IMPORTANT DATES

At the moment, due to COVID restrictions, parents are not able to attend school liturgies.

May

Confirmation - 29 May

Morning Mass During Lent

Lent is often known as a time for ‘giving up’ something . It is also a about reflection, prayer  and acts of charity - Giving more!

A great opportunity for this is offered to us through attending Morning Mass. All students and families are welcome to attend Friday morning Mass at 8.00am.

I will supervise students at Mass and their safe return to school after Mass.

Catholic Education is celebrating 200 years in Australia, marking the bicentenary of the first Catholic school established in Parramatta in October 1820.

The first Catholic school in Australia was founded in October 1820 by Irish Catholic priest Fr John Therry and run by convict and lay person George Marley. The school, which Catholic historians believe was in Hunter Street, Parramatta, taught 31 students. By 1833, there were 10 Catholic schools in the colony. 

Over 200 years, Catholic schools have grown to become the largest provider of schooling in Australia  with one in five school age students attending a Catholic school.

This represents some 768,000 students in 1,751 schools across the country and employing 98,000 teachers and staff.

Nearly 40 per cent of Catholic schools are located outside of metropolitan cities in regional, rural and remote communities, just like ours.

There are many good schools in our local area but STA is a great Catholic school and we are  blessed to be part of a faith filled education system. Let’s now give thanks to God for the gift of Catholic education.

Thank you to all the students who dressed up today for our "olden days" Friday and brought in money.  We raised $468 which will be donated to Caritas for Project Compassion.  See our Facebook page for more photos.