St Paul's Catholic College Update March Edition

College Update March 2025 Dear St Paul’s Catholic College Community, This year marks a momentous time in history as St Paul’s Catholic College has opened its doors to coeducation in Years 7, 10 and 11. It has been a positive start to the year and there has been a magnificent energy and spirit of excitement within our community. I have been impressed with how well our students have adapted to the transition to co-education. I am delighted to be appointed as College Principal and returning to St Paul’s where I was employed 20 years ago as a HSIE KLA Leader. We have a vibrant new Executive Team leading the strategic vision of the College and over 20 new staff who have joined our College community due to our growing enrolments. This year our focus is on continuing to build a vibrant faith filled community with a strong learning culture and encouraging our students to use their gifts and talents serve the community. Our recent College Open Day was a huge success with over 500 families visiting the College. We opened the door of our classrooms to showcase our learning in action and displayed the numerous sport and co-curricular opportunities we offer our students. We received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our prospective families who were impressed with our educational offerings, the passion and dedication of our teachers and the vibrance and energy they experienced on the evening. I would like to sincerely thank our parent volunteers who assisted on the welcome desk, guiding visitors and cooking the BBQ. We are so grateful to have such a dedicated group of parent volunteers who generously gave their time to support our school. One of our key initiatives this year is to strengthen our College and parish connections, inviting our students and families to attend the Youth Mass at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Manly every 3rd Sunday of the month. This is an opportunity for our College community to share in the Eucharist and be nourished by our faith. I was pleased to see a large number of students and families attend the Youth Mass and the Installation of Relic of St John Vianney at the Shrine of Mary Immaculate celebrated by Bishop Anthony recently. Students who attend Youth Mass receive a Faith Leadership Award and 10 House Points.