From the Principal

Do you remember when the last Pope died?  I can vaguely remember the reporting on the conclave that then elected Pope Francis however I don’t feel like I personally or the world more broadly had the same reaction as what we have witnessed over this […]

Year 7 Leaders 2025

Year 7 Student Leaders for 2025 Congratulations to the following students who were officially announced as the Year 7 Student Leaders for 2025 at Friday’s Year 7 assembly: Liturgy and Identity: Ellena (7B) and Lucy (7R) Sustainability: Charlie (7Y) and Olivia (7P) Technology: Olive (7B) […]

Mother’s Day Breakfast 2025

I wanted to extend my heartfelt thanks for the beautiful Mother’s Day breakfast held this morning. I had the pleasure of attending with my daughter and granddaughter, who is in Year 7, and we were all so impressed by the warmth and hospitality shown by […]

Health and Wellbeing Kit

Hey everyone, welcome back to your 2025 Virtual Health and Wellbeing Kit! With getting back to school, assignments, work, and everything in between, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Sensory mindfulness is a simple way to slow down, reconnect with the present moment, and calm your […]

Fundraising Efforts for Caritas Australia

Caritas Australia is an international aid and development agency dedicated to working alongside the most vulnerable communities, addressing power imbalances, and ensuring affected individuals are involved in decisions impacting their lives. Their mission is to partner with communities both in Australia and overseas to overcome […]

Child Safeguarding and Protection

Throughout term 1, we conducted a presentation for each year level on the important topic of child safeguarding and protection. Here are the key concepts covered: Understanding Child Abuse: We discussed the different types of child abuse, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, grooming, serious neglect, […]

Teaching Excellence Program 2025

Teaching Excellence Program 2025 Our school values the learning and development of our staff, and the positive impact this has on student outcomes and school improvement. We are proud to share that Chris Scanlan has begun their professional learning journey through the Teaching Excellence Program […]

Cultura Holiday Program

On Tuesday 8 April, Clonard College had the pleasure of hosting the Term 1 Holiday Program. In collaboration with the five Catholic secondary schools in Geelong, this initiative was designed to offer an enriching holiday experience for guests from Cultura, many of whom are new […]

Religious Education Term 1

Our Year 9 students finished their learning for their term 1 unit in Religious Education ‘Pressing Pause’ by designing and delivering a stillness session based on eco spirituality for Year 7 students. Year 9 students created sessions that included mediation, yoga, grounding and creating nature […]

Where Are They Now

Kaitlyn De Bono – Class of 2022 I attended Clonard from 2017 to 2022.  My fondest memories of Clonard would definitely be my entire Year 12 experience! Acting as Co-College Captain was so rewarding and I love reminiscing about the fun activities we planned as a […]