Principal's Message

1 April 2021 

Dear Parent/Carer 

Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper

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Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “Unless I wash you, you will have no inheritance with me.” 

John 13:8 

I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a most wonderful Easter break spent with family and friends. For many of us, this time will inevitably involve cleaning and taking stock of the damage and losses resulting from the recent floods. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and those in our region and across the state who were impacted. 

I have been made very welcome by the St Paul’s community during my first term as Principal, and I look forward to returning for Term 2 to continue the great work of our teachers in what they are doing for our students. 

Highlights for me include: 

  • Our outstanding Year 12 students and their focus across the term.
  • The work of our Year 10 students in their training in Mental Health awareness.
  • Our Year 9 students and their efforts on their retreat day.
  • The Year 8 cohort worked with care and effort across the term.
  • The Year 7 students have transitioned well from primary school into secondary.
  • The Year 11 students have commenced their senior studies with a positive attitude. 

Our staff have worked diligently across this term, and I thank them for all they do for our students.  We are fortunate to have such a professional staff looking after our students. The additional work they did for our students during our extreme weather event was impressive. 

Lastly, I would like to congratulate our students for how they engaged with their studies this term.  They demonstrated a consistency of effort, which was most pleasing.  This academic work was integrated with sports representation, fundraising and a fantastic response to our food drive to those affected by the flooding. What an awesome collection of students. 

Blessings to you all

Kind Regards

Mr David JOHNS   B.Ed., Cert. Gifted Ed., Grad. Cert. Adol. Health and Welfare, M.Ed. (Ed Lead), M.Ed. (Theol) 

College Principal

david.johns@lism.catholic.edu.au