Principal's Message

On behalf of the staff of the College, I would like to welcome families back to Term 3.

Upon our return, we are very cognisant of the COVID outbreak in Victoria and various clusters in NSW. To this end, we are committed to adopt a “business as usual” approach to life at the College as much as feasibly possible. Notwithstanding, we are dedicated to being attentive to our wellbeing at this time. Indeed, we are all conscious that in one way or another the spectre of COVID has affected each and every one of us. In this regard it is important for us to be attentive to each other in an environment where everyone is cared for, valued and loved. We endeavour to remain calm with one another and aware that some of us may feel vulnerable and somewhat anxious about what may or may not transpire.

In a spirit of optimism, let us continue in hope that our young people be afforded those College experiences which enable them to grow, flourish and prosper.

School Improvement Process

St Joseph’s Regional College is embarking on a multi-year School Improvement Process with the aim of improving our College in targeted areas while also preserving and building upon the many fantastic aspects that already exist. This process will involve consultation with staff, students and the wider College community. Over the coming weeks, students will be involved in this process through an activity in Pastoral Care time where they will be asked to consider what an Ideal School would look like. Where possible, we invite you, as a parent community, to engage in home-based discussions with your children to assist them in preparing for this activity and help formulate their thoughts regarding a school that they would be most proud to attend. Their feedback and ideas will help form the core of our data to inform this process and design our College goals.

A forthcoming invitation will also be sent to our parent community to solicit your thoughts and ideas to inform our process. On behalf of the School Improvement Team, I thank you for engaging with your children in this process to help improve our College.

If at any time you have questions regarding the School Improvement Process, I encourage you to contact the College Office on 02 5525 4100.

Tom Inatey
Representative of the School Improvement Team

College Theme Pillars Beautified

Visitors to our College will be greeted with a fresh coat of varnish on the College Theme Pillars located in the garden at the entrance to the office. A big thank you to Teacher's Assistant, Mr Jeremy Bates for coordinating the project and to Year 7 students Harry Holloway, Ben Hopper and Myles Cooper for the great work in sanding and painting the pillars.

Year 10 Visit to Newman Senior Technical College

Our Year 10 students are currently looking at pathways for their senior years of education. Yesterday, they visited Newman Senior Technical College. This visit enabled students to gather information about the educational opportunities and pathways.

I invite you to peruse Mr McCosker's newsletter article in regards to the process of enrolling in Year 11 in 2021.

God Bless

Jim Dempsey
Principal