As we approach the mid-way mark of the term it is appropriate to take time to reflect on the start to the 2021 school year. This year we welcome 642 students to MacKillop Catholic College as we expand to Year 8. We also welcome new families and staff to the College. The start of every […]
Parent Participation
With our new school year off to a great start, it has been exciting to see how well our MacKillop students have settled into their new classrooms, with their new teachers and classmates. While we started the year under strict COVID restrictions, already with the first four weeks of Term 1 completed, we can carefully […]
Performing Arts at MCC
Wonderful opportunities are on offer in the Performing Arts at MacKillop Catholic College! There are two main areas to be involved in: Group Lessons: This opportunity provides weekly small group lessons for brass, woodwind, percussion, strings, piano and vocal lessons. Extra Curricular Opportunities: Here, students can join many of our college bands, choirs, dance troupes or our […]
2021 – We Can’t Wait
The building for Stage 4 is scheduled to begin on 11th January, 2021. Once again, our beautiful school will be hidden behind fences for much of 2021 as we finish building our primary learning spaces and continue the development of our dynamic secondary facilities. Our Year 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 classes will be […]
Primary News – 2020 – A Year Like No Other
When our students started the 2020 school year, no one had any idea the year would turn out like it did! Bushfires, floods and a pandemic; the universe threw a lot at us! We are exceptionally blessed to have a MacKillop Family that has tried their best to push through a challenging year by working […]
NAIDOC 2020
Always was, always will be: Situated on the Yidinji Country of the Gimuy Walubara people, the College was honoured to receive a Yidinji flag from Elder Gudju Gudju, to fly in recognition of the Traditional Owners, during the NAIDOC liturgy. Thanks goes to Uncle Henry and the Yidinji Dancers who welcomed those gathered to Country […]
Student Ambassador Program
One of the opportunities for our young people for next year is the Ambassador Program. Students are invited to apply for roles as Student Ambassadors, serving specific missions, and the College more broadly. An ambassador is an authorised messenger or representative who will represent the diversity of MacKillop Catholic College and will serve as a liaison, spokesperson, […]
Blended Learning
As we count down to the final weeks of Term 4, it is timely that we jump straight into the learnings of this year and begin using these insights for ensuring we are planning a true 21st century experience for our students for 2021 and in the future. There is no doubt that schools here […]
MacKillop Muster
This week we have very excited children performing their class dances for our annual MacKillop Muster. Ms Tish Ford has done an outstanding job preparing all our primary students to perform their dance in front of their peers, with the Year 7 students as our special guests! We will certainly be sharing the video with […]
“Creation” is the very essence
As we look back over Term 3, there was not one week out of the ten that at MacKillop Catholic College we could say we had “just another week”. As a foundational school, five and a half years into our pioneering journey, our MacKillop community is constantly staging new events, trying new initiatives and celebrating […]
