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From the Primary Sport Coordinator

From the Primary Sport Coordinator Term 3 Half Time! Term 3 sport is well and truly up and running. Come ‘n’ Try We have the receptions doing Little Athletics in the lead up to the SAC Athletics Carnival, the Year 1s are developing their skills in mini-tennis and the Year 2s have been introduced to […]

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From the Visual Arts Department

From the Visual Arts Department Royal Adelaide Show Entries Congratulations to the 40 SAC students whose stunning artworks will be featured in the Art, Craft and Design competition exhibited at the at the Royal Adelaide Show from August 31 to September 8. We are so proud of the amazing effort that went into their drawings, […]

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Frayne Speech Festival a Platform for Impact

Frayne Speech Festival a Platform for Impact Mercy Light: Leading Glossophobia: it’s one of the lesser known ‘phobias’, but surprisingly, it’s more common than the fear of spiders, heights, and even death. In fact, it’s estimated that over 75% of the population experiences some form of it. This week, students from 10 Mercy schools will […]

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From the Catherine McAuley Library

From the Catherine McAuley Library Book Week 2024 was a week where the magic of reading was truly felt and shared across SAC! It is always a special celebration, and this year was no different as we embraced the CBCA theme, Reading is Magic. Our Junior Primary classes loved participating in various sensory activities that connected […]

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SAC Debating – A Highly Successful Season

SAC Debating – A Highly Successful Season This year, SAC proudly entered ten debating teams into the Debate SA competition, marking a highly successful season for our enthusiastic debaters. Individually and as teams, our students have excelled, learning invaluable public speaking and persuasive writing techniques. They have worked collaboratively to construct logical, well-researched, and persuasive arguments. […]

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From the Music Department

From the Music Department We are thrilled to share that our talented SAC Music ensembles had an amazing time participating in the ABODA SA School Band and Orchestra Festival in Week 4!  This annual event brings together school bands and orchestras from across South Australia, providing a fantastic platform for young musicians to perform, learn […]

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140 students. 10 days. 8 flights. 2 birthdays. 13 divisions in the Senate. One camp we’ll never forget.

140 students. 10 days. 8 flights. 2 birthdays. 13 divisions in the Senate. One camp we’ll never forget. This term the Year 7 students have been exploring their democratic rights and responsibilities, which led us to travel to our nation’s capital in Canberra. Between our parliamentary visits, we also visited sites of national significance and […]

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From the Secondary Sport Coordinator

From the Secondary Sport Coordinator FINALS FEVER! The final round of winter sport was played on Saturday of Week 4. We had several teams across badminton, soccer and netball competing in ‘play-off’ finals to cap off their seasons. It was a particularly exciting finish for our Year 7 SAC 1, Year 8 SAC 1 and […]

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Inspired by Charity Founder

Inspired by Charity Founder As part of preparations for the Year 12 Society and Culture Social Action Lunchtime for 2024, the two classes were treated to a very informative presentation by Stephanie Malan, from not-for-profit The Village Co on 2 August. Ms Malan started the charity to assist underprivileged new mothers by providing them with […]

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Our Year 12 Students were inspired by Charity Founder

Our Year 12 Students were inspired by Charity Founder As part of preparations for the Year 12 Society and Culture Social Action Lunchtime for 2024, the two classes were treated to a very informative presentation by Stephanie Malan, from not-for-profit The Village Co on 2 August. Ms Malan started the charity to assist underprivileged new […]

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