Year 7 Report

Mr Stephen Flew (Acting)

The first few days of the year in a new school is always a big learning experience for our new year 7’s having to navigate a new school, new subjects, new teachers and new classmates. 

The Year 7, 2025 cohort settled in very quickly and started their learning journey with the College pastoral theme of “Strong Minds, Gentle Hearts”.  This is a pillar of what it means to be a Marist and challenges our newest College members to discover their place in our community over the next six years.  Year 7’s commitment to learning about the Marist way was further developed during Reflection Day where the students learned the story of our patron, St Marcellin Champagnat, and his significance to all Marists.  The boys also thoroughly enjoyed their first time singing the Sub Tuum, accompanied by the very talented Mr Foong.

Other highlights of the term have included the swimming carnival, where they experienced belonging to a ‘House’ and competing in races while cheering on their teammates. I was particularly proud of how the boys got involved in the house chanting and stayed positive throughout the day despite the cancellation of the novelty swimming events due to the weather. Year 7 has also been busy supporting Project Compassion and raising money for those less fortunate than us in the world.  I would like to thank all the boys for contributing so generously to this initiative.

As we approach the end of the first school term, our Year 7 cohort are very excited about their upcoming adventures on the Year 7 camp which will  take place early in Term 2.  We are all looking forward to a fun filled few days at camp and engaging learning during the rest of the year.