Catholic Education Melbourne School Improvement Surveys (CEMSIS): 2-20 September, 2019 Throughout each year, we pause to listen to our students, families and staff to gauge how our learning community is travelling. This feedback is invaluable to our progress as effective school communities and is backed by evidence-based research and best practices. One of the more important formal ways we engage...

Our Eco Warriors were pleased to meet with Mr Michael Mimmo from the Siena Canteen to hear him speak about the canteen's work towards sustainability. The students were impressed to learn that the packaging their food comes in was compostable and that the canteen always works hard to minimalise food wastage, working in conjunction with Ms Alexander and the College chickens! Our Eco Warriors had som...

Year 10 Italian – una giornata culturale! (A cultural day) Student Reflections: The Victorian Teachers of Italian hosted a cultural and activity-filled day for Year 10 Italian students across the state. We heard from first year Italian university students, learnt about Italy’s role in manufacturing and trade, and heard a live band with traditional and modern Italian songs. We watched a...

Term 3 is a busy time for all members of a school community but particularly for Year 12 students, who are embarking on their final term of formal secondary education. It is an important time to reflect on what has been achieved so far in the school year and think critically about learning. This reflective nature helps students value the experience, and identify strengths as learners, as individua...

On Monday morning all Year 12 students attended a performance of Photograph 51 and The Penelopiad. The performance was designed to assist English students as they prepare for their final Area of Study, ‘Reading and Comparing’, which asks them to compare and contrast these two texts. Photograph 51 is the story of scientist Rosalind Franklin who was instrumental in the discovery of the ...