From the Principal – Issue #8, 2025

Acknowledgement of Country

Dear Parents/Guardians, Friends & Students of SAC,

The last fortnight has seen students engaging in a range of activities, from the SAC Career Expo to Work Experience, to explore the world of work. Led by our extraordinary Careers Counsellor, Julie Stephenson, students of all ages are encouraged to imagine where their skills and talents might lead them beyond school. The way our students participate in these experiences, with genuine openness and curiosity, is an essential part of educating young women who graduate with a sense of passion and purpose. Thank you to the many organisations who attended the expo and supported our students on work experience, as well as the staff who visited them and the families who create the fertile ground to explore careers. The Alumni Breakfast will round out Careers Week, with a chance to share stories and learn from old scholars.

Catch a glimpse of the activities on display during Careers Week 2025 at sac

In the last fortnight I have met with two Year 11 students in relation to their research for AIF (Activating Identities and Futures). Their topics reflected the complexity of interests and sophistication in their thinking. One was investigation how we might strengthen pathways for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds to university. Another was collating data on the positive impacts of curriculum extension activities on student wellbeing. Both of these topics would make a high-quality thesis at tertiary level and I was so impressed by the confidence with which the girls tackled their studies.

Tomorrow our sports teams will take to the field wearing ribbons to celebrate Reconciliation Round. It will kick off a week of activities designed to promote reconciliation, encouraging all Australians to continue the journey towards a more just and reconciled Australia. The theme for 2025, Bridging Now to Next, highlights the connection between past, present and future, a theme that has been captured beautifully in The Wardlis in the centre of our campus. I look forward to attending the National Reconciliation Week Breakfast at the Convention Centre next Tuesday, to hear from Professor Jackie Huggins, who has worked for 45 years in community, academia and government, both nationally and internationally.

Year 8 and 9 students have been looking forward to tonight’s social for months. Held at the Italian Centre on Carrington St, we welcome students from Blackfriars, CBC and Rostrevor to join us for an evening of fun and dancing. As with many of these events, the build up is as important as the event itself. We hope that families have enjoyed the preparation, and the girls have a wonderful evening.

Ms Paddy McEvoy
Principal

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National Reconciliation Week

This resource shares a variety of ways in which families can connect to and celebrate National Reconciliation Week and Indigenous culture.

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