St Edward's College Yearbook 2023 by StEdwardsCollegeEastGosford

2023 Yearbook 1953-2023

Table of Contents Table of Contents

LEADERSHIP

Information Technology

Library

Mathematics

Performing Arts

PDHPE

Religious Education

102

Science

105

TAS

110

Visual Art

118

EREA Foreword

Chairperson School Advisory

College Principal

Deputy Principal

College Captain

Vice Captains

Environment and Lifestyle

College Prefects

College Awards

Pastoral Care

124

Special and Memorial Awards

Year 7

126

Mission and Identity

Year 8

135

Social Justice

Year 9

144

Founders Day

Year 10

152

Staff Directory

Year 11

161

Year 12

168

College Counsellors

180

CURRICULUM Curriculum

Careers/VET

Diverse Learning

English

Food Technology & Hospitality

French

HSIE

PASTORAL CARE

SPORT

COLLEGE ROLL

Sport

184

Year 7

248

College Athletics Carnival

186

Year 8

250

College Swimming Carnival

188

Year 9

252

AFL

190

Year 10

254

Athletics Representatives

194

Year 11

256

Basketball

196

Year 12

258

Cricket

200

Cross Country

202

Football

204

Friday Activities

210

Futsal

211

Golf

212

Hockey

213

Oztag

216

Public Speaking/Debating

219

Rugby League

222

Rugby Union

230

Surf Lifesaving

234

Swimming Representatives

235

Tennis

237

Touch Football

238

Triathlon

242

Volleyball

243

Water Polo

244

Leadership

Justice and Solidarity

EREA Foreword Maura Manning It is with great pleasure and excitement that I offer this introduction to your publication for 2023. There is much to celebrate in the vibrant and diverse Edmund Rice Education Australia community. These pages represent the culmination of an academic year filled with growth, learning and memorable experiences. This annual serves as a chronicle of the collective spirit, achievements, and resilience that characterise the heart and soul of Edmund Rice Education Australia. From academic triumphs to artistic expressions, athletic feats to community engagements, each page encapsulates the commitment and common vision that unites our collective of schools to the holistic development of every learner within the Edmund Rice tradition.

our community truly unique. The annual serves as a mirror reflecting the diverse facets of our students, families and staff, creating a mosaic of stories that together tell the narrative of our educational journey inspired by Blessed Edmund Rice.

In 2023, EREA has undergone significant changes in its organisational structure promoting regeneration across the wider organisation. This regeneration has enabled the creation of EREA NSW Colleges Ltd to provide the seven comprehensive schools in NSW with active and localised support in all areas of governance. The core purpose of the new entity is to optimise the connectivity of EREA schools to offer a liberating education based on a gospel spirituality within an inclusive community committed to justice and solidarity We celebrate not only academic achievements tailored to the unique educational landscape in but also the friendships forged, challenges NSW. overcome, and the myriad of talents that make

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I am personally very grateful for the professionalism and generosity of the principals, leaders and teachers as they have helped me to deepen my understanding of the unique contexts of each of the schools and their wider communities. I extend my deepest gratitude to everyone who contributed to the many successes of 2023. Our strength as a community is testament to the collaborative spirit that defines our school community and propels us forward. The dedication of our students, the unwavering support of parents, and the tireless efforts of our educators yield the mosaic of accomplishments, challenges overcome, and dreams pursued across our communities.

nurturing well-rounded individuals prepared to contribute meaningfully to society. I strongly encourage you to take a moment to reflect on the memories of 2023, appreciate the growth, and recognise the shared bonds that make EREA a great place to learn and work. This annual is not just a documentation of events; it is an invitation to engage with the very soul of our educational mission. It is a testament to the ongoing effort to create learning environments that go beyond academic excellence, fostering individuals who are compassionate, just, and inspired to make a positive impact in the world. Thank you for being an integral part of the Edmund Rice Education Australia community.

This publication provides a portal to the rich and varied experiences that make our schools great. It’s a celebration of collaborative efforts, shared successes, and the commitment to

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Chairperson of the School Advisory Council Frank Bortkevitch I am pleased to present to you the annual Chairperson’s Report for St Edward’s College. Over the past year, we have made significant strides in our mission to provide high quality education to our students and prepare them for success in their future endeavours.

pandemic, and its aftermath, we are pleased to report that St Edward’s has remained financially stable over the past year. We have continued to manage our resources carefully, making strategic investments to support our mission while maintaining a strong financial position.

Our enrolment numbers have remained strong and we are proud to report that our students continue to achieve at high levels. We attribute this success to our dedicated teaching staff, who work tirelessly to ensure that our students receive a challenging and engaging educational experience.

In particular, I would like to acknowledge the exceptional knowledge, experience and capabilities of our Business Manager, Ron Featherston who with his team, make this possible.

As we look ahead to the coming year, we remain committed to our mission of providing We are fortunate to have talented and high-quality education to our students. We committed teachers and associated assistants will continue to invest in our teachers, staff, and counsellors at St Edward’s. Our teachers facilities, and technology to ensure that we are experts in their fields, and they bring a are providing the best possible educational wealth of knowledge and experience to the experience for our students. classroom. They are passionate about teaching and committed to helping our students I would also like to acknowledge the exceptional succeed. In addition, our support staff provide education and management abilities, as well critical support to ensure that our operations as characteristics of interpersonal skills and run smoothly and that our students have openness of our Principal, Mark Bonnici, and access to the resources they need to thrive and our Deputy Principal, Jodie Connor. Also, my fellow Advisory Council Members who provide succeed. valuable, qualified and experienced advice and We recognise the importance of providing guidance. The Advisory Council members are our students with modern, state-of-the- all volunteers who freely give time to assist the art facilities and technology to support their College Leadership team. learning. Over the past year, we have invested in several upgrades to the college facilities. In conclusion, I would like to thank the Additionally, we have continued to expand our Leadership team, staff and students for their use of technology in the classroom, providing continued support of St Edward’s. Together, our students with access to the latest tools and we have achieved great success over the past resources to enhance their learning experience. year and I am confident that we will continue to build on this success in the years to come. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID 19

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College Principal Mark Bonnici This year, St Edward’s College proudly celebrated its 70th anniversary of providing a quality Catholic educational experience for young people on the Central Coast of NSW. Founded in 1953 with an enrolment of seventy boys, the College has continued to grow and evolve to boast an enrolment of over one thousand students, nine hundred and fifty families and a total staff of one hundred and thirty.

greatest subject range of any school on the Central Coast.

The College Leadership team, teaching and support staff work collaboratively to provide rich and engaging learning experiences for all the students in our care. We are committed to a strategic approach to professional learning through a Professional Learning Partnerships model. This approach acknowledges the current research in education which identifies From the modest beginnings of classes being teachers collaborating on improving practice delivered in the heritage-listed Mona Vale within the context of the school setting, as building, the College has continued to grow being the most effective approach to improve and develop to cater for the growing student student outcomes. population and changing educational context This model has continued to grow and evolve throughout the decades. over time based on feedback from teachers to The College has transitioned from originally ensure that their professional learning needs enrolling students from fifth class to fourth are met. John Hattie’s Visible Learning research form culminating in the Leaving Certificate, to has been a focus since 2019 and team teaching, become a first form to fourth form school in lesson observations and collaborative planning 1970, with a further evolution in 1997 to the are seen as a key component of our everyday current structure of Year 7 to Year 12 offering work in improving performance. the Higher School Certificate. A publication titled “Forever the Black and Red” was produced St Edward’s College is no longer a school just this year to mark the 70th anniversary. This for boys. In an exciting initiative commencing publication provides a historical perspective of in 2021, the College continues to offer cothe College presented through the eyes of past educational classes in specific senior courses, in students and is available for viewing on the partnership with St Joseph’s Catholic College. College website at Forever the Black and Red. Boys and girls move between campuses to study subjects throughout the Preliminary The College maintains a wonderful diversity of and HSC years, adding to the uniqueness and student population due to the comprehensive diversity of experiences for our students. and inclusive approach to enrolment. The curriculum offerings continue to evolve and are designed to cater for the many wonderful gifts and talents of students, with possibly the

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College Principal Mark Bonnici EREA Cultural Renewal As a member of the Edmund Rice Education Australia network of schools, St Edward’s is required to participate in a process of Cultural Renewal which was conducted in October this year. The purpose of the Renewal Process is to provide the College with feedback in the form of commendations and recommendations in relation to how the College is fulfilling its responsibilities in accordance with the strategic mission of a school conducted in the traditions of Edmund Rice. The EREA Touchstones of Liberating Education, Gospel Spirituality, Inclusive Community and Justice and Solidarity, frame this process and the final report.

LIBERATING EDUCATION: We open hearts and minds, through quality teaching and learning experiences. Learner Profile and College Values:

A comprehensive consultation process involving staff, students and parents was conducted in 2022 in the development of the College Learner Profile and College Values. The Learner Profile contemporised what was previously titled our Code for Learning. The Learner Profile and College Values are informed by our College Aspiration Statement reflecting the contemporary learning dispositions which A panel of representatives from EREA National are important for cultivating the skills for Office, the EREA NSW CEO and Director, a lifelong learning. The Learner Profile informs colleague Principal and an external Diocesan our feedback and reporting processes as well member visited the school to meet with staff, as providing guidance for students in the students, parents and other members of the development of their learning goals. community connected to the College, to gain feedback to inform the final report. Staff and The College Values are an expression of the students also completed an online survey to moral code of conduct underpinning how we provide further information and to guide the aim to operate as a contemporary Catholic process throughout the visit by the panel. The school conducted in the traditions of Edmund information gathered in this process will be Rice. used in 2024 in the development of the next phase of the College Strategic Improvement Through 2023, teachers worked closely with students on gaining an understanding of both Plan. the Learner Profile and College Values and how The 2023 academic year once again has many the learning dispositions and values should guide highlights and achievements which can be them as students of the College. The Learner contributed to the hard work and dedication of Profile has become an integral component of teachers and support staff and the co-operation how we report to students and parents each and support of students and their families. The term and students pledged their commitment information outlined in this report summarises to abide by the College Values through signing the St Edward’s College commitment. just some of these achievements.

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Contemporary Learning

Approach

Professional

The College’s approach to Professional Learning has continued to evolve in response to current research and staff feedback on their professional learning needs to ensure that we remain contemporary in our approach to teaching and are aligned with the values expressed in the College Aspiration Statement. Through the collaborative processes of a Professional Learning Program that promotes collaborative planning, team teaching and lesson observations, we are establishing a strong culture of shared responsibility for

improving student outcomes. Our focus areas over recent years have been the EREA Safeguarding Standards, risk and compliance training, reimagining quality assessment task design, feedback for growth, catering for students with diverse learning needs with a view to building curious, respectful and autonomous learners who demonstrate resilience, discipline and perseverance on their learning journey. Furthermore in 2023, we further developed the team-teaching approach to utilise teachers who are under load to provide additional support in classes with students with diverse learning needs.

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College Principal Mark Bonnici Building Master Plan

GOSPEL SPIRITUALITY: The Senior Leadership Team is committed to creating the optimal conditions for contemporary, relevant and engaging teaching. The focus on quality teaching and learning has been well supported by the collaborative development and ongoing implementation of the College Building Master Plan. The Building Master Plan is an aspirational document that sets the foundations of how our students will learn and be taught. Student learning needs, interests, curriculum developments, future employment and career path opportunities have all been considered in the plan to ensure that St Edward’s remains at the forefront of education. In 2023 we completed phase one of the Science Laboratory refurbishment. Plans are currently being devised for the building of the new Construction Compound in 2025, which will be followed by the TAS wing extension in 2026 to better accommodate the delivery of Hospitality, Food Technology and Visual Arts.

We invite people into the story of Jesus and nurture the spirital growth of each person

Sacramental Programs The College facilitated a Sacramental Program in partnership with St Patrick’s Parish East Gosford again this year. Students participated in their sacramental preparation under the guidance of the College Director of Mission and Identity. This program was highly successful with ten students completing the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation or Holy Communion at a Sunday Mass celebrated by the Bishop of Broken Bay and witnessed by their families and members of the parish.

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Faith and Spiritual Development of Staff and improved results within the school, seeing our Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) Students numbers increase from 166 in 2021 to 248 in The faith and spiritual development of staff 2023. There has been a focus on educating and students is at the heart of our Catholic staff around the NCCD and specific learning College as is stated in our Aspiration Statement, disabilities and the introduction of a NCCD “we aspire to making St Edward’s a faith-filled moderating committee. Gaining understanding community.” The direction and care of the faith of our obligations and responsibilities has led and spiritual life of the College community is to students being better supported within the of paramount importance. In a climate where classroom. Catholicism regularly can be rightly criticised for its past mistakes, St Edward’s attempts to be The Diverse Learning teachers have made it a creative in providing opportunities for faith and priority to include student and parent voice in creating Personalised Plans. The Information spiritual development. Technology Department have supported this Communal prayer is a tradition at St Edward’s endeavour by creating systems and visual alerts and has continued to be at the forefront of to improve access to student information, assemblies, staff meetings and religion classes. helping teachers to gain better understanding of Where possible, students lead the College in the needs of their students and how to support prayer and deliver the reflection on the Gospel them in the classroom with adjustments so at important celebrations in consultation with they can access the curriculum on the same local Parish Priests. In recent times, we have basis as their peers. St Edward’s also places an many students who are willing and confident importance in fostering equity in assessments. A to deliver a meaningful and insightful reflection whole school approach to providing provisions for our students, from in-class tests to the HSC on the Gospel reading. examinations was implemented this year.

INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY: We are committed to providing pastoral care that nurtures the dignity and worth of each person.

The College continues to strive to break down barriers and misconceptions about disability through education for staff and students. At St Edward’s, we endeavour to create a school where equity is the norm.

Diverse Learning Co-educational Senior Classes Diverse Learning at St Edward’s has experienced substantial growth over the past two years. This has largely been attributed to several factors. The hard work of the Diverse Learning staff, supported by the importance and value the Senior Leadership Team place on Diverse Learning within the College, and the desire and willingness of the whole staff to work together to create an inclusive community. Practical strategising and collaboration have brought

Co-educational classes in the senior years in select courses, in partnership with St Joseph’s Catholic College was once again a highlight of the year. This initiative provides wonderful opportunities for students from both schools to access a greater diversity of subjects across campuses. The initiative also assists in breaking down the gender stereotypes prevalent in today’s society with girls able to study subjects

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College Principal Mark Bonnici such as Engineering, Outdoor Recreation and Sport Lifestyle and Recreation and boys offered the opportunity to study subjects such as Society and Culture and Community and Family Studies.

JUSTICE AND SOLIDARITY: We are committed to working with and walkng alongside the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, advocating justice

St Edward’s College Old Boys Reconciliation Action Plan A concerted effort was made this year to engage members of the St Edward’s alumni with the College. Old boys were invited to participate in a range of initiatives including careers days, Year 10 interview technique program, Open Day and Alumni event for Year 11 students to hear about the career pathways of past students and the St Edward’s College Business Directory. A performance night was held in June this year to celebrate the 70th anniversary in which musicians who attended the College in previous years combined with current students to play live music. The “Forever the Black and Red” publication was also launched at this evening.

The ongoing implementation of the College Reconciliation Action Plan has significantly contributed to a cultural shift within the College, with the development of a whole school commitment to the promotion of Reconciliation. The implementation of the Reconciliation Action Plan has resulted in staff working in partnership with local Aboriginal Elders to implement a range of strategies to deepen our connection and understanding of the culture, spirituality and true history of Aboriginal people. Some of the more significant initiatives

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that have had the greatest impact include the introduction of a smoking ceremony to welcome new families to the College; a Staff Development Day which focused on Aboriginal culture, heritage and connection with the local Aboriginal Community; the commissioning of a local Aboriginal artist to paint a mural for the College; an overnight Aboriginal Cultural Immersion for staff was introduced, and a presentation to the whole community by Aboriginal men from the Kinchela Boys Home.

and closely-knit school environment. This year, students celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the College by collaborating on a project in Homerooms that represents the values and ethos of our school. Our College continued to support the education of Fredrick Were, a promising young man in Kenya, through fundraising initiatives and as a College, we actively engaged our students in dialogue around how we can make a positive difference at home and abroad.

Justice Peace and Advocacy Our College takes pride in the Waterford service-learning program, which has been running successfully for over two decades. It empowers students to give back to their communities and address pressing needs, fostering a culture of compassion and civic responsibility. Students have continued to go above and beyond in their service, volunteering their time to a range of initiatives including community kitchens, supporting local sport, and keeping our community safe through surf lifesaving, just to name a few.

FAREWELL: Farewell to staff members, who will be leaving the College.

Mr John Moloney

John has been a member of the St Edward’s College teaching staff since 1986. John’s main area of teaching has been within the subjects of Science, Geography and Religious Education. John was a member of the Pastoral Team in the role of Pastoral Leader for over ten years We are delighted again in 2023 to honour one of and has made a significant contribution to the our extraordinary Year 12 students, Joshua Judd, life of the College and the education of young with the prestigious Order of Australia Youth men throughout Community Service Award. This recognition his time at the reflects his exceptional commitment to social College. justice causes, inspiring others to follow their lead. Fifteen students have been recipients of We wish John well this award since 2008 and is evidence of our in his transition College’s commitment to Justice and Solidarity, into retirement, through the Waterford Program, and to serving all the very best for the future. others and helping those in need. The heartwarming Founder’s Day event united our entire school community to celebrate the legacy of Edmund Rice and our College values. Mr John Moloney This occasion strengthens bonds between students, staff and families, creating a vibrant

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College Principal Mark Bonnici Mr David Ritchie 2017 and again 2022

Ms Cassandra Aitken Cassandra joined the St Edward’s College Science Faculty in January of 2019. Cassandra has made a significant impact in teaching Science at St Edward’s and was integral to the introduction of Extension Science in the HSC year. I congratulate Cassandra on her appointment to the role of Head of the Science Faculty at St Peter’s Catholic College in Tuggerah and wish her every success in her new role. Mrs Jessica Saxon We also farewell Jessica Saxon. Jessica commenced working at St Edward’s in 2019 and has taught in the Technology and Applied Studies (TAS) faculty. Jessica’s specific area of expertise is in the subject of Industrial Technology MultiMedia where she has achieved excellent results with students from St Edward’s and St Joseph’s in our combined classes. Jessica has accepted a teaching position at a school in Sydney. We wish Jessica all the very best in her new role.

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David Richie first joined the Mathematics Faculty in 2017 and after a year away from the College recommenced teaching at St Edward’s in 2022. David has accepted a position at a fellow EREA school, St Pius X College in Chatswood. I congratulate David on this appointment and wish him well.

I would like to conclude this year’s report by acknowledging so many wonderful people within our St Edward’s community. Our teachers, support staff and families have all contributed to creating an environment which is dedicated to caring for the young people in our care. In particular, I would like to acknowledge the College Leadership Team and the College Advisory Council members. Their advice, commitment and dedication has ensured that we continue to improve the quality of educational experience offered to our students.

Mrs Jessica Saxon

Mr David Ritchie

Deputy Principal Jodie Connor 7 students to the ins and outs of College life, from mastering ICT skills to embracing our EREA identity, nurturing their wellbeing, and diving into our Learner Profile. Seeing these ‘new’ Year 7 students dive right in, adapting, and jumping into activities that embody the true spirit of St Edward’s warms our hearts. Special mention needs to be given to our Diverse Learning team who embody the touchstone of inclusive community; supporting, encouraging At St Edward’s College, we are all about and ensuring that all of our students thrive. nurturing a vibrant, welcoming community. Our students kickstart their educational journey Reconciliation Week marked another significant with courage to take on whatever challenges achievement, demonstrating our commitment to justice and solidarity with our Aboriginal and come their way. Torres Strait Islander brothers and sisters. We The first day of Year 7, a momentous occasion marked the occasion with an incredible mural, for our new families sets the tone for a year full a collaborative masterpiece created by local of exciting adventures. Our senior students, indigenous artists. The best part? Everyone decked out in their crisp white shirts, roll out the got to chat with the artists while they worked, welcome mat, showcasing the heart and soul deepening our understanding of our shared of our College. Our fantastic Core Teachers are history and culture. there every step of the way, introducing Year Another year has ended, and we have a lot to celebrate! We’re all about turning our mission into action, and to light the way, we rely on the four guiding stars of EREA: Inclusive Community, Justice and Solidarity, Gospel Spirituality, and Liberating Education. These principles are more than just words; they’re our roadmap, helping us make decisions, challenging our thinking, and measuring our successes.

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“Teaching is more than imparting knowledge; it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts; it is acquiring understanding.” - William Arthur Ward Founder’s Day was another big moment for us, especially as we celebrated our 70th anniversary in style. Our homerooms took on the challenge of commemorating seven glorious decades of excellence in education. It was a day filled with community spirit. And speaking of community, the annual student leaders cup game was an absolute blast. Students from St Edward’s and St Joseph’s teamed up for a spirited game of netball. The legacy left behind by the class of 2022 lives on, inspiring our current prefects. At St Edward’s, we firmly believe that education transcends the classroom. It encourages us to strive for greater understanding, learn new skills, conquer our fears, discover beauty, and seek spirituality beyond ourselves. Through experiences like our Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 camps, a unique street retreat in Year 11, and the culmination of it all, the Year 12 retreat, a true embodiment of Gospel Spirituality, we offer our senior students the opportunity to contemplate their transformative voyage at St Edward’s and

envision a bright and promising future ahead. Our commitment to Liberating Education extends far beyond academics. Our introduction of the Learner Profile made explicit what it means to be a successful learner at St Edward’s. Events like Book Week, where staff and students dressed up in celebration of literature, exemplify our passion for learning and the joy of reading. These initiatives underscore the liberating power of education in shaping our identities. We are truly fortunate to be part of an extraordinary community that thrives with gifted students and dedicated, professional educators. The triumphs of 2023 have reinforced our appreciation for the remarkable community we belong to. As we eagerly anticipate the opportunities that 2024 will bring, our unwavering commitment to our mission and touchstones assures us that we are on a path towards an even more promising future.

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College Captain William Shaddock As your College Captain, I am flooded with memories of our time here at St Edward’s. It’s a big moment for all of us as we close this significant chapter of our lives, a chapter filled with laughter, friendship, and growth. We’ve spent numerous afternoons on the oval, where laughter rang out loud and impromptu football games became the highlight of our days. Yes, sometimes we pushed the boundaries of the ‘no tackle’ rule a tad, but those fields witnessed the bonds we’ve built, bonds that William at the Final Award Assembly and a constant source of support. Through promise to last a lifetime. their dedication, they’ve created a nurturing where we could thrive Between classes, the world of video games environment became our meeting point, a place where academically and personally. To our teachers, we shared victories, discussed strategies, and thank you for being our guiding light, for maybe engaged in some friendly banter. These sharing in our joys, and for steering us toward a moments, along with the lunches and plans promising future. made at the canteen, have stitched together to To our families, who have stood by us form a tapestry of wonderful memories. through thick and thin, your belief in us has This year holds a special place in our hearts as been our anchor. Your endless support and we have the privilege of graduating during the encouragement have pushed us to reach for 70th-anniversary of St Edward’s. It’s a proud the stars, and for that, we are forever grateful. moment for us all, representing not only our As we stand on the brink of a new beginning, journey but also the rich legacy of an institution let’s take with us the lessons and the spirit of unity that has been a hallmark of our time here. that has been a second home to many. Our journey here wouldn’t have been the same Ready to carve our own paths, we step into the without the tireless efforts and the camaraderie future with excitement, armed with the wisdom of my fellow prefect body. A big shout-out and experiences gathered at St Edward’s. to my vice captains, Noah and Fletcher, who have stood by me, working together to make To the Class of 2023, as we bid farewell to this year truly memorable. Your dedication and this cherished phase, let’s look forward to spirit have added a vibrant chapter to our story the adventures that await, holding onto the friendships that have blossomed here, and here at St Edward’s. stepping into the future with a heart full of hope Our teachers have played an instrumental role and anticipation. in shaping our journey. They’ve been more than just educators – they’ve been mentors, guides Thank you, and forever the black and red. 22 I

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Vice Captains Fletcher Moore and Noah Nakagawa Fletcher Moore: My time at St Edward’s College can be summarised in one word: Brotherhood. The College nurtures a strong sense of community, encouraging young men to build lasting friendships that foster personal growth.

Noah Nakagawa: Well, the past year has been a quick one. Long did we think that we’d be considered an ‘old boy’ of the college. From big changes like the 70th anniversary senior jumpers, to the small changes to the soccer teams made on the ovals, we’ve indeed left our mark on the school.

It was at St Edward’s College that I laughed, learned, and grew alongside fellow students whom I am proud to call my brothers. The We have only memories of school camps, retreats, and explored such a small part excursions are filled with laughter and smiles. of the world, The plays we performed during Year 12 retreat, and its now the meeting with the chief of drug investigations time for us to on, in Kings Cross, and the familiar ‘Stay classy St journey with the values Edward’s!’ are all cherished moments. and skills we’ve The banter and rapport between students and acquired, as an boy. teachers transformed the learning experience Eddie’s for me. We were not just passive students in R e m e m b e r bonds class; we were respected as individuals who the here, Noah at the Final Award Assembly learned with passion and were motivated to forged engage in lively discussions, fostering a positive the friendships made, and even the arguments had. Those classroom environment. experiences are what have made us all so close To some, Eddies might just be a College, but today. for me, it was a second family. It was a family of dedicated teachers who pushed us to excel, On behalf of everyone, I’d like to thank our and a group of fellow students who proved that amazing school captain, William Shaddock, for all his tireless efforts and dedication to making there was more to school than just lessons. 2023 a great year for all. Farewell to you all. I hope whatever path or journey you take, is one filled with reward and excitement.

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Environment & Healthy Lifestyle Michael Gentle Team meeting, receiving approval to launch this school-wide initiative. The current Year 11 prefect group has taken charge of creating posters and implementing the initiative. During the upcoming assembly, students will introduce the ‘Flip the Switch’ initiative, encouraging both students and teachers to switch off lights when leaving a room. While this represents just the beginning, it encourages individuals to reflect on their actions and recognise that significant change can result from many people making small adjustments. Hopefully, this initiative will inspire students to ‘flip the switch’ at home and encourage their family members to do the same. Sometimes, students may become overwhelmed by the idea that the ‘problem is too vast’ and that ‘they can’t make a difference.’ This initiative serves as an important first step on a journey toward change. Congratulations to all the past and present prefects who have The idea for this initiative emerged during a contributed to making this initiative a reality, student-led conference in 2021, and since to the Leadership Team for supporting the then, students have been discussing how to students on their journey, and to Ms Sarah implement it at St Edward’s College. The Year 12 Evans for her work in creating the posters. prefect group presented the idea at a Leadership This year in the Environment, Sport, and Wellbeing Portfolio, students have been diligently working to organise their firstever initiative focused on reducing carbon emissions. We all understand that climate change is a real and pressing issue; many of us have experienced its effects, whether through local fires or floods. Some may have observed plants blooming prematurely or fish arriving ahead of schedule due to shifts in ocean currents. Cane toads are expanding their territory further south as conditions heat up, and Alpine areas in Australia are gradually vanishing, with only a few ecosystems clinging to the highest peaks for survival. In the past, students have introduced multiple initiatives aimed at reducing waste in landfills, and it has been exciting to witness their dedication to this new endeavor.

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This year, the portfolio has once again conducted the Movember campaign, raising funds and awareness for men’s mental health. It has been heartening to hear seniors speak openly about their experiences with mental health while enduring the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of this initiative, students and staff are encouraged to either grow a mustache for Movember or engage in physical activity for the cause. This inclusive initiative allows individuals of all ages and genders to participate. Special thanks to the students who shared their experiences during the assembly, as well as to the staff and students who participated. Additionally, we appreciate Mrs Beynon for organising the posters and the Eddies Team for their continued support each year.

their daily push-up counts. It’s truly inspiring to witness both staff and students actively engaging in this initiative, raising both funds and awareness for mental health. Collectively, the group completed 75,361 push-ups (with 72,709 registered) and raised $2,135 for mental health. We would like to extend our gratitude to parents and friends who also donated to the Eddies team.

Another initiative that the portfolio was involved in is the ‘Push Up Challenge,’ which raised awareness for mental health. Participants, both students and staff, were required to perform a specific number of push-ups daily based on mental health facts provided through an app. This challenge helped educate both students and staff about mental health issues. The facts were displayed during homeroom, with some homerooms participating as a group and sharing

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College Prefects 2023

William Shaddock College Captain

Fletcher Moore College Vice Captain

Noah Nakagawa College Vice Captain

Tom Conroy College Prefect

Kenan Foneska College Prefect

Nicholas Gately College Prefect

Rayden Gomez College Prefect

Joshua Judd College Prefect

Oliver Martin College Prefect

College Prefects 2023

Marley Medina College Prefect

James Nilsson College Prefect

Trent Pantel-Bentham College Prefect

Bradley Plummer College Prefect

Xavier Reid College Prefect

Jivesh Shonak College Prefect

Thomas Whitmore College Prefect

Mr Anthony Herringe Prefect Coordinator

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College Awards Year 7 Outstanding Academic Awards Logan Atherton Ezekiel Black William Casey Beau Duncan Macauley Ryan Tex Wilson Academic Awards Fraser Boake Rasmus Borg Asher Bray Louis Brocklebank Connor Busler Jack Champ Riley Coombes Logan Gomez Aiden Gresswell Cormac Hargan Hoi Tin Terrence Ho Joseph Kelleher Kade LeBrocq Jonah Malicia John McCann Tristan McPherson Angelo Merillo Ricky Preller Conor Stevens Adam Sweeney Sachin Titheradge Danila Tuntsov Patrick Vince Sketch Walters

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Consistent Effort Awards Cooper Armstrong Liam Boland Sebastian Brocklebank Billy Carpenter Elliott Cleary Nash Crawford Rhys Cusick Kobie Davis Jack Doyle Nate Frohmuller Elijah Hardie Michael Hawkins Jasper Haynes Seamus Head Ewan Hitchcock Thomas Hocking Wil Hooper Riley Howell Daniel Huett Benjamin James Max Jimenez Fletcher Johnson Sean Mahoney Billy McCarthy Lachlan McMahon Max Millar Max Milner Darius Moelzer Ethan Murdoch Lucas O’Beirne Koby O’Neill Nat O’Shea Cooper Pagliaricci Vraj Patel Mason Potestas Charlie Roberts

Jaiden Runge Henry Skinner Ryan Springett Cooper Stark Thomas Stitt Issac Thompson Sawyer Tips Oscar Uglow Joshua Wilks Blasko Wise Koa Young

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College Awards Year 8 Outstanding Academic Awards Harrison Evans Oliver Goulding Joseph Hey Krishay Jamnadas Beau Louie Riley Peers Jai Roberts Benjamin Weisbaum Academic Awards Silas Allen Fletcher Buda Hayden Chandler Elio Cunico Nate Engelbrecht Tasman Holliday Thomas Johnston Liam Kelly Max Klein-Schiphorst Archie Lawson Tiago Salomao-Gangell Joseph Sanfilippo Liam Thompson Charles Ure

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Consistent Effort Awards Gabriel Aborro Lorenzo Arango Harry Ashton-Wilcox Hayden Ballinger Jacob Barrington Daniel Bates George Belford Daniel Blemith Fletcher Bush Eamon Cassidy Jorge Chavez Owen Clark Kobi Delaney Evan Dickson Caleb DiFranco Kainoa Drewe Jacob Dugas Kobi Durrant Ethan Fraser Reagan Gomez Edmund Hendriks Cooper Herd Lincoln Higgins Noah Lockwood Dean Macdonald Benjamin Malek Jordan Mawad Toby Newport Alex Nguyen Matthew Norman Logan Paton Maximillian Purkis Chance Redmond Derik Joseph Sino William Sneddon Andrew Stephenson

Joseph Sykes Aibel Thomas Arlo Tod Cohen Tower William Trotman Cruz Tucker Jace Villanueva Cruz West Jack Whitworth Raphael Williams Thomas Williams Joshua Winter Sangpil Yoon Jake Young

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College Awards Year 9 Outstanding Academic Awards Xander Byrne Brendan Ratay Academic Awards Riley Buda Dominic Dodd James Griffith Blake Hickey Lucas Jarman Jaxon Macintosh Lachlan O’Brien Eden Pearson Thomas Perham Isaac Plunkett Angus Stewart Joseph Stitt Kai Tower

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Consistent Effort Awards Jacob Allen Asher Armstrong Harry Barnett George Barry Fraser Blackwell Ruben Borg Harley Boyce Augustus Brady Jaxon Burgess Henry Butlin Oscar Byrne Jack Byrnes Harry Call Jereme Cipollone Luka Coughlan-Berg Charlie Cranny Lachlan Donafee Liam Downs Samuel Duffy Logan Farris Ben Francis Benjamin Geddes-Brown Finn Giddings Callum Griffin Max Hehir Rylee Hildridge Dylan Hitchenson Samuel Hughes David Hunt Jeremy Huybrechs-Chung Riley Kahler Owen Locke Daniel Lyons Oliver Lyons Ewan Magill Isaac McCudden

Tobias McEvoy Arian McGuinness Riley McIver Xavier McNeil Giuseppe Merillo Broden Mexon Kallum Moggs Levi Myers Coby Neilly Luca Norris Kayn O’Connor Stewart Murphy Owen Jesper Palmqvist Levi Papps Lachlan Park Asher Pike William Pollard Taj Probert Harrison Ryan Koby Saley Nate Saley Zach Sammut Jude See Emanuel Soares Benjamin Stewart Blake Teasdale Riley White Zachary Wilson Hudson Wuest Ajay Yates Maximilian Young

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College Awards Year 10 Outstanding Academic Awards Aiden Balshaw Liam Best Lachlan Bunney William Conners Maximilian Corrigan Charlie Dawson Chikomborero Katsande Mathis Limpkin William Lynch Max Oteiwi Liam Peers Lawrence Ure Academic Awards William Blunt Owen Brady Sebastian Bull Toby Ferry Shenath Fonseka Kaine Hieber Nicholas Husk Alexander Jack Tristan Jackson Matthew Kirkland Jack Lawrence Jesse Mantell Lopez Morrison Anthony Nguyen Harvey Olsen Cooper Pegler Michael Sikuka Oscar Woolford Easun Zhang

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Consistent Effort Awards Joseph Aygun Maxwell Bayss Owen Bell Noah Best-Minto Jed Bevan Cooper Briggs Ryan Bullot Callum Cassar James Clarke Harrison Clifford Harry Cockerton Samuel Cormack Noah Cox Luca Fairley Emerson Farraway Geoffrey French Jette Gooley Euan Gregory Logan Hajje Cooper Ham Thomas Hammond Lachlan Herd Mason Holliday Jake Howes Jamie Hughes Cooper Jones Max Judd Ryder Kasun Vladyslav Katerynyuk Enzo Koizumi-Smith Isaac Loaney Heath Macdonald Archer Martin Kevin Mathews Thomas McArdle Dylan McCann

Thomas Nicholls Kaden Old Lisitoa Paea Caleb Peterson Archie Price Oliver Pringle Luca Quitadamo Lachlan Renton Harry Robinson Matthew Robinson Ethan Roesch Jaden Roesch Aamon Smith Albert Thomas Neo Thompson Logan Treble Marcus Tredwell Darcy Turton Cooper Wheelock Jonte Wicks Ewan Williams Donovan Wright Ethan Wuest

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College Awards Year 11 Outstanding Academic Awards Christopher Dodd Joshua Malek Hugh Wilson Academic Awards Matthew Kairouz Lachlan Kemp Joshua Mangan Lachlan Murphy Pacholek Oliver Wagemaker

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Consistent Effort Awards Samuel Baxter Matthew Clarkson Arky Cleverly Cohen Crook Cohen Duncan Tom Fenton Matthew Frost-Foster Archie Hamilton Liam Hill Andrew Hodge Charlie Jacobson Eli Leary Kai Maitland Hamish McAteer Brendan Minto Jayden Miotello Fynn Mussared Tevita Paea Callum Peers Christopher Rae Juan Jose Rodriguez Caldas Seth Short Jack Spedding Lachlan Tibbutt Leon Towle Nate Vaughan Samuel Wilson Cameron Woodruff

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College Awards Year 12 Subject Awards Subject

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Biology

Leo Hong

Calan Tucker

Business Studies

Blake Downs

Oliver Martin & Thomas Hunt

Chemistry

Leo Hong

Fletcher Moore

Construction

Nicholas Gately

Trent Pantle-Bentham

Economics

Blake Downs

Oliver Martin

Engineering Studies

Harley Best

William Shaddock

English Advanced

William Shaddock

Thomas Hunt

English Extension 1

Benjamin Stansfield

Lachlan Sherratt

English Extension 2

Benjamin Stansfield

Lachlan Sherratt

English Standard

Troy Duncan

Trent Pantle-Bentham

English Studies

Jaycob Foyel

Christian Hudson

Entertainment

Sebastian Eager

Daniel Herd

Financial Services

Josef Lewis

Billy Rollston

Food Technology

Kenan Fonseka

Luke Boylan

Funishings

Joseph Lewis

Thomas Lawton

History Extension

Thomas Hunt

N/A

History Modern

Thomas Hunt

Lachlan Sherratt

Hospitality

William Rankin

Andrew Nguyen

Industrial Technology Metals

Dylan Xuereb

Thomas Whitmore

Industrial Technology Multimedia

Alex Turner

Olivia Knight

Industrial Technology Timber

Nicholas Gately

Jonah Wright

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Year 12 Subject Awards Subject

First Place

Second Place

Investigating Science

Jivesh Shonak

Miles Henderson

Japanese Beginners

Liam Hodges

Taylin Burgess

Legal Studies

Alexander Lara

Luke Foster

Mathematics Advanced

Blake Downs

Harley Best

Mathematics Extension 1

Alexander Cutting

Oliver Dawson

Mathematics Extension 2

Alexander Cutting

Troy Duncan

Mathematics Standard 1

Josef Lewis

Blaine McIntosh

Mathematics Standard 2

Nicholas Gately

Luke Foster

Music 1

James Nilsson

Patrick Sawyer

PDHPE

Nicholas Gately

Trent Pantel-Bentham

Photography

Billy Rollston

Will Turton

Physics

Trent Pantel-Bentham

Alexander Cutting

Science Extension

Jayden Redfern

Calan Tucker

Screen and Media

Drew Elwin

Christian Hudson

Software Design & Development

Troy Duncan

Harley Best

Sport Lifestyle and Recreation

Blaine McIntosh

Tahj Werner

Studies of Catholic Thought

Trent Pantel-Bentham

Oscar McCoombe Lopez

Studies of Religion 1

Thomas Hunt

William Shaddock

Studies of Relegion 2

Oliver Martin

Oliver Dawson

Visual Arts

Joshua Judd

Billy Rollston

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Special and Memorial Awards

College Dux

Ampol All Rounder Award Troy Duncan

Noah Nakagawa Br MJ Shanahan Award for Meritorious Effort

Ruben F Scarf Award Jackson Robb Blake Downs

Principal’s Award for Leadership

Jivesh Shonak

William Shaddock Mitchell Price Award for Service to the College Kevin Liggett Memorial Award for Computing Fletcher Moore

Troy Duncan Adam Bing

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Special and Memorial Awards

Order of Australia Youth Community Service Award Justin Spittles Award for Social Justice Jushua Judd

Marley Medina ADF Long Tan Award

William Shaddock

University of Newcastle Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence Commendable Effort

ADF Future Innovators Award

James Nilsson

Troy Duncan ADF Future Innovators Award Year 10

ADF Long Tan Award Leadership and Teamwork

Maximillian Corrigan

William Lynch

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University of Newcastle Excellence in Biology

Christopher Dodd

University of Newcastle Excellence in Chemistry

Christopher Dodd University of Newcastle Excellence in Physics

JacksonMurphy-Pacholek Robb Lachlan

University of Newcastle Excellence in Investigating Science

University of Newcastle Excellence in Engineering Studies

Jackson Robb Samuel Wilson

Joshua Malek

University of Newcastle Excellence in Mathematics Advanced

James Butlin

Christopher Adam Bing Dodd

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Special and Memorial Awards

University of Newcastle Excellence in Mathematics Extension 1 Macquarie University Leadership Award Lachlan Murphy-Pacholek Adam Bing

Sandor Torok Macquarie University Leadership Award

Kale Puata

Trevor Miller Memorial Award

Haydn Lacey

Max Potential Community Leadership Initiative

Sandor Torok

Toby Martin Memorial Award for Strength, Courage and Perseverance

Steve Tatham Award for Stewardship of the Environment

Benjamin Weisbaum

Harrison Ryan

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Robertson Medallion Br Denis Cusack Memorial Award

Jye LeBrocq Lachlan Murphy-Pacholek

Bendigo Bank Award

Sportsperson of the Year

Abhishek Thomas

Zane Smith Junior Sportsperson of the Year

Cooper Jones

Michael Kokegei TEST Award for Teamwork in Basketball

Thomas Lawton

Ryan Sainty Memorial Award: Opens Rugby League Best and Fairest

Malachi Smiith

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Special and Memorial Awards Edmund Rice Awards

Edmund Rice Honours Year 7 Angelo Merillo Year 8 Daniel Bates, Max English, Cooper Herd, Patrick Turnbull Year 9 Eden Pearson, Tahj Regattieri, Angus Stewart, Riley White Year 10 Lachlan Herd, Max Judd Year 12 Sione Ofahengaue

Edmund Rice Honours - First Class Year 10 Harry Cockerton, William Lynch, Lachlan Renton Year 11 Jye LeBrocq, Kale Puata Year 12 Daniel Herd, Marley Medina, William Shaddock

Edmund Rice Honours - With Distinction Year 12 Tom Conroy, Sebastian Eager, Joshua Judd, Fletcher Moore, Jayden Redfern, Calan Tucker

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Mission and Identity Anthony Beacroft There were many highlights in the area of Mission and Identity for our 70th year in 2023. First and foremost was Bishop Anthony celebrating Mass with us to acknowledge 70 years as a College on the Central Coast. This Mass was solemn and beautiful with Bishop Anthony emphasising the importance of our College for the community.

through our Social Justice program to put into practice what they have learnt in the classroom about helping those in need. At the Year 12 retreat at Mulgoa we were able to spend three wonderful days discussing and learning about issues of a spiritual nature. The retreats of 2023 will be remembered for the great enthusiasm and involvement of all students who attended. Thanks to all the staff that gave up their time to attend and for their invaluable involvement during the retreats. Parents and staff should be very proud of the input and maturity shown by Year 12.

Our combined Easter Liturgy with St Joseph’s was once again outstanding. The involvement and performances from Music and Drama students from both Colleges was excellent. Our Year 12 Graduation Mass and the Prefect Investiture Mass were once again wonderful community events. For the first time a parent The Year 11 Street Retreat which is a social choir was instituted and was well received and justice immersion to Sydney was excellent for the entire cohort this year. Our students were so much fun for those involved. exposed to the harsh reality of life on the street The sacramental program continued in 2023 for Sydney’s homeless. Many of the elements with ten students taking the opportunity to of this type of life are unfamiliar to our students complete their sacraments in a Mass celebrated and they obviously learned so much during these three days in Sydney. The boys visit with Bishop Anthony at St Patrick’s Parish. The Wayside Chapel, The Jewish Holocaust In a beautiful ceremony our students were Museum, Hope Street Baptist Care, Australian received into the Church. With their parents and Catholic Mission, St Canice Catholic Church, friends present, they received a certificate to Oasis (Salvation Army), St Mary’s Cathedral, and acknowledge the reception of the sacraments. several outreach centres for the homeless and the surrounds of the Kings Cross area. They also observe and receive an explanation of the Students in the Sacramental Program were: Cooper Mackinnon, Cooper Armstrong, Needle Exchange and Matthew Talbot Hostel. Wylie Brock-Fenton, Shenath Fonseka, Rory Markey, Tate Matthews, Darcey Staniland, The Year 10 retreat was a lovely day of reflection that culminated with a spiritual liturgy at the Riley Stauner-Lumsden, Conor Stevens, end of the day. On behalf of all the staff who Khoa Wignell. contributed to this experience I would like to The goal of the Religious Education program at thank all students for their involvement and St Edward’s is to follow the spirit of the Charter. enthusiasm. You were outstanding ambassadors The students have had ample opportunities for yourself and your family.

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Mission and Identity Anthony Beacroft St Edward’s would like to thank Father Greg Skulski and Father Vince Casey for celebrating Mass with us this year. Our priests were able to make the Mass meaningful and significant celebrations for our students.

An unsung hero of many events at the College and especially our masses is Mrs Donnelly. She takes great interest and pride in ensuring mass booklets are immaculately presented and accurate.

Some new liturgical groups have been introduced and received enthusiastic support from many students. There is a group of boys who have helped to convert our hall into a sacred space every time we have Mass. I thank these boys for their enthusiasm and creativity. The following boys have consistently served at Mass and have been doing a great job: Alex Golden, Abhishek Thomas, Michael Hawkins, Aibel Thomas, Ben Weisbaum and Cameron Marsh . Well done boys.

I would like to thank our Principal, Mr Bonnici and our Deputy Principal Ms Connor for their amazing leadership and support of the Religious Education initiatives conducted at the College. Thanks also to all the Pastoral Leaders, and staff that generously give their time to make these experiences available to the boys.

The music provided at our liturgies this year has been outstanding. Your high standards will be something for younger students to aspire to in the years to come. Thanks to Mrs Rankin, Mr Toole, Mr Kane and Mrs Emmett for their continual support and involvement with their music students. Some of the performances this year had to be seen to be believed. A group of students has reliably assisted at liturgies. They operate the bio-box and do a fantastic job making sure that everything runs smoothly. I would like to thank Max Corrigan and Josh Mangan for their problem solving and assistance and the IT department headed by Mr Friend who make sure that any problems are quickly rectified. To Trent Claridge and the Maintenance team thank you for the mountain of work you get through every time there is an College event.

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The Religious Education program would be meaningless without action in the community. Our Leader of Learning Justice and Peace Mr Alex Rozario and his many helpers bring the Religious Education program to life through all the charitable works they perform. Thanks also to our Leader of Learning Religious Education Mrs Palmer-Brown who keeps our Religious Education program running so efficiently. Finally, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the religion teachers in the College for their dedication and hard work in the classroom. The unique atmosphere that the teachers create enables the students to focus on the Good News we want to pass on to them. May God bless you and keep you safe.

Social Justice Alex Rozario In a world filled with diverse challenges and evolving global issues, our college community has remained steadfast in its commitment to fostering values of justice, peace, and advocacy. These ideals are not just mere words on paper; they are an integral part of our educational journey, deeply rooted in the four EREA touchstones: Inclusive Community, Liberating Education, Justice and Solidarity, and Gospel Spirituality. Through classroom activities and various whole school initiatives, our students have been actively engaged in promoting these values, leaving an indelible mark on the world around us.

connects them to the broader community, fostering empathy, understanding, and a strong sense of unity. Activities such as volunteering at Coast Shelter and participating in events like the 40 Hour Famine are prime examples of how we, as a college, actively engage in initiatives that promote an inclusive community. These experiences not only provide critical assistance to those in need but also serve as a reminder of the importance of working together to create a more just and peaceful world. Liberating Education: Liberating education is about empowering students to think critically and act purposefully. Our college takes pride in nurturing this value by encouraging open dialogue, interdisciplinary learning, and the pursuit of knowledge that can drive positive change in society. Classroom activities often delve into complex global issues, challenging students to think beyond the surface and understand the root causes of various problems.

Inclusive Community: Creating an inclusive community is at the heart of our college’s mission. This value is reflected in the way we engage with and support one another. In classrooms, students are encouraged to explore topics related to social justice, equality, and inclusivity. These discussions go beyond theoretical knowledge and translate into practical action. The Waterford ServiceLearning program, for instance, requires our students to complete a minimum of 15 hours of One exceptional global initiative that showcases community service. This hands-on experience our commitment to liberating education is

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the Edmund Rice Beyond Borders Global Classrooms program. Here, our student leaders connected online with students from St. Boniface, South Africa. This exchange allows for a dynamic exchange of ideas and perspectives, broadening horizons and instilling a sense of global responsibility, where there was an open dialogue around the topic ‘Faith as a Force for Good’. This program exemplifies our dedication to equipping students with the knowledge and skills to be active agents of change on a global scale.

support for a just and equitable society, and our students embody the principles of solidarity in their actions.

Gospel Spirituality: Gospel spirituality is an integral part of our college’s ethos. It inspires us to lead with love, compassion, and a deep sense of faith. Classroom activities often incorporate spiritual reflection and the teachings of the Gospel to guide our students’ understanding of justice, peace, and advocacy. These values are not just theoretical, but they are practiced daily. They are the driving force Justice and Solidarity: Justice and solidarity are behind the initiatives like our Christmas Hamper foundational to the character of our college. Appeal and Reconciliation week events, where These values are integrated into every facet of students embrace learning centred around our educational approach. Classroom activities our Gospel values such as kindness and centre on ethical debates, social justice compassion. campaigns, and understanding the importance of standing up for those who are marginalised Throughout 2023 our College community is a living embodiment of its commitment to justice, and oppressed. peace, and advocacy. Through classroom Our students are not passive observers but activities, the Waterford Service Learning active advocates for justice. The Waterford program, global initiatives like the Edmund Rice Service Learning program, which encourages Beyond Borders Global Classrooms program, students to invest their time and energy in and acts of service through our Christmas community service, is a testament to their Hamper Appeal we cultivate a generation of commitment to making a difference, with a students who are passionate about creating a special mention going to the students and more inclusive, just, and peaceful world. These staff who participated in the ‘Make a Wave’ values are not just words; they are our guiding Campaign having raised over $10,000 for those principles, our way of life, and our promise to in need. These initiatives reflect our unwavering make a meaningful difference in the world.

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Social Justice - Reconciliation Action Plan Committee: John Griffin, Kristen Mantellato, Sarah Moulton, Alex Rozario Throughout 2023 the Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Committee has been a beacon of change, dedicated to fostering an atmosphere of understanding, respect, and connection with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. This year, our committee embarked on a journey of enlightenment, unity, and healing, bringing our entire college closer to the oldest continuous living culture on Earth. We’ve strived to deepen the understanding and application of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowings throughout our College’s cultural life, leadership, and learning processes.

Aboriginal Artwork Mural Creation: During Reconciliation week, our committee collaborated with local Aboriginal artists Grant Molony, Russ Molony, and Jason Goulding to create a stunning mural that now adorns our college walls. This artwork serves as a visual testament to the meaning and connection embedded within Aboriginal cultures, and it inspires a celebration of First Nations’ cultural practice and artistry.

Truth-Telling Session: In recognition of NAIDOC Week, the RAP Committee organised a truthtelling session that transcended the pages Walking Songlines Cultural Immersion: The of our history books. Members of the Stolen RAP Committee initiated the year with a Generation from Kinchela Boys Home shared powerful event, the Walking Songlines Cultural their stories with our entire school. These Immersion for our Aboriginal students which narratives of resilience and strength reminded ran once a week for 8-weeks after school us that the path to reconciliation is rooted in out on Country. Guided by the wisdom of acknowledging the painful truths of our past, local Elders, this event immersed our students it was a deeply emotional and powerful event in the rich tapestry of Aboriginal and Torres that highlighted the continued need to strive Strait Islander cultures. It not only educated towards reconciliation. but also deepened their understanding of the Cultural Immersion on Country: Two overnight significance of the land beneath their feet. staff cultural immersions with Girri Girra took

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our staff members out on Country. These journeys connected us to the land, its history, and its people, with the goal of deepening cultural understanding and fostering respectful relationships with the wider community.

Mob Pod: As part of our commitment to deepen student connection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, the MOB POD event allowed our students to explore their culture, through the creation of two podcast episodes, which focused on two important lenses:

Culture and Wellbeing Program: The six-week program on culture and well-being, organised • in partnership with the Cultural Choice Association, created a safe space for our Aboriginal students to explore their identity, find support, and enhance their overall well- • being. This initiative reflects our commitment to the gospel values of compassion, empathy, and community and aligns with EREA’s aim to integrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowings into the learning process. Hosting the Aboriginal Education Consultancy Group AGM: Our committee played a pivotal role in hosting the AECG AGM, strengthening our ties with the broader Indigenous community. This event allowed us to collaborate, share ideas, and work together towards common goals of reconciliation and educational equity. Welcome to Country: At every major meeting and event, we opened with a heartfelt “Welcome to Country.” This gesture not only respects the traditions of our Indigenous community but also helps build positive relationships with the wider community. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Career Pathways Day: Collaborating with the Leader of Learning Careers, the College hosted an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Career Pathways Day for students from schools across the Central Coast. This event served as a bridge to education, career opportunities, and a brighter future incorporating equitable knowledge and opportunities into the learning processes of our College.

Aboriginal Foods Exploration: Connected the students to traditional food sources and cultural practices, fostering a deeper appreciation for their heritage. Pathways for Young Aboriginal Athletes: The MOB POD highlighted the ambitions of our young Aboriginal athletes, supporting their sports aspirations, and allowed them to reflect on the challenges and opportunities available to young Aboriginal athletes.

The MOB POD featured an exclusive interview with Parramatta Eels legend Steve Ella, providing valuable insights into his journey to success, both in the sports world and in life beyond. These initiatives, including the MOB POD, strengthen our ties with the Indigenous community and promote unity, healing, and learning within our college community. The College RAP Committee remains dedicated to our commitment to reconciliation and the recognition of the oldest continuous living culture on Earth. As we continue to learn, heal, and connect, we do so with the understanding that our actions today shape a better tomorrow. Guided by gospel values, EREA’s Learning Statements, and an unwavering belief in the power of truth, unity, and understanding, we are excited to see the positive change that will continue to flourish within our community. Together, we walk hand in hand towards a more reconciled and harmonious future.

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Founder’s Day Alex Rozario Founder’s Day is a cherished tradition at our college, and our 2023 celebration proved to be particularly special. This event is not just about commemorating our history but also about coming together as a community, and making a real impact in the lives of those less fortunate. This year holds even greater significance as we mark the 70th Year Anniversary of our College. Founder’s Day 2023 not only reflected on the history and growth of our institution but also looked towards the future with a renewed commitment to our core values.

Over several weeks leading up to Founder’s Day, students in homerooms planned their projects and mapped out how they intended to achieve their objectives. This process not only allowed for creative expression but also fostered a sense of teamwork towards a common goal. The following homeroom’s are our honourable mentions. Whilst not claiming first prize for their houses, they were very close runner’s up and deserve recognition: •

One of the central objectives of Founder’s Day is to raise vital funds for a meaningful cause. This year, our focus was on sponsoring Frederick Were in Nairobi, Kenya. This initiative aligns with our commitment to Justice and Solidarity, extending a helping hand to those in need on a global scale. Students’ participation on Founder’s Day directly contributed to making a difference in Frederick’s life.

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Homeroom Competitions: To actively engage • our students in the 70th Year Anniversary celebrations, we organised an exciting competition between homerooms. The spirit • of friendly competition was in full swing, with some enticing prizes being won by homerooms who showed creativity and embodied the spirit • and values of our College. Each homeroom was tasked with devising and creating something that celebrates 70 Years of the College. The activities and projects ranged from artworks, short videos, songs, dances, and bake sales to collecting donations and presenting them to a charity of their choice. This creative endeavour encouraged our students to think critically and act purposefully. 56 I

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Seth Short for stepping into the teacher role organising the goal kicking and prizes. Mr Crawford and Ms Celebrin’s homerooms who raised hundreds of dollars selling drinks Mr Gentle’s homeroom for a fantastic dodgeball competition in the ERC Mr Griffin’s Garden of Eden near the mural. Mr Brown’s car wash

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Spillane: Ms Worrall /Ms Elliott’s/Baldwin’s homerooms who visited St Patrick’s Primary school to assist with reading and sport. Shanahan: Mr E Rozario’s/Mr Buxton’s homerooms with their Friday morning BBQ raising money for the Man Cave over 5 weeks – raising over $1,300. Knights: Mr Summerhayes’ homeroom with their country-style school spirit song. Doolan: Ms Titheradge’s homeroom with mindfulness cards donated to pastoral care.

As voted on by the College Community, the overall Homeroom winners for Founder’s Day 2023 were Mr E Rozario’s and Mr Buxton’s homerooms, who were treated to a pizza lunch and movie afternoon in the Theatre.

Staff Directory Kaitlyn Abbott-Atchison Teacher Cassandra Aitken Teacher Lisa Alcorn Teacher Tom Anderson Director of Teaching and Learning Matthew Archer Grounds Maintenance Meagan Armstrong Executive Assistant Elena Atayde Teacher Kellie Atkinson Enrolments and Parent Network Administrator Amanda Austin Science Assistant Mark Austin Leader of Learning - TAS Elissa Bailey Director of Professional Learning Anthony Beacroft Director of Mission and Identity Jessica Beagin Teacher Karl Beemster Assistant Leader of Learning - TAS Kylie Beynon Administration Assistant Mark Bondfield Teacher

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Jye Bonello Learning Assistant Mark Bonnici College Principal Raegan Brasch ISD Help Desk Technician Sam Bridge Teacher Jay Brown Teacher Lachlan Butt Director of Curriculum Jacqueline Butters Library Assistant Paul Buxton Teacher Stephanie Cabban Finance Officer Jason Carpenter Leader of Learning - Sport Kylie Celebrin Teacher Richie Chacon College Accountant Trent Claridge Maintenance Supervisor Bret Clayton ISD Technician Jodie Connor Deputy Principal Michael Crawford Teacher Tina Danckert Teacher Lorraine Davey Food Technology Assistant 58 I

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Pete Davis Maintenance Team Patrick Dell Teacher Juliana Dignam Leading of Learning - Careers/Vet Brenda Donnelly Teachers’ Secretary Kathy Edwards Learning Assistant Pauline Edwards Learning Assistant Rebecca Elliott Diverse Learning Teacher Richard Ellis Teacher Josephine Emmett Leader of Risk and Compliance Jackson English Director of Administration and Human Resources Heidi Englund Pastoral Leader Year 7 Sarah Evans Leader of Learning - Visual Arts Ron Featherston Business Manager Claudia Fink Teacher Trent Foster Leader of Learning - Science Sandra Francis Administration Assistant

Inclusive Community Our community is accepting and welcoming, fostering right relationships and committee to the common good

Kerry Friend Website and Communications Administration Craig Friend Director of Information Technology Michael Gentle Teacher Cathy Ginsburg Administration - Student Reception Michael Gleeson Maintenance Tania Graham Cleaner John Griffin Leader of Learning - HSIE Gavin Hannelly IT Help Desk Technician Greg Hannelly Teacher Mark Hawes Maintenance Melanie Heard Learning Assistant Vanessa Henderson Leader of Learning - PDHPE Tony Herringe Teacher Alex Isbester Teacher Judy Jenkins Administration Assistant Graeme Judd Teacher Justin Kane Teacher Sue Kane Bookroom Administration

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Staff Directory Brandon Karakatsanis ISD Help Desk Technician Daniel Kent Assistant Leader of Learning - English Terase Killin Counsellor Luke Le Page Teacher Katie Livermore Teacher Michael Lord Teacher Anne Lynn Learning Assistant Joshua Mantellato Teacher Kristen Mantellato Assistant Leader of Learning Science Nathan Marks Pastoral Leader Year 9 Richard Massey Acting Leader of Learning - Mathematics Scott Massey Teacher Camille McArthur Library Assistant Eamonn McCauley Pastoral Leader Year 12 Anne McDonald Leader of Learning - Food Technology

Michelle McDonald Leader of Learning - English Chris Millar Director of Enrolments and Marketing Keith Mills Director of Pastoral Care and Student Wellbeing Marcus Missio-Spiteri Counsellor John Moloney Teacher Katie Moon Teacher Librarian Billy Moore Cleaner Sarah Moulton Leader of Learning - Teacher/Librarian Mandy Murray Library Assistant Scott Murray Assistant Leader of Learning - Sport Katie Neilly Leader of Diverse Learning Mitchell Neve Assistant Leader of Learning HSIE Jileyn Noma Cleaner Nevin Odden Teacher Vic Olbromski ISD Technician Tanya Olip Teacher Fran Palmer-Brown Leader of Learning - Religious Education Anthea Pearson Teacher 60 I

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Raquel Perry Cleaner Alex Powell Pastoral Leader Year 10 Jacqui Quennelle Teacher Annette Rankin Leader of Learning - Performing Arts Mark Reynolds Teacher Graham Riley Cleaner David Ritchie Teacher Sonya Robinson Teacher Alex Rozario Leader of Justice, Peace and Advocacy Elliott Rozario Teacher Andrew Ryan TAS Teachers’ Aide Greg Ryan Cleaning Supervisor Frank Samyia Assistant Leader of Learning - Mathematics Jessica Saxon Teacher Robert Speziale Pastoral Leader Year 8

Inclusive Community Our community is accepting and welcoming, fostering right relationships and committee to the common good

Melissa Stimson Learning Assistant Paul Sullivan Pastoral Leader Year 11 Gerard Summerhayes Teacher Santhe Titheradge Teacher Paul Toole Teacher Sonia Welsh Teacher Susan White Science Assistant Madelene Whitford Leader of Learning - Languages Margaret Williams Administration Assistant - Reception Victoria Worrall Teacher Matthew Young Leader of Learning - Information Technology

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Curriculum Lachlan Butt In 2023, significant progress was made in preparation for NESA’s curriculum reform, with various Key Learning Areas laying the groundwork for the implementation of new syllabi beginning in 2024 and beyond. These reforms are poised to provide students with increased educational opportunities and flexibility while affording teachers more time for effective teaching and learning. It is our hope that these changes will result in students achieving a deeper comprehension of course concepts, equipping them with strong foundations to navigate, thrive, and succeed in our dynamic and ever-evolving world.

Many of these courses are popular among St Edward’s students and encompass captivating concepts that can be highly beneficial in our students’ lives. These subjects include English Studies, Mathematics Standard 1, Hospitality (Cookery), Construction, Financial Services, Entertainment, and Retail Services.

Furthermore, alongside NESA’s curriculum reform, our dedicated teachers and Leaders of Learning embarked on a journey of Reimagining Assessment, focusing on reviewing, reflecting, and refining how we gather evidence of learning and evaluate student performance in each course. Throughout 2023, numerous Another notable facet of NESA’s curriculum new and improved assessment tasks and reform pertains to alterations in ATAR eligibility, practices were introduced. Hopefully, students set to take effect in Year 11, 2024. As of now, are experiencing and benefiting from these ATAR qualification imposes a restriction on changes. students, limiting their course choices by permitting no more than two units of Category I extend my heartfelt appreciation to all members B courses. This limitation often curtails students’ of the Curriculum team for their unwavering freedom to pursue subjects of their interest dedication and hard work throughout 2023. It while still aspiring to attain an ATAR. However, has been a year marked by significant changes commencing Year 11 in 2024 (corresponding to that are destined to enhance the educational the 2025 HSC), students will have the freedom outcomes of all students at the College. I to study an unrestricted number of Category eagerly anticipate the continuation of these B courses and remain eligible for an ATAR. positive transformations into 2024 and beyond.

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Careers/VET Juliana Dignam increased, with more students and parents taking advantage of the opportunity to plan for a successful transition from school. Students also had the chance to complete their white card course and participate in TAFE tasters to aid in their career planning. Selected students from Year 10 Commerce participated in the North Challenge with St Joseph’s students. After three months of meticulous planning and dedicated efforts to address the issue of Housing Affordability on the Central Coast, they We introduced career lessons for Year 9 students, emerged victorious over other Central Coast focusing on employability, resumes, and cover schools in the competition. Congratulations to letters during Term 1. In Year 10, the focus William Conners, Charlie Dawson, Ruby Wright, shifted to career exploration, subject selection, Ella Mackey, and Ella Chandler. and interview skills. Year 10 students were also offered the opportunity to participate in mock Our First Nations students from Years 8 and 9 interviews, gain work experience, attend the attended “Pathways Through Stories,” a careers University of Newcastle experience day, and pathways event organized in collaboration engage in upskilling workshops, including “Fact with Broken Bay Catholic Schools. Over 80 or Fiction,” “Professional Digital Presence,” students across the diocese came together to “Groove Lab,” “IT Programming Introduction,” learn about pathways from other First Nations “Tradie Basics,” “Kayaking,” “Entrepreneurship,” people in our community. Another program had students participate in “The Mod Pod,” where “Cooking,” and “Wheels and Wallets.” they learned the skills to deliver a podcast. Our Year 12 alumni event, ‘Not so long ago,’ enlightened students about job, education, and training options, as well as future pathways. We extend our thanks to the Old Boys for returning and engaging with the students: Jordan Terzian, Millar Elwin, Jacob Tullipan, Kai Darwin, Kane Howe, Dean Bonnici, Dylan Di Sciascio, Jack Conroy, and Lachlan Smith. One-on-one career conversations In 2023, Careers and VET Education have provided opportunities to equip our community with information and skills to enhance their understanding of various pathways. This year, we organised our first highly successful Careers Pathways Expo, with 453 parents registering. This expo granted parents access to employers and tertiary providers, thereby better preparing them for meaningful conversations with their sons regarding their chosen pathways.

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Careers/VET Juliana Dignam Students in Mr Austin’s Year 10 Timber class participated in a REIP sponsored program, developing carpentry skills by building a seat around one of our trees. They also gained insights into the construction industry.

dedicated teachers. The following students earned either a Statement of Attainment or a full Certificate qualification in various VET courses:

Congratulations to the following Vocational Education & Training students who won “The Skill Engineer’s Outstanding Participation Award” for their Work Placement this year. With over 15 schools and hundreds of students participating in the work placement program, this is a significant achievement. The awardees included Daniel Herd for outstanding participation in the Vocational Education and Training Work Placement program in Entertainment, Josef Lewis for outstanding participation in the Vocational Education and Training Work Placement program in Financial Services, and Sandor Torok for outstanding participation in the Vocational Education and Training Work Placement program in Manufacturing.

Certificate III in Live Productions and Services – Teacher Josephine Emmett:

Furthermore, congratulations to our Vocational Education & Training (VET) students and their

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Oscar Cresswell, Sebastian Eagle, Daniel Herd, Callum Hobson, Kalen Hogan, Angus Jones, Tobias Kregting, Hamish McDermott, Jude Rankin, Charlie Shannon, Alexander Vitoros, Aiden Walsh-Catanzaro. Certificate II in Hospitality – Teacher Scott Massey: Lachlan Gibson, Kalen Hogan, Tobias Kregting, Fynn Newell, Andrew Nguyen, William Rankin, Andre Sirio, and Ryley Smith. Certificate II in Construction Pathways Teachers – Karl Beemster and Scott Murray: Ethan Cohen, Josef Lewis, Cooper McBride,

Zane Smith, Simon Barber, Sean Bullen, Isaac Broomfield, Nicholas Gately, Kurt Halls, Christian Hudson, Thomas Lawton, BlaineMcintosh,HunterMussalli,SioneOfahengaue, Trent Pantle-Bentham, Lucas Russell, Malachi Smith, Matthew Toohey, Rhyan Sayles

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Electrotechnology CII: Josef Lewis School-Based Traineeship–CII Supply Chain Operations: Kurt Hall School-Based Traineeship–CIII Retail: Nicholas Gately

Certificate III in Screen and Media – Jodie Connor:

Moreover, there were Early Entry Offer Programs into University, with the University Benjamin Blunt, Nathan Collis, Drew Elwyn, of Newcastle granting 76 early offers to our Callum Hobson, Kalen Hogan, Christian students, and Macquarie University awarding Hudson, Kai Knighton, Tobias Kregting, Jude early entry through the Leaders and Achievers Rankin, Billy Rollston, Andre Sirio, Ryley Smith. Early Entry Scheme to 24 students. This does not include early offers made through The Certificate II in Furniture Making Pathways – University Admission Centre’s programs. Mark Bondfield: Finally, I am deeply grateful, humbled, and Isaac Broomfield, Christian Hudson, Thomas honored to receive the “Career Advisor of the Lawton, Joseph Lewis, Cooper McBride, Year” award presented by The Career Advisors BlaineMacintosh,HunterMussalli,SioneOfahengaue. Association ACT/NSW. There is no greater joy for me than helping students progress along Certificate III in Financial Services – Sonya their career paths, whatever those paths may be. It is especially rewarding when parents or Robinson: caregivers come to understand that they play Ethan Hayes, Kai Knighton, Joseph Lewis, a supportive role in their child’s journey, rather Harrison Mitchell, Enrique Rodriguez-Hunter, than taking the lead. Billy Rollston, Nicholas Rowan, Will Turton, Beau Watson, Jonah Wright.

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Diverse Learning Katie Neilly 2023 has been an exciting year for Diverse Learning as we have worked closely with the wider school community to continue to support the needs of our students. We welcomed our wonderful Diverse Learning teacher Rebecca Eliott back after her maternity leave and have been so fortunate to have Carly Baldwin join us in a job share capacity. Mr Justin Kane also joined the team as a Diverse Learning teacher, sharing his load with Music and Math. The dedication and expertise of these Diverse Learning teachers has been invaluable.

allow us to share expertise and experience to plan how to best support our students in all aspects of their learning and wellbeing.

This year, there was a whole school focus on team teaching. The Diverse Learning teachers had the opportunity to form team teaching partnerships with classroom teachers in English and Math. This targeted program allows greater flexibility, providing individualised and group support within the context of specific subject content. This approach is effective and includes utilising the additional resource of a second The main form of learning support for each teacher in the classroom. student comes from the classroom teacher. Knowing each of their student’s needs and The work of our Learning Assistants is planning for differentiated teaching is a invaluable. They work alongside our students, challenging task and the dedication of the nurturing growth in all aspects; socially teachers to strive towards this is admirable. emotionally, physically and cognitively. They The Diverse Learning teachers and myself collaborate with teachers and assist them in have worked on revising student Personalised making adjustments and building safe, inclusive Learning Plans, collaborating with students and classroom environments where all students can their families to build a profile of the students’ thrive. Their work goes beyond the classroom goals, strengths, weaknesses, the functional to ensure we have an effective infrastructure impact of their disability and adjustments which that will support students to access their they find helpful. These profiles are shared adjustments and have a positive schooling with teachers and Learning Assistants to gain experience. This includes involvement in the a greater understanding of individual needs National Consistency Collection of Data for students with disabilities, organising disability within classes and how to best support them. provisions at a school and NESA level, running As a school, St Edward’s takes a holistic MaqcLit reading intervention program and approach to quality education. For this reason, supporting teachers with scaffolding and the Diverse Learning department work closely adjustments to assessments. Their work is with the Pastoral Care team. The two domains invaluable and a big thank you goes out to of support collaborate for students who Annie Lynne, Pauline Edwards, Kathy Edwards, experience, or are at risk of social, emotional Melissa Stimson, Melanie Heard, Jye Bonello challenges such as anxiety and depression. and Andy Ryan for always going above and Regular meetings and on-going collaboration beyond.

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The Mentoring program has continued this year for students in Years 9 and 10. It is an excellent opportunity for students to gain extra support and alleviate academic pressures by reducing workload with one less subject to focus on. The program is offered to selected students to support with homework and assessments. They receive additional help on top of the expertise of their classroom teacher to further break down tasks. Students are invited into Melanie Heard has brought her expertise to this program on a needs basis, they may also the team with her background in post school be considered if they request interest in joining. transitions for students with disabilities. Melanie Our Diverse Learning teacher Rebecca Elliott, has strengthened the partnership with our VET Carly Baldwin and myself run these classes with and Careers Leader of Learner, Juliana Dignam the support of our Learning Assistants. and she has been networking with local providers to investigate what opportunities The biggest thank you goes to our are available in the community as our students students. Their commitment to learning and begin to consider post school options, overcoming difficulties is admirable. We aim including tertiary study and work options. to build acceptance and understanding of Melanie has an impressive skill set and passion neurodiversity amongst all our students and to support students requiring the extra support. school community. We strive to foster an This year, students had the opportunity to environment where each student gains the attend the Post School Pathways for Students skills and confidence to independently use with Disabilities Expo and Mingara. The Expo strategies and advocate for their needs. We was an excellent opportunity for students and appreciate parent and carer support in this area carers to see the huge range of support which as we work together towards a common goal. is in the community post-school. Thank you to Mr Bonello for running Homework help and and Ms Atayde who volunteered her time as the attendance grew. This support is available to all students in Years 7 to 12. It runs in the Learning Hub each morning 8.00am8:45am. Students can attend on a regular basis for Homework Help, or may attend on a casual basis for assistance with assessment tasks or study skills when exams are approaching.

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English Michelle McDonald Syllabus Review and Evolution: The year also saw the diligent work undertaken to review and update the English syllabus. Our faculty dedicated substantial time and effort to ensure our curriculum remains relevant and engaging. The discussions, debates, and thoughtful revisions reflect our commitment to evolving with the dynamic needs of education, preparing our students for the future. Our teachers participated in workshops and events after Inspiring Incursions: Our year was marked school to ensure that the needs of our students by incursions that enriched the academic were represented to NESA. discourse within our institution. Notable figures visited us, sharing their invaluable insights, Dr Gordon Reid, Member for Robertson Visit: During their study of the unit Stop the Press, experiences, and talents. Year 8 students were asked to study and Celebrating Staff and Students: The heart of advocate for an issue of their choosing. At our success lies within the collaborative spirit the core of this study was the intention to among our dedicated staff and the enthusiastic develop students’ understanding of the EREA engagement of our students. The relentless touchstone of Justice and Solidarity. Students efforts of our faculty members, with their crafted a persuasive letter and sent this to their innovative teaching methods and unwavering local member of parliament. This assignment support, have fostered an environment that aimed to improve students’ understanding of encourages learning and growth. Our students, the democratic system by encouraging them in turn, have exhibited remarkable enthusiasm, to understand that they have a voice and can participating actively in discussions, creative effect change. projects, and extracurricular literary events. We were excited to be able to welcome Dr Gordon Reid, Member for Robertson, who Collaborative Excellence for Student Success: Our English faculty has seamlessly worked visited Year 8 to respond to their letters. Dr Reid together, combining expertise, ideas, and shared with the cohort his reasons for changing resources to ensure the best outcomes for career from an Emergency Doctor to become our students. From team-teaching sessions to a politician, explaining that he realised that he interdisciplinary projects, the collective effort had two options: either complain about the of the faculty has demonstrated an unwavering status quo or act to make meaningful change. commitment to nurturing the academic He discussed his passion for representing the Central Coast community and some of potential of our students. the improvements he was working to make The academic year has been a testament to the passion and dedication of the English faculty, exemplifying an unyielding commitment to providing an enriching and diverse educational experience for our students. Throughout the year, we’ve had the privilege of hosting distinguished personalities in the literary world, engaging in collaborative efforts, and making strides in shaping the educational landscape.

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English Michelle McDonald in health, the environment and community projects in our area. He answered a wide range of questions from students, which covered a myriad of topics from his work to fight climate change to his experiences working as an Emergency Doctor in Gosford Hospital during the pandemic. The English faculty would like to thank Dr Reid for finding time to visit us during his busy schedule, as he juggles his work as a politician and Emergency Doctor. Luka Lesson Visit: In Term 1, working performance poet, Luka Lesson, spent the day at St Edward’s performing and running workshops with English students from Year 7 to Year 12. Luka is a poet, rapper and educator he has always used poetry and rap writing workshops as a form of activism, helping young people to articulate and perform their work in education centres worldwide, amplifying countless marginalised voices in the process. Luka’s poems and rap verses are being studied on official school curriculums throughout Australia.

‘Resistance’ and ‘May Your Pen Grace The Page’ is featured on the HSC reading list for ‘The Craft of Writing’. With Year 11 and Year 12, Luka ran mini writing workshops facilitating the students to write their own poems. He then performed some of these student written poems. Breakfast With Books: ‘Breakfast with Books’ was launched by the English faculty late in 2022, and has continued into this year with great success. The club is one of the newest initiatives of the English staff and is led by Mrs Titheradge. Each week members are welcomed to a comfortable space filled with café seating and soft bean-bags to relax and read. The group was developed to meet the need within the College of those students who have a love for literature, reading and, of course, breakfast! On the menu each Wednesday are the signature dish of Nutella Overnight Oats, Weet-bix,fruit and yoghurt stacks, assorted breakfast breads and muffins, mini cheesy-mite kebab scrolls, fruit and tea or hot chocolate.

In Term 3, ‘Breakfast with Books’ re-launched Facilitated by Mrs Titheradge, Luka performed in the kitchen attached to room 57 after being two of the poems we study at St Edward’s. temporarily relocated due to the science lab ‘Please Resist Me’ is part of our Year 9 module on renovations. A special day coinciding with Book

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Week for 2023 was held. Lucky Dip raffles, approach to the course, and each of their competitions and prizes were run as a way of responses was the culmination of a personal process of reading, reflection, writing and marking the occasion. redrafting. Tom’s fictocritical response, Term 1 English Immersion Day: Early in Term Cinematic Ontologies of the Posthuman 1, 40 students from Year 7 to Year 11 attended Consciousness, applied posthumanist theories the English Immersion Day for 2023 supported to a variety of Science Fiction films in order by Mrs Titheradge and Mrs McDonald. The to consider the ways in which the emergence students were selected to attend the incursion of Artificial Intelligence necessitates a shift in after being awarded English Star of The the way composers represent and audiences Month for either February or March. These understand consciousness. Lachlan’s personal students were presented at assembly with a essay, Hypermasculinity, examined the way certificate, a special commemorative pen and toxic masculinity has led to problematic a canteen voucher. Their English teacher had interpretations of literature and film, tracing to nominate them to receive the award as an this phenomenon from Hamlet to more acknowledgement of their commitment to contemporary examples in Fight Club and American Psycho. Benjamin’s Major Work, The their English studies. Epidemic of Identity Politics, explored the ways The Immersion Day was an opportunity for in which cancel culture and identity politics have these students to experience some engaging shaped the interpretation and publication of and interesting literacy-based activities. The literature, examining the potential ramifications day was divided up to into five sessions, each for literature and creativity. themed around reading, writing, and creating. Each of these students should be commended Each session was created to extend and for their willingness to undertake a demanding consolidate students’ love of literacy and course, to accept feedback and continually learning and reward them in fun and creative refine their ideas. Most of all, they should be congratulated for developing their own voice ways due to their efforts this term in English. and understanding of the world. Extension 2: The English Extension 2 course requires students to conduct extensive As we conclude this academic year, we take independent research in order to create a pride in the accomplishments and growth Major Work, which explores a topic relevant witnessed within our English faculty. In closing, to the study of literature. The course requires the English faculty extends its heartfelt gratitude students to think critically, develop original to all who have contributed to the success of insights, continually reevaluate their ideas and this year. It’s the combined efforts and shared passion for literature and education that have extensively redraft their work. made this journey truly remarkable. Three intrepid English students chose to take on this challenging in 2023: Benjamin On a personal note, I have genuinely enjoyed Stansfield, Lachlan Sherratt and Tom Conroy. the challenge and rewards of leading this faculty While all three chose to compose critical for the past five years and thank the team and responses, they developed their own unique the students so much for all of their support.

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Food Technology and Hospitality Anne McDonald “You don’t need a silver fork to eat good food.” - Paul Prudhomme Once again, the school year has flown, and students in Food Technology and Hospitality classes have relished a diverse range of experiences, inside and outside the classroom. Stage 5 Food Technology Year 9 students have approached their studies with enthusiasm and adapted well to the kitchen environment. They have delved into the following units: Food Selection and Health, Food for Specific Needs, Food Trends, and Food Equity. These units have enabled the boys to grasp the importance of a balanced diet and explore emerging trends in the food industry.

engage in Bush Tucker cookery and explore new foods in the marketplace. Their practical exam involved planning, preparing, and presenting Chicken Cordon Bleu, Opera House potatoes, bean bundles, and honeyed carrots within a specified time frame. The boys demonstrated great teamwork and presentation skills. As part of the Food Service and Catering unit, we had the privilege of visiting Rossini’s Family Restaurant in Lisarow, where Heather provided an informative talk about her experiences in the Hospitality industry and the adjustments made due to the impact of Covid on dining out. Stage 6 Food Technology

The highlight was the Crazy Shakes Assessment task, which allowed the boys to create a captivating array of shakes suitable for serving in cafes. The students enjoyed personalising these shakes, and the results were truly outstanding! In the Food Equity unit, the boys gained valuable experience in making foods from scratch, emphasising the significance of growing and consuming healthful, affordable, and culturally significant foods. Year 10 continued to refine their practical skills, showcasing their improved skill development and time management during practical lessons. Building upon the concepts taught in Year 9, they have studied the following units: Food Product Development, Food in Australia, Food for Special Occasions, and Food Service and Catering. This journey allowed the boys to

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Year 11 embraced their Food Technology studies, engaging in the units of study: Nutrition, Food Quality, and Food Availability and Selection. In the Nutrition unit, they developed an appreciation for food nutrients and their significance. In the Food Quality unit, the boys took part in a cake decorating workshop with Sharyn from Cake and Plate, focusing on a “sporting” theme and completing five cupcakes with Sharyn’s guidance, with the final one being decorated based on their own ideas. The boys allowed their creative skills to flourish and enjoyed the challenges. In the Food Availability and Selection unit, the boys relished tastetesting various First Nations foods and exploring Fusion Cookery. They were also challenged to select a country of interest and develop a meal from that country to showcase to their peers.

Food Technology and Hospitality Anne McDonald Year 12 continued to refine their Food Technology skills by studying Contemporary Nutrition issues. They conducted comprehensive research on at-risk members of the community, understanding the causes and effects of their nutritional issues. The boys were fortunate to have the opportunity to hear from experts and tour both East Coast Beverages and Grace Springs Farm, which deepened their understanding of the Australian Food Industry, Food Manufacturing, and Food Product Development.

in a Hospitality establishment. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to every employer who supported our students during their work placements.

One of their practical assignments involved creating a batch of homemade Oreos and developing a new recipe using the principles of line extension. Many boys had the privilege of completing their Responsible Serving of Alcohol qualification. Mr Massey and I extend our best wishes to the boys for their future beyond school and their HSC.

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Year 12 has also been diligently preparing and serving a delectable array of dishes aligned with the course and training package. Among the many dishes prepared by Year 12 are mix grill, paella, steak with peppercorn sauce, salt and pepper squid, and passionfruit sponge cakes.

Year 11 has embarked on the course with great enthusiasm. In Term 1, our focus was on nurturing essential food preparation skills, such as food hygiene and precision cuts, which serve as the foundation for the entire course’s food preparation and service.

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In 2023, Year 11 also successfully completed their work placements, with several students It has been a busy year for our Hospitality being offered employment opportunities. students, and Mr Massey and I are immensely We extend our warmest congratulations to proud and impressed by the skills each student Alexander Steven for securing an apprenticeship with Crowne Plaza Terrigal. has honed this year. Year 12 successfully completed their espresso coffee course, where they developed fundamental skills, such as teamwork, selfmanagement, and problem-solving, while mastering a variety of espresso coffee types. In addition, Year 12 accomplished their mandatory work placement hours, relishing the opportunity to gain firsthand experience

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Throughout Terms 2 and 3, Year 11 concentrated on enhancing their skills in workplace health and safety, proficiency with food preparation equipment, and crafting simple yet delightful dishes. Some of the dishes they mastered during the Preliminary Course include nachos, mango chicken curry, rack of lamb, spring rolls, and eggs benedict.

French Madelene Whitford Our talented French students have certainly gained a new perspective and a fresh vision of life in various French-speaking countries and cultures this year. The French program emphasises cultural understanding and appreciation through language learning. Our journey started in Term 1, celebrating Francophonie Week. The French faculty was astonished by the enthusiasm and support of our French students and the wider school community in celebrating the diversity of the 28 countries whose official language is French. Our students continued their linguistic and cultural exploration by celebrating and learning about le 14 Juillet or Bastille Day, the French National holiday on 14 July, during Term 3. Year 8 French students enjoyed learning about French food and restaurant culture. As part of their assessment in Term 3, Year 8 students researched and created imaginative menus in French and learned how to order in a restaurant using authentic language and grammar. After studying the region of Brittany in France, some students delighted in perfecting the art of crêpe making with their families, demonstrating their ongoing enthusiasm for language and culture.

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In Term 3, all Year 8, Year 9, and Year 10 French students participated in the Education Perfect Language Championships, achieving remarkable success. With 423 schools involved across regional and metropolitan NSW, St Edward’s finished in 2nd place overall, which is an incredible achievement. Our French students displayed great determination, resilience, and outstanding school spirit, competing not only against each other to improve their vocabulary retention and recall but also supporting and cheering each other on in the quest for more accuracy points against the other competing schools. We also ranked first for French, having the highest average point score per student among all the other schools. The French department is incredibly proud of the effort and dedication exhibited by Year 8, Year 9, and Year 10 in this competition, showcasing their passion for languages and learning. The French Faculty extends its congratulations to all French students for their commitment to their studies, assessment tasks, and their dedication to learning a foreign language, making them true global citizens.

HSIE John Griffin HSIE – Human Society and its Environment is a coalition of interdisciplinary subjects that • coalesce into providing students with a real world understanding of their important role as a global citizen and how they can go out and make a difference. The highlight reel for 2023 is exhaustive for team HSIE and the teaching staff have made a genuine commitment to providing rich, authentic and meaningful learning experiences for the young men of the College.

environmental degradation. Year 10 History investigated the challenges facing the Voice and examined historical events leading to the framing of Truth, Treaty and Voice as part of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

Furthermore, interested students participated in National History competitions and the Year 12 History Extension students and Year 9 Elective History students travelled to Sydney to learn about research in the NSW State Library and visit the Australian History Museum.

This year the HSIE team implemented a series of assessment-based learning challenges for A major push by the teaching team is to continually engage with the local community students which included but not limited to: to provide localised historical and geographical • Year 7 History students investigated a source based learning experiences. In Geography, from the ancient Greek world and created all students have been active in studying the a presentation that analysed the legacy of health of the mangrove ecosystem that share our school grounds. This has included water that source. • Year 8 Geography students conducted a testing, sketching and species identification geography fieldwork report using GIS and charts to promote greater care for our natural environment. These initiatives will be further primary data collection techniques. • Year 9 Geography were challenged to embedded into the classroom as next year determine the future sustainability of a we are aiming to team up with Science to certain food and seek alternatives that investigate sustainable food production as a could be part of our everyday diet to reduce school based project.

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HSIE John Griffin Another successful program run by our expert Commerce teachers, Ms Kylie Celebrin and Mr Chris Millar is the Year 10 Commerce – ASX Sharemarket Game. Year 10 students investigated various investment avenues aimed at generating returns. To acquire a more practical insight, the students were enrolled in the ASX Sharemarket Game. It provided an opportunity for students to increase their understanding of the sharemarket and how it works. The boys experienced how to buy and sell shares as well as test their investment strategies.

What a great program and testament to its success is the number of Year 8 students who have elected to study Commerce in 2024 – it is one of our most celebrated courses in HSIE and provides the pathway for students to pursue their senior studies in Business Studies, Legal Studies and Economics.

A further dimension of Commerce is the very successful Vet based course, Financial Services. The work Mrs Robinson has done with her students has been immense and she has provided them with the guidance to enter the In building their investment portfolio, each workforce upskilled and experienced. This was syndicate received $50,000 in virtual cash to supported by the hands-on training program invest over a 10-week period. The students use running the College Bean Machine Café – live market conditions to assess and refine their which her class takes great ownership over. skills and knowledge of the market. This year has seen a series of dramatic global Throughout the game, each syndicate engaged events, Team HSIE are expertly placed to provide in the buying and selling of shares from a pool of students with challenging, at time provocative over 300 companies listed on the ASX, utilising and uncomfortable – but critical learning real-time prices. They incurred brokerage experiences that tap into these events and ask charges for each trade, replicating authentic students to consider their role in society. share market conditions. Additionally, the game expanded its offerings to include exposure to 55 Thank you to staff who have upheld a shared ETFs (exchange traded funds) and 5 LICs (listed vision of empowering student personal growth investment companies), enabling students to and achievement. diversify their portfolios.

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Information Technology Matthew Young As we reflect on this year, there are numerous achievements to celebrate. The projects completed by our students demonstrate their capacity to embrace challenges. Our goal has always been to offer a diverse array of experiences, and with the utilisation of CANVAS for our online learning management and the resources available at St Edward’s, we believe we have successfully accomplished this. Information Processes and Technology Regrettably, there is no Information Processes and Technology group in the HSC or preliminary exams this year, and I empathise with the students aspiring to pursue this path toward university and a career. Information Processes and Technology serve as a solid foundation for all students looking to explore various aspects of computing. It is designed to provide a holistic view of computing, enabling students to understand how these areas contribute to the broader landscape of the computing field. Software Design and Development This year, we had a group enrolled in the HSC and Preliminary Software Design and Development

Course. The students commenced with great enthusiasm, driven by the desire to become proficient programmers. Along the journey, they engaged in numerous discussions about planning, storyboarding, testing, and of course, the intricate world of algorithms. These algorithms require extensive written documentation, spanning multiple pages, to elucidate the inner workings of their projects, providing clarity to both the programmer and, ultimately, the examiners. It’s a skill to execute these accurately. The HSC students undertook a case study investigating the future of programming and demonstrated a keen interest in understanding the evolving dynamics of the tech industry. These inquisitive minds delved into the realm of emerging technologies, exploring how artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain are reshaping the programming landscape. They delved into the significance of declarative languages and their role in simplifying coding tasks and promoting a more intuitive approach to software development. Through this case study, students had the opportunity to envision a future where programmers embrace abstraction, enabling them to focus on problem-

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Information Technology Matthew Young solving and creativity rather than the nitty-gritty of coding. This hands-on experience equipped them with insights into the transformative potential of technology, preparing them to be forward-thinking programmers and innovators in a fast-paced digital world.

Next year, we are embarking on a new phase of fresh computer technology programs. The IPT course will becoming known as ‘Enterprise Computing,’ while the SDD Course will take on the name ‘Software Engineering.’ Information Software & Technology

The development of these budding programmers evolved as they delved into web design and undertook Raspberry Pi challenges involving Python, CSS, and HTML 5. Each of these programming languages presented increasingly complex challenges, allowing the students to refine their skills in preparation for the upcoming HSC year. During the units focused on Project Delivery, the students had the opportunity to construct their own machines using Raspberry Pi units, small 3.5-inch TFT screens, and 3D printers for designing and manufacturing the casings. These designs incorporated considerations for effective airflow to maintain optimal cooling for the units and meticulous planning for the packaging and delivery of the final assemblies. Additionally, students undertook projects such as creating their own weather application in the Preliminary course and continued to tackle advanced challenges in the HSC course.

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The students that have completed these units have learned a great deal of skills in Robotics, Multimedia, Network Design, Database Design, Digital Media, and Video Production. In each of these areas, the faculty spends a great deal of time upskilling the boys on the latest pieces of software that we have available, both in the Computer rooms and on their laptops. Year 10: The Year 10 students have demonstrated resilience and adaptability in adjusting to changes in content and task schedules this year. They have successfully completed various units of work, encompassing the creation of a television advertisement, designing and building a 3D assistance tool, developing an information kiosk, and pursuing individual personal projects. Each unit demanded a diverse set of skills and involved the utilisation of various software tools. Throughout, the constant has been the structured process employed to navigate these

projects, forming the essential foundation for accounts, sketches, and reflections found the project management skills vital for their within their project documentation, students not only celebrated their achievements but also senior school endeavors. captured the evolution of their ideas and the Television advertisements are highly visual, skills they honed along the way. This process requiring students to consider the synergy served as a valuable experience, instilling in of visuals and audio. students demonstrated them the importance of project management, their proficiency in industry-standard software self-reflection, and the enduring joy of bringing like the Adobe Suite while storyboarding and their imaginative ideas to life. narrating their ideas. Overall, it was a great year for the Year 10 class, Students completed an information kiosk on and I wish them all well as they enter senior gaming, effectively documenting their process school and the Stage 6 subjects. within a comprehensive design folio. Their work not only demonstrated their technical skills but Year 9: This year, the students embarked on also highlighted their ability to capture and their educational journey, commencing with present the creative journey behind the project. the first Web Design unit, which provided them with a solid foundation in projects The 3D printing units are always a lot of fun for and project management. This introductory the boys. The one major lesson that they learn course encompasses HTML and CSS usage, project management and is to check and re-check before printing, as emphasising work. Students exhibited the result of skipping this step can be hours of collaborative their creativity by producing websites and printing and no results. considering enhancements to their web pages. Students took on the exciting challenge of They delved into Web Design and Digital crafting their individual personal projects, and Media applications, shaping their assignments in the process, they embarked on a journey of around these focal areas. Each assignment was creativity and self-expression. These projects accompanied by a design proposal and support ranged from diverse areas of interest, reflecting documentation. The students acquired skills in each student’s unique passion and vision. What various applications, including Dreamweaver, set this endeavour apart was their commitment NotePad++, Photoshop, and Illustrator. to meticulously documenting every step of Additionally, they gained proficiency in Adobe their creative odyssey. Through the written Rush and Adobe Premiere for video production.

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Information Technology Matthew Young This year also saw a change in the way we delivered the Digital Animation unit, running the course in school rather than with the outside provider. Running the unit in the normal classes is a huge amount of time, setting up and packing up each time with no ability to leave the studios set up. The setup of notebooks, Dragon software, digital SLR cameras has all the necessary equipment for the boys in Year 9 to create their very own “Short Animated Film.” These films are usually simple in design and concept, but for the boys to start in the morning with nothing but a couple of ideas and at the end of the unit, we have a completed forty-second film, which is a real achievement. The boys thought this was the highlight of the year and it captured many of the units we had covered in their classes. Students accomplished a remarkable feat by completing their entire school environment within the virtual realm of Minecraft. This task not only showcased their technical skills but also demonstrated their adaptability to unconventional learning environments. Their virtual school project stands as a testament to the potential of gamified education and the creative ways students can engage with

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coursework and collaboration in a digital landscape. The final unit completed has been Software Design using Python. Normally undertaken in older years, the task this year was to create an interactive Text-Based game or interactive choose your own adventure story. Again, the starting point is working from a written script and adapting that to the code to create the interface. The boys experienced a range of emotion in this process, but hopefully, the result for them made it worthwhile. The implementation of the new computer course in 2024 represents a significant step forward in aligning the curriculum with the ever-evolving tech landscape. This will be offered to the new Year 9 IST students. Finally, I feel it is important to thank the people who have been helpful and supportive over the year. Firstly, Mrs Jessica Saxon, thank you for all your hard work and support to the Information Technology faculty, thanks for providing an excellent environment for teaching, a robust network, and an extraordinary skill set that I can call upon when needed.

Library Sarah Moulton We have had an exciting year in the Shanahan Learning Centre, filled with many festivities, team-teaching opportunities, author talks and most importantly, books! Book Week Book Week took place during Week 5 of Term 3. The theme was “Read, Grow, Inspire.” During the week we had lots of opportunities for the boys to be engaged in, including: •

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Harry Potter scavenger hunt which took them to different locations around the school trying to solve the riddle Lego Land which saw students of all ages creating masterpieces A lesson based around visiting author Steven Herrick’s free verse poetry. During this lesson the boys created their own poetry based on how different colours made them feel or connections they associated with colours. Daily competitions included: Guess the Book Title, Match the Teacher with the Book, Where’s Loki? and Book Face. The winners of these competitions won a book pack Fun and games before school and during lunchtime including puzzles, Kahoot and reading related activities.

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Library Sarah Moulton everyone who embraced the spirit of Book Week and got their photos taken in the photo booth whilst dressed up. We are excited to see everyone’s costumes for 2024. Author Talk This year we were lucky enough to have YA author Steven Herrick visit to share some of his free verse poetry with Years 7, 8 and 9. Steven is a renowned author of twenty-eight books for children and young adults. He has won the NSW Premier’s Literary Award; been shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards on ten occasions; and been shortlisted for a number of other awards in Australia including the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and the QLD Premier’s Literary Award. Steven’s verse-novel ‘Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend’ also won the WA Premier’s Literary Award. During his talk, Steven spoke about the inspiration behind his books, the form and structure of free verse poetry and how the boys can create their own poetry. He also presented excerpts from his books. Thank you Steven for sharing your knowledge and wisdom with us – it was a joy! Year 7 Fostering our love for reading continued with Year 7 this year during their core classes. Each fortnight, the students would come up to the library and borrow books, learn researching and referencing skills and showcase their skills on the iPads creating book trailers. We love the enthusiasm Year 7 bring with them and are excited to continue the lessons again next year.

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2023 saw the start of our Year 8 reading lessons. When data was conducted in 2022, we noticed the Year 7 cohorts borrowing rates were fantastic and these started to reduce in 2023. In an effort to combat this, and hopefully develop a love of reading in the meantime, Miss Moon and Miss Moulton have run lessons with Year 8 three times a term which focus on all things reading! We are proud to say that Year 8 smashed the borrowing record and even beat Year 7. A big thank you to the students who came in each lesson wanting to push themselves in regards to reading and thank you to the teachers who recommended books and role modelled great reading.

During the end of year break students from Years 7-9 were invited to participate in the Read with Me Program – a library initiative where boys read a book with a family member. To encourage reading for enjoyment, we offer a choice of current books and provide students with two copies to take home – reading is more fun when you have someone to share the experience with!

Sessions for Success 2023 saw the reintroduction of Sessions for Success for our Year 12 students leading up to their Trial HSC Examinations. The aim of these sessions was to provide the boys with a friendly and quiet space to prepare for their upcoming trial examinations, with the aid of their teachers. The canteen catered for the event and the students were treated to wraps, baked goods and drinks. Thank you to the library staff for organising the afternoons. A huge thank you also to the teachers who ran presentations or who made themselves available for the students’ questions. These included: Anne McDonald, Scott Massey, Tom Anderson, Michael Gentle, Vanessa Henderson, Sarah Moulton, Luke LePage, Jacqui Quennelle, Annette Rankin, Mark Austin, Kristen Mantellato, Jay Brown, Elissa Bailey and Daniel Kent. We wish Year 12 the very best in their HSC exams. 90 I

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Premier’s Reading Challenge 2023 saw the highest number of students awarded with a certificate for the Premier’s Reading Challenge. A huge congratulations to the students who read over 20 books: Anthony Demalandronicus, Ashton Mexon, Beau Duncan, Blake Pearson, Byron White, Charles Byrnes, Charlie Roberts, Ezekiel Black, Hoitin Ho, Joseph Kelleher, Kade Lebrocq, Liam Boland, Logan Atherton, Mason Potestas, Max Jimenez, Maxim Milczarcyk, Michael Hawkins, Nate Frohmuller, Oscar Uglow, Patrick Vince, Rasmus Borg, Riley Coombes, Sebastian Webb, Thomas Stitt, Tristan McPherson.

Farewell Mrs Friderike McCarthy Sadly, the end of 2022 did have us say goodbye to one of our long-term Library staff Mrs Friderike McCarthy. Friderike worked in the Library for seven years and her positive attitude and warm smile was always a friendly welcome for both staff and students. We wish Friderike lots of travelling and happiness in her retirement. You will be missed!

Mathematics Frank Samyia Mathematics at St Edward’s in 2023 has been a year of vision, focus and function. Along with our day to day work, the department has engaged in a variety of extracurricular activities including our Maths Week in March and Year 8 participating in Inquisitive Minds. Late in Term 4 several Year 9 students, who were selected based off their learner profiles, enjoyed a day at Luna Park.

Three E3 results were achieved in Extension 1 Mathematics and one E3 result in Extension 2 Mathematics. The papers at the high end of the spectrum were extremely challenging and it is a credit to those students who both prepared for and completed these exams. Problem Solving Activities

Here are some sample questions from various year groups that have been presented to the New Staff boys either in class or as part of an assessment. We welcomed Mr Justin Kane and Mr Jackson Can you solve any of the problems below? English into the department for the first time. Mr Year 11 Advanced Michael Lord returned to teach Year 8 and we 1 were extremely grateful for the contributions of our Maths casuals Mr Michael Kelly and Mrs Julie Collings at various stages of the year. Maths Week in March The annual Maths Week ran again in March this year with daily events and activities made available for the boys to participate in. This 2 culminated with the Pi recital competition held in the ERC at a full school assembly at the end of the week. 2022 HSC Results Standard 2 Mathematics performed particularly well with 58% of the candidature receiving Bands 4, 5 or 6. Advanced Mathematics provided some outstanding results with 84% of the candidature receiving Bands 4, 5 or 6.

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Year 12 Advanced: Find the exact area of the shaded region.

Year 12 Extension 2: Express (3+2i)(5+4i) Year 9 Luna Park Excursion and (3-2i)(5-4i) in the form a+ib. Hence, Once again the Luna Park excursion took place find the prime factors of 7^2+22^2. at the end of Term 4 this year. A willing group 4 Year 9 5.3 Mathematics: A meteor is of Year 9 students were ably accompanied by travelling at a constant speed of km/h. members of the Maths staff and experienced Calculate the distance it travels in one a fun day out and about, going on rides and participating in problem solving investigations. year (365 days) in scientific notation. Thank you to Mr Ritchie for coordinating this The meteor now begins to lose speed at event. a constant rate of 10% per hour over the next 15 hours. Calculate its new speed Farewell to Mr Ritchie after 15 hours in scientific notation 2023 was the final year at St Edward’s for Mr correct to one decimal place. David Ritchie. David has completed two stints at the college, this one for two years. We thank Inquisitive Minds him for his contributions to Mathematics, in During Term 2, in what has become an annual particular in Extension 1 and 2 Mathematics event, Year 8 participated in ‘Inquisitive Minds’, this year. He has taken up a position at St Pius, a series of engaging problem solving activities Chatswood in 2024. We wish him well on the presented in a fun, competitive format. This is next stage of his teaching journey. an inclusive day with opportunities available for students of all abilities to participate. There The Mathematics Department is a hardworking, was assistance throughout the day provided dedicated band of educators who go above by various members of the Maths staff and a and beyond to provide the boys with interesting selected group of Year 10 students. This helped lessons and a whole variety of mathematical the day run smoothly and resulted in the experiences. Whether it be in or out of the boys being able to enjoy the practical side of classroom, the efforts of our staff can not be Mathematics and appreciate some of its real denied and is the pivotal and focal reason why world applications. A special thank you to Mr things run as smoothly as they do. Isbester for coordinating the day.

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Performing Arts Annette Rankin Welcome to the vibrant world of our Performing Arts Faculty which encompasses Drama, Music, Entertainment & Screen and Media. 2023 has been a busy and exciting year for the Performing Arts Faculty with students developing and sharing their skills, confidence and creativity. The boys have had many opportunities to refine their skills and showcase their talents both in the classroom, at school events and in the wider community.

work prior to sitting for their examination with a Year 12 Music evening. It was a fitting night celebrating their hard work and achievements over the HSC Music course and importantly an opportunity to share their love of music and performance skills with a wider audience. This event was expertly crewed by the Year 11 Entertainment class who did an excellent job on their first big technical crewing assignment under the guidance of Ms Josephine Emmett.

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The atmosphere in the theatre and sense of connection the performers felt as a class supporting each other was truly very special. I know the parents, families and staff who attended were delighted with the evening. We wish all our Year 12 musicians the very best and hope that whatever career path they take, that music continues to bring them much joy.

The HSC results from the 2022 HSC Music class were once again excellent, with Music continuing to be a strong subject for elective students. The facilities and opportunities the boys have to develop their performance skills with the experience and dedication of teaching staff provides a nurturing and challenging environment for students. In March, Year 11 and 12 Music students travelled to the Opera House to watch Encore, and we were so proud to witness our own Patrick Ward perform one of his 2022 HSC Flute pieces. It was great for the students to see and hear some of the top performances. I was privileged to take the Year 12 Music class of 2023 through their HSC Course. The boys were a delight to teach with the energy and passion they brought to the music area and the eclectic range of their repertoire choices. The end of Term 3 was a very busy and fulfilling term for this talented cohort who sat for their HSC Practical exams in Week 9. There were 51 pieces of music and one Viva Voce presented. The boys were able to celebrate this hard 94 I

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Thank you to Mr Paul Toole, Ms Josephine Emmett, Mr Justin Kane, and Mr Marcus Spiteri who gave of their time and musicianship in their ensemble support of these students. Across Years 7-11 music, our classrooms and practise rooms continued to be a hub of activity and were abuzz with the sweet sounds of students rehearsing on their various instruments in their ensembles. Year 9 students have been relishing the opportunity to advance their ensemble technique as have Year 10 students. This year we welcomed Mr Justin Kane to the Music faculty. Mr Kane taught a range of students across Years 7-10 and I know the boys in his classes have benefited immensely from his engaging lessons and expertise.

Mr Toole’s Year 11 class are certainly ready to move into a more prominent role for liturgies and events. Their recent performances and contributions to the Arts night were testament to the fact that their HSC year ahead looks very promising with some amazing talent on display. A big thank you to Kai Maitland and Matthew Frost-Foster for their contribution to ensemble work for the Year 12 Trial performances and Music evening.

the annual YIPA series of concerts. Successful students included: Taylin Burgess, James Nilsson, Leon Towel, Matt Frost-Foster, Charlie Jacobsen, Sacha Byrne, and Kai Maitland. One of the exceptional events that took place to celebrate the College’s 70th Anniversary year was The Big Night Out held in the ERC. This event saw past student musicians perform alongside our up-and-coming musicians from Year 8 to 12 to a very appreciative crowd of current and past St Edward’s boys and staff. Our very own Mr Toole took to the stage with his brother and son to the delight of past and present students. The ERC was transformed into an intimate live venue complete with canapes and beverages, topped off with JC Entertainment running very polished and ambient lighting and audio.

The introduction of a formative assessment task in practical skills, particularly in Years 7 and 8, has proven very effective in engaging students and giving them the opportunity to challenge themselves by selecting from a variety of instruments and levels. The opportunity to display incremental progress over an extended time frame has given them confidence to be The combined St Edward’s and St Joseph’s more adventurous in challenging themselves. Concert Band, under the guidance of band Once again, our talented musicians played a master and conductor Phillip Rutherford, have significant role in liturgies, awards ceremonies, been developing their repertoire throughout and special assemblies this year. The Year 10 the year. Students were hosts and mentors to musicians warmly welcomed visiting Year 6 our Primary feeder schools at the Band Jam students during “A Day in the Life”. Year 8, 11 and program held at St Joseph’s earlier in Term 1. 12 students played a central role in the Easter To finish off 2023 the Concert Band toured to Liturgy and Academic Awards ceremonies and several feeder schools and Deepwater Plaza to the Year 12 students’ outstanding contributions perform the pieces they have been perfecting. Congratulations goes to all students on a great throughout the year were warmly received. contribution to the Concert Band. Senior music students were given opportunities to expand their performance opportunities Coast Academy of Music continued throughout including in-school auditions being held for 2023 to provide their music tuition service on

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Performing Arts Annette Rankin campus. The number of boys taking up the opportunity to have music tuition with Tom Brett and Adrian Cross at school has grown again this year and it has been an important support feature to our school music program.

Elements of Staging. This was an excellent day, and the boys are to be congratulated on their enthusiastic and thoughtful involvement. Ms Connor’s session with Year 8 on staging and improvising using a prop, sound and lighting was enthusiastically received by the boys.

Drama Students were also treated to a highly We were thrilled to have a Year 9 and 10 Drama informative day, as audience members at the class running this year. Under the skilful and HSC Drama Study Day held at St Peter’s College. caring mentorship of Ms Elena Atayde, the Major works from the 2023 HSC Cohort were boys have developed their dramatic technique performed at this showcase and proved an with a special emphasis on monologue and invaluable insight into Stage 6 Drama. collaborative work. This culminated in their performance assessment and presentations at The lunchtime drama club continued to prove extremely popular amongst junior students, the Arts Showcase evening in late November. As well as their classroom learning, they have providing them with an outlet for their been exposed to numerous opportunities to creativity, an opportunity to build confidence in develop an appreciation for the Dramatic Arts. performance and foster new friendships. Thank you to Ms Elena Atayde for her enthusiasm, In Term 1 Drama students travelled along with commitment, and expertise in running the the Year 11 Vet Entertainment students to Drama classes in 2023. Belvoir St Theatre to see a production of Into The Woods. The intimacy of the venue made it VET Entertainment/Screen and Media an engaging audience experience and provided a close-up look at all front of house production. The study of VET subjects remains highly popular and Entertainment and Screen and Lachlan Herd of Year 10 was successful in his Media are no exceptions to this trend. YIPA Audition with an exceptional monologue Students have been that he wrote himself and performed with an VET Entertainment: enigmatic stage presence at Laycock St Theatre. actively refining their skills in various aspects of live production from assisting with in-school In Term 3 we held a workshop run by Belvoir events, to gaining industry experience working St Theatre for Year 8 students and Year 9 and backstage at YIPA. 10 Drama. This was part of the Regional Access Program run by the theatre with participants Entertainment students play a crucial role in being treated to classes on Improvisation, managing the staging and technical operations Building A Character, and an Introduction to for a wide range of school events, enhancing

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their proficiency in pre and postproduction introduced them to skills that are becoming tasks. These opportunities offer them valuable standard prerequisites for many jobs where industry experience which is essential for their content creation is at the forefront of marketing. skill development. Current students have begun work on their Year 11 completed their work placement at Personal Interest Projects with an array of visual The Skilled Creative where they engaged storytelling techniques and genres represented. in a variety of tasks including script writing, I was delighted to be able to visit a lesson with filming, producing social media content and Ms Connor’s class this term and listen to their developing themes for their podcasts which ideas take shape and look forward to seeing their works as they develop in the new year. were subsequently broadcast. SECTV: Our senior student leaders have done an excellent job of anchoring SECTV in 2023. Mid-term we introduced some junior members of the team to the screen as our ‘on the ground” reporters. Some of the segments they have been working on included a segment on Careers Tips featuring an animated Ms Dignam and a Learner Profile initiative highlighting the introduction of the new learner profile to St Edward’s. Interviews featuring current school Screen and Media: In the ever-evolving world events and social justice causes continue to be of Screen and Media our students embarked on highlighted in the episodes. a journey combining creativity and innovation. They worked on projects that saw them On a final note: I would like to take this develop captivating narratives through visual opportunity to thank all of the members of the storytelling, and in a new addition to the Year Performing Arts Faculty for their dedication and 11 course they began the year creating and extraordinary effort this year. editing audio content for podcasts. On behalf of the faculty I would like to thank our In Term 3 the boys took part in a workshop parent community for their ongoing support. “Social Media and Content Creation” which Year 12 took up the opportunity to study additional competencies and hours to obtain a Certificate III. A special mention must go to Daniel Herd who took out the 2023 Skilled Engineer VET Entertainment Outstanding Achievement award. This award has nominated students from across the Central Coast and Daniel’s achievements reflect his hard work, aptitude, and dedication.

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PDHPE Vanessa Henderson Year 12 PDHPE students seemed fairly relaxed as they approached the HSC with quite a few gaining early entry to university and taking their foot off the pedal. Earlier in the year they again got to reinforce their knowledge of the curriculum at the Big Day Out for PDHPE in Sydney. They listened to guest speakers present relevant ‘real life’ information about the syllabus. Speakers such as John Quinn, High Performance Coach (Sprints and Relay Coach at the Sydney 2000 games, Head Fitness Coach Essendon Football Club, GWS High Performance Manager, Socceroos Head Conditioner) speaking on the Factors Affecting Performance and Dr Tom Cross, (Sports Physician Canberra Raiders, Sydney FC and the NSW Waratahs) speaking on Sports Medicine. The PDHPE team are currently working on building programs and resources for the Health and Movement Science course that will be introduced in 2025 to Year 11 and will replace the current PDHPE course. This course will be less content and will focus more on skills such as collaboration, research and communication. Year 12 Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation students tried their hand at archery and golf and designed an instruction video for resistance training. They headed down to Gosford pool to complete an aquatics human movement analysis. They then had fun learning badminton and table tennis. Year 11 Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation enjoyed netball, hockey, athletics and coaching units. Senior PDHPE students learned about health priorities for individuals in Australia, factors that affect and improve performance. They also studied the body in motion along with sports medicine and achieved their Apply First Aid Certificate. Year 11 experienced a one day 98 I

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outdoor recreation expedition as part of their course option. Mountain bikes, rogaining, intriguing hieroglyphics and kayaking in and around the Brisbane Water National Park. Year 11 VET Outdoor Recreation completed their First Aid Certificate; attended Years 7 and 9 Camp as leaders for work placement; a kayaking and fishing experience on the Brisbane Water; enjoyed a 4 day camp including surfing, kayaking, hiking and mountain biking around Pittwater and The Basin and a bushwalking day in Bouddi National Park. Thank you to Mr Summerhayes for sharing his passion of fishing with the boys and Mr Gentle for helping supervise the program. Sexual health, the components of health, road safety and diversity were investigated in Year 10 PDHPE. Attending the Bstreetsmart Forum provided students with a realistic look at the disproportional representation of young people in road trauma. In the words of a student “This was well worth every minute. The people who have sacrificed their time have put forward a fantastic demonstration and it was confronting but so realistic and everyone needs to see it.” In the words of a teacher “Right from the outset I was completely blown away by the incredible presentations and enactments that were presented throughout the day. The horror crash scene, real police cars, ambulances and fire/rescue trucks made the scene incredibly realistic. It reinforces the impact a crash has on the wider community.” Another fantastic opportunity was provided to the students in collaboration with Mrs Dignam, through the building of a resume, portfolio and participation in a mock interview with prospective employers from the local community. They participated in

PDHPE Vanessa Henderson the respectful relationships forum – LoveBites as well as work experience, Care of Country excursion and many other school and life relevant activities. Thank you to Mrs Dignam for her work with Year 10. Year 9 PDHPE performed gymnastics and track and field skills, as well as moving outside their comfort zone by choreographing and performing a movement performance. Some used basketballs, some skipping ropes, some did TikTok style dances and some did Hakas. Very creative and entertaining performances. They challenged stereotypes by participating in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander games and inclusive sports for people living with disability. Examples of sports were seated volleyball and blindfolded running races. Nutrition, health, safety, wellbeing, media and nutrition marketing were covered and boys showed interest in their social media footprint. This year Mrs Dignam also started introducing students to job applications, career searches and portfolio building in order for them to gain casual employment.

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Year 9 and 10 Physical Activity and Sports Studies students went into depth in sporting issues, Australia’s sporting identity, nutrition and physical activity and the use of technology in the sporting realm. They were also able to complete the Beginning Coaching Course online, learn about the body systems, components of fitness, investigate strategies and techniques to enhance performance. The 9 PASS classes were fortunate enough to enjoy

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‘the best day ever’ (in the words of Mr Powell) a snorkelling, hiking, swimming and beach games day in Bouddi National Park. They were also wonderful ambassadors for our subject by helping the local and school communities by assisting with administration, refereeing and officiating at numerous primary school gala days and swimming carnivals. Year 10 PASS got down and dirty at the Raw Challenge at Doyalson. The boys pushed and pulled themselves over, under and through obstacles, walls and water filled trenches, trying to beat the teachers! I think Mrs Elliott might have been one of the winners on the day! Year 8 PDHPE explored the effects of bullying and harassment on mental health and developed protective strategies to cope with these and other risky situations. Practical experiences were provided in European Handball, Lacrosse, AFL and basketball. Along with Year 9 PDHPE, they also experienced the Brainstorm Production ‘The Flipside’ which is a thought provoking live performance the challenges students to reflect on cyberbullying, values and the responsible use of technology. Year 7 PDHPE began the year learning about changes, challenges and relationships during adolescence whilst experiencing a gymnastics

unit. They analysed and compared their own physical activity and eating to healthy guidelines and prepared for the College Athletics Carnival through a Track and Field unit. They finished the year by experiencing fundamental striking, catching and sequencing skills and reinforced positive behaviours in relation to drugs, online, sun and water safety. The students listened to a guest speaker from the Melanoma Institute and participated in a water survival skills day at Gosford Olympic Pool. The PDHPE team strive towards improving our delivery of content and making assessment tasks more interesting and accessible for all students at some level. Our aim is to provide students with life relevant and engaging lessons and tasks. The staff are involved in volunteering in many facets of the school and wider community, such as coaching/managing/playing sports, participating in environmental groups, school camps, lifesaving and so on. They not only teach about life, they live it. We welcomed Mrs Worrall permanently to the faculty and Mrs Baldwin has joined us in a job share with Mrs Elliott. Thank you to our usual suspects –Mr Bonnici, Mr Carpenter, Mrs Dignam, Mr Ellis, Mr Gentle, Mr Murray, Mr Powell and Mr Summerhayes. We’ve had another busy and interesting year and look forward to the future!

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Religious Education Francesca Palmer-Brown It was essential that as an Religious Education Department, we encouraged our students to ‘behold, the new has come’, through positivity and commitment to personal growth. The Religious Education staff gave courage to our students, at this ‘time of transition, and created transformation.’ The calm and reassuring presence of staff in the classrooms, developed greater confidence in our students, with many students presenting outstanding work.

individuals and living the values of Jesus’ love, forgiveness, and compassion. The Religious Education curriculum has been developed to stimulate and challenge our students to think critically with ethical thinking and provide students an opportunity to engage in the understanding of the Catholic tradition and learn about other religious traditions.

Teaching Religious Education requires more With the implementation of the new Learner than just the delivery of knowledge. Christ is at Profile, students from Year 7-12 gained self- the centre of all endeavours at St Edward’s. Our confidence to work independently and Religious Education teachers are also witnesses demonstrated resilience and respect. Through to the faith for their students. This sharing of this conversion, the students transformed their faith is an ongoing and mutual process in which thinking about their own learning and goal teachers and students learn from each other setting, knowing that whilst there have been and grow together in faith. many changes throughout the last couple of years, what remained the same was their faith. 2023 has also been a year to strengthen the 2025 RENEW program within the classroom Religious Education focuses on development and to invite staff to critique, analyse and of the whole person: intellectually, physically, collaborate on the best pedagogical teaching socially, emotionally and spiritually. It develops strategies that engage the students. Staff have an appreciation of the value of our students as developed new and exciting learning initiatives

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into the classroom; from our Oracy program in their writing skills. We continue to achieve high bands each year and have achieved Year 7 to Year 9 Analytical skills development. considerable learning growth. It is through In the Religious Education department, we the professionalism and commitment of Mr have moved towards more skill-based learning. Beacroft, Mr McCauley, and Mr Anderson and Our students are living amidst an explosion of our students, that this is achieved. information and expanding social media, and this is affecting their views about religion and The Studies of Religion 2 students in Year 11, the world. Our teachers have engaged students have been fortunate to have developed their to think critically and authentically, moving knowledge on all religious traditions by visiting forward to meet the needs of our multicultural, this year, three places of worship: St Mary’s Cathedral, the Sephardi Synagogue and Auburn multifaith Australian families. Islamic Mosque. At St Edward’s this year, the Religious Education department had many dedicated, enthusiastic Students travelled to Sydney to visit the staff, committed to the education and formation Auburn Mosque and develop their knowledge of the students with the Gospel values and the and understanding of the Islamic Religious EREA Touchstones overarching our Aspiration Tradition. They experienced a Halal meal Statement. Our classroom Religious Education together and visited St Mary’s Cathedral and teachers engage with our students on moral Sephardi Synagogue whilst on their retreat. issues, present the Church’s understanding These experiences have made their depth of the sacraments, read the scripture, invite studies in this course, truly come alive. student to think critically and are committed to exploring ways and means of nurturing a faith In the Senior Studies of Catholic Thought course, the students are provided important dimension within each of their students. opportunities for spiritual, personal, and moral Thank you Ms Sarah Evans, who stepped development as well as opportunities to be into the role of Leader of Learning Religious reflective of their own lives. Students are given Education for ten weeks. Her expertise and opportunities to develop an understanding guidance that she provided to the staff was of different concepts and issues, reasoning very evident in everything she did and her in decision-making, exploring morals, ethics, ever present enthusiasm was demonstrated values and to act in an informed manner. in how the department ‘clicked’ over with Discussing and reflecting on key questions ease. Also thank you to Mr Tony Beacroft and of meaning and truth such as the origins of Mr Eamonn McCauley who supported the the universe and of life, life after death, good Studies of Religion classes with their expertise. and evil, beliefs about God and values such as justice, honesty, and truth. Their reflection Our 2022 HSC results in Studies of Religion 1 at the end of Year 12 aptly gives the students unit continued to be strong with substantial the ability to consolidate their own spiritual learning gains achieved. As the Studies of journey. Many students wrote detailed and Religion Course is quite rigorous in content thought-provoking responses and produced and application, it is important the students very memorable reflections. work consistently to implement and develop

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Religious Education Francesca Palmer-Brown In the junior years, work has continued to develop the Years 7 to 10 programs and assessments to provide students with a variety of opportunities to explore and experience the Christian tradition through the person of Jesus Christ and other religious traditions. The assessments that the students are producing are very sophisticated and show thorough research. The quality of work from our students is so astute.

Liturgy and Retreats, Mission masses, are such a focal point within our school and Mr Beacroft, our Mission and Identity Coordinator inspires many students to challenge and reflect on their own lives. The students have many opportunities to become involved in the liturgies and retreats and personally reflect on their relationships with other students.

Mrs Brenda Donnelly has worked humbly behind the scenes, developing booklets, formatting With the refurbishment of the school chapel, we assessment tasks, revamping programs and the look forward to 2024 and enjoying this space time and effort is so much appreciated. Mrs for both staff and students and make religion Sue Kane in the Bookroom is always willing and come alive as an integrated spiritual space. We available in providing textbooks, bibles, and thank Mr Trent Claridge and the maintenance resources for the engagement of the students in the classroom. Thank you to the librarians, staff for all their work on this. for their enthusiasm to the research and Our Social Justice program is coordinated by assessment tasks the students undertake. Mr Alex Rozario and is ably supported by the Religious Education teachers. I would like to We believe at St Edward’s, effective faith thank the staff for their support and enthusiasm education occurs within partnerships between encouraging and motivating the students to the home, parish, and school. The Religious undertake the numerous volunteer initiatives. Education department is the result of Time in class was set aside to discuss the committed and dedicated staff who go above many experiences the students had with their and beyond within their classroom to engage Waterford Project and reflection on the time students. I thank each of the teachers for the time and effort they give. they spent volunteering.

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Science Trent Foster Many milestones and farewells have been reached this year in Science, with the two largest farewells being that of Lab 11 (more than 30 years of service) and Mr John Moloney (28 years of dedicated teaching of young men at the College). Refurbishment of Labs and Prep-rooms 2023 saw the refurbishment and redesign of Labs 11, 12 and Prep-rooms 1 and 2. This project saw not just a revamp of the spaces, but a full redesign and reimagining of how our College laboratories look and function. Challenges of the design phase of load bearing walls and maintaining the footprint created the opportunity to produce a “Senior only” area at the western end of the old Lab 11. This new room has allowed Year 12 Extension Science to have their own designated space to study as well as Year 11 and Year 12 Science students a secure space where they can undertake experimental work over an extended period of time.

Calga to extend their learning of “Classification” as well as gain a greater awareness and understanding of the flora and fauna of the Central Coast region. During the excursion the boys were treated to small group talks on the biodiversity of the region, the geological history and rock types abound on the plateau as well as talks on the First Nation history and significant totems and customs of our region. Year 7 – Rube Goldberg Task A Rube Goldberg machine, named after American cartoonist Rube Goldberg, is a chain reaction–type machine intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an indirect and overly complicated way. Students in Year 7 were tasked with creating their own functioning Rube Goldberg machine to investigate forces and energy transfers. It is always exciting to see the creative and imaginative way our students produce these functioning models. Year 8 – Fieldwork and Body System Models

The redesign of the two laboratories has created rooms which have a greater number of spaces where students can undertake practical work and investigations. This has allowed students to work in smaller groups and therefore, have a more hands-on approach to their learning. The addition of air-conditioning was another welcomed inclusion.

With renovation of labs occurring throughout Semester 1, this created the opportunity for lessons to be taught outside of the lab and time for students to develop a greater knowledge and appreciation of the mangroves that border the College ovals. Classes investigate the mangroves, looking at relationships between abiotic and biotic factors, and learned how to Year 7 – Australian Walkabout Wildlife Park carry out fieldwork using traditional equipment (thermometers, anemometers, light sensors etc) Excursion and data logging probes, as well as undertake During Term 1, Year 7 had the opportunity to transects, random quadrats and studies over a visit the Australian Walkabout Wildlife Park at longer period of time. This helped develop real

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Science Trent Foster world science skills and an opportunity to look of the electrochemical message from dendrite to axon. Again, it was impressive to see the at how data can change day after day. boys translate what they had learned in class to Another highlight of Year 8 was the 3D models a creative format. they created representing one of the body systems. Students were required to include Year 10 the organs found within the body system they chose, to justify the materials used to create the Year 10 spend the first semester learning model and upload a video of themselves with genetics, chemical reactions and the physics the model to Canvas. The choice of medium of motion, all in preparation of being able to used, the quality of the final models produced make educated choices on studying sciences and the abundance of students recycling/ to the HSC. During this time, each class spends repurposing materials was exceptional and five weeks with a teacher with an affinity and demonstrated both their understanding of the passion for teaching that module of work, giving the boys a “taste” of what the Stage 6 courses interrelatedness of the organs. are like, and allowing the boys an opportunity to make decisions informed by experience. Year 9 - Nerve Models During Semester 2, the boys continue with the As with other Year groups, Year 9 had limited rotation of teachers for their lessons, though time within laboratories in Semester 1, however, this time the modules are evolution, chemical that was more than made up for with the variety reactions and balanced equations and using and ingenious ways that teachers taught their waves to understand the world around us. lessons. One of the modules studied was on the Nervous System. As part of the assessment Year 9 Marine Studies - Snorkelling and Shark of this topic, students had to create a model of and Ray Centre a chosen neuron from objects found at home. There were cakes baked that actually looked During Term 1, the two Year 9 Marine Studies like sensory neurones and tasted (for the most classes developed their skills and knowledge part) pretty good too, models made from Lego, of snorkelling and the importance of “buddy all the way to models simulating the movement diving” for safety. Part of the theory is also

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about marine protection and conservation. This is then explored through a day of diving and exploring the underwater ecosystems at Toowoon Bay. Students then have a second opportunity to demonstrate the skills they have learned at Fly Point, Port Stephens. Classes visited the “Shark and Ray Centre”, swimming with and feeding these majestic creatures in a safe and controlled environment.

them on a fishing excursion to Tuggerah Lakes. Science and Engineering Challenge

During the early stages of Term 3, the College hosted the University of Newcastle Science and Engineering Challenge. The College hosted 16 schools from the region, each vying to become Central Coast Champion, with the aim of representing the Coast at the NSW finals held Year 10 Marine Studies – Boat Licence, Model at the Callaghan Campus of UoN. Each school competing in the competition provides a team Boats, Boat Show and Fishing Rods. of up to 32 students, broken into groups of 3-4 The Year 10 Marine Studies course is jam packed who each work collaboratively to complete 1 with opportunities for the boys to engage with, or 2 activities. This year, the activities that were experience and develop their understanding posed to the schools of the Central Coast were: and skills in a variety of marine fields. During Term 1 the boys work on learning about • Flight - Build a model glider to be launched using the Y.E.E.T. (YOLO Electronic Ejection rips, tides and navigating through estuaries, Technique). culminating in a 1-day boat licence course and sitting their exams. This is facilitated by • Electracity - The power is in your hands, the task is to provide the lowest-cost electricity Maritime Safety and Training, who have a long to the city’s infrastructure. standing relationship with the College. Boys who passed their boating licence exams were • Stringways – Planning efficient transport networks to link towns is one real, modern given a further opportunity via this company challenge, so no one is left behind! to gain their “deck hand certification” over the • Return to Mars - Construct a buggy with a Autumn holidays, free of charge. basic suspension system to transport loads securely over undulating Martian terrain. Several boys were successful in gaining this accreditation and have since picked up part- • Confounding Communications - Create functional codes to accurately and time jobs working for a variety of marine efficiently send secret messages using operations. Students gain a greater appreciation pulses of coloured light. of the variety of maritime careers when they visit the boat show in Sydney, having access to • Bridge - Design and construct model bridges to support a trolley carrying ‘gold’ industry experts who meet to discuss careers in ingots across a gap in the tracks. everything from mechanics, fisheries to working on mega-yachts. After this day, the boys design and create their own model boat hulls and then Throughout the day, the boys were extremely test them in our own “test tank”, looking at the focused on the task at hand, demonstrating hydrodynamics and features of the craft they teamwork, reflective problem solving skills and create. The end of the Marine Studies course adhered to strict deadlines to complete each saw the class make their own fishing rods from activity. While the activities Flight, Electracity, carbon fibre blanks and then test the quality of Stringways, Return to Mars and Confounding

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Science Trent Foster Communications each received points during the activity, the Bridge group had to wait until days end to test their structure in front of all the participants, visiting university staff, local Rotary members who help staff each activity and guest judge, Local Federal Member, Dr Gordon Reid. The bridge created was the lightest of the structures, however, it turned out to be the sturdiest and best designed, carrying the highest load for the day. While this was a gallant effort by the boys, the team fell less than 90 points shy of the winning school, finishing 2nd out of the 16 schools represented. Extension Science Projects The Science Extension course is aimed to foster the intellectual, creative, ethical and social development of students, in particular relating to: • application of knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes in the fields of study they choose • capacity to manage their own learning and to become flexible, independent thinkers, problem-solvers and decision-makers • capacity to work collaboratively with others

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respect for the cultural diversity of Australian society meet the challenges of and prepare for: further academic study, vocational training and employment changing workplaces, including an increasingly STEM-focused (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) workforce full and active participation as global citizens

As part of the Science Extension course students become researchers in the Scientific community by conducting genuine research based on literature, and writing a journal article. Students worked closely with Ms Aitken and Mrs Mantellato, both experienced in academic research, to develop their research question, perform their experiment, and present their work to the academic community. Unlike learning activities in previous years, it is the student who is the expert in their project area, who is guided by research methodology advice from their supervisors working along side them to produce high-quality research.

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Jack Binding: Dugong or Du-Gone Samuel McCudden: The Effectiveness of Blue Light Blocking Glasses on Reducing the Severity of Shift Work Sleep Disorder Noah Nakagawa: The Optimal Spaceport Location in Australia Jayden Redfern: Reducing the extent of tissue damage when using a microwave ablation system to treat heart arrythmias Jivesh Shonak: Reducing the Risk of Lumbar Spine Injuries in fast bowlers with a mixed bowling action Calan Tucker: The Use of CRISPR on the treatment of Coeliac Disease Keenan White: Live High, Train Low

Year 12 Physics Astronomy Evening In September Year 12 Physics students attended the College for a night of stargazing. This evening tied into the final module of the HSC course – From the Universe to the Atom, which covers everything from the origins of the stars, nucleosynthesis, emission of light to the development of understanding the structure of atoms. Under the guidance of Year 12 student, Troy Duncan, the boys were able to clearly view the rings of Saturn and some of her moons, as well as identify the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds and Omega Centauri.

Many fathers who are “Old Boys” would have fond memories of Mr John Moloney. He has been a dedicated and highly respected teacher at the College from 1986, and has taught Science and Geography, as well as held the role of Year Coordinator. Mr Moloney is an exceptional teacher and is highly regarded by his peers and the boys who have had the pleasure of being in his classes. At the conclusion of this year, Mr Moloney will walk out of his final lesson, put down his chalk/whiteboard marker and enjoy retirement. The College has been blessed to have the calibre of teacher and role model of his stature for 28 years. We wish him every happiness for a long and enjoyable retirement. Ms Cassandra Aitken has been with the College for the past four years, having come to us from Kincoppal Rose Bay, bringing a wealth of knowledge. She has taught Chemistry, Physics, Extension Science, and junior classes. She has been a valuable member of the faculty and has made an indelible mark on those she has taught, with the majority of her senior students continuing studying science at university. While we are sad to see her go, we wish her all the best with her new role as Science Coordinator at St Peter’s, Tuggerah.

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TAS Mark Austin The TAS faculty remains committed to offering a broad spectrum of technology-related learning experiences and activities for over 650 students across 15 courses daily. Our students benefit from access to cutting-edge technology, which exposes them to the forefront of technological advancements. Congratulations to Mr Beemster and Mr Bondfield for all their hard work in Industrial Technology Timber, with Jonah Wright and Jonty Woolford received a Shape 2023 Nomination. To Mrs Saxon for her great work in Multimedia with special recognition going to Olivia Knight and Alex Turner for their outstanding major projects, which earned them Shape Nominations. Mr Brown for all his hard work in Industrial Technology Metal. The class of 2023 was St Edward’s first ever Year 12 Metals where the students produced some outstanding work, and it is no surprise that Thomas Whitmore and Jaycob Foyel received a Shape 2023 Nomination. It should never be taken for granted how many extra hours teachers gave up for their students.

disciplines as potential career avenues. In 2023, we were delighted to welcome the second cohort of students from St Joseph’s College to join the existing St Edward’s students in their journey through Engineering Studies. These new students have injected a revitalising enthusiasm and keen interest into our classes, elevating the level of discourse and academic inquiry. It has been a true pleasure to have them in our classes. Stage 6 Industrial Technology: Timber (Karl Beemster): The journey of creating an HSC Major Project is a testament to the students’ resilience and ability to endure the entire process. It’s not just about the final product, but about the challenges they face, the setbacks they overcome, and the determination they show in navigating the complexities of the project. Their ability to endure the process, from the initial concept to the final presentation, reflects their unwavering commitment to their craft and their dedication to mastering the art of sustainable timber projects.

The planning and design progression evident “Shape” is presented in association with NSW in their portfolios are a testament to their Education Standards Authority, it is an annual dedication and hard work. The ability to link their exhibition of a selection of exemplary major initial ideas to the final project is an important projects from the Higher School Certificate skill in any creative discipline. Additionally, the Design and Technology, Industrial Technology, students’ commitment to setting meticulous and Textiles and Design courses, showcasing time restraints and employing management ingenious solutions developed by young, strategies on par with industry professionals demonstrates their seriousness in achieving future-oriented design thinkers. their goals. Stage 6 Engineering Studies: Engineering Studies offers an outstanding platform for The students’ journey also involves a continuous students to connect with the world and foster process of learning and improvement. They a comprehensive grasp of various engineering experiment with new concepts and processes,

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TAS Mark Austin gaining confidence in their newfound abilities to complete sustainable timber projects. This educational aspect of the project is invaluable, as it equips them with practical skills and knowledge that can be applied beyond their school days. This year we celebrate the outstanding success of Jonty Woolford (Entertainment Unit) and Jonah Wright (Bathroom Vanity and Shaving Cupboard) for their exceptional commitment to achieve an Intech Award Nomination. This is to not overshadow the exceptional projects completed by all students in Industrial Technology Timber, Nick Gately (Double Bed and Matching Side Tables), Koby Salter (Outdoor Dining Table), Christian Grima-Smith (Chessboard Coffee Table), Harrison Mitchell (Display Cabinet), Harry Evans (Laundry Cabinet) and Simon Barber (Double Bed). Stage 6 Industrial Technology: Multimedia (Jess Saxon): Our Industrial Technology Multimedia program is tailored for creative individuals interested in delving into Graphic Arts, Multimedia, Immersive Reality, or Animation. It provides students with a chance to delve into the dynamic world of technology, equipment, and materials utilised by industries. Through the stages of design, planning, and production, students can hone their skills while also gaining insights into societal and environmental issues. This involves crafting solutions, addressing design challenges, and gaining practical experience, all while working with industry-standard software.

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The graduating class of 2023 can take pride in their achievements in the face of yet another year affected by natural disasters and the lingering impacts of COVID. The HSC Industrial Technology programs at both St Edward’s College and St Joseph’s Catholic College have showcased a high level of work, highlighting the level of preparation, resilience, and dedication required to create these impressive major projects. The projects encompassed a wide range of creative endeavours, from animation and graphic design to cinematic productions, music compositions, and short films. Topics explored included travel, automobiles, and sports, each with its unique journey. Stage 6 Industrial Technology: Metal (Jay Brown): It’s great to hear that the Year 12 students of Industrial Technology Metal in 2023 put in a lot of effort and dedication into their studies, and their hard work paid off with two of their major projects being nominated for the NSW Shape Exhibition. Congratulations to Thomas Whitmore for his excellent workbench and to Jaycob Foyel for his outstanding BBQ smoker. This achievement is a testament to their talent and the careful planning and organising that went into the course over the past two years. It’s true that some things, like mastering a new course or developing exemplary projects, take time and effort. The fact that all the students performed well in both practical and theoretical aspects of the course is a clear indication of their commitment and capabilities. Well done to all the students who contributed to the success of the Industrial Technology Metal program in 2023. This is a

TAS Mark Austin great example of what can be achieved with hard work and dedication. However, the story does not end there. Over the past five years the TAS department has been working closely with local manufacturing company - Crossmuller, and they have been kind enough to have our students for work experience and some have gone on to gain employment as apprentices and factory workers. Through fostering this relationship, Crossmuller agreed to sponsor our Metalwork with a CNC plasma cutter and now we have the opportunity to develop our students’ skills further as we move into an area of designing more artistic projects. Many thanks to Crossmuller for their support of our school and students. VET – Construction (Scott Murray): The field of construction remains as popular as ever, with a strong and enduring appeal among students. They actively participate in competency-based learning programs aimed at achieving their Certificate II in Construction Pathways. Within this dynamic learning environment, students not only gain theoretical knowledge but also acquire practical skills that are essential for success in the construction industry. This comprehensive approach allows them to apply their newfound expertise to real-world projects, equipping them with valuable experience that can be utilised in their future careers. As they progress through the program, students continue to demonstrate their commitment to mastering the various facets of construction, making it a highly engaging and rewarding educational pathway.

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Certificate II VET Furniture Making Pathways (Mark Bondfield): In 2023, the third cohort of Furnishings students embarked on their journey through the Certificate II in Furniture Making Pathways course. These students exhibited unwavering enthusiasm as they dedicated themselves to a year of learning and honing their craft, eagerly embracing the chance to acquire and showcase intricate new skills. They demonstrated exceptional teamwork and cooperation, successfully crafting armchairs of a quality that surpassed all expectations. Moreover, they showcased the aptitudes and skills necessary for thriving in the competitive furnishings industry. It is with great pleasure that we extend our congratulations on a year filled with accomplishments and personal growth. Stage 5 - IT Timber (Karl Beemster): Year 9 students, participating in Industrial Technology, are provided with opportunities to showcase their craftsmanship and design aptitude. At this stage, they are tasked with managing an entire project independently, which is a significant milestone in their educational journey. Their assignments encompass a wide range of processes, including veneering, working with machining processes using jigs, wood turning, employing clamping techniques, and interpreting plans for successful project completion. The incorporation of design and creative processes enables each student’s project to exhibit a unique and personal touch, fostering individuality among the projects. Skill development extends into Year 10, ensuring that students become adept at using various tools and equipment while incorporating more advanced techniques into their projects.

TAS Mark Austin In Year 10, students explore additional techniques, such as utilising a lathe, routing trenches for inlays, and mastering the art of hand-cut joinery. These skills accumulate over time, instilling confidence in students as they advance to Senior Timber projects and potentially take on the challenge of HSC Major Projects. This approach equips students with practical skills and enhances their ability to creatively address problems, preparing them for future educational and career opportunities in the realm of industrial technology. Stage 5 - IT Metal (Elliott Rozario): In 2023, the Stage 5 Industrial Technology Metal program had four classes, each engaging in a comprehensive exploration of practical and theoretical aspects within the realm of metals. Student developed knowledge and comprehension within the metals context, equipping them with the essential skill sets to complete high-quality projects. Furthermore, this educational journey provided students with the opportunity to gain skills in using industry standard, such as milling machine, welding (both MIG and TIG), turning between centres on a lathe, and utilising an oxy/acetylene torch for metal manipulation. Students also undertook a variety of fabrication throughout the year, including constructing a workshop trolley, a collapsible camp stool, a personalised fire pit, and a sheet metal toolbox. A notable highlight of the 2023 Year 10 class was the opportunity for students to utilise the newly purchased CNC Plasma cutting machine. This piece of equipment was very graciously subsidised by Crossmuller, who has strong ties with the school and provide a range of external work for the boys. This exposure not only 116 I

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enriched the students’ learning experiences but also served as a strong link between emerging technology being used in industry and the schooling environment. Year 10 – Graphics Technology (Paul Buxton): Graphical communication is ubiquitous in modern times. We use visual communication media each day. Students in Graphics gain skills in a range of visual communication methods, encompassing both traditional hand-drawing methods and digital communication through Computer Aided Design. The subject allows students in Years 9 and 10 who have an interest in these areas to develop and hone their skills while learning the technical depth of industry relevant software like Fusion 360 and Revit for Architecture and Design. This year the students found particular interest in Architectural design and were able to delve deeply into all the capabilities of the Revit software to create cabin and residential designs. The enthusiasm and resilience to overcome challenges when learning the new skills and techniques in the CAD packages has been exemplary from the boys this year and has greatly raised the standard of the work they produced. Stage 4 - Year 7 and 8 Technology Mandatory: The Technology Mandatory curriculum immerses students in the world of design and production, encouraging them to create innovative solutions for real-world needs and opportunities. In the first year, Year 7 students dedicate a semester to the exploration of Digital Technology and Food & Agriculture. As they progress to Year 8, the focus shifts to Materials Technology and Engineered Systems, broadening their understanding and practical skills in the diverse field of technology.

Visual Arts Sarah Evans The Visual Arts and Photography department has witnessed a year of vibrant activity and evolution. In an era where the demand for creativity in advertising, marketing, social media, design, photography, and the arts has surged to make our online world more captivating, Visual Arts and Photography have embraced the changing landscape.

various artistic eras and movements, including Egyptian art, Greek and Roman sculpture, Renaissance innovations, Romanticism, Impressionism, and Cubism. The students not only created artworks but also learned to discuss and analyse art throughout history, applying this understanding to their own creative endeavors.

These subjects continue to captivate the students at St Edward’s, offering them a rich canvas for exploring diverse media, techniques, and unleashing their creativity. Throughout the year, students have delved into various themes, ranging from Surrealism to cutting-edge animation techniques, film production, digital multimedia art, and more. This exploration has enabled students to comprehend the interplay between artists and their practice, and how global issues and events influence artistic expression. Visual Arts and Photography encourage students to broaden their horizons and consider perspectives beyond their own.

In Year 7, students immersed themselves in Indigenous art, experimenting with dot painting techniques and creating Canopic Jars inspired by Ancient Egypt. Year 8 students delved into the works of Renaissance artists like Leonardo da Vinci, focusing on linear and atmospheric perspective, emotional expression, and the awe of nature. They produced artworks en plein air, working with watercolors and lino to capture the scenic beauty of the school’s waterfront. Stage 5 Visual Arts and Photography

Year 9 Photography and Digital Media students explored themes including People, Places, and Still-Life using Mini Figures, harnessing Stage 4 Visual Arts the power of Photoshop to create digitally In Years 7 and 8, students honed their skills enhanced images. They also delved into DSLR in drawing, painting, sculpting, and digital camera techniques, participated in Long image manipulation. Their curriculum traced Exposure and Light Painting workshops, and the evolution of art from Prehistoric times to built their own online galleries. Modernism, as they drew inspiration from

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Year 9 Visual Arts students began with Still Life, transitioning their paintings into digital images and reimagining these graphics on skateboard decks using collage. They also ventured into ceramics, crafting decorative gargoyles from clay.

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HSC students in Visual Arts and Photography faced a busy year, completing Major Works alongside the theoretical components of the course. Despite challenges of organisation, timelines, and material availability, they delivered Year 10 Photography students embarked on a sophisticated works that demonstrated their creative journey, experimenting with themes, conceptual understanding and advanced portraiture, and urban environments to push artistic skills. the boundaries of image creation in still and moving forms. They even created their music Students explored contemporary themes, video, showcasing their editing skills using including body dysmorphia, mental health, masculinity, and the pursuit of perfection, as well Adobe Premier Pro. Our Year 10 Visual Arts students delved into as personal connections with nature and place. Portraiture and Nature Abstracted units, Their work was showcased at our combined Art mastering drawing, painting, printmaking, and TAS Display night, in recognition of their and sculpture. They worked with online hard work and perseverance. Several students portrait artists, creating outstanding artworks will be exhibiting with the Next Gen exhibition and sculptures that showcased their artistic through the University of Newcastle, as well as the “First Class” exhibition at Lake Macquarie potential. Art Gallery.

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Pastoral Care Keith Mills Pastoral Care: It has been a pleasure to commence my role leading our amazing pastoral team this year. With our Wellness Centre, Yadhaba, as the first building encountered when entering the College gates, Pastoral Care is certainly a central component of student life at St Edward’s. As a team we have continued to refine our processes of supporting and guiding students through the many challenges of high school, as they build respectful relationships and resilience that will be taken into adulthood. Driven by our Principal, Mr Mark Bonnici, students undertook College Values sessions, exploring the values that are integral to an education at St Edward’s and their importance in the life of each member of our community.

prefects, enjoyed round table discussions, collaborative activities and tackling some challenging leadership scenarios. Through a range of responsibilities throughout the year, including serving at Mass, assisting with special events and daily flag duties, they explored their own leadership style and how the College Touchstones and core Values shapes their role as leaders within their own cohort. It was immensely rewarding to work with these students and watch them form bonds across year groups and learn from each other as emerging leaders at St Edward’s College. I would like to thank Mr Jay Brown for his assistance throughout the year as facilitator of this team.

Student Leadership Team: The re-launching of the Student Leadership Team was an exciting pastoral development this year, with a focus on Leadership in Action. Student leaders from Year 8-11, including some of our future

Wellbeing Program: Guided by our College Strategic Plan, we have continued to consolidate on the excellent wellbeing and personal development programs and initiatives in place for each year group, providing them

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“People will forget what you said, they will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou Sullivan and Mr Eamonn McCauley as well as our counsellors Mrs Terase Killin and Mr Marcus Missio-Spiteri for their ongoing commitment to our boys and their families. To Mrs Anthea Pearson who stepped down from her role this year as Leader of Student Wellbeing, I thank you for your invaluable contribution to the Pastoral Team over the years. I’d also like to thank our administrators, especially Mrs Kylie Beynon and Mrs Kellie Atkinson for their knowledge and willingness to go the extra mile to assist each student who visits pastoral care. To our Senior Leadership team, especially under the guidance of our College Deputy Mrs Jodie Connor, we are also very grateful for your support and leadership. As a team, we look forward to 2024, The success of Pastoral Care within the College knowing the importance Pastoral Care in the would not be possible without the compassion lives of our students. and collaboration of some wonderful educators. I would like to thank our pastoral leaders Mrs Heidi Englund, Mr Rob Speziale, Mr Nathan Marks, Mr Alex Powell, Mr Paul with a wellbeing journey that is cohesive and caters for the varied challenges of each stage of adolescence. School camps ran for each year group, offering opportunity for friendship building and facing exciting challenges. Our strong community partnerships allowed for regular visits from organisations including Backflips Against Bullying, Elephant Ed, Courage to Care and the Black Dog Institute, as students developed their understanding of how to form healthy relationships, positive mental health and build a better world. Presentations from the Police Liaison Officer also focused on safety online and the rights and responsibilities of a young person in accordance with the law.

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Year 7 Heidi Englund Tuesday 31 January 2023 was a momentous occasion for our Year 7 cohort and their families – the first day of high school! With students joining St Edward’s from thirty-three different primary schools, each boy brought with him a different set of experiences and expectations but what they all shared was a positive outlook and a sense of excitement about the new adventures ahead. Some of our year group arrived with friends they had first met in preschool, others with their closest primary school mates but many boys arrived without any familiar faces to greet them. These boys showed a special courage as they sought out new friends and connections. These bonds can take time to establish, and it was a pleasure to watch new friendships evolve within classes, across the handball court and even across year groups in their home rooms.

fishing, a monster flathead was finally caught and released! From participating in lunchtime clubs like drama, boardgames and chess, to dressing up for Book Week activities or joining in our 70th anniversary Founder’s Day celebrations, there were many events to assist every boy to find their ‘tribe’. It was a busy year with author visits in the library, speakers from the Melanoma Institute and Elevate Study Skills, visits from the Love Bites group and the Backflips Against Bullying program to encourage the boys to reflect on their learning, health and wellbeing. A visit to the Australian Walkabout Wildlife park at Calga was very informative and entertaining with students able to engage with native animals and learn first-hand about our indigenous culture and heritage on the Central Coast. Parents were welcomed to the school for Paper Planes and Pizza and the Mother’s Day celebrations as well as opportunities for face-to-face learning conferences.

Belonging is the Pastoral theme for Year 7 and across the two semesters our Year 7 boys were offered many opportunities to discover the values which underpin our College and find Year 7 have made an excellent start to their high school journey in 2023. They have their space in the Eddie’s community. demonstrated kindness and compassion in In Term 1 we headed off to Galston to share their relationships, curiosity and determination three days in tents – an excellent way to get in their learning and resilience and good to know your classmates! Fortunately, the humour when challenges arose. I look forward forecasted storms passed before our arrival to sharing the journey with this wonderful and we were blessed with fine weather to enjoy group of young men in Year 8. stand up paddle boarding, canoeing and a very exhilarating flying fox. Several teachers took up the challenge and their screams were infinitely louder than any of the boys. The highlight of the camp was the final morning when after several days of enthusiastic, yet unsuccessful

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Armstrong, Cooper

Atherton, Logan

Ball, Jesse

Bartlett, Lachlan

Baruah, Aarohan

Bevz, Gregory

Binns, Lucas

Black, Ezekiel

Boake, Fraser

Boland, Liam

Borg, Rasmus

Bray, Asher

Brocklebank, Sebastian

Brocklebank, Louis

Busler, Connor

Byrne, Charles

Carpenter, Billy

Casey, William

Champ, Jack

Cleary, Elliott

Cleverly, Eddie

Coff, Christian

Coombes, Riley

Cramer, Siotama

Crawford, Nash

Cross, Lachlan

Cusick, Rhys

Davis, Kobie

Demal-Andronicus, Anthony

Djuricin, Cooper

Doyle, Jack

Duncan, Beau

Ellwood, Finn

Emerson, Hunter

Fraser, Sonny

Frohmuller, Nate

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Furley, Robbie

Garner, Remy

Gomez, Logan

Greenfield, Blake

Gresswell, Aiden

Griffiths, Ethan

Grigg, Logan

Gruden, Orlando

Hardie, Elijah

Hargan, Cormac

Hawkins, Michael

Haynes, Jasper

Head, Seamus

Herring, Nate

Hitchcock, Ewan

Ho, Hoi Tin Terrence

Hobday, Arthur

Hocking, Thomas

Hokin, Jackson

Holt, Jayden

Hooper, Wil

Houghton, George

Howell, Riley

Huett, Daniel

James, Benjamin

Jimenez, Max

Johnson, Fletcher

Johnson, Maximilian

Jordan, Charlie

Kane, Liam

Keating, Steven

Kelleher, Joseph

Keogh, Connor

King, Connor

Lacey, Haydn

LeBrocq, Kade

Year 7

Leow, Frederick

Levae, Saint

Lynch, Hayden

Mahoney, Sean

Malicia, Jonah

Markey, Rory

Marsters, Joshua

Mason, Callum

Matthews, Tate

McCann, John

McCarthy, Billy

McGaughey, Kobie

McHale, Ewan

McMahon, Lachlan

McPherson, Tristan

Meagher, Aiden

Meares, Seamus

Melverton, Xavier

Merillo, Angelo

Mexon, Ashton

Milczarczyk, Maxim

Milner, Max

Mizzi, Cohen

Moelzer, Darius

Morgan-Jones, Ziggy

Morrisby, Rhys

Murdoch, Ethan

Neal, Finnegan

Nolan, Gaius

Nowland, Luca

O’Beirne, Lucas

Ojha, Pratik

O’Neill, Koby

O’Shea, Nat

Owen, Raife

Pagliaricci, Cooper

Year 7

Patel, Vraj

Pearson, Blake

Pepper, Elijah

Percy, Nash

Peterson, Ray

Picone, Sebastian

Pierce, Aidan

Potestas, Mason

Powers, Aidan

Preller, Ricky

Prieto, Benjamin

Quinn-Jackson, Hunter

Regattieri, Kaiden

Reid, Joshua

Roberts, Thomas

Roberts, Charlie

Robinson, Billy

Roth, Samuel

Runge, Jaiden

Russell, Duke

Ryan, Macauley

Sheridan, Barnaby

Skinner, Henry

Southers, Thomas

Spillane, Nikolas

Springett, Ryan

Staniland, Darcy

Stark, Cooper

Stevens, Conor

Stitt, Thomas

Straker, Sunny

Sweeney, Adam

Szczytnicki, Mikolaj

Thompson, Issac

Tips, Sawyer

Titheradge, Sachin

Year 7

Tuntsov, Danila

Uglow, Oscar

Ullrich, Tate

Vernon, Jamie

Vince, Patrick

Walsh, Anthony

Walters, Sketch

Webb, Sebastien

Webb, Bronson

White, Byron

Wignell, Khoa

Wilks, Joshua

Wilson, Tex

Winiata, Ethan

Wise, Blasko

Young, Koa

Zlatar, Oliver

Absent: Joey Gilby, Jesse Lee, Lincoln Maloney, Max Millar, Jairah Phelan

Year 8 Robert Speziale Academic, sporting and classroom merits acknowledge students’ achievement at school. In addition we have the opportunity to recognise and congratulate student achievements that occur outside of school. Hugh Wheeler played in the Under 14s State Cricket Championships, representing his local community. The Central Coast Under 14s Representative team became the top NSW country team when they defeated the ACT team, and then they emerged victorious against Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hill in the State Grand Final.

students behaved well, and the activities were demanding, a testament to the fact that the boys went to sleep quickly on both nights. The highlight of the camp had to be the intergroup volleyball competition held on the last day, with groups 7 and 13 competing in the final. Group 7 emerged as the champions of the “St Edward’s Killalea State Recreational Park Volleyball Championships” with a score of 21 points to 19. The participants were:

Group 7: George Belford, Toby Carr, Caleb Di Harry Evans and Tasman Holliday were Franco, Jesse Gangemi, Liam Kelly, Cooper nominated as finalists for the Junior Lifesaver MacKinnon, Tallon Miranda, Max Pidgeon, of the Year Award at the Central Coast Age Willem Schmidt, Joseph Sykes, George Taylor, Championships. This award offers clubs an Patrick Trew, Benjamin Weisbaum, Joshua opportunity to acknowledge their young Winter, Jack Humphries lifesavers and recognise their dedication to the Surf Life Saving community volunteering. We Group 13: Shaylen Bennett, Joseph Cameron, acknowledge the service and achievements of Alex Camilleri, Elio Cunico, Nate Engelbrecht, Jacob Hall, Julian Holmes-Rankin, Nate Lanser, these young men in their local communities. Jordan Mawad, Humayal Omer, Austin Romain, The Year 8 Camp was held at Killalea State Andrew Stephenson, Aibel Thomas, Xavier Recreational Park in Shell Harbour. Activities Trolio, Jye Young available to the students included surfing, beach sports, kayaking, mega paddling, archery Camp awards to the Most Valued Member of tag, bush walks, and team initiatives. For dinner, each group were given out at the conclusion each night the group was divided into two. One of the camp. Group instructors awarded a group had hamburgers cooked for them, while T-shirt to the student in their group who stood the other group cooked their own meals on out because of their dedication, effort, and Trangia stoves. Spaghetti Bolognese was the commitment, for consistently putting their main attraction, with groups of three and four best foot forward. Well done gentlemen. Those students working together under the guidance acknowledged were: Angus Wighton, Jace of instructors. The following night, the groups Villanueva, James Boerner, Riley Peers, Jorge swapped, and we discovered some budding Chavez, Max Pidgeon, Luke Baron-Cox, Joey young chefs among our Year 8 students. Food Hay, Kainoa Drewe, Daniel Bates, Jett Sivyer, was abundant, with seconds available. The Joseph Cameron, Liam Thompson.

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Aborro, Gabriel

Allen, Silas

Arango, Lorenzo

Ashton-Wilcox, Harry

Bailey, Kai

Ballinger, Hayden

Barrington, Jacob

Barron-Cox, Luke

Barry, Tom

Bates, Daniel

Belford, George

Bennett, Alexander

Bennett, Shaylan

Best-Minto, Eden

Biju, Abel Paul

Bird, Max

Blemith, Daniel

Boerner, James

Bolton, Cooper

Brady, Cormac

Brock-Fenton, Wylie

Bromfield, Jonah

Buda, Fletcher

Burke, Quinn

Bush, Fletcher

Buwalda, Tyler

Cameron, Joseph

Camilleri, Alex

Carr, Toby

Cassidy, Eamon

Chandler, Hayden

Chapman, Aiden

Chapman, Joshua

Chavez, Jorge

Clark, Owen

Coote, Finley

Year 8

Cordi, Fabian

Cormack, Lachlan

Cunico, Elio

Cusick, Ryan

Davis, Mark

de Vries, Phelix

Debenham, Noah

Delaney, Kobi

Dickson, Evan

Diffin, Ike

DiFranco, Caleb

Dowling, James

Doyle, Leo

Drewe, Kainoa

Dugas, Jacob

Durrant, Kobi

Engelbrecht, Nate

English, Max

Ercan, Charlie

Evans, Harrison

Farraway, Cooper

Fennell, Billy

Fenton, Josh

Fraser, Ethan

Gangemi, Jesse

Gaskey, William

Gattringer, Noah

Gaughan, Anthony

Gillan, Reilly

Gomez, Reagan

Goulding, Oliver

Gregory, Thomas

Gurr, Joseph

Hall, Jacob

Hardiman, Ashton

Hayde, Cooper

Year 8

Hayes, Benjamin

Hendriks, Edmund

Herd, Cooper

Hey, Joseph

Hill, Oliver

Holliday, Tasman

Holmes-Rankin, Julian

Holston, Lachlan

Hooker, Harry

Humphries, Jack

Irvine, Oliver

Jackson-Francis, Tyson

Jamnadas, Krishay

Johnston, Thomas

Jones, Finlay

Kelly, Liam

Kelly, Zac

Kim, Andy

Klein-Schiphorst, Max

Koschel, Axel

Lanser, Nate

Lawless, Archie

Lawson, Archie

Lin, Brenden

Lloyd, Cooper

Lloyd, Alexander

Lockwood, Noah

Louie, Beau

Macdonald, Dean

Mackinnon, Cooper

Magri, Blake

Mahoney, Terence

Malek, Benjamin

Mangan, Travis

Marsh, Cameron

Masabeya, Tanaka

Year 8

Mawad, Jordan

May, Xavier

McConnell, Hayden

McCormack, Jack

McMahon, Oscar

Mears, Flynn

Miranda, Tallon

Morgan, Kaden

Muldowney, Beau

Murray, William

Newport, Toby

Nguyen, Alex

Norman, Matthew

O’Connor, Knox

Omer, Humayal

Owen, Liam

Parke, Cruiz

Parsons, Hunter

Paton, Logan

Pearsall, Benjamin

Peers, Riley

Petley, Harry

Pidgeon, Max

Poile, Makenzey

Purkis, Maximillian

Redmond, Chance

Richmond, Ashby

Roberts, Jai

Roberts, Max

Romano, Vin

Salomao-Gangell, Tiago

Sands, Boadie

Sanfilippo, Joseph

Santry, Cooper

Scaysbrook, Zachary

Schmidt, Willem

Year 8

Schmidt, Kingston

Schroder, Riley

Schultz, Eli

Scown, Joshua

Sino, Derik Joseph

Sivyer, Jett

Smith, Nixon

Smyth, Euan

Sneddon, William

Snelson, Nicholas

Spencer, Oliver

Splatt, Billy

Stephenson, Andrew

Stevens, Kaden

Sykes, Joseph

Tagoai, Julian

Taylor, George

Taylor, Max

Temple, Jack

Templeton, Kai

Thomas, Aibel

Thompson, Liam

Thorpe, Harry

Tillott, Aden

Tobin, Harrison

Tod, Arlo

Tower, Cohen

Treble, Kyston

Trew, Patrick

Troilo, Xavier

Trotman, William

Tucker, Cruz

Turnbull, Patrick

Turner, Xavier

Ure, Charles

van Aalderen, Finn

Year 8

Vassallo, Samuel

Villanueva, Jace

Vumbaca, Matteo

Wagemaker, Miles

Walton, Henry

Washington, Joel

Weisbaum, Benjamin

Werder, Xavier

West, Cruz

Wheatley, Isaac

Wheeler, Hugh

Whitworth, Jack

Wicks, Hugo

Wiggins, Harvey

Wighton, Angus

Wilding, Archer

Willcocks, Owen

Williams, Thomas

Williams, Raphael

Windress, Max

Winter, Joshua

Worrall, Zeke

Yarnold, Nixon

Yoon, Sangpil

Young, Harrison

Young, Jake

Young, Jye

Zammit, Oliver

Absent: Charlie Karsten

Year 9 Nathan Marks “Of all the properties which belong to honourable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character ” - Henry Clay It has been a privilege to work alongside these young men as they worked their way through Year 9 in 2023. I would like to commend all boys on their efforts and determination to achieve their personal best in a tough school year that has brought many personal challenges. Year 9 is not an easy year, as students are in peak adolescence, transitioning from boys into young men. I am grateful for the many relationships I have made with each student, and I wish you all the best as you move into senior schooling. One of the most rewarding aspects of being a Pastoral Leader is the opportunity given to build connections with the boys as they grow and mature. This was no more evident than during our Year 9 Camp at Wee Jasper during Term One. I was so impressed with the behaviour, resilience, determination, commitment, and comradeship the students displayed during the activities and in the relationships developed with their peers.

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The theme for Year 9, 2023 was Men of Honour, which promotes the idea of being gentlemen within society. Boys have a strong sense of justice at this age; however, we encourage them daily to extend their horizons beyond their own personal space. Standing up for injustice, recognising cultural diversity and acknowledging the equality of the sexes in our society are major issues that will be profiled. The Waterford Project, is an ongoing initiative where all students are required to complete 15 hours of community service, ultimately making them aware of the significant amount of unjust in our community. I am proud of all the boys for being active with this school initiative again and would like to personally praise the boys who received Edmund Rice Honours for completing over 100 hours of service. Congratulations to Eden Pearson, Tahj Regattieri, Angus Stewart, Riley White. Service, justice, and solidarity was acted out, thanks to the great work done by Year 9 this year.

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Another indication of growth can be reflected in the number of students who received Outstanding Academic, Academic and Consistent Effort awards during the Semester One Academic Assembly. There were 60 students in total who received an award on the day. 44 of those students received Consistent Efforts, 12 received an Academic Achievement, and four received Outstanding Academic Achievement. Those students were Xander Byrne, Lucas Jarman, Thomas Perham, and Brendan Ratay. Great work boys!

Medallists in the Under 15’s Male Board Rescue, representing Wamberal SLSC. They have participated in this event together since Under 11’s, had a few 4th places but finally bought home the medal. Great effort boys! Congratulations to Hayden Fearnley and Levi Papps who played in the Under 14’s State Cricket Championships during the school holidays. The Central Coast Under 14’s Representative team became the top NSW country team when they defeated the ACT earlier this month, they then defeated Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hills in the State Grand Final held at Raby Oval. A great achievement boys.

In addition to the academic achievements obtained by students as a part of College life, there were a number of other students who achieved success in their own personal It has been my pleasure advocating the boys endeavours, as they appeared in our Student over the past year and a half. I would like to wish them the best for their upcoming senior Spotlight for 2023. school life and if they ever need a hand with Congratulations to Tahj Regattieri and Eden anything, my door is always open. Pearson, who recently medalled at the NSW Surf Lifesaving Championships held at Queenscliff/ Nth Steyne in March. The boys were Bronze

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Abbott, Luke

Allardice, Regan

Allen, Jacob

Armour, Max

Armstrong, Kai

Armstrong, Asher

Atkinson, Max

Ball, Caden

Barnett, Harry

Barry, George

Blackwell, Fraser

Borg, Ruben

Boyce, Harley

Brady, Augustus

Brown, Owen

Bryce, Charlie

Buda, Riley

Burgess, Jaxon

Butlin, Henry

Byrne, Xander

Byrne, Oscar

Byrnes, Jack

Call, Harry

Chapman, Nicholas

Cipollone, Jereme

Coughlan-Berg, Luka

Cranny, Charlie

Dawkings, Max

Derrick, Matthew

Diamond, Cody

Docherty, Hayden

Dodd, Dominic

Donafee, Lachlan

Downs, Liam

Duffy, Samuel

Elsholz, Joshua

Year 9

Everson, Zane

Farrell, Henry

Farris, Logan

Fearnley, Hayden

Fennell, Charlie

Fittler, Harrison

Flanders, Kobie

Francis, Ben

Gardiner, Meihana

Geddes-Brown, Benjamin

Gibson, Taj

Giddings, Finn

Gooley, Taj

Gooley, Reggie

Gottardo, Lincoln

Graham, Olly

Green, Benjamin

Griffin, Callum

Griffith, James

Haanskorf, Logan

Haines, William

Hall, Cooper

Hall, Archie

Hansen, Andrew

Harker, Cooper

Harries, Lennon

Harris, Keppel

Hawkins, Malcolm

Hehir, Max

Heinzel, Beau

Herring, Zach

Hickey, Blake

Hildridge, Rylee

Hitchenson, Dylan

Hoban, Benjamin

Hope, Ronan

Year 9

Hubble, Byron

Hughes, Samuel

Hunt, David

Huybrechs-Chung, Jeremy

Jackson, Mitchell

James, Max

Jarman, Lucas

Jarvis, Jack

Johnson, Jarvis

Jordan, Ronnie

Kahler, Riley

Kelly, Joseph

Lavin, Nixon

Locke, Owen

Lyons, Oliver

Lyons, Daniel

Macintosh, Jaxon

Magill, Ewan

Markey, Aaron

Martin, Charlie

Matthews, Noah

McBride, Darragh

McClelland, Will

McCudden, Isaac

McCullum, Ryan

McEvoy, Tobias

McGuinness, Arian

McIntosh, Kye

McIver, Riley

McNeil, Xavier

McRae, Kalani

Merillo, Giuseppe

Mexon, Broden

Minehan, Jack

Moggs, Jayden

Moggs, Kallum

Year 9

Monteleone, Sebastian

Morrison, Bailey

Moss, Cameron

Nakagawa, Luke

Naylor Adams, Ashton

Neilly, Coby

Nitsos, Harvey

Noble, Ned

Norris, Luca

Oates, Patrick

O’Brien, Lachlan

O’Connor Stewart, Kayn

Ottaway, Henry

Owen, Murphy

Palmqvist, Jesper

Papps, Levi

Park, Lachlan

Pearce-Maitland, Tristan

Pearson, Eden

Perham, Thomas

Philips, Isaac

Pike, Asher

Plunkett, Isaac

Pollard, William

Price, Riley

Probert, Taj

Raffety, Billy

Ratay, Brendan

Regattieri, Tahj

Roach, Lachlan

Roberts, Jackson

Roth, Max

Russell, Jamie

Rutherford, Harry

Ryan, Harrison

Ryan-Englund, Finn

Year 9

Saley, Nate

Saley, Koby

Sammut, Zach

Sands, Billy

Sayers, Tyrone

Scott, Quinn

See, Jude

Sky, Oliver

Smith, Ryan

Smith, Cooper

Smith-Metuisela, Kobe

Soares, Emanuel

Spokes, Reid

Stansfield, Charlie

Stauner-Lumsden, Riley

Stewart, Benjamin

Stewart, Angus

Stingmore, Riley

Stitt, Joseph

Straker, Kobi

Taylor, Jake

Teasdale, Blake

Tengstrom, Jett

Tower, Kai

Vandersyde, Ezekiel

Werner, Kyan

White, Riley

White, Lachlan

White, Taihden

Willson, Blake

Absent:

Wilson, Jarvis

Wilson, Zachary

Yarnold, Rourke

Yates, Ajay

Young, Maximilian

Jonathan Lin, Levi Myers, Hudson Wuest

Year 10 Alex Powell Leadership and Involvement is the theme for Year 10. Being actively involved in various activities not only contributes to personal development but also provides a platform for developing and demonstrating effective leadership skills, creating a positive impact on individuals and communities alike. It has been rewarding to see such a large number of boys step up and take an active role within the College community. Through action and words there are a number of boys who have been identified as potential student leaders moving into their senior years. Congratulations to the significant number of boys who received Consistent Effort, Academic, and Outstanding Academic Awards for both Semester 1 and 2. This is a testament to the commitment displayed towards their education and academic excellence. These awards not only acknowledge their academic achievements but consistency throughout their studies.

of the growth of the year group. Retreats, even when not physically challenging, often provide emotional and spiritual challenges that encourage deep self-reflection and personal growth. These conversations often lead to a greater understanding of oneself, empathy for others, and a sense of purpose. Year 10 students embraced these discussions with open hearts and displayed a strong sense of community and a genuine desire to learn and grow together. The annual camp at Jindabyne is undoubtedly a highlight for Year 10 students, providing them with a unique opportunity to engage in a variety of challenging activities that test their physical and mental abilities. Activities such as hiking, mountain biking, rafting in freezing cold water, and abseiling down the dam wall not only require physical skills but also demand qualities such as resilience, courage, and the ability to face adversity. This is always one of the experiences that boys remember.

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and undertake some work experience in an area of their choosing. Engaging in work experience not only provides valuable insights into potential career paths but also helps students develop essential skills and knowledge that can be applied in the professional world. The high participation rate and the success of these work placements indicate the students’ enthusiasm for exploring different fields and their eagerness to learn outside the classroom.

valuable morals they have learned during their time at St Edward’s. These experiences and teachings can serve as a guiding light as they navigate the challenges of the outside world.

For those students who have chosen to continue their education at St Edward’s, the journey ahead holds promise and potential. The prospect of moving forward together, supporting one another, and working towards the Higher School Certificate (HSC) and There were also the fantastic workshops run beyond is undoubtedly an exciting prospect. by teachers during this time and the Illuminate As they embark on this path, they will have the Challenge which provides a holistic learning opportunity to grow academically, personally, experience that combines elements of research, and socially, laying the foundation for their entrepreneurship, design thinking, and public future endeavors. speaking. It equips students with practical skills and prepares them for real-world challenges, As this academic year comes to a close, we encouraging them to think innovatively and remember the words of William Butler Yeats make a positive impact on their communities. who said “education is not just the filling of a pail, Thanks to the generosity of staff and Mrs but the lighting of a fire”. Let the knowledge and Dignam for facilitating such a rich experience. experiences you’ve gained fuel your passion, ignite your curiosity, and guide you toward a The transition from school to the next phase future filled with endless possibilities. of life can indeed be a challenging and exciting time for young individuals. For those who are Congratulations on your achievements and I leaving to pursue opportunities in different look forward to your safe return in 2024. Enjoy fields such as apprenticeships, traineeships, or your holidays. TAFE education, it’s a time to bid farewell and carry with them the positive memories and

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Aplitt, Oscar

Aygun, Joseph

Bagot-Hayes, Thomas

Bailey, Orsen

Balshaw, Aiden

Barlow, Logan

Bayss, Maxwell

Bell, Owen

Benz, Alexander

Best, Liam

Best-Minto, Noah

Bevan, Jed

Biankin, Adrian

Blunt, William

Bosnjak, Lucas

Brady, Owen

Briggs, Cooper

Broadhead, Oscar

Brown, Joshua

Bull, Sebastian

Bullot, Ryan

Bunney, Lachlan

Camilleri, Jet

Campbell, Kiernan

Carpenter, Archie

Carson, Flynn

Cassar, Callum

Clarke, James

Cleary, Henri

Clifford, Harrison

Cockerton, Harry

Conners, William

Conroy, William

Cormack, Samuel

Corrigan, Maximilian

Cox, Noah

Year 10

Cullen, Eoin

Dawson, Charlie

de Vries, Darcy

Dimech, Luca

Doyle, Sonny

Duncan, Connor

Fairley, Luca

Farraway, Emerson

Ferry, Toby

Finn, Tyson

Fishenden, Ryan

Fisher, Brayden

Flynn, Thomas

Fonseka, Shenath

Foster, Joshua

French, Geoffrey

Gale, Kalan

Gallagher, Noah

Gbel-Cook, James

Gibbens, Lachlan

Gooley, Jette

Gould Sumner, Kylan

Gregory, Euan

Gurr, Arlo

Hajje, Logan

Ham, Cooper

Hammond, Thomas

Harrison, Luke

Hawkins, Joshua

Herd, Lachlan

Hieber, Kaine

Hiscoe, Kalan

Holliday, Mason

Hore, Liam

Howes, Jake

Hubbard, Cooper

Year 10

Hughes, Jamie

Husk, Nicholas

Jack, Alexander

Jackson, Tristan

Jackson, Mackay

Jamieson, Cooper

Johnston, Kynan

Jones, Cooper

Josling, Archie

Judd, Max

Kasun, Ryder

Katerynyuk, Vladyslav

Katsande, Chikomborero

Kearney, Nicholas

Kirkland, Matthew

Knott, Aidan

Koizumi-Smith, Enzo

Lawrence, Jack

Legge, Nathan

Limpkin, Mathis

Loaney, Isaac

Logan, Samuel

Luci, Charlie

Lynch, William

Lyons, William

Macdonald, Heath

Magann, Bailey

Mantell, Jesse

Maple, Austin

Marquart, Blade

Martin, Archer

Mason, Archer

Mathews, Kevin

McArdle, Thomas

McCann, Dylan

McCoombe-Lopez, Alex

Year 10

McGilvery, Thomas

McMahon, Cruz

Mills, Jonah

Morrison, Lopez

Nguyen, Anthony

Nicholls, Thomas

Nicoll, Chayse

Old, Kaden

Olsen, Harvey

O’Malley, Hamish

Oteiwi, Max

Paea, Lisitoa

Page-Walker, Harrison

Peers, Liam

Pegler, Cooper

Peterson, Caleb

Piepers, Ryan

Price, Archie

Pringle, Oliver

Quitadamo, Luca

Renton, Lachlan

Roberts, Brooklyn

Robinson, Matthew

Robinson, Harry

Roesch, Jaden

Roesch, Ethan

Shereb, Luke

Sikuka, Michael

Sinclair, Ryan

Smith, Aamon

Smith, Thomas

Sommerville, Fletcher

Spinks, Logan

Spinks, Cooper

Talbot, Rowan

Taylor, Max

Year 10

Thomas, Albert

Thompson, Neo

Tkac, Flynn

Tracey, Samuel

Treble, Logan

Tredwell, Marcus

Turner, Riley

Turton, Darcy

Ure, Lawrence

Valamis, Nate

Vassallo, Christian

Ware, Cooper

Watson, Hamish

Wengi, Bailey

Wheelock, Cooper

White, Kieran

Wicks, Jonte

Williams, Ewan

Willmott, Declan

Wilson, Marlen

Woolford, Oscar

Wright, Donovan

Wright, Deakin

Wuest, Ethan

Young, Jarvis

Young, Saxon

Zhang, Easun

Absent: Hunter Ainslie, Harry Stockings, Jules Vernieres

Year 11 Paul Sullivan Another year has passed and there is only one Apart from the usual school-based activities and learning that took place, Year 11’s main to go for our Year 11 students! event throughout the year was undoubtedly Courses for the High School Certificate have the Retreat. In Term 2 each student had the already started and everything is now geared chance to spend three days in Sydney visiting towards the students’ final exams, so it is nice different sites, groups, organisations and to reflect and be grateful for the time that has individuals with the aim of helping to further gone, because 2023 was full of memorable develop their sense of gratitude and spiritual conscious towards the less fortunate members experiences. of society. Walking around Kings Cross and the Year 11’s theme was: ‘Owning The Responsibility’ surrounding areas whilst hearing stories from and, apart from wearing a white shirt, they locals was confronting, especially in the face of were expected to stand out from the crowd extreme poverty and wealth, but the reverence and be role models for the younger students shown from all attendees was exceptional and in our school. The group lived up to this and our year group will never forget the special demonstrated their maturity on a day-to-day moments from this retreat. A highlight included basis. Some of the boys had to share classes with talks from men who had abused drugs their the St Joseph’s girls and undertake lessons on whole life, were destitute and homeless, yet had their campus - a new experience - while others found their purpose and were trying to rebuild had their first taste of a ‘study period’, which themselves. Visiting the Jewish Museum was was well-received. There were ups, downs and amazing and being able to hear a holocaust everything in-between, but ultimately, 2023 survivor talk about their life made it even more special. In the evenings, we all stayed at the was a positive one for our year group.

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Sydney Central YHA and this gave our students the ‘backpacker experience’ where they rubbed shoulders with visitors from all over the world. The retreat was fantastic and everyone I spoke to told me about the positive impact it had on them, so this was a very worthwhile experience. In Term 3 the students of Year 11 had the chance to nominate for the role of Prefect, an important responsibility within our school. Prefects are expected to support and promote: Discipline and Order, Peer Role Modeling, Student Support, Communication, Events and Activities, Building a Sense of Community, Responsibility and Accountability. After filling in applications, undergoing interviews, and being voted on, the successful candidates who were ultimately chosen as Prefects were: Rex Allwood, Ronan Bishop, Jay Bonython, Cohen Crook, Cashar Darwin, Matthew Frost-Foster, John James, Matthew Kairouz, Jye LeBrocq, David Lusunzi, Kale Puata, Christopher Rae, Juan Jose Rodriguez Caldas, Abhishek Thomas, Leon Towle, Hugh Wilson. This group of impressive individuals all have their roles to play within the school and have now undertaken portfolios in the areas of: Culture, Publicity and Social Events; Literacy and Academia; Environment, Sport, Wellbeing and Healthy Living; Spirituality, Liturgy, and Social Justice. The Prefect group

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attended a leadership day at Killcare Surf Club where they discussed their plans and ideas for the year, and, based on the enthusiasm displayed, it was a great sign of things to come. Further to the Prefect group being selected, Mr Bonnici had the pleasure to announce the three student captains to a packed assembly with parents in attendance. Congratulations to our 2023/24 School Captain Juan Jose Rodriguez Caldas and Vice Captains Rex Allwood and Kale Puata. All three of these gentlemen are deserved recipients and will lead St Edward’s with the support of the whole community. Now we look ahead to the coming year: Year 12. A lot of boys will be men, under the law, as their 18th birthdays arrive; more and more will be driving on their provisional licences; all will be completing their HSC and then it is the culmination of their schooling as graduation is celebrated… Where have the years gone? I hope that everyone has a well-earned rest over the summer break and that Christmas is a time of love, gratitude and peace for all of our St Edward’s families. Good luck and God bless.

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Abbott, Max

Allwood, Rex

Barnfield, Zachary

Baxter, Samuel

Beatson, James

Bilham, Angus

Bishop, Ronan

Blackman, Cody

Bonython, Jay

Bradley, Nathan

Bush, Joshua

Butlin, James

Byrne, Sacha

Carter, Phoenix

Chidiac, Zachary

Clarke, Jay

Clarkson, Matthew

Cleverly, Arky

Crook, Cohen

Crotty, Joshua

Dafter, Kieran

Danvers, Cohen

Darwin, Cashar

Davies, Charlie

Day, Cameron

Dodd, Christopher

Dodsworth, Marshall

Duncan, Cohen

Ellis, Aidan

Fatone, Domenic

Fenton, Tom

Field, Charlie

Fraser, Charlie

Frost-Foster, Matthew

Gardiner, Hawaiki

Gates, Samuel

Year 11

Goddard, Ta

Golden, Alexander

Hall, Mitchell

Hall, Thomas

Hamilton, Archie

Hart, Jackson

Heaney-Johnson, Jalen

Heffer, Riley

Hill, Liam

Hodder, Samuel

Hodge, Andrew

Jack, Angus

Jacobson, Charlie

James, John

Jones, Flynn

Kairouz, Matthew

Kalos, Alexander

Kay, Hunter

Kemp, Lachlan

Kinnaird, Callum

Lazo Vega, David

Leary, Finn

Leary, Eli

LeBrocq, Jye

Lewry, Matthew

Long, Sayer

Lusunzi, David

Maitland, Kai

Malek, Joshua

Mangan, Joshua

Markey, Kaelan

Marks, Byron

Markulin, Lincoln

Marsters, Jacob

Matthews, Aidan

McAteer, Hamish

Year 11

McCarthy, Daniel

McHale, Flynn

McIntosh, Darby

McLachlan, Jai

McMonigal, Elijah

Medley, Tristan

Mercieca, Logan

Milson, Ellis

Minto, Brendan

Miotello, Jayden

Murphy Pacholek, Lachlan

Mussared, Fynn

Newport, Angus

Nisbett, Micah

Nowalinski, Samuel

O’Leary, Brayden

Paea, Tevita

Palmqvist, Finn

Parrelli, Joel

Pawlak, Brandon

Peers, Callum

Pennells, Zane

Phillips, Thomas

Potts, Thomas

Puata, Kale

Rae, Christopher

Ransley, Declan

Ratay, Stefan

Richmond, Jasper

Rodriguez Caldas, Juan Jose

Rogers, Timothy

Roth, Thomas

Rudd-Abrahams, Xzavier

Sands, Jack

Schramm, Thomas

Schroder, Joshua

Year 11

Scott, Cooper

Sgaravizzi, Marco

Short, Seth

Simpson, Nathaniel

Sky, Hudson

Spedding, Jack

Steven, Alexander

Stuart, Jimmy

Sydenham, Luca

Sydenham, Jeremy

Thomas, Abhishek

Thomas, Luther

Tibbutt, Lachlan

Torok, Sandor

Towle, Leon

Vaughan, Nate

Voesenek, Thomas

Wagemaker, Oliver

Wanjohi, Jesi

Ward, Jay

Wehrle, Cameron

Wells, Keanu

Wighton, Jack

Williamson, Alec

Willoughby, Ben

Wilson, Marlen

Wilson, Hugh

Wilson, Samuel

Woodruff, Cameron

Xuereb, Matthew

Absent: Brody Andrews, James Barry, Finn Gilmartin, Brayven Johnston, Mitchell Ryan, Jacob Stephens, Samuel Trench Zammit, Flynn

Year 12 Eamonn McCauley Year 12, Congratulations on completing 13 years of formal education. Making it through to the end of High School and graduating as a Year 12 student is a great achievement and one you should all be extremely proud of. It has been a privilege to share your journey over the last 18 months as your Pastoral Leader, and very rewarding to see you be challenged, persevere, overcome adversity, achieve personal goals and grow into the young men that sit before me. Your theme this year was to be “Young Men with Purpose”. It is fitting to end your schooling with such a theme, because you are young men, not boys anymore who are about to stand on the threshold of adult life with all its cares and responsibilities.

Year 12 self. Thank you, Mrs Pearson, for this initiative: Dear Eddie, I am in Year 7 now and this is my letter to you in Year 12: •

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Gentlemen, there are many people that we need to thank and acknowledge for getting • you to where you are right now. None more than your wonderful parents, care givers and extended family who have also been on this • rollercoaster journey with you, celebrating the many successes you have achieved and providing unconditional love and support for • those times of uncertainty. Let me take you back to Wednesday the 31 January 2018, a pleasant 21 degrees even though it was a January full of heatwave conditions, thankfully a southerly hit and cooled things, when 216 Year 7 boys entered the ERC for the first time to be greeted by Mr Bonnici and Mr Sullivan and your Core teachers, the largest Year 7 enrolment on record and the first group to be given their own device. The following is a compilation of some Year 7 core classes end of Year 7 reflections written in a letter to their

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The canteen food is good, but I love my mum’s cooking the most and when I’m in Year 12, I hope I’m a good person. In my free time I hang out with the girls, and in Year 12 I hope I still have my friends from Year 7. Fortnite is my favourite game and I like to take long naps at home. I hope Year 12 isn’t as stressful as they say. I like all the sport at St Edward’s and hope to be a Police Officer, engineer, lawyer or work with my dad when I leave Year 12. I hope I have my driver’s licence in year 12 and a good car so I can drive to Mad Mex on my own. I haven’t written much in this letter but when I read it in Year 12 it will tell me that I didn’t like writing, I prefer woodwork. Well, I am only 13 now but when I’m in Year 12 I hope I grow to be a mature 18-year-old so I can play NRL for the Roosters. My favourite subject is science and I wonder if in Year 12 there will be flying cars, holographic phones and aliens. My favourite teacher is my Core teacher Mrs Pearson, she’s nice and she gives me Merits.

And now, here we are six years later in 2023 on your last day, 137 young men sit before me and a lot of growing and learning has taken place.

Year 12 Eamonn McCauley To the Captains, William Shaddock, Noah Nakagawa and Fletcher Moore, thank you for your exemplary leadership, warm friendliness and humility. Will, seemingly unflappable, a bastion for the environment and a true servant leader. Your intellect and calmness in every situation was a standout for me - if you could bottle your calm demeanour we could sell it to a Tibetan Monk. Noah, a tremendous support and young man of the highest integrity, a voice for social inequity in many areas, new record holder on the athletics track, a leader by example. Fletcher, the voice, the talker, a calm and collected voice of reason and advice. I still remember on Year 11 Retreat when you knew just as much, if not more about the crime statistics in Kings Cross than the undercover detective did, all based on your love of documentaries. You have all led by example, always willing to get involved and fulfill official duties and have been model students of determined character. Combined, you reflect a tone that exists amongst the whole cohort of Year 12, I believe you were elected by your peers because you embody who they are and what they believe in, Year 12 you are all a credit to the College.

To the College Leaders who quietly and tirelessly volunteered their time to work behind the scenes in the different portfolios, you have made an invaluable contribution to many aspects of college life, be proud of the work you have done.

In addition to the work of the leadership team, many others of you have been excellent role models and have found your purpose and committed to be the best version of yourself, not only academically, but in school service, sport, cultural and social justice activities. Some of you have continually excelled academically and should be very proud, we have local, state and national representatives in sport, creative flair in the Arts as reflected in the recent major works that were on display in Art, Photography, Extension Science, Music, Industrial Wood, Metal, IT and many of your achievements will be recognised today. One of your strengths as a year group has been the genuine leadership and commitment displayed by many of you. You may not be the highflyers or award recipients, but you are at the core of the graduating class. You are the friendly, supportive and cooperative young men who quietly turn up every day and make valuable contributions to College life and The Prefect group and College Leaders have the community. Your efforts have been much set new benchmarks and standards for future appreciated. leadership groups to aspire to. You have been absolute positive role models for our younger Another fine example of the character of students. Your work on SECTV continued to set this cohort has been the number of Year 12 new standards - thank you to Mrs Rankin and students who were still able to receive Edmund Mr Neve for the many hours of work behind Rice Honours. Combined, you have completed the scenes. The come-from-behind win in the thousands of hours of community service over Prefect Sports Cup against St Joseph’s will go the years, with one student receiving the Order down as one of the greatest comebacks of all of Australia Medal for outstanding social justice time - thank you Marley Medina, two in a row!! and community service. It is up to our new Prefects to achieve a 3-peat. Where young men achieve

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Year 12 Eamonn McCauley that hopefully I’ll still be around but more importantly you will have made a positive impact on those around you. It is my hope for you that your education here at St Edward’s has planted a seed for lifelong curiosity and learning and a passion to not only follow your dreams and career path but also do what you can to make a fairer and more just society. With your knowledge and relative privilege, you have a responsibility to be leaders of compassion, love and inclusion in every relationship you have. It is in good relationships with others that you will truly flourish, find happiness, acceptance and fulfillment. Broaden your horizons and be proud of your own uniqueness for it’s what And here we are, it is exciting, congratulations on sets you apart. Be slow to judge, ridicule and this milestone. You prepare to leave our shores exclude the other, remove walls and barriers but will always be part of this College, you have that will enable you to grow to your potential woven your story into the fabric of these walls, and embrace new wisdom with courage and your spirit lives on in our conversations and confidence. memories. You have had your turn and made your mark, stepping the path of thousands To each of you: I won’t name you individually before you over 70 years and have improved but to the lunchtime social groups; the various the path for those that follow. Your collective handballers in the Senior area, the touch character has been defined by your friendliness footballers on the oval near the sails, the and commitment to bettering yourself, look basketballers, those that sit-under the sails back with pride at your achievements and look and at the senior tables, outside the art rooms, forward with excitement and anticipation to concourse canteen crew and finally the library the future. Many of you will go on to further enthusiasts, where more of you should have study university, TAFE, work or travel, whatever been, and everyone in between, I wish you path you take, take it with confidence. Life will every success. present you with a rocky path at times and I believe we have provided you with the right It has been an honour to have walked alongside shoes to tread the journey. Continue to be a you in this part of your journey. Please continue good son, and aspire to be a good partner, to live life with an Eddies heart. husband, friend and hopefully parent one day. Remember “if you’re lucky enough to be an I look at you now and imagine the man I Eddies boy, you’re lucky enough”! run into in 10 years’ time, feeling confident A highlight this year was the Year 12 Retreat at Mulgoa. It was a time where you shared your personal stories, affirmed each other, were challenged to be better men, to have respectful relationships in your lives and reflect on your own path in life. We found a commonality that galvanised you as a year group. Young men with dreams, aspirations, fears and frailties but also a capacity to bounce back, persevere and support each other. Where the spirit song “Hey Brother’ was belted out and taken to new levels and the floorboards of the Stables flexed under the weight of the mosh pit. With Retreat #1’s singing taking the honours.

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Back Row: Seventh Row: Sixth Row: Fifth Row: Fourth Row: Third Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Fynn Newell, Harley Best, Oliver Martin, Thomas Whitmore, Cooper McBride, Liam Hodges, Ryan Cox, James Nilsson, Cooper Scho Lachlan Carlyle, Oscar Cresswell, David Rollston, Harry Bates, Zane Smith, Joshua Mercer, Kye Holliday, Miles Henderson, Blaine M Daniel Herd, Liam Roche, Jack Roberts, Levi Bailey, Nathan Collis, Sebastian Eager, Hamish McDermott, Bradley Plummer, Cooper Benjamin Stansfield, Roman Cunico, Lachlan Gibson, Daniel Lavery, Luke Boylan, Jayden Redfern, Xavier Reid, Sione Ofahengaue, Luke Colgan, Drew Elwin, Kalen Hogan, Oscar McCoombe-Lopez, Andrew Nguyen, Jonah Wright, Beau Watson, Will Turton, Jack M Callum Hobson, Austin Boffo, Kai Knighton, Jaycob Foyel, Ethan Cohen, Alexander Lara, Kurt Halls, Simon Barber, Christian Grima-S Lachlan Sherratt, Sunny McRae, Harrison Stiffle, Dylan Xuereb, Hayden Mexon, Charlie Shannon, William Kane, Trent Pantle-Bentha Joshua Judd, Angus Jones, Fletcher Moore, Thomas Hunt, Rhys Butcher, Galan Tucker, Jack Binding, Eamonn McCauley, William S

Absent:

Isaac Broomfield, Josef Lewis, Jude Rankin, Nicholas Rowan, Luke Foster, Thomas Lawton, Aiden Walsh-Catanzaro, Samuel McCud

of 2023

och, Matthew Toohey, Alexander Vitoros McIntosh, Keenan White, Tom Conroy, Blake Downs, Zachary Straker, Artemi Lomis, Nicholas Gately, Christopher Macdonald Thorndike, Brendan Escott, William Browning, Heath Ford, Harry Evans, Harrison Mitchell, Flynn Peters, Malachi Smith, Calum Walters, Taylin Burgess , Adrian Pozo, Isaac Ryan, Ethan Hayes, Charlie Watkins, Lucas Russell, Benjamin Blunt, Jivesh Shonak, John Clift, Corey Sammut Milner, William Rankin, Connor McKenna, Christian Hudson, Joel Attard, Oscar Wylie, Max Stride, Andre Sirio, Tobias Nolan, Luke McHugh Smith, Oliver Dawson, Sean Bullen, Noah Nakagawa, Patrick Sawyer, Luke Harada, Enrique Rodriguez-Hunter, Hunter Mussalli, Rhyan Sayles am, Troy Duncan, Tobias Kregting, Ryley Smith, Lachlan Turnbull, Koby Salter, Rayden Gomez, Alexander Cutting, Marley Medina Shaddock, Mark Bonnici, Conor Kelly, Kenan Fonseka, Leo Hong, Oliver Roberts, Jonty Woolford, Hamish Gunn, Fletcher Smith

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Year 12

Attard, Joel

Bailey, Levi

Barber, Simon

Bates, Harry

Best, Harley

Binding, Jack

Blunt, Benjamin

Boffo, Austin

Boylan, Luke

Broomfield, Isaac

Browning, William

Bullen, Sean

Burgess, Taylin

Butcher, Rhys

Clift, John

Cohen, Ethan

Colgan, Luke

Collis, Nathan

Conroy, Tom

Cox, Ryan

Cresswell, Oscar

Cunico, Roman

Cutting, Alexander

Dawson, Oliver

Downs, Blake

Duncan, Troy

Eager, Sebastian

Elwin, Drew

Escott, Brendan

Evans, Harry

Fonseka, Kenan

Ford, Heath

Foster, Luke

Foyel, Jaycob

Gately, Nicholas

Gibson, Lachlan

Year 12

Gomez, Rayden

Grima-Smith, Christian

Gunn, Hamish

Halls, Kurt

Harada, Luke

Hayes, Ethan

Henderson, Miles

Herd, Daniel

Hobson, Callum

Hodges, Liam

Hogan, Kalen

Holliday, Kye

Hong, Leo

Hudson, Christian

Hunt, Thomas

Jones, Angus

Judd, Joshua

Kane, William

Kelly, Conor

Knighton, Kai

Kregting, Tobias

Lara, Alexander

Lavery, Daniel

Lawton, Thomas

Lewis, Josef

Lomis, Artemi

Macdonald, Christopher

Martin, Oliver

McBride, Cooper

McCoombe-Lopez, Oscar

McCudden, Samuel

McDermott, Hamish

McHugh, Luke

McIntosh, Blaine

McKenna, Connor

McRae, Sunny

Year 12

Medina, Marley

Mercer, Joshua

Mexon, Hayden

Milner, Jack

Mitchell, Harrison

Moore, Fletcher

Mussalli, Hunter

Nakagawa, Noah

Newell, Fynn

Nguyen, Andrew

Nilsson, James

Nolan, Tobias

Ofahengaue, Sione

Pantle-Bentham, Trent

Peters, Flynn

Plummer, Bradley

Pozo, Adrian

Rankin, Jude

Rankin, William

Redfern, Jayden

Reid, Xavier

Roberts, Jack

Roberts, Oliver

Roche, Liam

Rodriguez-Hunter, Enrique

Rollston, David

Rowan, Nicholas

Russell, Lucas

Ryan, Isaac

Salter, Koby

Sammut, Corey

Sawyer, Patrick

Sayles, Rhyan

Schoch, Cooper

Shaddock, William

Shannon, Charlie

Year 12

Sherratt, Lachlan

Shonak, Jivesh

Sirio, Andre

Smith, Fletcher

Smith, Zane

Smith, Ryley

Smith, Malachi

Stansfield, Benjamin

Stiffle, Harrison

Straker, Zachary

Stride, Max

Thorndike, Cooper

Toohey, Matthew

Tucker, Calan

Turnbull, Lachlan

Turton, Will

Walsh-Catanzaro, Aiden

Walters, Calum

Watkins, Charlie

Watson, Beau

Werner, Tahj

White, Keenan

Whitmore, Thomas

Woolford, Jonty

Wright, Jonah

Wylie, Oscar

Xuereb, Dylan

Absent: Lachlan Carlyle, Alexander Vitoros

College Counsellors Terese Killin and Marcus Missio-Spiteri “It is always beneficial to reflect on the past and all the implemented and ongoing initiatives.’

This year, we introduced Youth Mental Health First Aid Training for our staff. To date, 56 staff members have undergone a 2-day training program in Youth Mental Health First Aid. This has enabled us to collaborate with our staff in addressing the needs of young people dealing with significant mental illness, as well as general mental health issues, with the most common being depression and anxiety. Our school’s objective is to have all staff trained in Youth Mental Health First Aid by the end of 2024. This training equips our staff to recognise and respond to young individuals struggling with these issues. Mental health concerns are prevalent among young people, and this training serves as a reminder that staff recognition and early intervention can make a significant difference in the provision of help and support to students. Currently, our top priority is to ensure all staff complete this training, with future considerations for offering it to parents.

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This year marked a name change from “The Fathering Project” to “Male Connect.” In the first term of this year, we hosted the inaugural Male Connect event, “Pizza and Paper Planes,” for Year 7 students. Our plan is to continue this tradition at the beginning of each school year for the incoming Year 7 cohort and their significant male role models. We have also remained involved in ongoing programs, including “Love Bites,” where we introduced “Love Bites Junior” for year 7 students, the “Black Dog Future Proofing Study,” student retreats, camps, and individual counseling services for students, parents, and staff. Despite the challenges, this year has been both rewarding and fulfilling. We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to continue working on both established and new initiatives.

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Inclusive Community

Sport Jason Carpenter It has been a while, but we finally returned to Sport as we know it. What a great year with the weather looking after us and our Eddies Boys continuing to shine in a variety of sporting arenas.

The stunning weather continued for our College Athletics Carnival, where we saw a new record set by Noah Nakagawa in Opens 100 m heats with a time of 11.37 sec. We also crowned the following Age Campions: Under 12 Ewan McHale; Under 13 Jamie Vernon; Under 14 Owen Clark; Under 15 Kallum Moggs; Under 16 Cooper Jones; Opens Lincoln Markulin.

We began the year with a short turn-a-round to our College Swimming Carnival, crowning the following Age Champions: Under 12 Raife Owen; Under 13 Billy McCarthy; Under 14 We also saw our Opens Football Team emulate Tom Barry; Under 15 Tahj Regattieri; Under 16 the success of our Downie Shield Cricket team. The Opens team started by winning the Lachlan Bunney; Opens Jayden Redfern. CSBB Gala Day, which doubled as a selection This coincided with our Downie Shield (Years event and pathway into the CSNSW Knockout 9-12) Cricket Team who continued on from Championships. A win in Round 2 against All their success in Term 4, 2022, after beating St Saints College Maitland saw them take a trip Peter’s Catholic College, MacKillop Catholic up the freeway to Port Macquarie. A dominant College, and All Saints Maitland. They moved display against MacKillop Catholic College saw into the semi finals against St John’s Catholic them move into the CSNSW Finals. In the semi College Woodlawn Lismore, in February, finals they came up against the powerful Holy winning comfortably and progressing to the Cross College Ryde. The team, as fate would final the following day. A change of venue, due have it, also stumbled late in the game to lose to weather, saw them come up against the high- on penalties. While the result didn’t go their profile St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown on way, it was the first time during their run, that their home wicket. In a very close and see- they had conceded a goal. A wonderful team sawing game, our boys stumbled late to just effort from a very talented group of young men miss out. A wonderful team effort and well and well done to Mr Griffin and Mr Ellis. done to Mr Austin and Mr Murray.

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Backstroke at the NSW All Schools Carnival. Representative sport outside the College continued to flourish also at Catholic Schools Broken Bay (CSBB) competitions. Highlights Highlights from NSW All Schools level, including: included: • All Schools Cross Country Championships. • A clean sweep of the Swimming, Cross • Under 16 and Under 18’s Rugby 7’s team finally getting a chance to represent the Country, and Athletics Champion Boys College in Rugby and progressing to the School titles. State Finals. • Scooping the Juniors (Years 7 and 8), Intermediate (Year 9 and 10) and Opens • Under 14 Futsal team contested the State Finals against some very tough competition. Basketball titles, with all three teams challenging some quality teams at their • Our Opens (Year 9-12) AFL team contest the Northern NSW Finals after winning the CSNSW Championships. Central Coast Region. • Our Intermediate AFL, Rugby 7’s and Surf Lifesaving teams winning their respective • Our Year 9 and 10 Oztag team also progressing to the State Finals. CSBB events. • Our Junior Touch Football, Under 13’s • After missing out on the CSNSW Athletics Championships, Will Browning (19 years – Football and Opens Volleyball teams making 5th 800 m, 6th 1500 m), Cooper Jones (16 their respective finals. years – 4th 400 m), Deakin Wright (16 years – 13th 1500 m) and Riley Schroder (Under We also saw some wonderful individual and 12-15 Tf40 - Discus) excelled at the NSW All team performances at CSNSW level, including: Schools Carnival. • Kaelan Markey – Under 18 Rugby Union It never ceases to amaze me how talented our team • Swimming - Intermediate Medley Relay young men are and the broad range of sports Team: Tahj Regattieri (Backstroke), Lucas we celebrate sporting success. I want to thank Jarman (Breaststroke), Lachlan Bunney the coaches and managers of our teams, for (Butterfly) and Archie Carpenter (Freestyle) giving up their time to guide the young men winning a Silver Medal. They finished 6th at of St Edward’s. I would also like to personally thank, Mr Murray, for his professionalism, the NSW All Schools Carnival. • Tahj Regattieri: winning Gold Medals in 50m invaluable knowledge, and assistance with and 100m Backstroke. Also swam the 200m Sport here at the College.

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College Athletics Carnival Jason Carpenter The College Athletics Carnival took place on Tuesday 30 May at Adcock Park. The day boasted perfect weather, fostering an atmosphere of excitement and camaraderie among the students who wholeheartedly embraced the carnival. Their spirited representation of their respective Houses added to spirit of the day.

their commendable behavior and eagerness to partake in the carnival’s various activities. Moreover, the day culminated with the crowning of the Age Champions, recognising exceptional performances in each category. The following students were awarded the titles:

Throughout the day, numerous memorable moments emerged, such as Mr Griffin’s engaging contest against Will Browning and Keenan White in the Opens 1500m race. Despite his early race pace, which would ultimately be his downfall, Mr Griffin sought redemption in the 400m later in the day. Adopting a more cautious strategy, he surged forward and finished impressively in second place.

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Under 12: Ewan McHale – Spillane Under 13: Jamie Vernon – Shanahan Under 14: Owen Clark – Spillane Under 15: Kallum Moggs – Knights Under 16: Cooper Jones – Knights Opens: Lincoln Markulin – Knights

The House competition saw Knights (Green House) emerged as victors, amassing an Notably, Noah Nakagawa achieved a impressive 1247 points. Spillane (Red House) remarkable feat by setting a new record in the secured the second position with 1106 points, Opens 100m heats, crossing the finish line with followed by Doolan (White House) with 962 an impressive time of 11.37 seconds. Similarly, points. Shanahan (Blue House) concluded the Zane Smith demonstrated great determination rankings with a respectable score of 896 points. in challenging the Opens High Jump Record of 1.92m, albeit falling short despite a last-minute The College Athletics Carnival proved to be a resounding success, offering a memorable change of shoes. experience for all participants. The captivating The overall conduct and enthusiastic displays of athleticism, the students’ enthusiastic participation displayed by students served as involvement, and the collective achievements a significant highlight of the event. It reflected of the day made it an unforgettable occasion.

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College Swimming Carnival Jason Carpenter The year 2023 commenced with an energetic beginning to our sporting schedule, marked by the College Swimming Carnival on the inaugural Friday of Week 1 (3rd February). This year, we reinstated the tradition by organising the complete school carnival at PLC Woy Woy. For our Year 7 – 9 students, this event held a special significance as it was their first experience of its kind.

Age

Place Student

1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd

House

Tom Barry Spillane Julian Tagoai Shanahan Shaylan Bennett Spillane Tahj Regattieri Shanahan Lucas Jarman Doolan Eden Pearson Shanahan Lachlan Bunney Knights Cooper Jones Knights Archie Carpenter Doolan Jayden Redfern Doolan Kale Puata Knights

A radiant day blessed us with abundant sunshine, illuminating the cheerful countenances of 17+ both staff and students. The following young gentlemen demonstrated exceptional prowess While the carnival served as a platform for in their respective age divisions: our competitive swimmers to showcase their talents, it also served as the inaugural House Age Place Student House Competition of the year, where participation points held immense value. The following is a 12 1st Raife Owen Knights list of our House Champions for the year 2023, 2nd Luca Nowland Knights along with their respective points: 3rd Fraser Boake Shanahan 13 1st Billy McCarthy Spillane • Spillane (Red) - 635 points 2nd Logan Atherton Spillane • Knights (Green) - 525 points 3rd Cooper Stark Doolan • Shanahan (Blue) - 483 points • Doolan (White) - 432 points

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AFL Junior

Coach: Michael Lord

The first of the AFL gala days was held in fantastic weather at the Central Coast Regional Sporting and Recreational Complex, Tuggerah. The team comprised boys from Year 7 to 9, it was great for the younger boys to get a run in a school team and earn their St Edward’s socks.

Debenham in defence the boys had a narrow loss. Our second game of the day saw us taking on St Paul’s Catholic College in a hotly contested match that came down to a last-minute shot at goal for the win. Unfortunately, the boys went down by three points in an impressive display.

We had games against Wadalba High School, Lisarow High School, St Peter’s Catholic College and Green Point Christian. The young team really gelled during the day and were only beaten by the eventual winners, St Peter’s College. They had a bigger and older team, however, our young squad learnt a great deal from the experience. A special mention should go out to David Hunt who ended his season with a significant ankle injury and Eden Pearson who led the team through the day.

Game three had us taking on Mater Maria Catholic College. A strong first half saw the boys with a slight lead going into the break. Increasing wind and a couple of lucky goals against the run of play saw Mater Maria run away with the win.

Our last game of the day saw the boys taking on St Paul’s Catholic College in the third-place playoff. A strong start and accurate kicking had us in front by three goals at half time. St Paul’s was kicking with a strong wind at their back in the second half and this was always going CSBB: The Junior boys started the day with a to make it difficult for us. Strong defence and tough first up match against St Peter’s Catholic some wonderful intercept marking from our College. Despite a slow start, the boys were backline saw us hold on to a narrow victory, highly competitive with a well-drilled St Peter’s securing a third-place finish. outfit. Led by some strong tackling from Noah

The Junior AFL Team

Team

Rasmus Borg, Fin Coote, Noah Debenham, Cal Durick, Lincoln Higgins, Tae Matthews, Seamus Meares, Rhys Morrisby, Eli Pepper, Max Pidgeon, Kaiden Regattieri, Henry Skinner, Cooper Stark, Zeke Worrall

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Intermediate

Coach: Scott Murray

the game started to get a handle on the skills and techniques required for an open game of AFL. Team defence was an absolute standout, with our backline limiting opposition scoring shots, strong defensive tackles and starving them of possession. A highlight of the day was Straight pool play meant every game was a Archie Price using his body and shoulder to must win and the boys proved that resilience level a player – a clean hit so good that players and patience were just as important as skill. from both teams cheered and applauded. All games had the added impediment of a strong headwind that did not let up all day. Rounds 2 and 3 saw us prevail against It meant that the team running into it for the MacKillop Catholic College 6.5.41-1.1.7 first half needed to keep their opponent close, and St Paul’s Catholic College 6.4.40-1.0.6. especially with a quick ten minute halves. Our final game was very physical against Mater Our first game was against current State Under Maria Catholic College. This game saw many 15 finalists, St Peter’s Catholic College, who of the other schools stop and watch, and the were up for the challenge. A first up game barracking could be heard across Pittwater. Once that saw the scoreline see-saw throughout, again the scoreline went back and forth and it and despite not having as many scoring wasn’t until late, that the scoreline got away. shots, St Edward’s prevailed 3.1.19-2.4.16. A final gala day victory 5.6.36-3.2.20 saw our Our next two matches proved to be a bit Intermediate team crowned Champions of more open as the players unaccustomed to BBSSSA. An unseasonal edition of Australian Football was conducted on our return to Term 4 for the CSBB Intermediate AFL Day. The team was a blend of experienced AFL players balanced with players ‘giving it a go’.

The Intermediate AFL Team

Team

Ruben Borg, Nixon Lavin, Noah Matthews, Arian McGuinness, Cruz McMahon, Hamish O’Malley, Max Oteiwi, Eden Pearson, Archie Price, Luca Quitadamo, Tahj Regattieri, Lochie Roach, Harrison Ryan, Neo Thompson, Nate Valamis

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AFL Opens Central Coast/Hunter Regional Championships: On a beautiful, crisp winter’s day – perfect for some AFL – we were fortunate enough to play at home this year. Our Opens team, for the second year running, was brimming with talent from across our local AFL community. Size, speed, and skill – all excellent attributes for some fast-paced footy!

Coach: Scott Murray true test. Changes in personnel, primarily due to injuries, necessitated new game plans and structures. Right from the start, we were aware that we needed to be at our absolute best.

For our first game, we affectionately named it the “Eddie Rice Cup” as we faced off against our fellow EREA school, Edmund Rice College. From the very beginning, Edmund Rice College Our rivalry with St Peter’s Catholic College was took control of the game and maintained renewed for Game 1, and from the very first their lead, ultimately emerging as convincing bounce, the physical nature of the day was winners with a score of 40-18. evident. Big body collisions and nimble players scooting below to pick up the scraps meant the In our second game, we renewed our rivalry with ball was delivered across the field with excellent Hunter Sports High School, the same team we ball movement. As the day progressed, our team had defeated in the 2022 Final. However, this members with little knowledge of the game of year belonged to Hunter, as they dominated AFL adapted, and their skills were showcased play and moved the ball fluently, ultimately defeating us 30-8. for all to see. In our last game, we aimed for more than just a moral victory. We stood united, shoulder to shoulder, and pledged not to return home without a win. The last time we faced MacKillop Catholic College Warnervale in a Final was in 2021, and they had bested us. We once again adjusted our game plan, with forwards becoming backs, big men taking on-ball roles, Northern NSW State Plate Final: This opportunity and our faster players spreading wide. The came as a much-needed relief following the execution of our skills was on full display, The disappointment of the cancellation of the 2022 end result saw us leave the field with our heads State Final. It was time for the boys to face a held high, securing a triumphant score of 50-7. What was most pleasing was the ability of all players to fill any position, and each player had their opportunity to make their mark on the scoreboard. At day’s end, the team finished with a perfect 5-0 record and, as Regional Champions, moved on to the NSW State Plate Final in June.

Team Rex Allwood, Levi Bailey, Archie Carpenter, Hamish Gunn, Ethan Hayes, Kye Holliday, Thomas Lawton, Cooper McBride, Blaine McIntosh, Flynn Newell, Sione Ofanhengaue, Flynn Peters, Kale Puata, Jack Roberts, Liam Roache, Seth Short, Malachi Smith, Benjamin Stansfield, Zac Straker, Jonah Wright

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Athletics Representatives BBSSSA

Coach: Jason Carpenter

On Monday 4 September, the College Athletics Team travelled to SOPAC, Homebush to compete in the Catholic Schools Broken Bay (CSBB) Athletics Championships. We were greeted with fantastic weather and a wonderful day of competition results on the • track. Highlights for the day included: •

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Five individual record breakers; Will Browning (Under 17+, 800 m – 2:04:08), Cooper Jones (Under 16, 400 m – 51:12sec), and Zach Zammut (12-15 years Triple Jump – 11.69 m), Rhyan Sayles (Under 16-19 Tf01 – 100 m, 200 m Long Jump) and Riley Schroder (Under 12-15 Tf40 – Discus). Both Rhyan Sayles (16+) and Riley Schroder (12-15 years) competing for the first time in the Multiclass division. Rhyan was crowned Under 16-19 Multiclass Boys Age Champion and Riley came second in the Under 12-15 Division. A fantastic achievement 21 Boys qualifying for the CSBB team to contest the CSNSW Athletics Championships. Asher Armstrong, Fraser Boake, Will Browning, Jay Clarke, Olly

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Graham, Cooper Jones, Thomas Lawton, Ewan McHale, Marley Medina, Guiseppe Merillo, Ashton Mexon, Noah Nakagawa, Sione Ofahengaue, Mason Protestas, Rhyan Sayles, Riley Schroder, Zane Smith, Danila Tuntsov, Keenan White, Deakin Wright, Zach Zammut A number of near misses – boys who placed second or third: Owen Clark, Jamie Hughes, Ronnie Jordan, Bradley Plummer, Joseph Sanfilippo, Mitchell Ryan, Xavier McNeil, Rasmus Borg, Thomas McArdle, Harry Call, and Jamie Vernon. Our Open Boys Relay team (Jay Clarke, Calan Tucker, Bradley Plummer and Noah Nakagawa) coming within half-a-second of the previous record. Winning the Opens (16-19) Boys Point Score and coming second in both the Junior (12-13) and Intermediate (14-15) divisions. Overall, the Champion Boys school.

CSNSW Unfortunately, due to unforseen circumstances, the CSNSW Carnival was cancelled for 2023.

BBSSSA Asher Armstrong, Orsen Bailey, Fraser Boake, Rasmus Borg, William Browning, Harry Call, Owen Clark, Jay Clarke, Elliott Cleary, Harry Evans, Ben Geddes-Brown, Olly Graham, Team

Thomas Gregory, Ewan Hitchcock, Jackson Hokin, Jamie Hughes, Cooper Jones, Ronnie Jordan, Thomas Lawton, Thomas McArdle, Billy McCarthy, Ewan McHale, Xavier McNeil, Marley Medina, Giuseppe Merillo, Ashton Mexon, Kallum Moggs, Noah Nakagawa, Sione Ofahengaue, Raife Owen, Eli Pepper, Brad Plummer, Isaac Plunkett, Mason Potestas, Kaiden Regattieri, Mitchell Ryan, Zach Sammut, Joseph Sanfilippo, Rhyan Sayles, Riley Schroder, Zane Smith, AJ Tillott, Calen Tucker, Danila Tuntsov, Jamie Vernon, Joel Washington, Xavier Werder, Keenan White, Deakin Wright

CSNSW Asher Armstrong, Fraser Boake, Will Browning, Jay Clarke, Olly Graham, Cooper Jones, Thomas Lawton, Ewan McHale, Marley Medina, Guiseppe Merillo, Team Ashton Mexon, Noah Nakagawa, Sione Ofahengaue, Mason Protestas, Rhyan Sayles, Riley Schroder, Zane Smith, Danila Tuntsov, Keenan White, Deakin Wright, Zach Zammut 194 I

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Basketball Junior The 2023 junior boys’ Basketball team secured the BBSSSA title at Breakers Indoor Sports Stadium in Terrigal on August 14. During the round-robin phase, the St Edward’s College squad triumphed over teams from MacKillop Catholic College, St Leo’s Catholic College, St Paul’s Catholic College, Mater Maria Catholic College, St Brigid’s Catholic College, and St Peter’s Catholic College. In the grand final, the boys had a slow start but dominated Mater Maria in the second half, ultimately winning with a score of 42-23. Throughout the tournament, St Edward’s boys averaged 35 points per game while conceding just 18 points per game. Following their victory at the BBSSSA tournament, the St Edward’s junior Basketball squad advanced to the NSWCCC finals, held at the Bankstown Basketball Stadium in Sydney’s southwest on October 30-31. The boys emerged victorious in Pool B games against

Coach: Nevin Odden St John’s Catholic College Dubbo, St Mary’s Cathedral College, and Edmund Rice College Wollongong. However, in the quarterfinals, the Eddie’s boys were convincingly defeated by St Francis de Sales, who eventually became the grand final champions. During the state tournament, the junior team averaged 25 points per game, allowing their opponents to score an average of 28 points per game. Oscar McMahon, Austin Romain, and Max English were the team’s top scorers. Aden Tillot, Joel Washington, and Fletcher Bush played outstanding defense, tasked with restraining the opposition. Jonah Bromfield, Ike Diffin, and Rasmus Borg excelled in dominating the defensive boards. Nate Frohmuller, Joshua Fenton, Joshua Winter, and Mason Potesta contributed offensively and displayed exceptional hustle in each game.

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Intermediate BBSSSA: The team played at Terrigal Basketball Stadium and performed exceptionally well.

Coach: Richard Ellis by an even closer defeat at the hands of John Terry from Campbeltown. Despite the good play from Kaine Hieber and Neo Thompson, the team struggled for consistency. Mackay Jackson and Brooklyn Roberts lead the way against St Pius from Adamstown and the half time score saw us leading by 2. However, the opposition proved too strong in the last few minutes to pull away on the scoreboard.

Seven straight wins saw the team claim the BBSSSA Championship for 2023. Fine performances in the pool stage against St Peter’s Catholic College and St Leo’s Catholic College laid the foundations for a very successful day. Cruz McMahon and Brooklyn Roberts were exceptional at both ends of the floor, while Mackay Jackson and Neo Thompson St Dominic’s were next and this was always going to be a tough challenge. The boys contributed to the majority of the scoring. pressed hard, but St Dominic’s found an extra The boys won through opening contests gear offensively to pull away to a resounding against MacKillop Catholic College and St Paul’s victory. Cruz McMahon and Max James both Catholic College and then went on to defeat contributed much needed points, but we didn’t Mater Maria Catholic College in a fiery battle. defend well enough to halt the opposition’s A comfortable win against St Brigid’s Catholic forward progress. College saw them reach the final against St Leo’s to secure a place in the final. Cruiz The boys all tried hard in difficult circumstances McMahon’s exceptional 3 point shooting was and are looking forward to an exciting 2024. the difference in the first half as the team led by 10 at the break. Brooklyn Roberts rebounded the ball at both ends of the floor to ensure the team was never headed. Despite a late run by our opponents, the boys lifted. NSWCCC: The team travelled to Bankstown Basketball Stadium full of confidence, however, the group was missing a few players during the first day and this was reflected in our results. Although the team started strongly and fought hard to secure an opening victory against La Salle Academy from Lithgow, they found the going tough in the next three games. A close loss to McCarthy from Tamworth was followed Team

The Intermediate Basketball Team

Kaine Hieber, Liam Hore, Mackay Jackson, Max James, Cruz McMahon, Harvey Olson, Hamish O’Malley, Levi Papps, Brooklyn Roberts, Kylan Gould Sumner, Neo Thompson

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Basketball Opens BBSSSA Championships: The Opens Basketball team pursued a fourth consecutive title for St Edward’s College. The campaign began with a comfortable triumph over St Leo’s Catholic College, with Tom Lawton and Micah Nisbett exhibiting exceptional skills on offense and defense. St Paul’s however, presented a tougher test, Tom Roth’s performance at both ends of the court, enabled the team to gradually distance themselves from their opponents in the final five minutes of the game. Subsequently, our boys delivered impressive victories against St Peter’s Catholic College and St Brigid’s Catholic College. The last pool match against Mater Maria Catholic College was regarded as the decisive final. Miles Henderson and Harry Bates spearheaded a dominant 15-point triumph, securing victory for our team. Securing the team a place at the CCC event in Port Macquarie.

Coach: Richard Ellis dampen their spirits, a second loss against St Greg’s College, Campbelltown meant that we had a crucial must-win game against Marian Catholic College. The boys started strongly, taking the lead, at half time, the team held a 10-point advantage and ultimately secured a much-needed victory. In the last game of the day, MacKillop were formidable, which meant we had to win both pool games on Tuesday to advance to the quarter-finals. O’Connor Catholic College, Armidale put up little resistance and the team emerged triumphant. St John’s College, Dubbo stood in our path for the quarter-final draw. The match remained evenly balanced at halftime. With the scores level, St John’s turned the ball over for a baseline inbound. Micah Nisbett passed the ball to Harry Bates, who calmly made the shot, putting us in the lead. We then forced another turnover, sealing the victory.

CSNSW Championships: The boys were well In the quarterfinals, we faced St Dominic’s aware of the daunting challenge that awaited Catholic College. Although the boys performed them. Despite a narrow defeat that didn’t well, St Dominic’s proved to be superior.

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Cricket Berg Shield Our first two rounds were played in 36 degree temperatures, an outfield barren of grass and an abundance of flies! Revised into a 20/20 competition for 2023/24, our first fixture saw us engage St Peter’s Catholic College Tuggerah. Batting first, the team put the hammer down early to set the tone of the day. Isaac Phillips 50, Hugh Wheeler a very quick fire 37 and George Barry 23 set a platform for success, guiding the team to 7/174 from our 20 overs. Our bowlers then took the new ball and proceeded to run through St Peter’s at a steady rate, restricting them to 8/102 from their allotted overs. Hugh Wheeler earned a match best 4/13. The first up victory progressed us to Round 2 where we met St John XXIII Stanhope Gardens. It wasn’t our best bowling performance, with sundries top scoring for our opposition as they were rolled for just 72 runs. In a display of dominance, Hayden Fearnley (29) and Isaac Phillips (40) made sure of a quick victory, securing the winning runs in the seventh over. Round 3: An away fixture took us to Penrith to meet our opponent, St Stanislaus College

Coach: Scott Murray Bathurst. From the coin toss under gloomy skies, we were sent in to bat. The loss of an early wicket had the team on its heels early on. Wayward bowling from St Stanislaus made shot selection difficult. A second-wicket partnership between Hayden Fearnley (12) and Regan Allardice (29) steadied the ship, but at the fall of their wickets, the incoming batsmen formed their own parade, and we were dismissed at the start of the 18th over for a total of 120. Knowing we were about 30 runs short of where we needed to be, fielding was the focus. We secured an early wicket to put us right in the game. The second-wicket partnership for St Stanislaus was great, and they took to our bowling, plundering our attack with heavy hitting. Enter Isaac Phillips - a blistering spell saw him take 4-19 of his allotted four overs and put the team back into a competitive position, with St Stanislaus 5-78 and eight overs remaining. Add in a couple of well-taken catches and an epic run-out from Darragh McBride, the team was looking like pulling a rabbit out of their hat. Unfortunately, our luck ran out and St Stanislaus passed us five wickets down.

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Downie Trophy 2022/2023 Season

Coach: Mark Austin

Semi Final St Edward’s College v St John’s Woodlawn: In an exciting cricket semi final, St Edward’s College faced St John’s Woodlawn. Lachlan Carlisle and Liam Roche shone for St Edward’s, with Lachlan Carlisle scoring an impressive 72 runs, showcasing his exceptional batting skills. Liam Roche contributed 45 runs, displaying proficiency with the bat.

Final St Edward’s College v St Gregory’s College: In the final against St Gregory’s College, St Edward’s won the toss and chose to bowl, led by Fynn Newell and Levi Bailey, who took 3 and 2 wickets respectively. St Gregory’s struggled to stabilise their batting, and were bowled out for 110 runs. St Edward’s effective bowling set them up well.

St Edward’s amassed a formidable total of 272 runs, setting a challenging target. Their batting lineup, anchored by Lachlan Carlisle and Liam Roche, showed great determination and skill. In bowling, St Edward’s dominated, restricting their opponents to a mere 56 runs. Fynn Newell’s exceptional performance, taking 6 wickets for just 10 runs, turned the tide in favour of St Edward’s.

St Edward’s faced a challenging task in their batting innings. Despite Liam Roche’s 27 runs, the rest of the team struggled, getting bowled out for 96 runs. St Gregory’s bowlers applied consistent pressure, restricting St Edward’s scoring opportunities.

In a match filled with twists, St Gregory’s emerged victorious, winning the shield through their collective bowling effort and solid batting. Overall, St Edward’s secured a commanding Despite their efforts, St Edward’s fell short of victory with stellar contributions from Lachlan the target, ending with 96 runs. Carlisle, Liam Roche, and Fynn Newell. Their strong batting and clinical bowling led to a comprehensive win.

The Downie Trophy Cricket Team

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Levi Bailey, Lachlan Carlyle, Alex Cutting, Tom Fenton, Ken Fonseka, Rayden Gomez, Angus Jack, John James, Fynn Newell, Liam Roche, Koby Salter, Matt Toohey, Cameron Wehrle

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Cross Country BBSSSA The College Cross Country Team went to St Ives Showground to compete in the Broken Bay Championships. In the first race, the Under 13 boys completed two laps (3km). Billy McCarthy finished 4th, Cooper Armstrong 6th, Eli Pepper 8th, Tam Johnston 28th, Nash Percy 31st, Jayden Holt 34th, and Joseph Kelleher 34th. The team placed 3rd in the Age Group Point score.

Coach: Jason Carpenter 7th, Aden Tillott 10th, Ewan Hitchcock 12th, and Tom Barry 20th. The boys placed 4th in the Age Group Point score. The Under 17 boys ran four laps, covering 6km. Keenan White came 2nd, Kale Puata 6th, and Taylin Burgess 11th. The boys placed 2nd in the Age Group Point score.

The Under 16 boys also ran four laps, covering The Under 12 boys also completed two laps 6km. Deakin Wright finished 2nd, Darcy DeVries (3km). Fraser Boake finished 3rd, and Raife 3rd, Luca Quitadamo 4th, and Cooper Jones Owen 4th. The boys placed 2nd in the Age 11th. The boys won the Age Group Point score. Group Point score. The Under 18 boys ran five laps, covering 7.5km. The Under 15 boys ran three laps, covering Will Browning finished 1st, Calan Tucker 3rd, and 4.5km. Asher Armstrong won the race, Eden Dylan Xuereb 4th. Dylan, who was representing Pearson finished 2nd, Harrison Ryan 15th, Arian the College for the first time, qualified for the McGuinness 16th, George Barry 19th, and Tahj NSWCCC Championships. The boys won the Regattieri 33rd. The boys won the Age Group Age Group Point score. Point score. The team were the Broken Bay Overall Boys The Under 14 boys ran three laps, covering Champions. 4.5km. Liam Smith finished 3rd, Joel Washington

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Asher Armstrong, Cooper Armstrong, George Barry, Tom Barry, Fraser Boake, William Browning, Taylin Burgess, Lachlan Butt, Darcy de Vries, Ewan Hitchcock, Jayden Holt, Thomas Johnston, Cooper Jones, Joseph Kelleher, Tate Matthews, Billy McCarthy, Arian McGuinness, Raife Owen, Eden Pearson, Elijah Pepper, Nash Percy, Kale Puata, Luca Quitadamo, Tahj Regattieri, Harrison Ryan, Liam Smith, Aden Tillott, Calan Tucker, Joel Washington, Keenan White, Deakin Wright, Dylan Xuereb

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CSNSW

Coach: Jason Carpenter

On Tuesday 13 June, nine of our boys travelled Under 13 (3000 m): down to the Sydney Equestrian Centre to contest Billy McCarthy 32, Cooper Armstrong 46 Under 16 (6000 m): the NSWCCC Cross Country Championships. Deakin Wright 26 The course would prove to be very challenging, Under 17 (6000 m): with many of the boys commenting on the Keenan White 32, Kale Puata 41 difficulties they faced during their races. Under 18 (8000 m): Will Browning 10, Dylan Nevertheless, they got the opportunity to test Xuereb 21 themselves against some of the best runners in Will’s fantastic result saw him selected in the NSW. NSWCCC team to race at the NSW All Schools Our runners’ results on the day: Cross Country Championships on Friday 21 July at Sydney Motorsport Park. Under 12 (3000 m): Fraser Boake 31, Raife Owen 32 Team

Cooper Armstrong, Fraser Boake, Will Browning, Billy McCarthy, Raife Owen, Kale Puata, Deakin Wright, Keenan White, Dylan Xuereb

CSNSW All Schools Congratulations to Will Browning, who after placing 10th at the CSNSW Cross Country on Tuesday 13 June at the Sydney Equestrian Centre, gained selection in the CSNSW team. On Friday 21 July, Will represented CSNSW at the NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships

Coach: Jason Carpenter at Eastern Creek. Competing in the Under 18 Boys, Will ran a tremendous race over the 8km course, finishing in 13th place in a time of 31:42. He placed 5th overall in the CSNSW team and finished a mere minute behind the 3rd place getter.

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Football Under 13’s

Coach: Paul Buxton

On Tuesday 6 June the Under 13’s Football Mater Maria Catholic College. The team were team travelled to Cromer Park to compete in kept in this difficult match through three exceptional saves from our goalkeeper Nick the Broken Bay Soccer Gala Day. Snelson, but ultimately went down 1-0. This The day started well with a 2-0 victory over meant we finished second in our pool with 2 MacKillop Catholic College, where Phelix de wins and 1 loss with only 1 goal conceded. Vries scored an excellent set piece brace, The semi-final match saw our boys up against finishing off opportunities from corners. St Peter’s Catholic College in another tightly Our second match of the day was a one-sided contested match, where we ultimately went affair against St Paul’s Catholic College where down 1-0 despite some valiant defensive St Edward’s dominated in a flurry of goals to efforts with many of our chances only slightly win the match 6-0, with the goal scoring duties off the mark. being shared amongst Zeke Worrall, Raife It was a fantastic day of football with the boys Owen, Sketch Walters and Max Milner. playing in the spirit of the game and representing Following this match our luck turned when themselves and the College remarkably well. the boys lost a closely contested battle against

The Under 13’s Football Team

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Phelix de Vries, Robbie Furley, Remy Garner, Archie Lawson, Tate Matthews, Ashton Mexon, Max Milner, Raife Owen, Eli Pepper, Billy Robinson, Andy Ryan, Nick Snelson, Ryan Springett, Miki Szczytnicki, Sketch Walters, Zeke Worrall

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Intermediate

Coach: Alex Powell

The final group game was against a formidable St Leo’s team that initially had the upper hand. However, quick counter-attacking goals In the group games, the team was drawn from Cooper Briggs and Will Lynch, who was into a challenging group alongside St Paul’s awarded Player of the Match, secured a victory, Catholic College, St Brigid’s Catholic College, propelling them to the top spot in the group. and St Leo’s Catholic College. Their first match This victory set up a semi-final match against St was against St Paul’s. Although the first half Augustine’s Catholic College. remained evenly contested, they managed to take the lead just before half time, courtesy In the semi-final, the boys controlled the game of Euan Williams. In the second half, the boys throughout and faced minimal opposition, began to dominate possession and added four striking the woodwork on three occasions more goals to secure a 5-0 victory at the final and having a clear goal disallowed. Special whistle. Darcy De Vries was awarded the Player recognition was given to Jesse Mantel, who was named Player of the Match for this game. of the Match for this game. Despite their dominance, they couldn’t find The second game pitted them against St Brigid’s the back of the net during regulation and extra and from the kickoff the boys asserted their time, resulting in the game being decided by dominance, winning the battle for every ball penalties. Unfortunately, the team missed two and showcasing their skills. They headed into of their penalties, allowing St Augustine’s to halftime with a 3-0 lead, thanks to goals from advance to the final. Euan Williams, Kevin Matthews, and Will Lynch. In the second half, they added one more goal, Throughout the day, the boys demonstrated courtesy of Jesse Mantel. Cooper Pegler was great character, sportsmanship and represented the College with pride. named Player of the Match for this game. The Under 16s team participated in the Broken Bay tournament held at Cromer Park in Manly.

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Logan Barlow, Cooper Briggs, Ryan Bullot, Sam Cormack, Darcy de Vries, Chiko Katsande, Mathis Limpkin, Will Lynch, Will Lyons, Jesse Mantel, Kevin Matthews, Heath McDonald, Hamish O’Malley, Cooper Pegler, Michael Sikuka, Ethan Wuest, Euan Williams

Bill Turner Cup 2023 was a successful year for all students who were selected to play in the Under 15’s Bill Turner Football Cup. It was a pleasure to coach and manage a squad filled with a lot of wellmannered and respectful boys, and we wish them all the best for their future endeavours.

Coach: Nathan Marks The Bill Turner squad were unlucky to not become area champions, as we unfortunately lost due to a last-minute goal in our final match against Lisarow High School. A special shoutout to all the squad members who displayed high levels of perseverance throughout the whole

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Coach: Nathan Marks

competition. We will get them next year! 2023 results include: Our determination and teamwork have set a solid foundation for our future success in the Round 1 St Edward’s vs Terrigal High School (4-1) tournament. All students should be proud of themselves in how they applied themselves in a team setting. We were undoubtedly the dominant team in our area, and the boys can take this confidence when they verse similar schools in our opens team knowing that their hard work and teamwork have brought them to this level of success..

Round 2 St Edward’s vs Central Coast Adventist (2-1) Round 3 St Edward’s vs Gosford High School (5-1) Area Final St Edward’s vs Lisarow High School (1-2).

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George Barry, Oscar Byrne, Riley Carmody-Smith, Callum Cassar, Jeremy Cipollone, Hayden Docherty, Cooper Hall, Jacob Hall, Arian McGuiness, Murphy Owen, Jesper Palmqvist, Vin Romano, Zach Sammut, Eli Schultz, Reid Spokes, Harry Thorpe

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Opens This year saw the Opens Football squad proudly achieve a semi final spot in the NSW knockout competition. It was the furthest our College has progressed in this competition. The 17 man squad’s journey started with the Broken Bay Gala Day Tournament down at Cromer Park early in Term 2. Mr Griffin and Mr Ellis as the coaching staff were lucky enough to be able to rotate the team heavily throughout the day as the team progressed to the final and won the competition without conceding a goal. Some outstanding highlights included Tahj Werner’s glut of goals, Isaac Broomfield’s finish from a tight angle and Ellis Milson’s poachers instincts. The gala day serves two purposes: to secure a winner that will progress to the NSW knockout competition and the other is to select a combined Broken Bay squad from the teams on the day. St Edward’s has traditionally had a large pool of candidates chosen for the team. This year was no different with many players chosen to represent Broken Bay. As champions of the Broken Bay Tournament,

Coach: John Griffin the squad played St Pius X Catholic College in Newcastle at Speers Point. This was played on a synthetic pitch and suited the teams style of play. Pius had won the same tournament in the Hunter Tournament so the competition was strong. The start to the game was electric, with our boys pressing high and aggressively whilst creating some early chances. This eventually gave way to our first goal, however the game was still tight when the introduction of Will Rankin at halftime changed the flow of the game. He bossed the opposition defenders and assisted a critical goal. Sitting 2-0, the team continued to grow comfortable in dominating the game and Josef Lewis made it 3-0 with a clinical finish after a superb team move. Surprisingly, the next elimination match took the squad to Port Macquarie, to play MacKillop College. We weren’t too sure what to expect, however for the opposition to make it this far, they had to pose a threat. After arriving a day early, Mr Ellis secured the team a fantastic training pitch to work through some drills. This

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Football Opens

Coach: John Griffin

penalty to be re-taken after he came off his line early. Incredibly, Tom also saved the re-take to maintain a clean sheet. We then put another two goals away, including an incredible solo effort from Josef Lewis that started from MacKillop’s home field was typical of most almost halfway and an instinctive finish by Joel school ovals, however it did not slow down our Parelli. The squad returned home winners after team’s rapid style of play. While the first goal crushing MacKillop 5-0. took longer then anticipated, it was only a matter of time before Isaac Broomfield pounced on a After a bit of downtime, we finally found out nice cross to rifle it in. We were clearly the more we were to play Holy Cross College, Ryde in technical team and the opposition resorted the semi final down at Valentine Park in Sydney. quickly to fouling our players regularly. Jesse The pitch again was synthetic and we were able Mantell received the most attention from the to field our strongest 11 that were fully fit. It was opposition as his fast feet and quick movement clear that the Ryde team were well drilled and quickly embarrassed his older oppenents. He absorbed Eddies pressure from the whistle. wasn’t fazed and if anything, increased the level We controlled the pace of the game and of his performance. 1-0 soon became 3-0 and asserted our technical and possession based was turning into a rout, when we conceded a play. A couple of early chances went by with dubious penalty in the second half. Our keeper, Ryde putting in some desperate defending, Tom Lawton saved the penalty, only for the however with Will Rankin too quick for one of was the squad’s first formal training session and it was super fun. After the session, the squad went for dinner at a local RSL and it was lights out early for the big match.

Ellis Milson

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the defenders who clumsily brought Will down in the box only for Jude Rankin to step in and calmly slot the penalty to take a 1-0 lead into the break. In the second half, we then secured a 2-0 lead with Tahj Werner finishing cooly after a nice team move opening up their defence. However, Ryde were not going to go away and in the last 10 minutes they scored a scramble goal in the box after we failed to deal with a corner. This buoyed the Ryde team who were rotating their squad, while our boys appeared leggy and errors starting creeping into our game and our brand of football was losing its shape. In the last minute of regular time, they delivered a quality set piece and an attacker headed in for 2-2. The boys were heartbroken. They dominated the game and to concede two in the last 10 minutes to take it to penalties hurt.

level athlete possesses, took a panenka on the re-take. The coaching staff nearly had a heart attack. Unfortunately, our boys missed their opportunity to progress in this stage of the competition and Holy Cross, Ryde went on to win the entire competition.

Our team consisted of a number of Year 12 students, whilst also holding a core group of Year 11 and one Year 10 student. We have a rich crop of developing footballers that could take the tournament all the way next year. I would like to deeply thank Mr Richard Ellis, whose guidance, support and technical football knowledge was instrumental in our success. I would also like to thank the incredible 17 young men who represented the College with pride We rallied and selected our penalty takers. and distinction, each playing a crucial role Jude was first and he gets a special mention as and supporting the team in varying capacities. the keeper saved his penalty, only for it to be Forever the Black and Red. re-taken as the keeper came off his line early. Jude, showing the kind of arrogance a top

The Opens Football Team

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Isaac Broomfield, Luke Colgan, Aiden Ellis, Matthew Kairouz, Thomas Lawton, Josef Lewis, Jesse Mantell, Hamish McAteer, Daniel McCarthy, Ellis Milson, Finn Palmqvist, Joel Parrelli, Jude Rankin, Aiden Walsh-Catanzaro, Jesi Wanjohi, Tahj Werner Where young men achieve

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Friday Activities Years 7 to 10

Scott Murray

Friday - the best day of the week! For the first time in years, the weather gods smiled upon us, and we lost just one solitary day to wet weather. • This is completely unheard of. Our primary goal every afternoon is to keep our students actively moving and engaged, discouraging a sedentary lifestyle. By offering both on and off-campus sports on a rotational basis, we create new and exciting opportunities for our students. Since the onset of COVID, we’ve faced challenges in finding new and alternative activities to include in our program.

their catch, with some becoming quite ‘hooked’ on the activity. They also learn the art of lawn bowling under the tutelage of some of Australia’s best bowlers.

In addition to these exciting activities, we offer staple sports like Ten Pin Bowling, Flip Out, wrestling, and climbing, giving the boys opportunities to explore activities they might not typically have access to.

A massive thank you goes to Mr Jason Carpenter, who does an amazing job coordinating our So, what can you expect to see our students on-campus activities every Friday. We’d also like to express our gratitude to our dedicated doing each Friday? staff members who serve as coaches, referees, • They channel their ‘inner Ninja’ by navigating and outstanding sports ambassadors. Without these staff members consistently pushing the obstacles at Australian Warrior Fitness. • We’ve introduced an updated version of ‘Tag’ boys beyond their personal boundaries, many that involves the use of bows and arrows, of our boys would not achieve the successes they do. making avoidance more challenging. • The ever-popular fishing activity in our junior years has the boys eagerly awaiting

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Warming up

Futsal Under 14’s Green Team (Written by Beau Louie): St Edward’s Green Team competed in the Niagara Park Futsal competition. Despite trying our best and facing more experienced teams, we reached a penalty shootout for third place after tying for second. Regrettably, we lost the shootout, ending our unbeaten streak until then. Despite losing in the semi finals to Central Coast Grammar School, we secured third place on the final leaderboard. It was a thrilling and enjoyable experience for all of us. Blue Team (Written by Krishay Jamnadas): St Edward’s Blue Team dominated the pool games, securing first place without conceding a single goal. We won our first two matches against Ku-Ring-Gai High School and Central Coast Sports College Y Team with comfortable 7-0 victories. In our third match against Brisbane Waters High School, we won 1-0, and in our fourth match against Central Coast Sports College O Team, we secured a 2-0 victory. We faced Central Coast Sports College B Team in the quarter finals, drawing 1-1 in regular time, but we clinched the win during

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Coach: Victoria Worrall golden goal. Following this in the semifinal, we battled an even stronger Central Coast Sports College team, with neither side scoring before full-time. Once again, we secured the victory during golden goal. In the grand final against the formidable Central Coast Sports College V Team, we played our best but unfortunately lost 5-0. NSW Champion of Champions: In the first game, we faced Glenwood High School and started strong with a 3-1 win, thanks to goals from Jacob Hall and Vin Romano. The next match was against Edmund Rice College, resulting in a 1-3 loss due to two late goals. Belmore Boys High proved formidable, resulting in a narrow 2-1 defeat. Against St John XXIII College, Zeke Worrall shone, assisting the opening goal for a 1-0 lead, but we conceded two late goals and couldn’t recover. In the final pool game against Mamre Anglican College, the team displayed their best performance of the tournament, with Krishay Jamnadas excelling defensively, aided by Knox O’Connor and Phelix de Vries. Despite their excellent play, they suffered a 2-1 loss.

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Fabian Cordi, Elio Cunico, Phelix de Vries, Jacob Hall, Krishay Jamnadas, Beau Louie, Dean Macdonald, Knox O’Connor, Max Purkis, Vin Romano, Eli Schultz, Xavier Troilo, Zeke Worrall, Oliver Zammit

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Golf BBSSSA On Friday 25 August the St Edward’s College Golf team played in the BBSSSA Golf Championship. Held this year at Gosford Golf Club and having a much later start than normal, the day had a very different feeling. The boys started off at about 10.30 am and made their way around a dry and quick golf course. Tobias Nolan and Shaylan Bennett led off and the younger members of the team did lots of practice and chatting as they waited for their tee times. A smaller team than in previous years, we would need everyone to play well to beat the large St

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Coach: Matt Young Augustine’s team that had made their way up the M1. Lucas Binns in Year 7, won the Junior Division with the best Net score. The team came overall second to St Augustine’s with the three scores of Tobias, Shaylan and Lucus. Tobias finished with third overall in the Senior Division. It was a cracking day with little to no wind and beautiful weather. We look forward to next year and submitting a full team.

Shaylan Bennett, Lucas Binns, Fraser Blackwell, Noah Cox, Tobias Nolan, Levi Papps, Kai Tower, Cameron Wehrle

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Hockey CSNSW On 15 May, a squad of 14 dedicated students, embarked on a journey to Bathurst for the prestigious Combined Catholic Colleges (CCC) State Hockey Championships. With high spirits and a quick training session under their belts, they were prepared to face the challenges posed by their formidable opponents. Game 1- St. Edward’s College vs Trinity College Lismore : Our first game didn’t start as smoothly as we had hoped. We found ourselves pushed back into our half early on, struggling to secure possession. Despite our defenders, Jonte Wicks, Luca Binns, and Hamish McAteer facing constant pressure, we managed to equalise after conceding a goal, thanks to an excellent assist from Cohen Danvers, leading to a goal by Nate Engelbrecht. However, Trinity continued to exert pressure, adding two more goals late in the half.

Coach: Mark Austin The second half saw a resurgence in our play, with strong contributions from Jonte Wicks and Joshua Mercer. Despite conceding another goal from a short corner, we maintained our positive approach. In the 11th minute, a remarkable attacking run by Joshua Mercer led to a goal by Nate Engelbrecht. St Edward’s displayed excellent defensive skills, holding Trinity to just one goal in the second half. Final Score: 1-4 Game 2 - St Edward’s College vs MacKillop College Port Macquarie: Our second match showed more control from our side, with Joshua Mercer leading the charge. Although MacKillop capitalised on an early error to take a 3-0 lead at halftime, it could have been worse without the heroic efforts of Hamish McAteer, Jonte Wicks, Luca Binns, and Finn Palmqvist’s outstanding goalkeeping.

Half-time Score: 1 - 3 Half-time Score: 0-3

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The second half saw MacKillop employing overhead passes, disrupting our defensive line and leading to three defensive short corners. However, we defended resolutely. In the middle of the second half, we forced a short corner, and Jonte Wicks converted it into a goal. The second half ended 1-1, reflecting our improved effort.

Game 4 - St Edward’s College vs McCarthy College Tamworth: Our final game of the State Championships pitted us against McCarthy College. We started positively, with Jonte Wicks coming close to scoring. For the remainder of the first half, we relied on Finn Palmqvist’s exceptional goalkeeping to prevent several potential goals.

Final Score: 1-4

Half-time Score: 0-1.

Game 3 - St Edward’s College vs Edmund Rice College Wollongong: In our third game we were forced on the defensive from the start, with Edmund Rice College having several early short corners. Our defense held firm, with Angus Jack shutting down the first short corner and Finn Palmqvist making an excellent save. We almost reached halftime unscathed but conceded a remarkable goal just before the break.

The second half was challenging, as we conceded four more goals to a skilled and coordinated McCarthy team. Despite the tough competition, we never stopped trying, and an injured Cohen Danvers came close to scoring in the last minute of the game.

Half-time Score: 0-1 The second half began with some uncertainty, as Joshua Mercer wasn’t 100 percent. Edmund Rice College took full control and scored freely, primarily through their skillful and speedy center players. To our credit, we never gave up, and Jonte Wicks managed to score from a short corner late in the second half.

Final Score: 0-5 The team demonstrated tremendous dedication and effort over the two days, and everyone is eagerly looking forward to next year’s competition. As this marks Joshua Mercer’s final year, we extend our heartfelt gratitude for his outstanding service to our school’s hockey team since Year 7. Overall, the NSWCCC Hockey Championships 2023 were a test of our skills, resilience, and sportsmanship, and we are proud to have represented St Edward’s College on this prestigious stage.

Final Score: 1-3

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Silas Allen, Rex Allwood, Luca Binns, Cohen Danvers, Nate Engelbrecht, Angus Jack, Hamish McAteer, Joshua Mercer, Fynn Mussared, Finn Palmqvist, Kale Puata, Cameron Wehrle, Hugo Wicks, Jonte Wicks

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Oztag Years 7 and 8 Year 7 kicked off the day with a challenging draw, facing MacKillop Catholic College in their first game. Despite a tough start, they made a comeback against Wyong High School and secured a comfortable 6-point victory. Carrying this momentum, they went on to face Henry Kendall High School and triumphed with a remarkable 6-2 scoreline.

Coach: Katie Moon School, followed by an equally comfortable win against Tumbi Umbi Campus. Their match against Kariong High School presented their first challenge, but they still emerged victorious in a low-scoring affair, securing a 2-1 win.

Wrapping up their pool games, they faced the Steiner School and recorded another dominant victory, finishing with an impressive scoreline The final game of the day proved to be their of 10-1. Despite finishing third in the rankings, toughest test against Central Coast Sports they faced Tumbi Umbi High School in the College, where they unfortunately lost 7-2 due quarter finals, where they emerged triumphant to some contentious calls that favored their with a convincing 6-1 victory, filling them with opponents. Throughout the day, emotions ran confidence for the semi-finals. high, and the boys gave their all and should be proud of their efforts. A heartfelt thank you Unfortunately, a couple of quick tries by goes to Luke Shereb and Fletcher Sommerville Wadalba High School deflated their spirits, and they were unable to recover. The boys left for helping coach the team. everything on the field, and should be proud of Year 8 boys smoothly navigated most of their their efforts. The player of the day was Matty pool games, showcasing great energy and stylish Norman, with special mention to Cruz Tucker. ball movement. They kicked off the day with an Thank you to Zane Smith and Sean Bullen for impressive 5-1 victory against Northlakes High their inspirational coaching contributions!

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Year 7: Liam Boland, Asher Bray, Billy Carpenter, Sonny Fraser, Robbie Furley, Nate Herring, George Houghton, Charlie Jordan, Hayden Lynch, Sean Mahoney, Eli Pepper, Ray Peterson, Kaiden Regattieri Year 8: Kai Bailey, James Boerner, Caleb DiFranco, Billy Fennell, Noah Gattringer, Jack Humphries, Finlay Jones, TJ Mahoney, Matt Norman, Cruiz Parke, Kyston Treble, Cruz Tucker, Xavier Turner, Fin van Aalderen, Nixon Yarnold Where young men achieve

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Coach: Elliott Rozario

Year 10: Our Year 10 team confidently won all their pool games. In the first round they came away with a 9-0 win against Narara Valley High School and followed with a 12-0 victory over St Phillip’s Christian College. MacKillop Catholic College were able to get a few points on the board, but St Edward’s took the win 7-3. In their final pool game they showed their exceptional In their game against the Central Coast Sports defence and try scoring ability, winning against College they showed great determination and Gorokan High School 9-0. skill, however with a quick try from kick off, Central Coast Sports College took the lead and Finishing on top of the ladder, the boys were confident going into the quarter final against St we just ran out of time losing 2-1. Peter’s Catholic College and came away with The next game was a must win game to ensure the win 5-2 and felt good going into the semiwe had a shot at the finals. The boys came away final against Terrigal High School. The semi with a convincing 7-3 win against Umina High final was the toughest game and there was School but it wasn’t enough to get us through plenty of back and forth, but the boys sealed to the finals with only the top team from our their position in the grand final with a 4-3 win. pool progressing. The grand final saw two exceptional teams face Year 9 should be proud of how they represented off, both with strong defensive skills, but in the St Edward’s. Thank you to student coaches end Berkley Vale High School took the win with Zane Smith and Sean Bullen for their leadership 2-1. The boys showed skill and finesse all day progressing to the Champion of Champions. and inspiration on the day. Year 9: Our Year 9 team started the day on a high, winning their first game against Lisarow High School 2-1. This was a difficult pool which saw them matched up with some very competitive teams and in their second game against Tumbi Umbi High School they just couldn’t hold on and went down 3-2.

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Teams Year 9: Kobie Flanders, Ben Geddes-Brown, Cooper Hall, Ronan Hope, Nixon Lavin, Kallum Moggs, Isaac Philips, Tahj Regattieri, Billy Sands, Cooper Smith, Ryan Smith, Kyan Werner, Rourke Yarnold Year 10: Josh Brown, Darcy de Vries, Cooper Jones, Ryder Kasun, Samuel Logan, Blade Marquart, Kevin Matthews, Caleb Peterson, Luke Shereb, Fletcher Sommerville, Riley Turner, Kieran White, Deakin Wright Where young men achieve

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Oztag Years 9 and 10 The Years 9 and 10 Oztag team participated in the NSW Secondary Schools Champion of Champions Oztag competition, held at Gannons Park in Peakhurst over two days against the best of other competing NSW Secondary Schools. Leaving early, the boys were ready and awake for their first game against Northern Beaches Secondary College. St Edward’s started the game strong, opening the scoring early, running some well designed set plays. Playing fast and elusive throughout the game, resulted in a comfortable win. With their confidence high, St Edward’s played Warilla High School for the second game of the day. This game started differently, with St Edward’s allowing two tries early. The boys rallied after being behind for most of the first half and quickly hit back with two tries, whilst also defending several bombarding sets against their own try line, to tie the game going into the half. The second half was grinding and tough for both sides, however Warilla begun to break away and proved too much for St Edward’s to seal the deal 3-6. Moving into the third game, St Edward’s played a very strong Georges River College team, who had the home ground advantage and hadn’t lost a game yet. The game was back and forth for the beginning of the first half, Peakhurst came out of the half extremely strong and played a quick attacking brand of OzTag, which proved

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Coach: Elliott Rozario too much for the St Edward’s side, eventually winning the game by two tries. The last game on Monday, was against Casula High School. The boys were tired after an early start and let in a try early. However they soon bounced back scoring quick consecutive tries and went into the half leading by 1. The second half, proved to be much of the same as the last two games with St Edward’s running out of steam towards the end and losing by 2. Tuesday was another early start, leaving the coast at 5:30am, to make our first and only game of the day. This game was scheduled against Endeavour Sports High School. When arriving at the designated field for kick off time, the Endeavour side was not to be found and there was a mix up with the draw system. Once the issue was resolved, the time was cut short and the boys played through the half time break and tried their best to overcome the frantic start, however this was not meant to be, and Endeavour scored to win by 1. The entire St Edward’s side played with courage and enthusiasm the entire day and represented the College exceptionally well. In particular our fearless captain Isaac Philips who led by example and outstanding on the day and Caleb Peterson and Aidan Knott who played extremely well in all games throughout the day.

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Public Speaking/Debating Coaches: Katie Moon, Daniel Kent, Kaitlyn Abbott-Atchison Throughout the year, students became more confident in understanding and identifying the ‘clashes’ in debates as they sought to organise It was inspiring to see St Edward’s represented their case around core issues which took into across all categories this year in the National account the effects on stakeholders. Our Virtual Debating Competition, with both our team consistently improved their capacity for junior and middle teams progressing to the rebuttals which demonstrates their increasing maturity as debaters. finals. Australian National Virtual Debating Competition

This year, the St Edward’s junior debating team were ably represented by Benjamin Weisbaum and Charles Ure who shared first and second speaker responsibilities as well as Harrison Evans and Beau Louie who shared third speaker roles. Max Klein-Schiphorst fulfilled the role of fourth speaker on a number of occasions and demonstrated strong potential as a debater. The junior team demonstrated considerable growth from their previous year, winning every debate in our group stage as well as their first knock-out debate which was contested against an academically selective school. Students were asked to debate a wide range of topics from the inclusion of bike paths on highways to the inclusion of political studies as part of the curriculum.

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Our final debate was the ‘Octo-Final’ against a very capable North Sydney Girls High team. The adjudication commended our students on an excellent debate in which we won one of the three clashes. I congratulate all of our junior debaters on an impressive season and encourage them all to continue their participation into the future. Written by Daniel Kent – Year 7/8 Debating Coach. The Year 9 and 10 debating team were adeptly represented by William Conners, our first speaker who set a strong tone for every debate. Second speaker Lawrence Ure, who always strengthened our argument with his sophisticated vocabulary. William Lynch, our passionate third speaker who always found a way to pull apart the opposition’s argument.

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Public Speaking/Debating Coach: Katie Moon Our fourth speaker was Mathis Limpkin who Speaking Award. This state-wide competition rounded the team out with great ideas and sees participants deliver an eight-minute speech on a topic of their choice. Juan Jose rebuttals across the board. presented an interesting and engaging speech This winning combination took us through to on Dreams: why, how, and the origins of the finals where the boys really showcased their dreams and dreaming. After their prepared talent and critical thinking about complex issues speech, speakers were given a topic and they that we are facing in society today. After a nail then had three minutes to prepare a threebiting and somewhat controversial semifinal minute speech. The topic was ‘making a the boys were unfortunately eliminated from decision’ and Juan Jose put forward a personal the competition by a school in Perth, losing take on finding the balance between two only one of the three clashes and drawing the cultures. Congratulations to Juan Jose for his other. It was a great first online season for the remarkable effort and commitment to public Year 10 team, and I am confident they will enjoy speaking. success in future competitions! It was great to have a senior team enter the competition for the first time this year. Even though the Year 12 students knew they were not going to be here to see the season through they were still keen to get as many debates as they could under their belt before the HSC. Congratulations to Alex Lara, Ben Stansfield and Jayden Redfern for representing the college and for their commitment to debating and also to Marshall Dodsworth for also rising to the challenge. A special congratulations to Jayden who has been a particularly strong debater, speaker, and adjudicator throughout his high school career, and a very skilled third which I am sure he will use to his advantage as he navigates the next chapter. We wish you every success after school Year 12! Plain English Speaking Award This term, Juan Jose Rodriguez Caldas represented St Edward’s in the Plain English

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A special mention to Jayden Redfern from Year 12 who adjudicated the debates on the St Edward’s were represented by Beau Louie day. Jayden took the lead in his adjudicating and Ezekiel Black this year. Both boys are to role and offered great insight and feedback to be commended on their choice of topics and all speakers. It was fantastic to have such an ability to speak with clarity and sophistication experienced mentor helping junior students in front of an audience. Only just missing out improve their debating and speaking skills. on progressing to the regional finals, I’m sure MUNA next year will bring even more success. Legacy Public Speaking Competition

Josie Mitchell Debating Competition Early in the year, our junior debating team attended the Josie Mitchell Debating Competition held at St Brigid’s Catholic College. This event had schools from all over the Central Coast participate in a one-day competition to see who would take home the annual trophy. The boys partook in three debates on the day, two prepared and one impromptu, and all spoke with confidence. After an early win in the first round the boys needed to secure a second win to progress to the finals. Unfortunately, they lost this debate to St Joseph’s who went on to win the competition. In their final debate, they gained momentum and challenged themselves to speak with minimal assistance from notes and did a wonderful job. Congratulations to Harry Evans, Beau Louie, Ben Weisbaum, and Lorenzo Arango on representing the College – you should all be very proud of your efforts!

Junior MUNA Team

During Term 2 we had two teams represented St Edward’s at the Central Coast Model United Nations Assembly. Our senior and junior teams did a fantastic job debating current global issues as delegates for the countries Sri Lanka and Argentina. It was a great day where the boys could develop their understanding of the vital role of the United Nations and build on their speaking skills. Congratulations to both teams for speaking with confidence and demonstrating their extensive knowledge of each of the resolutions. Our senior team, Ken Fonseka, Alex Lara, and Ben Stansfield representing Sri Lanka were one of the strongest teams we have seen representing the school and a special mention to Alex Lara for his fantastic right of reply when closing out one of the resolutions. Our junior team, William Lynch, Lawrence Ure, and Max Bayss were also strong contenders and came away with the prize for best dressed. Well done boys!

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Rugby League Under 13’s

Coach: Jackson English & Michael Gentle

The Black team emerged as the standout performers of the gala day, triumphing in all their pool games and securing a dominant victory in the semi-final against Wadalba High School. Notably, the Black team achieved an The event showcased the determination and impressive feat by not allowing any points to be sportsmanship of the teams, with the Red team scored against them throughout the day. The demonstrating exceptional fighting spirit, while Black team’s outstanding performance earned the Black team excelled with their teamwork them a place in the Central Coast Finals. and competitive drive. The success of both teams would not have been Despite not progressing beyond the pool games, possible without the guidance and support the Red team displayed unwavering spirit in of the Year 12 students Sean Bullen, Cooper each of their matches. Their commitment to McBride, and Malachi Smith. Sean, Cooper and the game was commendable, as they played Malachi, presented the boys with their jerseys with remarkable camaraderie, supporting and at the beginning of the day. respecting their teammates and opposition. NRL City Cup Gala Day: The Under 13’s Rugby League Gala Day at Erina Oval, marked the commencement of the league competition for the Year 7 boys representing the ‘black and red’.

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Black Team: Cooper Armstrong, Rasmus Borg, Asher Bray, Billy Carpenter, Will Casey, Phelix de Vries, Cooper Djuricin, Nate Herring, George Houghton, Brenden Lin, Hayden Lynch, Cooper Mackinnon, Sean Mahoney, Joshua Marsters, Xavier May, Ray Peterson, Kaiden Regattieri, Duke Russell, Jamie Vernon Red Team: Eden Best-Minto, Lucas Binns, Fraser Boake, Liam Boland, Charles Byrne, Nash Crawford, Beau Duncan, Sonny Fraser, Robbie Furley, Ethan Griffiths, Seamus Head, Charlie Jordan, Lincoln Maloney, Billy McCarthy, Xavier Melverton, Nat O’Shea, Nash Percy, Jairah Phelan, Ben Prieto, Macauley Ryan, Sunny Straker, Bronson Webb, Blasko Wise

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Under 13’s

Coach: Jackson English

BBSSSA Gala Day: The St Edward’s Under 13 Rugby League team displayed remarkable sportsmanship at the BBSSSA Gala Day held at Morrie Breen Oval on Wednesday, 2 August 2023.

call seemed unfavorable, the boys exemplified an unwavering support for each other in the true spirit of the game. This camaraderie proved instrumental in maintaining their high spirits throughout the day.

Participating in four matches, the team secured two impressive victories and had two closely contested losses. The boys’ tenacity and determination were evident as they fiercely vied for possession of the ball and executed strategies to keep the ball moving from ‘wing to wing’ in the wet conditions. This enthusiasm to keep the ball moving demonstrated their understanding of the game’s nuances and their dedication to collaborative teamwork.

Despite the disappointing defeats, it is evident that the Under 13 boys have a promising future ahead in the ‘black and red’. A standout of the day was Jamie Vernon, whose exceptional performance earned him the well-deserved title of ‘Player of the Day’.

The Under 13 Rugby League team’s participation in the BBSSSA Gala Day was a resounding success, not for the remarkable wins but rather the closely contested matches What truly set the team apart was their and an unwavering team spirit. Their ability to unyielding courage, even when faced with overcome challenges and uplift each other adversity. During moments when the referee’s bodes well for a promising future together.

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Rasmus Borg, Billy Carpenter, Will Casey, Phelix de Vries, Cooper Djuricin, Charlie Jordan, Brenden Lin, Hayden Lynch, Cooper Mackinnon, Sean Mahoney, Joshua Marsters, Xavier May, Nash Percy, Ray Peterson, Kaiden Regattieri, Duke Russell, Jamie Vernon

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Rugby League Under 14’s

Coach: Joshua Mantellato

Cochrane Cup Central Coast: The Under 14’s Cochrane Cup Northern Division: The Under boys played at Morrie Breen Oval for a chance 14’s Rugby League Team travelled to Coffs to advance to the next round in Coffs Harbour. Harbour to compete. Three games were played against some very tough opposition. The first game was a tough affair against MacKillop Catholic College where a scorching The first game against Port Macquarie High James Boerner try earned the boys a 10-all School started off well with a try to Xavier McNeil in the corner for the boys to lead 4-nil. draw at full-time. In the second game against Central Coast Port Macquarie, however, turned that around Sports College the boys aimed up and ran away and scored three tries to run out winners. with a 12-6 win to set up a winner-takes-all The second game against Gunnedah High match against St Peter’s Catholic College. School was a must win. The defeat of the first With a strong start, we held on to a 12-6 lead game inspired the boys to a 16-nil win and a at half time thanks to some great kicks by Jack chance to progress to the final. Humphries and Nixon Lavin to set up our first half tries. The second half was a tough affair The final game was extremely tough in the and St Peter’s eventually ran out winners 16-12 heat and playing against quality opposition in Maitland High School, we unfortunately ran out at the death. of troops and energy. Maitland ran in five tries The boys all represented the College like true but our boys fought to the very end. Notable Eddies boys and can all hold their heads up high performances included Isaac Wheatley, Kyston Treble and Captain Cooper Smith. after a tough day out at the Cochrane Cup.

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Silas Allen, Daniel Bates, James Boerner, Toby Carr, Owen Clark, Billy Fennell, Noah Gattringer, Tasman Holliday, Jack Humphries, Brenden Lin, TJ Mahoney, Xavier McNeil, Kaden Morgan, Toby Newport, Matt Norman, Cruiz Parke, Chance Redmond, Cooper Smith, AJ Tillott, Kyston Treble, Xavier Turner, Isaac Wheatley, Nixon Yarnold Where young men achieve

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Rugby League Under 15’s Central Coast City Cup: In the first game against St Phillip’s College, St Edward’s won convincingly with a score of 58-0. Despite St Phillip’s being undersized and fielding younger players, they displayed great courage. St Edward’s students also showed good sportsmanship by kicking off after every try and not being overly physical with the smaller opposition. The next game against Lisarow High School also resulted in a victory for our team. It was a one-sided match, and Lisarow showed determination despite being a player short throughout the game. St Edward’s demonstrated sportsmanship again by playing with one less player when Lisarow had 11 players due to an injury. The forwards showcased some excellent running, setting up quality tries, and we won the game 24-0. The last pool game against Terrigal High School was our most undisciplined match. The stakes were high as the winner would advance to the semi-finals. Early errors and dropped balls gave Terrigal favorable field position in the first half, leading to the only try scored against us that day. However, the team showed

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Coach: Alex Rozario resilience and fought back, equalising the score to 6-6 at halftime. In the second half, the team eliminated unforced errors and dominated the field. We secured a spot in the semi-finals with a 26-4 win over Terrigal. In the semi-final against a tough Wadalba High School side, the game was closely contested with both teams struggling due to fatigue. Errors started to occur, but St Edward’s continued to support each other and defended their line with determination. Although we had opportunities to score in the first half, we couldn’t convert, and the score remained 0-0 at halftime. The second half mirrored the first, with strong running and fierce defense. With great direction from the halves and the forwards creating opportunities, we scored late in the second half, taking a 4-0 lead. In the remaining five minutes, St Edward’s repeatedly defended their try line, successfully repelling Wadalba’s attacks and emerging. It was a fantastic day of rugby league, and every player showcased their skills and toughness. .The standout player of the day was Ben Hoban, who consistently made powerful runs of over 10 m and excelled in defense.

Central Coast City Cup Grand Final: Conditions couldn’t have been better, and after a solid warm-up, the team started the game strongly against Central Coast Sports College. Sam Tracey, Toa Paea, and Billy Sands made impressive gains down the middle, propelling St Edward’s to a dominant position. This led to our first points scored by Kye McIntosh, thanks to the excellent teamwork of Kobi Flanders and Will McClelland, who orchestrated a fantastic backline play. However, Central Coast Sports College was determined not to give up, pressuring the Eddie’s side with robust defence and powerful carries through the centre of the field. Costly errors in our half and too many dropped balls gifted the opposition valuable field position. While defending multiple sets on our line, Central Coast Sports College eventually crashed over and scored. They successfully converted the try, making the score 6-4. The game continued to go back and forth for the rest of the first half, with neither side gaining the upper hand. However, the opposition slowly started to win the battle for field position as errors began to creep into our game. The halftime whistle blew, and after an inspiring speech by their team captain, our team was ready to give their all in the second half.

drilled opposition put our defence to the test and seemed likely to break through on multiple occasions. However, Jayden intercepted a pass, resulting in a try for Eddies, which went against the momentum of the game, bringing the score to 10-4. Unfortunately, Central Coast Sports College did not let their heads drop, showcasing the impact of their weeks-long training programs and focus on the fundamentals of the game. They played with discipline and incredible structure for a school team, turning the momentum and capitalising on our persistent errors. In the final 10 minutes, they scored two tries, securing a victory over Eddies with a final score of 16-10. The difference on the day was discipline and the structure of the opposition, as our numerous errors and dropped balls allowed them to gain easy metres and field position. It was evident from watching Central Coast Sports College that their extensive training and focus on rugby league fundamentals gave them a significant advantage in a school-based competition.

Our team played with the great Eddies spirit and demonstrated immense pride in the jersey. The coaching staff is extremely proud of the effort and determination shown throughout the games. While there were many outstanding performances on the day, Will McClelland stood out, skilfully leading the team around The second half began much like the first one the park and defending as if he weighed 20kgs ended, with both teams competing fiercely. more than he does. A massive congratulations However, Central Coast Sports College to Will, who was also awarded the Player of the gradually gained the upper hand. The well- Game for St Edward’s by the NRL staff present.

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Rugby League Under 16’s Central Coast Competition: The first game of the day was against MacKillop Catholic College, and the boys started the game strong, opening the scoring early. St Edward’s continued to play fast and elusive throughout the game, resulting in no points being scored against them and coming away with the first win of the day 38-0.

Coach: Elliott Rozario Our fate was now in the hands of other teams in different pools. The luck of the draw was with us that day, and we were into the semi’s.

Moving into the semi finals, we were up against a strong Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College. The game was back and forth for the beginning of the first half, Tuggerah Lakes ended the half The second game was against Erina High with a quick try giving them the lead going into School and the team was full of confidence the second half. Tuggerah Lakes came out of from their performance in Round 1. This game the half extremely strong, proving too much for started differently to their previous, with St the St Edward’s side, final score was 22-6. Edward’s allowing a try early and were put on the back foot. The boys rallied after being The entire Under 16’s side played with courage behind for most of the first half and scored a and enthusiasm and represented the College late try, although missing the conversion to exceptionally well. In particular our fearless end the half at 6-4 Erina. The second half was captain Fletcher Sommerville who led by grinding and tough for both sides, with neither example and outstanding on the day and Ryder Kasun and Blade Marquart who played side scoring and the result going Erina’s way. extremely well in all games. Team

Noah Best-Minto, Josh Brown, Jay Clarke, Henri Cleary, Kieran Dafter, Cooper Jones, Ryder Kasun, Aidan Knott, Byron Marks, Blade Marquart, Brayden O’Leary, Brooklyn Roberts, Luke Shereb, Fletcher Sommerville, Riley Turner, Nate Vaughan, Keanu Wells, Kieran White, Deakin Wright, Donovan Wright

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Coach: Jason Carpenter

School would qualify us, via our pool, for the grand final. The issue was just two, 12 minute halves (no stoppage time) and the knowledge that if we didn’t start well, it would be hard to come back. Unfortunately, we did just that. A few early mistakes and simply trying too hard, A chilly and dew soaked oval was one of the led to Terrigal scoring first. Tom Whitmore many challenges facing the boys. We knew blew out his boot, something I had never seen from the start that a win against Terrigal High before in all my time as a coach. It seemed like Gala Days are a tough way to progress in competitive sports. On Wednesday 7 June, the Open Rugby League team contested the Central Coast City Cup at Morrie Breen Oval, Kanwal.

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it just wasn’t our day. It took us most of the first half to find our mojo. We scored a slick try and momentum seemed to be turning our way. Unfortunately, halftime sounded soon after (the half reduced due to a late start). In the second half, we tried to find the much needed try to clinch the match. The harder we tried, the more we pushed the pass or dropped the ball. Terrigal hung in there and were rewarded with a late try to win the match.

year. In our final game, we faced Gosford High School. Given the opposition, we experimented with our starting team. The boys embraced the changes and scored a comfortable win (228), with the focus being more on attack than defence. On days like these, you need a bit of luck to progress. Sometimes the better team doesn’t always win, and this was an example of that. Needless to say, the boys were fantastic ambassadors for the College.

The result put an end to our chances of progressing via the Central Coast pathway this Team

Harry Bates, Sean Bullen, Ethan Cohen, Kieran Dafter, Kaelan Markey, Byron Marks, Cooper McBride, Blaine McIntosh, Sunny McRae, Hunter Mussalli, Sione Ofahengaue, Brayden O’Leary, Malachi Smith, Zane Smith, Zac Straker, Kieran White, Tom Whitmore, Jonah Wright

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Rugby Union Under 14’s

Coach: Paul Sullivan

The Under 14’s Rugby 7’s team travelled to champs, Hunter Sports School, in the semi Newcastle to compete in the Hunter District final. Thank you to Mr Foster, Mr Carpenter and Mr Paull for the support and everyone who Competition along with 19 other schools. contributed to such a great day of rugby. The side was enthusiastic and in each game they displayed courage and grit to play above • St Edward’s vs St Joseph’s Aberdeen: 20-5 their weight against strong opposition. It was • St Edward’s vs Irrawang High School: 45-0 a successful day and after finishing second in • St Edward’s vs Catherine McAuley: 0-10 their pool, the boys rallied to win their quarter • St Edward’s vs Scone Grammar: 0-5 final match before succumbing to the overall • St Edward’s vs Hunter Sports High: 5-25

The Junior Rugby 7’s team travelled to Narrabeen to compete in the Broken Bay Competition. The side had to play five matches in a ‘first past the post’ tournament against quality opposition. On a hot day it was difficult to keep everyone fresh with injuries and fatigue having a large influence on the team’s performances. Fortunately, each student showed a lot of grit and resilience to win four out of their five games, which meant that they finished second overall. The team were presented with medals and all represented St Edward’s in an honourable

manner. Congratulations to James Boerner who was named our Player of The Tournament, he has a bright future ahead of him. • • • • •

St Edward’s vs St Paul’s: 32-27 St Edward’s vs St Peter’s: 49-12 St Edward’s vs Mater Maria: 7-20 St Edward’s vs St Leo’s: 40-22 St Edward’s vs St Brigid’s: 34-7

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Silas Allen, James Boerner, Billy Fennel, Malcolm Hawkins, Jack Humphries, Hayden Lynch, Terence Mahoney, Xavier McNeil, Kaiden Morgan, Matthew Norman, Ray Peterson, Cooper Smith, Arlo Tod, Xavier Turner, Nixon Yarnold, Jake Young

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Under 16’s Newcastle/Hunter Valley Rugby 7’s Tournament On Tuesday 29 August, the College was invited to compete in the Newcastle and Hunter Valley Rugby 7’s tournament. Over 20 schools were present on the day, with St Edward’s being placed in the pool round with Hunter Sports High School, St Joseph’s College Lochinvar and Newcastle High School. While it was an entertaining day of rugby, the results did not go our way, with two losses and a win. However, the boys have the opportunity to regroup and compete in the upcoming NSW Schools 7’s final being the highest placed Central Coast team.

Coach: Trent Foster CSBB Intermediate: The intermediate team was comprised of 12 students from Years 9 and 10 and consisted of boys who all had a strong rugby background, were cohesive and tenacious. This spirit definitely saw them compete above their average weight during the day. Game 1 saw the boys take on the much physically larger side from St Paul’s Catholic College. It was a close match, with St Paul’s winning by one try. The second and third matches of the day saw convincing wins over Mater Maria Catholic College, Warriewood Catholic College and St Leo’s Catholic College. The final pool game was a local derby, taking on St Peter’s College College. This was a hard fought match, with the number of tries scored being even, though St Peter’s took the win by scoring one extra “bonus point” try.

NSW State Finals: The Under 16’s Rugby Sevens team travelled to Granville to compete in the NSW State Finals. The team showed a lot of character to play against quality opposition and performed with courage in the face of adversity, due to the withdrawal of two players to illness. Although the results didn’t go their way, each Having the greatest “for and against” points game was a tough contest and the boys played at the end of the pool stage saw a rematch against St Paul’s in the final. The boys took with enjoyment and passion. to the field keen to turn the tide from the first game. Playing excellent 7’s rugby, the boys demonstrated how free-flowing and well supported attacking rugby could make a physically larger side weaken throughout the match and lose the dominance of size. With only 60 seconds remaining within the match, the scores were tied, and with no count back, St Paul’s were looking to control the flow of the match. However, the boys lifted, and scored a try down the right wing that saw them take out the silverware and hold aloft the trophy for being the best rugby side in the Diocese. The Under 16’s Rugby 7’s Union Team Team

Orsen Bailey, Owen Bell, Riley Buda, Flynn Carson, Luka Coughlan-Berg, Tom Flynn, Luke Harrison, Cooper Smith, Angus Stewart, Sam Tracey, Riley Turner, Nate Valamis, Nate Vaughan, Cooper Wheelock, Donovan Wright, Saxon Young

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Rugby Union Opens

Coach: Mark Reynolds

On Monday 28 August the Open’s College Finals Series Rugby 7’s team travelled to Newcastle to play against schools from across the Hunter for On Wednesday 13 September it was time for the state finals. Strong teams from across NSW their place in the State finals. travelled to Sydney to compete. Solid defence Having limited opportunities to represent the and good ball control resulted in some length of College in Rugby Union over the past few years the field tries that were great to watch. It was a the boys were excited. They experimented with gallant effort from all players but unfortunately, new combinations and tactics to quickly find they just missed out on progressing to the semifinals. their way. The boys produced some great rugby which Thank you to Mr Jason Carpenter for his resulted in a couple of wins and one loss – an organisation and Mr Trent Foster and Mr Gerry Summerhayes for their assistance. excellent effort to progress to the next stage.

The Open’s Rugby 7’s Union Team

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Oscar Cresswell, Brendan Escott, Oscar McCoombe-Lopez, Sunny McRae, Angus Newport, Sione Ofahengaue, Tevita Paea, Kale Puata, Mitchell Ryan, Max Stride, Luther Thomas, Nate Vaughan

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Surf Lifesaving BBSSSA

Coach: Kristen Mantellato

Students showcased exemplary sportsmanship, acting as vocal cheerleaders for one another and providing positive encouragement and at times selflessly filling in for opposing schools to ensure they could field a team in the relay events. All students can take pride in their commendable conduct and representation of The carnival featured a variety of beach events the College, culminating in the team’s victory including sprints, flags, and all-age relays, while of the Overall Boys School Champion Trophy. water events comprised of ski, board, swim, board relay, Cameron relay, and iron person. Congratulations to all competitors and a The depth of talent was demonstrated by the special thank you to Mrs Vanessa Henderson, College fielding multiple competitors in each Mr Anthony Herringe, Mr Jackson English and event, with the boys successfully dominating Mr Jason Carpenter for helping with set up, officiating and running of the day. most events, especially all team relay events. On October 17th, the College enthusiastically took part in the annual Broken Bay Diocese Surf Life Saving Carnival at Terrigal Beach. Weather conditions on the day were unfavourable, however, this did not dampen the boys’ competitive spirits.

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Tom Barry, Fraser Boake, Billy Carpenter, Henri Cleary, Cashar Darwin, Harry Evans, Tam Johnston, Ronnie Jordan, Nick Kearney, Sam Logan, Billy McCarthy, Arian McGuiness, Seamus Meares, Luke Nakagawa, Eden Pearson, Eli Pepper, Kale Puata, Kaiden Regattieri, Tahj Regattieri, Henry Skinner, Deakin Wright

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Swimming Representatives BBSSSA and CSNSW

Coach: Jason Carpenter

BBSSSA: The College Swimming team travelled to SOPAC, Homebush to contest the Broken Bay Swimming Carnival. Our formidable team consisted of 21 competitors. The remarkable • depth of talent displayed by our young men was unmistakable. The team experienced an • exceptional day, marked by the following:

category, and Jayden Redfern, in the 17+ age group, both triumphantly claimed the coveted titles of Age Champions. Our Intermediate team, as well as our Opens team, triumphed in their respective divisions, securing victory in the point score. Demonstrating their exceptional prowess, our team emerged victorious in all three Freestyle Relays, namely the Junior, Intermediate, and Opens categories. Furthermore, our team showcased their versatility by clinching victory in the Intermediate and Opens Medley Relays.

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A remarkable total of 13 boys were selected for the prestigious Broken Bay team, which will compete in the highly anticipated • NSWCCC Swimming Carnival in March. Lucas Jarman, competing in the Under 16

Team Logan Atherton, Tom Barry, Shay Bennett, Fraser Boake, Lachlan Bunney, Archie Carpenter, Will Casey, Cashar Darwin, Kalan Gale, Tasman Holliday, Lucas Jarman, Cooper Jones, Billy McCarthy, Luca Nowland, Raife Owen, Eden Pearson, Kale Puata, Jayden Redfern, Tahj Regattieri, Cooper Stark, Julian Tagoai

CSNSW: Twelve students from St Edward’s represented Broken Bay at the NSWCCC Swimming Championships. The day was filled • with remarkable accomplishments with Tahj • Regattieri, competing in the Under 15 category, exhibited skill and determination by securing Gold medals in both the 50m and 100m Backstroke events. • Our Intermediate Medley Relay team, consisting of Tahj Regattieri (Backstroke), Lucas Jarman (Breaststroke), Lachlan Bunney (Butterfly), and Archie Carpenter (Freestyle), displayed • exceptional teamwork and talent, ultimately earning Silver with a time of 2.00.23 min. • Notable performances in other events included: •

The Junior, Intermediate, and Senior teams

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placed 4th, 5th, and 6th, respectively, in the 4 x 50m Freestyle Relays. The Senior Medley Relay team placed 6th Jayden Redfern, competing in the 17 & over category, showcased his abilities by achieving 17th place in 50m Freestyle, 8th place in 100m Backstroke and 100m Freestyle, and 9th place in 50m Breaststroke. Lachlan Bunney, competing in the Under 16’s achieving 8th place in 50m Freestyle, 50m Butterfly, and 100m Freestyle, and an impressive 5th place in 100m Butterfly. Tahj Regattieri, competing in Under 15 securing 9th place in 50m Freestyle and 5th place in 50m Butterfly. Lucas Jarman, competing in the Under 15’s, achieving 5th place in 200m Freestyle, 8th place in 50m Breaststroke, and 4th place in 200m Individual Medley.

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Swimming Representatives NSW All Schools Congratulations to our students who participated in the carnival. Our Intermediate Medley Relay team, comprising Tahj Regattieri, Lucas Jarman, Lachlan Bunney, and Archie Carpenter, achieved an impressive 6th place finish in a time of 2:01:07.

Coach: Jason Carpenter Tahj also competed in the individual races on Friday, including the 50m, 100m, and 200m Backstroke. While he wasn’t entirely satisfied with his performance, reaching this level of competition was a remarkable achievement.

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Tennis BBSSSA

Coach: Heidi Englund

An exciting change in format this year saw our championship boys playing their opposite number in singles matches before joining their teammates in doubles. Justin Cuennett faced a number of Australian ranked players and these were very close matches and extremely exciting to watch. Our Championship boys represented themselves well and were unlucky to just miss out on the final, coming in a very creditable third place.

finals, they were ultimately victorious in a close match. It is always a pleasure to work with the Tennis team. Every year the convenors and parents from other schools comment on the sportsmanship and courtesy of our students – this year was no exception.

The day was postponed due to severe storms, and this meant a change in venue from the usual Our Division 2 boys played exceptionally well Oxford Falls location to courts in Marsfield. We throughout the tournament. Combining power are so grateful to the convenors and to our and accuracy, playing in rotating doubles they sports team here at school for accommodating worked as a terrific team. Facing a strong team this last-minute change. from Mater Maria College, Warriewood in the

The Championship Team

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The St Edward’s Tennis Team

The Division 2 Team

Championship Team: Justin Cuennett, Harrison Evans, Patrick Vince, Max Young Division Two: Jacob Barrington, Benjamin Malek, Easan Zhang

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Touch Football Under 13’s The Under 13’s Touch Football team competed in the Broken Bay Junior Touch tournament at Doyalson Oval, facing other Catholic Schools. Their first game was against St Brigid’s Catholic College, where they dominated from the beginning, scoring early and not allowing any points against them, securing their first win.

Coach: Elliott Rozario With an undefeated record, they advanced to the semi-final. They continued their strong performance, limiting their opponents to two tries and securing a spot in the grand final.

In the grand final, they faced St Augustine’s Catholic College, who started the game strongly and took a 1-0 lead into halftime. St Edward’s In the second game against St Peter’s Catholic fought back but had several disallowed tries. St College, they started off on the back foot with Augustine’s held them off to seal the victory. an early try against them. However, they rallied in the second half, scoring consecutive tries Throughout the day, the Under 13’s team displayed courage and enthusiasm, representing and securing their second win. their college exceptionally. Special recognition The final pool game was against St Leo’s Catholic goes to Captain, Nate Herring, who led College, which was a tough match. St Edward’s by example, and standout players George emerged victorious, conceding only two tries. Houghton and Ray Peterson. Team

Asher Bray, Billy Carpenter, Robbie Furley, Nate Herring, George Houghton, Hayden Lynch, Cooper Mackinnon, Sean Mahoney, Billy McCarthy, Kobie McGaughey, Ray Peterson, Ben Prieto, Jamie Vernon

Under 15’s

Coach: Jason Carpenter

Topping their pool St Edward’s progressed to the semi-finals against Mater Maria Catholic College. Mater Maria started quickly and we never seemed to be able to go with them. Their well structured defence made it difficult for us The boys breezed through their pool games, to find consistency leading to mistakes. Mater winning comfortably against St Paul’s Catholic Maria ran away with the game to win 7-2. College (7-0), St Leo’s Catholic College (8-0) and MacKillop Catholic College (5-2). This was At the completion of this game, Kyan, Asher, on the back of some very slick work in attack. Kobie, Zach, Matt, Austen, Taj and Alex were The team was able to move the ball quickly selected in the possible v probables game. and take advantage. Tries came from individual Zach and Alex gained selection to the Broken Bay team. brilliance, and crafty team play. The Under 15’s Touch Football team travelled to Nolan’s Reserve, Manly to contest the Broken Bay Touch Gala Day. The event also doubled as a selection for the Broken Bay team.

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Asher Armstrong, Austen Flakus, Noah Flakus, Kobie Flanders, Ben Geddes-Brown, Taj Gooley, Zach Herring, Alex McCoombe-Lopez, Cody Neilly, Matt Norman, Lachlan Roach, Cooper Smith, Kyan Werner

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Touch Football Year 9 and 10 A cold and very dew soaked oval confronted the boys at the start of the day. We played Tomaree High School in our first game. The conditions meant the boys focused more on ball handling, rather than attacking touch. Josh Brown and Luke Shereb used their speed and guile to break down the Tomaree defence and score some slick tries. We eventually won 4-1. A second-round bye, allowed the grounds to finally dry-up and allowed the boys to play some football. Our games were now lined-up with a game on, game off situation. We comfortably beat Taree High School 7-1, Hunter River High School 8-1 and St Bede’s Catholic College Chisholm 6-1. The results saw us come out top of our pool and progress to the knockout rounds. In our quarter-final we came up against a quality St Pius X High School, Adamstown team. They started quickly and scored in the opening set.

We found our rhythm soon after and raced to a 4-1 lead. However, they just would not go away and levelled the game in the final minute. Josh Brown stepped up again (as he had all day) and controlled our restart set, working up field. With time counting down, he created space for the match winner. A late change to the draw saw us now play the highly fancied Hunter Sports High in the semifinal. Hunter got out to a fast start and scored two quick tries. The boys found some rhythm and the result was some great end-to-end play. We clawed one back and then fatigue (from us and the referees) saw a few contentious calls go against us. We were unable to recover, and Hunter ran out winners 5-1. While disappointed, the boys did a great job given the number of games they played backto-back in this gruelling format.

Josh Brown, Archie Carpenter, Kobi Flanders, Zach Herring, Cooper Jones, Sam Logan, Kevin Matthews, Caleb Petersen, Luke Shereb, Fletcher Sommerville, Kyan Werner, Donovan Wright

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Opens The Opens Touch Football team travelled to Doyalson Touch Fields on Tuesday 14 February to contest the Broken Bay Touch Gala Day. The event also doubled as a selection for the Broken Bay team. We were met with a mix of sunshine and rain, which continued throughout the day. The boys played pool games against St Paul’s Catholic

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Coach: Jason Carpenter College, losing a close one 4-3. The slow start would come back to ‘bite them’ in the crossover match. We also played St Leo’s Catholic College, winning 7-1 and St Peter’s Catholic College, winning 9-0. While we started slowly in Game 1, in the corresponding games the team found their rhythm and scored some fantastic tries.

The Open’s Touch Football Team

The loss earlier in the pool games, meant we came up against our usual rival in St Augustine’s Catholic College in the cross-over game. The team was very aware of the step-up needed in this game and they responded accordingly. We got out to an early lead and the change in enthusiasm and talk was evident. Each time we would go ahead, St Augustine’s would not go away. In the final set of the game, St Augustine’s scored after some frantic scrambling from the boys. The game was tied and this saw us go into a sudden-death, 4 v 4 drop-off format. Unfortunately for us St Augustine’s scored to win the game 4-3 and move onto the final. While the result did not go our way, the team are to be congratulated on the fighting spirit they showed throughout the day. At the completion of this game, we had seven boys (Jonah, Sean, Zane, Zac, Josh, Sam and Oscar) selected in the possible v probables game. Jonah, Sean, Zane and Josh gained selection in the Broken Bay team and will now contest the NSWCCC selection trials later this term in Wagga Wagga.

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Students Selected for the Broken Bay Team

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Triathlon CSNSW At 5:30 am on 24 February, two teams of Year 11 and 12 students drove down to the International Regatta Centre in Penrith to compete in the NSW All Schools Triathlon. The boys were excited as this would be the first time the event had run in three years due to COVID 19. The event started with the swim, which from the beginning was a desperate battle for survival with close to a 100 competitors jostling for position. Kale Puata came out first from Eddies in 12th position whilst Taj Werner came out not long after. The ride saw Callum Kinnaird and Sunny McRae battling it out. It was a very competitive field with some competitors racing on bikes worth over $18 000. Callum still managed to get one of the fastest times, which is testament to the training he puts in

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Coach: Michael Gentle at the velodrome each week. Sunny was also able to overtake several competitors in his 15 km sprint. Keenan White and Tom Lawton were next in the run leg which saw Keenan do his personal best time for 3 km and Tom finishing strong only seconds behind Keenan’s time. As an indication of how hard they were pushing themselves, Keenan said after the event that his heart rate got up to 217 beats per minute! The boys finished 12th and 17th overall and 6th and 10th respectively in the CCC division. It was an amazing day out thanks to the behaviour and attitude of the students. Each student represented the College with pride both on and off the track. As the boys were getting off the bus, they were already planning for next year.

Callum Kinnaird, Thomas Lawton, Sunny McRae, Kale Puata, Tahj Werner, Keenan White

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Volleyball CSBB

Coach: Vanessa Henderson

What a fantastic day at Niagara Park Stadium Results on 19 October. This was the inaugural Broken Bay Volleyball tournament for indoor volleyball, We won every game but one, the Grand Final. We were only pipped at the post by a more replacing the beach volleyball tournament. experienced team. DRAMA – Despite breaking We had a tough preparation for the tournament his ankle in the first game, Cohen arrived back - no net and no court to practise on due to at the courts from his hospital visit to cheer Year 12 farewells and HSC exams. The boys on the team in the grand final….now that’s didn’t complain and we made the best of commitment (as was his attendance at every the situation by playing on Oval 1 near the trial and training session). waterfront amongst the trees. The first time the team played on a court was the first game of St Edward’s def MacKillop: 32-24 St Edward’s def St Brigid’s: 41-23 the tournament. St Edward’s def Mater Maria: 44-27 The boys were a pleasure to take away. Their St Edward’s def St Leo’s: 34-30 camaraderie, team spirit and improvement was impressive. Versatile and adaptable, they Semi Final St Edward’s def Mater Maria: 42-27 received many lovely comments from other Grand Final St Edward’s lost to St Leo’s: 30-35 staff and the professional photographer. They were so thankful, thoughtful, and enthusiastic.

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Rex Allwood, Cohen Danvers, Andrew Hodge, Angus Jack, Ellis Milson, Finn Palmqvist, Hudson Sky, Nate Vaughan, Jesi Wanjohi

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Water Polo BBSSSA

Coach: Vanessa Henderson

This is always such a rewarding day where new players get the opportunity to have a go at Water Polo against Independent, Catholic and Government schools, guided by more experienced water polo teammates.

that Cashar has recovered well. Play resumed after the long break however, we missed a few shots in the semi-final but still played well as a team. The boys had fun in the games and finished in a commendable 3rd place.

The support from the local club from Woy Woy allowed eight girls and eight boys teams to have a fun, social yet competitive day. A special thanks to Wombats Harry, Kai, Nate and Sebastian for helping do table duty, set up and pack up throughout the day. St Edward’s went from a relatively experienced team last year to a team with the majority being either new to water polo or up and coming talent. One of our senior players, Cashar Darwin went down with a dislocated shoulder earlier in the day, which was a big loss to St Edward’s. The team were supportive while we waited for the ambulance. We hope

Results St Edward’s def Central Coast Grammar: 6-2 St Edward’s def Green Point Christian: 11-0 St Edward’s def Central Coast Sports: 10-2 Semi Final Wyong High School def St Edward’s: 3-1 Bronze Medal St Edward’s def Central Coast Grammar: 4-2

The Water Polo Team

Team Kai Armstrong, Cashar Darwin, Ronnie Jordan, Kaelan Markey, Sebastian Monteleone, Eden Pearson, Kale Puata, Tahj Regattieri, Harry Rutherford, Nate Saley, Sandor Torok

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College Roll Year 8 Xavier May Hayden McConnell Jack McCormack Oscar McMahon Flynn Mears Tallon Miranda Kaden Morgan Beau Muldowney Dylan Murray William Murray Toby Newport Alex Nguyen Matthew Norman Knox O’Connor Humayal Omer Liam Owen Cruiz Parke Hunter Parsons Logan Paton Benjamin Pearsall Riley Peers Harry Petley Max Pidgeon Makenzey Poile Maximillian Purkis Chance Redmond Kai Ribet Ashby Richmond Max Roberts Jai Roberts Austin Romain Vin Romano Tiago Salomao-Gangell Boadie Sands Joseph Sanfilippo Cooper Santry Zachary Scaysbrook Willem Schmidt

Kingston Schmidt Riley Schroder Eli Schultz Joshua Scown Derik Joseph Sino Jett Sivyer Nixon Smith Euan Smyth William Sneddon Nicholas Snelson Oliver Spencer Billy Splatt Andrew Stephenson Kaden Stevens Joseph Sykes Julian Tagoai George Taylor Max Taylor Jack Temple Kai Templeton Aibel Thomas Liam Thompson Harry Thorpe Aden Tillott Harrison Tobin Arlo Tod Cohen Tower Kyston Treble Patrick Trew Xavier Troilo William Trotman Cruz Tucker Patrick Turnbull Xavier Turner Charles Ure Finn van Aalderen Samuel Vassallo Jace Villanueva

Matteo Vumbaca Miles Wagemaker Henry Walton Joel Washington Benjamin Weisbaum Xavier Werder Cruz West Isaac Wheatley Hugh Wheeler Jack Whitworth Hugo Wicks Harvey Wiggins Angus Wighton Archer Wilding Owen Willcocks Thomas Williams Raphael Williams Max Windress Joshua Winter Zeke Worrall Nixon Yarnold Sangpil Yoon Jake Young Harrison Young Jye Young Oliver Zammit

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College Roll Year 9 Luke Abbott Regan Allardice Jacob Allen Max Armour Kai Armstrong Asher Armstrong Max Atkinson Caden Ball Harry Barnett George Barry Fraser Blackwell Ruben Borg Harley Boyce Augustus Brady Owen Brown Charlie Bryce Riley Buda Jaxon Burgess Henry Butlin Xander Byrne Oscar Byrne Jack Byrnes Harry Call Nicholas Chapman Jereme Cipollone Luka Coughlan-Berg Charlie Cranny Max Dawkings Matthew Derrick Cody Diamond Hayden Docherty Dominic Dodd Lachlan Donafee Liam Downs Samuel Duffy Joshua Elsholz Zane Everson Henry Farrell

Logan Farris Mitchell Jackson Hayden Fearnley Max James Charlie Fennell Lucas Jarman Harrison Fittler Jack Jarvis Kobie Flanders Jarvis Johnson Ben Francis Ronnie Jordan Meihana Gardiner Riley Kahler Benjamin Geddes-Brown Joseph Kelly Taj Gibson Nixon Lavin Finn Giddings Jonathan Lin Taj Gooley Owen Locke Reggie Gooley Oliver Lyons Lincoln Gottardo Daniel Lyons Olly Graham Jaxon Macintosh Benjamin Green Ewan Magill Callum Griffin Aaron Markey James Griffith Charlie Martin Logan Haanskorf Noah Matthews William Haines Darragh McBride Cooper Hall Will McClelland Archie Hall Isaac McCudden Andrew Hansen Ryan McCullum Cooper Harker Tobias McEvoy Lennon Harries Arian McGuinness Keppel Harris Kye McIntosh Malcolm Hawkins Riley McIver Max Hehir Xavier McNeil Beau Heinzel Kalani McRae Zach Herring Giuseppe Merillo Blake Hickey Broden Mexon Rylee Hildridge Jack Minehan Dylan Hitchenson Jayden Moggs Benjamin Hoban Kallum Moggs Ronan Hope Sebastian Monteleone Byron Hubble Bailey Morrison Samuel Hughes Cameron Moss David Hunt Levi Myers Jeremy Huybrechs-Chung Luke Nakagawa

College Roll Year 9 Franky Nassar Ashton Naylor Adams Coby Neilly Harvey Nitsos Ned Noble Luca Norris Patrick Oates Lachlan O’Brien Kayn O’Connor Stewart Henry Ottaway Murphy Owen Jesper Palmqvist Levi Papps Lachlan Park Tristan Pearce-Maitland Eden Pearson Thomas Perham Isaac Philips Asher Pike Isaac Plunkett William Pollard Riley Price Taj Probert Billy Raffety Brendan Ratay Tahj Regattieri Lachlan Roach Jackson Roberts Max Roth Jamie Russell Harry Rutherford Harrison Ryan Finn Ryan-Englund Nate Saley Koby Saley Zach Sammut Billy Sands Tyrone Sayers

Quinn Scott Jude See Oliver Sky Ryan Smith Cooper Smith Kobe Smith-Metuisela Emanuel Soares Reid Spokes Charlie Stansfield Riley Stauner-Lumsden Angus Stewart Benjamin Stewart Riley Stingmore Joseph Stitt Kobi Straker Jake Taylor Blake Teasdale Jett Tengstrom Kai Tower Ezekiel Vandersyde Kyan Werner Taihden White Riley White Lachlan White Blake Willson Zachary Wilson Jarvis Wilson Hudson Wuest Rourke Yarnold Ajay Yates Maximilian Young

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College Roll Year 10 Hunter Ainslie Oscar Aplitt Joseph Aygun Thomas Bagot-Hayes Orsen Bailey Aiden Balshaw Logan Barlow Maxwell Bayss Owen Bell Alexander Benz Liam Best Noah Best-Minto Jed Bevan Adrian Biankin William Blunt Lucas Bosnjak Owen Brady Cooper Briggs Oscar Broadhead Joshua Brown Sebastian Bull Ryan Bullot Lachlan Bunney Jet Camilleri Kiernan Campbell Archie Carpenter Flynn Carson Callum Cassar James Clarke Henri Cleary Harrison Clifford Harry Cockerton William Conners William Conroy Samuel Cormack Maximilian Corrigan Noah Cox Justin Cuennet

Eoin Cullen Charlie Dawson Darcy de Vries Luca Dimech Sonny Doyle Connor Duncan Luca Fairley Emerson Farraway Toby Ferry Tyson Finn Ryan Fishenden Brayden Fisher Thomas Flynn Shenath Fonseka Joshua Foster Geoffrey French Kalan Gale Noah Gallagher James Gbel-Cook Lachlan Gibbens Jette Gooley Kylan Gould Sumner Euan Gregory Arlo Gurr Logan Hajje Cooper Ham Thomas Hammond Ashur Harrison Luke Harrison Joshua Hawkins Lachlan Herd Kaine Hieber Kalan Hiscoe Mason Holliday Liam Hore Jake Howes Cooper Hubbard Jamie Hughes

Nicholas Husk Alexander Jack Tristan Jackson Mackay Jackson Cooper Jamieson Kynan Johnston Cooper Jones Archie Josling Max Judd Ryder Kasun Vladyslav Katerynyuk Chikomborero Katsande Nicholas Kearney Matthew Kirkland Aidan Knott Enzo Koizumi-Smith Jack Lawrence Nathan Legge Mathis Limpkin Isaac Loaney Samuel Logan Charlie Luci William Lynch William Lyons Heath Macdonald Bailey Magann Jesse Mantell Austin Maple Blade Marquart Archer Martin Archer Mason Kevin Mathews Thomas McArdle Dylan McCann Alex McCoombe-Lopez Thomas McGilvery Cruz McMahon Jonah Mills

College Roll Year 10 Lopez Morrison Anthony Nguyen Thomas Nicholls Chayse Nicoll Kaden Old Harvey Olsen Hamish O’Malley Max Oteiwi Lisitoa Paea Harrison Page-Walker Liam Peers Cooper Pegler Caleb Peterson Ryan Piepers Archie Price Oliver Pringle Luca Quitadamo Lachlan Renton Brooklyn Roberts Matthew Robinson Harry Robinson Jaden Roesch Ethan Roesch Luke Shereb Michael Sikuka Ryan Sinclair Thomas Smith Aamon Smith Fletcher Sommerville Logan Spinks Cooper Spinks Harry Stockings Rowan Talbot Max Taylor Albert Thomas Neo Thompson Flynn Tkac Samuel Tracey

Logan Treble Marcus Tredwell Riley Turner Darcy Turton Lawrence Ure Nate Valamis Christian Vassallo Jules Vernieres Cooper Ware Hamish Watson Bailey Wengi Cooper Wheelock Kieran White Jonte Wicks Ewan Williams Declan Willmott Marlen Wilson Oscar Woolford Donovan Wright Deakin Wright Ethan Wuest Jarvis Young Saxon Young Easun Zhang

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College Roll Year 11 Max Abbott Rex Allwood Brody Andrews Zachary Barnfield James Barry Samuel Baxter James Beatson Angus Bilham Ronan Bishop Cody Blackman Jay Bonython Nathan Bradley Joshua Bush James Butlin Sacha Byrne Phoenix Carter Zachary Chidiac Jay Clarke Matthew Clarkson Arky Cleverly Cohen Crook Joshua Crotty Kieran Dafter Cohen Danvers Cashar Darwin Charlie Davies Cameron Day Christopher Dodd Marshall Dodsworth Cohen Duncan Aidan Ellis Aidan Ellis Domenic Fatone Tom Fenton Charlie Field Charlie Fraser Matthew Frost-Foster Hawaiki Gardiner

Samuel Gates Finn Gilmartin Ta Goddard Alexander Golden Mitchell Hall Thomas Hall Archie Hamilton Jackson Hart Jalen Heaney-Johnson Riley Heffer Liam Hill Samuel Hodder Andrew Hodge Angus Jack Charlie Jacobson John James Brayven Johnston Flynn Jones Matthew Kairouz Alexander Kalos Hunter Kay Lachlan Kemp Callum Kinnaird David Lazo Vega Finn Leary Eli Leary Jye LeBrocq Matthew Lewry Sayer Long David Lusunzi Kai Maitland Joshua Malek Joshua Mangan Kaelan Markey Byron Marks Lincoln Markulin Jacob Marsters Aidan Matthews

Hamish McAteer Daniel McCarthy Flynn McHale Darby McIntosh Jai McLachlan Elijah McMonigal Tristan Medley Logan Mercieca Ellis Milson Brendan Minto Jayden Miotello Lachlan Murphy Pacholek Fynn Mussared Angus Newport Micah Nisbett Samuel Nowalinski Brayden O’Leary Tevita Paea Finn Palmqvist Joel Parrelli Brandon Pawlak Callum Peers Zane Pennells Thomas Phillips Thomas Potts Kale Puata Christopher Rae Declan Ransley Stefan Ratay Jasper Richmond Juan Jose Rodriguez Caldas Timothy Rogers Thomas Roth Xzavier Rudd-Abrahams Mitchell Ryan Jack Sands Thomas Schramm Joshua Schroder

College Roll Year 11 Cooper Scott Marco Sgaravizzi Seth Short Nathaniel Simpson Hudson Sky Jack Spedding Jacob Stephens Alexander Steven Jimmy Stuart Luca Sydenham Jeremy Sydenham Luther Thomas Abhishek Thomas Lachlan Tibbutt Sandor Torok Leon Towle Samuel Trench Nate Vaughan Thomas Voesenek Oliver Wagemaker Jesi Wanjohi Jay Ward Cameron Wehrle Keanu Wells Jack Wighton Alec Williamson Ben Willoughby Samuel Wilson Hugh Wilson Marlen Wilson Cameron Woodruff Matthew Xuereb Flynn Zammit

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College Roll Year 12 Joel Attard Levi Bailey Simon Barber Harry Bates Harley Best Jack Binding Benjamin Blunt Austin Boffo Luke Boylan Isaac Broomfield William Browning Sean Bullen Taylin Burgess Rhys Butcher Lachlan Carlyle John Clift Ethan Cohen Luke Colgan Nathan Collis Tom Conroy Ryan Cox Oscar Cresswell Roman Cunico Alexander Cutting Oliver Dawson Blake Downs Troy Duncan Sebastian Eager Drew Elwin Brendan Escott Harry Evans Kenan Fonseka Heath Ford Luke Foster Jaycob Foyel Nicholas Gately Lachlan Gibson Rayden Gomez

Christian Grima-Smith Hamish Gunn Kurt Halls Luke Harada Ethan Hayes Miles Henderson Daniel Herd Callum Hobson Liam Hodges Kalen Hogan Kye Holliday Leo Hong Christian Hudson Thomas Hunt Angus Jones Joshua Judd William Kane Conor Kelly Kai Knighton Tobias Kregting Alexander Lara Daniel Lavery Thomas Lawton Josef Lewis Artemi Lomis Christopher Macdonald Oliver Martin Cooper McBride Oscar McCoombe-Lopez Samuel McCudden Hamish McDermott Luke McHugh Blaine McIntosh Connor McKenna Sunny McRae Marley Medina Joshua Mercer Hayden Mexon

Jack Milner Harrison Mitchell Fletcher Moore Hunter Mussalli Noah Nakagawa Fynn Newell Andrew Nguyen James Nilsson Tobias Nolan Sione Ofahengaue Trent Pantle-Bentham Flynn Peters Bradley Plummer Adrian Pozo Jude Rankin William Rankin Jayden Redfern Xavier Reid Jack Roberts Oliver Roberts Liam Roche Enrique Rodriguez-Hunter David Rollston Nicholas Rowan Lucas Russell Isaac Ryan Koby Salter Corey Sammut Patrick Sawyer Rhyan Sayles Cooper Schoch William Shaddock Charlie Shannon Lachlan Sherratt Jivesh Shonak Andre Sirio Malachi Smith

College Roll Year 12 Zane Smith Fletcher Smith Ryley Smith Benjamin Stansfield Harrison Stiffle Zachary Straker Max Stride Cooper Thorndike Matthew Toohey Calan Tucker Lachlan Turnbull Will Turton Alexander Vitoros Aiden Walsh-Catanzaro Calum Walters Charlie Watkins Beau Watson Tahj Werner Keenan White Thomas Whitmore Jonty Woolford Jonah Wright Oscar Wylie Dylan Xuereb

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