Principal’s Blog

Last Sunday I was a Godparent at a Baptism celebration. The Church was teaming and alive with families across generations and the sound of children, lots of little children. Seven children were welcomed into the Catholic Church. It was a paradoxical scene to what I […]

Tri-UMPH Lite @ Clonard

Next Tuesday, 23 August is the official launch of Tri-UMPH Lite @ Clonard. The Tri-UMPH Leaders have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure students still get to experience ‘Tri-UMPH’, albeit in a modified format. Being held on Friday 9 September at Clonard College, […]

Year 11 Biology Werribee Zoo Excursion

On August 16,  the three Year 11 Biology classes were lucky enough to go on an excursion to the Werribee Zoo for our unit on genetic diversity. During this excursions we engaged in two workshops lead by knowledgeable zookeepers. One workshop helped deepen our understanding […]

Reconciliation Week Artwork 2022

It is exciting to announce that the artwork, created during Reconciliation Week this year, using the painted hands of so many students and staff, has now been hung in the upstairs section of the Brigidine Centre. The artwork represents the joining and overlaying of hands […]

Positive Behaviour 4 Learning Update

We continue to focus on our first school wide area of focus Respect – Be On Time and Ready to Learn and it’s great to hear students talking about and making an increased effort to be on time and ready to learn. It has also […]

School Uniform Expectations

As the term has continued we have noticed a decline in the way some students are wearing the school uniform. Please take some time look over the images below which outline how your young person should be dressed in their Winter Uniform. Attached is a […]

Creating Culturally Safe Environments

In February 2022 the Ministerial Order No. 1359 – Implementing the Child Safe Standards – managing the risk of child abuse in schools and school boarding premises (MO 1359) was released. The 11 Child Safe Standards outlined in MO 1359 came into effect on 1 […]

Year 11 VCAL Book Drive

The Year 11 VCAL class is currently conducting a Book Drive for the students at Bishop Epalle Catholic School, Honiara in the Solomon Islands. A past Clonard College parent reached out to us, knowing that we have organised a successful Book Swap in 2021. She […]

Sports Aerobics SCSA Competition

Congratulations to our Sport Aerobics Team who participated in the SCSA Sports Aerobics competition in Melbourne recently. 🙂 It was amazing to have all the schools together to perform as it was the first time in two years that they were able to perform face […]

Year 12 VCAL Sovereign Hill Excursion

On Monday 9 August, the Year 12 VCAL class travelled to Ballarat to the historic goldfields of Sovereign Hill.  The aim was to enhance their knowledge around Goldrush scenes, as students are currently completing a Drawing to Communicate ideas unit with a focus on a […]