Pre-Primary

‘Listening With The Ear Of The Heart’ Parish Retreat – Saturday, 26th November

November 19, 2022

Fr John Herbert, Abbot of the Benedictine Community of New Norcia, will share aspects of the 6th Century Rule of St Benedict. The Retreat will explore how the core monastic practices of prayer, work, spiritual reading, hospitality and community, along with underlying spiritual values such as humility, obedience, silence, solitude & stability, nourish and sustain…

2022 Annual Community Meeting Invitation and 2023 Catholic School Advisory Council Nomination Form

November 16, 2022

An invitation is extended to parents, caregivers and friends of St Dominic’s School, to attend the 2022 Annual Community Meeting (ACM) of the School Advisory Council and Parents & Friends Association.  The meeting will take place prior to our annual Nativity Play and Sundowner on Friday, 2nd December, commencing at 4:45pm.  The meeting itself is an…

2022 Pre-Primary Assembly and Merit Awards Video Coming Soon

November 13, 2022

Thank you to our Pre-Primary students for their very entertaining and informative assembly.  Although the assembly was held live it was also video recorded for everyone to enjoy again in the comfort of their own homes and will be available online soon.  A higher quality version of the video will also be available for download…

Pre-Primary and Year 3 Excursion to Caversham Wildlife Park – Friday 25th November

November 9, 2022

We are pleased to provide you with the following details regarding our excursion to Caversham Wildlife Park on Friday, 25th November, 2022. This term, the Pre-Primary students have been learning about biological Sciences and writing information reports about Australian animals. In Year 3 in Science, the students have been learning about living things and how…

Important Student Background Data Required – Languages and dialects spoken at home

November 9, 2022

St Dominic’s School, along with other Catholic, Independent and Government schools, collects Student Background Data (SBD) on behalf of the Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority (ACARA) each year. One aspect of this data collection is capturing languages and dialects spoken at home. We would like to ensure that we have up to date information regarding…

2022 Nativity Play Invite – Let’s Celebrate Christmas!

November 9, 2022

School Photos Coming Home Today

November 1, 2022

School photos will have hopefully arrived home today safely in your child/children’s school bag.  Family photos were given to the eldest child to bring home. Additional information will be communicated with you in regard to how families can order Year 6 leadership and ministry photos, as well as sport champion and interschool photos.    …

Staffing Updates – A tree change is coming

October 29, 2022

Two of our amazing staff members have recently made the decision to embark on a tree change, moving from the big smoke down to a quieter life in the South West next year. Alison Elsegood – In 2023, Alison will be making the move to Capel to enjoy all that the South West has to offer,…

Rice Day Information – Thursday 10th November

October 23, 2022

Thursday, 10th November, is our annual Rice Day. The purpose of this day is to help our children experience, in a small way, the daily struggles many children experience every day and to raise funds for children less fortunate than ourselves. Last year Rice Day was a great success, and monies raised went towards our annual…

Quality Catholic Education School Review

October 23, 2022

The Quality Catholic Education School Review (QCESR) provides an opportunity for a panel of educators, external to the school, to affirm, challenge and report on the improvement journey at the school and the principal’s leadership. The QCESR focuses on the school improvement context and the principal leadership context, measuring the effectiveness of a principal’s leadership…