Dear Parent/Carers,

What a start to the 2022 school year!  Despite the challenges of Covid and the devastation of the recent floods and the many more that you may have experienced in recent times it is reassuring to know that some things have not changed.  One such tradition was our pleasure to officially welcome the Year 7 students and all new students to our College on Monday 7th March.  This special parade, attended by a number of parents and invited guests, allowed us to celebrate and recognise not only our new students and families but also announce our 2022 student leaders.  A full list of all the student leaders for 2022 are listed further down in this newsletter.  Once again, congratulations to all our elected student leaders and I look forward to working with you throughout this year.

For those who have visited our College recently you would have seen the ongoing works of our stage 2 building program.  Obviously, building supply issues and Covid have had a significant impact on its final completion and I hope that most works will be completed by the start of Term 2.  Unfortunately, due to these building delays we decided to postpone our annual College Community Open Day, however we have rescheduled this event for Saturday 7th May.  Further information on this event will be provided closer to the date and we look forward to letting all members of the community see our new state of the art facilities.  

Between now and the start of next term we welcome a number of new staff to our College.  Mr Daniel Pym will be joining us as Deputy Principal (Year 7 & 8) commencing Term 2.  I thank Mrs Angela Waugh (Acting Deputy) and Mr James Dunn (Acting HOD) for back-filling behind this role in Term 1 while we undertook an extensive statewide recruitment process to fill this position.  Mrs Angela Waugh will return to HOD Senior Schooling in Term 2 and Mr Dunn to the HPE department.  We welcome Daniel as the new Deputy Principal who comes to us with extensive experience from a large high school and will bring a wealth of knowledge, passion and experience to the Culture and Development portfolio.  I would also like to welcome Alicia (Youth Support Coordinator), Leesa (Art Teacher), Jedd (Science/Math teacher), Sky (Science, Math, HPE teacher) and Tim, Beth, Natalya and Georgia as our new Teacher Aides. 

As our College continues to grow and mature so too will our need for additional staff and facilities.  But more than "boots and books" as we plan and prepare for these changes we need you.  We need to work together as one; staff, students, parents, business, industry and community groups to provide the best possible learning environment and conditions for success.  Only by working together can we fulfil our College motto of Achieving excellence together.

Yours Sincerely,