Ms Susanna Bond Acting Co-Principal	Mrs Susan McGann Acting Co-Principal

Christ come into our world of darkness

Light up our lives with your coming

Fulfil all our longings with the joy of your birth

Strengthen our resolve to work for change in our world

And to share the hope of your birth that each ADVENT brings

Amen

In coming to the end of this challenging and different year, it is timely to reflect on all that has contributed to our journey. Whilst this year may not have unfolded as we would have imagined, and there is disappointment in all the might have been - there is much for which to be thankful. Our students and staff have certainly learnt new ways of doing things, they have learnt new skills and have had experiences which have brought them closer to each other. They have become learners who are flexible, creative and resilient - all fine qualities. 

A sense of joy accompanies this end of the year as we reflect on all we have achieved both personally and as a College - all when managing a pandemic. We sincerely thank our students, staff and parent community for your ongoing support throughout this year, but especially during the Learning@ Home phase. Since our return, we have appreciated your compliance with the many restrictions we have had to put in place. We remain hopeful that next year will see us move back closer to normalcy.

Staff Farewells

A number of staff are leaving us this year. Some of these staff have been at St Aloysius for a number of years and others on short term contracts. We thank each of them for their service and their unique contributions to the community at SACC and wish them well in their future careers.

Megan Hickey

Anne Boyle

Aidan Lyle

Ashton Oates

Tammy Telley

Philip Weston

Emily Thorp

Lou Zegveld

Veni Vandeyar

Bronwyn Turner

Robert Elkerton

Olivia Marulli

Maria Di Tommaso

Brendan Kelly

Emily Halliday

Allison Jackson

Jesse Turner

Kate Harrison, Joanna Orchard, Jacinta Castles, Angie Mitchell and Bev Benavides will all be taking leave in 2021.

Fr Chris Hope will be retiring after 21 years of service as our Parish Priest. Fr Chris is much loved in the community and he will be greatly missed. We wish him joy in his very well earned retirement and hope to see him often as a special guest at College events in the future.

Advisory Board

Our College Advisory Board held its last general and AGM meeting for the year on Monday evening. Many thanks to Jeremy Ayliffe, Michael Driessen, Rachael Adams, Catherine Thompson, Sarah Jane Sheehy, Danielle Millic, Phillipa Morgan, Fr Chris Hope & Russell Holywell for your time and dedication throughout the year. We farewell Danielle Millic who has completed two, three year terms. Thank you Danielle for your significant commitment and contribution.

The AGM was also held and the following positions were filled:

Jeremy Ayliffe returned as Board Chair

Michael Driessen returned as Deputy Chair

Rachael Adams returned as Secretary

Russell Holywell appointed as Financial Advisor to the Board

Reports

All student reports were made available as of 3:00 pm Tuesday afternoon on Compass. Thank you to our staff for the significant amount of time taken to prepare and collate assessment and comments. Well done to our students for all your hard work this year and for your achievements.

Kingston Campus Orientation

On Monday, students experienced our ‘Step Up’ morning where they moved to their 2021 classes and met their new classmates and teacher/s for next year. There was much excitement as they learnt about what they will experience next year and checked out their classrooms. We also welcomed a number of new families to the College, we hope they will enjoy their journey at St Aloysius.

Kingston Campus Athletic Carnival

Following our Step Up morning, our Kindergarten students participated in their Athletics Carnival on the top oval. The very warm weather was such a contrast to last year when we had to cancel due to rain! Kindergarten enjoyed the opportunity to be together as a cohort - this is the only day in the year when all three classes come together.

Our Prep to Grade 2 Athletics Carnival was held on the top oval on Wednesday. Thank you to Mrs White for your excellent organisation. The carnival was a lot of fun and students enjoyed competing for their house.

Thanksgiving Liturgy and Awards Ceremony

This morning, the College celebrated the achievements of a number of students in the annual Thanksgiving Liturgy and Awards Ceremony. Fr Chris Hope led the liturgy for the last time in his role as Parish Priest for our community. Both he and Joe Sandric were formally farewelled at the ceremony by students and staff. Sadly, it was not possible to invite parents to the event this year, due to Covid restrictions. However, the event was filmed and will be accessible to the community later this week. 

The Grade 10 student leaders for 2021 were inducted into their new roles at the ceremony and the Grade 10s were farewelled by all of their peers. 

Many staff and students participated in the ceremony or were involved in the organisation and preparation. We thank everyone who contributed today.

ST ALOYSIUS SCHOLAR AWARD

This award is presented to a Grade 4 student who, in their time at the College, has displayed the Catholic values of St Aloysius.  A notable scholar, reflective thinker, a person of fortitude and inner strength.

The Award recipient is Isabel Davis

EMERITUS ARCHBISHOP ADRIAN DOYLE AWARD            

This award is to recognise a student at St Aloysius Catholic College who, in their time at the College, has displayed some of the Catholic values of Emeritus Archbishop Adrian Doyle.  This award is presented to a Year 10 student.

The Award recipient is Allora Bastock

SISTERS OF CHARITY AWARDS            

These awards are presented in honour of the Sisters of Charity, the founders of St Aloysius Catholic College, and are to recognise students who display Christian principles and awareness in living the qualities of the educational vision, legacy and charism of the Sisters of Charity.  

The Year 4 Award recipient is Laura MacFarlane

The Year 10 Award recipient is Mia Dolzan

KINGSTON-CHANNEL PARISH AWARDS                            

This award is to recognise students who demonstrate witness and action in their links between the Parish and the College. This award is presented to a Year 4 and a Year 10 student.

The Year 4 Award recipient is Laura MacFarlane

The Year 10 Award recipient is Axl Dumagat

PRINCIPALS’ AWARD - Kingston Campus                  

This is an annual award to recognise a Year 4 student who continually displays the 4 BE-attitudes, Learning, Fairness, Respect and Safety

The Kingston Campus award  recipient is Elsie Boon

PRINCIPALS’ AWARD - Huntingfield Campus              

This award is an annual award and is to recognise a Year 10 student who in their time at the College has displayed Christian awareness and respect for others in the College community. 

The Huntingfield Campus award recipient is Nicola Brcic

KINGBOROUGH COUNCIL CITIZENSHIP AWARD - Kingston Campus        

The next two awards are sponsored by Kingborough Council

The first award is to recognise a Year 4 student who exhibits leadership qualities desirable in an active and committed citizen of the community. 

The Kingston Campus award recipient is Alex Clark

KINGBOROUGH COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AWARD - Huntingfield Campus

The second award is to recognise a Year 10 student, who in their years at the College, has exhibited qualities desirable in an active and committed citizen of the community. 

The Huntingfield Campus award recipient is Olivia Perry

OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD              

The next award is sponsored by Rotary Club of Kingston

This award is to recognise a Year 10 student who has exhibited outstanding academic qualities across a range of curricular achievements.

The award recipient is Kody Jankiewicz

SCIENCE AWARD                      

This award is sponsored by The Honorable Julie Collins MP

This award is to recognise a Year 10 student who has displayed a positive participation and proficient skills levels in the curriculum area of science.

The award recipient is Gabriel Matuszak

SPORTS AWARD              

This award is sponsored by The Honorable Megg Webb MLC

This award is to recognise a Year 10 student who has exhibited desirable qualities for positive participation and proficient skill levels in sport.

The award recipient is Josephine Thompson

ARTS AWARD                        

This award is sponsored by the Kingston Beach RSL Sub-Branch

This award is to recognise a Year 10 student who in their time at the College, has made a significant and positive contribution to the expressive and performing Arts.  

The award recipient is Abbie Vince

ADF LONG TAN YOUTH LEADERSHIP & TEAMWORK AWARD                        

This award is provided by the Australian Defence Force and is to recognise a Year 10 student who has displayed outstanding leadership and strong teamwork during their time at St Aloysius Catholic College

The award recipient is Mia Dolzan

ADF FUTURE INNOVATORS AWARD                       

This award is provided by the Australian Defence Force and is to recognise students who have the ability and have demonstrated innovation in the learning fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

The award recipient is Harry Smith

JOYLAN SCHOLARSHIP - LITERATURE & MUSIC          

These awards are an annual scholarship sponsored by the late Mr and Mrs Alan and Joyce Strong.  This scholarship is to provide bursaries to Year 8 students in the curriculum areas of music and literature.

The recipient of the Music scholarship is Sebastian Sabol

The recipient of the Literature scholarship is Neve Quinn

GUILFORD YOUNG COLLEGE BURSARY                       

The GYC bursary is sponsored by Guilford Young College.  

The bursary is awarded to a Year 10 student who, in their time at the College has demonstrated some of the gifts of the late Archbishop Sir Guilford Young, namely visionary leadership, academic rigor and a passion for social justice.

The recipient of this award is Duncan Suttil

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES GLOBAL - ICAS Medal winner                

ICAS Medals are issued to students who have achieved outstanding academic achievement.  Students receiving these awards are recognised as having received the top score for their year level within Tasmania, in the annually conducted University of New South Wales International Competitions and Assessments for Schools, commonly referred to as ICAS competitions.

We are very proud to announce that we have a student from the College who has performed exceptionally well in the fields of Mathematics in 2020.

The ICAS Medal winner for Year 6 Mathematics Chen Liang 

GRADE 10 ACADEMIC AWARDS 

We congratulate all of the students who received awards at the ceremony today. 

Finally, we thank you for your support this term as we have taken on the Acting Co-Principal roles. We wish all our families a blessed Christmas, filled with love and the opportunity to spend time with each other during the break.