The Temptation of Jesus

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished.
The tempter came and said to him,
“If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.”
 But he answered, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him,
“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written,
‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and
‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.’”
Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world
and their splendour; and he said to him,
“All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.”
Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! for it is written,
‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’”
Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.

Matthew 4:1-11

Lent

We begin the liturgical season of Lent next week with Ash Wednesday on 22nd February. As a College we will provide our staff and students with the opportunity to receive the ashes. We hope that all members of our MMCC Community will use the season of Lent as a time for conversion, conversion in relation to God through prayer, conversion in relation to oneself through penance and conversion in relation to others through almsgiving.

Note: In Australia, abstinence from meat, and fasting, must be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. All who have completed their eighteenth year and have not yet begun their sixtieth year are bound to fast. All who have completed their fourteenth year are bound to abstain.

 

 

Welcome to 2023 at MMCC

Welcome to our Year 7 and other new students and their parents as well as our new staff to the College. Welcome back to everyone else as we begin a new year of learning, growing and working together. We ended 2022 on a high note with celebrating our outstanding HSC results and enjoying our community activities of Aquatopia and Christmas Mass and singalong, and began 2023 on that same high note with our HSC High Achievers’ Assembly and Opening School Mass.

Our Year 7 students and their parents have been taking part in our Making Connections pastoral care program, designed to create an atmosphere of welcome and a sense of belonging. The major features of this program is connecting both Year 7 students and their parents with the Homeroom Teachers, and the Year 7 Camp which will be held next week. Thank you to the Year 7 students and their families for joining us on Wednesday 15th February and to the Homeroom Teachers for their hospitality and presentations.

We welcome our new staff (photos included in this newsletter) who joined our community:

• College Leadership (Executive) Team –
  • Mr Paul Horvath (Leader of Curriculum)

• Teaching Team –
  • Miss Natalie Alvaro (HSIE/English)
  • Miss Alyssa Alzamora (CAPA/RE)
  • Mrs Jency Henry (Science)
  • Miss Rhiannan Jansen (PDHPE)
  • Miss Marie Karmazian (HSIE/English)
  • Mrs Audrey Marsh (Languages)
  • Miss Kim Ngo (TAS)
  • Mrs Stephanie Philipov (RE/English)
  • Mrs Rosa Maria Rodriguez (Languages)
  • Mrs Lisa Truong (TAS)
  • Miss Jessica Vo (Mathematics)

• Learning Support Team
  • Ms  Reni Anter (LSO)
  • Mrs Cathy Elic (LSO)

 

HSC 2022 Results – MMCC Highest Ranking School in the Local Area

We once again produced outstanding HSC results! The HSC Class of 2022 achieved the highest MMCC rank ever of 134. This rank (SMH/Daily Telegraph 15/12/22) showed MMCC as the highest ranking school in the local area, out-ranking all the local State schools, locals Catholic schools and local independent schools.

The HSC Class of 2022 shone with impressive individual results and amazing school results. Congratulations to our wonderful Year 12 2022 students and to their exceptional teachers. We will shortly share with you our annual HSC Newsletter. Below is a snapshot of our results.

Individual Achievements:

• 98.90 Highest ATAR  – Emily Cao
• 2 students on the NSW All Rounder List – Emily Cao and Lauren Alzamora
• 4 students on the NSW Top Achievers List
  • Suzi Coates, 1st in the State for Studies of Religion 1
  • Emily Cao, 4th in the State for Community and Family Studies
  • Amjad Nafea, 4th in the State for Arabic Extension
  • Lauren Alzamora, 5th in the State for Mathematics Standard 2
• 3 First Places in the Archdiocese of Sydney:
  • Suzi Coates – Studies of Religion 1
  • Emily Cao – Community and Family Studies
  • Maryam Alnaqar – EALD English
• 26 Distinguished Achievers
• 6 students with an ATAR >95
• 14 students with an ATAR > 90
• 55% of students with an ATAR > 70
• 2 students nominated for practical projects – 1 for ENCORE (Music 1) and 1 for SHAPE (Design & Technology)

School and Course Achievements

• MMCC Listed in the Top 150 Schools – Rank 134
• Highly Competitive – 78% of Courses Above State Average
• 62 HSC Marks were a mark of 90 or over (in highest bands Band 6 or E4)
• 43% of all HSC Marks were in the highest Bands (5, 6 & E4)
• Impressive Learning Growth for students with overall school achievement above expected for our courses

 

High Achievers’ Assembly

On Thursday 2nd February, we welcomed back our HSC 2022 high achievers, those students who are listed above and those who achieved an ATAR above 80. As well as presenting them with the MMCC Heart and certificate, the students shared their HSC insights, study skills and secrets to their success.

We will share some of these in our newsletters. This newsletter features Emily Cao, our College Dux for 2022. It was wonderful to hear about the range of universities and courses that these students are pursuing. We wish them well as they go forward as the wonderful MacKillop Women that they have become.

 

 

 

SCS Sports Award

Congratulations to Mrs Pauline Jeffrey, the recipient of the inaugural SCS Sports Award, in recognition of her sporting achievements and commitment during 2022. The Conference 4 Opening School Sport Ceremony was held at Good Samaritan Catholic College on Tuesday 14th February.

Our Sports Coordinator, Mr Chris Shelston and our House Captains, Mariam Gudady, Emily Bathis, Tina Nguyen, Alyssa Ferreri, Annie Truong and Gladys Dos Santos, accompanied me to the ceremony. Mrs Jeffrey was a most deserving recipient of the award and it was our privilege to join her. Her husband was also able to attend making the event even more special for Mrs Jeffrey.

 

THRIVE

Our focus at MMCC is to build on our thriving learning culture. Our learning framework focuses on the six principles of Collaboration, Enthusiasm, Creativity, Inclusivity, Engagement and Empowerment.

This year we have introduced a special course for Year 8 and 9 students to enhance their literacy skills, so that they can be better readers and writers. We hope these skills will better equip our students for senior study, tertiary study and their future careers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enrolling Now Year 7 2025

Enrolments are now open for Year 7 2025, and due to our outstanding 2021 and 2022 HSC Results, places are filling fast. If you are intending to enrol your younger daughter into our school, we encourage you to apply online as soon as possible so that she does not miss out. If you require assistance in completing the online enrolment, call us at the College on 9725 4322 and we will arrange an onsite visit.

We hope you will join us for our Open Day on Tuesday 21st March from 4.00pm – 7.00pm. Please also let your family and friends know about our Open Day and that we are enrolling.

All Sydney Catholic Schools enrolments for Year 7 2025, including Mary MacKillop Catholic College Wakeley, can be accessed at https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/enrolment/enrol-now.

All Sydney Catholic Schools Open Days are listed at –
https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/enrolment/visit-a-school and there are FAQs available to assist you in completing your online application at – https://sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au/enrolment/faq

 

Thank you for your ongoing support and best wishes for a healthy, happy and successful year.

Gilda Pussich