Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students,

Today, as a school community, we participated in our Cyclic Review. The review was facilitated by an external panel that included

Mr Mark Raue - Professional Assistant to the Director

Mr Noel Henry - Head of Service, School Improvement Primary

Mrs Kay Blundell - Senior Professional Officer K-12

Mrs Carolyn Hadley - Head of Human Resource Services

Mr Simon Abernethy - Principal of St Francis Catholic College K-12, Edmondson Park 

Our last Cyclic Review occurred in June 2014. The purpose of the review is to validate the strategic intentions of our School Review and Improvement journey over the last five years and provide some clear recommendations for the school moving forward into the next five years. 

Throughout the day, the panel met with various members of staff, a student panel and representatives from our parent community. Overall, the day had a true feeling of positive affirmation for the good work that has occurred over the last five years. We are truly blessed to have a dedicated group of teachers and support staff, students whose kindness and enthusiasm for all that is joyful and good, and a wider school community made of parents, carers, grandparents and parishioners whose support and generosity allows our school to ‘be a catholic community built on the foundations and charism of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop and lived out in the traditions of St Anthony of Padua’.

In the weeks to come I look forward to sharing with the school community the recommendations of the panel. 

Take Care

Mr Justin Devlin

Principal