From the Principal

Kildare College will spend $4.5m in the next 12-months to fund the construction of a brand new Multi-purpose Centre, and redevelopment of existing learning spaces, that will be repurposed to suit.

I would like to extend a very special welcome to the new staff members who have joined us for the first time this year.

• Ms Susana Alcantara: Receptionist
• Mr Dan Chomos: Bus Driver
• Ms Tammie Haythorpe: Resource Centre Manager
• Mr Matthew Panos: Sports Development Officer
• Ms Linda Beck: English/HASS Teacher (Semester 1)
• Mr Jonathan Hage: Maths/Science Teacher
• Ms Isabella Minucci: Business Studies/EAL Teacher

I pray that God will bless them and they find personal and professional fulfilment during their work at Kildare College.

You may have noticed a significant amount of renovations and upgrades have taken place around the College.

• Complete refurbishment of Laboratory 2 into a ‘wet lab’
• Room 9 refurnished into another STEM room
• New look front garden
• External painting and cleaning of the Administration Building and walkways

Our emerging scientists appeared on a recent episode of children’s TV show, Totally Wild, last month!!

Our Enlight students were featured alongside scientists from the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, as part of a story on the Seed Conservation project. They spoke about the process, methodology, and conservation goals of the program, as well as why they like being involved in such an important project.

Watch the full story here.

Do you have an overdue Book Room or Library books?

Return all items to the Resource Centre during LIBRARY AMNESTY WEEK

No questions asked.

We hope you all had a wonderful break and are refreshed and ready for the 2018 school year. I can’t express enough how important it is to start the day off with a nutritional breakfast so you can think clearly, stay focussed and achieve success both in the classroom and throughout the day.

The Breakfast Club will be operating from the same location, now called the Tullow Centre, from 8.00am until 8.35am.

We are seeking your support to kick start the supplies required. The Breakfast Club is dependent on donations from our College community so as all students can access breakfast free. Could anyone please donate one or some of the following items?

Cereals/Bread/Margarine/Milk (Long Life)/Vegemite/Jam etc. Milo.

(Please note that we cannot accept any foods or toppings that have nuts in them due to the Colleges nut policy)

Please feel free to contact the College on 8369 9999 if you would like more information.

Kildare College is exceptionally proud to advise Ingrid Mowbray, Dux of the 2017 graduating class, has received a Governor of South Australia Commendation - Excellence Award, for excellence in Year 12 SACE subjects and commitment to extra curricular activities and the community.

As House Captain and a Peer Support Leader, Ingrid has helped to mentor others in and outside the classroom. Ingrid has volunteered for the Leveda Art program and worked with Lighthouse Disability, creating art murals for the charity’s community houses.

Ingrid is one of only 27 students in the State to receive this prestigious award in 2017, and received her award at the SACE presentation ceremony at Government House, this week.

Our 2017 Year 12 students should be very proud of their results.

Our impressive results highlights are:

• 100% SACE Completion
• DUX ATAR 97.8 (Ingrid Mowbray)
• 3 Merits – Religion Studies, Essential Mathematics and Women’s Studies
  (only merit awarded in the state)
• 95% received first round tertiary offers

We will continue our high academic expectations of ourselves to our students in all year levels so that all students can achieve the best possible educational outcomes.

It is with great pride that we congratulate our 2017 graduates, Ingrid Mowbray and Nadia De Falco, who have had their work selected for the 2018 SACE Art Exhibition. This is a tremendous achievement as the students were chosen from over 400 student applications.

Attending school is like a roller coaster, sometimes scary, sometimes fun, but most importantly we want you to enjoy the ride. As you read this the third week of the term draws to a close and the holidays feel like something in the distant past. 

The Year 12 Retreat was a powerful way for our Year 12 students to begin the final year of their schooling.

The safety of your daughter is our highest priority. Before and after school drop offs are a busy time on the roads with many students walking, riding and using public transport to get to school.

Recently we have received complaints regarding cars blocking intersections or obstructing other road users when families have been dropping off or collecting their daughters on the Valiant Rd and Mercedes Drive intersection.

Please ensure you obey the Road Rules and be mindful of others when you are driving near Kildare College.