A huge thank you to Georgia Brown, Gianna Zanatta-Blaxland, Katrina Hawira, Lucienne Camenzuli, Danni Thompson, Luci Collins, Sam Roddick, Kath Henney and Allan Lahey for accompanying the Year 7 students to the Ekka on Tuesday. The Year 7's (and staff) had an awesome time, participating in the Ekka Scavenger Hunt that took them to all aspects of the show, from tractors and livestock to robotic dogs and infrared drones. The highlight for many was obviously the rides and showbag pavilion. These types of activities are a really important way to engage our students outside the classroom and into the wider community.

A huge thank you to Hayley Pfeiffer who has coordinated the Year 10 SET planning meetings. In the meetings I have been fortunate enough to sit in on over the last few weeks, it has been wonderful to hear the diversity of career aspirations that many of our Year 10 students have. The SET planning process is such an integral part of what we do here at St Joseph’s to ensure that each student is supported in their individual learning journey so they can transition to the chosen post-school pathway.

In Week 7, our Year 11 students commence the Student Leadership process with the Leadership Camp at Emu Gully. Many of our Year 11’s will aspire to be part of the Student Leadership group in 2026 and this camp is an important first step in the application process. We look forward to hearing how this experience shapes their leadership aspirations.

In Week 8, Jacob Steele, Anika Spiller, Anna Jones, Nathan Hurtz and I will be taking Year 10 & 11 students to Perisher for the annual Ski Trip. We are looking forward to a fantastic trip, with snow conditions shaping up to be some of the best we have had in the last few years.

Call to be… Christ-Like 

Called to live… Mercy 

Matthew Brown
Deputy Principal