Director of Strategic and Educational Operations P-12

Term 4 moves very quickly, with a range of important events coming up. The Celebration of Music concert will be held on Saturday 5 November at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and will showcase the music of ensemble groups of students from Kindergarten to Year 12, if you haven’t purchased tickets already, they are nearly sold out. The major academic event of the year, the College Speech Night, will be held at the State Theatre this year on Thursday 24 November. Tickets will be released in the coming days – please book early to avoid disappointment.

The Santa Sabina Pool has been refurbished over the holiday break and we are waiting for some fine weather for the finishing touches to be applied. It is hoped that as the warmer temperatures set in, the pool will be operational in Week 4 for classes and sport. Unfortunately, the project has been delayed due to the continued wet weather, but we are hoping that we can have a run of dry days so the finishing touches to the job can be completed.

Some exciting changes to how students are onboarding their computers to the school network are coming. Previously, for new students and students with new devices, a trip to the IT help desk was required. In readiness for next year, students will now be able to onboard their device to the Santa Sabina network from home. This will allow students with new devices to be able to immediately connect to the College network on the first day without needing to visit IT to get set up. More information will be communicated to parents as the term progresses.

I would like to remind families to ensure that family and student information can be updated on the Community Portal when changes occur. It is essential for the College to have the most recent details to enable quick contact with families if the need arises. Furthermore, should a student’s medical details need changing, it can also be completed using the Portal and if any plans need to be enacted for a student, the College Nurse will be in contact with families to work through the process.

John Gilmore
Director of Strategic and Educational Operations