This week saw the conclusion of formal classes for our Year 12 students.  Whilst there is still much to complete, with exams and final assessments, there is no doubt this is a significant milestone in every young man’s life. During one of our year group pastoral meetings, I urged the boys to remember that they were not done yet

National Child Protection Week (4-10 September) is an annual event starting on the first Sunday of September. This year’s theme ‘Every child, in every community, needs a fair go’ aims to spread the message that to treat all of Australia’s children fairly, we need to make sure every family and community has what kids need to thrive and be healthy.

As a boys’ only College, there is a significant focus within our work on growing boys into quality young men.  In this regard I have long respected the work of Arne Rubinstein, who writes extensively on the transition of young people successfully making a safe, healthy transition into adulthood – especially boys.

In recent years I have become passionate about how schools prepare young people to deal with the ups and downs that life throws their way.  How can we make sure that our young people who leave the school gates at the end of their schooling have a tool kit that allows them to deal with the inevitable pit falls of life, but similarly recognise when things are going well so that they remain humble and not get carried away? 

I sometimes hear sports coaches at their post-match press conference questioned about why was it that their team was defeated in a game they were expected to win. Invariably the theme of their response is, 'we just didn't show up today' or 'we just weren't switched on'.

We have commenced planning the next stage of the College Building Master Plan with our next project being the refurbishment of some of our existing Science Laboratories. We have visited schools to obtain ideas and are working with PMDL Architectural firm