CELEBRATING OUR YEAR 12 GRADUATES – CLASS OF 2025

The past week has been a truly special time as we celebrated the Graduation of our Year 12 Class of 2025. From the heartfelt reflections at Monday’s final assembly to the reverence of Wednesday’s farewell Mass and the moving tributes shared during the Graduation and Awards Evening, each occasion was filled with both joy and gratitude.

Monday also began with a special Breakfast hosted by Year 11 for our graduating class; an important tradition that highlights the support and camaraderie across the senior years. Another highlight was the relatively new Kindergarten and Year 12 Morning Tea (previously an Afternoon Tea), which was touching and beautiful to witness, reflecting the special bond across our K–12 community.

Our graduates have been outstanding role models, demonstrating resilience, determination, and compassion throughout their journey. We are deeply proud of each one of them and hold them in our prayers as they soon begin their HSC exams and take their next steps into the future.

We thank our whole community - students, families, and staff - for sharing in the joy of these celebrations and helping make this milestone such a memorable and faith-filled occasion. 

SPORTING SUCCESS AT ST FRANCIS 

We’ve had a fantastic MISA sports term at St Francis! Our students have shown great commitment, teamwork, and skill across all competitions, and we had THREE premiership successes.

Last Tuesday, our 9-10 Boys Soccer team celebrated a Grand Final win against Wollondilly Anglican College. On the same day, the Year 7-8 Girls Netball team made history with their first-ever Grand Final victory, defeating Macarthur Anglican School. This Tuesday, our 7-9 Girls Soccer team also won their Grand Final, beating Oran Park Anglican College 3-0. Despite the humid conditions, the girls played exceptionally well, showing determination and teamwork throughout the game.

We also want to acknowledge the coaches (Miss Acitelli, Mr Fricot and Ms Jamieson) who have guided, trained, and encouraged our teams this term. Their dedication and support have played a key role in helping our students reach these milestones.

It’s wonderful to see our sporting achievements growing as a college. Alongside the many cultural and academic successes we’ve celebrated in our relatively short history, these wins are a testament to the dedication and talent of our students — and the support of their coaches and families.

Congratulations to all our students on an outstanding term!

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

In the first week of the next term, a special event and ceremony will take place to recognise and award badges to all our new student leaders for the remainder of 2025 and 2026. 

I look forward to acknowledging them then, and then these students will be announced to our community in the first newsletter of Term Four.

In the meantime, I would like to thank all of our outgoing leaders. I thank them for their hard work and initiative and for making St Francis incrementally better each year. 

RESPECTING OUR NEIGHBOURS – LIVING PB4L BEYOND THE COLLEGE GATE

As part of our PB4L focus, we have been reminded of the importance of showing respect and responsibility not only at school but also in our wider community. Recently, neighbours have raised concerns about litter being left on lawns, fences, and properties near the College.

We ask for your support in reminding students to:

• Use bins for all rubbish, both on and off College grounds
• Respect neighbouring lawns, fences, and property.
• Leave every area clean and tidy.

By living up to our PB4L expectations (Respectful Responsible Learners), our students can continue to be positive ambassadors of the College and strengthen the relationships we share with our neighbours.

A REFRESHING BREAK AHEAD

As we approach the end of this term, I encourage all students and staff to take a moment to rest, recharge, and enjoy a well-deserved break. Term 4 will bring fresh challenges and opportunities, and it is important that we return renewed in spirit and ready to give our best.

A special mention to our Year 12 students as they move into study leave — we wish them focus, strength, and calm as they prepare for their final examinations.

May this break be safe, refreshing, and restorative for all families. I look forward to welcoming everyone back with energy and enthusiasm for the final term of the year.

PRAYER FOR OUR YEARS 12s and REFRESH

Heavenly Father,

We thank You for the gift of our Year 12 students and for the journey that has brought them to this point. We are grateful for the friendships, the learning, and the growth that have shaped them during themisamisir time at the College.

As they now begin their study leave and prepare for their final HSC examinations, may they be blessed with focus, wisdom, and perseverance. Calm their hearts when they feel anxious, give them clarity when their minds are tired, and surround them with the support of family, friends, and teachers.

We also pray for all members of our College community as we enter this break; may it be a safe, refreshing, and renewing time for students, staff, and families alike.

May our Year 12 students know Your guiding presence in all they do, and may the gifts they have been given be used to bring hope, love, and goodness into the world.

Through Christ our Lord,

– Amen.

Mr Matthew McMahon