Welcome back to an action-packed Term 4!  Our calendars are already quite packed with lots happening right up until the last days of school.  Please be sure to support your boys and girls with good study routines and a solid use of diaries and calendars so they feel well organised, less anxious and on track.

We continue to plan and prepare for 2024 as we become a K-12 College.  This time next year our Class of XXIV will be undertaking their first HSC exams; which is very exciting.  This week our Year 11 begin their Year 12 studies, and we wish them well. 

We pray too for our ex-students who begin their HSC exams this week, knowing that they are assured of the support of our McAuley family.

We welcome Lucy Pearce to our staff who will work with us part time in Secondary.  I hope to be able to soon announce our new Assistant Principal (Primary) who will join us next year as we expand our Leadership Team.  Congratulations to Sarah Lu, Jo Dougherty and Julie Cross who have been appointed as Secondary Coordinators from 2024 – again as our leadership team and staffing numbers grow.

Interest in enrolments remains high and, as a result we have to be opening wait lists across most year levels for 2024.  Please continue to promote McAuley as a school with high academic and pastoral standards and as a school that cares about our students doing their very best.  For your information, enrolment acceptance is documented on the CECG Enrolment Policy (which may be found on the CECG Website).  The priority for enrolment in a Catholic School is for children, who turn 5 before 31 July (NSW) and/or:

1. Are baptised Catholics of the designated local Parish.
2. Are siblings of children already attending the school.
3. Are children of staff.
4. Are baptised Catholics from other Parishes outside of the area.
5. Are non-Catholic whose parents/guardians are committed to a Catholic education.

The wait lists will enable our future planning and allow us to know the directions of our college as we move into a bright and exciting future.

Please also be aware we are recruiting for teaching staff in 2024 with an active campaign via Catholic Education, “Teachers on Net” and “Seek”.  Should you know of anyone interested and qualified please encourage them to apply for the advertised full time, permanent positions in both Primary and Secondary.

Mary our mother, Look after us.

Eamonn Moore

Principal