Welcome to Term 1 2023!

It was wonderful to see our community return for another busy start to a new school year. I hope you all had the opportunity to spend time with family and friends and celebrate Christmas together.

Timetable 2023

It has been a very smooth transition into 2023 thanks to the team of staff involved. If you have any questions please let me know (details are below). Your feedback is always greatly appreciated.

Professional Learning for Staff

This year staff have Professional Learning every Monday afternoon from 3 - 4 pm aimed at enhancing our SPIRE Framework. In addition there are several Staff Development Days scheduled throughout the year.

A Reminder …

I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to contact me by email pfinnerty@parra.catholic.edu.au if you have any questions regarding the information above which relates to my specific role as Assistant Principal – Systems, Data, and Professional Learning.

Thank you for your continued support

Patrick Finnerty
Assistant Principal – Systems, Data and Professional Learning

THE FOCUS IS ON LEARNING

Today we celebrated the wonderful achievements of our 2022 HSC Distinguished Achievers. The HSC examinations are a milestone within the life of many students and the culmination of their schooling life. Our Dux of 2022 Hayley O’Connor attributed her success to one key element; 

“I’ll let you all in on a little secret, something quite simple. Hard work. If you consistently work hard the HSC stops looking like a terrifying test and becomes an opportunity to learn. To grow. To become better than the person you were yesterday.”

Her insight into the opportunities provided to her at St Andrews College, combined with hard work and effort were the key to success that she has passed on to the community. The deliberate choice to learn is fundamental to the success of every student and St Andrews College harnesses these opportunities for success and continues to provide quality learning experiences for all students,

We remain focused on learning. We are committed to providing quality feedback for all students using the following Steps in Learning.

In 2023 the College will continue to engage students in many opportunities to learn and build students’ confidence in their own abilities. We wish all our students every success in the year ahead.

LITERACY AND NUMERACY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM.

The College will continue to offer Literacy and Numeracy intervention tutoring after school. This program runs from 2:50 pm - 3:50 pm and invites selected students who require further assistance in the area of literacy and numeracy. This program is vital in supporting students in Years 7 to Years 10 to be on track to meet the Minimum Standards requirements for the HSC. We encourage selected students to take on this opportunity for learning. 

COMMUNICATION ABOUT LEARNING

The classroom teacher is the first point of contact for students and parents when they have questions about learning within the classroom. Teachers will use Compass to communicate with parents about successes, concerns and feedback about a student's learning. We encourage all parents to check Compass and their emails often so as correspondence from the College is not missed.

Ms Josilin Kalifa
Assistant Principal - Teaching, Learning and Wellbeing.

Welcome back to the 2023 school year at St Andrews College.

I hope that your Christmas and summer break were filled with joy. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all students and families back to St Andrews College for another great year of learning.

I would like to congratulate the class of 2022 on great HSC results. These results were the result of hard work by the students. The bar has been set and we hope that all students make an effort to do their best each day. The motto for the year is “the focus is on Learning”. Students are challenged to keep their focus on learning and growing with each learning activity.  

Attendance

All schools in the Diocese have been set an attendance target of 94%. This will mean that during a school year all students are expected to attend the College as much as possible to take advantage of all learning possibilities. It is expected that there will be times that some students will be sick and cannot attend school. An acceptable absence rate for a term will be around 3 days. 

Parents will be contacted by their child’s learning advisor if the absent days go above this target rate. 

There is a lot of potential damage to a student’s learning and progress the more time they take off from school. It is important that each student is at school as much as possible to take advantage of every learning opportunity.

A reminder to families, if your child is late or absent, they must produce a note written by the parent/ Guardian and signed by the Parent/ guardian or enter the details on the Compass App. You have 7 days to produce the note or Compass entry or the absence or lateness will be recorded as unexplained. Please enter all absences on the Compass app.

If you have a planned absence a written application must be lodged with the Principal before you are absent from school. With a change of legislation, there is more paperwork that must be completed for absence. Families are discouraged from having family holidays during term time, however we are aware that there may be a few exceptions. 

If there is a problem with attendance, the College will make contact with each family to develop an attendance plan to ensure classes are not being missed. 

Lateness

As with absence, lateness to school has the potential to cause significant harm to the students' learning. Parents are asked to ensure their child is at school on time every day. There will be times that are unavoidable but if a pattern of lateness is evident the families will be asked to attend a lateness meeting to address the problem.

Uniform

Just a reminder about the College uniform. St Andrews has high expectations about the way each student wears the uniform. It is expected that each student is dressed according to the Colleges’ Uniform policy (which is in the student’s planner).

The College uniform expectations were developed by the College community and represent what the parents, students and College expect to see a St Andrews student looking like. I ask all families to work with their Learning Advisors and Leaders of Learning Wellbeing as they keep the standards set for the College Uniform.

Each male student is expected to be clean shaven each day. If facial hair is noticeable, they will be asked to shave it at school. 

No male students are to have earrings of any type including clear plastic ones. Females are allowed to have 1 set of earrings in their lobes that are simple gold or silver sleepers or studs with a small jewel in them. All other earrings will be asked to be removed. No nose rings, tongue rings or any other piercings are acceptable. 

Hair should be one natural colour and neat and tidy. Girls are to have their hair tied back at school. Boys are to have short hair according to the College policy. If a student’s hair is not acceptable, families will be contacted to have it rectified. No fad or extreme hair cuts are acceptable (no mullets or Mohawks etc. )

Communication

The first way to communicate with the College is through Compass and the new Online Planner. Teachers will use the Planner to communicate small concerns or praises. If you have any concerns you can contact the students' Learning Advisor who oversees a small group of students during the year or the class teacher of different subjects. If the matter is a major concern you can ring the College to speak to your child’s Leader of Learning- Wellbeing or Leader of Learning-KLA. Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher if you have any concerns with your child’s progress in class. 

The College will be using the Compass App for all of its notes and notifications. 

Using the College car park

Parents are reminded that students are not to be using the College car park to drop students off unless they have permission from the College. There have been a number of times where students with disabilities have not been able to park because other parents are parking in their assigned spots. Please drop students off on Quakers Rd or Benalla Cr.

What’s on in the Student planner this week?

The six elements of wellbeing

1. Positive engagement- engaging in the moment in a positive way
2. Meaning and purpose- having passion and a reason for doing what we are doing
3. Skill and achievement- building capacity to strive, thrive and flourish
4. Relationships and optimism- believing you and others matter
5. Strength and emotion- soaring with your strengths and being optimistic
6. Exercise and Health- healthy body means a health mind

Use the website www.learningcurve.com.au and your planner for more information about the elements of wellbeing.

We have asked that all students complete the strength survey to help them recognise their strengths.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the College. I am looking forward to another wonderful year for the College and working with the great St Andrews community.

God Bless

Mr Nick Thrum
Assistant Principal

Welcome to the start of a new year. This year sees a new face in the Wellbeing Team at the College. I warmly welcome Mr Andrew Nisbet, Leader of Wellbeing for Year 10, who is joining our Wellbeing Team while Mrs Parker is on Maternity Leave. The Leaders of Wellbeing, along with the Learning Advisors, are a great source of support for students and parents throughout the year as they support the student’s wellbeing and learning.

One fantastic new addition to the College this year is the House Cup Leaderboard - students can now see how their House is progressing in the House Cup Competition. There will be a House Cup Leaderboard on both Campuses and it will be updated after a points update at Assembly. This picture shows some of our House Captains on the Junior Campus standing next to the House Cup Leaderboard, with the current totals. A big thank you to Dr Kennaugh & Mrs Welch for this wonderful initiative.

I look forward to a wonderful year ahead.

Mrs Sue Cooper
Leader of Wellbeing and Learning

Welcome to the new year and fresh starts.

Firstly, let me introduce myself. My name is Andrew Nisbet and I will be leading  and supporting Year 10 in the area of Wellbeing. I am very excited to be working with students, teachers and parents in Year 10 to develop positive relationships, organisational skills and resilience, so our students can be the best people that they can be. 

I would also like to introduce the Year 9 Learning Advisors

• B5 - Mrs Narayan 
• B11 - Ms Brasiby
• C8 - Ms Bade
• C9 - Ms Matsufuji
• F3 - Mr Oddy
• F5 -  Ms Mifsud and Ms Nikitovic
• G10 - Mrs Harris and Ms Cusack
• G11 - Ms Le

Year 10 have started very  well. In our assembly we discussed the responsibilities of being a student in Year 10. As leaders and role models of the Junior Campus it is important that Year 10 develop and maintain pride in their uniform and respect for their learning and the learning of those around them. We also discussed the wonderful opportunity of a fresh start the new year brings with a new Leader of Wellbeing.

I would like to thank the Peer Support Leaders and their Assistants for the wonderful work that they’re doing with Year 7. It takes the students a great deal to  prepare for  the Peer Support lessons each week, and the students should be very proud of their efforts. I am sure that the Leaders and Assistants will continue to connect with their Year 7 buddies building strong and positive relationships.

I hope all year 10 students have had a good first couple of weeks back at St Andrews College. I hope they feel comfortable and that they are eager and engaged in their learning.

Andrew Nisbet
Leader of Learning Wellbeing Year 10

Hello St Andrews College Community, 

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all Year 9 students and their parents/carers at the start of 2023. Year 9 students have started the year very well and I have been impressed with how they have conducted themselves in their lessons and being able to get back into routine so quickly. I am very excited to be working with all the students, teachers and parents in year 9. 

Year 9 have started learning in their elective courses which they had chosen last year. This is an exciting time for students as they begin to take control of their own learning journeys and start the path towards a possible future vocation. Students of Year 9 have been asked to apply themselves in their learning and to challenge themselves, ask questions and seek feedback to ensure they strive for their very best in every single lesson.  

I am very grateful and honoured to be continuing on with the Year 9 students this year, as their Leader of Wellbeing. I look forward to our Wellbeing lessons and seeing the students reach their potential, as they participate in the many opportunities and activities that we have here at the College. 

If you need help with anything concerning Year 9 students, please don’t hesitate to contact me via email which is aharwood@parra.catholic.edu.au or alternatively, you can contact the College via phone. 

Ms Alicia Harwood
Leader of Wellbeing Year 9 

Welcome to Back! 

I hope that you have all had a restful and rewarding Christmas and New Year Break filled with love and laughs. 

I am once agin super excited to be working with all the students, teachers and parents in Year 8 to as the student continue their high school their high school journey and help all students achieve their best during their time here at St Andrews. 

There have been a few changes within the Year 8 Wellbeing team this year with several Learning Advisors taking on different roles within the St Andrews College Community. I would also like to introduce the Year 8 Learning Advisors:

• B2 - Miss Breeze/Mrs Youssef 
• B6 - Mrs Carlos/Mrs Rudman
• C4 - Mr Culbert 
• C7 - Mrs Samperi 
• F4 - Mrs Yuen/Mr Lenehan
• F6 - Ms Hicks 
• G4 - Mrs Shnoudi/Mrs Stenglin
• G15 - Mr Lewandowski/Mr McBride/Miss Douglas

It has been fantastic to welcome the Year 8 back to the college and I am pleased to report that they made a terrific start to the year.  I have had many good reports about the students from their teachers and I am excited to work with each and everyone of Year 8 as they continue their time at  High School.

Mr. Jarryd Leaves 
Leader of Wellbeing - Year 8

Welcome to St Andrews College! 

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Kharl Carlos and I am the Leader of Wellbeing for Year 7. I am very excited to be working with all the students, teachers and parents in year 7 to help make the transition to high school as easy as possible and help all students achieve their best during their time here at St Andrews. 

I would also like to introduce the Year 7 Learning Advisors

• B4 - Mrs De Guzman
• B8 - Miss Amiri 
• C6 - Mr Haras, Mr Rodriguez
• C10 - Mrs Hollero, Mr Ison 
• F7 - Miss Malonzo, Mrs Psaila
• F8 - Mrs Kemal, Mrs Akkoumi, Mrs Thompson
• G8 - Mrs Kramer, Mrs Psaila
• G9 - Miss Rivera

It has been fantastic to welcome the new additions to the college and I am pleased to report that Year 7 has made a terrific start to their high school life at St Andrews.  I have had many good reports about the students from their teachers and I am excited to work with each and everyone of the newest members of our community as they continue their transition to High School.

Digital Learning Planner

This year we are using electronic planners which students have been given their log in details for. Teachers and students can put in their homework or any important information they need to remember on here. 

This is the link for the planner: https://standrewscmarayong.app4.ws/index2.php 

The planner contains all our school policies and procedures and students are reminded to follow these guidelines. It is especially important to remember to follow uniform expectations:

Girls’ summer uniform (Terms 1 & 4): 

Black, polished, hard leather upper, lace-up school shoes with no heels (WH&S requirement); 

White ankle socks (worn above the ankle) or school stockings; 

School kilt (below the knee cap); 

Short-sleeve embroidered school blouse 

Girls trousers (optional)

Boys’ summer uniform (Terms 1 & 4): 

Black, polished, hard leather upper, lace-up school shoes (WH&S requirement); 

Black or taupe socks; 

taupe trousers, with a black belt; 

Short-sleeve embroidered school shirt, worn out, with top button undone 

Boys shorts (optional)

Makeup: 

False eye-lashes, make up, coloured nail polish and acrylic nails are not to be worn at school. The College reserves the right to have the student remove the makeup, nail polish or fake eyelashes. 

Hair: 

Students are to ensure their hairstyle conforms to the following: 

- hair should be neatly cut, and maintained at all times 

- undercut styles are not acceptable, nor are tracks or lines 

- dramatic layered effect of levels is not permitted 

- hair should not be overly styled by use of hair products 

- hair is not to be tinted or coloured 

- long hair is not acceptable for boys, nor are long strands of hair that cover the face or touch the collar 

- hair must not be shaved, nor extreme cut with clippers, Number 2 is the shortest acceptable length 

- Girls hair must be tied back at all times – navy or black hair ties/scrunchies only 

- Headbands may be used but they must be black or navy in colour 

- Boys must be clean shaven at all times. 

- Mullets and other fad haircuts are not permitted

Upcoming events:

Year 7 Parent Meet & Greet - Wednesday 8th February 6pm-7pm

We invite the parents of the year 7 2023 students to have some time to meet other parents of the year group and to also meet Learning Advisors who are one of the first people they will see each morning. This is a good time for you to ask any questions you may have. 

Wellbeing Focus:

Our focus in Wellbeing Sessions this term will be based around ‘Belonging’ to help students transition to high school easily and feel welcomed. Year 7 will work closely with their Learning Advisors to make sure that they are maintaining high expectations of themselves and tailoring their goals to make sure they are deliberate in their actions in striving towards being their best self. 

This will also be reflected in the fantastic work of our Peer Support Leaders during Peer Support this term. We’re currently using some resources from Peer Support Australia to help guide students through this transition time by reconnecting with their peers and developing understanding and skills in responding positively to change. Each Year 7 student has been placed in small groups and paired up with two energetic and supportive Year 10 ‘Buddies’ to help and support them through this transition period. 

I would like to congratulate the Year 7 students for embracing their new routine and surroundings with maturity and resilience and would like to express my sincere thanks to all the teachers and students who have been involved in welcoming and supporting the students as they adjust to high school life. 

Looking forward to meeting you all soon. 

Mr. Kharl Carlos
Leader of Wellbeing - Year 7 

2023 Visual Arts

Welcome back to our St Andrews students for another exciting year of learning in Visual Arts. This year, Pantone’s Colour of the Year is Viva Magenta, a crimson red tone that signifies strength. It is a colour that vibrates with vim and vigour. Descending from the red family, it is a power colour that celebrates life and a signal of strength. 

This year we challenge our Visual Arts students to be brave and fearless; and just like Viva Magenta and to feel empowered and joyous as they approach the new school year. We hope our artists who enter the learning spaces in Visual Arts will experiment and express themselves fully. We look forward to seeing the wonderful artworks we will showcase in 2023.

Upcoming events

Our St Andrews students will have the opportunity to be involved in many events throughout the school year. Some upcoming events include:

• Year 11/12 Visual Arts - ArtExpress and Do Ho Suh exhibition excursion
• Operation Art
• Young Archies Competition
• Art Club

Watch this space!

Mrs Claudia Harris
Leader of Learning Visual Arts

Dear parents/guardians, 

Welcome to 2023, it is a big and exciting term in regards to sport. I thought I would share some of the upcoming events that will be happening along with a couple of reminders. 

We are very excited to announce that we will be running a Gymnastics program through the college for year 8. This means that during term 1 Bennelong and Chang will have the opportunity to attend Sydney Gymnastics Aquatic Centre - Rooty Hill led by talented instructors. It is a program that will run over the course of 8 weeks. Could I please remind those students and parents who do not have the waiver signed please do so before the next Thursday as the student will not be able to participate without the waiver signed by an adult. This is a great opportunity for students to get involved in a Gymnastics program! In term 2 it will be Frances and Goulds opportunity to attend the 8 week Gymnastics program. Students will also be required to bring back to school the signed waiver on the first Thursday of term 2. Students who fail to bring a signed waiver will be able to attend but will not be able to participate. 

I was very excited to announce to year 10 students yesterday that they will have the opportunity to choose from four venue sports that are available- one555 gym, rock climbing, flipout, AMF bowling which commences Thursday 9th February. The waivers for one555 gym, rock climbing and flipout have been added to a google classroom post on the year 10 wellbeing page. Could I please remind all parents and students that if a waiver is not filled out by the parent for the venue sport chosen by the student they will go to the venue but unfortunately not be able to participate due to the waiver not being signed. The only venue sport that does not require a waiver is AMF bowling. 

We also have the college swimming carnival fast approaching on the 17th February. This year the carnival will be held at Charlie Lowles Leisure Centre Emerton. Parents/guardians are more than welcome to come along and watch the swimming races. Students will be expected to attend school as per usual in full sport uniform. Students will also have the opportunity on the day to race in events of the age group in which they are or have turned  this year. Any student who chooses to swim the 100m freestyle will need to arrive at normal time to get on the first bus to pools.  If a student does not want to swim competitively they will have an option to participate in novelty events to earn points for their house. Any student who would like to competitively swim the long course events- 200m & 400m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 100m butterfly, 200I and 100m breaststroke could they please email me a photo via email of verified times.  

Yesterday, students had the opportunity to trail for a representative team. The sports that students will represent the college in are Jnr and Inter boys/girls Volleyball, Jnr and Inter boys/girls Oztag, Jnr and Inter boys basketball and Senior boys basketball. Students who are successful in making the team will have at least one training session per week in the lead up to Thursday afternoon games. I thank all the coaches in advance for the time and effort they are putting into their respective rep team.

Could I please remind students to keep an eye out on wellbeing google classroom pages for any important information. 

PDSSSC is a pathway that is available for students throughout Parramatta Diocese- a combination of Catholic Secondary schools. NSWCCC is the progression for any student who qualifies through PDSSSC or is competitive enough to compete or trial at that level. I will include the sports that are available to students to register for. Please pay particular attention to the closing dates, students must be playing at a rep level outside of school in order to register for NSWCCC:

• NSWCCC SOFTBALL SELECTIONS - Boys & Girls @ Stanhope Gardens  14 February   CLOSE DATE: 10 February
• NSWCCC CRICKET SELECTIONS - Boys @ Riverwood  14 & 15 February   CLOSE DATE: 6 February
• NSW ALL SCHOOLS INDIVIDUAL TRIATHLON CHAMPIOSNHSIPS - Boys & Girls @ Penrith 23 February  CLOSE DATE: 15 February
• NSWCCC TENNIS SELECTIONS - Boys & Girls  @ North Parramatta 27 February   CLOSE DATE: 17 February
• NSWCCC BASEBALL SELECTIONS - @ Castle Hill   7 March  CLOSE DATE: 24 February
• NSWCCC GOLF SELECTIONS - Boys & Girls @ Argenton (Newcastle)  14 March  CLOSE DATE: 3 March
• CCC AFL - Boys and Girls who play AFL and were born in 2008 or 2009 can register asap. Boys register via the google form link before 23/2 and girls register on the CSNSW Sport portal before 21/4.

https://www.secondarysportparra.catholic.edu.au/NSWCCC-Representative-Sport 

https://csnsw.sport/sports/nswccc 

Note- for all PDSSSC and NSWCCC trials please click on the link above for the respective sport.

PDSSSC trial events: 

PDSSSC Rugby League selections - Any 15 boys, 18 boys or 18 girls interested in attending the PDSSSC selection trials for 15s and 18 years rugby league need to complete the PDSSSC Registration form, accessed online on our website. The link is below.

Nominations close on Friday 17th February. The 15s and 18s boys trials will be held at St Gregory's College on Thursday 16th March.

The girls 18 years selections will be a paper trial for this first level in 2023.

16 Girls Rugby League nominations close on Thursday 6th April.

PDSSSC Netball selections - Any girls interested in attending the PDSSSC selection trials for 15s and 18 years netball need to complete the PDSSSC Registration form, accessed online on our website. The link is below.

Nominations close on Friday 3rd March. These trials will be held on Monday 13th March at PVRSC.

PDSSSC Football selections - Any boys or girls interested in attending the PDSSSC selection trials for Opens Football need to complete the PDSSSC Registration form, accessed online on our website. The link is below.

Nominations close on Monday 6th March. These trials will be held on Tuesday 28th March at Jamison Park, Penrith.

Best of luck to Amelia Manks who will be trialling for the NSWCCC Softball team on the 14th  February and Sione Tafea trialling for the 18s boys Rugby League team on March 16.

I look forward to sharing all our student success across all sports that are happening this term. 

Miss Ivana Nikitovic 
Leader of Wellbeing Sport

Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT and Educating for the Future

For almost everyone working in the field of education, the past few months have presented a truly worthwhile disruption to the status quo of what we see as the rightful place of teaching, learning within a highly digitally enabled world. With Open AI releasing its Large Language Model, (LLM), called “ChatGPT” and making it free to access (at least for now) for everyone in the world, it has become the hottest topic in education right now, and will remain so for the foreseeable future.

Teachers and students will need to come to appreciate how this technology is changing the educational landscape and prepare to move ahead with it as an embedded reality of learning within a rapidly changing world.

Whilst there is expected and warranted push-back from many educational administrations who rightfully raise concerns about how this latest technology might be misused or even abused by some who take the opportunity to access this digital assistant, there is a definite need for all of us as teachers, as parents, as human beings, to become deeply familiar with the capabilities of this latest technological advancement. Only by being aware of the world around us, including the most recent technological innovations, can we truly be capable of influencing the direction the future takes. This is at the heart of education - how to make the future even better than the past. We do this knowing that progress can be challenging at times, but we do not shy away from that challenge - we engage in it so that the best ideas are the ones that prevail.

It is now, more than ever, that we need to teach our students how to be discerning decision makers, ones that are appreciative of the complexities of our world and capable of engaging with it through well-informed, critical thinking processes. These are the skills we are developing here at St Andrews.

I encourage all of our St Andrews College community members to engage as full participants in the exciting future-world our students will be living in as we, the dedicated teaching staff of St Andrews College, continue to go above-and-beyond the call of duty in order to best prepare all of our students for their future.

God Bless

Mr Paul Haras
Leader of Pedagogy and Practice 

Welcome back to St Andrews for another great year of learning in 2023. For our new year 7 parents, welcome to the St Andrews College Community. Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) is a mandatory subject in years 7-10. The PDHPE course in years 7-10 is comprised of 50% practical (physical education) and 50% theory (personal development and health).

Students in years 7-10 have practical lessons once per week in addition to College Sport which is on a Thursday. For students in Physical Activity and Sport Studies (PASS), practical lessons occur 3 times per fortnight.

Students are permitted to wear their full College sport uniform to and from school on days when they have a timetabled practical lesson. Adequate and supportive footwear is required.

It is also a very exciting time for our year 9 students as they begin their elective courses in Child Studies and/or PASS and our year 11 students as they study senior PDHPE, Community and Family Studies and/or Exploring Early Childhood.

During Term 1, students will be learning about the following topics during theory and practical lessons:

• Year 7- Healthy habits and building teamwork and communication
• Year 8- Building respectful relationships and Net & Court games
• Year 9- Relationships & power, respect, inclusivity and diversity, Olympic Sports & Athletics
• Year 10- Planning for their futures and World Sports
• Year 9 Child Studies- Preparing for parenthood
• Year 9 Physical Activity and Sport Studies- Nutrition and its relationship to physical activity
• Year 10 Physical Activity and Sport Studies- Body systems and energy for physical activity
• Year 11 Community and Family Studies- Wellbeing, managing resources, needs, wants, goal setting and communication.
• Year 11 PDHPE- Improving the health of individuals
• Year 11 Exploring Early Childhood- Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Year 12 Community and Family Studies- Groups that experience inequities in society
• Year 12 PDHPE- Factors that affect the performance of athletes

I encourage you to have conversations with your child/children about their learning in PDHPE this term and during the year ahead.

As a faculty, we look forward to sharing with you some of the great things happening in our classes throughout the course of the year.

Mrs Kayla Brogan
Leader of Learning- PDHPE

St Andrews College will be hosting Japanese students from Seiun Gakuen - Nagasaki in Term 1 this year - for 11 nights from 14 March to 25 March 2023. 

You can share your lifestyle and home whilst experiencing another culture.

• Students attend school on weekdays and enjoy family life with you on the weekend

• Japanese language skill is not necessary.

• Students just fit in with your family routines

• The students need their own bed but can share a room.

• Families are paid $50 per night.

This will be a great experience for your children and family. We always receive very positive feedback from host families.

Here is the student’s feedback. Her family hosted a Japanese student this year.

Having a different culture in my house was a wonderful experience. Meeting new people is what we do every day and Japanese culture is so delicate and beautiful in my opinion. Kenta, my exchange student, was very soft and respectful towards me and the people he was around. He taught us new things about Japan which were very interesting. I wish Kenta and his family all the very best and I hope he had an amazing time with us in Australia. 
Catalina Gutierrez 
Year 8

If you can assist in hosting a student or would like to know further information, please contact Ms Suzuki at msuzuki@parra.catholic.edu.au

Thank you for your support.

Mariko Suzuki
Leader of Learning - Languages

With World Youth Day Lisbon fast approaching. St Andrews College would like to support our wonderful student pilgrims with fundraising for the trip, by participating in a Diocese wide Mufti Day.

The Mufti Day will be held at St Andrews College on Friday 10th February 2023. Students will be required to bring a $2 gold coin donation in support of our 3 student pilgrims. It is  essential that students bring the Gold coin donation to enable them to wear mufti, otherwise they must be in full school uniform.

Let’as all get behind our student pilgrims, and support this wonderful experience of faith as a community.

Andrew Hoare
Director of Faith Mission and Learning.

College Leadership Team

College Leaders of Learning - KLA

College Leaders of Learning

Leaders of Learning - Wellbeing