Message from the Principal – Christine Harding
Welcome to the community of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer. Striving for excellence, we are the only specialist all-girls school in the Sutherland Shire. Dear Parents…
Principal’s Post on Empowering Young Women
Since 1935, Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College has held a legacy of instilling the values of leadership, excellence and service, nurturing confident young women. We empower our girls…
Dean of School – Paul Hughes
Resilience & Social Media Today we continue on from our last newsletter that explored the topic of resilience and its importance for adolescents. It is indeed true that Social Media can both…
Dean of Mission – Marg Marriott
On Friday 9th August the Our Lady of Mercy family supported the Charitable Works Fund, which provides important ministry to seminaries, Catholic Care, Aboriginal Catholic Ministry, prison chaplaincy and many other…
Father and Daughter Breakfast
This week we celebrated the wonderful fathers of our Our Lady of Mercy family with a barbeque breakfast. Wishing all of our Dads, Fathers and Father Figures a wonderful day on Sunday. …
Calendar Update
Upcoming Dates Thursday 12 SeptemberR U Ok DayMonday 16 to Monday 23 SeptemberPreliminary HSC Examinations beginMonday 16 to Tuesday 17 SeptemberBronze Duke of Edinburgh (Hike 2)Friday 20 SeptemberWorld Teachers Day Wednesday…
Leader of Pathways and Partnerships – Lisa Formica
Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organisational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people…
Leader of Learning – Integrated Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment – Lisa Romberg
Newman Symposium On Monday the 12 August we held our Annual NEWMAN Symposium. Students presented their NEWMAN projects to parents and friends. There was an outstanding level of engagement by students…
Awards
Congratulations to the students listed below, who received their awards last week. Commitment to Learning Awards Year 7 Ava AlloucheZoe AndrewsAmelia AndrighettoFelicity BarnesStella…
Science Faculty – Declan Hoban
Science News: Mid-Term Update National Science Week 2024: Species Survival This term, our Science Faculty enthusiastically celebrated National Science Week, which ran from 10 to 18 August. The theme, “Species Survival –…
PDHPE Faculty – Damien Trevillion
The girls are really enjoying the opportunity to get back into the surf on a Thursday for sport. On a beautiful winter day, our surfers took full advantage of the conditions to…
Instructional Leader – Co-Curricular – Danielle Polson
The College sent a team of 26 athletes and 2 student helpers to Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre for the Conference 3 Athletics Carnival on 30 August 2024. Our students took on…
Creative and Performing Arts Faculty – Ciara Gabriele
Georgia Hatton Year 9 We’ll Carry On Triple J Unearthed High Songwriting Competition Congratulations to Georgia Hatton of Year 9 who has been a successful applicant in the Triple J Unearthed…
Local News
2025 Parent/Guardian and Student Verification We are reviewing and preparing your records in readiness for 2025, this is to ensure the correct changes are raised to your School Fees Account (including…