St Columba College

Budding Young Readers Enjoy ‘National Simultaneous Storytime’

National Simultaneous Storytime Our Junior School students were recently a part of 'National Simultaneous Storytime' – a national community of readers with over 1,000,000 participants and 8,000 locations. National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously...

5 June 2020 By St Columba College Primary Reading, Junior School, NSS Read more...

Junior Footy Stars in the Making!

Junior Footy Stars in the Making! Our Stage 1 Sports Studies students have been introduced to the different styles of coaching and how to plan and prepare for a practical session of AFL. The students were then placed in groups to create their own AUSKICK 4 week program for Junior School students. The first session took place today with a...

25 May 2020 By St Columba College Primary, Senior Junior School, Senior School, Sports Studies, AUSKICK, AFL Read more...

Staying Active During the New Normal!

With the global pandemic closing gyms and sporting clubs, the Stage 1 Physical Education class have been exploring the many benefits of physical activity and how they can stay physically active with minimal equipment and facilities. Students created a training program that meets the physical activity guidelines for young people (aged 5-17 years), and have been completing this program during...

22 May 2020 By St Columba College Senior Physical Education Read more...

Sports Carnival Record Breakers 2020

A Record Breaking Performance! On Thursday 12 March, the Middle and Senior School Sports Carnival took place with students participating in Athletics or Novelty events. It was great to see students getting into the spirit, dressing up to represent their House, participating in all events, and cheering for their House. This year we had a number of students break Athletic...

1 April 2020 By St Columba College Middle, Senior Sports Carnival, Sports, Record Breaker, Champions Read more...

Sports Champion Awards 2020

Congratulations to our Champions! Sports Carnival Age Champion Awards are presented to students in Years 6-12 who achieve the highest individual score in the Athletics component of the Sports Carnival. Congratulations to the following Age Champion recipients! Age Champions: Year 6 Boys 1st: Steven Bukuru 2nd: John Butoyi 3rd: Jiela Monyror Year 6 Girls 1st: Charlotte Talbot 2nd: Nicole Alexander...

1 April 2020 By St Columba College Middle, Senior Sports Carnival, Age Champions Read more...

Tutoring Program - St Columba College Alumni

Beginning Term 2 the College will be establishing an After-School Tutoring Program for Years 6-12 and we are very keen to hear from you if you are interested. As you would remember the College believes that learning is lifelong and hence we are looking to engage our Alumni to assist our students to improve their learning. We are wanting former...

5 March 2020 By St Columba College Old Scholars Alumni Read more...

Australia Day Events 2020

January 26 is an important day when the community gathers to reflect on the story of Australia beginning over 65,000 years ago. The Australia Day Council encourages us to reflect on our history, its highs and its lows and to celebrate our nation, its achievements and most of all, its people including the resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...

24 January 2020 By St Columba College Read more...

Stage 1 Biology: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics

As part of the Stage 1 Biology unit: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, all Stage 1 Biology students attended a full day excursion to Gorge Wildlife park. The aim of the excursion is to enhance teaching and learning of specific student outcomes in the current topic, with a focus on keystone species. Individually each student that chose to, got to cuddle...

5 December 2019 By St Columba College Senior Senior School, Biology Read more...

Construction begins on new Covered Sports Court

This week we have been excited to see the commencement of construction of the Covered Sports Court with the temporary fencing being erected. This new environment is due for completion in 2020 and will provide a fantastic sports space all year round, regardless of weather.

5 November 2019 By St Columba College Primary Read more...