Year 9 Report

Ms Sarah Davis

Excitement at seeing friends again, an air of anticipation of what lies ahead in Stage 5 and an eagerness to participate in the chosen electives was evident amongst the 2025 Year 9 cohort on Day 1.  Students embraced the added responsibility and leadership of being the ‘seniors’ of the junior school and were aware and prepared for the academic expectations and requirements of the Stage 5 curriculum. Stepping up, taking the initiative and dealing with the unexpected or last minute adversity helped students cope with challenges presented in Term 1.

The Year 9 cohort acknowledged and congratulated the following recipients of the Brothers To Others Award – Cameron Marsh, Lucas Stulic, Luca De Martino, Ross Zhang, Oliver Brown, Alex Clark, Adam Callaghan,  Siyu Chen, Daniel Shin,  Ben Zhou and Matthew Pupo. Well done boys.

Year 9 confidently completed the NAPLAN tests and are to be congratulated and commended on the way in which they conducted themselves. Students were given opportunities to assist in St Kevin’s Cross Country Day and the Early Career Teacher Professional Development Day hosted by the College and volunteered to assist during the College Open Day.  PASS students participated in the Wheelchair Basketball Incursion and the Year 9 Elective musicians showcased their talents and performed for their peers. All students showed their appreciation and wrote letters of ‘thanks ‘ to all non teaching and  teaching members in our community.

Students participated in The Lenten journey, attending the Ash Wednesday Liturgy  (or returning back to their Parish) and Stations of the Cross and supported the Project Compassion Appeal. They were generous in their donations to the various fundraising initiatives such as lemonade, water and cake sales and lolly guessing competitions and contributed to the Homeroom Project Compassion and mufti day appeal.

I wish to take this opportunity to thank the Year 9 Homeroom team Mr Connor Landas, Mr Ji Lee, Mr Martin Mooney, Mr Chris Page, Ms Indhu Varghese, Natalie Wassef, Ms Alice Zhou and Stage Assistant Mr Daniel Viana for their ongoing support, encouragement and guidance of students, ensuring they commenced the year in a positive and confident way and maintained College expectations and standards.  We are truly blessed to have a dedicated team of teachers who go that ‘extra mile’.

After another busy and fulfilling term, I wish all students and their families a well deserved, relaxing and safe Term 1 holiday and look forward to seeing you all Day 1 Term 2.