Nicole Jones has become a leader at McAuley Catholic Primary School Rose Bay for the second time in her life, close to 30 years after graduating from its Year 6 class as school captain. As the school’s new principal, Ms Jones has found that while education has changed dramatically in that time the sense of welcome at McAuley has not. “It’s like coming full circle,” she said. “Things have been beautifully renovated but you can still see that the structure and the bones are the same. That welcoming feeling has never left and I think that is going to be...

Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda’s 2020 Year 6 class will hit the ground running as their school’s new leaders, after championing a program that models and rewards positive behavior in their classrooms and playground.Their values of safety, respect and responsibility are part of the School Wide Positive Behaviour for Learning (SWPBL) program. What students learn from this is supported by a dedicated wellbeing week each term where students consider everything from kindness, physical fitness and healthy eating to mindfulness and care for the environment.Year 5 students hone their leadership skills when they help communicate the...

Children at St Declan’s Catholic Primary School Penshurst have been encouraged to follow their dreams by one of their school’s most accomplished alumni. Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley, Governor of NSW, visited her alma mater on 25 October to speak to students, answer their questions, and remind them that they too can aim for the highest offices in Australia. She was joined by Bishop Terence Brady and Georges River Mayor Kevin Greene, both of whom also attended St Declan’s, as well as other VIP guests including Executive Director of Sydney Catholic Schools Anthony Farley. “It is such a pleasure...