Term Three - a Time for Strength and Determination

Year 12

Best wishes to our Year 12 students and families who commence their final semester of schooling after completing 24 including Prep! The second half of Year 12 is a busy time of engagement and transition. Our experience is that this can be an exciting and challenging time that looks different for different individuals. Please feel welcome to lean in to all key relationships at this important time including Class Teachers, Homeroom Teachers, Heads of House, the Learning Office Team, Kelly Gaunt, our Senior School Counsellor and Michelle Kath, our Head of Pathways if we can offer support and guidance. We look forward to continuing to work with and supporting our Year 12 students and wish them a positive semester.

Year 11 Leadership Process

In turn, this term sees our Year 11 students engage with their Leadership Retreat program and student leader selection process for 2026. We wish them the very best for this period of discernment and thank all staff and parents for their support of our 2026 Seniors as they engage in this important part of the process this Thursday and Friday.

InterHouse Athletics

We look forward to these fun and competitive days for our Year 4 to 7 and Years 8 to 12 students this week. Athletics remains a relatively new domain for us at ATC and we are gradually building our experience and skills across the year levels both at participation and competition levels. We look forward to these days and thank all staff who are involved in the organisation and facilitation of the days. May the best House win!

Parent Teacher & Student Feedback Meetings

A reminder that these important conversations are organised for the afternoon and evening of Thursday 24 July and for the Pupil Free Day on Friday 25 July. Bookings close on Tuesday 22 July so please check the ATC App for instructions and further information on making your booking.

Year 10 Careers Expo and Subject Selection Evenings

Year 10 families, please be sure to mark Wednesday 23 July at 5pm in your calendars for this informative evening commencing with a Career Marketplace for pathways in the Waterford Precinct followed by presentations from key staff from our Learning Team about pathways and subject selections for Year 11, 2026.

Years 7, 8 and 9 families also have subject selection information evenings coming up, and full details are now on the ATC App.

P&F Dad's Get Together

The ATC Parents & Friends have a new initiative this year being held on Saturday 16 August from 4.00pm to 7.30pm in the Waterford Precinct to bring our Dads and significant male carers together for some social time in the lead up to Father’s Day. Tickets are $20 for a beer and a burger. For NRL fans, the Broncos will be on the big screen. It would be great to have as many of our dads come along as possible! Thank you to the organising sub-committee of the P&F for this opportunity. CLICK HERE TO BOOK.

P&F Trivia Night

This popular event is scheduled for Saturday night 2 August and is always a fun evening. It would be wonderful to fill Nudgee Junior Hall with smiling faces, elaborate costumes and trivia sharp minds! Please book a table if you haven’t already, by going to your Parent Lounge account.

Term Three Music

Our musicians will be hard at work in the coming weeks preparing for the massive Queensland Catholic Music Festival to be held at Villanova College on 15-17 August. This signpost event is always greatly enjoyable and a genuine celebration of all our singers and instrumentalists across the year levels, our staff and family supporters.

Term Three Sport

There is a lot happening in Term 3 sport with Rugby League, Athletics, Basketball, Football, Tennis, Volleyball, Golf and Touch Football on the schedule. Best wishes to all who wear the blue, white and green this term, especially to our Year 12’s who represent us for a final time.

Staff News

A warm welcome to Mr David Stonier who commences as Director of Human Resources this term. David is joining the ATC team at the beginning of Week 2. Welcome also to Ms Casey Ouston who commences as Professional Assistant to the Dean of Learning this term. Casey commences with us in Week 2.

Welcome also to Mr Adam Perkins who is joining us a Middle School Inclusive Practices Case Manager while Ms Jeannie Bowry takes her upcoming maternity leave commencing in Week 4 this term. Welcome to Mr Stephen Pulle to our Business team as Ms Caitlin Crowley continues her maternity leave. Welcome to Ms Keenan Moran who joins our Mathematics team as Ms Tegan Woodbridge continues her maternity leave, Ms Mandy Kelly who joins our Design Technology team following Mr Simon Martin finishing with us and to Mr James Kleidon who joins our Science team in Week 2 following Mr Sam Pederson’s departure. We wish Casey, Stephen, Keenan, Adam (Week 4), Mandy and James (Week 2) a rewarding time with us and look forward to welcoming David, Karen and Louise back in Week 3.

Mr Dipak Mistry of our Mathematics team, and Ms Cristina Bozzi of our Hospitality team are both finishing their time with us at the conclusion of Week 2 this term. We thank them both for their contributions to the ATC story and wish them well at their new schools. Former member of staff, Mr David Tobin is rejoining the Mathematics team and we thank former members of staff, Ms Karen Bate and Ms Louise Pope who have agreed to return in a job share arrangement for the Hospitality team for this term while we recruit for this role. Welcome back to Mr Tobin, Ms Bate and Ms Pope.

Community Prayers

Lord, we pray for those in our community who are suffering. Be with them in this time of hardship and uncertainty. Give comfort and peace to those who have lost loved ones. May their sorrow be turned into strength, and their distress turned into peace. May our hearts remain loving and pure as we seek to always be compassionate to those around us.

God Bless,

Chris Ryan

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR OF THIS YEAR'S TRIVIA NIGHT!