Principal’s Message

Welcome to our latest College newsletter. I am delighted to be able to celebrate and share with you our latest news and events that have taken place over the last fortnight.

Completion of external examinations for the Higher School Certificate and International Baccalaureate

Congratulations to our Year 12 2024 students who have completed their final examinations. This is a major milestone in each of their lives and we are proud of each one of them for their commitment to learning. As students walked out of their final exams, the look on their faces said it all: relief, a great sense of accomplishment and a winning smile.

I look forward to sharing this jubilant feeling with the students at our Year 12 Formal this Thursday night.

Year 8 Orbispace winners meet with the Duchess of York

On Friday 8 November,  our Year 8  students who won the Orbispace Initiative Pitch for the Planet Competition: Maria Katsaros; Ella Rentzepis; Isabella Saoud; Jacinta Shori; Sophia Steel; Elena Vidanovski; and Eden Vonhoff were invited to have morning tea with the Duchess of York, Patron of the program. During morning tea the girls were asked to discuss their innovation, ideas and thoughts on sustainability. Seated with the students were very impressive young female innovators who have incredible ideas on how we can live more sustainably and how technology can be used for good. It was a great opportunity for our students to mingle with these inspiring young women and it is very affirming to have their voices and ideas heard. Ms McDougall and I were delighted to join them at this very special event and we could not be more proud of these students. A special thanks to Ms McDougall who is a champion for this program and has guided these students.

St Ursula’s Parent Association (SUPA) Bunnings BBQ

On Saturday 26 October, our St Ursula’s Parent Association organised a fundraising BBQ at Bunnings Kingsgrove. With the weather warm and no rain in sight, lots of sausages and drinks were sold by our many parent volunteers. In fact, we were completely sold out by 3:00 pm. 

Thank you to Peter Shori, Diana Barakat and the College finance team for ensuring this day ran smoothly and I also wish to thank the following parent volunteers for their service on the day: Max Garavaglia; Verida Durchar; Vanessa Dondina; Tom Coorey; Ranil Peiris and Chantal Peiris; Paolo Truant; Nikki Suters-Sly; Alex Xenos; Celia Lopes; Liza Chow; Chi Vi Chau; Bobby Dunimagloski; and Sabine Chalhoub. 

I also wish to thank those parents who kindly donated water and soft drinks to sell at the BBQ: Rachel Aulbury; Henny Purnawidjaja; Irene Karantonis; Padro Tsoi; Joanna Smith; Kathy Stojkovic; Donna Nehme; Jacqueline Sanchez; Bhavna Khanna; Evonne Kalafatas; Helen Koumoulas; Helen Skarmoutsos; and Maria Savvas.

We could not do these events without your support.

I wish all our families many blessings and thank you for your support.

Vivienne Awad
Principal