On Tuesday December 13, we took time to celebrate the academic success and wonderful gifts and talents of our boys at St Edward’s. The Awards ceremony is designed to acknowledge the application and effort of boys in Years 7-11 throughout the year.

We are pleased to be able to invite families to attend our Annual Awards Assembly which will be held in the Edmund Rice Centre on Tuesday December 13 from 9.00am to 11.00am. The outstanding work of students in many domains of College life will be celebrated at this event.

It has been very pleasing after the interruption caused by the pandemic to see our boys attend camps again this year. Year 9 attended their camp in Term 2, while Years 7, 8 and 10 have been organised for this term.  The College Outdoor Education program provides our boys with physical, emotional and social learning experiences which are enjoyable, while at times taking them out of their comfort zone.

The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented members of the St Edward’s community from participating in the annual immersion program to Nairobi, Kenya. Although this has been very disappointing, we have maintained a connection with the Mary Rice Centre and the Edmund Rice Advocacy team that work in the Kibera slum in Nairobi.

I am very grateful to have been provided with the opportunity to participate in Professional Renewal Leave throughout Term 3. It was a wonderful experience in which I travelled throughout various regions of our beautiful country taking time to relax but also visit a range of schools to learn new ideas.

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