Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students,

One of the joys of belonging to our St Anthony’s Catholic community is the tradition of the gathering under the COLA each morning to say our school prayer. The words of our school prayer are quiet profound and speak to the very essence of what we aspire to be:

O God, 

We honour the memory of St Anthony, your devoted servant.

May his spiritual help make us strong in your service to do good for others.

We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

St Anthony       Pray for us.

St Mary of the Cross Mackillop    Pray for Us

In the first few weeks of this term Mrs Ferguson and I have had the pleasure to interview new and existing families who are seeking to enrol their child in Kindergarten for 2023. This enrolment process always provides the school with the wonderful opportunity to gain feedback, both positive and constructive, about the school. It has been very affirming to hear how St Anthony’s has such positive standing within the wider Picton community. I believe this stems from the beautiful and caring students who attend our school, the supportive parent body and the dedicated staff who give so generously of their time. 

One of the key initiatives we implemented in Term One was open tours of the school that were led by our Year Six leaders. Can I say how proud I am of our Year Six leaders. The positive feedback from the families speaks highly of the fine young men and women that they are becoming and highlights, in a very real way, how they can live out the words of our school prayer, to be ‘in your service to do good for others’.  

Take Care

Justin Devlin

Principal