Principal’s Blog

Sometime last year, at a formation day with the Kildare Ministries Principals and Managers of the KM community works, we were challenged to consider ‘how will we be known?’ The answer, for us, is in the way we express a spirituality of justice inspired by […]

Faces of Clonard

Meet Mrs Katie Wilson. Mrs Wilson has been a member of staff since 2013 teaching mainly in the humanities and VCAL domains. Mrs Wilson is also the VET/SBAT Leader working within the Senior Pathways Team and liaising with students and outside providers to find purposeful […]

Year 10 PreCAL green thumbs

Year 10 PreCAL were preparing the soil in their planter boxes early this term. They have been researching and planning what can be put in the ground for growing now. Winter growing can be slow but we had a great time warming up with some […]

Pathways from the School Gate

Register here: https://pathwaysfromtheschoolgateforum.eventbrite.com.au/ This session is FREE and are designed to support both parents/carers AND young people with transitioning after secondary school. The pathway from school to the adult world is different for every person.  Whether it is further education or training, moving into the […]

9 Science – Plate Tectonics

Recently, in Year 9 Science our students have been learning about plate tectonics. This week they have been working on an engineering design challenge to build an earthquake resistant building. Some of the leading designs channeled the work of Japanese architect, Shigeru Ban. Although some […]

Year 7 Music Concert

Congratulations to the students of 7B, 7R and 7Y on their work in music this semester. Despite not being able to have our usual evening showcase performance, we still performed band and instrument section pieces in class yesterday. Well done everyone!

Crying in the name of Science

Crying in the name of science! Year 12 biology students are completing Area of Study 3 practical investigation where they are testing the antibacterial effectiveness of tears compared to antiseptics and disinfectants. Tears contain enzymes called lysozymes which have antibacterial properties and help destroy pathogens […]

Reconciliation Week #inthistogether

On Tuesday, May 26, all Clonard classes at school and remote learners attended a Reconciliation Assembly, that was prepared by ATSI students and Gab McMahon. This was a time to reflect on what we can all do to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people […]