Good Day, Good People,

We had the pleasure of listening to our candidates present their speeches for our College leadership positions during assembly at Assisi this week. Five students- two girls and three boys put forward their ideas on why they would be good leaders for 2026. I was very impressed by these young people and how they spoke to a large audience. The voting is happening presently and we will be announcing the captains early next week. We wish them all well and know the College will be in good hands.

This week the College has been celebrating Science week with numerous activities happening to focus on science. This subject area is extremely important, and we have had numerous students do very well in the sciences and take their futures in that direction. Curiosity certainly is good for our minds and science helps us explore this.

Next week is Book week. Again, there will be various opportunities for students to celebrate this. I have spoken many times about the importance of reading. Children who read do better is my mantra. Better at school, better at life. Reading and comprehension is the greatest tool we teach our children. This needs to start at home and be nurtured at school. Book week is an opportunity for us all to revisit reading in our lives and the lives of our children.

I will be attending an Education Conference in Cairns between Wednesday & Friday of  next week. This is an opportunity to listen to educational experts and see what is the latest in discussions around schools. I look forward to this opportunity and hopefully bringing some ideas back to St. Anthony’s.

I wish to congratulate our Eco Warriors for their efforts over the last couple of weeks winning a Gold Award at an International event: Global Link Australia. Well done to all involved.

We have our Winter Carnival on this coming Friday 22nd of August from 5.00pm to 9.00pm. Please come along and support the College. Remember school will finish at 12.20pm on this day.

We also want to bring your attention to a wonderful concert the College will be running on August the 30th. We bring you our first ever St. Anthony’s Spectacular. Tickets are available at the College.

Barry Horner
Principal