Junior School

City Country Partnership: Celebrating Collaboration and Learning

In the spirit of fostering collaboration and enriching educational experiences, we welcomed the Chisholm Catholic College and Sacred Heart Primary staff during Term 1. This City-Country partnership, made possible by the Yadha Muru Foundation, allows for the exchange of expertise in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) disciplines. It also fosters cultural connections and […]

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Harmony Day

Our students came together to celebrate Harmony Day, wearing the traditional dress of their culture or the colour orange. The theme for Harmony Day this year was: Everyone Belongs. It was a wonderful way to celebrate how all our differences make Australia a great place to live. Celebrating cultural diversity and promoting inclusiveness, respect and

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Student Leaders Day

Last Friday our student leaders from Years 6 – 12 had a team building day at the Broome Camp School. Students participated in a range of activities including climbing milk crate mountain, raft building and team games that challenged them to show their leadership qualities in different situations. Students needed to work together and use

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Primary Swimming Carnival

On Thursday 7th March, SMC Primary competed in their House Swimming Carnival. The day was filled with fantastic energy and enthusiasm from all houses with non-stop cheering and yelling from the grandstand. There were many great performances in the pool which ended in an extremely close result, with Rice pulling away in the final race

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Annual Community Meeting

We welcome members of the St Mary’s College community to join us for the Annual Community Meeting of the St Mary’s College Advisory Council and Parents and Friends Committee at 5pm on Wednesday 20th March 2024, in the Secondary Staff Lounge. Come along to learn more about the educational programs and outcomes for your children,

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Ash Wednesday

Our College community came together on Wednesday to mark the beginning of the 40 day season of lent. Lent is a time of reflection, repentance, and spiritual renewal. We received the cross of ashes on our foreheads as a reminder to turn back to Jesus and all his teachings. Thank you to our students for

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Smoking & Blessing Ceremonies

We celebrated the very first day back with an important blessing and smoking ceremony for all of our students, staff and families. We gathered together to start our school year. We brought together the ancient ceremony of smoking and our Catholic tradition of blessing with water. For thousands of years our First Nations People have

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