Transition to High School

The College has started the ‘Transition to High School’ program this term with a number of events taking place in preparation for Year 7 2022. This is a very important process, as 208 new students will be entering our College next year with little to no knowledge of who we are and how we operate.

The Pastoral and Student Services Teams have been working hard, hosting information sessions, visits and zoom meetings over the past few weeks to meet the students and start making connections.

Mr O’Connor and Mr Coster were able to visit and speak with students from St Augustine’s last week and there were many questions answered about high school. We answered questions with two groups for over 40mins each session and it was wonderful to meet all the students.

Mrs Conroy and Mrs Alexander have also been hosting transition visits as well. All of these days are aimed at easing any anxiety that the kids may be feeling, but also importantly welcoming them into our College community and getting to know them better.

Our College Leaders, Courtney Martyn and Joseph Clarke were also able to join Mr Coster in zooming in with Mary Help of Christians Primary School last week for a question and answer session. They were able to share their experiences after going to MHOC from K-6 and then being leaders at SJPC. Courtney and Joseph spoke with and answered questions the Year 6s had ranging from “What happens if you’re late to class?”, “How many subjects are there?”, and “How long does lunchtime go for?”, all great, important questions.

Transition Days will occur in Week 7 and we are looking forward to welcoming all of our Year 7 2022 students and showing them more of the College and the people here, thus starting the process of making them feel part of this great school community.