas of their life. Thank you so much! |
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Football Years 11-12 Boys KAWR |
VS SBCC Loss 5-0 |
Ivan Costa |
The boys started the game off well against a strong outfit in SBCC. Unfortunately we fell away with our shape and structure when 2 goals were conceded in the first half. The second half was a similar story with an early goal being conceded. Congratulations to all the boys involved with no substitutes, they worked hard but our limited interchange cost us a promising match. |
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Football Years 10-12 Girls HEAS |
VS STP Into the GF Won 6-0 |
Lara Underwood |
Both sides had limited numbers so it was 10 against 10. The girls started strong with some strong link up play in midfield who went onto dominate possession. The girls got an early lead and ran away with the game with some great goals by Lara Underwood. Good luck girls in the grand final next week against Magdalene. |
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BYE Netball Years 11-12 - Into the Grand Final Week 9 |
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24th June: Diocesan Hockey Championships
25th June: MISA Dance Festival
26th June: Diocesan Volleyball Championships
As always, students are encouraged to sign up and trial for representative teams. Below you will find registration links for both our DIO and NSWCCC events. If you require any further information please visit the Diocese of Wollongong sports here.
Representative Pathways
| MISA Website | https:/wwwwmisaonlineeorgg.au/ |
| Diocesan Sport News | Updates and news on Wollongong Diocese sport events and trials can be viewed here |
| NSW CCC/CSNSW Sport News | Higher level CCC trials and events status can be monitored here. |
| School Sport Australia Sport News | More School Sport Australia information can be found here |
SWSLHD School Vacination ProgramWednesday 14 August 2024
Year 7 will have their immunisations on Wednesday August 14 (Week 4 Term 3). Final catch up immunisations for Yrs 7, 8, 10 & 11 will be held on Tuesday Nov 26 (Week 7 Term 4). As was the case in 2023, registration for Immunisations occurs through the Services NSW website or App. Please click on the following link for instructions on how to complete this process - Parent information for Immunisations. Consent is required through Service NSW electronically prior to this date and a list will be provided on the day. Please visit this link to provide electronic consent if not already completed. It is recommended all students requring a vaccination to please be in sports uniform.
Mount Carmel School Bus Routes
Transit Systems (formerly Interline) school bus route timetable is available via this 2024_Transit_Bus_Timetable.pdf. Contact phone number is 8118 7102. This timetable now in includes the Willowdale transit routes.
Enrolments 2024 Onwards
The CEDoW has transitioned to a new online enrolment platform, called Funnel, removing the use of all paper forms. Please take note, particularly for sibling applications. The online application form is accessible from the College website.
Social Media – Facebook & Instagram
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Coming soon! Watch this space!
Rainer School Wear
The Rainer uniform shop will only be open Wednesdays and Thursday. Please see attahed flyer for new training times and July holiday trading days.