Principal's Message
Staff Acknowledgement
I sincerely thank Mr Shane Hyland, our Leader of Evangelisation for his outstanding coordination of our recently held Inaugural Mass and Ash Wednesday Liturgy. Of course, alongside Mr Hyland is a team of staff playing important roles to bring gatherings such as these to fruition. I would like to pay special thanks to some key staff members; to College Youth Minister Emily Burg for your support and tireless organisation, to Year 11 student Hannah Jennings for beautifully commentating on these occasions and to Adam Jennings and Dane Bittu for being altar servers, to our junior and senior Youth Ministry teams for their roles throughout the services, to Mrs Julie Hickling, for her administration role and lastly to the entire staff of St Joseph's Regional College, our teachers are amazing, thank you for preparing and organising students for these occasions.
Extraordinary Minister of Communion
At the beginning of our Inaugural Mass, Father Paul Gooley commissioned six Eucharist ministers. Congratulations to; Mrs Hulbert, Hannah Jennings, Jacob Somers, Ella Juric, Ellyra Squires and Isabella Dragos who can now undertake the role of Extraordinary Minister of Communion.
These members of our community are to be entrusted with administering the Eucharist at St Joseph’s Regional College during 2023.
I refer you to the full report by the Leader of Mission, Mr Bushe.
Family Connect Service
Our school, Social Futures and the Catholic Schools Office are in partnership to integrate the 'Family Connect in Schools Service' into our school. Jerico Navea is the Family Connect Worker for our school.
The Family Connect in Schools Service helps families to connect with a wide range of services in the community. They can also accompany families to service appointments and case manage a support plan if a family needs a significant variety of services.
Families are able to self-refer by directly contacting Jerico by phone or email (0419 720 515 or jerico.navea@socialfutures.org.au)
We invite you to read the following profile that Jerico has prepared:
Hi, my name is Jerico Navea, and I will be your Social Futures Family Connect in Schools Program Worker. I have 7 years of experience working as a case worker, youth worker, program manager and facilitator in the Child, Youth and Family support sector for both Non-Government and Government organisations in Melbourne, Sydney and now in the beautiful Birpai Land - Port Macquarie. I am passionate in my work with supporting families, children and young people experiencing challenging circumstances and draw on my experience, skills, compassion, and understanding to support families with their goals and needs. I very much look forward to collaborating with the Catholic Schools in Port Macquarie and offering my support and services to the families and students within your school.
College Fee Statements
Statements will be emailed to families today regarding College fees and levies. Every cost allows us to provide your child/ren with the highest quality educational experience.
This first statement will provide you with a breakdown of your latest charges, the levies are listed below:
Subject / Course fees: This fee is an aggregated amount that covers costs such as course equipment and maintenance of equipment associated with the provision of the curriculum.
Resource Fee: The curriculum component of the resource fee covers things such as purchasing of textbooks, including e-books, repair to existing texts, and software platform costs, such as licensing for various subjects. This fee has been largely subsidised by the College in previous years .
Activity costs: There will sometimes be other costs that will be billed for occasions such as elective sports, retreats and excursions.
Please note: Tuition Fees are paid at the Parish and do not appear on your College statement. Statements for tuition fees come directly from the Parish Office.
Parents are asked to please pay their account by the due date, 31st March 2023.
Payment may be made by cash, cheque, EFTPOS or BPAY.
Sometimes, for very good reasons that are usually out of your control, an account cannot be paid by the due date. If you are experiencing difficulties in paying your account, please contact the College Office as soon as possible, preferably before the due date. We will then be able to offer some assistance, such as extending the time to pay or offering a payment by instalment option.
2022 College Yearbook
Our College Yearbook is a great historical record of the St Joseph's Regional College school year.
The 2022 Yearbook has now been distributed to current students, while students who were in Year 12, 2022 can collect their copy from the College office.
A limited number of copies are available to purchase for $20 from the College office.
Afternoon Pickup and Bus Safety
Keeping our students, staff and visitors safe is a priority for us. This year, we have implemented and will continue to enforce the additional safety measures regarding afternoon pickups, and I thank you for your corporation in supporting these measures.
This week is Bus Safety Week, and given this, it is a timely reminder that when driving on College grounds, there is a 10km speed limit. We all have a part to play in pedestrian movement and bus safety. Buses are large, heavy vehicles that do not stop quickly. It is important that motorists, pedestrians, school children, parents, and bus passengers #BeBusAware to avoid accidents in and around buses.
I sincerely thank families for their patience and understanding when collecting their children from the College grounds in the afternoon.
Collection Notice for parents/guardians
Please take a moment to read the following information received from The Australian Government Department of Education regarding the collection of student information.
Mrs Tanya Daley
Principal