THE CATHEDRAL COLLEGE NEWS WEEK 3
COLLEGE NEWS
CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK
We're celebrating Catholic Education Week (CEW) this week at the College. Our special events are the Middle and Senior School Assemblies on Friday 28 July and our Ryan House High Tea on Saturday 29 July.
SCHOOL FEES SCAM
Dear Parents,
This is a messgae from Catholic Education Diocese of Rockhampton about School Fees Scam.
Keeping our students and families safe is of great importance to CEDR, and this extends to our families and their finances. We have become aware of several scam scenarios impacting schools in recent days, to include:
- Parents being contacted directly from a person/group purporting to be the school or fee collection agency, offering a discount on school fees if paid immediately. Credit card and invoice details are requested, and a series of deductions and refunds to fraudulent accounts occurs.
- Scammer obtaining card number from the dark web, scammer Bpay’s school an odd amount, then claims a refund from the school to a fraudulent bank account.
The following steps are recommended to avoid such scenarios occurring:
- Do not give bank account, credit card, Bpay details or invoice details to anyone over the telephone or email. Contact the school directly to verify advice.
- If an unknown amount appears in your bank account, refer the payer back to their own bank to lodge a formal trace and recall of funds. Do not refund. This is the only secure way of confirming the ownership of any payment made, and guaranteed return of a payment back to the account it came from.
Thank you for your attention to this.
Mrs Julie-Ann Thackeray (Business Manager)
COMMUNITY OF FAITH
God Bless,
Mrs Claire Stitt (Deputy Principal: Mission)
2023 NAPLAN REPORTS
The College is preparing hard copy reports of student NAPLAN results for distribution. These will be given to students who participated in NAPLAN next week. Boarding parents will receive their child’s report via post. Students who did not participate in NAPLAN will not receive a report.
The most significant change to NAPLAN reporting is the use of 4 proficiency levels across the 5 domains.
- Proficiency levels: Needs additional support, Developing, Strong, Exceeding
- Domains: Reading, Writing, Grammar & Punctuation, Spelling, and Numeracy
An explanation letter, provided by QCAA, will be included with the individual student report.
Additional resources to support families with understanding the NAPLAN results are:
The College is developing resources to build the capacity of all students’ literacy and numeracy skills in response to these results.
Should you have any questions regarding NAPLAN, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Rachele Belz (Assistant Principal: Staff Development & Formation)
CURRICULUM NEWS
Academic Awards
Our Senior and Middle School Academic Assemblies are the signature events of our Catholic Education Week celebrations recognising achievement in Semester 1. Congratulations to all students who will receive awards listed below. Parents, you and your guests are warmly invited to attend to share in your child's success.
The Assemblies will be held on Friday 28 July in the Mercy Centre and will also be live-streamed if you're unable to make it. The links to the livestream will be available on our website.
Senior School (Years 10, 11, 12 students): 9.45am – 10.30am
Middle School (Years 7, 8, 9 students): 10.55am – 11.40am
Mrs Brenda Mallory (Assistant Principal: Curriculum)
UNIVERSITY NEWS
CQU Rockhampton – Open Day
CQU Rockhampton – Open Day – Sunday, August 20 from 9.00am until 12.00pm.
Students from Years 10, 11 & 12, parents, and caregivers are invited to check out the facilities at CQU, chat with academic staff, and find out about a broad range of support services.
CQU are excited to share the program – see the event program for 2023.
Some key highlights include:
- A representative from the QTAC team
- Engaging activities and tours from over 25 study areas
- Exciting presentations from Podiatry, Physiotherapy, and Autonomous Technology (STN Course).
Please visit the TCC website for more details.
JCU Careers in Health webinar + Early Offers + latest UG guide
The latest news from JCU is available on the TCC website.
God Bless
Mr Andrew Stein (Coordinator of Year 12 Schooling)
EMPLOYMENT, TRAINEESHIP AND WORK EXPERIENCE NEWS
2024 Tafe enrolments
Any Year 10 or 11 student looking to enrol into a Certificate course for 2024 needs to contact the Careers office to collect the appropriate paperwork.
Mrs Karen Copping (Careers Coordinator)
RYAN HOUSE HIGH TEA
This weekend’s Ryan House High Tea for Mercy Works is set to be a most delightful afternoon, providing the opportunity to win some fantastic prizes in our not-to-be-missed gigantic Multi-Draw Raffle!
Thanks to the generosity of so many who want to make a difference through Mercy Works, we have a host of amazing prizes including quilted rugs, beautifully handmade crafts, crocheted items, potted plants, beauty products, alcoholic beverages, chocolates, candles, diffusers, novels and gift vouchers from Pandora, The Silver Shop, Stocklands, CQ Aesthetics, Kinsfolk Coffee and Frenchville Sports Club.
Ryan House High Tea for Mercy Works is a featured event of our Catholic Education Week celebrations as we respond to the invitation to live life fully through social justice and partnering with the vulnerable. It’s also timely as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of Mercy in Rockhampton next week and the legacy of love they instilled as founders of our College.
Thank you Kinsfolk Coffee, CQ Aesthetics, Rocky Trophy House, Jenkins Builders, Doblo's, Frenchville Sports Club Ltd, Mercy Associates and our College community whose support has been invaluable.
If you would like to purchase Multi-Draw Raffle tickets please visit our College office.
Mrs Leonie Wanchap (Ryan House Dean)
SPORT
Rugby League Draw
RDS Athletics Carnival
The RDS Athletics Carnival will be held on Monday 31 July and Tuesday 1 August 2023 at North Rockhampton State High School.