News & Notices

Book Week parade, Year 12 practice exams, Year 7 2027 Information Evening, Years 5 and 6 conferences, Father's Day, Year 9 City Experience, athletics carnivals, Oliver! wrap-up and everything else happening at St Mary's College in the final weeks of Term 3 2026.

Reminder for Prep–Year 6 families: the Book Week dress-up parade is tomorrow morning on the Main Oval. Costume rules, what to pack, Book Fair hours and the awards assembly.

Everything Prep–Year 6 families need for the Junior Athletics Carnival and Prep–2 Mini Olympics on Friday 4 September 2026: times, what to wear and bring, lunch, parking and wet-weather plans.

Year 4 families: camp medical, dietary and consent forms for Camp Sunnystones must be completed on the Parent Portal by Friday 28 August 2026, with camp departing Thursday 10 September.

Join us for the P&F Father's Day Breakfast on Thursday 3 September 2026, 7:15–8:30am in the Hall ($5 adults, children free). RSVP on the Parent Portal by Monday 31 August. Father's Day Stall details too.

Final arrangements for Year 9 City Experience week, Monday 31 August – Friday 4 September 2026: daily departure times, itinerary, Myki, uniform, phones and the consent form due Friday 21 August.

Bookings for the Year 5 and Year 6 Parent-Teacher-Student conferences on Thursday 27 August 2026 open on the Parent Portal at 9:00am today and close Wednesday 26 August at 12:00pm.

The last 40 seats for the College Musical Oliver! (Saturday 22 August 2026, 1:30pm matinee) go on sale on the Parent Portal at 9:00am on Monday 17 August. All evening performances are sold out.

Wattle Creek OSHC's Spring Holiday Program runs Monday 21 September – Friday 2 October 2026, 7:00am–6:00pm, $78 per day. Bookings open Monday 17 August and close Friday 11 September on the OSHC app or Parent Portal.

Extra Uniform Shop opening hours in September and the holidays, plus the Term 4 changeover: summer uniform from Monday 5 October 2026, a transition fortnight to Friday 16 October, and hats compulsory from the first day of term.

MacKillop Day wrap-up, the final week of Oliver!, CSSA Round 3 results, Subject Selection Evening, Book Week preview, Year 9 City Experience forms, Father's Day plans and the new winter canteen menu — news from St Mary's College for Week 5 of Term 3 2026.

Thank you to everyone who made MacKillop Day on Friday 7 August 2026 such a joyful celebration: a whole-school Mass, a festival on the Main Oval, and $6,842 raised for Mary MacKillop Today.

The Harbour Café launches its Term 3 winter menu on Monday 10 August 2026: new hot meals of the day, pumpkin soup, a halal chicken burger and sushi days. Orders close 8:30am on the Parent Portal.

The timetable for Year 12 Practice Exams (Tuesday 25 – Friday 28 August 2026) is now on the Learning Hub and Parent Portal. Sessions run at 9:00am and 1:30pm in the Hall; here is what students need to know.

Term 3, Week 3 newsletter: Oliver! tickets on sale Monday 3 August, MacKillop Day on Friday 7 August, CSSA Round 1 results, Year 12 practice exam timetable, Bus Route B change and a head lice reminder for Year 2.

Cases of head lice have been reported in Year 2 classes 2F and 2K. Please check your child's hair this weekend, treat if needed, and read what to do before your child returns to school.

From Monday 27 July 2026 the Route B morning pickup at Kingsley Park moves from 7:52am to 7:47am while roadworks continue on Old Mill Road. All other stops and afternoon times are unchanged.

Welcome back for Term 3, which runs Tuesday 14 July – Friday 18 September 2026. A snapshot of the term's key dates and a reminder of winter uniform expectations, Uniform Shop hours and lost property.

Final newsletter for Term 2: Semester 1 reports published Friday 26 June, CSEF applications close, Term 3 begins for students Tuesday 14 July, Oliver! holiday rehearsals, winter holiday program and a look ahead to Term 3.