Open Day - Saturday 26 March 2022 We look forward to welcoming families into the College on Open Day this Saturday 26 March between 10.00 am and 2.00 pm. The day provides an excellent opportunity to take a 45 minute (approx) tour of the campus, talk with students and staff, including our Principal, Mr Mark Bonnici, see subject demonstrations and enjoy a sausage sandwich for lunch. St Edward’s College aspires to provide students with a liberated education that empowers them to build a better world for all. Online enrolment applications are now open for Year 7, 2023. Click Here for the Online Enrolment Form  

Easter Appeal Focus Please feel encouraged to donate warm blankets and/or warm jumpers, for Coast Shelter and Vinnies on the Central Coast. As the colder weather approaches, these items are much needed for our homeless people. Please contact me on 4321 6439 if you have any questions around this. Parents are most welcome to drop the warm clothing items at Coast Shelter or Vinnies or another charity of your preference. Mr Pat Dell Leader of Learning Social Justice  

Environment Portfolio News Trash Free Tuesday returned this week, Tuesday 8 March, with the recommencement of Home Room. We ask that all students and families remember to pack a trash free lunch on Tuesdays.  Each week students who participate in Trash Free Tuesday will go in the draw to win a $5 canteen voucher for their commitment to making our environment a single use plastic free zone! Please click on the link and watch the video as a reminder why it is important to go trash free: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Our5CZz5qoU[/embed]   Statistics from Tuesday 8 March   Another Win for the Environment on a Global Scale The United Nations agrees to create an 'historic' global treaty on plastic pollution in a landmark agreement - ABC News: Watch the ABC News Link  

It has been a very busy start to 2022 for the Computing Studies classes this year. We have managed to get classes across all subjects and have been joined once again by students from St Joseph's College in Industrial Technology (Multimedia).  It is great to see the students back in the classroom and enjoying using just some of the equipment we have available. Year 12 Information Process and Technology have been very busy designing their computer network. The boys are given plans and must use their knowledge, and a whole lot of research, to plan and design a computer network. They are given a budget of around $1 000 000 and generally they see just what a structure takes to get up to standard. Some great work has been handed in and I look forward to reading through so many of the creative ideas the boys come up with. Year 12 Industrial Technology (Multimedia) have been hard at work on their Industry Study reports and working towards their check-ins of their major works at the end of Term. The Industry Study takes the form of a multimodal presentation outlining the features and components of the workplace as well as the technical and organisational factors. The Multimedia Industry has so many moving parts, quite often the students are very surprised by the range of careers and roles available in the industry. 2022 has seen the return of Software Design in Year 11. We have quite a large class and many budding software developers. So far, we have been developing some organisational skills and gaining an understanding as to how data is used and managed by the hardware and software. Our upcoming tasks include building dual boot pc’s and installing applications remotely before embarking on a Python mission. In the Junior years of 9 and 10 the boys are working hard on projects. Year 10 are writing, editing, and producing a TV commercial. As part of the task, they learn to understand the role of storyboards, scripts, and even camera filming techniques. In the second stage of the project, they will learn the postproduction side of digital media and edit the commercial and add effects in Adobe After Effects. Finally, the younger members of our subject are starting on their journey using HTML5 and CSS. They are creating websites that can be skinned with a new CSS design giving a very different look and feel, they all seem to be enjoying the challenge and trying to make the page design match their own thinking. A great start for our Year 9 students. We look forward to a very busy and productive year.      

Year 12 Parent/Teacher Conferences for Term 1 will be held online as a Microsoft Teams meeting and will be on Thursday 10 March (Week 6). These meetings will be for Year 12 only and they are a good opportunity for parents and staff to meet and discuss the progress of students.  It will also be a good opportunity for parents of Year 12 students to discuss the Mid-Course Assessment period in Weeks 9 and 10. Parents will be able to book appointments for the evening that best suit them. The Parent/Teacher interview bookings are managed with an internet-based booking system called Parent Teacher On-Line (PTO) which saves time for parents, staff and students.  Using this system parents will be able to book the interview times that suit them. Access to the system will be available from Friday 4 March at 7:00 pm and will be closed off for bookings the day before interviews. If you encounter any problems using PTO, please contact the school office on 4321 6400. Please follow these steps to access the system: Click here go to the PTO website Click on “Obtain PIN/Password” (you will need to supply your email address) Enter your email address and click on “Send Email” Check your email in-box for your login details or click on the link in the email Go back to the PTO website, login with the details supplied via email Follow the online instructions to complete the bookings. Please note that in Step 1 of the booking process you will need to select the start date and time by scrolling through the drop-down menu until you reach your desired start time. For additional information please click on the link below Additional Information | pdf  

Recently Year 7 have been developing an understanding of the EREA Touchstones at the beginning of their learning journey at St Edward’s. During the learning process the boys created their own definition of each touchstone, provided examples of how they use the touchstones in their own lives and then shared why they think the touchstones are important. The final part of this work was to use the graphic design program Canva to share their learning. [foogallery id="35524"]

Broken Bay Under 15's Touch Football 2022 – Doyalson 16 February, 2022 The Broken Bay Touch Football Championships were held in Week 3 of Term 1 at Doyalson. Twelve boys nominated to play in the competition and that made the selection process very easy. The following boys representing the College at the Broken Bay school championships: Samuel Flakus, Byron Marks, Luke Shereb, Josh Brown, Oscar Mahoney, Archie Mesritz , Samuel Logan, Fletcher Sommerville , Blade Marquart, Archie Carpenter, Oscar Mahoney and Andrew Hansen. Captained by Samuel Flakus, the team moved confidently through their pool games and had three convincing wins to begin the tournament. The first game was against St Peter's Catholic College and the boys powered to a 10-0 win. The second game against Mater Maria Catholic College was tougher with the final score of 5-1. The team then focussed on the final pool game against St Leo's Catholic College which they won comfortably 8-2. The semi-final was against MacKillop Catholic College and the boys tightened their defence and came away winners 6-2. Advancing to the final allowed us to compete against St Augustine’s Catholic College, who defeated us in the final last year. The St Edward's team started very well and quickly took a 2-0 lead after 5 minutes of play. As the final progressed, St Augustine’s challenged our defence but as they scored, so did we and a two try buffer was maintained throughout the game. The best player’s award on the day was to the captain, Sam Flakus, who led from the front and was positive in all that he did on the field. After a possible/probable trial was held on the day, the following boys were selected for the Broken Bay Under 15's team to contest the NSWCCC championships later this year: Samuel Flakus, Byron Marks, Luke Shereb, Archie Mesritz, Josh Brown. Mr Paul English Coach/Manager   Images from Under 15's and Opens [foogallery id="35364"]

In what was the start of this period of wonderful weather, the College swimming carnival was certainly run on a day to remember. Heavy rain and thunderstorms delayed the start of the day and the carnival. Gosford pool staff were charged with deciding on when we could be in the pool, when to get out and how long to stay out. Eventually we got the carnival started, at times it was stop/start, we had to be creative in our organisation, but in the end, we ran enough events to select our team for the Broken Bay (BBSSSA) carnival on Monday 21 March. We crowned Age Champions in the: Age Group Place Student House Under 12 1st 2nd 3rd Tam Johnston Oliver Craik Josh Winter Doolan (White) Spillane (Red) Knights (Green) Under 13 1st 2nd 3rd Tom Barry Tasman Holliday Shaylan Bennett Spillane (Red) Knights (Green) Spillane (Red) Under 14 1st 2nd 3rd Tahj Regattieri Eden Pearson Nate Saley Shanahan (Blue) Shanahan (Blue) Spillane (Red) Under 15 1st 2nd 3rd Lachlan Bunney Cooper Jones Archie Carpenter Knights (Green) Knights (Green) Doolan (White)   Due to the constant interruptions throughout the day, our Under 16's and Open's teams were decided amongst the Age Groups and only races for Relay positions were contested. A big thank you to the staff in attendance on the day for their adaptability and composure in tough conditions. I’d also like to thank the boys for their wonderful behaviour and attitude in dealing with the conditions on the day.

Reminders College Teams/Sporting Events A reminder that information regarding College teams and sporting events will be conveyed via the ‘Daily Notices’. This is read out each day in Home Room and students can also access these from the Student Portal. Details on meeting dates/venues, training, selection days and event details will be provided in these messages. It is important that the boys pay attention to these notices or check them on their Portal each day to make sure they don’t miss out. Broken Bay (BBSSSA) Under 15 and Under 18 Rugby League Selections Due to the ongoing wet weather, the initial selection day was cancelled and moved to the back-up date. The Under 15’s boys will now trial on Wednesday 16 March. Boys who are selected in the team will then travel down to Sydney on Wednesday 23 March for the Metro Catholic Schools trials. The Under 18’s squad was chosen on a ‘paper trial’ basis. The following boys will now head down to Sydney on Monday 14 March for the Metro Catholic Schools trials: Joel Shereb, Tommo Peters, Emmet Nicholls, Charlie Cartwright, Jack Legge, Malachi Smith, Tyrone Dorrell, and Will Hodder. Cross Country Students have registered their interest for the College Cross Country Team. The Broken Bay BBSSSA Cross Country will be run at St Ives Showground on Monday 9 May (Week 3 – Term 2). Given the number of students who have registered in the Under 13, Under 14 and Under 15’s, a run-off will be held on the following days to determine the final team in these age groups: Under 14's and Under 15’s during Friday Afternoon Activities on Friday 18 March (Week 7) Under 13’s during Friday Afternoon Activities on Friday 25 March (Week 8)   Coming up in Sport Week Event Venue Date Week 7 Sydney Metro Under 18's Rugby League Selection Trials The Ponds Stadium Monday 14 March Week 7 BBSSSA Under 15's Rugby League Selection Trials Morry Breen Ovals Wednesday 16 March Week 7 NSW All School Triathlon - Teams Penrith Wednesday 16 March Week 8 Broken Bay BBSSSA Swimming Carnival SOPAC Monday 21 March Week 8 Sydney Metro Under 15's Rugby League Selection Trials Blacktown Wednesday 23 March Week 9 Broken Bay BBSSSA Under 13 Touch Football Gala Day North Manly Tuesday 29 March Week 9 Annual Under 14's and Under 15's Rugby League vs Blacktown Trial Game Blacktown Patrician Brothers Friday 1 April    

See the links below for positions available, apprenticeships, traineeships and other careers news. Register your interest for full time traineeships or apprentices in the hospitality industry. Click Here to Register   Current Vacancies     2022 Apprenticeship / Traineeship and Jobs Expos Our extremely successful face to face Apprenticeship/Traineeship and Jobs Expos are back, providing opportunities for students and job seekers you won't receive anywhere else. Not to be missed. Bring copies of your resume and get in first. **Free entry** About the Expos Our annual Apprenticeship / Traineeship and Jobs Expos attract over 16000 visitors and 290 exhibitors combined and are widely accepted as the premier expos of their kind in NSW. The timing of the expos are a hit with families as it allows parents to attend with their children and have those all-important career chats with industry experts. The expos kick off the recruitment process. Exhibitors get the chance to collect resumes for current vacancies and promote their organisation for upcoming recruitment drives. Click here to view highlights of the Western Sydney Apprenticeship / Traineeship and Jobs Expo. With a lot of major infrastructure projects underway there has never been a better time to start your journey on a rewarding career path. This is the perfect chance to meet experts representing industry, businesses, group training companies, registered training organisations and many more and apply for apprenticeships, traineeships, jobs and further education pathways. Whether you are at school and looking for a career path, a parent hoping to give your child the best opportunities in life, a teacher that wants to see their students start off on the right foot or a job-seeker looking to commence a rewarding career, the 2022 Apprenticeship / Traineeship and Jobs Expos have all the answers you need. Where & When Central Coast Apprenticeship / Traineeship and Jobs Expo Tuesday 16 August 2022 - 3pm to 8pm Mingara Recreation Club, 12/14 Mingara Dr, Tumbi Umbi NSW Click Here for More Details   McDonald's West Gosford are in need of new staff members across our Monday to Friday day portion along with overnight work. We provide all training required to complete the tasks within the store and have many tools/resources available to those who require them. We are looking to hire upwards of 20 new crew members to work throughout the day. We are very big on building towards careers and are always open to the possibility of traineeships once individuals become settled at McDonalds. We are extremely flexible with our rosters, as we can cater for part time work in conjunction with TAFE or University studies. We have casual, part time and some full-time positions available.   What our specifics are:  Monday – Friday, available anywhere from 5.00 am – 4.00 pm.  Overnight work Monday to Sunday 10.00 pm – 6.00 am.    Applications can be completed by the following link:  Click Here  

Winter Uniform Terms 2 and 3 Term 2 is fast approaching so it's time to start thinking about winter uniforms.  Cowan and Lewis, our uniform suppliers, now have the winter uniform available for purchase from their warehouse at West Gosford.  Opening hours are 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday.  Appointments are no longer required. [embed]https://www.stedwards.nsw.edu.au/parent-community/parent-college-uniform/[/embed]

Please see the link below to view the positions vacant currently advertised on our College website. [embed]https://www.stedwards.nsw.edu.au/our-college/employment/positions-vacant/[/embed]  

Upcoming Parent Webinar - Building Lasting Happiness in Children When you ask parents what they want for their kids, by far the most common reply is “I just want them to be happy”. And though this desire goes hand-in-hand with such things as good health, an education and a safe place to call home, happiness is a really difficult area for parents to navigate or seek assistance with. Nobody denies the importance of happiness, but how many parents have ever been shown how to model and implement it? In this webinar, Dr Jodi Richardson explains how lifelong happiness stems from how we think and what we do, rather than from what we have. Clink the link below to see the flyer and information regarding how to access this free webinar.   Building Lasting Happiness in Children Webinar  

Please see below correspondence emailed home in Term 1 2022, regarding COVID information and STUDENT POSITIVE RESULT reporting link. Please notify the College of a positive student test result via the following link: CLICK HERE     Year 7 Information Evening Presentation - Sent 31 March 2022 Year 7 Setting Up Flexischools Account - Sent 16 March 2022 Year 7 Information Evening - Sent 15 March 2022 RAHT Third Round Distribution - Sent 15 March 2022 Year 9 RAHT Third Round Distribution - Sent 15 March 2022 Years 7 and 9 NAPLAN Letter - Sent 15 March 2022 Year 7 and 9 NAPLAN Information - Sent 15 March 2022 Year 10 Parent Webinar - Post School Options - Sent 14 March 2022) Year 7 Mother's Day Liturgy Invitation Year 9 Camp Information and Consent Form - Sent  3 March 2022 Year 10 - 2022 Parents Talking Careers Webinar - Sent 1 March 2022 2022 Collection Notice for Parents - Sent 18 February 2022 COVID-19 Communication -  Sent 18 February 2022 Year 7 Day Camp Information and Consent Form - Sent 16 February 2022  COVID-19 Communication - Sent 11 February 2022 RAHT Distribution Weeks 3-4 - Sent 9 February 2022 Year 7 Diagnostic Testing Information - Sent 9 February 2022 Year 7 Parent Information Letter - Sent 7 February 2022 COVID-19 COVID Update -  Sent  4 February 2022 Rapid Antigen Home Test Kit Collection - Sent  2 February 2022 2022 Sport and Representative Opportunities - Sent  31 January 2022 Year 7 2022 Commencement - Sent  24 January 2022 Year 8 2022 Commencement - Sent  24 January 2022 Year 9 2022 Commencement - Sent  24 January 2022 Year 10 2022 Commencement - Sent  24 January 2022 Year 11 2022 Commencement - Sent  24 January 2022 Year 12 2022 Commencement - Sent  24 January 2022