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Swimming Carnival

Last week was the 30th Annual College Swimming Carnival. Due to COVID restrictions, for the second...

First Tennis v Kings

First Tennis v Kings

Surf Life Saving First Aid

On Saturday the Surf Life Saving squad completed a first aid course in the classrooms.

Academic Application Awards Term 3

Congratulations to the students who recently received cerificates for their Academic Application...

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Sport Awards

Sport Awards

Congratulations to the following boys who were presented with awards at the Headmaster's Assembly on 25 March. Max O’Dea16E BasketballPennant winning teamGordon DurieSwimmingSelected in the GPS...

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Bankwest Stadium

Bankwest Stadium

On 24 April the 1st XV rugby team played at Bankwest Stadium. The boarders who were staying in and a number of day students and parents travelled to Parramatta to watch what was a much more...

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PDHPE Incursion

PDHPE Incursion

On Thursday all of Year 10 were involved in a PDHPE incursion where they were learning about assessing and developing athletic power.  Students rotated around a variety of stations assessing:...

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da Vinci Decathlon

da Vinci Decathlon

The da Vinci Decathlon is an academic competition designed to celebrate the academic gifts of Australian youth by providing a stimulating and challenging competition run in the spirit of an Olympic...

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Father son camp – save the date

Father son camp – save the date

The weekend of 21st and 22nd of August 2021 is the Year 10 Colo Father Son weekend. There is some general information below and more detailed information will come later in the year. I highly...

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Sunday night mass

Sunday night mass

Mass is held each Sunday night in the Chapel, which is why all boarders need to be back by 8pm. Parents and families are again welcome following the easing of COVID restrictions. Last Sunday was a...

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Indigenous Culture in the Curriculum Week

Indigenous Culture in the Curriculum Week

Last week was our Indigenous Culture in Curriculum Week. Mr Tony Treacy from Broome WA, and Kylie Tarleton, Indigenous artist (current parent of Mackai Tarleton) and some of our Indigenous Old Boys...

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Football CIS CUP

Football CIS CUP

This afternoon our CIS Cup team played Newington in tough and wet conditions. We were in the lead 2-0 early on and then we went 2-3 down and the final score was 2-5. Newington were a touch...

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Preparation for work experience

Preparation for work experience

Last week at our Year 10 Division meeting Mr Rob Cousins, the Careers Counsellor, spoke to the boys about their upcoming work experience in the last week of Term 2. In particular, he mentioned that...

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International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

International Women's Day was on 8 March but it was recognised throughout that week with a number of events and activities for the boys. Mr Casamento's Mentor group On Wednesday during Mentoring...

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Taking charge workshops

From the College Counsellors: The Kidman Centre at UTS is a youth mental health treatment and research centre based at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick. Their 2021 workshop program is run by...

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16A Water Polo

16A Water Polo

Congratulations to our 16A Water Polo team on their premiership, remaining undefeated throughout the season. The 16A’s took on a Trinity side, who went very close to defeating Newington a couple of...

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Head of the River

Head of the River

The Head of the River regatta was held on 13 March. Unfortunately due to COVID restrictions not all Joeys year groups could attend. Year 10 boarders supported the Year 10 rowers from the dorms,...

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Golf Excursion

Golf Excursion

Recently the PASS (Physical Activity and Sports Studies) elective classes had an excursion to North Ryde Golf course. The day included a brief discussion on course management, golfing etiquette and...

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French Collaborative homework review

French Collaborative homework review

Ms Berriman's French class marking their homework by taking a question each and then doing a series of rotations to add extra detail or to find evidence from the text. A very interactive exercise...

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Golf Series Winners

Golf Series Winners

Congratultions to Harrison (Y10), Declan, Joshua (Y9) and Sam (Y11) who recently took out the Independent Schools Golf Series. This was the first time Joeys has won in this competition. The format...

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CIS Football Cup match

CIS Football Cup match

A number of Year 10 students recently competed for the College in a CIS Football Cup match against Penrith Anglican College. The boys had a gutsy 2-2 win (8-7 in penalties).

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