Good Day, Good People,

Welcome back to another school year. Even with the wet weather we have started well. I thank you for your patience as the morning and afternoon runs are quite slow. As always, the safety of our children is the first priority.

I take this opportunity to welcome our new families and our existing families. Once again we look forward to a productive year.

Our staff returned to work last week with a number of Professional Development opportunities. We spent time undertaking our Induction and Compliance covering all kinds of topics including Child Safety, Inclusive Learning and Integrity to name a few. We had Br David Hall address us about Catholic Identity in our modern context. We also had a session with Carolyn Blackley on Behaviour and Engagement. 

Last year we underwent our Renewal process. From this we have developed three priorities for the College over the next few years. I have listed them below:

1. Ensure the learning and teaching practices, behaviour management processes and pastoral care programs are explicitly linked to the College Vision and Mission.
2. Cultivate an environment that encourages positive behaviours, fosters strong relationships and promotes student engagement.
3. Establish a staff professional development program (PDP) that values evidence-based pedagogy to promote a culture of continuous improvement.

You will hear more about these priorities as we go through the year.

The Pope has announced this year of jubilee to be a year of “HOPE” 

I draw your attention to School TV on our website. It has a lot of information for parents and dealing with student issues.

With the weather being unpredictable we will endeavour to update you should there be any changes to school routines. Please take care of you and yours.

We look forward to working with you and your children over the year. Let us keep building a better St. Anthony’s Catholic College together.

Yours sincerely,

Barry Horner

College Principal