Senior School

What is a Meaningful Life?

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”

Joshua J. Marine

A super start to the year for the Class of 2023 on their Beginning Retreat held at El Shaddai Campsite Wellington. Sessions inspired them to contemplate a meaningful life and make the most of their final year. This included tools suggested by Mrs O to help look after themselves, Mr Croxford and Ms Stewart presented a collab in which students worked in groups to build a Murraylands icon (the winner was a creative savoury slice), there were plenty of competitive activities and of course Mrs Eckermann’s famous Trivia Quiz. The Year 12s described the experience as ‘fun’, ‘eye-opening’ and ‘memorable’.

Mystery Mayhem

Year 10 students started the year with a fun filled day of mystery and mayhem focusing on ‘Aspirations and Motivations in Life’.

Mystery challenges, team strength building exercises and guest speaker, Australian Olympianmarathon runner Jess Stenson (nee Trengove) who spoke about what it takes to reach the top, saw students focused and ready to work hard to achieve their goals in 2023.

Year 12 Formal

+ Belle of the Ball: Chloe Small

+ Beau of the Ball: Cooper Laube

+ Cutest Couple: Piper Wegener & Brodie Maloney

+ Most Elegant Female: Zoe Hawkes

+ Most Scrubbed Up Male: Xander Schwarz

Scan the QR code for more 'behind the scenes' Formal photos!

Canberra Experience

Year 8 students jetted off to explore our national capital in Week 6 as part of the Middle School Camps Extravaganza.

Highlights included visits to the:

+ National Dinosaur Museum

+ Cockington Green

+ Australian Institute of Sport

+ National Film and Sound Archives

+ Questacon

+ Museum of Australian Democracy

+ Old Parliament House

+ Museum of Australia

+ Australian War Memorial

+ Parliament House

+ National Capital Exhibition and

+ The Enlighten Festival.

It was an action packed 3 days where students were immersed in the history, culture, heritage and democracy of Australia by participating in a variety of educational programs - furthering their study of Civics and Citizenship.

The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit Canberra and we thank them for their support in contributing $90 per student to assist with the cost associated with the experience under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER) program.