Year 7 & 8 Connection Sessions

Year 7 & 8 Community Connection periods Wednesday 7 May: Living Justice Living Peace Saltbush is one of our Kildare Ministry Community Works that we are focusing on this year at Clonard, to raise awareness of what Saltbush do and raise funds to help them […]

From the Principal

‘By educating the whole person, Catholic schools support the development of well-rounded individuals who will succeed and be happy and confident in the world during and after their schooling, whatever path they choose through life.”   This quote by Professor Elizabeth Labone Chief Executive Officer Victorian […]

Jane Godwin Author Visit

Year 8 Reflection: Jane Godwin, the author of the novel we are currently studying, When Rain Turns to Snow, visited our school and her talk was incredibly inspiring for us as Year 8 students. Her talk was engaging and gave us a deeper understanding of […]

From the Principal

What a wonderful week of celebrating the strength of our community in empowering young women through education. A huge thank you to our College Captains who lead from the front, inspiring us to consider the importance of connection and community as together we ‘March Forward’ […]

Valuing Competency – Year 9

As part of the Year 9 Pathways Program, teachers are maintaining our focus on competencies as part of the learning design in Science, English and Mathematics.  The same competency is taught in each learning area and these teachers will be responsible for assessing student progress […]

From the Principal

One of the joys of this time of year is seeing the culmination of the learning endeavours of students from across the year. Our Year 12 students are almost through their exams and most have been very affirming in their sense of preparedness and ability […]

From the Principal

Today is All Saints Day, the first of a two-day celebration of the saints and all who have died. Some saints are well known to us like St Brigid, St Patrick or St Francis. Many of us may have chosen saints names for our Confirmation. […]

On Time and Ready to Learn

Image by Energe on Pexels Reminder for parents and students – 8.50am start. The first class of the school day officially starts at 8.50am.  It is our expectation that all students will have collected their class materials in advance of this time so that they […]

From the Principal

Today was the last day full day of classes for our Year 12 students. It is hard to believe we are already at that time of the year. There are a lot of mixed emotions at this time, with a sense of nostalgia, excitement, relief, […]

Assistive Tech Team Challenge

Assistive Tech Team Challenge 15-16 October What would you invent to make life better for a person living with disability? Clonard entered a Year 9 the first ever Assistive Tech Team Challenge run by Geelong Tech School in partnership with Barwon Health. The team members […]