MERCY ANNUAL

2018INSIGHT

From our Strategic Plan, we develop our annual improvement goals.

PRINCIPAL’SREPORT

ANNUAL PRIORITIES From our Strategic Plan, we develop our annual improvement goals. Our annual priorities and goals are based around a system wide LEAD framework:

• LEARNING is what we do – We are committed to learning at every level.

• ENGAGEMENT is essential – We are committed to Catholic Education’s mission through relationships with all.

• ACCOUNTABILITY is not optional – We have personal and collective responsibility for our system’s success.

• DISCIPLESHIP is our calling – We are committed to deepening our relationship with Jesus.

LEARNING SEW ModelMercy College’s SEW Model was designed to support effective learning and teaching with the focus on what teachers can do to improve outcomes for students across Style, Environment, and Work.

To ensure the students diverse needs are being met and that teaching practice is of a high standard, a common language and vision needed to be developed across the whole College. A simple model was developed, supported by current research and the experiences of long standing teachers. It is a model that can be implemented in any school, and become part of the culture of the community.

The SEW Model, using three guiding principles, aims to improve student outcomes through effective teaching

The Mercy primary school staff have been immersed in sharing their technological knowledge and the students are regularly presented with information in many different ways.

Protective BehavioursMercy College has been working on the objective to provide a safe and secure environment for all. Our goal of planning and implementing a Protective Behaviours Program has progressed. All staff, including new staff to Mercy College, have completed the mandatory one-day program to teach the CEWA endorsed Keeping Safe curriculum.

Primary school teachers have planned and delivered the course in Kindergarten through to Year Six. Parents were informed by our College Psychologist, Mrs Nadia Fazzari, of the scope and sequence of Keeping Safe in the Primary School. This occurred as a stand-alone presentation prior to parent-teacher meetings.

Director of Engagement, Albert Borrello, addressed parents at each individual parent teacher night in the secondary school. Working with parents is a priority when delivering Keeping Safe.

practice. It is supported by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) Standards 3, 4 and 5; Classroom Practice. The three guiding principles to be considered for improved practice in every lesson are:

1. Style 2. Environment3. Work

In turn, the students learning is affected.

1. Students needs are being met2. Engagement take place3. Work is differentiated

Teachers are now planning lessons with elements of SEW as a focus. All teaching staff choose a lesson to invite staff to come and observe, and all teaching staff choose a lesson to view as well. The lessons focus on an element or elements of the SEW Model.

Information TechnologyOur IT program across Kindergarten through to Year Twelve is developing with students experiencing a range of experiences from robotics to virtual reality goggles, as well as designated IT classes. The use of technology is vital in education, but is not used as the sole resource for learning.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSProduction Stewart Crainie – Innovations and Communications ManagerEditing Carmel Gentelli-PaceCover Artwork Jamie Botero – Year Twelve O’Dea ChiPhotography Photo HendriksDesign PaperScoutPrinting Scott Print

This 2018 edition of the Mercy College Insight is printed using green electricity and to the highest international environmental standards on paper from plantation sourced timber. Both printer and paper manufacturer are ISO14001 accredited, the highest environmental standard.

Mercy College is a community whose membership works in partnership towards the education of young people.

With Christ as our guiding light and in the spirit of Catherine McAuley, we seek to recognise, appreciate and develop the gifts of all in a spirit of collaboration, love and service.

3 Reports

18 Mercy Mission

35 Presentation & Awards

41 Teaching & Learning

67 Sport & Recreation

80 Primary School

110 Senior School

CONTENTS

COLLEGE VISION

MODEL

Jamie Botero (Yr 12 OX) — Winner of the 2018 Mercy College Annual Cover Award

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• Art Club (Primary) used Enrichment Centre and Primary Science classroom Terms 1-3

The cohort of students includes:

• 28 students with English as a Second Language (ESL)

• 9 students with special needs

• 8 students with dyslexia

• 6 students who require academic support

• 4 Primary students

• 51 Secondary students

• Group sessions are also organised for students who need further tuition for OLNA/NAPLAN, levelled comprehension and writing. There is continual testing and monitoring to show the progress of the students.

ACE Program – Accelerated Curriculum EnhancementThe young people who participated in the ACE program represent a diverse population of males and females of primary and secondary school age. These include:

• Students with disability who require an alternative space for learning due to the classroom being over stimulating or too distracting will participate in the program.

• Students with disability who need a completely alternate program at various times during the school day.

• Behavioural issues – The young people who attend the ACE program may have experienced one or more significant and complex educational, social, developmental, psychological, health, or legal situations which demand unique responses.

Such interventions are embedded within an educational framework but also typically involve medical, multidisciplinary and social support personnel and systems.

STRETCH ProgramCurrently we are trialling a new initiative entitled ‘STRETCH’ which is based upon research based effective teaching and progressive learning. The program is for targeted students, who are excelling in specific learning areas, being immersed in a higher level of education. As Mercy College is a Kindergarten to Year Twelve College, we have the resources to support the program. Students are identified through a range of testing, so the natural progression can occur. At this present time, we have approximately eight primary students taking part in the program.

Main Key Focus Areas for 2019:K-12 Literacy Plan & IT Development

ENGAGEMENT Numeracy Week: Nominated LEAD AwardDuring Numeracy Week this year, Mercy College aimed to engage all students from both the primary and secondary school and involved students helping to run the event.

Students were asked to nominate for activities and demand ensured they ran them at lunch time every day as well as during class time and Form time.

School activities drew big crowds for participants and observers, like the Logic Puzzle Competition where students solved puzzles ahead of teachers. There was even a morning tea for staff hosted by the Maths Department.

Each morning Form classes had two maths puzzles to solve and these puzzles were sent as a direct message to every student, so that each student had an opportunity to participate.

The activities during the week were highly engaging and differentiated to suit a diverse range of student abilities and maturity.

Science Initiatives: Nominated LEAD AwardMercy College runs two initiatives to show that science is directly related to life and living and sustainability of resources and has immediate relevance to students.

Established in 2013, Science Club is for students in Years Seven to Twelve and aims to encourage exposure and participation in Science outside the standard academic context.

The Kindergarten through to Year Twelve Science Week began in 2010 and follows National Science Week themes. It includes activities for staff and students facilitated by Science Club members and a primary school Science Fair.

Science Week and Science Club have brought an increased focus on Science, engaged the student cohort and provided excitement and interest within the school community.

Soccer AcademyThe Soccer Academy, under the direction of Mr Trim Morgan, continues to grow and be a great attraction to our students. I cannot thank the Soccer staff enough for the many extra hours they contribute to ensure the students are experiencing a high-quality program, therefore ensuring a successful Academy. As well as soccer being part of the curriculum, we have over 400 students who are a part of the Academy. This year was so successful with many of our teams reaching the finals. Congratulations!

• NWAS Year 9/10 girls (Team 1) beat Year 9/10 girls (Team 2) 3-1 on penalties in the NWAS Final.

• NWAS Year 9/10 boys lost 2-3 to Kingsway in the NWAS Final.

• Senior girls A beat Woodvale 6-0 in the Champion Schools Northern Final.

• Senior girls A lost 0-9 to John Curtin in the Champion Schools State Final.

• Intermediate boys A beat Butler College 4-0 in the Champion Schools Northern Final.

• Intermediate boys A lost 0-2 to South Coast Baptist College in the Champion Schools State Final.

• Junior boys A lost 2-3 to Woodvale in the Champion Schools Northern Final.

• Junior girls A beat Irene McCormack 2-0 in the Champion Schools State Shield Final.

Community Engagement – ParentsParental involvement has been a long term goal of the College. We were fortunate to have CEWA host a Community Engagement workshop at Mercy College. We had twenty-eight parents attend and contribute to the half day workshop. Parents spent time understanding ‘why’ they want change before they started looking at ‘how’ they want change. From this discussion, four change scenarios were created by parents. We are looking at how we can engage further with our community. An example is that parents want to build further on our community of support for one another. We then looked at why this was important to our community. From here the discussion grew to how we build opportunities for parents to connect with other parents for support. A platform from here will be a review of how we conduct our Annual Community Mass and how we make this an event that gives more opportunities to connect families with one another.

Special Programs K-12: Enrichment Centre – This award winning program aims to provide an additional learning environment in the Kindergarten to Year Twelve school and caters both for those students struggling to obtain key academic skills and also, for those students who are academically able and require extension to the normal curriculum.

The Enrichment Centre continues to be very successful in terms of improving outcomes for students, under the careful guidance of Mrs Debbie McKrill. This year it was utilised in the following ways:

• Eight periods of small group work (3-6 students)

• Eight periods 1:1 (4 secondary school, 4 primary school)

• 17 sessions 1:2 secondary school using underloaded teaching staff

• Exam room for NAPLAN, Bishop’s Test, OLNA, School Exams (for students with accommodations/ extra time)

• Students sitting missed assessments (Year Seven)

• ‘Safe Haven’ for transitioning anxiety students (short term)

• Levelled Literacy Intervention sessions with three Year Six students

• Homework introduced

• Assessment on school reports introduced

• Tournament of Minds sessions run afterschool in Centre (Term Three)

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I sincerely thank our parents for working in partnership with us and for supporting our programs and events.

Library Congratulations were in order for Ms Deni Sallie who was presented with the 2018 Library Technician of the Year Award for the many initiatives that she organises. The Library is always aiming to engage students and families through ideas such as ‘Rhyme Time’, the Free Library, Book Week and the Reading Dog.

The aim of the Reading Dog at Mercy College is to enhance the services currently offered within the Library to engage students in reading. There is evidence in research studies that Reading Assistant Dogs help students improve in their reading and writing skills. Marked improvement

is also seen in students’ attitude and enthusiasm for reading and this evidence can be found across all year levels but with greatest gains for Special Education, English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) and students who struggle with reading. Dogs can help in the reduction of stress and anxiety. Besides helping with reading, they can also teach respect for other living things, turn-taking, responsibility and compassion.

Thank you to Susan O’Mara and the dedicated Library staff, who are always so welcoming and accommodating of our students.

Year Six TransitionWe have improved the transition process to the secondary school for our current Year Sixes. The students completed a form with background information and then met with the Principal for a mini meeting to discuss the information and any concerns that he or she may have had. Also, Mr Albert Borrello (Director of Engagement K-12) taught a ‘transition program’ to the Year Six classes. Parents were given a copy of the program so they could take the time to discuss some of the content with their child as they prepare to transition to Mercy Secondary College. The Head of Year Seven for 2019, Mrs Melissa Traeger, has also been spending time with the current Year Sixes.

Learning JourneysThis year, students from Kindergarten to Year Nine celebrated their learning by leading their parents on a tour to show them some of their work in selected learning areas. A Learning Journey is a student-centred approach that enables the students to share learning opportunities

that have been experienced at the College. The tour provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their understanding of concepts and activities.

In 2018 the Primary Learning Journeys continued to be a great success. The outstanding level of commitment from staff to present student learning in an engaging manner was appreciated by all. The parent attendance from the Primary school continued to be strong and is growing each year. Attendance has also continued to grow in the Secondary.

Parent CouncilThank you to Mr Richard Bone for his commitment to his role as Chairperson. Also, thank you to Mrs Shevanthy Perera for the time given as Deputy Chairperson, to Ms Sharon Porter as the Treasurer and Mrs Karina Brown as the Secretary. We hope the information gained through the recent Strategic Plan Survey will assist us in growing the Council meetings. The guest presenters have been very worthwhile and all directly related to what the students experience at Mercy. We hope to see more of our families involved in 2019.

Main Key Focus Areas for 2019:Students with Disability - Mercy Activity Centre – (MAC) McAdam building.

An activity space will be developed for students with disability who are engaging in alternative programs regularly and need to utilise a space that has the resources required.

ACCOUNTABILITY Strategic Plan 2020-2024Mercy College has commenced the process to develop the strategic directions for 2020 to 2024. This crucial work will enable us to consolidate and communicate our key objectives for the coming years. We have involved as many groups as possible in our Catholic community including school employees, College Board members, Parent Council members, students, parents/caregivers, and our Parish Priest in the development of our Strategic Directions. Thank you to those who participated.

WellbeingIn 2018 we had a group of staff members who helped to ensure staff wellbeing was a priority at Mercy College. One of our strategies to improve well-being was to use PD days and staff meetings to increase the profile of well-being and introduce staff to Positive Schools. Mark Ross (Head of Year) completed a Graduate Diploma in Positive Schools in 2017 and has been instrumental in bringing the program to life. We now have a set 15-minute time slot at the start of every staff meeting to go through our four themes: hope, efficacy, resilience & optimism (HERO). The College has also invested in guest presenters to build on these themes. Lorin Nicholson gave a keynote address and presented a workshop to all staff in early Term Two. This was well received by staff with positive feedback received from teaching and non-teaching staff. It was built into our theme of resilience. Andrew Fuller is another guest presenter who will tie into our theme of efficacy.

CAVE (Careers and Vocational Education & Training) The CAVE space continues to be a very popular place to seek advice about career pathways as well as to get support in actions such as making phone calls, completing forms and sharing information. There is much support for students choosing an ATAR pathway and there are plenty of opportunities for students to study certificate courses.

2018 CERTIFICATE COURSES DELIVERED AT MERCY COLLEGE

YEAR 10

CODE CERTIFICATE NAME LEARNING AREA

FSK20113 Certificate II in Skills for Work and Vocational Pathways

INTROVET

YEAR 11

CODE CERTIFICATE NAME LEARNING AREA

MST20616 Certificate II Applied Fashion Design & Technology

HOME EC

BSB20115 Certificate II Business HASS

CUA20215 Certificate II Creative Industries (Media) ARTS

CHC30213 Certificate III Education Support CAVE

MEM20413 Certificate II Engineering Pathways D & T

SIT10216 Certificate I Hospitality HOME EC

SIS10115 Certificate I Sport & Recreation (Outdoor) PHYS ED

SIS10115 Certificate I Sport & Rec (soccer) SOCCER

SIS205113 Certificate II Sport Coaching SPORT

YEAR 12

CODE CERTIFICATE NAME LEARNING AREA

MST20616 Certificate II Applied Fashion Design & Technology

HOME EC

BSB30115 Certificate III Business HASS

CHC30213 Certificate III Education Support CAVE

MEM20413 Certificate II Engineering Pathways D & T

SIT20316 Certificate II Hospitality HOME EC

SIS20213 Certificate II Outdoor Education PHYS ED

CUA31015 Certificate III Screen & Media ARTS

SIS20115 Certificate II Sport & Recreation (Soccer) SOCCER

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VET IN SCHOOLS PLACEMENTS

Qualification NUMBER OF STUDENTS

52443 Certificate II Building & Construction - Plastering (Pre Apprenticeship)

1

52700WA Certificate II Plumbing (Pre Apprenticeship) 2

52824WA Certificate II Building & Construction (Painting) 1

52824WA Certificate II Building & Construction - Carpentry (Pre Apprenticeship

1

ACM20110 Certificate II Animal Studies 4

AHC21016 Certificate II Conservation & Land Management 1

AUR20516 Certificate II Automotive (Pre Apprenticeship) 3

BSB20115 Certificate II Business (Traineeship) 4

BSB30115 Certificate III Business (Traineeship) 1

CHC33015 Certificate III Individual Support - Disability 2

CUA20215 Certificate II Creative Industries (Traineeship) 1

FDF20510 Certificate II Retail Baking 2

HLT36015 Certificate II Population Health 2

ICT30115 Certificate III Info, Digital Media & Technology 4

MEM20105 Certificate II Engineering Heavy Fabrication (Pre Apprenticeship)

2

MST20616 Certificate II Applied Fashion Design & Technology 1

SHB20116 Certificate II Retail Cosmetics 3

SIS30115 Certificate III Sport & Recreation 1

SIT30707 Certificate III Hospitality (Traineeship) 4

SIT30816 Certificate III Commercial Cookery (Apprenticeship) 1

UEE22011 Certificate II Electro-technology (Pre Apprenticeship) 1

Thank you to Mrs Heather Gardiner and Mrs Antonietta Scriva, for ensuring our students’ needs are met, and for the extra time they take to organise events such as the ‘Lunch and Learn’ sessions, visit work places and build partnerships.

Extra CurricularMercy College offers many opportunities for students outside of school hours including Bush Rangers, homework groups, Christian Service activities, Sporting activities, Cheerleading, Soccer and the many opportunities through the Arts. There is an expectation in all Catholic Schools that staff take part in organising or helping with an activity. Mercy staff go well beyond the expectations, some committing year round and giving their time to provide further learning experiences for the students.

Sustainability Sustainability is always on the radar at Mercy College. Mrs Amanda Huke (Head of Science) is very aware of environmental issues and she works closely with other staff members and students to keep our College environmentally friendly. Some of the ongoing initiatives for this year included:

• Waste free lunches in the primary school

• Adopt a spot – photo shame rubbish after lunch

• Sustainability Squad message at Primary assemblies

• Sustainability snippet in Mercy Matters

• Aluminium can recycling

• Bush Rangers planting with Coast Care Forum

• Staffroom food – less packaging

• Canteen – less packaging

Thank you to the dedication of staff and students in the area of sustainability.

EnrolmentsOur overall student enrolment numbers are holding steady for 2019. Our Primary school places are always in high demand. The expected student enrolment for 2019 is 1649.

NAPLANThe NAPLAN results in 2018 have shown very pleasing results in the growth from Year Three to Five, as well as Year Five to Year Seven across all areas.

Our students in Year Five have a higher school student mean than the National average NAPLAN assessment in all areas. This includes Numeracy, Reading, Writing, Grammar and Punctuation and Spelling. Our Year Seven students (Mercy Primary graduates only (57 students)) showed the same as our Year Five students. The school student means were above that of the national average in all assessment areas.

Our Year Three school student mean was higher than the National average in the area of Spelling but behind the national average in the other four areas.

The Year Nine NAPLAN data was once again very pleasing. Our Year Nine cohort finished their final assessments with means above the national average for Numeracy, Spelling and Writing and the cohort was within one percent of the national average for the Reading and Grammar and Punctuation assessments.

Even more impressively, the average growth achieved by Mercy students between the Year Seven and Year Nine assessments was significantly higher than the average national growth over the same period.

Mercy students improved by 35.3% greater than the average improvement across the nation in Numeracy and 28.8% more than the average national improvement in Reading.

Mercy students also achieved significantly more growth than the national average in their scores over the two years in Grammar and Punctuation and in Writing.

Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA) There are three different components of the OLNA test: Reading, Writing and Numeracy. To complete the OLNA requirements, students must achieve the standard in all three tests but not necessarily at the same time.

Students who do not meet the minimum standard required for OLNA will not receive a Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) which means they will not be eligible to be considered for University Entry in Year Twelve.

This year 58% of our students chose a VET pathway and 42% chose an ATAR pathway. 163 students achieved their OLNA.

2016 2017 2018

78

ATAR % of ATAR students

52 50.5 42

VET % of VET students

48 49.5 58

NUMERACY (% passing)

90.9 97.9 94

READING (% passing)

95.5 96.2 95

WRITING (% passing)

95.5 94.6 95

Students eligible for OLNA

176 186 186

Students with OLNA

150 173 163

% of eligible students with OLNA

85.2 93 87.6

Main Key Focus Areas for 2019:Protective Behaviours, Sustainability, and the development of the Strategic Plan 2020-2024

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DISCIPLESHIP Fr Albert Saminedi and the Our Lady of Mercy ParishThis year we continued to develop stronger links with Our Lady of Mercy Parish and in particular the Parish Sacramental Coordinator and the Parish Youth Group ‘Soul Power.’ Our parish and school relationship flourished as Fr Sam, our College Chaplain, engaged with parents at Parish Sacramental workshops and information evenings. Our Liturgy Committee meet regularly with Fr Sam to initiate new ideas, themes and songs to encourage participation at our Friday Masses and whole College events. Thank you to Fr Sam, for his great support of our community, as well as sharing his many worldly experiences where he has benefited the lives of hundreds of people who are disadvantaged.

Catholic IdentityUnder the strand of Catholic Identity, and as a Kindergarten to Year Twelve Christian Community, we aim to acknowledge the dignity of each person and to promote Catholic values. The Year Eleven Retreat and service project of creating a herb and sensory garden in the Early Learning Centre is one example that has certainly promoted these values.

As a Kindergarten to Year Twelve faith community we aim to ensure that the charism of the Sisters of Mercy permeates the culture of the College, as it was the Sisters of Mercy who gave their lives in service to other people. With our College Motto of “Love in Action” we work to build a community based on the values of Justice, Compassion, Service, Excellence and Dignity and provide opportunities for our students to demonstrate this in their daily lives.

We aim to prepare our students to be courageous, articulate, faith-filled contributors to a more just world and this permeates all aspects of our curriculum. I believe that Mercy College genuinely lives the charism of the Sisters of Mercy in that all children, no matter their race, gender, financial circumstances or religion have the right to access Catholic education.

Plenary Council 2020 As our systems in Western Australia is considering the place of Catholic education in our communities, the Australian Catholic Bishops are preparing to give voice to the Catholic community right across Australia through the Plenary Council 2020. The last Plenary Council for the Catholic Church in Australia took place 80 years ago and the upcoming council is being seen as an opportunity to engage the wider community in important discussions around the future of the Church.

The official launch on Pentecost Sunday 2018 began a year of consultation and calls us to reach out to all and to promote a more inclusive Church. We can all play a meaningful role in this exciting and important journey together.

Values The House System now has a value linked with every house. These values form a prominent part of the celebrations that occur on the four house days.

Charged with the ministry of our vision statement, the College is committed to the following 5 core values:

• Justice

• Compassion

• Service

• Excellence

• Dignity

To promote these and increase student awareness, banners have been placed around the College displaying these important values.

Christian Service Learning (CSL) Program Ms Karen Wilson leads the Christian Service program at the College. The program was reported by staff at CEWA as a model of best practice. Not only are the students immersed in their own level of service, from Years Eight to Ten, they are also given opportunities to complete service within the College when the opportunity arises or they can be part of some of the great initiatives listed:

• Breakfast Club

• Sam – Animal Rights

• PaMaChi – Support for Grandparents who are caring for their Grandchildren

• Detox – Girls outreach

• Manna – Rolling cutlery

• Kimberly Project

• Young Vinnies

• Young Mercies

• InStep – Armed Forces

• Caritas Group

• Tutoring – for Years Seven and Eight.

• Busy Bee meetings – Saturdays

• Game Hub – Big Brother Project

• Mercy Angels

• Salam Project – Helping Refugees

• LifeLink

• Shopfront

The Mercy ‘Growing Enriched Cultural Knowledge in Our Schools’ (GECKOS) GroupLed by our Aboriginal Liaison officer, Mrs Mary Eades, our Aboriginal students meet regularly to plan future events and network about ideas. Some of the events included:

• Guest speaker Scott Darlow spoke to the students for Reconciliation Week and spent some time with the GECKOS students

• Mrs Laura Matthews is leading an art project that involves identifying meeting places on our College site

• The celebration of NAIDOC week

• The development of a cultural trail is being planned

• Our partnership with (Australian Indigenous Mentoring in Education) AIME continues

• Regular GECKOS lunches with the students

• The introduction of Cultural Captains on the Students Representation Council (SRC)

Thank you to the Geckos team of staff members and our parents who often volunteer their time for the benefit of the students as well as spending many extra hours on the preparation of the events to ensure our students benefit as well as increasing awareness through education of our whole school community.

Main Key Focus Areas for 2019:Holy Days of Obligation and Mercy College Values

IN GENERAL StaffIn an ever changing educational and legislative context, I commend the staff of Mercy College for providing the opportunities for these students to succeed, as well as developing a culture in the college where the Mercy values are recognised and rewarded.

The generosity of spirit and good will of staff members here at Mercy never ceases to amaze me. Pastoral care is everyone’s responsibility at Mercy College, across Kindergarten to Year Twelve. I thank the staff for the strategies they have used to engage the students as well as the opportunities provided out of school hours.

Thank you to our teachers, who have the most impact on student learning, for their commitment, dedication and care. Thanks to our leaders, assistants, technicians, managers, and administrations staff, all who play important roles in the care of our students.

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The Year of Youth invites us to acknowledge and appreciate the presence of young people in the local Church and society. It calls for reconnection and renewal of a new generation of young people in the life of the Church.

The highlight of the year for the Board was the presentation by the Year Twelve members of the Student Representative Council. It was pleasing to hear about the role the Student Representative Council plays in the life of the school. In particular the Board was impressed by the pastoral role the students play in supporting each other. The Board was excited that there is strong engagement by the students in daily life at Mercy College

In October we farewelled our Year Twelves who graduated. The Year Twelve Valediction evening was a wonderful experience and reflected the school’s embracing culture. The gym was packed with standing room only as we farewelled these future leaders in our community.

The Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia (CECWA) has developed a strategic purpose to ensure that Catholic education is delivered and managed through the system of Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) in a responsible and effective manner, working within the Catholic Mission, appropriate standards and regulations. The School has

This year is recognised as the Year of Youth by our Australian Bishops.

BOARD CHAIRREPORT

commenced the process of developing the strategic direction for Mercy College over the next five years. The Board is pleased to be involved in this process.

The Board of Mercy College has had a busy year with a key focus on ensuring the school is financially sustainable. This has included a focus on how we can build our capital reserves to support ongoing projects as well as look at areas of expenditure where there are opportunities for improved stewardship of our resources.

The College is financially in a good position and our enrolment level for 2018 is at near capacity giving us strong financial security. The Board has ensured it has stayed across all of the discussions related to the change in funding and the impacts it will have into the future. Our ongoing focus will always be looking at how we can ensure good stewardship, maintain affordable fee structures and plan for the future.

This is my last Annual Community Meeting. I have just completed two years as Board Chair and six years in total as a member of Mercy College Board. I would like to acknowledge the support I have received from my fellow board members for their commitment and diligence to ensuring Mercy College continues have strong governance.

I take this opportunity to thank our parents, for their continuing support of the vision of the College. I also remind parents of the importance of their continued involvement, and in particular their involvement at a governance level through participation at committees like the Parent Council and the School Board.

Thank you to Julie Hornby, Principal, for her leadership of Mercy College and the school leadership, academic and support teams for the fantastic work they do here at Mercy College.

I invite you all to participate in giving feedback to the national Plenary Council. As we head towards 2020, we are invited, together, to go on a journey of listening to God by listening to one another. All Australians are invited to engage in an open and inclusive process of listening, dialogue and discernment about the future of the Catholic Church in Australia.

Archbishop Mark Coleridge in his election as the head of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference said that the Plenary Council is a great opportunity to open ourselves to the power of God in our weakness and allow God to build a new and unexpected future for us.

As parents, students and staff of Mercy College, we should ensure that we have our say on how education is shaped in the context of being a ministry of the Catholic Church. We should speak boldly and with passion, listen with an open and humble heart and with faith and guided by God’s Holy Spirit as we journey together toward the future.

God Bless.

Mr Jeffrey Williams Mercy College Board Chair

Middle LeadersMiddle leaders (Heads of Learning Area, Heads of Year, Heads of Department) play a crucial role in developing and maintaining the nature and quality of our students’ learning experiences. Our Middle Leaders aim to work with their teams in bringing our vision to life. Thank you for caring for your teams and your students and for your prompt follow up with staff and parents. I thank them for their genuine communication, hard work, support and foresight.

Senior LeadershipThank you to our Senior Leadership Team members who give me so much support. I am indeed fortunate to have a team of people who I can rely on, and who are prompt with their actions. The team members are passionate about continual school improvement as well as building a strong and effective community.

Uniform ShopThank you, once again, to Mrs Sharon Porter for managing the Uniform shop with co-workers Mrs Karina Brown and Mrs Rhonda Mann. We are currently in discussions about uniform improvements and any cost cutting that we can enable. Thank you also for your support and flexibility.

CanteenOur canteen offers a variety of foods, and the staff work hard to meet timelines and serve hundreds of people. Thank you to Mrs Mickey Catalano for her experience and leadership and to the staff who ensure the meals and snacks are enjoyable and meet the health regulations. Thank you also for the catering that is provided for various functions.

Property Services & CleaningMercy College has a very productive Property Services team, managed by Mr Soren Hansen. Each team member contributes in their area of expertise to ensure Mercy continues to provide effective spaces to meet students’ needs. The continual maintenance and grounds upkeep is an area that we take great pride in. Thank you to our Cleaning Staff who ensure our learning spaces are presented well and that our school is always welcoming. We are fortunate to have such dedicated staff.

FarewellsThis year we will farewell:

PrimaryAlison Morris – (Six months) Teacher

SecondaryDanny Dunn – (Twenty seven years) Religious Education teacher

Peter Banting – (Twenty three years) Humanities and Social Science (HASS) teacher

Nuccia De Luca – (Seven years) Education Assistant

Jayde Clark – (Two and a half years) HASS teacher

Simon Purcell – (Three years) Head of Year

Joshua Pitman – (One year) Media Coordinator

Stephanie Cornell – (One year) English Teacher

Lesley Collie – (Six months) Maths Teacher

Brittany Mills – (One Year) Physical Education Teacher

Felice Morcombe – (Nine months) Science

Nicholas Brooke (One Year) Health and Physical Education Assistant

Jessica Moore (One Year) Teacher Assistant

Toby Lewis (Seven Years) Head of Health and Physical Education

LeaveLisa Ray – (One year) Primary Teacher

Kelsey Robinson – (One year) Primary Teacher

Patricia Hackett – (One year) Secondary Mathematics teacher

Vincent Restifo – (One year) Secondary Religious Education Teacher

Amos Chiwero – (Term one only) Secondary Religious Education Teacher

Lee-Ann McVeigh – (One year) Secondary HASS teacher

Aroha Mathews – (One year) Visual Arts Coordinator

Erica Royle – (Three Years) Music Coordinator

Thank you to these staff members, for their great contribution to the life of Mercy College.

The College BoardThe Board members are: Jeffrey Williams (Board Chair), Christine Williams (Secretary), Gordon Huke (Treasurer), Matthew Jones, Fr Albert Saminedi (Parish Priest), Sr Catherine O’Connor (Sisters of Mercy), Richard Bone (Parent Council Representative), Hector Urbina, and Greg Haynes (College Operations Manager). This year we farewell Mr Matthew Jones, one of our Mercy parents who was not only the Deputy Chair, but also the Secretary in the past. Matthew’s financial knowledge was a great asset to the Board and I sincerely thank him for his time and expertise. We also farewell Mr Jeffrey Williams as Board Chair. Jeffrey’s dedication to Mercy College has been greatly appreciated, along with his insights into his strong Catholic faith and knowledge. Thank you to all our Board members who volunteer their time regularly and share their expertise to benefit our College.

Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA)Thank you to our Executive Director, Dr Debra Sayce, for her support, as well as the Directors and the many consultants from various teams who help us with direction and policy.

The StudentsEverything we do is about improving outcomes for our students. Our students come from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences, and generally embrace diversity and difference; something that makes Mercy College so unique. We have respect for one another and strive for harmony in our College community.

Thank you to the Student Representative Councillors who develop initiatives to help Mercy continue to grow. In supporting our values you are showing ‘Love in Action’.

Our Strategic Plan will give us our focus over the coming years and I look forward to sharing the results with you in 2019. I wish all of you a joyous and holy Advent season. Best wishes for the New Year also.

Thank you.

Julie Hornby Principal

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The Parent Council Executive Committee has endeavoured to continue to arrange informative sessions that connect our parent community with the College.

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Presentations this year included:

1. An introduction to the Digital Technology program by Mr Pushpanathan. This was an initiative where resources were partially funded by the Parent Council in 2017.

2. Insights into the highly successful Christian Service Learning programme from Ms Wilson.

3. An overview of the presentations from the Parents and Friends Federation of WA conference by Richard Bone and an introduction to Safe Schools by Albert Borello.

4. An update from our Principal, Ms Hornby, on the SEW program that drives improvement within our College.

This year a representative from Mercy College has joined the Executive Committee of the Parents and Friends Federation of WA (PFFWA). This organisation pre-dates the Catholic Education Office of WA and is instrumental in funding advocacy and the representation of WA Catholic School Parents to the WA Government, to national committees and to the WA Catholic Education Office. Mercy College parents now have an active voice within PFFWA.

The Parent Council levy continues to provide important financial assistance to many initiatives. These include much-needed capital programs as well as extracurricular activities that raise the profile of Mercy College and introduce diversity into the range of activities offered. Some of these are shown in the photos.

This year we have been fortunate to have the opportunity to seek parent input via the survey. The Parent Council Executive looks forward to receiving the results so that the focus of the Parent Council can be aligned to parent expectations.

I take this opportunity to give thanks to the Parent Council Committee. The Parent Council could not operate without the generous contribution from Vice Chair (and head of social) Shevi, Secretary Karina and Treasurer Sharon. I also acknowledge the fantastic support we have received this year from Albert Borrello.

I hope to see you at our Parent Council gatherings in 2019.

Mr Richard Bone Chair, Mercy College Parent Council

PARENT COUNCILREPORT

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The Mercy College Support Staff team is made up of forty-six staff members and covers the areas of administration, grounds and maintenance, cleaning, canteen services, uniform sales, computer repairs and infrastructure maintenance.

This diverse group of staff is essential to ensure that the teaching staff at Mercy College can get on with their main focus – the education of Mercy College students. The work performed by this group often goes unnoticed, but is essential for Mercy College to operate the way it does. I sincerely thank all the support staff for their work commitment to Mercy College.

This year we have implemented the Flexischools online ordering for student canteen purchases. This has been relatively slow to take off, but we are hoping this will improve year by year when parents understand the benefits in using this electronic system. Parents can see what their child is ordering from the canteen and reduce the need for students carrying cash to school.

Maintenance of our ageing facilities continues to be a strong focus and utilises a large portion of our repairs and maintenance budget. I can report that after several years we have now completed a full refurbishment of all classrooms in the Augustine and Science blocks – fifteen

classrooms in total. Most classrooms are now of a high standard. The next phase is the planning of new facilities and may require the demolition and replacement of some teaching blocks. No firm decisions have been made at this stage and we are exploring all options.

Given that our classroom maintenance is largely completed, more time and resources have been dedicated to outdoor areas, especially the primary oval. There has been some significant planning by primary staff and the property team which has seen the primary oval transformed in 2018 over the last two holiday breaks. The nature based obstacle course was completed in the July holidays and the students were extremely keen to try out the obstacles and race their friends. It was so popular in the first couple of weeks that we had to limit the number of students using it at recess and lunch times. During the recent holidays the new hard court surface was constructed. It was a hive of activity with large earth moving equipment and trucks removing sand and grass and bringing in road base and asphalt. We

erected a new perimeter fence between the car park and the new courts. The primary oval reticulation system was completely replaced.

The only detraction to our grounds and gardens is the amount of litter that covers these areas throughout the day. Our grounds and maintenance team dedicate a significant amount of time to this daily litter clean up, but are faced with the same situation daily. It would be great if we could somehow engage with students on these environmental concerns so they are aware of the impacts and be part of the solution. Let’s see if we can get something happening in 2019.

In my view all the supporting teams at Mercy College display the College’s motto – “Love in Action” and I thank them for their dedication and hard work.

Also a sincere thank you to the Parent Council who financially support some of these school projects by contributing funds raised by the parent body.

Mr Greg Haynes College Operations Manager

Highlights of 2018 include the College hosting two parent engagement workshops. The workshops were well attended by a range of parents from Kindy through to Year Twelve. These opportunities have helped guide our future interactions with parents as there is an appetite from parents to be further involved in discussions regarding issues that arise within the College.

As always a big thank you to the Parent Council for their continued support of the College. Chairperson Richard Bone and the executive committee have been ever generous in their role of representing the parent community. This year’s meetings had guest presentations from Mr Daniel Pushpanathan on Digital Technology and Mr Luke Sirolli on Nature Play at Mercy College. We were also fortunate to have Richard present to the parent body on effective engagement as he attended the 2018 Parents and Friends Federation of Western Australia (PFFWA) annual conference. We hope our parent community continues to build and grow in 2019.

The College has also developed a Year Seven transition program for Mercy College Year Six students. The program is run over ten sessions in Semester Two. It has proved highly successful as we look

to engage our students on how to prepare for the transition to secondary school. We thank the Year Six staff for accommodating the program into their weekly schedules.

The growth in the Kindergarten to Year Nine Learning Journeys in 2018 was another highlight. The transition tours for Year Six families and a longer time frame helped grow the parent engagement in the learning journeys. The practical demonstrations from our Learning Areas in the secondary school were well received by the parents who attended.

Finally, the College’s implementation of the Keeping Safe, Child Protection Curriculum has occurred in 2018. All students from Kindy through to Year Twelve are explicitly taught the CEWA approved child protection curriculum. All Mercy College teaching staff have attended professional development on this important aspect of our curriculum. We aim to promote to our students that everyone has the right to be safe and that people can help themselves by identifying and talking to people they trust. In 2019 the College looks forward to further promoting the new CEWA Childsafe framework.

Albert Borrello Director of Engagement

2018 has been another productive year at Mercy College.

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We held a whole school liturgy on Ash Wednesday and students were given the opportunity to receive ashes from student and staff Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist.

Ash Wednesday also marks the beginning of Project Compassion and our generous donation of $1300 helped those suffering from poverty and disadvantage.

ASh WEdNesDay iS The fIrsT dAy Of ouR LEnTen SEAsOn.

ASH WEDNESDAY & PROJECT COMPASSION

As we are an integral part of the Girrawheen parish, both by location and involvement, we were able to further strengthen our relationship with Father Sam, Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Our Lady of Mercy Primary School and the Parish Sacramental Coordinator.

Each year we hold a whole staff Knowledge and Faith Formation day. This year were reminded about the Mission of a Catholic School, our Catholic values and how to invite students to share this mission. It was very fruitful to realise that we, at Mercy College are immersed so deeply in the continuing mission of Jesus and his Church, and to identify where we can be more

relevant in the faith journeys of ourselves as individuals, and as a Mercy community in general. We were given the opportunity to study more deeply the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC ) Framing Paper and to have knowledgeable and inspirational input into Scripture study on the Gospel of St John. The day culminated in our celebration of the Eucharist, which is always the pinnacle of such days spent together as a whole staff.

Mrs Melissa Cartner Director of Mission

ThiS yEaR our foCuS wAs ThE yEaR oF yOuTh AnD eNcOurAgIng ouR sTudEnTS To maKe coNnEctIoNS WiTh ThEir PArIShEs.

MERCY MISSION

MISSIONSCAThOLICThank you to the Primary and Community Service Learning fundraising events for donating $600 towards Catholic Missions, one of our four main mandated charities, along with Caritas, Lifelink and Vinnies

The theme for 2018-2019 Social Justice Statement is ‘A Place To Call Home-Making A Home For Everyone In Our Land.’ Mr Restifo’s class encouraged all Year Eleven students to bring in and wear a blue accessory to their Mass in order to make a stand for Social Justice. We raised $200 for ACRATH and this will go directly to help fight human trafficking.

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The whole College community gathered together to celebrate Harmony Day which is an opportunity for all Western Australians to reflect upon, embrace and celebrate our cultural diversity.

The entrance procession saw a large contingent of students dressed in their national costume each representing the diversity of our 55 nationalities and holding many flags that were donated by Dr Anne Aly’s office. Some of the highlights of the celebration were a welcome to Harmony Day in a selection of different languages and a dance-off with students performing a Bollywood dance, an African dance and a Chinese Lion Dance. Our Year Twelve students took the lead in organizing the assembly and had been rehearsing all term. Seven Star Lion Dancing and Kung Fu Troupe are a not for profit Lion Dancing school to which a handful of our Year Twelve students belong.

The core message of Harmony Day is “Everyone Belongs”, a day where we focus on the values of mutual respect, fairness and a sense of belonging for everyone.

HARMONY DAy

For many, our annual College Community Mass is one of the highlights of our year as the focus is on togetherness and sets the scene for us to walk together as a community.

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Each year, on 21 September, we celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Mercy.

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This year was no exception. We celebrated as a whole College community with our annual fun day, which is the highlight of the year for many students. The day began with Mass celebrated by our chaplain, Fr Sam, and was attended by students, staff and Sisters of Mercy; Srs Catherine, Jilyan, Janina, Noreen, Kaye and Margaret and also Moira, sister of the late Sr Paula McAdam.

At the end of Mass Fr Sam blessed the memorial plaques of Sr Paula and Judge Dan O’Dea which will be placed at the base of our memorial fountain. A moving liturgical dance, performed to the song “My Heart Will Go On”, followed the blessing.

What followed was the highly anticipated fair which took place on the primary school oval. We were treated to stalls and activities, including an animal farm, bouncy castle, chocolate wheel and a number of food stalls, mostly organised and run by the students themselves under the direction of staff. The entertainment provided by both current students and ex-students, Sam Samuels and Ryan Trooth Samuels, provided a great atmosphere.

The day ended with Mercy Idol run by the College’s Arts team. Students showcased their gifts and talents of singing, acrobatics and dancing and a good time was had by all.

The Sisters of Mercy who have traditionally contributed to and supported our College have pledged the $6,000 raised for Mercy Works which is the relief and development arm for the Sisters in Australia, for the installation of water tanks in villages around Kiunga in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.

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SERVICE LEARNINGChRISTIAN The Christian Service Learning

Program again ran in Years Eight, Nine, Ten and Eleven.

The Year Eights and Nines completed well over 10,000 activities, while students in Years Ten and Eleven completed over 12,000 hours of Service. A highlight this year saw the Year Seven cohort run its Tin Drive Appeal reaching their target of a 1000 tins for Shopfront, a Catholic agency dedicated to the homeless and families struggling with poverty. The College continues to live its motto “Love in Action”.

The Year Eight and Nine Christian Service Learning program had students completing activities in a variety of areas including home, College, community and parish service. The Year Tens and Elevens continue to embrace Mercy College’s Christian Service Authority Endorsed Program which is equal to one unit and is recorded on their statement of results at the end of Year Twelve. Senior students were actively engaged in a variety of projects within the community ranging from Surf Life Saving, Vinnies retail stores, working with native animal rescue and Clean Up Australia Projects to name but a few.

Christian Service Learning activities commenced in Term One with one of our most important fundraisers, the Archbishop’s LifeLink Project. Mercy College raised over $7500 this year with the major contributions coming from Year Elevens who undertook the “40 Hours Without” and Year Tens who participated in the “Shhhh Project”. Students also donated to Father Sam’s Sudan Appeal with stationery, textbooks and funds to go

towards a shipping container to further the aims of that Appeal. Students also helped Father Sam by participating in ‘Busy Bees’ once a month at Our Lady of Mercy Parish, working hard in the grounds to ensure they remain beautiful.

2018 also saw many of our established projects expanding in scope, especially in response to a growing need, including the Salam Project which is dedicated to helping refugees and new migrants. Students visited the Migrant Learning Centre for the first time this year, lending support to their new academic program which is conducted after school on Thursdays. GameHub, a group open to everyone, continued to grow with the introduction of chess to complement existing activities. Saving Animals Matters (SAM) continued work in the area of animal welfare, with money raised for medical bills to deal with hurt and abandoned animals. SAM also ran its first pop-up stall, raising awareness of the ills of puppy farming. PaMaChi students continued running a variety of events for grandparents raising grandchildren with the highlight, as always, the PaMaChi Christmas Party. With over $6200 worth of gifts this year, the energy and commitment provided an outstanding outcome. Every Thursday and Friday morning, our dedicated team of students and staff conducted the Breakfast Club to ensure no student begins school with an empty tummy. Our Mercy Angels group continued to run before school every Friday creating beautiful gifts for residents

experiencing loneliness in Aged Care. A most notable achievement of 2018 was the doubling in numbers of Young Vinnies: students running the St Vincent Winter and Christmas Hamper Appeals raised a record number of donations. Detox worked on empowering girls and lobbied for the introduction of girls’ trousers being added to the Mercy College uniform. The Kimberly Project sent clothing north to remote areas in the Kimberly while Young Mercies worked on important social justice issues including human trafficking. Year Eleven students tucked in and got their hands dirty on retreat days which involved a building project that helped create a beautiful garden in the Primary school. Our partnership with Manna remains on-going with Mercy students wrapping over 1500 sets of cutlery during recess and lunch every week.

This snapshot serves to show some of the projects that are a part of our existing Christian Service Program. Caritas and March On are two new groups who have big ideas for expanding the scope of Christian Service Learning next year.

I am very grateful to have new staff come aboard and help run some of our projects. There are too many to name but without this selfless support and commitment the Service program would not be able to continue to grow. God Bless.

Miss Karen Wilson Christian Service Coordinator

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These events saw Houses pitted against one another with tests of physicality, wit and spirituality. One of the events included a Nativity Relay, which saw students reflect on the journey taken in the lead up to Christ’s birth.

Students competed to collect the gifts to present to the baby Jesus in a race which saw them get into the shoes of Mary, and Joseph, herd sheep like the shepherds and search for gold amongst the hay bales. By the end of the day’s rotations McAdam and Flynn came out as the Cup leaders.

With the start of the new school year came new activities and new rivalries as Augustine and O’Dea sought to claw back to the top of the House Cup standings. The House Days became a more collaborative experience as each House came together to enjoy group activities which ranged from UNO and other novelty events, to creating an Aboriginal-style painting of the College. The students’ efforts resulted in a wonderful piece which will be displayed at the College. On the House Days, students also celebrated their own House with a liturgy. Each House was given the opportunity to reflect on how they demonstrate the House values in their everyday lives and how those actions link everyone together.

By the end of Term One, the standings were still close. To bring the term to a close the Houses once again came

together to compete in a wicked relay course, super-sized soccer and tug-of-war. Once the results were tallied Augustine had taken a fine lead over Flynn, but the competition was far from over. There were many ways in which students contributed to the House Cup. Whether students excelled academically or competed in inter-house competitions, all students were able to add to their Houses totals. Across all the carnivals in Primary and Secondary, we had a mixed bag of results; however, O’Dea was making their way to the front. Despite mammoth efforts by the Primary Augustine students to win the cross-country and athletics carnivals, O’Dea had managed to snatch the lead as Mercy Day drew closer. The final tally came down to the Secondary 3-v-3 Netball Tournament. Eleven O’Dea were the reigning champions, but they were unable to compete and so opened the door for a possible upset. When Flynn claimed the netball championship, the House Cup was up for grabs. The final tally was a nail-biter with Augustine claiming an eighteen point win to retain the House Cup!

We send a massive thanks to our 2018 House Captains: Christopher Huynh, William Tshongo, Lauren Jones, Jacqui Tran, Nikolas Nguy, Vi Nguyen, Michelle Nguyen and Stacey Bardales Rodriguez.

2018 House Leaders

The 2018 House Cup tally opened with the Secondary’s end of year activities for 2017.

REPORThOuSE

Growing Enriched Cultural Knowledge in Our Schools (GECKOS) and AIME

We are in our second year of engagement with the AIME program – Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience and partnership with Edith Cowan University. AIME builds mentoring bridges between schools and universities focusing on retention of students in education. Mrs Mary Eades accompanies our Aboriginal students on the program days and at the recent AIME day students received their AIME hoodies.

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ouR 2018 Our cOunSeLLiNg TeAm coNtInuEd To bE lEaD by mRS ALiSha JOnES, cOoRdiNaTor oF cOuNSeLLiNg. mS LIesA fRaNchInA cOnTinueD iN her rOLe aS SEnIor yOuth WOrkEr, aS dID mRS nAdiA fAzzArI aS PRiMAry SChOol PSyChoLoGisT.

TEAMPASTORAL CARE

During the school year we assisted over one hundred and fifty students in need, from Kindergarten to Year Twelve. This assistance was administered through our individual counselling expertise, social skills group work and restorative practice facilitation.

Our objective to encourage strength, resilience, life skills, hope and joy in our students was achieved through working from a strengths and solution focused perspective. This framework allowed us to best support and meet the specific needs of our students. We worked diligently to assist students to overcome personal and social issues in order to become successful young adults.

Further to our individual counselling and small group work, we tackled mental health awareness and promotion. Two incredibly dedicated and passionate students, Dana London and Monique Santovito, joined forces with Counselling and Head of Year staff to facilitate a mental health awareness day for our high school students.

We had an information stall with brochures, handouts and wristbands available to students. A chill out zone where students could relax on bean bags, make bracelets and have access to stress balls was also available. Music playing in our quadrangle and a bubble and balloon stall helped the relaxed atmosphere. Students were also able to play table tennis and write on our Gratitude Wall. These messages of gratitude will be collated into a book and be accessible for students to read. We also made students aware of our plans to introduce our wellness dog in 2019.

We look forward to continuing our challenging and extremely rewarding work with our students in 2019, and introducing new initiatives to promote understanding and acceptance of mental health issues throughout of Mercy College community.

Mrs Alisha JonesCoordinator of Counselling

ThE yEaR SEvEn AnD eIghT rEtReaT DAyS wEre hELd iN thE chaPel oF ST BRiGid aNd WeRe CoOrdInATeD By ThE 24:7 SChOol mInIStRy TEAm. The youth ministers reflected with our students along with our Heads of Year and Form teachers. The themes closely align to our Religious Education Program. Students played games, viewed skits and worked in small groups and we received many positive comments from the 24:7 team about our students.

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Two days of reflection enabled students to make connections to their Religious Education program, explore their spiritual, creative, and physical dimensions and also their place in the world in which we live. On one day students explored the topic “Relationships” with the Youth Mission Team and on the other day were engaged in a number of activities with Form teachers.

In Mercy College’s Strategic Plan, under the heading of Catholic Identity, we aim to prepare our students to be faith filled contributors to a more just world. Our days of reflection therefore centred around a service activity where students physically created a sensory garden with vegetables and herbs for the Kindy/Pre-Primary area. The year group was extremely motivated by the fact they were leaving a visible legacy on the school grounds and this would be their gift to the College. Students also put together picnic tables and benches for use in the Frayne area.

It was heart-warming to see students working alongside staff such as our Year Eleven Form teachers, Head of Year Eleven and CSL Coordinator and in particular our property service team led by Mr Soren Hansen, who were instrumental in highlighting the sacred gifts God has given us to do the work He is calling us to do. Over the two days, students also created pieces of artwork, decorated a candle, participated in an obstacle course and had some time out for prayer.

The focus of Year Eleven Retreat is following the theme of exploring the dimensions of myself, God and others.RETREAT

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As part of the Year Ten Religious Education and pastoral programs, students were given the opportunity to attend a two-day retreat in the Chapel and McAdam classrooms.

On one day Catholic Marriage and Fertility Services presented a True Freedom Seminar, on the topics of Building Healthy Relationships, The Gift of Our Sexuality and My Body, My Fertility to help our young adults make well informed choices that lead to a healthy and happy future. On the other day the Youth Mission Team, along with teachers, presented games, skits and group discussions on the theme of Servant Leadership.

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Spiritually, students examined their conscience, dissolved their sins and celebrated Mass with College Chaplain, Fr Sam.

Artistically, students made masks and painted them in their own unique fashion. Emotionally, students explored their family relationships and reflected on the letters written to them by their parents or guardians. One highlight was the affirmations that students gave each other and some chose to write “warm fuzzies” for every student, proving that new friendships have been made and the group has bonded as a year group. It is an absolute privilege working with Head of Year Twelve, our Head of Religious Education and twenty dedicated staff in a Catholic setting.

The Year Twelve Residential Retreat at New Norcia which ran from Wednesday 13 to Friday 15 June focused on the year group showing their true colours, and individuals delved into who they are. RETREAT

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AWARDS&PRESENTATION

YEAR SEVEN Year Seven Academic Excellence Awards

Serena Nguyen 07MP Academic Excellence Religious Education

Rosaline Crooks 07OX Academic Excellence English

Chantal Turner 07FP Academic Excellence English - Support

Tina Truong 07AX Academic Excellence Health

Natavia Patta Parla 07MX Academic Excellence Humanities & Social Sciences

Lilian Meldrum 07AX Academic Excellence Mathematics

Timothy Cross 07AP Academic Excellence Mathematics - Pythagoreans

Michael Miller 07FX Academic Excellence Mathematics - Support

Ivan Salado 07OX Academic Excellence Physical Education

Ninon Panpone 07OX Academic Excellence Science

Jake Cunan 07MP Academic Excellence Soccer Boys

Atong-Deng Ajuet 07OP Academic Excellence Soccer Girls

Ericy Yallah 07FX Achievement - Academic Growth Religious Education

Betiel Desta 07FX Achievement - Academic Growth English

Aiya Pehlic 07FX Achievement - Academic Growth English - Support

Luca Piccolo 07OX Achievement - Academic Growth Health

Hannah Britton 07FX Achievement - Academic Growth Humanities & Social Sciences

Mia Attard 07MP Achievement - Academic Growth Mathematics

Stephanie Kho 07MP Achievement - Academic Growth Mathematics - Pythagoreans

Jharnae Miniter 07AP Achievement - Academic Growth Mathematics - Support

Zachary Leavers 07AX Achievement - Academic Growth Physical Education

Patrick Oo 07AX Achievement - Academic Growth Science

Luca Piccolo 7OX Achievement - Academic Growth Soccer

Ashton Fry 7OP Achievement - Academic Growth Soccer

Year Seven Special Award

Madison Whitchurch Mercy Certificate 07AP

Nathan Tran Mercy Certificate 07AX

Chantal Turner Mercy Certificate 07FP

Sienna Santovito Mercy Certificate 07FX

Mia Attard Mercy Certificate 07MP

Natavia Patta Parla Mercy Certificate 07MX

Sharon Ly Mercy Certificate 07OP

Ninon Panpone Mercy Certificate 07OX

Ivan Salado 07OX Academic Excellence Physical Education

Ninon Panpone 07OX Academic Excellence Science

Year Seven Significant Achievement AwardNatavia Patta Parla

Year Seven Head of Year Award Lachlan Cameron

YEAR EIGHT Year Eight Academic Excellence Awards

Sharon Tran 08OX Academic Excellence Religious Education

Jorja Mouritz 08AP Academic Excellence Art

Charlotte Watt 08MP Academic Excellence Dance

Penpitcha Carter 08MX Academic Excellence Digital Coding

Marquez Phan 08MX Academic Excellence Digital Technology

Erin Price 08OX Academic Excellence Drama

Quyen Doan 08MX Academic Excellence English

Hasan Al Hissnawi 08MP Academic Excellence English - Support

Sharon Tran 08OX Academic Excellence Fashion Design & Textiles

Nathan Nguyen 08FX Academic Excellence Foods

Andy Nguyen 08OP Academic Excellence Graphics & Technology

Chloe Scott 08FP Academic Excellence Health

Sharon Tran 08OX Academic Excellence Humanities & Social Sciences

Tyler Palmer 08MP Academic Excellence Mathematics - Applications

Ryley Cheetham 08AP Academic Excellence Mathematics - Essentials

Leah Kidane 08FX Academic Excellence Mathematics - Foundations

Penpitcha Carter 08MX Academic Excellence Mathematics - Methods

Jaxon Young 08OX Academic Excellence Media

Shane Owens 08AX Academic Excellence Metalwork

Jake Dunstan 08OP Academic Excellence Music

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Toby Filipe Suares 08FP Academic Excellence Physical Education

Sharon Tran 08OX Academic Excellence Science

Peter Gama 08MX Academic Excellence Soccer Boys

Talia Lofaro 08FX Academic Excellence Soccer GirlsMonica Huynh 08OX Academic Excellence WoodworkAdrian Gonsalves 08MX Achievement - Academic Growth

Religious EducationQuyen Doan 08MX Achievement - Academic Growth

ArtErin Price 08OX Achievement - Academic Growth

DanceShayaan Butt 08MP Achievement - Academic Growth

Digital CodingGivity Langoya 08OP Achievement - Academic Growth

Digital TechnologyErin Price 08OX Achievement - Academic Growth

DramaJustyna Dzieciol 08AP Achievement - Academic Growth

EnglishMariam Al-Alyawy 08OX Achievement - Academic Growth

English - SupportGift Bintunimana 08MX Achievement - Academic Growth

Fashion Design & TextilesPrem Patel 08AX Achievement - Academic Growth

FoodsKate Mowtschan 08FP Achievement - Academic Growth

Graphics & TechnologyDanielle Forknall 08MP Achievement - Academic Growth

HealthQuyen Doan 08MX Achievement - Academic Growth

Humanities & Social SciencesDavid Kyle Zafra 08FP Achievement - Academic Growth

Mathematics - ApplicationsEna Babic 08AP Achievement - Academic Growth

Mathematics - EssentialsBoaz Tshongo 08AX Achievement - Academic Growth

Mathematics - FoundationsEza Garciano 08AX Achievement - Academic Growth

Mathematics - MethodsJaxon Young 08OX Achievement - Academic Growth

MediaJoshua Gardiner 8OP Achievement - Academic Growth

MetalworkElouise Harvey 08MP Achievement - Academic Growth

MusicKhanh Nguyen 08OP Achievement - Academic Growth

Physical EducationJesse Caldow 08OP Achievement - Academic Growth

ScienceBen Wilkinson 8AP Achievement - Academic Growth

Soccer BoysSabah Kodi 8OP Achievement - Academic Growth

Soccer GirlsEza Garciano 8AX Achievement - Academic Growth

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Year Eight Special Award

Rithy Thach Mercy Certificate 08AP

Ly Lim Mercy Certificate 08AX

John Tan Mercy Certificate 08FP Nancy Divanian Mercy Certificate 08FX Goodwill Oduti Mercy Certificate 08MP Sonia Nguyen Ngo Mercy Certificate 08MX Jake Dunstan Mercy Certificate 08OP Erin Price Mercy Certificate 08OX

Year Eight Christian Service Award Charlize Mennell

Year Eight Mercy Significant Achievement AwardQuyen Doan

Year Eight Head of Year AwardDhevan Gopal

YEAR NINE Year Nine Academic Excellence Awards

Stefan Andonov 09MX Academic Excellence Religious Education

Sian Gabrielson 09AX Academic Excellence Art

Marlie Lu 09MP Academic Excellence Caring for Children

Saffyre Armour 09AX Academic Excellence Dance

Stefan Andonov 09MX Academic Excellence Digital Technology

Dyarnedha Kriegeta

09AX Academic Excellence Drama

Aayla Moore 09MX Academic Excellence English

Bianca Baptista 09OX Academic Excellence English - Advanced

Van Peng 09OX Academic Excellence English - Support

Naw Soe 09FP Academic Excellence Fashion Design & Textiles

Lena Phan 09FX Academic Excellence Foods

Chantel Baptista 09OP Academic Excellence Health

Stefan Andonov 09MX Academic Excellence H umanities & Social Sciences

Truong Khuu 09AP Academic Excellence Mathematics - Applications

Ayeda Adibi Garakani

09AX Academic Excellence Mathematics - Essentials

Christina Henderson

09OX Academic Excellence Mathematics - Foundations

Stefan Andonov 09MX Academic Excellence Mathematics - Methods

Keelisha Wong 09OP Academic Excellence Music

Riley Horton 09MP Academic Excellence Outdoor Education

Zoe Garciano 09AP Academic Excellence Physical Education

Stefan Andonov 09MX Academic Excellence Science

Darus Flomo 09MP Academic Excellence Soccer Boys

Ayeda Adibi Garakani 0

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Cameron O'Neill 09MP Academic Excellence Woodwork

Year Nine Academic Growth Awards

Ajla Kadic 09MP Achievement - Academic Growth Religious Education

Mattia Arace 09AP Achievement - Academic Growth Art

Anna Ruggieri 09MP Achievement - Academic Growth Caring for Children

Sian Gabrielson 09AX Achievement - Academic Growth Dance

David Ni 09FX Achievement - Academic Growth Digital Technology

Chelsea Nguyen 09FP Achievement - Academic Growth Drama

Saffyre Armour 09AX Achievement - Academic Growth English

Priyanka Balagopalan

09AP Achievement - Academic Growth English - Advanced

Jayne Huynh 09FP Achievement - Academic Growth English -

Kim Trinh 09MP Achievement - Academic Growth Fashion Design & Textiles

Diyar Albarrak 09FX Achievement - Academic Growth Foods

Ajla Kadic 09MP Achievement - Academic Growth Health

Diyar Albarrak 09FX Achievement - Academic Growth Humanities & Social Sciences

Diyar Albarrak 09FX Achievement - Academic Growth Mathematics - Applications

Anna Ruggieri 09MP Achievement - Academic Growth Mathematics - Essentials

Jessica Connell 09MX Achievement - Academic Growth Mathematics - Foundations

Maydelene Razua Bawi

09AX Achievement - Academic Growth Mathematics - Methods

Priyanka Balagopalan

09AP Achievement - Academic Growth Music

Tahlia Greene 09AX Achievement - Academic Growth Outdoor Education

Naw Soe 09FP Achievement - Academic Growth Physical Education

Daniella Shandwe 09OP Achievement - Academic Growth Science

Stefan Andonov 9MX Achievement - Academic Growth Soccer Boys

Lily Tran 9MX Achievement - Academic Growth Soccer Girls

Emily Eleraki 9AP Achievement - Academic Growth Woodwork

Year Nine Special Award

Zoe Garciano Mercy Certificate 09AP

Ayeda Adibi Garakani Mercy Certificate 09AX

Naw Soe Mercy Certificate 09FP Diyar Albarrak Mercy Certificate 09FX Gayatari Dakoor Mercy Certificate 09MP Jessica Nguyen Mercy Certificate 09MX Mimi Vo Mercy Certificate 09OP Eirenne Mercado Mercy Certificate 09OX

Year Nine Christian Service AwardMackenzie-Rose Logan-Thomas

Year Nine Mercy Significant Achievement AwardJason Tran

Year Nine Head of Year AwardKim Trinh

YEAR TEN Year Ten Academic Excellence Awards

Isabelle Pegrum 10AX Academic Excellence Religious Education

Caitlin Nguyen 10FX Academic Excellence Religious Education - Advanced

Christina Le 10MX Academic Excellence Caring for Children

Emily Browne 10AP Academic Excellence Dance

Timothy MacFarlane

10MX Academic Excellence Digital Technology

Caitlin Nguyen 10FX Academic Excellence Drama

Seth Pemberton 10FX Academic Excellence English - Intro ATAR

Ashleigh White 10MP Academic Excellence English - Intro Lit

Beau Deverell 10MP Academic Excellence English - Support

Nile Daly 10FX Academic Excellence English - Intro General

Christina Le 10MX Academic Excellence Fashion Design & Textiles

Andrew Duong 10AP Academic Excellence Hospitality

Caitlin Nguyen 10FX Academic Excellence Humanities & Social Sciences

Jasmin Adamson 10FX Academic Excellence Introduction to Vocational Education and Training

Olivia Bonjour 10OP Academic Excellence Mathematics - Applications

Elizabeth Aciro Langoya

10OP Academic Excellence Mathematics - Essentials

Nicholas O'Connor 10OP Academic Excellence Mathematics - Foundations

Angela Nguyen 10MX Academic Excellence Mathematics - Methods

Zoe Duplex 10FP Academic Excellence Media

Joyeuse Umwizae 10MP Academic Excellence Metalwork

Andrew Duong 10AP Academic Excellence Music

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Timothy MacFarlane

10MX Academic Excellence Outdoor Education

Levi Pemberton 10FP Academic Excellence Physical Education

Caitlin Nguyen 10FX Academic Excellence ScienceJoshua Meconcelli 10OX Academic Excellence

Science - SupportPatrick Burke 10FP Academic Excellence

Soccer BoysLisa Duong 10AX Academic Excellence Soccer GirlsCathrine Tran 10AX Academic Excellence Visual ArtsJoshua Meconcelli 10OX Academic Excellence Woodwork

Year Ten Academic Growth Awards

Marina Ni 10FP Achievement - Academic Growth Religious Education

Emma Hadzic 10OX Achievement - Academic Growth Religious Education - Advanced

Mariam Kromah 10AX Achievement - Academic Growth Caring for Children

Kelly Roongrote 10MX Achievement - Academic Growth Dance

Sunny Lac 10AP Achievement - Academic Growth Digital Technology

Monique Santovito 10FP Achievement - Academic Growth Drama

Kasey Nash 10AX Achievement - Academic Growth English - Intro ATAR

Noah-James Gangou

10MX Achievement - Academic Growth English - Intro Lit

Nathan Garcia 10FP Achievement - Academic Growth English - Support

Kaushik Oril 10OX Achievement - Academic Growth English - Intro General

Marina Ni 10FP Achievement - Academic Growth Fashion Design & Textiles

Chloe Tiet 10AP Achievement - Academic Growth Hospitality

Mya Djoreski 10FP Achievement - Academic Growth Humanities & Social Sciences

Philip Sazdov 10OX Achievement - Academic Growth Introduction to Vocational Education

and TrainingShoviaister Asmar 10AP Achievement - Academic Growth

Mathematics - ApplicationsPrecious Jere 10OX Achievement - Academic Growth

Mathematics - EssentialsKerene Mibadi 10FX Achievement - Academic Growth

Mathematics - FoundationsScott Deverell 10MP Achievement - Academic Growth

Mathematics - MethodsOlivia Bonjour 10OP Achievement - Academic Growth

MediaNicholas O'Connor 10OP Achievement - Academic Growth

MetalworkCarly Feld 10MX Achievement - Academic Growth

MusicBrandon Bartolomei

10OX Achievement - Academic Growth Outdoor Education

Isabelle Pegrum 10AX Achievement - Academic Growth Physical Education

Iyla Aghdasi Yekta 10AP Achievement - Academic Growth Science

Alicia Boudville 10MP Achievement - Academic Growth Science - Support

Max Gomou 10MP Achievement - Academic Growth Soccer Boys

Jocelyn Le 10FP Achievement - Academic Growth Soccer Girls

Jake Heberle-Erikson

10AX Achievement - Academic Growth Woodwork

Lisa Duong 10AX Achievement - Academic Growth Visual Arts

Year Ten Special Awards

Peter Nguyen Mercy Certificate 10AP

Karl Vo Mercy Certificate 10AX

Kate Pocsidio Mercy Certificate 10FP

Caitlin Nguyen Mercy Certificate 10FX

Ashleigh White Mercy Certificate 10MP

Kasie Smith Mercy Certificate 10MX

Elizabeth Aciro Langoya Mercy Certificate 10OP

Saw Jonathan Say Mercy Certificate 10OX

Year Ten Christian Service AwardCaleb Twine

Year Ten Mercy Significant Achievement AwardTyler Vecchio

Year Ten Head of Year AwardKerene Mibadi

Long Tan Award for Leadership & TeamworkIsabelle Pegrum

YEAR ELEVEN Year Eleven Academic Excellence Awards

Kate Van Weert 11AP Academic Excellence Religion & Life - ATAR

Pearl Chan 11FX Academic Excellence Religion & Life - General

Karsten Sein 11FX Academic Excellence Accounting & Finance - ATAR

Kylie Nguyen 11AX Academic Excellence Accounting & Finance - General

Luke Williams 11OX Academic Excellence Automotive Engineering Technology - General

Krishna Gorasia 11OP Academic Excellence Biology - ATAR

Rachel Sandon 11MP Academic Excellence Business Management & Enterprise - ATAR

Jason Huynh 11AP Academic Excellence Certificate I Sport & Recreation (Soccer Boys)

Ashlee Palomo 11MP Academic Excellence Certificate I Sport & Recreation (Soccer Girls)

Kylie Nguyen 11AX Academic Excellence Certificate II Applied Fashion Design & Technology

Kylie Nguyen 11AX Academic Excellence Certificate II Business

Tarny Nguyen 11AX Academic Excellence Certificate II Business

Louis Myint 11AX Academic Excellence Certificate II Creative Industries - Multimedia

Jitu Htaw 11MX Academic Excellence Certificate II Engineering Pathways

Naomi Mancini 11OP Academic Excellence Certificate II Hospitality

Zoey Hartley 11AX Academic Excellence Certificate II Sport & Recreation (Outdoor Focus)

Rhiannon Lester 11MX Academic Excellence Certificate III Education Support

Johnson Nguy 11FX Academic Excellence Chemistry - ATAR

Faith Smith 11OP Academic Excellence Children, Family & Community - General

Katelyn Carroll 11OX Academic Excellence Dance - ATAR

Amelia Gabrielson 11OP Academic Excellence Dance - General

Rhiannon Lester 11MX Academic Excellence Drama - ATAR

Molly Ashton 11OP Academic Excellence Drama - General

Rhiannon Lester 11MX Academic Excellence English - ATAR

Leonard Gama 11MX Academic Excellence English - Foundations

Nicoletta Arace 11AX Academic Excellence English - General

Pauline San 11OX Academic Excellence English as an Additional Language/Dialect - ATAR

Marie Moothien 11FP Academic Excellence English as an Additional Language/

Dialect - FoundationTarana Yad 11MP Academic Excellence

Food Science & Technlogy - GeneralAbigail McKenna 11FX Academic Excellence

Health Studies - GeneralKate Van Weert 11AP Academic Excellence

History - ATARJohnson Nguy 11FX Academic Excellence

Human Biology - ATARAngelina Nguyen 11FX Academic Excellence

Human Biology - GeneralKate Van Weert 11AP Academic Excellence

Literature - ATARNaomi Mancini 11OP Academic Excellence

Mathematics - EssentialsMarie Moothien 11FP Academic Excellence

Mathematics - FoundationsRachel Sandon 11MP Academic Excellence

Mathematics Applications - ATARXuan Nguyen 11OX Academic Excellence

Mathematics Methods - ATAR

Johnson Nguy 11FX Academic Excellence Mathematics Specialist - ATAR

Roshaan McClintock

11OX Academic Excellence Media Production & Analysis - ATAR

Louis Myint 11AX Academic Excellence Music - ATAR

Krishna Gorasia 11OP Academic Excellence P hysical Education Studies - ATAR

Markeiboy Jallah 11AP Academic Excellence Physical Education Studies - General

Brodee Hinchley 11FP Academic Excellence Physics - ATAR

Zoe Coates 11OP Academic Excellence Visual Arts - ATAR

Lucy Ho 11MX Academic Excellence Visual Arts - General

Year Eleven Academic Growth Awards

Dana London 11OP Achievement - Academic Growth Religion & Life - ATAR

Cherub Po Sein 11AP Achievement - Academic Growth Religion & Life - General

Ngoc Minh Thu Vo 11OP Achievement - Academic Growth Accounting & Finance - ATAR

Kylie Tran 11AX Achievement - Academic Growth Accounting & Finance - General

Lachlan Kerr 11AX Achievement - Academic Growth Automotive Engineering Technology -

GeneralReuben Orange 11MP Achievement - Academic Growth

Biology - ATARNgoc Minh Thu Vo 11OP Achievement - Academic Growth

Business Management & Enterprise - ATAR

Amour-Parafait Nzoyihera

11OX Achievement - Academic Growth Certificate I Sport & Recreation

(Soccer Boys)Achol Deng 11FX Achievement - Academic Growth

Certificate I Sport & Recreation (Soccer Girls)

Shakira Ferraro 11FX Achievement - Academic Growth Certificate II Applied Fashion Design &

TechnologyRylee Noonan 11MX Achievement - Academic Growth

Certificate II BusinessVan Rahtin 11AX Achievement - Academic Growth

Certificate II BusinessMolly Ashton 11OP Achievement - Academic Growth

Certificate II Creative Industries - Multimedia

Daniel Siki Ngwalo 11AP Achievement - Academic Growth Certificate II Engineering Pathways

Marie Moothien 11FP Achievement - Academic Growth Certificate II Hospitality

Seth Watson 11OP Achievement - Academic Growth Certificate II Sport & Recreation

(Outdoor Focus)Nicoletta Arace 11AX Achievement - Academic Growth

Certificate III Education Support

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This year saw us combining two key capacity-building strategies as a way to improve our professional practice even further and lift the outcomes for our students.

Our ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ peer observation program has been running for a number of years. Through various iterations of the model, teachers have visited classrooms to observe and learn from their fellow professionals. In 2017 we introduced the “SEW” model as a tool for teachers to reflect on their practice and plan their lessons. The model encourages teachers to adjust their Style, consider the classroom Environment and ensure that the Work they set is challenging but achievable, so that student learning improves. This year teachers made SEW the focus for their Shoulder to Shoulder classroom visits. Every teacher in the school identified a lesson where they would focus on one element of the model with an open invitation for any other teacher to view the lesson. It was fantastic to see so many teachers sharing

Alexander Drummond-Hay

11AP Achievement - Academic Growth Chemistry - ATAR

Nancy Huynh 11FX Achievement - Academic Growth Children, Family & Community - General

Zoey Hartley 11AX Achievement - Academic Growth Dance - ATAR

Nadia Nesevski 11MP Achievement - Academic Growth Dance - General

Benjamin Roberts 11MX Achievement - Academic Growth Drama - ATAR

Naponi Soka 11OX Achievement - Academic Growth Drama - General

Maria San Diego 11MP Achievement - Academic Growth English - ATAR

Thon Alier 11OP Achievement - Academic Growth English - Foundations

Shakira Ferraro 11FX Achievement - Academic Growth English - General

Ngoc Minh Thu Vo 11OP Achievement - Academic Growth English as an Additional Language/

Dialect - ATARMaria Mgisho 11AX Achievement - Academic Growth

English as an Additional Language/Dialect - Foundation

Naponi Soka 11OX Achievement - Academic Growth Food Science & Technlogy - General

Molly Ashton 11OP Achievement - Academic Growth Health Studies - General

Htoo Eh Shee Paw 11MP Achievement - Academic Growth History - ATAR

Aaron McCarthy 11FP Achievement - Academic Growth Human Biology - ATAR

Jeremy Cappa 11AX Achievement - Academic Growth Human Biology - General

Tarana Yad 11MP Achievement - Academic Growth Literature - ATAR

Kylie Nguyen 11AX Achievement - Academic Growth Mathematics - Essentials

Leonard Gama 11MX Achievement - Academic Growth Mathematics - Foundations

Tarny Nguyen 11AX Achievement - Academic Growth Mathematics Applications - ATAR

Brodee Hinchley 11FP Achievement - Academic Growth Mathematics Methods - ATAR

Pearl Chan 11FX Achievement - Academic Growth Mathematics Specialist - ATAR

Htoo Eh Shee Paw 11MP Achievement - Academic Growth Media Production & Analysis - ATAR

Katy Le 11OX Achievement - Academic Growth Music - ATAR

Nadia Nesevski 11MP Achievement - Academic Growth Physical Education Studies - ATAR

Naod Michaele 11AP Achievement - Academic Growth Physical Education Studies - General

Vincent Phan 11AP Achievement - Academic Growth Physics - ATAR

Tracey Le 11AP Achievement - Academic Growth Visual Arts - ATAR

Travis Kikalis 11FP Achievement - Academic Growth Visual Arts - General

Year Eleven Special Awards

Sarah Phung Mercy Certificate 11AP

Dana Smith Mercy Certificate 11AX

Elijah Walker Mercy Certificate 11FP

Nancy Huynh Mercy Certificate 11FX

Bridget Hockley Mercy Certificate 11MP

Benjamin Roberts Mercy Certificate 11MX

Krishna Gorasia Mercy Certificate 11OP

Katelyn Carroll Mercy Certificate 11OX

Year Eleven Christian Service AwardDana London

Year Eleven Mercy Significant AchievementIndianna Sampson

Year Eleven Head of Year AwardDana London

The Year Eleven VET Excellence AwardRhiannon Lester

The Year Eleven VET Runner Up AwardNancy Huynh

The Apprenticeship & Traineeship Mercy College Trainee of the Year AwardDion Emin

Ursula Frayne AwardDion Emin

good practice and discussing teaching strategies as a result of these visits across Kindergarten to Year Twelve classrooms.

The Careers and Vocation Education centre has continued flourish in 2018. The ‘CAVE’ has become a real hub for our senior students seeking careers counselling, advice on subject selection, support with VET Certificate work or the opportunity to engage with external providers for opportunities in work experience, traineeships or a myriad of Certificate courses. This year our Head of Vocational Education and Training, Mrs Antonietta Scriva, and our Careers and Guidance Counsellor, Mrs Heather Gardiner, have added further to the range of opportunities on offer – particularly through the provision of after school seminars and programs for parents and students, as well as the introduction of a very busy CAVE Week.

This year has seen the Enrichment Centre continue to develop as a positive and welcoming environment where many students have had the opportunity to

develop key literacy and numeracy skills. The Enrichment Centre has also provided a safe space for some of our students to re-engage with their learning.

And, as always, many of our staff have shown an amazing commitment to providing opportunities for learning outside of the regular timetabled classes. The following is a small sample of the diversity of these opportunities:

• Homework Club in the Library

• Lunch time and before and after school tutoring sessions

• R.E Week, Maths Week, Science Week, Literacy Week, HASS Week and Arts Week

• Science Club

• Tournament of Minds

• Numero competitions

• Maths Competitions

• UWA Aspire and Fairway programs

Mr Greg Quinn Deputy Principal – Teaching & Learning

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The aim of the program is to encourage students who would not normally consider university as an option to see the benefits and opportunities that university study might have to offer. As an Aspire partner, Mercy College students have had the opportunity to engage in a range of fun and challenging activities.

Year SevenSixty of our students had the opportunity to take part in “The Code to unlocking your future.” They worked in teams using coordinate geometry, coding and teamwork to find out a little bit about universities and life at university.

Year EightTwo classes of our students participated in the ‘Megalodon’ activity. Students learnt about the ancient shark Megalodon and then worked through a number of tasks around measurement, ratio, scale and proportion in order to understand how archaeologists have come to estimate how large this shark could have been.

Year NineThirty of our students spent a day at UWA competing with other schools in a ‘Race Around the Campus’. They had to move through a number of faculties, from Law, to Engineering to Medicine and complete a series of hands-on interactive challenges.

Year TenTwo classes of Year Tens worked through a simulation of lining up their subject preferences, interests/hobbies and things to consider when thinking about university such as accommodation, scholarships, ATAR and alternative entry pathways.

Year ElevenFifteen of our Year Eleven students attended an overnight camp. For the first evening the focus was team building and goal setting – with some energetic and fun filled activities. The following day was spent on the main campus at UWA with students participating in one of four workshops in Arts, Commerce, Science or Design.

Year TwelveThanks to scholarships from the Aspire program, sixteen of our Year Twelve students attended the Academic Task Force WACE Revision seminars in Mathematics, Chemistry and English.

Broadway and FairwayAs a UWA Broadway school, Mercy students are eligible for an automatic ATAR adjustment to their final WACE examinations. This upward adjustment means up to an extra 5.00 is added to a student’s final ATAR for entry to UWA.

The nine students who were successful in applying through the College for a position in the 2017 UWA Fairway program are eligible for an upward adjustment of their final ATAR of 10.00. Throughout the year these students have also had the opportunity to attend summer school sessions to develop research and problem solving skills, English WACE Exam Master classes, and Academic Task Force WACE Revision seminars.

Mr Greg Quinn Deputy Principal – Teaching & Learning

ASPIREIn 2018 we celebrated the tenth year of our partnership with the University of Western Australia (UWA) Aspire program.

Not only does the Centre provide academic support and extension, it also acts as a safe and nurturing environment to students requiring social and emotional support as they transition back into the regular classroom environment. It has been another very successful year, operating at near capacity and with over ten different staff members assisting in various student programs.

Currently we have over fifty students from Years Five to Twelve enrolled in individual and small group support programs. Our students are referred for a variety of reasons, whether they have English as an Additional Language, a specific learning disorder, low literacy MYAT test results, ‘below benchmark’ NAPLAN results or a referral from a staff member.

In 2018, we offered group sessions for students requiring further tuition for NAPLAN and OLNA as well as the provision of Levelled Literacy Intervention for Year Six students. We have introduced daily homework, allowing students to consolidate their knowledge of spelling, vocabulary and writing skills, as well as giving them further ownership of their learning. This year also saw the introduction of ‘Student Achievement’ in the Enrichment Centre reflected on the College reports. This has enabled parents and guardians to see their child’s progress throughout the year.

We were very excited to be able to offer the Centre as a base for extra-curricular activities on offer at the College. This year we welcomed Art Club for primary students where they learned to use a variety of artistic tools for effect, and we also welcomed our Tournament of Minds students from the secondary school.

In October, many of the Centre students in Years Seven to Nine embarked upon the ‘Heart of Gold’ tour in the City of Perth. Part of this excursion was to visit the Perth Bell Tower where they were able to ring bells, including one that weighed over 270 kilograms! This experience was then followed by a tour of the Perth Mint where students were able to see a live gold pour and find out how much they weigh in gold! One of the highlights of the day was cooling off with an ice cream from Gusto Gelato at Elizabeth Quay. This was a welcome surprise as temperatures soared to almost 30 degrees celsius. It was a fantastic day that concluded our classroom literacy work based around The First Contact and Western Australia’s Gold Rush and we cannot wait to start planning for our excursion in 2019.

Mrs Debbie McKrill Literacy Coordinator

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It also enables students, regardless of their religious persuasion, to consider and respond to a range of important questions related to their spiritual development, the development of values and attitudes and fundamental questions concerning the meaning and purpose of life.

There are many activities throughout the College which complement the curriculum in the Religious Education Learning Area and enable students to put our College motto of Love in Action into their lives. Early in the year, Year Ten Religious Education classes welcomed guest speakers Deacon Paul Reid, the Community Participation Leader for Caritas Australia in WA, and Father Charlie Dittmeier. Fr Charlie spoke to students about how he works in partnership with Caritas in Cambodia. In class, we viewed the story of how Project Compassion helped empower and transform “Rattanak’s” life and how Fr Charlie was also part of this support.

In March, representatives of the College attended the Archbishop’s Forum for Secondary Schools held at Aranmore College. The Forum is a joint initiative with Catholic Education WA. It served as the launch platform for Lifelink Day 2018. We heard how the work of LifeLink is indeed a positive demonstration of Faith in Action.

In June, representatives of the College attended the Catholic Youth Summit at Notre Dame University. Underpinned by the scriptural verse from Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, the summit aimed to nurture the faith of student leaders and offer support in the skills required for Catholic leadership.

Mid-year we were very pleased to hear that Diyar Albarrak in Year Nine received a Highly Commended acknowledgement in the Australian Catholics - Young Journalist Award. Diyar wrote a moving account titled “Behind the life of a Refugee”. Hannah Britton in Year Seven wrote a lovely tribute to her Religious Education Teacher, Mrs Gentelli-Pace.

Religious Education Week occurs at the end of Term Three and culminates with Mercy Day celebrations. The theme of Religious Education Week in this Year of Youth was “Become Saints of the 21st Century”. In class, students learnt about the life of the saints and inspirational Catholics. Students also enjoyed religious art and craft projects that were later used to decorate classroom prayer tables. The daily quiz, the Life of Mary colouring in, Staff Sacraments “Guess Who?’ and the “Saintly Photo Booth” were well supported and enjoyed. The Staff versus Student Soccer game, with the visiting seminarians playing, was an exciting event. Years Eleven and Twelve Religion

and Life students asked many and varied questions to the seminarians when they visited classes. Some senior school classes visited Pre-Primary and read to them from the Children’s Bible. It was fabulous to see the Gratitude Walls in classrooms full of thanks and appreciation for parents, family, teachers, friends and Mercy College. The McAuley Library had a lovely display in keeping with the theme of the week. Other highlights were “God in unusual places” and worship singing in the Quad.

The authentic and hard-working spirit of Catherine McAuley and the Mercy values of compassion, justice, excellence, dignity and service empower and positively influence the Religious Education team at Mercy College. I am very grateful for the support of the Religious Education teachers and their commitment to promoting the knowledge, understanding and development of Catholic culture in the College while endeavouring to meet the diverse needs of our students.

As this Year of Youth draws to a close, it is important to remember what Jesus, the Good Shepherd, said; “I have come that you may have life and have it to the full” John 10:10.

Mrs Liz Williams Head of Religious Education

The Religious Education program at Mercy College aims to help students develop knowledge and understanding of Catholicism, our religious beliefs, practices, language and traditions.

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It was also a year in which we welcomed Ms Stephanie Cornell into our learning area. She has worked hard for the students in her class, and shown genuine compassion and grace. We all wish her very well for the future, particularly with regard to her recent engagement.

We said goodbye to Ms Helen Carey halfway through the year. Her professionalism and expertise will be missed but we hope she enjoys life in her new job over at Newman College.

And we welcomed back Ms Taryn MacCallum from maternity leave after the birth of her beautiful boy Hudson. There were a number of students who were very excited to see Ms MacCallum back at Mercy, which is testament to the constructive working relationships she has formed with them in her time here.

This year, we tried a new arrangement for our Year Ten English classes. Rather than continue with their first semester courses, students were asked to choose an introductory course to either ATAR

2018: it was the best of times; it was the worst of times. It was a year of many successes and a lot of hard work by staff and students in their English classes. It was also the year that I discovered Frinkiac.com, which allows me to look up quotes and their relevant screen shots from episodes of The Simpsons in my spare time. So many memories.

Literature, ATAR English, General English, or Foundation English. Although this was a lot of work for the teachers involved, we are pleased with the general outcome of our efforts, and hope that students can appreciate the benefits of this restructuring.

In third term, we again worked with our friends from the McAuley Library and the Enrichment Centre to contribute to Book and Literature Week. Students produced some lovely work throughout this week. On Tuesday, they were asked to create a haiku. There were a number of excellent efforts, but the one that pleased the judges came from Year Eight student Sharon Tran. It read as follows:

The starry night sky is drenched in navy blue ink Gold stardust scattered

Students were also asked to write Twitterature, which is a summary of a piece of literature within the character limit prescribed by the social media platform Twitter. Year Twelve student Cecilia Kho showed the benefits of studying ATAR

Literature with her effort:

Join Hamlet as he spends majority of the play whining that life isn’t fair. Watch him finally stop procrastinating the murder of his evil uncle/stepdad for justice. Angrily sigh when he stabs his girlfriend’s dad through a curtain and somehow gets everyone killed. A must read.

A backronym is an acronym created from an existing word. Sometimes this is done to pretend that this is where the word originated from. Justyna Dzieciol from Year Eight confused me with her technically correct backronym for the word ‘literature’.

LITERATURE: a Lunatic Incognito Tubercularia Effected in a Residence Animatedly Traducing the Uncontaminated Reliable Enterotoxemia

Wow! Try saying that five times quickly!

It has been said that everyone has a novel in them. Students also constructed a book cover for the book they have inside of them (i.e. the book they would like to write). There were some excellent entries, some of which were very amusing. (Thank you very much Wendell Panganiban for your numerous entries, each more humorous than the last!) However, the judges picked Year Seven student Hannah Britton for her image of the cover of her novel Timeless.

I also acknowledge the efforts of Messrs Pushpanathan and Clarke for their Long John Silver and his parrot costumes. Again and again, these gentlemen are prepared to bring shame and dishonour on themselves and their loved ones simply to show the world how supportive they are of Book and Literature Week. Outstanding!

As always, it has been a lot of fun. I appreciate the hard work, expertise and compassionate dedication of all the teachers in the English learning area. I sincerely cannot wait to do it all over again in 2019!

Mr Stan May Head of English

So many activities and initiatives have been running throughout the year, and we continued our move towards a personalised 24/7 teaching and learning mentality with innovative online resources being accessed by our Years Seven to Twelve students.

Highlights of the year:

• Numeracy Week at the beginning of May when the whole Mercy College Community immersed themselves in various Mathematics games, challenges and activities around the school including competitions in marshmallow tower building, chess and Rubik’s cube. The highlights for students, however, were the Escape Room, the Maze, and the Logic Puzzle Competition.

• The ‘Have Sum Fun’ problem solving competition organised by The Mathematical Association of Western Australia in March where we entered five teams.

• The Australian Maths Competition was held in July, where the top students in each year group tested their skills against other students from around the country. The results were very impressive again, with fourteen ‘distinction’ certifications across Years Seven to Twelve (placing these students in the top 20% in WA). Special mention must go to Angela Nguyen (10MX) who was placed just outside the top

5% of students in her age group within Western Australia. She just missed out on a ‘high distinction’ certificate.

• The NUMERO competition was held in August, where Mrs Niamh-Ann Walsh entered two teams of Years Seven to Ten students. The teams placed 7th and 11th, and they were both an absolute credit to the College in their performance, application and behaviour. We are so proud of you all, and well done. Step it up next year though!

• Year Nine NAPLAN results were not only our fifth consecutive increase but were also above the Australian National Average for the fourth year running. Many congratulations to the students, as well as the dedicated staff who prepared the students so effectively.

• The interactive website www.mathspace.co is proving a hit with students across many of our Essential and Foundation classes. It is an interactive and more contextual way for the students to learn, and immediate marking of their work is provided to consolidate learning. The majority of students can now access mathematics material at their convenience 24/7, and are able to receive hints and guidance through online videos to assist them during out of school hours.

MAThEMATICSIt has been a busy, productive and successful 2018 in the Mathematics Department.

• During 2019, we aim to embed the concept of students reflecting more on their performance, with feedback for teachers on what the students felt they performed well on and what they need to improve on for forthcoming assessments. This will hopefully lead to a more proactive, personalised learning pathway that all students should aspire to.

The work ethic and camaraderie that the outstanding Maths Team have consistently demonstrated this year knows no bounds. I am truly blessed to work alongside you all, and thoroughly look forward to another exciting year with the potential for yet more State and International success for our incredible clients, the students.

Mr Andy Coombs Head of Mathematics

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Highlights of the year include:

• Year Nine Science students attended the UWA Science café where they had morning tea with top WA scientists and engineers from CSIRO, Engineers Australia, the WA Museum, the State’s universities and industry and received practical knowledge about careers in science, technology, engineering and maths.

• Year Eight Science club students attended the UWA Science Fair where they partook in activities spanning all science disciplines.

• Year Eleven ATAR Biology students participated in a field trip to Yellagonga Regional Park where they put their ecological techniques to the test.

• Year Eleven ATAR Biology students had the privilege of a visit from staff and animals from the Kanyana Wildlife Rehabilitation centre.

• Kindy to Year Twelve students had the opportunity to immerse themselves in Science activities during Science Week. The theme for 2018 was Moments of Discovery – Game changers and change makers.

• Science Club students were involved in many activities including:• Partaking in the Australian

Science Innovations Big Science Competition.

• Participating in Murdoch University’s Science Outreach workshops: Nerf Gun experimental uncertainties, facial reconstruction, blood splatter analysis and projectile motion.

• Facilitating the Primary School Science fair.

• Making slime for Mercy Day.

• Raising awareness for Earth Hour and the sustainable use of resources at the College.

A sincere thank you to the entire Science department staff for their tremendous energy, enthusiasm and determination at continually striving for the very best results from our students and exposing them to the amazing world of Science.

Mrs Amanda Huke Head of Science

SCIENCEThe Science Learning area has had another busy, productive and thoroughly enjoyable year.

Throughout the year students across all year levels produced high quality and innovative work, with the following being some of the stand-outs:

• In a Year Seven Geography assessment entitled My Ideal Suburb, students looked at liveability and created a model suburb, with many students displaying resourcefulness and ingenuity using everyday household items like empty ice-cream containers to create visually impressive model suburbs.

• In Year Eight History, students sunk their teeth into Medieval Europe and the Black Death, creating awe-inspiring posters that captured the brutal realities of a period that saw one in every three Europeans succumb to the deadly disease.

• Likewise, in Year Nine History, students immersed themselves in the Industrial Revolution, producing newspaper articles that investigated the horrors of child labour in mills, factories and the mines. Students sought to convince the population of the period that child labour was a serious issue that ought to be addressed.

• Year Ten students created a business idea and sought to market it to consumers. This Economics and Business assessment produced brilliant student ideas centring on businesses in the fashion, food and technology sectors.

• HASS Week, held in Week Three of Term Three provided staff and students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world around them, with an emphasis on the ways in which History, Geography, Economics and Business as well as Civics and Citizenship are ingrained in so many aspects of our everyday lives.

Highlights from HASS Week included:

• Competitions where students were asked to identify a range of historical figures, with an Australian focus. Competitions including “Where on earth is that?” were also ran, testing students’ knowledge of geographical landmarks.

• A Great Debate graffiti wall that asked students to provide and justify an opinion on whether or not Australia should become a republic, and another looking at the pros and cons of artificial intelligence. These graffiti walls circulated the school at lunchtime, providing students an opportunity to extend HASS discussions beyond the classroom walls.

• Several Daily Quizzes ran – a “Who Am I?” of Mercy HASS staff, and another General Knowledge Quiz that generated intense competition between a number of forms, with Year Eleven O’Dea Rho eventually being crowned champions.

• A dress up day for Humanities staff, that saw historical figures ranging from Cleopatra to US President Donald Trump.

This year has also seen the addition of new staff into the HASS department, staff who have brought energy, enthusiasm and new ideas. The HASS department welcomed Miss Hayley Tunstead and Miss Tegan Clarke at the start of the year, with both staff members hitting the ground running with lower school classes, and Miss Clarke bringing passion and dedication to Year Eleven ATAR History as well. Mr Christian O’Connor provided a seamless transition in Semester Two, taking on a number of lower school classes from Miss Jayde Clark who took up a role at another school. We bid a fond farewell and safe travels to Mrs Lee-Ann McVeigh, whose professionalism and energy will be sorely missed.

I take this opportunity to thank the fantastic HASS teachers for their hard work and dedication all year in making the HASS learning area a vibrant and enjoyable working environment for all students.

Mr Matt Clarke Head of Humanities and Social Sciences

huMANITIESThe Humanities and Social Sciences learning area has had a busy, productive and engaging year!

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Food Technology/Hospitality“ Eating is a necessity, but cooking is an art” — Gesine Lemcke

Once again, the student numbers for this popular subject area were high and classes were filled with students wanting to learn how to prepare, cook and present delicious modern food using a wide variety of fresh quality ingredients. Obviously a large part of the appeal was to be able to eat the results of their efforts, but many useful skills were picked up along the way!

A few of the highlights this year were:

• The official opening of the ‘Mercy Macchiatos Coffee Club’ in the Trade Training Centre with the unveiling of a beautiful mural painted by the Year Eleven Art students.

• A collaboration between the Certificate Hospitality and Business students, resulting in the very successful Coffee Club, with our Year Twelve trainee baristas making high quality coffees, which were promoted and marketed by the Year Twelve Business students.

• Year Twelve Hospitality students serving refreshments at the ACC Swimming Carnival.

• Year Eleven Hospitality students catering for the annual Art Exhibition.

• Year Eleven excursions to Bentley Pines training restaurant and the Kailis Bros. fish market.

• HGT Chef Ambassador program incursion with the Certificate II Hospitality students.

• Further development of the kitchen garden with Year Seven English Support students who planted, grew, harvested and cooked with a variety of fresh vegetables each week.

• A worm farm incursion run by the Worm Shed as part of the kitchen garden program.

Fashion Design and Technology: “ Beautiful things come together one stitch at a time” — author unknown

An increasingly popular choice of elective is Fashion Design and Technology, with classes from Year Seven to Ten creating a wide variety of individual items including decorated pencil cases, boxer shorts, skirts, hoodies, dresses, playsuits, jackets and much more. The Certificate II Applied Fashion Design and Technology course also continues to grow in popularity as students realise the creative career opportunities this course offers. Some of the highlights for the Certificate students were:

• A pattern adaption workshop with Sandra Bryans of Sewanista – a fashion designer and small business owner.

• An excursion to Spotlight to investigate and purchase fabric for assessment garments.

• Exhibiting the garments that they designed and made as part of the Art Exhibition.

In addition, the ever popular Sewing Club on Wednesday afternoons gave a small number of students, who did not choose Fashion Design as an elective, the opportunity to learn to sew.

Children, Family and the Community:“ Children are not things to be moulded, but are people to be unfolded” — Jess Lair

We are very fortunate at Mercy College to be a Kindergarten to Year Twelve school, as it provides our Children, Family and the Community students a wonderful opportunity to interact with the students in the Early Learning Centre. By building positive relationships with the younger children, our students made their learning experiences in the classroom more meaningful and rewarding.

Some examples of this were:

• Year Nine Caring for Children students interacting with the Kindy and Pre-Primary students using sock puppets they had made and story books that they wrote

• Year Nine Caring for Children excursion to the Kid Safe Safety Demonstration House

• The Year Ten Caring for Children classes taking part in the ‘Baby Think It Over’ program with ‘virtual babies’. This highly successful and challenging two-day experience was a real eye opener to many students about the realities of caring for a baby

• Year Ten Caring for Children students interacting with the Kindy and Pre-Primary students using toys and games they made from recycled materials

• Year Eleven Children, Family and Community students visiting the Year One classes each week to interact and build relationships with the young children

• Year Eleven Children, Family and Community excursion to Kings Park to explore the many play areas following on from an interesting incursion with guest speaker Denise Ansingh of LEAP Education, an educational consultant specialising in outdoor play initiatives

• Year Eleven and Twelve fundraising to purchase supplies for care packages for Wanslea and the Edmund Rice Foundation

A big thank you to Ms Wallace, Ms Luck, Ms Cooper, Ms Stewart, Mrs Bertone and Mrs Fucile who made up the dynamic and incredibly hard working team behind all these fabulous achievements.

Mrs Alison Peterson Head of Home Economics

2018 has been another busy, yet rewarding year in the Home Economics department at Mercy College.

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I thank Ms Eleisha Hathaway for taking on the role of Head of the Arts for the first part of the year while I was on maternity leave.

She has done a wonderful job of leading the department this year, including running the 2018 Arts Tour to Melbourne and the Gold Coast. This was an amazing experience for all who attended, staff and students alike. I thank the Arts staff at Mercy for their incredible hard work and time commitment. The opportunities they have provided to our students throughout the year have been nothing short of outstanding.

I thank the wonderful Arts students at Mercy College for all of their hard work throughout the year, with a particular mention of the 2018 Arts Captains, Immanuel Reyes and Ashlei Andrijich.

Mrs Katherine Ioppolo Head of the Arts

What a year 2018 was for the students in the Arts! Students had the opportunity to be involved in a pantomime, interstate Arts tour and Performing Arts camp along with many other events in each Arts subject.

After riding on the success of the Arts Gala, the Arts team decided to put on a mini production with a pantomime called ‘A Budget Cinderella’. This was the first time Mercy had put on a pantomime and it was a huge success with both nights selling out! Students in Years Seven to Twelve were invited to audition with just over sixty involved. Visual Arts and Media students were also heavily involved with creative teams working together to create sets and props, as well as photos and videos capturing the whole process being produced. The highlight was perhaps the intensive rehearsal we had

There have been many wonderful undertakings in the Arts Department in 2018 and this is due to the tireless work of both staff and students.

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The year started very busily with rehearsals for the School’s first Pantomime. Dance students in Years Seven to Twelve had the opportunity to audition to be involved in ‘Cinderella on a Budget’. Students had a wonderful time dancing to a variety of songs from classics like Proud Mary to Beyoncé’s We Run This. Students worked very closely with students from the other Arts subject areas and this was perhaps the most rewarding part of watching as students collaborated and created new friendships.

Later in Term One auditions for the Dance Teams were under way, where sixty-five amazing students were selected to be part of one of either Dance Team One or Senior Dance Team. The students are very fortunate to be taught by external choreographers. Dance Team One was taught by ex-Mercy student, Shenae White and the Senior Dance team was taught by Lamb (Nicole Iovine) who was a finalist in the first series of “So You Think You Can Dance” and then a choreographer for the following series. Students in the Dance Teams worked hard in Semester One towards their main event – the Catholic Performing Arts Festival. Leading up to the festival the Dance students got to attend Mercy College’s first ever Performing Arts Camp. Students had an amazing three days at Woodman Point Campsite where

they rehearsed intensively for the festival but also had the opportunity to be involved in a variety of workshops and activities. This year’s Dance students were involved in the following sections: Creative Dance, Christian Dance and Carnevale.

Seeing live performance is perhaps the most exciting part of being a dance student. The students are regularly taken to a variety of shows to build on their knowledge and understanding of Dance and Theatre. This Year Mercy students had the opportunity to see the following: Co3’s Frankenstein, Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Dark Emu, ab(intra) by Sydney Dance Company and the most exciting of them all, Aladdin at Crown Theatre. As always, the students’ behaviour at the theatres was impeccable and they represented Mercy with pride.

Term Four is the busiest time for Dance, as students from Year Four through to Year Twelve prepare for the end of year Showcase. Again this year, Dance and Media combined to put on another amazing show. Students worked very hard all year towards this show, learning a variety of different genres as well as creating their own dance works. It is so lovely to watch students from all year groups work together and support each other at such a big event. It is a wonderful atmosphere to be around. As the year came to a close, the Cheer students entered their final competitions.

2018 WAs aNotheR gReAT yeAr FoR dAnCe AT mErcy cOlLegE WheRE sTudEnTS haD mAny oPpOrtunITiEs To bE iNvOLvEd in pErfOrMAnCES, exciTiNg ExCurSiOns tO thE TheATrE And aN ARtS cAMP.

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This year we moved away from a large group routine and competed in small groups for the group stunt section. We again achieved some amazing results.

What a year! We are looking forward to 2019 and watching the program continue to grow!

Ms Eleisha Hathaway Dance Coordinator

at school, which included a sleepover in the PA hall – creating many laughs and great memories!

Throughout the April school holidays forty Arts students representing Dance, Drama, Media, Music and Visual Art, along with six teachers, spent nine amazing days in Melbourne and the Gold Coast for the biannual Mercy Arts Tour. Students had the opportunity to work with industry professionals through participation in a variety of workshops, classes, exhibits and activities. Students were taken to various stage shows and productions and were treated to some of Melbourne’s amazing restaurants before heading north to the sunshine and theme parks on the Gold Coast. The most exhilarating experience for the students was being in the live audience of The Project co-hosted by Australian comedy legend Rebel Wilson. After the show, which saw Mercy College Arts Tour jackets broadcast Australia-wide, Rebel came and spoke with our students, where she took photos with them- a lucky few even got a hug from her.

Term Three marks the busiest time in the Arts with the Catholic Performing Arts Festival and Angelico for Visual Art. Traditionally music students attend a three-day camp to rehearse intensively in preparation for the festival. This year we expanded the camp to include all subjects involved in the festival – including two Dance Teams and a Drama ensemble. This turned out to be a fantastic initiative. Watching all the subject areas come together and support each other was so lovely and the energy and passion towards the Arts was well and truly alive.

The highlights of the camp were definitely the night activities with the Mucky Duck Bush Band conducting a bush dance one night and a talent quest on the other. This camp proved to be a highly worthwhile experience for all involved, with Mercy receiving a record number of awards, most notably the Drama Ensemble winning the overall shield! Well done to Miss Corr and her Drama Ensemble for such an amazing achievement!

As Term Three came to an end it was the start of a very busy but exciting time in the Arts as each subject Area held their major event for the year: the Spring Music Festival, the Drama Improvisation Night, Dance and Media Showcase and the Visual Art Exhibition. Teachers, parents and the wider Mercy community were yet again blown away by the talent that was showcased at these events and the students were so proud of what they had achieved.

2018 was a massive year in the Arts and all this would not be possible without the dedication and commitment from passionate Arts staff at Mercy. I thank all the staff who have given up their personal time to work closely with these students to help them achieve great things, and also to all the staff outside of the Arts working very hard behind the scenes selling tickets, helping to supervise at events or just being a face in the audience. What a fantastic school to be part of!

Mrs Eleisha Hathaway Acting Head of Arts (Term 1, 2 & 3)

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This year, many of our students have been inspired by the world around them and have produced some spectacular art work.

Our Year Eleven and Twelve students had the opportunity to showcase their skills and communicate their world by participating in the 2018 St Georges Art Exhibition and notably the prestigious Angelico Art Exhibition. A new mural painting created by the Year Twelve General art class in collaboration with the Business and Hospitality students is now adorning the walls outside the Coffee Club in Trade Training Centre. Ms Belinda Kerr’s Junior and Primary art classes have been busy creating ceramic and textile art pieces which have been on display in the Library throughout the year.

In addition to these exciting opportunities, the Visual Arts department put up another successful Showcase of Years Five through to Twelve artworks in our end of year Art Exhibition. This Exhibition marks

the end of an era with my position as Visual Arts Coordinator ending at the end of this year as my family and I return to New Zealand to start our new chapter. It has been an exciting journey working at Mercy College for the past seven years. It has been a pleasure to have had input into the location of the new art rooms from O’Dea to Frayne buildings, to see a growth in student numbers taking Visual Arts, and of course, to have assisted students to undertake creative avenues after Year Twelve. I am positive that the Visual Arts Department will continue growing and supporting our Mercy art students to reach their full potential.

On behalf of the Visual Art staff, I thank all students and their families for supporting the Arts and for creating inspirational artwork for others to aspire to. We look forward to another productive year in 2019!

Mrs Arohanoa Mathews Visual Arts Coordinator

“Aspire to inspire others and the Universe will take note.” - Art WRDSMTHARTS

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2018 has been jam packed full of exciting ventures and performance opportunities for the students involved in the Mercy College Music program. The program has experienced significant growth in numbers with more than 120 students enrolled in the instrumental program and over 100 students now participating in the ensembles.

Catholic Performing ArtsSeven ensembles and twenty-six solo performers from primary and secondary areas of the school participated in this year’s Catholic Performing Arts Festival during the months of July and August. These included the jazz ensembles, rock band and choirs as well as individual instrumental students. The following items received awards:

Merit AwardCharlize Dudek Secondary Vocal Section

Zoe Feld Secondary Vocal Section

Adriana Herrera Secondary Vocal Section

Jitu Htaw Secondary Vocal Section

Year 11/12 Rock Band Rock Band Section

Woodwind Ensemble Woodwind Ensemble Section

Stephanie Lazum Secondary Piano Solo

Katy Le Secondary Piano Solo

Cathy Chau Secondary Piano Solo

Excellence AwardEmma Hadzic Secondary Vocal Section

Dyarnedha Kriegeta Secondary Vocal Section

Year 10/11 Rock Band Rock Band Section

Andrew Duong Secondary Woodwind Section

Abbey Price Secondary Woodwind Section

Caleb Twine Secondary Woodwind Section

Christy Britton Secondary Piano Solo

Immanuel Reyes Secondary Piano Solo

Mercy College Specialist Choir Secondary Chorale

Outstanding AwardMaria San Diego Secondary Vocal Section

Ashlei Andrijich Secondary Vocal Section

Farnaz Mousavipour Secondary String Section

Priyanka Balagopalan Secondary Woodwind Section

Charlotte Watt Secondary Woodwind Section

Cameron O’Neill & Keelisha Wong Secondary Woodwind Section (duet)

Andrew Duong Secondary Piano Solo

Spring Music FestivalThe annual Spring Music Festival included students from all the ensembles in both primary and high school as well as selected solos from the Year Twelve ATAR students. After a busy term, which involved seven ensembles and twenty-six solo performances at the Catholic Performing Arts Festival, the concert was a celebration of all the Music students’ hard work throughout the year. The students are to be commended for their exceptional behaviour and outstanding performances, including the lively rendition of finale the song, “Treasure”.

Ashlei Andrijich (Year Twelve), Amelia Thaw (Year Ten) and Patience Semuntu (Year Six) were the recipients of the Ensemble Directors Awards in recognition of their noticeable contribution to their band and/or choir.

Mrs. Jodie Harders Music Coordinator

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Mercy College has continued to impress judges at the Catholic Performing Arts Festival. This year, Mercy College’s Drama Ensemble was announced as the 2018 winner of the Dr Carmen Lawrence Award for the Secondary Drama and Mime Section. The Festival took place over two nights with nineteen schools from all over Perth entering performances. Ours was an extraordinary achievement.

Ms Jackson’s Drama Club, consisting of over fifty students held its annual Improvisation Competition. Students from Years Seven through to Eleven, varying in both skill and experience levels, were faced with unknown scenarios based on suggestions from the audience. Students were judged on technical, creativity and entertainment aspects. The students showcased their talents and bravery.

Congratulations to all of the students who participated in Drama this year!

Mrs Kathryn Corr Drama Teacher

2018 has been a busy and successful year for Drama. Offering a plethora of extracurricular activities, students have been given the opportunity to immerse themselves in the Arts.

DRAMA From music videos to vlogs, blogs, Drama and Photography, Mercy College Media students have strived to integrate their understanding into their work, delivering a high standard across the board and firmly establishing themselves as a creative force into the future.

For the second year in a row, Media has joined Dance in presenting a Dance and Media Showcase, a visual delight that celebrates the diverse and talented range of students within the Mercy College Arts Department. So strong was the standard of work produced by 2018 Media students, examples from Years Seven through to Twelve were exhibited.

The establishment of a Photography Club has enabled budding photographers and filmmakers to capture moments in Mercy’s school calendar such as the Pantomime, the Athletics Carnival and Learning Journeys. These opportunities for Media students will be ongoing in the new year.

Next year, Media at Mercy will continue to diversify its reach within Arts and students will join in the shift toward digital filming and editing and analysis of the Media, which is externally the fastest growing industry in the world.

Mrs Pia Hookway Media Coordinator

mEdiA PRoDucTiOn AnD ANaLysIs, mEdiA ARtS aND cErTifIcATeS i AnD ii iN cReATiVE iNduStRieS hAve aLL TaKen a neW DirEcTioN iN 2018 With A fOcuS On neW tEchNoLogy And cOmpOsITiOn, chAlLeNgiNg StudEntS To BuILd oN whaT they aLrEAdy KnoW fRom theiR PerSoNAl iMmeRsIon iN mEdIA.

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Design and Technology — MetalworkThis year in Design and Technology Metalwork we had four different classes of Year Seven. It was a taster over all four terms. The students enjoyed making the traditional acrylic key tags which they proudly attach to their bags as they go around the school. As a basic metal project, they made a coat hanger out of mild steel flat bar, where apart from experimenting with basic hand tools usage, they had a touch of experience of the MIG welding process.

Year Eight students were introduced to some workshop drawing skills and then they were given the task to make a garden trowel as their metal project. The full-semester students in Year Eight this year had a chance to design their own candle holder and realised it has practical implications.

As for our Year Ten whole year students, they made metal dice as their MIG welding practice activity. They also made a tool tray out of sheet metal and were given the task to come up with a design of their own as their major metalwork project. Among the ideas, were candle holders, tool boxes, figurines and shoe racks. It was quite an enriching experience for the Year Tens this year.

The Year Eleven and Twelve Engineering Pathways students went through their competency units and as projects they came up with tool boxes, mini barbecues, high stools and fire pits. One student even managed to make a cricket stump in metal, which turned out to be very useful and functional for its purpose. It has definitely been an exciting year in Design Technology metalwork this year.

Mr Dhiraj Oril

Automotive Engineering and TechnologyThis year has seen the introduction of a new course called Automotive Engineering and Technology General. This course introduces the students to the intricacies of a motor vehicle. Mercy College is using a unique method to teach students in this area. The school has purchased a kit car (MEV Rochet). This kit is certified and can be registered for road use. The students then learn all about the parts of a vehicle and how they work and then assemble the kit car. This gives the students a greater understanding of the automotive vehicle. Once the vehicle is finished it is envisaged that it will be sold with the proceeds going back in to the school budget. Another kit will be purchased for the following year and the process starts again.

Mr Don Vinciullo

Design and Technology — WoodworkThis year in woodwork students have worked on projects such as pencil boxes, burr puzzles, mobile phone holders and tee tree candle holders. The Year Nines have made jewellery boxes and round coffee tables, whilst the Year Tens have created wooden goblets and designed individual rectangular coffee tables. The Year Twelve students made a variety of projects such as individually designed cabinets for their four-wheel drive vehicles. Study desks were also made.

Mr Nic Swaab

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TOURNAMENTOF MINDS

‘Tournament of Minds’ is a problem-solving competition where student teams solve demanding, open-ended challenges from a choice of disciplines.

Students enhance their potential by developing diverse skills, enterprise, time management, and the discipline to work collaboratively within a challenging and competitive environment.

Mercy entered two very talented teams into the secondary division, both choosing the Social Science discipline. The challenge, ‘Don’t Fence Me In’, involved a group of explorers who came upon the remains of a fence. Students were given the task of identifying why the fence was built and by whom. They needed to decide if the fence achieved its purpose, and both the unintended and intended consequences of the fence being built.

Students were given six weeks to work through the challenge and in this time, needed to create a solution, prepare and rehearse a creative presentation and make all props and costumes from specified materials.

Students then presented their challenges at the regional final at Edith Cowan University, Joondalup where the competition also included the teams being given a spontaneous challenge. This involved the team receiving an unseen challenge, brainstorming their ideas and presenting their solution, all in under five minutes!

It was a fun and exciting day and our students were excellent representatives of Mercy College, performing polished scenes and receiving very affirm feedback from the judges.

We look forward to continuing our Tournament of Minds adventure next year!

Ms Natalie Jackson Secondary Tournament of Minds Coordinator

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The SpaceThe CAVE continues to be a welcoming environment for students, teachers, families and external stakeholders. Students can visit the CAVE during Form or at lunchtime when the CAVE is open and explore resources and discuss career pathways with both Mrs Heather Gardiner and Mrs Antonietta Scriva.

In addition, the CAVE has welcomed many parents to meetings and workshops this year and we are extremely thankful to the parent community who support the initiatives that the CAVE delivers to students. Specifically, 2019 saw the CAVE host the Year Ten Subject Selection Parent information session, the Year Twelve TAFE and University applications workshops and the 2019 External Vocational Education & Training student and parent information session.

2018 saw the release of the Mercy College CAVE Facebook page. The Mercy College CAVE Facebook page has a wealth of information for current and previous students. It not only showcases what the CAVE has to offer but also has employment and study opportunities. In addition, during CAVE week the Mercy College CAVE website was launched, providing a comprehensive careers and pathways digital information hub for students and parents.

The ProgramThe CAVE continues to run and sustain the following programs, excursions and external opportunities for students:

• Lunch and Learn sessions

• Bright Lights lunches supporting student progress

• Year Ten Careers Program

• Just Start It

• Wolfpack

• Year Ten Introduction to Vocational Training Course involving the completion of a Certificate II qualification

• Individual student counselling

• Workplace Learning

• MPA Skills & CET Try a Trade

• Get into Resources & BEES Day North Metro TAFE

• Skills West Career Expo

• Construction Futures Centre and Optus Stadium tour

• Zero to Hero

• University on campus events

Our annual Careers Expo and CAVE Week were also huge successes providing enriching activities and inviting external stakeholders into the school.

The People2018 saw a large increase in students studying external VET courses, pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships and traineeships. A total of 55 students took part in these programs with great success, with many students choosing to leave Mercy College once achieving their qualification and commencing full time apprenticeships.

We celebrated with Rachel Knuckey (Year Twelve) who was a finalist in the WA Training Awards School Based Apprentice/ Trainee of the Year category. Rachel completed a Certificate II Business Traineeship through Maxima Training through the duration of Years Eleven and Twelve.

2018 has also seen a greater connection to our primary school with the Certificate III Business Trade Fair held for the Year Six students, the Certificate III Education Support students working as teacher assistants within primary classrooms and the Support a Reader program.

Mrs Antonietta Scriva Head of Vocational Education and Training

Mrs Heather Gardiner Careers and Guidance Counsellor

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It began with the announcement of WASLA’s (Western Australian School Library Association) Library Technician of the Year Award which was won by our very own Ms Deni Sallie.

In nominating Deni, I wrote, “Deni has initiated and run, with the help of other library team members, a Twilight Story Night and Early Bird Reading Club these past three years. These programs were instrumental in the school winning a LEAD Award for Excellence.” Deni is a very worthy recipient of this award as she is dedicated, develops wonderful relationships with staff and students, and completes all work to an excellent standard.

Of the several new initiatives in the McAuley Library this year, the most innovative one was the introduction to the Year One and Year Two classes of our Reading Assistant Dog, Jade. Jade is a Border Collie who has passed an Animal Companion Assessment determining her as being suitable to work with and around children. There is evidence in research studies that Reading Assistant Dogs help students improve in their reading and writing skills. Marked improvement is also seen in students’ attitude and enthusiasm for reading. We sincerely thank Claire Gray, Jade’s owner, who volunteers her time to work with Jade and the students on a weekly basis.

In Term Two we began a baby and toddler Rhyme Time which is a free, play-based program to develop our youngest community members’ love of learning. The rhythm and rhyme activities used in Rhyme Time play a vital role in the development of early literacy skills.

As educators, we know literacy transforms lives and with this in mind the McAuley Library, with the help of our wonderful Property Services team, has launched a Free Library for students.

Our Free Library is stocked with picture books and junior novels, so any student from Kindy to Year Three who would like to take a book from the ‘post box’ situated outside the McAuley Library on the south-east corner, is very welcome to do so. The child may keep the book if they want to or re-post it for someone else to enjoy. These books have been kindly donated by staff and community members of Mercy College.

The theme for Children’s Book Week this year was Find Your Treasure. We celebrated Book Week in the McAuley Library by making links to this theme with each of the year groups. Highlights were the launching of the McAuley Free Library with the Pre-Primary group, the storytelling session given by performer Andy Wright to the Year One to Four classes, the High Tea for the Year Fives and the Long Lunch for the Year Sixes.

Every year is an exceptional year in the McAuley Library but 2018 proved to be even more so.

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Whilst making special mention of Deni’s achievements this year, the College is also very fortunate to have on staff the other library team members, as it is a team effort to run effectively the various library programs we offer. Mrs Mairi Deeny, Mrs Orysia Ford, Mrs Theresa Manning and Mrs Griselda Sorrenti are all very dedicated and bring to the McAuley Library their own unique style and talents for which I am extremely thankful. In author Neil Gaiman’s words, “A library is a place of safety, a haven from the world. It’s a place with librarians in it.”

Mrs Susan O’Mara Head of Library

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This is where the priest holds the host and the chalice at the Consecration, the most sacred part of the Mass. Everything in the chapel is directed towards this spot: the sloping floors, the angle of the opening wall panels and the symmetry of the building.

The sanctuary is structured with sloping sides so that everyone is able to access the lectern, the altar and the prayer room behind where the Tabernacle is, no matter what level of physical ability.

When we consider the altar, the top is a single piece of jarrah sourced from the south west, with its rough edge evident at the front. The altar reminds us of the Last Supper. Behind the altar is the crucifix which commemorates the suffering and death of Jesus. The concrete base of the altar represents the burial of Jesus, when he was entombed in the enclosed burial chamber. You will notice that there is a space between this base and the top of the altar. This attests to the fact that death could not contain Jesus, the Son of God; death had no power over him, and so this signifies the resurrection. And thus is represented the whole of the Paschal Mystery.

This explanation is one which you can reflect upon. However, the whole of the Chapel and its symbolism is open for your own interpretation and may change as your faith journey takes you on different paths with different emphases and concerns. Whatever your interpretations, may they lead you into a greater appreciation of the relationship you have with God.

Mrs Carmel Gentelli-Pace College Sacristan

Within the Physical Education curriculum, students had the opportunity to participate in a number of sporting and recreational activities.

A new certificate course in Year Eleven allowed students to complete a Vocational Education and Training pathway into the sport and recreation area and has proven to be very successful, with the students gaining valuable skills in coaching. The continued success of the ATAR programs saw these students perform extremely well, gaining two 5th places in the School Sport WA Touch Tournament.

The spin room and gym area under the Frayne building continues to grow with many recreational activities being done through outside agencies such as Zumba, Pilates, Yoga, Circuits and Spin classes. The program has also allowed students to travel off campus and participate in non-traditional recreational activities such as squash and indoor beach volleyball.

The Mercy College Physical Education program is aimed at allowing students to improve their skills and understanding of a number of physical activities, enabling them to display their talents at the inter-school level. The programs are designed so that students gain as much experience as possible to allow them to continue studying beyond Year Ten in the many programs in the upper school.

The importance of these programs at the lower school level has allowed us to set the foundation for students to study Physical Education Studies ATAR and general, Health Studies general and also to achieve Certificates in Sport and Recreation for Outdoor Education.

Mr Toby Lewis Head of Health & Physical Education

HEALTH &PhySICAL EDuCATION

In 2018, Mercy College continued to improve the sporting outcomes of the students.

The foCaL pOiNT Of ThE ChaPeL iS ABout TwEnTy CeNTiMeTreS aBovE The cEntRe of the ALtAr.

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In just our second year in ‘D’ Division for athletics, Mercy College finished in first place, ensuring our promotion to ‘C’ Division in 2019. This makes two promotions in three years for the College which is a sensational achievement. We started the day strongly, winning several important events and gained a slight lead over the other schools. Scores were very tight before the relay events began. With the relays worth double points, the day could have been won or lost in just ten races. Our sprinters stepped up to the plate however and delivered several first place positions, ensuring Mercy was crowned as champion team in 2018.

As well as winning the overall shield, Mercy College also won the Senior Girls shield, the Junior Boys shield and the Overall Boys shield. We also had three students finish as individual champions on the day. Congratulations to Kate Pocsidio (U/16 Girls), Kaeden Dunkley (U/15 Boys) and Wade Moore (Open Boys). Kate and Wade should be recognised for winning back to back Champion medals. Two Year Seven students were selected for the All-Star team which is a huge achievement. The criteria

for being selected into the All-Star team requires the athlete to be judged the best in their event overall Divisions at the ACC. Well done to Destin Nitiprecha (100m) and Ivan Salado (100m Relay). I look forward to our team competing in the 3rd highest division in ACC School Athletics next year.

The North Western Associated Schools (NWAS) competition was once again a successful one for Mercy College. After two terms of fierce competition against local ACC schools, Mercy College won the Winter Competition and the Overall Shield (most points over Summer and Winter). Congratulations to the following teams who were crowned premiers in 2018 (coach in brackets): 7/8 Boys Basketball (Mr Shane Carter), 9/10 Beach Volleyball (Mr Albert Borrello), 9/10 Girls Soccer (Mrs Jordy Henderson and Mrs Simone Morgan), 7/8 Badminton (Mr Matt Clarke), 9/10 Badminton (Mr Kim Panton), 9/10 Netball (Miss Jade Pereira). Thank you to all the coaches who assisted throughout the year and to the students who gave their time and effort for another successful year in NWAS Sport.

It was another busy year for the Mercy College Swimming Team, with our swimmers competing in several meets

throughout the year. Our Inter-house Carnival at Bayswater Waves was our first major event. On a scorching hot day, all swimmers were keen to get in the pool to not only show off their swimming prowess, but to also cool down! Well done to O’Dea for winning the carnival on the day. In the lead up to the ACC Carnival, the team competed in a meet at Dianella Secondary College against John Septimus Roe and Bunbury Cathedral Grammar. The students enjoyed swimming against two of the top swimming schools in the state and were treated to a delicious barbeque at the end of the meet. The ACC Swimming Carnival was a great day for our swimming team. The students tried their absolute best throughout the whole day. Congratulations to Ellie Manning who was the U/13 Champion Girl on the day. The Swimming Club continues to grow in numbers (especially in the Primary school) and we should start seeing the benefits of training in the coming years.

Once again this year, Mercy College entered several teams into the Champion Schools competitions. The continual outstanding work of the Soccer Academy must be recognised, with several of their teams making Northern and State finals.

Mercy College crowned champions at the 2018 Associated and Catholic Colleges of WA (ACC) Athletics Carnival.

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Our two Senior Basketball teams both had successful seasons. The boys played some great basketball during the season, losing in heartbreaking fashion to Ashdale Secondary College in overtime. The girls also had a fantastic season, finishing undefeated during the regular season and crowned Northern Region Champions. With the Dimanlig sisters leading the way, the girls played their next knockout game against basketball specialist school Mandurah Catholic College but unfortunately did not progress any further. Our netball teams also had a successful season. The standout team was our Intermediate Girls. As well as winning the NWAS competition, they progressed to the State Finals knockout tournament, losing in the quarterfinals.

Finally, our cross-country team should be recognised for their efforts at the ACC Cross Country Carnival this year. On a very stormy and wet day, our runners were undeterred and gave their all. On the day we had some of the best results we had seen at the College. Special mention must

go to the following students; Elysee Nzoyihera (27th place), Erin Price (28th place) and Naod Michael (9th place). We also had several students finish in the top 100, which is a great effort considering each race has up to 500 competitors.

This year we had countless other sporting events happening throughout the College, including the Inter-House Athletics Carnival (Congratulations to O’Dea for being crowned champions), Volleyball Club, Year Ten AFL Tournaments for boys and girls, the annual 3 v 3 tournaments in basketball and netball, the Junior Boys Basketball Carnival and many more events. I thank all the staff members who assisted in taking a team this year. Without your help, we wouldn’t be able to run all these excellent events for the students. I look forward to an even more successful 2019!

Mr Andreas Bouzinekis Sports Coordinator

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The programs were offered from Years Nine to Twelve, with each year group conducting one or two expeditions. Outdoor Education, through experiential learning, aims to provide students with a platform to develop their leadership and interpersonal skills, as well as building their resilience, assertiveness and fitness.

Each activity is linked to using the environment, through minimal impact practices, as the means to develop each skill. The Outdoor Education programs allow each student to learn new recreational skills and to apply the attributes they have developed to other facets of daily life.

The Year Nine cohort learnt to surf, to navigate through orienteering courses and how to apply camp craft. The program culminated with a bushwalking and canoeing camp at Wellington Dam, Collie. This proved to be a challenging and rewarding experience for the students. Many of them will build upon those skills throughout the Year Ten program in 2019.

The Year Ten classes began the year with mountain biking and further development in planning and preparing for an expedition. In Term Two each class conducted a three-day mountain biking expedition, carrying all of their required supplies on panniers, along the Marrinup and Munda Biddi Trails in Dwellingup. The expedition was the most difficult physical and emotional test the students

had experienced in Outdoor Education. Both classes performed well and were richer for the experiences that they shared together. The second half of the year focused on aquatic environments, with students learning how to fish and snorkel. The year culminated with a snorkelling and mountain biking camp at Rottnest Island where the students explored the various reefs and marine life around the area.

The Year Eleven program focused on working towards a Certificate I in Sport and Recreation. The students participated in indoor rock climbing before gaining their Registered Skippers Ticket qualification in preparation for Year Twelve. The boating training and assessments proved challenging and instilled a lot of resilience and confidence in the students. The class then prepared for a bushwalking expedition along the Cape-to-Cape track. The students carried all their equipment and food for three days on their backs, walking from Redgate and finishing at Cosy Gate Corner. It was a physically demanding expedition where the class had to show great strength in teamwork and interpersonal skills in order to achieve their end goal.

The Year Twelves completed a Certificate II in Outdoor Recreation and did so through bodyboarding, followed by a SeaTrek expedition from East Fremantle to Jervis Bay Sailing Club. The expedition was wet, windy and often uncomfortable. A good sense of humour and the application of

practical skills ensured that each boat made it to the desired location, where the students enjoyed a night of good food and fresh air. The Year Twelve program, as well as the students Outdoor Education experience, culminated with an abseiling, rock climbing, caving and mountain biking camp in Margaret River. The class explored a few cave systems via abseiling and had to climb their way out, which proved demanding and often exhausting. The mountain biking was conducted through the Bramley Forest and the Pines in Margaret River. The day included windy tracks, jumps, obstacles and plenty of hail. The students finished their Outdoor Education experience with an exhausted smile and a sense of pride in what they had accomplished over their time as a member of the programs.

All in all, the Mercy College Outdoor Education programs provided the students with an enjoyable way to learn and apply new skills, as well as the development of each person as an individual, in all facets of their life. It was a successful year and I would like to extend my gratitude to the staff who teach and lead within the Outdoor Education subject, as well as the staff who supported the students on the various camps and expeditions.

Matt Dodgson Outdoor Education Coordinator

OUTDOOR EDuCATIONThe Mercy College Outdoor Education students had a busy 2018, experiencing a variety of skills and activities throughout various parts of Western Australia.

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Primary Years Two and Three started their football odyssey with Mr King one morning a week, and Yagoub Mustafa, a former Academy graduate, played his first professional game for Perth Glory.

We finish 2018 with the following State Rankings:

• Year 7 girls 1st

• Senior girls A 2nd

• Intermediate boys A 2nd

• Junior boys A Top 4

• Junior girls A 5th

The Senior girls A progressed to their Northern Final against Woodvale and were crowned champions, having previously won all five of their group games and a further three knockout games. The girls scored a massive 82 goals and conceded zero during qualification. Mercy dominated the final from the start, Andrea Bulgaru and Aster Mulu both scoring braces in a 6-0 victory. Ayeda Adibi and Yodit Mulu also got on the scoresheet. The State Final was a tough test against a star studded John Curtin team. The game finished in a 9-0 loss but the girls can be proud of their 2018 season. Floura Okot and Ubila Nogor were standouts for the team. For many of our Year 12 girls, it was their 4th consecutive State Final.

The Intermediate boys were the surprise packet for the season, taking out their Northern Final at UWA Sports Park, with a brilliant 4-0 victory over Butler College.

Pat Burke, Bush Chuot, Nick Velkovski and the opposition scoring in their own goals sealed the win. Nick Burmej was Captain Fantastic at the back, with a number of Year Nine players also stepping up to the plate, including Darus Flomo and Van Peng. In the State Final at Dalmatinac Park, Spearwood, the boys took the game to South Coast Baptist College and had numerous chances to score. Those misses cost the boys dearly and the game ended in a 2-0 loss.

The Junior boys A reached their Northern Final against Woodvale and raced to a 2-1 lead with goals from Ivan Salado and Peter Gama. The boys controlled the game but let in a last minute first-half goal and then conceded early in the second half. For all their possession and pressure, the boys ended up on the end of a 3-2 loss. It was a spirited display and season with Josh Bilaloski standing out in midfield, Paul Okot scoring many goals and Toby Htike marshalling his defence.

The Junior girls A made it through to the State Shield Final against Irene McCormack and came away with the title after a solid 2-0 victory. Quyen Doan was the star performer with 2 goals. Aloeel Santinow and Maydelene Razua Bawi bossed the midfield with Zoe Garciano quality in defence. The girls finish the season as the 5th best team in WA.

In the ACC Super Series, our Year Seven girls were again crowned Champions after winning all four of their fixtures in the Northern Region then beating Reheboth College 4-0 in the State Final. Dalaurice Jallah was unstoppable up front, scoring two goals, with Rosaline Crooks also getting a brace. Apiol Alier ran the midfield and Captain Ninon Panpone really added drive to the team and the defence.

In the local NWAS competition both of our Year Nine and Ten girls’ teams reached the Grand Final. Team One was victorious, winning 3-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw. The girls have now made it three NWAS titles in a row. The Year Nine and Ten boys reached their first final in many years, losing narrowly 3-2, to Kingsway.

The Soccer Academy also ran the indoor 5-a-side House competition in Term Three, the 10th Tournament for the boys and the 7th for the girls. 12 McAdam won it for the girls and 12 Flynn made it back to back victories for the boys.

A huge thankyou to Mrs Morgan, Mr King, Mrs Henderson, Mr Alteri and Mr O’Neill who have dedicated an incredible amount of time and energy into making the Academy such a success. Thanks also to the Property Services staff for preparing such wonderful playing surfaces.

Mr Tristram Morgan Head of Mercy College Soccer Academy

SOCCER ACADEMyIt has been another great year for the Soccer Academy. In 2018, we reached two Champion Schools State Finals, three Northern Finals, one ACC Super Series Final and 3 ACC NWAS Finals.

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During Term One the unit went to Denmark, while in early Term Four we ventured north to Kalbarri. Both camps pushed us to the limit in terms of travel time and distance but our cadets were up to the challenge. The camps allowed cadets to experience a different part of the state and apply some of the bush skills and knowledge that they have been learning during our weekly sessions.

Bush Rangers celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year and it continues to be a space for our cadets to grow as individuals and mature into young adulthood. As instructors we can see that occurring over the year.

Bush Survival Skills and Reptile EncounterBeing aware of the risks within the bush and how to manage these using bush survival skills has been a focus throughout the year. To this end we were fortunate to have Vanessa Paget from Bush Wisdom Survival come on two occasions to go over bush survival skills and then to facilitate a native snakes and reptiles encounter for our cadets. Vanessa cleared up some

myths about snakes and demonstrated how to apply a pressure bandage for treatment of a snake bite. She also guided the cadets in creating temporary shelter, creating a fire, locating water and signalling for help.

The Great Australian Bush Ranger Cook OffOur unit continued to liaise with Mrs Petersen in developing their culinary skills and creating exciting meals that we could replicate on camp. We thank her and the Home Economics Department for teaching us better ways to cook and present food.

Montrose Park and Koondoola Reserve - removing litter from the environmentBush Rangers plays an important part in removing litter and rubbish in our bush areas and raising awareness of this in the wider public domain. Our unit has visited Montrose Park and Koondoola Reserve and cleared a range of rubbish and debris that could harm our native fauna. This included the road verge between the College and Koondoola Reserve. We also visited Hillarys Marina and successfully disposed of degraded styrofoam, plastic,

straws, paper and tins that had been lodged in the rocks of the inner marina. During our weekly sessions at Mercy College we have disposed of the paper generated from the College departments. This is recycled. Our goal next year is to monitor the amount, classify the type and offer solutions in reducing this.

Geocaching and RehabilitationBush Rangers is not all about hard work. We also had time to practise our Geocaching skills in Koondoola Reserve and calculate the amount of leaf litter prior to bushfire season at the Perth Hills Discovery Centre.

Cadets have worked on replanting sand dunes at Mullaloo and spent a day at Bull Creek contributing to the planting of serges there to assist in the improvement of water quality in the creek. Both activities highlighted the valuable work done by our cadets in restoring our native places.

Camps & ExcursionsWe have had three main camps this year, each of which exposed cadets to a different aspect of our great state. These were to Denmark, Woodman Point and Perth Hills and then to Kalbarri.

Our year has been book ended by two camps to the north and south of Western Australia.

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In Term One we travelled to the Denmark region where cadets visited the tingle forest at the Valley of the Giants, and were able to walk amongst the forest canopy on the specially designed suspension walkway. We snorkelled in the turbulent Green Pools and explored the wonderful rock formations that were strewn around the area. Cadets learnt about the geology of Australia and witnessed the impact of the mighty Southern Ocean when we visited the Gap. We concluded with a visit to the Discovery Bay the last Australian whaling station to close. The fortieth anniversary of its closure was in November this year. There we learnt of the cultural history of a less enlightened time and how the long relationship between humans and some of the largest mammals on earth has changed from killing to conservation.

Term Two focused on team building for our cadets. At Woodman Point they challenged themselves by stepping off the ledge of the zip wire, finding the mark in archery, canoeing in the Indian Ocean and working together to create a raft. Basic first aid allowed cadets to practise their acting skills as they competed with each other

to be the most convincing patient during our first aid scenarios. On the last day of the camp we calculated leaf litter prior to bush fire season and tried our hand at fire-fighting courtesy of the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

Term Three saw our unit contribute to the rehabilitation of the Bull Creek area during a day excursion. This was a rewarding experience doing conservation work in a beautiful environment.

Our last camp was to the magnificent Kalbarri region where we rode horses along the banks of the Murchison River, seeing pelicans and osprey. We challenged ourselves to work as a team in canoeing up river and visited Natures Window rock formation within Kalbarri National Park.

Bush Rangers CompetitionOur unit entered the inaugural Bush Rangers Video Competition and received a Certificate of Excellence. I thank Nancy Huynh for her expertise and time in creating our entry. It was a great effort.

Cadet AchievementMost importantly has been the enthusiasm of our cadets who have completed this year’s camps and program with distinction. We farewell our Year Twelve cadets who have been part of the unit since Year Eight, in particular Judelle Hall, Hannah Moir and Sinjon Davies. Sinjon has been able to put his bush skills and knowledge to use during his work placement with the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Some of the younger members have grown in confidence while our older rangers have continued to develop their leadership skills. Ms Tunstead and I congratulate the cadets on their participation and look forward to working with many of you again in 2019.

Finally, I thank my fellow instructors, Miss Tunstead, Mrs Williams, Mrs Carey and our honourary instructor, Mrs Jago. Without their help our year would not have happened.

Mr Keiran O’Rourke Bush Rangers Coordinator

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Ordinary duties done with extraordinary care and passion… seems to be what underpins so much of what happens at Mercy.

Our 2019 school year, once again, has been a year rich in learning and growth for all our children. Our focus on providing a supportive and inclusive community where pastoral care is nurtured across our school, within families, within our parish, our Catholic school network and the wider community is at the heart of all that we do.

The differentiated curriculum and its implications has been a focus behind all learning, particularly as demonstrated through the SEW model. We have continued to monitor, maintain and sustain all good practices and so our Mercy values of justice, compassion, service, excellence and dignity are celebrated and promoted appropriately. The signage around the school is a reminder to staff, students and visitors of what guides our interactions and conversations.

Our Enrichment program, which includes both support and extension, has had a very positive impact on the students participating. Extension Mathematics, English and Science, which at times included Year Six students learning in a secondary setting, has enabled students with strong abilities in these areas to really extend their understanding. The Levelled Literacy Reading program in the Early Years has consolidated those essential foundational literacy skills for our developing readers.

The opportunities for all children to explore their interests have abounded this year. Dance and choir groups, performance in a musical, music lessons, Art lessons in the secondary school, Camps and retreat days, excursions and incursions, Running Club, Tryathlons, Early Bird Reading Club, Academic extension, Chess Club, Tournament of the Minds, Academic All Stars, Robotics, Philosophy, Meditation and Adoration in the Chapel and yoga are among the many experiences provided both in school and in out of school times. My sincere appreciation to all staff who continually go above and beyond to provide the best for all our students.

An exciting project this year has seen the transformation of our Kindy and Pre Primary play area into one where children can begin to learn to recognise, assess and negotiate risk and build confidence and competence. A nature playground that includes a running stream, a sensory garden and a fantastic bike track complete with roundabouts, road signage and parking bays, along with areas for a sand pit, climbing and free play have made this a wonderful and imaginative area to enjoy. The development of the primary oval has started with a nature playground and the bitumen area extended to provide a space for games for the older children. The development of this area will continue next year.

The connection between the primary and secondary school continues to flourish. Our House days are wonderful opportunities for the ties between our youngest and our most senior students to strengthen, with great care and attention shown to our youngest students. The Trade Fair, Christian Service roles, work experience in the Early Years classrooms and the other occasions where secondary students have spent time in the primary classrooms have been mutually beneficial.

These events, celebrations and results are not possible without the dedication of a community that integrates faith, life and culture. I sincerely thank our students, our staff, our parents and friends, Father Sam and our extended community for keeping our mission of showing ‘Love in Action’ at the forefront of all we do.

May the blessings, peace and joy of Christmas be with you and your family and every good wish for the coming New Year.

Mrs Yvonne Liebeck Head of Primary

‘There is nothing of greater importance than the perfect discharge of our ordinary duties.’ CATHERINE MCAULEY

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What a wonderful year we have had in Primary ICT.

We continue to be very fortunate in having such amazing resources to help with our learning, however, our computers are getting old and slowing down a little which can make some tasks difficult to complete. So…the exciting news is that we are getting a whole class set of new computers for next year. This will be fantastic to have such fast and efficient computers to help with our researching, website evaluation and cyber-safety tasks.

This year, for the first time ever, we had two teams enter Robocup. This is a competition that encourages participation, inclusion, sharing, learning and having fun. It gives the students an opportunity to share their skills and talents with students from other schools and at the same time learn new skills from them. All of the competition goals were achieved on the day and the students certainly had lots of fun. Although we did not win the competition, the judges gave very positive feedback and we learned a lot of new things that will help us be even better prepared for next year’s competition.

We now have some ‘experts’ who will carry the teams forward for future competitions and will ‘train’ the newer team members – great peer teaching and learning opportunities.

Now that we have been doing coding and programming for a few years, it is evident that our students are becoming very competent coders. They are much more confident and willing to take risks than before, and in doing so they are improving their problem solving skills. This is something that is important for all areas of learning and life, not just coding. They are heading towards an exciting life ahead where these skills will be valuable for employment opportunities.

One of the aims this year has been to try for paper free activities and assessments with Years Two to Six. We have been doing pretty well with this goal, but we haven’t entirely eliminated paper. Years Two and Three have been introduced to and are becoming familiar with their Office 365 suite of apps in preparation for use in the upper years. Students in Years Three to Six

have been completing online assessments through their Class Notebook app as well as being able to access all the class notes from the term. By the time the students reach Year Six, almost all of the assessments are done using Office 365.

2018 has been another successful year and I am in a fairly unusual position as a teacher in that I see the students every year throughout their primary education. This allows me to see the growth in them, educationally, spiritually and as individuals. It is an amazing privilege and incredibly satisfying and rewarding for me personally. I would like to thank all the students for their input, their excitement and enthusiasm that they bring to our lessons, and for sharing their achievements and successes with me. As always, I look forward to another exciting year next year. Bring on 2019! :)

Mrs Sandra Mullaney Primary ICT Teacher

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Once again, all students from Pre-Primary to Year Six have been exposed to Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre alongside the traditional Music education.

To act or not to act; that was the question in Term One, when the Primary school entered into the world of Drama. It is safe to say: we chose to act! Naturally, it didn’t take long for students to embrace and enjoy being on stage. Term Two saw the Community Hall come alive with Dance! All students from Pre-primary to Year Six spent ten weeks learning about the elements of Dance and perfecting a few fun routines. In Term Three the focus turned to Music. Students were given the opportunity to explore this Learning Area through the use of instruments, including claves (tapping sticks) and xylophones while enjoying many musical activities based around beat, tempo and pitch.

Mary Poppins had well and truly arrived in Term Four! We hit overdrive as all students worked towards their end of year performances.

Students in Years Three to Six were now learning their song lyrics, perfecting their dance moves and staging their scenes. The main cast had been chosen after some incredible Year Six auditions and they were hard at work making the musical come alive. The show was slowly coming together with the enthusiasm that only primary school children can give, and before we knew it Week Seven came around and it was SHOW TIME! 3 shows, 256 performers, 767 tickets sold and the nights were an absolute success! Thanks go to everyone who was involved for all their hard work to make it possible.

Of course the Pre-Primary to Year Two classes had their own end of year concert with each class performing an item at the big end of year Primary Christmas Assembly. It is clear to see that the future of the Arts in the Primary School is very bright.

It is not just the classes who were hard at work this year. We are also very proud of our two Primary School Arts groups: the Primary Performance Choir and the Primary Dance Team.

All teams worked tirelessly coming to rehearsals week after week to prepare themselves for many different performances throughout the year, including the Catholic Performing Arts Festival, the Spring Music Festival, the Annual Dance Showcase and whole school assemblies! Well done to all students who were a part of these groups.

Thanks go to all the staff of the Primary school for your unwavering support of this exciting and busy Learning Area. The support of the parents has been incredibly encouraging and we cannot wait to see what 2019 holds for all the students. These students are certainly continuing to create a phenomenal Arts culture in our College and I am so proud to be a part of it!

Mr Stephen Jeffrey Primary Performing Arts Co-ordinator

What another busy and fantastic year it has been in the Arts in the Primary School.ARTS

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Science inquiry skills form an important part of our lessons. Pre-Primary to Year Two students develop observation skills by using their senses to collect information and recognise patterns. Years Three to Six work towards refining their investigation skills by applying the concept of fair testing, where one variable is changed, the result is measured and the remaining variables are controlled. This learning culminated in the Science-in-a-box project as Year Six teams created an investigable question, designed an experiment then presented it at their Learning Journey.

Year Four enjoyed sifting through leaf litter to discover the biodiversity of life hidden below. Using new

digital microscopes, students could accurately draw, then sort and classify the animals confidently.

It was pleasing to accompany the Year Five cohort to Curtin University for the annual BASF Kids’ Lab to visit the chemistry laboratory to make thermo-reactive slime, toothpaste and hand cream. It is fabulous that the students realise the scope of science opportunities available to them.

We welcomed a new species to our classroom this year. Jazzy the phasmid is a firm favourite with the children, and we are hoping her clutch of eggs will hatch into more friendly creatures.

Mrs Josephine Emery Primary Science

This year primary scientists at Mercy College used new equipment to further their learning, were joined by a new creature, displayed their mastery of fair testing and visited a university to witness science in higher education.SCIENCE

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“Konnichiwa, Bycroft Sensei!”

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Students at Mercy College are introduced to the Japanese language program from Year Three and continue their learning until Year Six in the Primary School. They are given opportunities to develop their knowledge and communication skills through participating in various activities and tasks in the Japanese language, as well as begin to understand its culture during classroom learning.

We often talk about the value of becoming global citizens, and the richness that diversity engenders in our contemporary social fabric, and the learning of a second language allows students to begin to experience that from a young and important age.

In 2017, Year Three and Year Four students focused on their personal worlds and exchanging information about it in Japanese.

They had the fantastic opportunity to expand their knowledge and perspective through a totally different cultural context and lens. Year Five and Year Six students were more challenged to reflect on their own language and its culture by finding the differences and similarities through exchanging information in Japanese.

This year, Year Four, Year Five and Year Six students had an authentic cultural experience by welcoming well-known and respected musicians Noriko and Toshi to the school and watching and participating in the Shamisen and Taiko workshop. Students were able to experience Japanese culture and language through a very unique and amazing music performance.

Mrs Junko Bycroft Primary Japanese Teacher

“Art is as natural as sunshine and as vital as nourishment.” MARYANN F. KOHL ART

PRIMARyWe have had another successful year of Primary Art where students from Years Four to Six have had the opportunity to undertake art projects in the secondary art building.

The students were able to express their individual creativeness using a diverse range of mediums, such as ceramics, paint and collage. Their beautiful finished products were on display again at the Arts Presentation evening for all parents, staff and the wider community to see.

Year Four students had their first taste of Primary Art in the secondary school during Term Four. Students created Christmas ornaments just in time to hang on their Christmas trees at home.

This task required the students to sculpt their ornament from clay and then paint and decorate to have them ready for Christmas. The Year Fours did a fantastic job, especially since most of them have not used clay previously.

Year Five had their first year with Primary Art being a specialist subject. The students created under-the-sea ceramic sculptures as well as the treasure chests which were used for the pirate-themed display in the McAuley Library during Book Week. The students also created city silhouette paintings, dream catchers and numerous collage pieces.

Year Six students had the chance to consolidate their skills from last year, as well as learn some new techniques that they can use in Secondary Visual Arts. Students created ceramic lighthouses, assorted acrylic paintings as well as Asian themed artworks.

I have been extremely impressed with the quality of work and the enthusiasm that the primary students bring to class each week. I look forward to another year of young, creative and artistic minds with the 2019 Year Four to Six students.

Ms Belinda Kerr Primary Art Teacher

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The Primary Physical Education program has again been very busy in 2018. Between the carnivals, competitions, training sessions and PE lessons the students have had plenty of exposure to different sporting opportunities. Sport in the primary school is always very popular with students enjoying a range of activities in PE lessons. It is always a pleasure to have such positive and enthusiastic children ready to give their best each and every day.

Our carnivals have again been the highlight of the year for many, with Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics taking centre stage. Augustine, for the first time in history, made it a clean sweep in 2018, taking out the carnival trifecta. Feedback from the children is always positive with the majority of students saying they enjoy the carnivals because they combine sport, competition and team spirit in a fun and exciting day.

Mercy College is firmly entrenched in the Northern Independent Primary Schools’ Sports Association (NIPSSA) Interschool program and this year, besides the interschool carnivals involving swimming, athletics and cross country, Mercy College Primary has also sent representative teams to cricket, tennis, badminton, football, league tag, basketball, soccer and netball. We added two new interschool competitions to the calendar this year with our Year Six basketball boys and girls teams playing in the WA Slam Series at Bendat Stadium. Both teams came home with two wins and two losses in what was a terrific day. The other new sport we tried our hand at was the exciting and innovative Nitro Athletics, a relatively new concept which involves athletics with variations to the traditional events.

There were lots of mixed year level relays and combined scores and elimination races. Mercy College finished a creditable fourth place on the day, but more importantly, our students came away ‘hooked’ on the new concept. The other interschool result we had this year was at the NIPSSA Cross Country Championship. This year saw Mercy College finish an incredible 10th place from 24 schools. Well done to all those students who competed at interschool in 2018.

The Swimming Carnival is now a favourite for many and our swimmers have performed extremely well at all levels. A big part of this is the effort of Sharon Smith, our Mercy Swim Coach. Sharon has an enormous amount of passion for both the sport and for our students. She runs the Mercy Swim Club every week and has endeared herself to the many families who are a part of the swimming program. We look forward to continued growth, fun and opportunities in the ‘out of school’ Mercy Swimming Club program next year.

Our Year Four and Five students continued with the Bike Ed program this year. Skills were definitely improved and general awareness around bicycle safety and education also appears to be more prevalent. Skills focused on bike control and manoeuvrability, whilst being able to carry out correct signalling and remaining aware of conditions and the environment. It was a fun and very practical six week program which the students can now use to build upon at home with friends and families, as they include more cycling in their leisure time. For our Year Five children, this leads perfectly into their camp on Rottnest Island early next term.

Ninja Warrior continues to excite the primary school as every child has a go at the beginners course before the semi finals and finals take place. This year saw the whole school gather in the Year One playground where the play equipment was transformed into a gruelling upper body workout for the grand finale. It was a pulsating, fast paced spectacle and we were in absolute awe of our little Mercy finalists. They are so very talented when it comes to this ‘parkour’ style movement. Plans are underway for this to be included as part of the interschool carnival in 2019.

Fitness clubs have continued to run before school each and every week this year, offering children regular fitness sessions. Term One saw Tri Club continue for the third year with cycling and running on the main oval and three 7a.m. sessions at Hillarys Marina whereby the children participated in swimming and running. Term Two to Term Four was Running Club with runners counting kilometres and winning prizes along the way. In Term Four we averaged over ninety children at running club each week. It was a terrific atmosphere at our morning sessions as children ran, music blared and a positive message about keeping active was realised by the children.

Finally, a big thank you to the staff who are always flexible with their students coming out of class and of course to our wonderful band of parents who are not shy when it comes to voicing their support for our teams on carnival days. Thank you for the early mornings, the many changes of clothes, washing interschool kits, drop offs, sitting in the sun or the cold, signing numerous permission forms and so on. I look forward to doing it all again in 2019.

Mr Leigh Willison Physical Education Teacher

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BACK ROW: Daniel Milosescu, Michael Kiiyukia, Ella Nguyen, Lucas Huynh, Ha Dang Nguyen, Caitlin Nguyen, Silvana Tesfagergis, Kaden LeTHIRD ROW: Mrs Rosa Conda, Aleksandar Kocovski, Sartaj Virdee, Charlotte Bravo, Mrs Janelle McNamee, Jibriel Jaigirder, Chloe-Rose Reardon, Jamie Nguyen-Marino, Mrs Teresa TuckerSECOND ROW: Seggai Mebrahtu, Mikayla Carroll, Kiana De Sequeira Alikhani, Hosai Faqeerzada, Oscar Hyde, Tam Duong, Kylie Ta, Daelantae Masso-Phillips, Lilly KiiyukiaFRONT ROW: Jacob Le, Alana Lu, Logan Hall, Adonai Berhane, Sarah Mukendi Kabango, Emily Pearce, Champa Chau

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BACK ROW: Nathan Pham, Mia Kinner, Zoe Baltic, Isaac Data, Mayank Chaudhary, Emma Baltic, Beau Hartley, Lina HoangTHIRD ROW: Mrs Leoni Crosswell, Dylan Buchanan, Jake Le, Destiny Kamara, Miss Anita Short, Ryan Leposo, Hope Pham, Emily Tran, Miss Hannah DillonSECOND ROW: Grace Zaathang, Grace Mai, David Nguyen, Elisha Soka, Sienna Scutti, Euan Steer, Gabriella Okot, Imogen Doyle, Phoebe PhamFRONT ROW: Damon Wat, Blake Giuffre, Roger Joseph, Lily McKenna, Remchin Lian, Izaak Gruzdowski, Abby Duong

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BACK ROW: Emily Rana Masse, Heelai Faqeerzada, Logan Jones, Lachlan Pearce, Atreyu Colella, Kaycia Kayande, Cadence McLeod, Georgiana LeberTHIRD ROW: Miss Bianca Forte, Gloria Pavisic, Rocco Edge, Peter D’Castro, Isabelle Norris, Elias O’Brien, Nicholas Palmer, Hudson Doan, Mrs Leah BurtonSECOND ROW: Angela Pham, Miabelle Alejaga, Priscilla Hlawn Ching, Shontayha McLean, Ophelia Wee, Ariel Berhane, Stefan Agostino, Kai LeFRONT ROW: Cirius Carmona, Marcus Wen, Katherine Nguyen, Ivan Duong, Allegra Paolino, Cooper JenkinsABSENT: Angus Aung

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BACK ROW: Vitoria Dhieu, Domenic Ivanovski, Ethan Kamara, Vincent Bassett, Urael Tesfay, Yoiel Desta, Francis Sumail, Davide AraceTHIRD ROW: Miss Lisa Ray, Aubrey Hyde, Khaleesi Meldrum, Indyanna Wigg, Sophie Wong, Kristian Dzal, Judd Moyle, Angelina Nguyen, Mrs Beth KeenanSECOND ROW: Heidi Galos, Olivia Mai, Lyriq Engelen, Charlotte Wylie, John Dang, Sophia Pisani, Quan Pham, Benjamin Khua Thang, Heidi MebrahtuFRONT ROW: Kristy Vo, Mason Jas, Asiah Calton, Gabin Nzoyihera, Hadley Clifford, Sofia CamilleriABSENT: Faniel Hailemichael

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BACK ROW: Sanjana Boopathi, Dylan Huke, Ryan Maw, Rajiv Pathak, Duy (Steven) Pham, William Huynh, Lucas HoldwayTHIRD ROW: Thanh Minh Duong, Lisan Mulugeta, Marina Hussein, Bruce Pham, Teodor Djokic, Tanaka-Rose Kapepa, Ebony Eggington-Bynder, Meron TesfagergisSECOND ROW: Mrs Dani Scaddan, Shyla Reid, Eli McKenna, Victoria Semuntu, Annika Pham, Tia Buchanan, Muhammad Alkirby, Celest Urbina, Mrs Suzanne HowardFRONT ROW: Melody Khinzaw, Aaron Tran, Leila Kiiyukia, Nicholas Rives, Silvan Santoso, Jamie-Lee Nguyen, Anthony Nguyen, Ariana Caruana

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BACK ROW: Yah Yah Jalloh, Toby Kinner, Jude Britton, Faith Lemi, Evan De Sequeira Alikhani, Anthony Milosescu, Myles MonaghanTHIRD ROW: Charlotte Tshongo, Nuenue Aung, Sienna D’Gama, Christian Nega, John’te Rooney, Elayna Carroll, Raquan Herft, Brody DunstanSECOND ROW: Ms Jacinta Kikalis, Eddie Njau, Selena Alejaga, Amor Razua Bawi, Chloe Gruzdowski, Gabriella Paul-D’Castro, Agga Naing, Yani Tanevski, Mrs Suzanne HowardFRONT ROW: Kevin Nguyen, Ashlyn Williams, Viaan Chaudhary, Braxton Fonceca, Xavier Squadrito, William Lam, Ella Nguyen, Remi Hoareau

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BACK ROW: Ephraim Kayande, Alyssa Pleitner, Jacinta Toak, Daniel Scott, Coby Guile, Sahara JaigirderTHIRD ROW: Cherish Rahtin, Nixon Howard, Dylan Galloway, Dorian Rooney, Churchill Okere, Ethan Huynh, Simon Sa Zul, Rose LeSECOND ROW: Holly Carr, Jordan Bull, Eva Beumer, Youel Haile, Ms Sinead Donnellan, Jenny Pham, Isabella Hartley, Lachlan Short, Kelly NguyenFRONT ROW: Ashton Nguyen, Zoe Ta, Elizabeth D’Castro, Jessica Kumar, Allyna Borg, Steevo MoothedanABSENT: Anthony Bui

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BACK ROW: Adeliah Besa, Cooper Jones, Harmony McLeod, Mangar Dhieu, Luke Roka, Jordan Gonsalves, Anthony LeTHIRD ROW: Grace Norris, Savanna Glavovic, Ella Tha Heh, Ethan Tran, Alexander Wood, Zaq Garciano, Zoe Le, Madison GrovesSECOND ROW: Mrs Jo White, Taeyah Nguyen, Lilly Huynh, Victoria Bloomfield, Noah Vo, Israel Mukendi Kabango, Alessia Nguyen, Leah Manea, Mrs Kelsey RobinsonFRONT ROW: Benedetta Arace, Raphael Min, Suipeng Lian, Jake Charlesworth, Giordano Paolino, Leo Nguyen, Gloria Wong

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BACK ROW: Carley Ha, Zamaia Namfukwe, Monad Paskandy, Yonas Haile, Bhuvin Boopathi, Tahlia Tassone, Miranda TaTHIRD ROW: Logan Groves, Saiveer Virdee, Sebastian Paul-D’Castro, Kelly Tran, Tia James, Diego Beumer, Kenny Le, Harrison HtunSECOND ROW: Emily Khua Thang, Anna Soka, Catherine Nguyen, Marley Duggan, Mrs MaryAnn Morley, Michael San Diego, Rose Razua Bawi, Isabel Martinez, Keira CoffeyFRONT ROW: Janice Pham, Jobe Britton, Roberto Simpson, Khiem Tran, Mahir Pindolia, Amber Chaudhary

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BACK ROW: Tahlia Maltese, Peter Nguyen, Noah Kinner, Maliki Da Silva, Zackary Bassett, Dylan Westerburger, Mia NguyenTHIRD ROW: Bascilla Thompson, Olivia Pisani, Leanne Ha, Francesco Ruggieri, Sharon Tshongo, Thogo-Keiyon Rooney, Angela Pham, Henri KalomboSECOND ROW: Joshua Hlawn Ching, Ryan Huynh, Anthony Ly, Adora Dass, Ms Leanne Potts, Claire Wen, Jason Saldanha, Evelyn Urbina, Katrina HoldwayFRONT ROW: Jessica Lam, Andre D’Vauz, Tina Nguyen, Diana Dawt Hlei Par, Alyssa Caruana, Jack Cho, Kathy Htike

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BACK ROW: Lorraine Kiiyukia, Angelique Simpson, Alexander Petkovski, Matthew Rodrigues, Andrew Nguyen, Trieu Ho, Chantelle Williams, Hannah DrageTHIRD ROW: Lucas Southwell, Marina Paul, Kahli Schultz, Cameron Johnson, Michael Bassett, Yasmin Pinto, Kaden Nederpelt, Marija Kocovska, Bronte SmithSECOND ROW: Ms Alycia Della-Vedova, Ahmed Alhamidy, Ce Ce Tang, Bailey Guile, Cooper Symons, Jessica Jellis, Joshua Ee, Bella Hall, Mrs Averill MarcelloFRONT ROW: Piper Santovito, Raymond Calton, Xavier Britton, Dora Tanevska, Marshall Dunstan, Annabelle Watt, Zachary Rao, Noah Andrews, Jordana Taddei

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BACK ROW: Tyler Nederpelt, Anthony Nguyen, Chloe Bravo, Hudson Moyle, Elnata Abraha, Alanna Huke, Demi KochTHIRD ROW: Jasmine Gwee, Lucey Watson, Caleb Kennedy-Wilcox, Damien Jallah, Aaron Tesfagergis, Joshua Rives, Jenson Harders, Madeleine HowardSECOND ROW: Mrs Allison Barnard, Ngoc Tran, Tyson Nguyen, Seth Gray, Shiloh Alphonso, Preston Ginger, Kane Kyaw, Oliver Carr, Mrs Averill MarcelloFRONT ROW: Isabella Wilson-Moore, Maria Nzoyihera, Bree Galos, Ken Tran, Monica Phan, David Siki Nzapa Wanto, Hope Semuntu, Aurora Ayyami, Sneha BijuABSENT: Kayley Dunn-Pham, Chace Faulkner

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BACK ROW: Kelvin Le, Leon Nguyen, Yonatan Haile, Yar Wade, Kate Tutt, Hayden Browne, Alysha MowtschanTHIRD ROW: Ushara Muller, Juan Soka, Jennifer Nguyen, Koda Beck, Georgia Burmej, Enjelique D’Gama, Kiyan Perera, Ella Kennedy-WilcoxSECOND ROW: James Bloomfield, David Alam, Jorden Friesema, Ava Greene, Mr Cody Keenan, Rose Poovathanickal, Alexander Moir, Matthew Andrews, Grace NgFRONT ROW: Mariarita Ruggieri, Aiden Groves, Joseph Borg, Aleah Meyer, Zaynab Alhamidy, Justin Pham, John Vu, Kaiting HuABSENT: Henry Bui

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BACK ROW: Mitchell Browne, Savannah Charles, Elliot Daly, Shania Ta, Teagan Le, Shayla Dunkley, Maghaa DakoorTHIRD ROW: Azariya Nega, Joseph Bechelli, Aiden Fernandes, Jordyn Leavers, Ashlee Turner, Maxine Htun, Alex Downing, Brandon DalaisSECOND ROW: Thomas Andrews, Isabelle Kalombo, Arnold Vuong, Charisma Wincott, Mrs Annie Mitchell, Ty Mennell, Shenaya Berryman, Robert Watterston, Reaghan LynchFRONT ROW: Aiden Anthony, Amira Alnaqeeb, Livinia Adriansz, Micah McKenna, Bridget Tun, Akira Le, Julie Le, Dominic PalmerABSENT: Kelly Klimek

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BACK ROW: Lara Koios, Keira Miniter, Elisha Nguyen, Jayson Rana Massé, Elias Abraha, Kathy Tran, Evie O’Shea, Olivia PocsidioTHIRD ROW: Kobi Walker, Ki Ki Tang, Sienna Gray, Torae Indich-Sandy, Bhavish Kissoonah, Rosita Nijo, Joshua Saldanha, Kevin DuongSECOND ROW: Grace D’Vauz, Austin Moyle, Angelina Pham, Trieu Ho, Mrs Stephanie Gullotto, Olivia Atkinson, Chloe Duong, Jason Nguyen, Elizabeth BrownFRONT ROW: Amy Nguyen, Ashton Marcello, Amia-Marie Hoareau, Dylan Principe, Mayaan Pattaparla, Calvin Nguyen, Madison Manning, Ryan Mai, Siena Britton

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BACK ROW: Sienna Maltese, Brayden Kennedy-Wilcox, Kenzie Smith, Chanelle Westerburger, Kiergak Dhieu, Lachlan Pleitner, Alexandru Bulgaru, Abdurahman BagdadiTHIRD ROW: Patience Semuntu, Shonim Ayyami, Nathan Paul, Anabella Petkovski, Brandon Lam, Amelia Sallie, Mikayla Nederpelt, Emma EeSECOND ROW: Martina Tadros, Silvana Favaro, Alan Ngo, Madeleine Rodriguez, Mrs Susan Manfredi, Ashley Scott, Marl Raven Derilo, Isaac-Dzuy Le, Valentina SquadritoFRONT ROW: Tanie Vo, Kyla Coffey, John Ni, Ethan Harders, Makayla Fischer, Jamie Bilaloski, James Wozniak, Vivian Nguyen, Alexandra Charlesworth

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When students commenced at the beginning of Term One they encountered many new challenges: keeping lockers tidy, learning to operate a combination padlock and navigating the Mercy College campus. The rigours of being a secondary student became apparent very quickly as our new arrivals settled into their new routines.

We concluded Term One with the Year Seven Camp, which is always a highlight and a foundation of the way forward for the new cohorts at Mercy College. As we embarked on camp a little earlier than usual this year, we were able to make the most of Woodman Point’s ocean side setting by participating in kayaking and raft building. Annual favourites such as flying fox, search and rescue and vertical challenge were enjoyed by all.

I was most impressed by the students’ willingness to give all activities a go.

In Term Two the Year Sevens got their first taste of Christian Service Learning with the Shop Front Tin Drive. This initiative aims to provide needy members of the community with access to meals that may otherwise be difficult to provide. In its second year, the tin drive exceeded the total of donations from 2017 and next year we will aim for one canned item to be donated by every student at Mercy College.

A highlight of Term Three was the Year Seven Social. In a change of venue, the Finucane Gymnasium became home to the event with its black and white theme. Former student, Josh Rao, played tunes for the crowd to enjoy and a good night was had by all.

The year rounded out with students having transformed from a collection of overwhelmed boys and girls from a variety of primary schools to a unified group of young men and women who can now call themselves fully fledged Mercy College secondary students. The journey of 2018 would not have been possible without the support of the wonderful team of Year Seven Form teachers, whose support I greatly appreciate. Many thanks go out to Miss Felice Morcombe, Miss Stephanie Cornell, Mrs Wendy Watzek, Ms Natalie Jackson, Mrs Lucy Reeves, Mr Steve Young, Mr Kieran O’Rourke, Mr Paul Alteri and Miss Melissa Galea.

Mr Andrew Landells Head of Year Seven

2018 proved to be another fantastic year for Year Seven.

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BACK ROW: Victor Thang Ceu, Dalaurice Jallah, Atem Mading, Akuot Koch, Kartik Kumar, Aiden Pizzuto, Reuben Casley, Destin NitiprechaMIDDLE ROW: Ms Stephanie Cornell, Jennifer Sarun, Karasna Alberto, Dennis Eggington, John Nguyen, Timothy Cross, Joseph San Diego, Dylan Saunders, Mr Andrew LandellsFRONT ROW: Jayden Leahy, Louise Carr, Madison Whitchurch, Henry Ram Er, Chloe Duran, Frankie Lwin, Y Can, Sui Tha Len Par Rahtin, Michael AlamABSENT: Ahmad Wasiqe

BACK ROW: Sureth Kwadar, Grace Adolphus, Patrick Oo, Zachary Leavers, Mitchell Alexander, Marcus Patriarca, Tram Nguyen, Anek JokMIDDLE ROW: Miss Felice Morcombe, Lilian Meldrum, Haysia-Jade Gray, Kayla Nguyen, Thomas Zaathang, Anh Khuu, Aicha Alnassar, Thawng Sam Cin, Mr Andrew LandellsFRONT ROW: Ashton Pinto, Cung Dawt Bik -, Chanel Villarba, Kaytlin Hartley, Tina Truong, Fatima Al-Zayadi, Nathan Tran, Zachary SmallwoodABSENT: Angus Box

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BACK ROW: Lachlan Lynch, Brian Vo, Jemila Bashir, Jayden Wickins, Daniel Celinski-Myslaw, Betiel Desta, Ben Falama, Michael MillerMIDDLE ROW: Mrs Wendy Watzek, Aiya Pehlic, Tyler Harcourt, Ericy Yallah, Joseph Rodrigues, Ethan Johnson, Emmanuel Akandu, Chloe Wood, Mr Andrew LandellsFRONT ROW: Hannah Britton, Phong Le, Joshua Velkovski, Amy Veder, Minh Trinh Huynh, Gia Pham, Sienna SantovitoABSENT: James Sundram

BACK ROW: Althea Marie Arcega, Anson Vo, Ayak Malik Majok, Kitale John, Andy Huynh, Jonas Nsesani, Ethan Jakob, Lachlan BrownMIDDLE ROW: Ms Natalie Jackson, Thi Nguyen, Emma Garcia, Jakob Waylen, Walid Bagdadi, Jacob Coutinho, Chantal Turner, Mr Andrew LandellsFRONT ROW: Noah McKenna, Monica Wyatt, Caitlyn Doyle, Steven Pham, Bendija Soares, Alvina Rao, Denny TranABSENT: Jonathan Giddens, Shoaib Shehzad, Lillian Williams

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BACK ROW: Zoe Feld, Yara Jebrita, Van Dawt Zaw Thang, Ye Htat Khin Zaw, Ellie Manning, Dylan Bradbury, Mia Attard, Emma ConnellMIDDLE ROW: Mr Steve Young, Serena Nguyen, Stephanie Kho, Derrick Goonting, Jake Cunan, Mariam Said, Megan Wallace, Xuan Tran, Mr Andrew LandellsFRONT ROW: Ezekiel Mustafa, Neftalem Mikias Yohannes, Andrew Doan, Ciara Simm, Eunice Gama, Joseph Tran, Christopher Hockley, Ethan AndrewsABSENT: Bhodie Hodges, Trong Huynh

BACK ROW: Sophia Zaathang, Jamie Truong, Allan Divanian, Robert Akec, James Atkinson, Sebastian Romaniuk, Sarah Sutton, Chris LasobaMIDDLE ROW: Mrs Lucy Reeves, Hayley Tun, Samuel Thaw, Apiol Alier, Sarah McCarthy, David Villalobos, Laywah Tha Heh, Joyce Kalombo, Mr Andrew LandellsFRONT ROW: Ethan Halse Smith, Kaylee Hardingham, Kaearangi Mathews, Natavia Patta Parla, Erin Fernandes, Kodee Sevick, Charity Gama, Jayden Nguyen NgoABSENT: Annalise Barron, Robert Eggington

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BACK ROW: Tyler Smith, Beimnet Tesfaldet, Ivan Salado, Ronnie Luka, Christopher Milner, Imran Ali-Smart, Rosaline Crooks, Gwendolyn Little, Jack CoulingMIDDLE ROW: Mr Kieran O’Rourke, Dominik Stroh, Stephanie Nguyen, Juan Hale, Ethan Marcello, Regan Tulloch, Thomas Pham, Luca Piccolo, Leah Short, Mr Andrew LandellsFRONT ROW: Ninon Panpone, Christian Ivanovski, Jaysen Truscott, Mary Anna Muka, Abby McGinnis, Brianna Greene, Imanuel Khua Thang, Mujtaba Alamara, Ivy Walsh

BACK ROW: Tyler Vo, Sharon Ly, Lachlan Cameron, Atong-Deng Ajuet, Aissata Sow, Ashton Fry, Derrick Kamara, Tabia PhiriMIDDLE ROW: Mr Paul Alteri, Anh-Tai Phan, Zac Kelly, Obin Nzoyihera, Jemima Muke, Lewis Htway, - Cung Ling Thang, Mr Andrew LandellsFRONT ROW: Brian Tran, Thi Huynh, Harley Frisina, Sanjay Ramesh, Harry Aluma, Ricardo Nunes, Le La, Jason LuongABSENT: Noor Jandeel

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The students have continued to strive toward the Mercy College attributes of Motivation, Empowerment, Resilience and Consideration towards themselves and others.

They have gained valuable insight from the diverse range of guest speakers who have addressed the group this year. The guest speakers have presented on topics such as body image, respectful relationships and cyber safety. The speakers were chosen specifically to align with the Year Eight Pastoral Care focus of “Me + Others.”

Throughout the year we have had many highlights, with students participating in House Days, the Year Eight Retreat and the Year Eight Social. A fantastic evening was had by all at the social, with the students showing off their dance moves to tunes provided by the DJ.

I thank the Form Teachers for their patience and support throughout the year. They have spent considerable time and energy guiding students and ensuring they feel safe and experience a genuine sense of belonging here at Mercy College.

Ms Stacey Ward Head of Year Eight

2018 saw our Year Eight students continue to demonstrate a fantastic level of maturity and enthusiasm towards College life.

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BACK ROW: Mark Tadros, Esther Siki Nzapahinga, Tyson Stokes King, Yosuf Albaldawi, Charlize Mennell, Justyna Dzieciol, Chayunphon BenjabawornnunMIDDLE ROW: Mr Vincent Restifo, Rithy Thach, Tina Nguyen, David Angeleski, Rohan Manoj, Liam Hammond, Toby Thomas, Gregorio Reyes, Miss Stacey WardFRONT ROW: Ben Wilkinson, - Christ Slay Na Hser, Keira Browne, Aaliyah Tran, Ena Babic, Jorja Mouritz, Dianne Harper, Ryley Cheetham

BACK ROW: Vivian Ta, Manyuon Jok, David Doan, Dal Matur, David Huynh, Prem Patel, Ly Mien Lim, Akon UyotMIDDLE ROW: Mrs Jordanna Henderson, Shazney Derilo, Emmanuela Lado, Tracey Le, Brayden Moyle, Stefan Coseski, Sara Kasililika, Eza Garciano, Miss Stacey WardFRONT ROW: Kyle Miniter, Ethan Wozniak, Sarah Ulrich, Boaz Tshongo, Mohamed Al Minshidawi, Milan Golo, Casey Jellis, Alexander LiversidgeABSENT: Daniela Cappa

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BACK ROW: Dhevan Gopal, Blessing Mafuta, David De Berner, Robert Radmilovic, Mustafa Altaey, Cardin Nguyen, Chloe Veder, Lucas BoneMIDDLE ROW: Ms Simone Pocsidio, Riley Bone, Sharlise Hinchley, Peter Pan, Oliver Britton, Jasper Walker, Leah Kidane, Hayden Vo, Miss Stacey WardFRONT ROW: Abbey McCluskey, Nathan Nguyen, Nancy Divanian, Aaliyah Tan, Nancy Ismail, Hana Hailemichael, Robert Zathang, Talia LofaroABSENT: Dale Kearsley

BACK ROW: Aryan Pindolia, Annie Hang, Laila Le, Amath Kuek, Toby Filipe Suares, Kale Mowtschan, John Tan, Daniel BechelliMIDDLE ROW: Mrs Vanessa Lyon, Thy Nguyen, Johnny Phung, Dylan O’Shea, Thien Nguyen-Giang, Ane Garang, Thu Vu, Tarini Narroo, Miss Stacey WardFRONT ROW: Hana Arnaout, David Kyle Zafra, Chloe Scott, Cung Van Ham, Dilpreet Matharu, Jasmin Khaing, An Vuong, Tanesha-Harmony LawrenceABSENT: Kayla Smith, Ms Tanya Scarvaci

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BACK ROW: Esther Thomas, Goodwill Oduti, Nemer Slim, Damien Hockley, Kevin Poole, Dakota Eggington-Bynder, Gia Duong, Jenny BuiMIDDLE ROW: Ms Raelene Denton, Elouise Harvey, Rashah Hamad, Tyler Palmer, Ruth Moir, Desmond Browne, Galen Butler, Miss Stacey WardFRONT ROW: Shayaan Butt, Charlotte Watt, Eli Andrews, Ngan Huynh, Hasan Al Hissnawi, Iona Niegas, Jamie GweeABSENT: Kunal Archana, Dillon Richards

BACK ROW: Hannah Rukmarata, Nikki Doan, Owen Kyaw, Emmaline Palmer, Isabel Smokrovic, Toby Htike, Paul Okot, Yenyer NipoeMIDDLE ROW: Miss Hayley Tunstead, Sonia Nguyen Ngo, Quyen Doan, Adrian Gonsalves, Marquez Phan, Peter Gama, Gift Bintunimana, Hoang Bui, Miss Stacey WardFRONT ROW: Kaleb Gebrekiristos, Huy Nguyen, Nicole Diep, Ayden Htike, Penpitcha Carter, Calvin Ho, Ali Al-JendilABSENT: Hayden Bradley, Carrera McFadden

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BACK ROW: Danny Nguyen, Martin Deng, Jaxon Young, Malieth Deng, Emily Rodriguez, Christina Nguyen, Ayden Van Zyl, Allegra PiccoloMIDDLE ROW: Dr Susan Aulfrey, Sharon Tran, Dieu Le, Sarah Parkar, Alier Alier, Ryan Vo, Mariam Al-Alyawy, Tia Price, Miss Stacey WardFRONT ROW: Erin Price, Alesha Charlesworth, Butrus Hussein, Monica Huynh, Levi Latimour, Bepi-Ether Muka, Michelle TrinhABSENT: Claudia Ginger

BACK ROW: Joshua Bilaloski, Romando Nguyen, Givity Langoya, Mason Naumovski, Matthew Catchick, Manraj Sapra, Rachel Le, Muhamad Ali Hussain, Sabah KodiMIDDLE ROW: Mrs Lee-Ann McVeigh, Jake Dunstan, Rani Price, Lenny Vo, Miss Stacey Ward, Lily Walsh, Abby Aitkins, Joshua Gardiner, Mr Shane CarterFRONT ROW: Jesse Caldow, Tracey Vo, Isabella Todaro, Tu Cao, Andy Nguyen, Sameer Parkar, Natalia Mancini, Khanh Nguyen, Andy Tran

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In RISE the students worked on the Rock and Water program, aimed at developing emotional and self-awareness. This was followed by examining what it means for the Year Nines as they progress towards adulthood and how to overcome some of the issues that they are likely to face. The highlight for the RISE program was the camp in the last week of school where the students faced a number of challenges and were successful in working together to overcome these obstacles.

Year Nine students have experienced a number of successes this year. They were members of the winning ACC Athletics team, contributed to being the NWAS champion school and some Year Nines represented the College on the

Arts Tour. Students from Year Nine also enjoyed Outdoor Education, Music and Bushrangers camps as well as the UWA Aspire program. I must congratulate all Year Nine students who have represented Mercy College with distinction over the course of the year in sporting, arts and other extra-curricular events.

I thank all the Year Nine Form teachers who have worked tirelessly to support the Year Nine students and ensure they had the best opportunity to succeed at Mercy College.

I wish the Class of 2021 all the best for the coming year. I hope to see you all continue to push yourselves in achieving the best you can in all areas of your lives.

Mr Kim Panton Head of Year Nine

Throughout 2018 the Year 9 cohort had the theme of “Me and My Well Being”.

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BACK ROW: Truong Khuu, Emmanuela Oryem, Jayden Hoareau, Yar Dhieu, Matiyas Bekuretsion, Malachi Meldrum, Priyanka Balagopalan, Bianca MerloMIDDLE ROW: Mr Daniel Pushpanathan, Zlaner Lombaye, Emily Eleraki, An Vu, Alexandra Rodriguez, Dinel Babic, Reilly Kokir, Jazlyn Pettiford, Mr Kim PantonFRONT ROW: Zoe Garciano, Mattia Arace, Charlotte Rashidi, Larni Symons, Amy Duong, Darren Tran, Jordan MackayABSENT: Isaiah Adolphus, Tahlia Gaunt, Emanuel Gebremariam, Philip Mustafa

BACK ROW: Maydelene Razua Bawi, Christian Ramos, Sanaz Baig Mohammadi, Marvin Aung Aye, Wol Yai, Jonathan Armanious, Tahlia Greene, Dexter HardMIDDLE ROW: Ms Mirta Aguirre, Zachary Andrijich, Samuel Casley, Paulo Tigtig, Mackenzie-Rose Logan-Thomas, Chealsea Gbeintor, Trinh Nguyen, Ayeda Adibi Garakani, Mr Kim PantonFRONT ROW: Denise Derilo, Saffyre Armour, Dyarnedha Kriegeta, Emily Duran, James Tran, Melanie Klimek, Aditya Sharma, Sian Gabrielson, Jamie MackayABSENT: Monydit Nyata

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BACK ROW: Peniel Desta, Tzina Nguyen, Mikayla Bull, Loch White, Damian Sean, Adut Garang, Luke Daly, Lena PhanMIDDLE ROW: Ms Pia Hookway, Gabriella Wyatt, Christopher Pham, Mahder Mesfin, Maged Bashir, Jaime Nguyen, Abu Musa, Callum Garcia, Mr Kim PantonFRONT ROW: Huynh Nguyen, Angelina Nguyen, Yashika Kumar, David Ni, Tan Tan Bawi Hung, Diyar Albarrak, Fatima AlhamidyABSENT: Sian Griffiths, Nathan Jayaraman, Mya Skinner

BACK ROW: Max Celinski-Myslaw, Ishmail Falama, Aloeel Santinow Wool, Fabio Goncalves Semedo, Athiew Chan, Amy Koios, Vu Lam, Quang NguyenMIDDLE ROW: Mr Nicholas Swaab, Edelawit Beyene, Jacob Waddell, Santo Nagma, Ibrahim Bagdadi, Josef McKenna, Chaise Dunks, Shaarvesh Selvarajah, Mr Kim PantonFRONT ROW: Melinda Coggins, Joanne Phan, Chelsea Nguyen, Tri Dao, Naw Soe, Thinal Fernandez, Vicki Trinh, Jayne Huynh, Alciria Garcia

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BACK ROW: Ajla Kadic, Richard Le, Nathan Sutton, Maker Deng, Kaeden Dunkley, Cameron O’Neill, Riley Horton, Noor Al Minshidawi, Jason PhungMIDDLE ROW: Ms Patricia Hackett, Kim Trinh, Jasmine Sharman, Caitlin Murray, Khrystian Bonete, Darus Flomo, Sean Mai, Charlotte Smith, Mr Kim PantonFRONT ROW: Marlie Lu, Adisa Assadullah, Kalen Atkins, Gayatari Dakoor, Tina Nguyen, Gladys -, William Heaver, Anna Ruggieri, Angelina HuynhABSENT: Dylan Mazza-Williams

BACK ROW: Paul Nolan, Lucia Ruggieri, Jessica Connell, Stefan Andonov, Joshua Haughan Langendoen, Aayla Moore, Xuan Tran, Tyleiha RoongroteMIDDLE ROW: Mr Amos Chiwero, Jennifer Nguyen, Mya Stokes, Jeremy Lopez, Kuyan Pickett, Lawrence Napoles, Daniel Dinh, Christian de la Fuente, Mr Kim PantonFRONT ROW: Andy Nguyen, Mariam Mustafa, Jessica Nguyen, Christina Le, Abbey Sevick, Lily Tran, Hnin Lwin, Tuyet Cao, Ronney Vo

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BACK ROW: Jaanvee Kissoonah, Joseph Firth, Ajuet Deng Ajuet, Christina Henderson, Ashley Blaquiere, Jimmy Le, Thanh Ho, Stephen Spadaccini, Jeremy CarrollMIDDLE ROW: Ms Kathryn Corr, Jason Tran, Yasmin Hussain, Kenneth Councillor, Ladu Soka, Adrian Ivanovski, Noelia Martinez Diego, Kaw Kee Tet, Mr Kim PantonFRONT ROW: Bianca Baptista, Caittlin Peck, Courtney Short, Grace Wen, Van Peng, Chelsey Tulloch, Bao Ha, Jessica Huynh, Eirenne Mercado

BACK ROW: Dominic-Nelson Po, Godwin Innocent, Ethan Martin, Benjamin Cameron, Martin Mitanoski, Jacob Mihan, Kyle Dunstall, Andy BanhMIDDLE ROW: Ms Tegan Clarke, Maha Al-Alyawy, Mimi Vo, Aiden Kelly, Ngoc Dang, Jack Foster, Keelisha Wong, Siobhan Smith, Mr Kim PantonFRONT ROW: Phuong Nguyen, Chantel Baptista, Clinton-Tran Nguyen, Angelina Casella, Daniella Shandwe, Akhil Gorasia, Monica Tran, Tiffany VoABSENT: Rhoda Roberts

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As part of the pastoral care structure of the College the theme for Year Ten was ‘Me and My Decisions’. Throughout the year the students had opportunities to explore decisions that they may be faced with over the coming years. Decisions surrounding career choices and social issues were discussed, with many of these to directly impact the students throughout their remaining years at the College. One highlight for the year for many students was sitting and passing their Learner Drivers Test as part of the ‘Keys for Life’ program.

One of the most impressive aspects of the year was the commitment shown by the students to the Christian Service Learning program. This commitment to the service of others demonstrated a mature attitude in the students and a caring perspective to acknowledge and assist members of the community.

I thank all of the Mercy College staff involved with the Year Ten students this year, in particular the Year Ten Form teachers.

I also thank the Year Ten students themselves. I have really enjoyed working with you over the past year. Best of luck for next year and beyond.

Mr Mark Ross Head of Year Ten

2018 saw the students quickly adjust to the added responsibility of being a senior student and trade their ‘blue’ shirt for a ‘white’ shirt.

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BACK ROW: Soroush Aghdasi Yekta, Tamirat Desta Mekonen, Emily Browne, Bush Chuot, Peter Nguyen, Diego Castillo, Andrew DuongMIDDLE ROW: Mr Mitchell Dalton, Jonathon El Bitar, Natalia Fsahaye, Iyla Aghdasi Yekta, Sunny Lac, Viviana Yai, Haydn Huynh, Mr Mark RossFRONT ROW: Chloe Tiet, Tran Vo, Caitlin Principe, Liam Pham, Karen Vo, Shania Leahy, Angelina John-HutchinsABSENT: Isaiah Hart-Hayward, Stevie Nguyen

BACK ROW: Maria Mustafa, Karl Vo, Damon Drage, Paul Turcsanyi, Tyler Vecchio, Thomas McLoughlin, Lord Bassey, Tony HoangMIDDLE ROW: Ms Kirsty Breen, Ruqia Albaldawi, Jake Heberle-Eriksen, Denis Huynh, Leann Skinner, Cathrine Tran, Khoi Nguyen, Charlize Dudek, Mr Mark RossFRONT ROW: Tattiyana Perera, Isabelle Pegrum, Lisa Duong, Kasey Nash, Mariam Kromah, Melanie Ung, Jessica Nguyen, Annie DahnABSENT: Melinda Cao

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BACK ROW: Jasmin Porter, Benoit Sumail, Nicholas Velkovski, Robert Jackson, Summer Morley, Nile Daly, Henry Tran, Brandon LeMIDDLE ROW: Mrs Amanda Rogers, Jasmyn Turner, Caleb Twine, Liam Koch, Seth Pemberton, Kerene Mibadi, Ann-Margaret Ure, Mr Mark RossFRONT ROW: Cathy Chau, Jasmin Adamson, Natalie Divanian, Christy Britton, Isabel Ponggos, Achol Kuek, Caitlin NguyenABSENT: Terhas Berhe, Thomas Rusin

BACK ROW: Levi Pemberton, Addam Arnaout, Darycha Lynch, Emanuel Gakmar, Rory Doyle, Patrick Burke, Jake Watson, Nicholas ThanMIDDLE ROW: Ms Melissa Traeger, Tyler Chivers, Glessy Palmeri, Zoe Duplex, Mya Djoreski, Kyra Coutinho, Kate Pocsidio, Monique Santovito, Mr Mark RossFRONT ROW: Nathan Garcia, Thuy Nguyen, Nicole Mortin, Wendell Kyle Panganiban, Marina Ni, Jocelyn Le, Ben WatterstonABSENT: Michelle Tran

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BACK ROW: Tony Nguyen, Gabriel Moir, Ezra Murray, Haopeng Jia, Jabulani Anyang, Scott Deverell, Lakshan Sivakumar, Fasou GomouMIDDLE ROW: Miss Kirilea Cooper, Melissa Nguyen, Heyle Khin Zaw, Beau Deverell, Alana Emberson, Ashleigh White, Zachariah Richards, Zahra Al-Hissnawi, Mr Mark RossFRONT ROW: Ku Panpone, Fiona Lam, Amelia Thaw, Joyeuse Umwizae, Alicia Boudville, Tina Ly, Ha HuynhABSENT: Laurence Barron, Michael Brown

BACK ROW: Nicholas Burmej, Dylan Burns, Noah-James Gangou, Rawiri Mathews, Jack Lucev, Timothy MacFarlane, Garang Nogor, Andrea BulgaruMIDDLE ROW: Miss Katie McBride, Kasie Smith, Christina Le, Thom Corrigan, Van Kung, Lisa Damouni, Carly Feld, Mr Mark RossFRONT ROW: Kelly Roongrote, Girl Gbangaye, Lily Bryans, Cassandra Goonting, Angela Nguyen, Meghan Hulsman, Liliana NguyenABSENT: Nikita Williams

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BACK ROW: Emma Hadzic, Cruz Frisina, Cayden Chaine, Joshua Meconcelli, James Sharkey-Heel, Ben Mackie, Henry Vo, Precious JereMIDDLE ROW: Mrs Darri Stewart, Jasmine Lam, Philip Sazdov, Kaushik Oril, Eh Wah Thaw, Machar Awak, - Saw Jonathan Say, Joy Riziki, Mr Mark RossFRONT ROW: Brodie Caldow, Chiara Piccolo, Yodit Mulu, Vu Dang, Ciara Tesfaldet, Monica Piccolo, Brandon Bartolomei

BACK ROW: Yom Dhieu, Elizabeth Irvine, Xuan Nguyen, Kelvin Barney, Nicholas O’Connor, Blake Sunjich, Paul Maxwell, Olivia BonjourMIDDLE ROW: Mrs Maya de la Haye, Moo Hsat K’Bru Soe Aung, Raphael Reyes, Ralph Bahilango, Maddison Gardiner, Mariana Hussein, Adriana Herrera Belloso, Mr Mark RossFRONT ROW: Catherine Cung, Sara Silva, Danielle Janairo Maguyon, Riley Gordon, Elizabeth Aciro Langoya, Hermela Mebrahtu, Abbey Price

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They have been committed to Christian Service Learning and making a difference in the community. I applaud all of their efforts in contributing to society and our Mercy College Community. I look forward to seeing them continue to make a difference in society as they begin their final year of schooling.

A highlight in 2018 was the Year Eleven Dinner Dance; the students looked resplendent and behaved impeccably as they spent an evening enjoying the company of one another over a lovely meal and much dancing.

As always, I was impressed with the level of participation in extra-curricular activities. The students took the opportunity to engage with the community and represent Mercy College to the highest standard in all endeavours. I particularly thank those Year Eleven students who volunteered to assist staff to run activities for the younger students. Their contributions make a huge difference to the staff and mean that the younger students have more opportunities to participate in activities. Our students represent themselves and the College with pride and we value the contributions they make to the school community through their participation.

I extend my thanks to the remarkable team of Form teachers, Ms Periera, Ms Luck, Ms Sheard, Ms Nevin, Ms Harrison, Ms Thomas, Ms Palmer, Mr Pitaudi, and Ms Wallace for their continued dedication to the well-being of our students.

I wish the class of 2019 all the very best as they head into their final year of high school.

Mrs Simone Morgan Head of Year Eleven

2018 has seen the Year Eleven cohort continue to mature into young adults.

YEAR 11 REPORT

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BACK ROW: Joseph Linga, Valeria Orozco Arboleda, Adak Dhieu, Mya Dimanlig, Alexander Drummond-Hay, Daniel Siki Ngwalo, Naod Michaele, Jayden Liversidge, Markeiboy JallahMIDDLE ROW: Miss Sophie Luck, Sarah Phung, Kate Van Weert, Vincent Phan, Alexandra Khin, Eloise Mullen, Michelle Cheng, Jason Huynh, Mrs Simone MorganFRONT ROW: Aaliyah Dorado-Nguyen, Kim Ly, Britney Vanderwall, Heben Michaele, Nardos Tsegay, Tracey Le, Cherub Po Sein, Erica Benjamin

BACK ROW: Karolina Dzieciol, Rahul Balagopalan, John Tilak, Louis Myint, Richard Basura, Tommy Cheung, Jessica , Claudia PavisicMIDDLE ROW: Ms Jade Pereira, Sky Ma, Kylie Tran, Angele Smith, Nicholas Patriarca, Lachlan Kerr, Van Rahtin, Dana Smith, Mrs Simone MorganFRONT ROW: Emma Cernecca, Maria Mgisho, Nicoletta Arace, Josie Casley, Zoey Hartley, Ella McCavanagh, Tarny Nguyen, Kylie NguyenABSENT: Jeremy Cappa, Rhys Ulrich

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BACK ROW: Georgia Gasper, Mya Wickins, Johnson Nguy, Sebastian Vinciullo, Ken Boonroongruang, Kha Pham, Shakira Ferraro, Peter NguyenMIDDLE ROW: Ms Alison Sheard, Zachary Wyatt, Tyron Isaac, Gabrielle Ballarotta, Abigail McKenna, Billal Arnaout, Karsten Sein, Kurtis Koch, Mrs Simone MorganFRONT ROW: Nancy Huynh, Pearl Chan, Lucy Tran, Angelina Nguyen, Felicity Scattini, Natasha Dias, Sherry Hang, Venessa Trinh, Thanh TranABSENT: Alex Harcourt, Caitlin Stark

BACK ROW: Amose Kindu, Elijah Walker, Adrian Sips, Travis Kikalis, Aaron McCarthy, Anthony Lenzo, Rail Wade, Belynda YoungMIDDLE ROW: Rose Awaka, Brodee Hinchley, Lucy Fisher, Thien Ai Vu, Talia Davidson, Felicity Trott, Caleb Vu, Mrs Simone MorganFRONT ROW: Thien-Trang Nguyen, Hard Patel, Sara Hailemichael, Thao Luong, Marie Moothien, John Phan, Cristina GarciaABSENT: Ms Caroline Nevin, Jayk Thomas

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BACK ROW: Antony Nguyen, Andrew Peterson, Danial Drummond-Hay, Wade Moore, Mohamed Ngombie, Reuben Orange, Joshua Ciupe, Alexander HenburyMIDDLE ROW: Ms Rose Palmer, Clarissa Canal, Massa Sheriff, Faasina Laalaai, Bridget Hockley, Jaden Ruben, Stephanie Lazum, Mrs Simone MorganFRONT ROW: Rachel Sandon, Nadia Nesevski, Leanne Rao, Tarana Yad, Htoo Eh Shee Paw, Christiane Francois, Ashlee PalomoABSENT: Gabriel Lopez, Maria San Diego, Ceu Thang-Ngan

BACK ROW: Aesha Anyang, Leonard Gama, Calen Duffy, Aquella Anyang, Benjamin Roberts, Mustafa Al Minshidawi, Marcus Larsen, Jitu HtawMIDDLE ROW: Mrs Alice Thomas, Dong Anh Tien Le, Isaac Kyaw, Angela Nguyen, Minh Truong, Apiu Mading Mayen, Christina Nguyen, Rylee Noonan, Mrs Simone MorganFRONT ROW: Diep Nguyen, Kai Aye, Rhiannon Lester, Breann Genovese, Audery David, Saiatha Dakoor, Lucy Ho, Zina Concepcion, Zhra Al-Jendil

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BACK ROW: Jordan Stainton, Amour-Parafait Nzoyihera, Trey Meyer, Aron Tesfaldte, Achol Deng, Jordan Marcello, Dion Emin, Luke WilliamsMIDDLE ROW: Mr Aldo Pintaudi, Nicole Cha, Katelyn Carroll, Roshaan McClintock, Xuan Nguyen, Katy Le, Naponi Soka, Alakiir Deng, Mrs Simone MorganFRONT ROW: Ieisha Taylor Sandy, Lilian Banh, Pauline San, Jennifer Vu, Vu Dang, Anna Tran, Brenda Dang, Trish PhanABSENT: Mustafa Jandeel, Carlo Manganaro

BACK ROW: Jacob Nyeko, Jordan Fischer, Mitchell Stamp, Seth Watson, Thon Alier, Victor Roberts, Elijah Naumovski, William HarrisonMIDDLE ROW: Ms Anne Wallace, Abbey Foster, Amelia Gabrielson, Taylor Aitkins, Bradley Le, Krishna Gorasia, Indianna Sampson, Julia Fleay, Mrs Simone MorganFRONT ROW: Faith Smith, Naomi Mancini, Dana London, Alyssa Van Zyl, Ngoc Minh Thu Vo, Dawt Sa Zul, Molly AshtonABSENT: Kiyshirah Ah-Thew, Zoe Coates, Kylie Molina

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The atmosphere was enhanced by beautiful candelabra centrepieces and the students danced the night away.

Then it was back to school and the many academic challenges as students worked toward the achievement of WACE. It was pleasing to note the many students who balanced their studies with extra-curricular involvement, making the most of their final year of schooling.

In Term Two, the Year Twelve Retreat provided students with the opportunity to immerse themselves into the cultural heritage of New Norcia. Students had time, space and structured activities to enrich their faith and form strong friendship bonds, bringing them closer to God and each other.

With their constant positive attitude, the Student Representative Council members are to be commended on their contribution to the College community in areas including Ministry, Service, Arts and Sport.

Our Head Boy and Head Girl, Mamoun Bashir and Sophie Pocsidio, represented our College in an exemplary manner. Thank you also to the Year Twelve Form teachers for their pastoral support of all students throughout the year.

Valediction was a wonderful achievement and for some the culmination of many years of schooling. In time, students will reflect on the friendships formed, the battles won and lost, the experiences enjoyed and the success achieved.

To the Class of 2018, I wish you the very best of luck in the pursuit of your dreams and goals.

In the words of St Francis of Assisi, “Start by doing what is necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you’re doing the impossible.”

Mrs Violet Bogunovich Head of Year Twelve

After much anticipation, 2018 began with a red carpet entrance to the Year Twelve Ball at Joondalup Resort.

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BACK ROW: Anand Karia, Sabur Makur Chuot, Daneka Kostecki, Connor Browne, Robert Turcsanyi, Jackson Browne, Oliver Basura, Kaylum Trutwein CockerillMIDDLE ROW: Ms Lee Perks, Ajay Karia, Anastasia Aung Aye, Julia Merlo, Trinh Luu, William Tshongo, Malinda Nguyen, Kerry Van, Mrs Violet BogunovichFRONT ROW: Asmayit Fsahaye, Rim Yohannes, Asha Nicotra, Tuong-Vi Quach, Emily Donovan, Jessica Go, Sandy TranABSENT: Winta Gebremariam

BACK ROW: Ha Tran, Ella Dimanlig, Daniel Molina, Dan Rizg Faragalla, Rushil Hirani, Jade Lwin, Andy TranMIDDLE ROW: Ms Melissa Galea, Sean Burke, Ashlee Tran, Christopher Huynh, Nathan Naumovski, Renae Cinquina, Ricky Nguyen, Mrs Violet Bogunovich FRONT ROW: Sung Rahtin, Ashlei Andrijich, Deborah David, Farnaz Mousavipour Mobarak, Pham Do, Elizabeth Poovathanickal, Ivana El BitarABSENT: Rebekah Adam, Emily Coelho, Emily Osborne

yR 12 AUGUSTINE CHI

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BACK ROW: Adan Nguyen, Lucas Bastian, Jaylen Parsons, Marial Gakmar, Michael Bechelli, Nathan Watterston, Michael Bui, Tiana BullMIDDLE ROW: Mr Matthew Kiely, Ahmed Al Burkat, Soliana Mesfin, Sophie Pocsidio, Clara Britton, Chris Nguyen, Lauren Jones, Mrs Violet BogunovichFRONT ROW: Jina Huynh, Cindy Khaing, David Tran, Brooke Gasper, Amber Filipe Suares, Dylan Nguyen, Julia Than, Nivedita LumumbaABSENT: Atong Kuek, Garkuoth Takpiny

BACK ROW: Nasmah Altaey, Mamoun Bashir, Steven Ong, Bak Garang, Peter Burgis, Andy Luong, Angier Santinow Wool, Trang NguyenMIDDLE ROW: Miss Brittany Mills, Ms Trudi Carr, Jessica Nguyen, Jason Pan, Nathan Badillo, Kathy Nguyen, Mai Dao, Mrs Violet BogunovichFRONT ROW: Dimpal Mahajan, Darlene Nguyen, Heidi Felix, Carolyn Dieu, Ngoc Tran, Caitlyn Santovito, Monica VoABSENT: Kenneth Dickens, Rahib Gill, Tommy Ly

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BACK ROW: Sinjon Davies, William Tran, Nikolas Nguy, Nathan O’Neill, Gianpaolo Ruggieri, Thomas MacFarlane, Christopher Mai, Kent SinMIDDLE ROW: Ms Laura Matthews, Jimmy Huynh, Braden Boudville, Ubila Nogor, Zzin Toe Kyi, Ramona Rayman, Henry Huynh, Miguel Phan, Mrs Violet BogunovichFRONT ROW: Sandra Nguyen, Emily Southwell, Judelle Hall, Rika Borino, Kiara Krzysztofik, Floura Okot, Rachel Knuckey, Janet Gama

BACK ROW: Matthew McCarthy, Geofrey Emil, Shoul Amoly, Jason Dalais, Joshua Sharman, Aleksandar Jakimovski, Aidan Murray, Samuel DwehMIDDLE ROW: Miss Jayde Clark, Bailey Bergman, Okello Gama, Saverio Scriva, Megan Knight, David Haramula, Hannah Moir, Thla Chun Tei, Mrs Violet BogunovichFRONT ROW: Cecilia Kho, Rachael Le, Samantha Oo, Jennifer-Trinh Le, Thao Nguyen, Bao Tran Dinh, Kim Huynh, Sajni Karia

yR 12 McADAM CHI

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BACK ROW: Charles Mercado, Grace Fenton, Joshua Catchick, Jacob Bonjour, Mawien Deng Ajuet, Immanuel ReyesMIDDLE ROW: Mr Zachary Gomes, Safa Kodi, Christine Deng, Thon Dhieu, Benny Ha, Jaime Gordon, Mrs Violet BogunovichFRONT ROW: Paw Eh Soe Bwit, Kim Cao, Michelle Nguyen, Anthony Hoang, Rosabel Kestel, Aster Mulu, Jamie BoteroABSENT: Tacian Adi-Herft, Codi Cross

BACK ROW: Madison Dewar, Mary-Anne O’Connor, Reagan Le, Magloire Muke-Manda, Ryan Silverton, Murtadha Alamara, Connor Smith, Marcus BurtonMIDDLE ROW: Mr Dhirug Oril, Marie Belleza, Ngoc Minh Tran, Lam Nguyen, Thenuja Yogarasa, Huyen Nguyen, Anthony Nguyen, Mrs Violet BogunovichFRONT ROW: Abbey Taylor, Nikole Dimanovski, Lily-Thao-Nhi Nguyen, Atlanta-Marie Godfrey, Stacey Bardales Rodriguez, Grace Htway, Angelina SazdovaABSENT: Giovanni Casella, Acwag Deng, Lena-Thao-Vy Nguyen

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