Dear Parent/Carer, 

Welcome back to our final term for the 2021 school year.  Term 4 is always busy with lots of school and out of school activities and events.  In two weeks time we will be hosting our second annual Awards evening and all family members are welcome to attend.  This will be a fantastic evening where we celebrate the many achievements of our students and announce our new junior (yr 9) student leaders for 2022.  A registration link and information regarding the Awards evening is on this newsletter and will be advertised on Facebook also. I encourage people to register as soon as possible to reserve your seat.  

At the conclusion of last term, all students achieved progress results for their work through Daymap, however unlike the end of Term 2,  we will not be hosting parent/teacher interviews or emailing interim report cards for Term 3.  Results from Term 3 student assessment has been added and is regularly updated within Daymap as drafts and final assessment is completed.  Daymap online provides a great way for parents to see teacher/child assessment feedback, monitor academic progress and email/communicate with teachers as required.  Parents are welcome to log in to Daymap at any time to view their child's academic progress in all subjects. As always, if you have questions or concerns regarding your child's progress or learning please speak to the relevant teacher or Head of Department.  A the end of year, students will be issued a report card for Semester 2.   

Many of you have been watching the building progress throughout the year and I am pleased to announce that our Stage 2 works are on track to be finished by the end of the year, ready for classes in 2022.  Early next year we plan to host another Community Open Day to allow all current and future members of our school community to see these fantastic purpose-built facilities. 

At this stage our total enrolments for years 7-10 next year will be around 600 students.  Throughout this year we have been forward planning and preparing for this rapid growth with staff training and planning, employing additional teaching and non-teaching staff and reviewing our school policies and processes to make sure they are adequate for increased student numbers.   As part of this process, there will be some changes for how we support students in 2022.  In 2022, our Head of Departments will work closely with a year level, as opposed to student houses.  We will appoint 4 House Coordinators who will oversee student welfare and wellbeing for a designated year level and these positions will be renamed, Year Level Coordinators to more accurately reflect their role.  These changes, and a number of other minor changes will occur as we continue to refine, improve and scale-up our ability to make sure that our core values and goals are supported.  Our College expectations for achieving excellence together through holding high professional and personal expectations, innovation, inclusion and connection to community will remain our focus as we continue to grow.

I want to thank the many parents and staff that make our college community the great place it is, and I look forward to celebrating our many achievements in a few weeks time.

Yours sincerely,

Brendan Krueger

Foundation Principal