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Sydney Catholic Schools

Alumni set to make a splash at Paris Olympics

Sydney Catholic Schools’ Three to Watch!

A talented trio of Sydney Catholic Schools alumni will take to the pool at the upcoming Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

Here we look at how each found themselves set to make a splash on the world sporting stage. We will be proudly cheering them on!

Se-Bom Lee

This will be Se-Bom Lee’s second Games, having competed in the 400m individual medley at the Tokyo games.

The St Martha’s Catholic Primary School Strathfield alumnus secured a place on the team for Paris at the Olympic trials in June, finishing second in the 200m backstroke with a time of 1:57.02. 

Lee medalled in the men’s 200m medley at both the 2024 Aus Championships (bronze) and Olympic trials (silver). Incredibly, since completing school he has balanced competitive swimming with completing a Bachelor’s degree in Medical Science and Engineering. What a high achiever!

Olivia Wunsch

A former student of Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School North Ryde, Olivia, aged only 17 received a 2024 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship this year. There’s no doubt she has a bright future in swimming to look forward to having clocked personal bests in the 100m butterfly, 200m freestyle and 100m freestyle at an Olympic qualifier event.

Her performance in the 100m freestyle event secured her place on the Paris relay team. We have a feeling this is just the beginning for Olivia and we can’t wait to see her swimming talent in action.

Holly Warn

Ever wondered who the youngest member of Australia’s Paralympic swim team? It’s the spectacular Holy Warn who at 15 has secured her place on the team having placed 3rd in the 400m freestyle in the S7 class at the Paralympic Trials. on.

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July 25, 2024|
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SCS Kindy teacher, former student reunite on Mother’s Day TV special

There were plenty of surprises during filming of a Mother’s Day TV special at St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School Woolooware this week.

Students and a beloved teacher took centre stage during filming of a Mother’s Day segment for national Channel 9 TV show, TODAY, on Tuesday.

Weather presenter Tim Davies – himself a St Francis de Sales alumnus – asked students questions about their mums. But what the kids didn’t know was that their emotional mums would later watch what the unabashed students responded with.

And what Mr Davies couldn’t know is that he’d also be reunited with his former Kindy teacher during filming.

Just, wow.

Gratitude overflows

Asked what she thought of Mum, Year 4 pupil Darcey Dolden, commented: “She looks after me a lot and she does funny dance moves.”

Sydney Catholic Schools students Darcey Dolden with sisters Emilie and Grace during filming for Today's Mother's Day TV special Darcey Dolden (centre) with sisters Emilie and Grace.

There was also some light-hearted banter between Darcey and her two siblings, Emilie and Grace, about who was Mum’s favourite child.

“Deep down I think Mum likes us all the same, cause we all have different personalities and we’re all good,” Darcey said laughing.

Proud mum, Amie Dolden, later remarked that she liked “that they were saying that they’re thankful for things that I didn’t realise that they were thankful for.”

“It’s cool,” Ms Dolden added. “The kids will remember it forever. It’s really nice.”

“It was really fun and he’s (Tim) really funny, so I really enjoyed the experience” – St Francis de Sales student Darcey Dolden

TV star’s homecoming

Coming back to his old primary school brought back nostalgic memories for …

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Green wants girls to aim for the top

More female Sydney Catholic Schools’ (SCS) students will aspire to become Olympians, if former Australian netballer and SCS alumna Kimberlee Green has her way.

Green, who represented the Australian Diamonds national netball team 74 times, is one of the big names to join SCS’ newly formed Sports Council.

The Council will aim to provide more sporting opportunities for all 150 SCS schools, including more access to participation in elite sport.

“I want to be able to bring a different view, especially coming from women’s sport, I’m really passionate about making sure there’s great opportunities there” – Kimberlee Green

“You have a look at the Olympics coming up and there’s quite a few women’s sports that are going to be there,” Ms Green said.

“How do we get as many students as possible putting their hands up for selection? That’s what I hope for my position.”

A DIAMOND STUDDED CAREER

Ms Green is certainly no stranger to sport at the upper echelons.

Her mother is an Olympian and a Commonwealth Games champion swimmer, her father is a former South Sydney rugby league player. She is married to former Test cricketer Trent Copeland.

And Ms Green is a decorated netballer in her own right.

She started her career at the Sydney Swifts as a 16-year-old while still at school. She was on the NSW Swifts team when they won the first Trans-Tasman ANZ Championship in 2008.

She left the Swifts at the end of the 2016 season to become the inaugural captain of GIANTS Netball, in the Super Netball competition, before retiring in 2019.

Ms Green’s highest honours came on the international stage, joining her mum – Australian former competitive swimmer Denise June …

March 2, 2022|
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Sydney Catholic Schools announces new Sports Council

Sydney Catholic Schools’ Executive Director, Tony Farley, today announced the formation of a new Sports Council via an online video message to all students, parents and staff.

The Sports Council will play a pivotal role in the streamlining of structural and administration functions in Sport across all 150 primary and secondary schools in the Sydney Catholic Schools system.

In case you missed it, you can watch Mr Farley’s announcement via the live link below:

About the Sports Council

Chaired by Dr Kate O’Brien, Sydney Catholic Schools’ Director: Education and Research, the Sports Council aims to create more sporting opportunities for students at all levels, as well as increasing access to participation in elite sport.

Another focus of the Council will be the expansion of inter-school sport, introducing new sports within schools, and creating more before and after school sporting programs.  

Together with Dr O’Brien, the Council is made up of five internal experts and three external experts who will help connect Sydney Catholic Schools with the wider sports industry.

Sports Council Members
December 3, 2021|
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1,142 Pope Francis Award graduates recognised

The Pope Francis Award gives student volunteers in Year 6 a soul-enriching opportunity to help make the world a better place. This week we recognise our 2021 graduates.

In recognition of their important contribution to our school and parish communities Sydney Catholic Schools is currently recognising the latest 1,142 Pope Francis Award graduates from across the Archdiocese of Sydney.

They will each receive specially-designed certificates and medals after completing 20 or more hours of self-driven community service in their school and parish communities before and after school, including during lunch and recess, throughout 2021.

Pope Francis Award program medals“The best thing you can give people is your time and that’s what we encourage: for young people to make an impact,” Sydney Catholic Schools’ Education Officer: Church Engagement, Cheryl Fernandez, said.

“I believe it’s a beautiful way for students to be involved in giving back to the community,” she said, adding “it’s a way that students can develop organisational and leadership skills.”

ABOUT THE POPE FRANCIS AWARD

The Pope Francis Award supports students’ growth as a whole person – including their social, spiritual and emotional learning and wellbeing – by encouraging the involvement of students in their school and local parish.

It supports students to find their voice and be a powerful influence for good, no matter their academic ability, within the nurturing environment of their school and parish community.

“The yearlong program will help your child recognise the importance of respect and caring for others, while encouraging them to be compassionate open-hearted service leaders who ‘never see a need without doing something about it’,” Ms Fernandez said.

As Pope Francis says, “Jesus didn’t stay out on a balcony. Instead, He got involved. Follow Jesus’ example.”

Christ the King Catholic Primary School 2021 Pope Francis Award program participants.

November 26, 2021|
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CaSPA alumna debut single

CaSPA Sydney alumna Julia Ivory debut single, ‘To the Bone’, explores the under discussed topic of anorexia nervosa.

The song eloquently addresses the artist’s personal struggles over the past few years, and of “feeling locked in my own mind”.

“I found myself turning to my music in my darkest times,” Julia explained.

“I wrote this song in the middle of the night at my piano to calm down, and it all poured out.

“My recovery is a part of who I am, and I am not doing my job if I can’t shed light on what I’ve experienced” – Julia Ivory

“I want people to know there is a way out of it (anorexia nervosa) and you can recover,” Julia said.

The road to stardom

The talented 2019 St Ursula’s College Kingsgrove graduate co-wrote and co-produced the single with her mentor and former CaSPA tutor, Philippe-Marc Anquetil.

“CaSPA gave me my first recording experience in the recording studio at Southern Cross Catholic College Burwood, and got me looking at the production side as well” – Julia Ivory

Philippe-Marc said Julia joined the CaSPA family in 2013 as an 11 year old, performing an incredibly mature rendition of ‘The Prayer’ in its Have You Got Talent event.

“She continued on as a regular cast member of the CaSPA vocal ensemble, singer-songwriter ensemble and the Youth Ministry Band,” he said.

“It has been a privilege to watch her grow and develop her talent with integrity and honesty” – Philippe-Marc Anquetil

“We cannot wait to continue to follow her rise,” Philippe-Marc said.

Creative from the get-go

Julia’s musical journey began in Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School Kingsgrove, when her Year 1 teacher recognised her incredible singing ability and spoke to her parents about it.

“As a little girl, I sang in the choir a lot, which helped me learn to harmonise; this experience …

November 3, 2021|
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Pulitzer prizes, national firsts: Meet Bethlehem’s trailblazers

The 2021 International Day of the Girl Child – on Monday, 11 October – marks five years since the United Nations’ Gender Equality Forum called for governments, corporations and change-makers around the globe to make bolder moves towards gender equality.

It is also a perfect time to shine a light on the many women leaders who have called Bethlehem College Ashfield their school since it opened 140 years ago.

The college’s alumni are trailblazers in education, medicine, law and the arts.

“From the moment you walk through the doors and engage with the staff and students, it is obvious that this is a unique and exceptional place” – Principal Ann Freeman

A PROUD HISTORY

Rosina Burns, a graduate of the class of 1900, was the first woman in Australia to gain a Masters degree in education, completing her studies in 1928.

By the 1940s, fellow alumni Barbra Kearns had become the first woman to graduate from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music as a Professor of Music. She is also believed to be the first Catholic woman to join the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

The 2006 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks was equally lauded in her earlier journalism career. She received the Overseas Press Club Award for best coverage of the Gulf War with her husband Tony Horwitz.

That same year, fellow alumni Justice Deirdre O’Connor became the first woman appointed to the Federal Court of Australia. She was also the first woman to be appointed full-time to the NSW Law Reform Commission.

Rachel Neeson of architect firm Neeson, Murcutt + Neille revamped Bethlehem College Ashfield, her old school grounds.

REMEMBERING HER DAYS IN THE OLD SCHOOL YARD

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HSC success in face of adversity

James Tirado has cone-rod dystrophy and visual acuity of 6/60. 

This means he sees with the same clarity most people see across 60 metres in just 6 metres, and is very sensitive to light. 

Despite this, he has turned a challenging HSC year into a triumph – and is now on track for Paralympic glory.

The Marcellin College Randwick Year 12 graduate has received the 2021 Br John Taylor Memorial Prize, awarded each year to a student who overcomes adversity to achieve academic success in the HSC.

 “I feel really honoured” – James Tirado

James received an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 99.5 and placed in the highest bands for subjects including Economics, English Advanced, Physics, and Mathematics Extension 2.

“I basically wear sunglasses a lot,” James said. 

 “In an exam I would have lower light levels to optimise my performance”

During 2020 James also dealt with the loss of his father, who died of a brain tumour in May.

“When we would speak about the HSC, even when I was in year 7 and 8, I’d stress and worry a bit and he’d go ‘You’ll be fine, you’ll get 99’,” James said.

“He was always the one who believed in me so I think he’d be very happy and proud knowing that did come to fruition.”

‘LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH GREAT TEACHERS’

James said the support of his teachers and peers was integral to his achievement.

“I was really lucky to have such great teachers,” he said.

“They weren’t just talking about the content; they had developed a really strong relationship with the students and you really felt that it was a partnership and …

June 4, 2021|
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Best performing arts schools Sydney

The benefits of an arts education in school cannot be overstated, according to Eva Spata, Sydney Catholic Schools’ (SCS) Specialist: Creative and Performing Arts.

“Arts education is important for all young people,” Ms Spata said. “Besides the intrinsic benefits – such as students finding a voice to express themselves, having empathy, exploring their imagination and creativity – there are instrumental benefits.

“They include cognitive development, ‘learning how to learn’, and improved academic performance. There are also attitudinal and behavioural benefits, such as self-efficacy and self-discipline, along with improved attendance at school.”

What’s happening in the creative and performing arts at SCS

“2021 is an exciting year for the arts at Sydney Catholic Schools,” said Eva Spata, SCS’ Specialist: Creative and Performing Arts.

“Not only are we celebrating outstanding HSC results, we are offering so many new opportunities for students to perform and create.”

Excitingly, SCS has already this year launched a comprehensive music education program titled in 14 of its schools, providing students with orchestral instruments, as well as classroom and ensemble music lessons led by specialist teachers.

SCS’ inaugural Eisteddfod takes centre stage in June. Students can also audition for the first Sydney Archdiocesan musical, Fame, as well as SCS’ annual film festival.

Plus, Southern Cross Catholic College Burwood is for the first time offering full-time courses for students in Years 9 to 12 seeking a specialised education in the performing arts.

The college’s 2021 program includes the NESA board developed Music, Dance and Drama courses (all levels), as well as a Certificate III in Community Dance, Theatre and Events.

“The Certificate course is aimed at triple threat performers, who can sing, dance and act,” Ms Spata said.

How Sydney Catholic school students stack up in the performing arts

SCS’ creative and performance artists have been enjoying phenomenal success in the wake of COVID-19.

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‘An exciting year for the arts’

Sydney Catholic Schools’ creative and performance artists have been enjoying phenomenal success in the wake of COVID-19, and the opportunities for students with an artistic flair to flourish are only increasing.

Singer-guitarist Chrystal Ruz from SCS’ ViVA Music 1 class of 2020 was recognised on the Encore Honour Roll for exemplary performance in the Viva Voce (Musicology) component of her HSC Examination.

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College Kensington student Jessica Wilson placed third in the state in the 2020 Music 1 HSC, while Bethany College Hurstville student Shae Acevski placed fifth in NSW in HSC Dance.

Student Crystal singing at a HSC showcase Singer-guitarist Chrystal Ruz of Bethany College Hurstville

And 12 SCS students were chosen from 9,000 entries to have their works displayed in the annual ArtExpress HSC showcase exhibitions.

Now SCS looks to debut a Sydney Catholic Schools Eisteddfod. Students can also audition for the first Sydney Archdiocesan musical, Fame, as well as SCS’ annual film festival.

“Not only are we celebrating outstanding HSC results, we are offering so many new opportunities for students to perform and create,” said Eva Spata, SCS’ Specialist: Creative and Performing Arts. 

“2021 is an exciting year for the arts at Sydney Catholic Schools” –  Eva Spata 

Excitingly, SCS has already this year launched a comprehensive music education program titled Amadeus in 14 of its schools, providing students with orchestral instruments, as well as classroom and ensemble music lessons led by specialist teachers.

Plus, Southern Cross Catholic College Burwood is for the first time offering full-time courses for students in Years 9 to 12 seeking a specialised education …

April 19, 2021|
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Alumna Kiera Austin courting international success

Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) alumna Kiera Austin is soaring to lofty heights after coming through the system’s representative sports pathway program.

Former Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School North Ryde student, Kiera Austin, last month made her international debut at the 2021 Constellation Cup test series in New Zealand.

Austin, 23, who plays for the Giants in the Suncorp Super Netball competition, credits SCS with helping forge a successful career in sport.

“The (school representative sports) pathway was my first real taste of competitive netball,” Austin said. 

“I didn’t quite know what I was trialling for, but as I kept getting to the next level I knew what I wanted to be doing.”

Austin made four appearances for the Diamonds Australian netball team in NZ in March. The cup was won by NZ, who defeated Australia by three games to one.

“It was my first chance to play for the Diamonds on the Constellation Cup Tour and it was a dream come true,” she said.

“I never thought in a million years I’d get there after starting on the Sydney Catholic Schools pathway”

“I’d like to cement my spot as goal attack, but for now it’s going back into preseason and hitting it hard with the Giants,” said Austin.

The Super Netball star also credits her rise to local netball club, North Ryde Spirits, which was started by parents from the school and which has had teachers like Caroline Loneragan involved for over 20 years.

“I love coming back to the Spirits and the school, as I’m still local and it’s where I started,” Austin said.

“Whenever they have coaching seminars or events I’ll come and say ‘hi’.”

“You need to give back to the people that …

April 13, 2021|
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Support for Indigenous students

Meet the Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) alumna making a difference in Aboriginal students’ lives.

Jane Bridges, SCS’ Wellbeing Specialist: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, said she felt very proud to work for SCS in Aboriginal education.

A Ngunawal woman, from the Bell line of family from Yass, she helps teachers at SCS learn from families about the background, aspirations and strengths of their Indigenous students, in partnership with her colleague, Adam Daniels, who is the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community and Student Liaison Officer at SCS.

“Sydney is one of Australia’s biggest and fastest-growing Indigenous population hubs and SCS has responded to the requests of families to educate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in a Catholic tradition,” Ms Bridges said.

Today there are 1093 Aboriginal students enrolled in SCS schools (40 more than in 2020), including at least 77 students who will sit their HSC this year.

“SCS is currently working on a focus of developing Aboriginal Studies in Stages 5 and 6 for all students and a Cultural Competency program is already accessible by all staff,” Ms Bridges said.

“As a system of schools we are enriched by the stories and spirituality that Aboriginal people bring to us daily.”

“The work that is being done is life-changing for individuals and Aboriginal families,” Ms Bridges said.

Other ways SCS supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to succeed:

  • All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are given personalised learning plans that engage with student and family goals. “The plans are dynamic and focus on success,” said Ms Bridges.
  • The staffing allocation model (SAM) is used by schools to support strategies to focus on the literacy and numeracy needs of each student, including extension.
  • Pathways through VET. “These have had significant implications for improving retention and HSC completion rates,” Ms Bridges said.
  • Partnerships with external …
March 19, 2021|
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GALLERY: Life is better with goals

It was all systems go at Netball Central in Sydney Olympic Park as 60 primary students from six Sydney Archdiocesan zones competed to represent Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) at the netball MacKillop Trials.

Many goals and skills were on show to selectors and parents on Monday 15 March, as well as a group of Year 9 volunteer students from Domremy Catholic College who helped umpire the games.

Selected team for MacKillop netball team 2021 The 2021 Sydney Archdiocesan Netball Squad.

One of those umpires, Emily Fernandez, said she was super impressed with the talent on show and pleased she and her peers got to referee this important event.

Convenor for the Sydney Archdiocesan Netball Selection Trials, Caroline Loneragan, described it as “a good day.”

“We’ve been learning things as we go,” said Loneragan. “The process was very good with neutral selectors and makes sure we have the best outcome for all the girls.”

Selectors, who are independent and neutral, had the tough job of selecting 10 talented players to continue their representative pathway journey.

Fittingly, Suncorp Super Netball powerhouses Sydney Giants and NSW Swifts were both training on adjacent courts preparing for their upcoming season.

One of those players was none other than SCS alumna and current Australian Diamonds’ goal attack, Kiera Austin, who was kind enough to come over and chat with some of SCS’ students. The national netball representative also took a few cheeky selfies, much to her young fans’ delight.

Convenor Loneragan taught the netball superstar at Holy Spirit Catholic Primary North Ryde and credits the representative pathway offered at SCS for helping set her, and other elite sport stars like her, on their future road to success.

“Kiera managed to get to the MacKillop level very comfortably; that pathway allows kids who play at an elite level to …

March 16, 2021|
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1971 St Joseph’s Kindy reunion

St Joseph’s Maroubra Kindergarten Class of 1971’s childhood recollections will have you fondly recollecting your days in the old schoolyard.

Sixty Kindergarten Kangaroos and Kindergarten Koalas attended St Joseph’s Maroubra way back when, and nearly 20 came together on 6 February 2021 to celebrate 50 years since they first started school together.

Some stayed for nine hours reminiscing and storytelling, and are now planning to have annual catch ups.

Reunion organiser Monica Scanlon (nee Smith), a former teacher at St Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Hurstville, looks back on the reunion and reflects on her days in the old school yard.

As the students took a walk around the perimeter of the school, they recalled lunch times spent playing marbles, fly (jumping over sticks lined up in the playground), elastics (jumping over elastic which was held up by a student at either end), skipping with a big skipping rope or kicking the football.   

It was amazing to hear Vicki McLachlan, one of the Year 4 teachers who attended the reunion, be able to look at faces and remember the names and stories of students she taught 45 years ago.  

Great laughs were had at the old Globite brown school briefcase that was brought along. Although somewhat worn and unable to fully lock, it created much discussion as it was complete with stickers of the day. 

Only a few students still had this treasure from their early school years.

SCHOOL LIFE IN 1971 

Fifty years ago, school was very different to today.

Each morning milk was delivered to the school in small glass bottles with foil lids for the students to drink.

There were lots of comments made (at the reunion) about the milk being hot, as …

February 12, 2021|
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Governor goes back to school

We could all feel the excitement in the air when the Governor of NSW and Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) alumna, Margaret Beazley, and husband Dennis Wilson turned up at Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Carnes Hill.

Governor Beazley – a former St Declan’s Primary School Penshurst, St Joseph’s Girls High School Kogarah, and Mount Saint Joseph Milperra student – had been invited to the school to talk about our democracy.

Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley talking with Holy Spirit Carnes Hill students Governor of NSW, Margaret Beazley, taking questions from Holy Spirit’s students. Photo: Kitty Beale

Welcomed by Principal of Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Carnes Hill, Brother Nicholas, Assistant Principal Leonie Sewell and the school’s Captains, Mia Yenco and Matthew Sanasi, the Governor was given a quick tour of the school before attending a school assembly.

She then met with students from all grades, and was even given a quick karate demonstration by one student before talking with Year 6 students currently studying the topic “Australia becomes a nation” in History.

“The Governor’s visit ties in brilliantly with the section of the unit on State Government,” Brother Harsas said.

Being only the second woman to be named NSW Governor – the first being Dame Marie Bashir – she regaled students with stories of how she got to her position.

“Having a legal background, I had a good basis for my role as Governor because any constitutional law that is passed in NSW I need to sign it and speak to ministers about it,” said Governor Beazley.

Holy Spirit Carnes Hill school captains, Mia Yenco and Matthew Sanasi, present the governor of NSW with flowers and a gift School Captains, Matthew Sanasi and Mia Yenco, present the Governor of …

February 12, 2021|
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Formula for success

During National Science Week, we caught up with a Marist Sisters’ College Woolwich graduate who has followed in the footsteps of 20th century scientists Einstein and Rosalind Franklin and made a breakthrough discovery of her own.

Meet Dr Linda Thomas.

Dr Thomas developed a passion for asking questions at a young age, never imagining it could lead to a career as a clinical psychologist and mucosal immunologist. Or that she might one day be quoted in her field.

The human body The human body. Photo: Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash.

“Commencing with the first black box, our brain and our mind, I studied neuroscience after leaving school and, later, the immune system, ending up integrating the two disciples to research the gut-brain axis,” Dr Thomas said, making reference to how the gut and the brain talk to each other.

“As part of my research in the areas of mental illness, dementia, as well as respiratory infection, I discovered a novel (i.e. previously unknown) protein and went on to formulate a cystic fibrosis vaccine in which I held two patents,” Dr Thomas said.

She said she feels privileged “to be able to help people experiencing physical and mental health difficulties, to treat their gut so they can improve their neural development, their capacity to learn and to function better generally.”

“Looking back to those days of early high school, I couldn’t have foreseen that my future would have found me researching and working in this exciting and developing field,” Dr Thomas said.

“However, I am sure that the groundwork was laid in that classroom-school environment.”

Microscope Photo: Michael Longmire on Unsplash

For many students, there is that one teacher who holds a special place in their hearts. For Dr Thomas, that person …

August 20, 2020|
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Privacy Policy

• Policy Number: SCS2026007
• Document Rescinds/Replaces: SCS2024019
​​​​​​​​​​​​​• Date Released: 9 March 2026
• Review Date: 9 March 2029
• Policy Type: Operational
• Audience: Public
• Approved: Executive Director
• Document Owner: Director: Governance & Legal

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The Privacy Policy sets out how Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS) manages personal information provided to or collected by it and its schools.

The purpose of the Policy is to inform:

  • SCS staff about their obligations concerning personal information and the relevant supporting documents to assist them to meet these obligations; and
  • members of the wider school community about how SCS manages their personal information and how they may request access to this information, including making a complaint about how SCS has managed their information.

This policy applies to SCS staff. In this policy, SCS staff means all employees, members of religious orders engaged in schools, volunteers, trainees, interns and labour hire employees.

This policy also applies to contractors, job applicants, parents/carers, students, and other members of the SCS school community.

3.1 Personal information of students and parents/carers

SCS collects and holds personal information, including health and other sensitive information about students and parents/carers before, during and after the period of a student’s enrolment at a school, including:

  • name, contact details (including next of kin), such as a student or parents’/carers’ mobile number and email address, date of birth, gender, language background, previous school and religion
  • parents’/carers’ education, occupation and language background
  • medical information (e.g. details of a disability and/or allergies, absence notes, medical reports and names of health professionals)
  • conduct and complaint records, or other behaviour notes and school reports
  • information about referrals to government welfare agencies
  • counselling reports

    • …

March 6, 2016|
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