Community News & Sporting Registrations
School Zones
A reminder to all our parents that school zones remain in place for the safety of our children and families. School zones operate on all gazetted school days, which are all days the school is open, even pupil free days. School zones for our school will end on Friday, 4 July 2025 and resume on Monday, 21 July2025.
Complaints Resolution for Parents and Carers
Keep School Funding Fair
Resources:
Watch the video to find out how schools are funded.
Sign up to the Keep School Funding Fair campaign or learn more here.
Read more detail about how Catholic schools are funded.
Webinars
Upcoming information sessions and webinars for parents and carers.
Parents and carers are the most important educators in their child’s life. To assist you in this important role, a list of upcoming webinars provided by reputable providers, free of charge, has been compiled and is available on the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle’s Catholic Schools webpage.
A snapshot of Term 2 webinars featured on the webpage is included below.
Online safety-focused sessions:
- Understanding and using parental controls to help protect your child online, hosted by the eSafety Commissioner
- eSafety 101, hosted by the eSafety Commissioner
- Exploring the online experiences of boys and young men, hosted by the eSafety Commissioner
- Sexual extortion: What parents and carers need to know, hosted by the eSafety Commissioner
- The Social Media Guide: What Every Parent Needs to Know in 2025, hosted by The Cyber Safety Project
Mental health-focused sessions:
- Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents, hosted by Learning Links
- Teen Mental Health Matters, hosted by The BlackDog Institute
Senior schooling years and post-school pathways sessions:
- Supporting your child through the HSC, hosted by CCSP NSW/ACT and Beyond
- A parent’s roadmap to careers and pathways, hosted by CCSP NSW/ACT and Beyond
- Navigating post-school pathways, hosted by MyFuture
Parenting sessions:
- What kids need now, before the teenage years, hosted by CCSP NSW/ACT and Michelle Mitchell
More information about these webinars, including registration links, can be found on the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle’s Catholic Schools webpage
Please note that the webpage will be updated regularly with news of additional webinars, and you can visit the site at any time.
Lawn Bowls
Bowls is a sport where all students can participate.
Sport motivates Students and Bowls has many advantages.
- No extreme Registration Fees
- Local Bowling Club’s governance ... with mentors having ‘Working with Children’ accreditation
- Outdoors with age appropriate activities
- Fun … that it is! … A non-contact sport where ‘everyone can play.’
Please visit your local bowling club to see what types of bowls programs are available.
Warren Boyd
Administrator
Let’s Play Bowls
Primary and Secondary
‘School Bowls’
