{"id":8747,"date":"2026-03-23T02:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T02:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/?post_type=article&#038;p=8747"},"modified":"2026-03-23T02:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T02:00:12","slug":"principals-report-132","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/article\/principals-report-132\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal&#8217;s Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mercurius \u2013 Principal\u2019s Report<br \/>\n23 March 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Fortians, Parents and Carers,<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe, but we\u2019re almost at the end of term with just two weeks remaining before the holidays. I would like to share some highlights and important updates from the past weeks and what\u2019s ahead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 7 Camp<br \/>\n<\/strong>A heartfelt thank you to our dedicated staff who generously gave up time with their families to accompany our Year 7 students on camp to Point Wolstoncroft. The camp was a tremendous success, filled with exciting activities such as kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, archery, and evening bush walks. The students gained valuable experiences and created lasting memories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clean Up Australia Day<br \/>\n<\/strong>I extend my gratitude to Ms Maddox and the student volunteers from our Environment group. On Tuesday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> March, they worked in small teams to clean up areas around the school in observance of Clean Up Australia Day. We are fortunate to have such beautiful grounds at the Fort, and it is our collective responsibility to care for these spaces.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 12 Career Dating<br \/>\n<\/strong>Last Friday, our Year 12 students took part in an inspiring \u2018career dating\u2019 event. Alumni Fortians\u2014from the Class of 1975 through to 2023\u2014returned to share insights about their career journeys and university studies in diverse fields including medicine, vaccine research, engineering, software development, screenwriting, politics, visual arts, and meteorology. It was wonderful to see past graduates support our current students, and we hope to make this an annual tradition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Premiers Debating Challenge<br \/>\n<\/strong>Round 1 of the seniors\u2019 competition saw Kiyasha, Sujay, Gabe, Raj, and Jim representing our school. Many of these students are new to competitive debating, and their impressive win against St George Girls is worthy of high praise. Congratulations to all involved!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our CSSI enrichment program has recommenced bringing together students for engaging science mentoring and training. The year 10 mentors will be paired with students from Ashfield PS, Summer Hill PS and Wikins PS.<\/li>\n<li>On International Women\u2019s Day, around 300 guests visited the school during our Open Afternoon. The entire school community came together at an assembly to raise funds for the UN International Women\u2019s Organisation. The Executive SRC shared reflections from an inspiring Women\u2019s Day Conference they attended at the ICC.<\/li>\n<li>Thank you to our Year 7 and Year 9 students for their cooperation and patience during the NAPLAN exams, despite some delayed starts and technical challenges.<\/li>\n<li>Another successful IMP Music Camp and concert took place recently, thanks to Matt Manchester and the wonderful staff team who supported the weekend events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Upcoming Events<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Week 9<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday 24 March: Year 12 Assessment Period<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday 25 March: Year 12 Assessment Period \/ Year 10 CSSI Science Mentoring Training (8:45am\u201311:00am)<\/li>\n<li>Thursday 26 March: Year 12 Assessment Period<\/li>\n<li>Friday 27 March: Year 12 Assessment Period \/ Interschool Chess Challenge (Burwood) \/ Mock Trial Competition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Week 10<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday 30 March: Year 11 Geography Excursion to Auburn \/ RAISE Mentoring<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday 31 March: Year 9 French Excursion \u2013 Leichhardt Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday 1 April: Year 11 Earth and Environmental Science Excursion to Australian Museum \/ IMP and HSC Music Term 1 Soiree \/ Bill Turner Cup Soccer Boys and Girls<\/li>\n<li>Thursday 2 April: Easter Egg Hunt \/ Year 12 Design and Technology Excursion<\/li>\n<li>Friday 3 April: Good Friday Public Holiday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students will return to school in Term 2 on Wednesday 22 April.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your ongoing support of our vibrant school community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mercurius \u2013 Principal\u2019s Report 23 March 2026 Dear Fortians, Parents and Carers, It\u2019s hard to believe, but we\u2019re almost at the end of term with just two weeks remaining before the holidays. I would like to share some highlights and important updates from the past weeks and what\u2019s ahead. Year 7 Camp A heartfelt thank [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-8747","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/8747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}