SAC Short Story & Poetry Competition ‘Celebrating our Mercy Values’ ‘Celebrating our Mercy Values’ was the theme for our SAC Short Story and Poetry Competition this year. Students across the school entered writing reflecting on our values of Compassion, Courage, Respect, Justice, Hospitality and Service. This year we also had the honour of awarding the […]
Hot Shots Tennis Day On Wednesday 26 October, 24 Years 3 and 4 students enjoyed a day out at the Hot Shots tennis competition at Millswood Tennis Centre. The day involved promoting the game of tennis to young players using smaller sized courts and racquets and red balls. Each Hot Shots team was comprised of […]
Reading Mentor Program sharing the joy of literature with young readers Three years ago, as part of Communities of Practice, a mentor program was developed with an aim to offer more reading practise for young readers in Year 5, and some eager Year 10 students were eager to take on the role as mentors. Year […]
The Writers’ Group Poetry Workshop The Writers’ Group team enthusiastically put together a poetry workshop for interested students from Years 4 and 5 to participate in at lunchtime. It was a wonderful opportunity for our older students to support the primary writers as they shared and developed their ideas. Students showed creativity as they constructed […]
From the Principal Year 12 students are now fully focussed on their final assessments and exams and families are looking forward to the Year 12 Graduation Dinner later this month. It has been great to see our Year 11 students stepping up to be the senior leaders of the school. I would like to congratulate […]
SAC Pink Day 🎀 A cause close to the heartS of many in our SCHOOL community Did you know that October is Australia’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month? Each year, the St Aloysius College community hosts a Pink Day to raise awareness, funds, and show support for people living with Breast Cancer, people who have survived, […]
Celebrating our Students’ Faith Journey Last Monday night 21 of our Year 3 students received the sacrament of Reconciliation for the very first time at St Francis Xavier Cathedral. This sacrament enables people to experience the fullness of God’s mercy and it is an important step in faith formation for our Catholic students. We congratulate […]
2022 Spring Poetry Anthology Congratulations to Harsanjh Athwal and Harper McLaughlin (4PG) and to Scarlett Scardigno (10SC) whose poetry has been selected to appear in the 2022 Spring Poetry Anthology. This compendium is created following the annual Spring Poetry Festival run by the South Australian English Teachers Association and includes work from students across South […]
Year 5 Camp: A Smooth-sailing Success! During Year 5 Camp in Week 1, students participated in team building activities including canoeing, challenge course, archery and initiative pursuits. The weather was perfect, and lots of fun was had by all! “I really enjoyed the canoeing and I actually found it as one of my new strengths. […]
From the Deputy Principal (Pastoral Care) Year 12 Executive 2023 We are very pleased to announce the Year 12 Executive team for 2023. As a part of the Year 12 Executive team, students facilitate leadership and decision-making by bringing important issues to the notice of the school community, as well as organising whole school events […]
