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Dear Parents, Students and Friends
At Carroll College, we use our BRoulee ABC’s to guide, shape, and affirm positive behaviours and actions at the College. To be a strong, cohesive, and caring learning community, we aim to:
How is your child tracking with their Sentral Points?
Every level of leadership at the College is centred on Catholic values and teachings to ensure the best learning environment is achieved for all students. From curriculum offerings to pastoral care and behavioural expectations, Carroll College remains focused on delivering core business outcomes, wrapped in the most nurturing context of strong student-staff-family relationships. As parents, I think our main priority is to have our children well cared for and encouraged to ‘be better’ in an environment where they feel safe to question and risk take with their learning and personal development. This is our commitment to parents every day.
School Uniform
In light of our commitment to nurturing young people from Year 7 through to Year 12, I am asking for your support in ensuring our standards of uniform remain high. The Pastoral team have reached out to families now on several occasions requesting that certain aspects of uniform and personal presentation be attended to. Unfortunately, we continue to be addressing the same issues with a small group of students. Again, our attention to these matters directly reflects the high expectations we stand for as a Catholic school. We all have a responsibility to work together in partnership to ensure students are receiving a consistent message about their personal attire. This is not to take away from their individuality, but to remove the distractions to ensure their learning is the focus. I am often surprised and disheartened when I hear comments from parents that we (Carroll College) should pay less attention to uniform. Our attention to uniform may seem tedious at face value, but the bigger picture at play is the life lesson being nurtured; that of discipline. Pride, self-worth, integrity, and work ethic are not human qualities that are developed without intentional modelling. I make no apology for the high standards we expect. These standards in fact begin at the very basic level of uniform. When students have pride in themselves as learners and feel affirmed, they flourish. To this end, students are well aware that the following issues need to be addressed – acrylic nails, false eyelashes, excessive jewellery, mullet hairstyles, incorrect footwear, dress lengths (junior and senior girls).
We are preparing our young people for life beyond school. Carroll College students are praised in the local community for their politeness and presentation. Our efforts are worthy of everyone’s support as our young people need boundaries and guidance to be the best version of themselves. As the African proverb says, “It takes a village to raise a child”. Always know, Carroll College is the ‘village’ committed to supporting families in the most appropriate way.
Parent/Teacher Interviews
Parent/Teacher interviews are currently being conducted. If you have not yet secured an interview time via Teams, it’s not too late. Please login to the Sentral Parent Portal and select your child’s teacher/s. You may choose to meet with a select few or all of them. Select a convenient timeslot/s and your interviews will be confirmed.
In a college our size, it can be difficult to get to know all staff and put a name to a face. I have included photos and positions of senior leaders below. Our Pastoral Care structures are multifaceted with many supporting in this critical area of care, including Executive members and CLT teachers. I will add to these profiles each newsletter, so all families can become familiar with our Carroll team.
College Executive
Curriculum Leadership Team (CLT)
Like many organisations, education has its own set of acronyms. It is helpful for parents to know these to be able to navigate subjects and courses their children will be learning about. Those listed below are commonly used to shorten Key Learning Areas (KLAs).
RE – Religious Education
HSIE – Human Society and Its Environment
PDHPE – Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
CAPA – Creative and Performing Arts
TAS - Technical and Applied Studies
VET – Vocational Education and Training
Pastoral Leadership Team
Carroll College Community Council (CCCC)
An opportunity exists for interested parents (1-2 parent positions) to join the Carroll College Community Council. The Council provides the opportunity for members of the school, parish and Archdiocesan communities to support the mission of Catholic education in the school. Working with the Principal, Parish Priest and staff, the members of the Council and its committees provide leadership to the wider school community. The Council has a decision making role in certain policy areas and an advisory role in others. The policies of the school are always set within the mission of Catholic education. In the areas where it has responsibility for the development and monitoring of school policy, the Council operates within the policies and procedures determined by the CEC and the CEO. More information will follow next week, including a nomination form and a copy of the Community Council Constitution for your perusal. If you would like to nominate yourself or another parent. Please consider being involved. Our Council members are:
Council Executive
Council Chair | Paul Penberthy |
Deputy Chair | Jeni McCarthy |
Secretary | Elise Paull |
Bursar | Rhonda Forner |
School Executive
Louise Ibbett |
Jim Herford | Jeni McCarthy |
Karen Motyka | Belinda Quick |
Staff Representatives
Tim Hodges | Elise Paull |
Ex Officio
Principal | Jacqueline Heffernan |
Parish Priest | Fr George Azhakath |
Parish Administrator | Father Martins Aloga |
I have focussed a lot on our purpose and aspirations as a college this newsletter. I leave you with an extract from a document created by our Religious Education Coordinator, Mrs Erica Drewsen entitled, So You’ve Chosen a Catholic School for Your Child. This document provides families with some important information that may serve to answer questions you have about your child’s enrolment at a religious school. Our goal is to ensure you feel comfortable and well-informed about our traditions and practices as part of our Catholic community. Although this document is intended for new families on enrolment, I will share this with all parents in the coming days as it is a valuable resource.
Catholic Education
What is the purpose of Catholic Education?
Catholic schools seek to contribute to the creation of an Australian community that is highly educated, skilled and cultured with an ability to promote and embrace a critical analysis of social issues, the expansion of knowledge and the pursuit of truth. Such a community will be marked by a vigorous intellectual and cultural life, accessible to all. Education has individual and private benefits, but it is also very much a public good whose benefits enhance the whole community. Catholic schools emphasise the contribution of education to the common good of the Australian community.
Catholic education is for the person and for society, for inviting students to find meaning in their lives through forming a mature relationship with their God, for developing communal obligations and aspirations.
Australian Catholic Schools Why We Have Them? What They Aim To Achieve?
The National Catholic Education Commission
We continue to pray for peace in Ukraine.
Jacqueline Heffernan
Principal
A Message from our Religious Education Coordinator and Assistant Principal, Learning and Innovation
Learning and Innovation
The Writing Revolution and Professional Learning
Writing with confidence and clarity does not come easily for all students. Some students are very quick to acquire written communication skills and they can move between different text types with ease. For others, and in fact, for most people, writing is difficult and requires a lot of cognitive function – it is a demanding task for the brain. To write well, students need to be able to write using complex sentences and plan their responses so that the final product is well structured. When teaching students how to write a paragraph or series of paragraphs, teachers first need to ensure their students know how to write a strong topic sentence. This is quite a skill and takes time to acquire. Another important part of independent writing is the ability to take effective notes from a passage of text. Often we say to students, “read the passage and take notes", but many students simply do not understand what is being asked of them and so we find them copying word for word or worse still, cutting and pasting the work of another person into their own document. Teaching note-taking is essential. Another step in teaching how to write a paragraph is to ensure that students only include relevant information in their paragraph. Any sentence that is not related to the topic sentence does not belong in the paragraph.
These points were part of a recent Professional Learning session held at the College centered around teaching paragraph structure. Staff were taken through strategies to help students write topic sentences, take notes and identify irrelevant sentences in a paragraph. Staff were also given copies of The Writing Revolution’s Single Paragraph Outline (SPO) templates to be used with students. SPOs are already being used in a number of Departments across the College and they are designed to make the planning of a paragraph simple and easy to follow. Students writing longer responses can make use of Multiple Paragraph Outlines (MPOs). All students, regardless of their skill and confidence in writing, can make use of these planning tools and I expect that they will become a regular feature of assessment planning and writing in the near future.
RE MATTERS
Project Compassion
This week all Stage 4 and 5 Religious Education classes began to study the Project Compassion projects for 2022. Students have been learning about Anatercia from Mozambique and the issues of food insecurity and water shortages. Through Project Compassion, Caritas has been able to provide the community with proper irrigation allowing them to maintain reliable crops as well as return students to school as they no longer have to carry water to their communities up to three times a day. In my own Humanities class, it was clear to see that students were grateful for the school and opportunities they have been afforded when comparing their own daily lives to that of Anatercia. One comment from a compassionate boy was, “We have it so easy.” In terms of daily chores, I think he is right. I encourage families to view these short clips together. It is through a better understanding of each other’s lives and struggles that barriers are broken down and we can begin to live out the Catholic Social Justice principles of solidarity, preferential option for the poor, care of our common home, human dignity, common good, subsidiarity, and participation.
Our Social Justice Captains ran a wonderful fund-raiser for Shrove Tuesday. They cooked pancakes for the students raising $220 for Project Compassion.
They will be running weekly fundraising and awareness activities each week in Lent. One of these initiatives is to sell Hot Cross Buns each Friday. More information about fundraising events will be forthcoming. Stay tuned!
Erica Drewsen
Assistant Principal Learning and Innovation
Religious Education Coordinator
A Message from our Assistant Principal, Pastoral Care
Last week Mrs Heffernan and I travelled to Trinity College, Goulburn to participate in the Catholic Education Registration Review Panel for 2022. Moving around Trinity College and speaking with the staff and students was a pleasure. During the visit, we were able to not only observe the operations of one of our NSW Secondary schools but also reflect on our own practice at Carroll College. We have come away feeling affirmed but also inspired by the kernels of creative ideas to enhance the experiences of our staff and students.
International Women’s Day
March is a month that offers the opportunity to participate in a number of wider community activities. On March 8 the world recognised International Women’s Day. This day is not only a celebration of the achievements of women but also the gifts, talents and female traits that women bring to their relationships and communities. In our staff prayer on Tuesday, I mentioned that this day should also be seen as one that empowers men to express with confidence what society sees as more female characteristics. We want our boys and men to feel confident to express these human traits. As much as women in some societies have progressed to address inequality and inequities, this international day also reminds us that many, many women in the world are still looking and waiting for change – how can we help them?
What’s on in March?
In the coming fortnight, under the guidance of the Senior Leadership Team and Mr Mulally, the students will be acknowledging the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence on 18 March with the 2022 theme of creating a ‘Kindness Culture’ and Harmony Day on 21 March. Harmony Day started in Australia in 1999 and is now celebrated worldwide with its motto ‘everyone belongs’. Both of these days encourage students to reflect on their behaviour towards one another to ensure that their language and actions are positive, that they build relationships that affirm each other and allow for difference. At Carroll College, we are always working towards creating positive learning environments and nurturing student well-being. Difference should not be seen as negative, difference builds dynamic and interesting communities.
Information evenings
Over the last two Monday evenings, we have invited our Year 7 and Year 11 parents to join a TEAMS meeting to welcome and inform them about how their children have settled into these year groups that involve a big transition. Our Year 7 students have settled well and really enjoyed their Activity Day last Friday. The Year 11 cohort have embraced the early stages of their senior courses and are looking forward to the leadership opportunities available to them.
e Commissioner
If you are looking for information on the latest trends to help your child to manage their social media use or how to speak to your child on this topic please use the link below and check out the resources located here.
Homepage | eSafety Commissioner
Year 11 Pastoral events
Year 11 parents are reminded that the information and permission notes for the Rotary Young Drivers Awareness Program (RYDA) and the Loves Bites respectful relationship program being offered to the students this term are now available on Qkr! Both of these programs are highly valued in the wider community and we are pleased to be able to offer them to our students.
All parents are reminded to contact the College if they wish to raise any issues about their child’s progress and welfare.
Louise Ibbett
Assistant Principal - Pastoral Care
Across our television channels and news feeds we are being kept informed about national and international events. The reporting, interviews and images depict the violence and suffering people are experiencing. This is distressing and can cause a rise in stress levels. Our College Counsellor Naomi Bee has gathered some strategies to assist and strengthen our coping mechanisms. Please read over the material. As much as we can feel helpless, we have the opportunity to unite through the power of prayer. We can pray for those impacted, those who are offering assistance and a safe haven, and for peace.
How students can stay centred in the face of distressing world events
As we observe the invasion of Ukraine from afar, distress levels rise because we are wired to empathise. Their suffering is our suffering, we are human and we are connected. These feelings are normal responses to abnormal events. It’s not wrong to feel upset.
The reason why mental health practitioners provide support to onlookers away from the conflict is because we must all be careful to protect our own mental well-being. If we are not steady – how can we be a help to those who are directly suffering? When we become distressed, our brain gets hijacked by the emotional part of the brain (limbic system), shutting down the clear thinking, problem-solving and organisational capacities of the brain (prefrontal cortex).
We look after ourselves so that we can function optimally – retain our capacities and be of service and support to others.
There is nothing self-indulgent in taking care of ourselves as we empathically respond with distress to events near or far. It is ok to feel distressed about events- even if you are not there- it is normal to feel sad, and it ok to find ways to cope or ask for help.
When stressors stack up - what helps?
- Check-in with yourself and manage your stress levels with activities that you find usually helpful.
- Be mindful that a cumulative stress effect is possible when negative news updates come close together. Try to limit consumption of the news cycle to once a day and limit social media.
- Avoid graphic visual images of the current conflicts, instead, read articles. Discuss what’s going on with your family.
- Be aware of the indicators of chronic stress including emerging feelings of anxiety, low mood, sleep disruption, fatigue, poor concentration, irritability, emotional outbursts and withdrawal from usual activities and connections.
- Do remember to support your well-being with basic self-care including good nutrition, regular sleep, daily exercise and connecting with your friends, family and community.
- Plan some fun activities to look forward to.
- Maintain your normal routine- predictability eases stress.
- Other simple stress busters can include listening to music, walking, dancing, playing an instrument, journaling, colouring, cooking, volunteering, meditation, downloading a mindfulness app, yoga, watching a movie, having a bath.
- Foster hope within yourself. In the aftermath of tragic events, we can be reminded of the goodness of people. Look for the helpers and the people doing kind or heroic things in response to this tragedy.
- Create rituals of solidarity like lighting a candle at home.
- Look out for the positive changes that come from tragic events, for example, the mobilisation of aid and support to those people affected by war - it’s happening right now.
- Find something positive to do in response, so you feel you make a positive difference in the world; like volunteering in the community to help others or donating money to emergency organisations. Choose to become allies to other people who might be in need of support.
- Remind yourself and others of the goodness of people. The world is largely a safe place, people are usually good and life is worth living.
If you need extra support, do reach out to a trusted adult or counselling support.
Counselling support options include your school counsellor Naomi Bee or your GP can make referrals to mental health support if needed. The following links below are also helpful:
o Headspace; https://headspace.org.au/
o Lifeline; https://www.lifeline.org.au/ or 13 11 14
o Kids Helpline; https://kidshelpline.com.au/ or 1800 55 1800
Naomi Bee
School and Family Counsellor
A Message from our Assistant Principal, Learning and Improvement
All schools in the Canberra Goulburn Archdiocese will be moving to Compass as their School Management System. A School Management System connects our staff, students, and parents to every facet of our school including:
- Attendance
- Wellbeing
- Communications
- Payment and Consent
- Calendars
- Learning and Assessment
- Reporting
This week, staff took part in their second training session, learning how to access and use Compass ready for implementation at the start of Term 2. Compass will replace our current student management system, Sentral. From the start of Term 2, Compass will become the primary Portal for parents and students. The Sentral Parent and Student Portal will no longer be in use and will be turned off over the Easter break. The College website will be updated with new links over the Easter break, removing Sentral and adding Compass. As the rollout continues, I will provide parents and students with more information about how to access Compass through the Internet and the Compass App. Students and parents will receive their log-in details towards the end of this term. We will schedule a time during Week 10 to work with our students to assist them with their log in.
To assist the College with the transition, we ask all families to return the orange Student Information Checklist to the front office. This will ensure all student and family details are up-to-date and you are not missing any important information regarding the College.
All the information you can access in the Sentral Portal will be accessible in Compass. Some data, including school reports, will be transferred from Sentral to Compass. We expect this transition to take some time and all data will be available for future reference.
HSC Data
Last week, I worked with the Curriculum leaders to analyse and interpret the HSC data from 2021. We are fortunate to have access to “DeCourcy” data. Over 20 years ago, John DeCourcy sought a better way of understanding and using achievement data, and working with the Catholic Education Commission (NSW) he created a multilevel analysis of HSC data. This analysis is available to all Catholic secondary schools in the State. One of the central concepts the curriculum leaders analysed is the ‘comparative learning gain’. This is looking at the comparison in performance of the students in each course in the College, with that of similar students in other schools.
The Curriculum leaders explored the “Trends Analysis” graphs for each course displaying measures over the last six years. Two scatterplots enabled the leaders to put faces on the data and look at patterns. Reviewing how to interpret the graphs was only a minor focus of the sessions. The discussions about the students who showed the greatest comparative learning gain were comprehensive and inspiring. These students may not have received the highest HSC result; however, they have shown the greatest learning growth in the course. The common theme around these students is: (1) they asked questions in class time, (2) handed in drafts, (3) completed their homework and assessment tasks, (4) sought help when required and (5) showed dedication and perseverance to their studies. Curriculum leaders will discuss their findings with their teams to design their strategic goals for 2022.
STUDIOSITY
Studiosity is a free 24/7 online tutorial service available to our students. It offers:
- Connect Live: on-demand, one-to-one help in core curricula: English, Maths, Sciences. Discussion is conducted in a non-threatening text-based format.
- Writing Feedback: non-content based feedback – structure, spelling, grammar, language. This service includes assistance with resumes and job applications, as well as essays, creative writing etc. Feedback is provided within 24 hours.
Students who are members of Batemans Bay, Moruya or Narooma libraries have free access to this service and the additional learning support that it provides. Students can login through the Studiosity website, or use the Studiosity app. Please see the attachment or ring your local library for more information. I encourage all students to become members of our local libraries and make the most of this free service.
Batemans Bay Library: 4472 5850
batemansbay.library@esc.nsw.gov.au
Moruya Library: 4474 1333
Narooma Library: 4476 1164
narooma.library@esc.nsw.gov.au
This week’s reminders…
- We will hold the second Parent-Teacher evening on Thursday 17 March, 3.30-6.30pm. You can make a booking to meet your child’s class teachers via the Sentral Parent Portal until 12.30pm on Wednesday 16 March.
Sandra Harris
Assistant Principal, Learning and Improvement
Part of the Year 10 English program involves ten minutes of silent reading at the start of each lesson. 10.2 English are well on their way to completing their novels. These students record their daily reading in a Reading Journal and reluctant readers are always surprised to see their progress.
The Maths department will be happy to see that Year 8 French students have been working on French equations. Students were concerned about having to do Maths during French, but they proved to be very capable. They also showed their competitive side when playing ‘Onze'.
Former Carroll College student, Emily Brugman has recently had her debut novel, The Islands, published to great acclaim. Emily was a student at Carroll College in the early 2000s, graduating in 2006.
Inspired by her Finnish grandparents’ migrant route to the Abrolhos Islands off the coast of Western Australia in the late 1950s, to their eventual destination on the NSW South Coast in the early 1970s, the novel is garnering rave reviews, and has been shortlisted for the prestigious Vogel Literary Award.
The story focuses on the lives of a small expatriate community, their relationship with one another, with the locals, and with the ocean. The cray fishing exploits of the migrants feature predominantly. The novel is beautifully evocative of place and features numerous characters striving to find their identity in a sometimes hostile landscape.
A keen environmentalist and lifelong surfer from the Tomakin and Broulee areas, Emily today is the program manager for the Byron Writers’ Festival. She will be back in the Eurobodalla on Friday 26 March to launch her book. Details of the local launch can be found below.
The Islands, by Emily Brugman is published by Allen and Unwin and is out now.
Stephen Knight
English and Languages Coordinator
Success with VET
This week, I would like to introduce you to James Bundy.
James completed Year 12 in 2016. He completed a full VET package which included Certificates in Primary Industries, Construction, Hospitality, and Sport Coaching.
When I asked him what the best thing about doing VET courses was he immediately said “definitely the work placement part of the course, getting out and gaining experience was the best!” James also said that he really valued the other certificates that came with having VET subjects - getting his White Card and First Aid. He remembers work placements at the Moruya Golf Club for his Hospitality course, and all of the carnival days at our local primary schools for his Sport Coaching hours.
I asked James what advice he would give to his younger self and he quickly answered “behave in class and listen, especially in Maths!”
His favourite memories of Carroll College were of the carnivals - anything sporty; and of his Year 12 Graduation. James remembers the teacher involvement at the carnivals and the atmosphere at these. He loved the VET courses that he completed, saying “the more VET the merrier - get work experience”.
James moved to Canberra after Year 12 to pursue his Rugby Union career. He began playing with Canberra Royals in the Under 18 competition and has played first grade for the club ever since. His fondest memories about his Rugby include winning two grand finals and playing against former Wallaby, Matt Giteau in a grand final. James is continuing to juggle Rugby Union, work, study, and being a dad!
He has worked with the ACT Government in the Sport and Recreation Division as a General Service Officer for over 5 years. James works in a team of eight and together they are responsible for all sports fields on the south side of the ACT. He truly believes that the VET package, his wide range of work placements, and the other certificates along the way (White Card and First Aid) set him up for success in gaining full-time employment with the ACT Government. James loves that his job is outdoors and there is a wide variety of activities that happen each day.
James is a lifelong learner! He is currently studying for a Certificate in IV in Turf Management, fully supported by his employer.
Thank you James for sharing your story so far.
Cathy Bierman
VET Coordinator
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Jed Ware, Will Tiffen and Cale Petterwood who were selected in the Southern Country AFL team to trial at Wagga on the 2nd and 3rd of May.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR REGIONAL STUDENTS NOW AVAILABLE
For any students beginning study in 2022, applications for Round 6 of the Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships (RRES) program are currently open.
With scholarships worth up to $18,000, more than 1000 eligible students from regional and remote Australia can receive support to access tertiary education in 2022.
For more information, visit: https://www.qtac.edu.au/rres-program
Term 1 fee statements were emailed on 11 February with a due date of Friday 11 March. Thank you to families who have made payments. Any recent payments will be receipted shortly.
Any families currently who have submitted a Fee Concession Application, your application process is currently underway.
Families assessed as having the capacity to pay fees are expected to pay their fees. Where families demonstrate an unwillingness to pay fees, the College will recover fees and this may involve referral to a debt collection agency. Additional costs incurred in the collection of fees are the responsibility of the debtor/parent/guardian.
Managing your Fees
The College recommends a regular payment approach to managing your school fees and to reduce the financial burden that delaying fee payments may cause. For example, a regular weekly or fortnightly payment through Direct Debit, BPay or Qkr! can assist in managing your school fees. The 2021 Fee Schedule is available on the Carroll College website – Enrolment/Fees. In this section of the website, there is also a Fee Calculator to assist families in determining fee payment amounts in managing their school fee payments. If you are unable to pay off your school fees in full by the end of the year, you will need to setup a Fee Agreement with the College. A fee agreement assists both the College and families in managing school fees. Please contact our finance team via finance.ccb@cg.catholic.edu.au to obtain Fee Agreement Form.
Fee Assistance – Concession Application
Currently enrolled families facing significant financial difficulty are able to apply for fee assistance. Fee assistance is income based and requires supporting documentation. You may be asked to meet to discuss aspects of your application and will be required to provide supporting documentation. Fee assistance can include:
- a payment plan (extends the payment period to 12 months and commits families to make ongoing payments to pay off school fees by the end of the school year)
- an extended payment plan (extends the payment period to greater than 12 months and commits families to make ongoing payments to pay off school fees over an approved, extended period of time)
- Fee Concession – partial reduction of fees and payment plan
- Fee Concession – full reduction of fees
Fee assistance is an annual application process based on your circumstances. In some situations, any reductions may be reviewed on a term by term basis, which would then require separate applications including supporting documentation at the start of each term. Where your circumstances improve during the school year, the College relies on families to get in touch, so that your fee assistance can be adjusted accordingly and the College is able to provide support to other families requiring assistance.
Government grants provide part of the funding required to operate the College. The balance of operating costs are funded through school fees. The ongoing operations of the College are dependent on parents paying the required level of fees. Every effort will be made by the College to recover fees from parents who are deemed to have the capacity to pay fees.
On the basis of the information provided in the Fee Assistance Form, the Fee Committee will determine an appropriate level of fee support based upon guidelines agreed to by Catholic Education Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn and Carroll College. The Fee Committee reviews fee assistance applications once per term, in the latter half of the term. Applicants will be then be advised of the outcome via email and letter. Please sign a copy of this letter and return via the envelope provided to the College. Following receipt of signed agreement letter, the concession will then be applied to your fees. Where you are granted a partial reduction in school fees with a payment plan, it is necessary that you commit to maintaining your payment plan. Where you are on a payment plan or extended payment plan, it is important to maintain those ongoing payments. If you need to change your payment plan arrangements, please get in touch with College as soon as practicable.
Change in Circumstances – Request for Split Billing
Where there has been a change to your family circumstances and you require split billing, this creates a variation to your school fee obligations from initial enrolment. Please request the Split Billing Request Form which needs to be signed and dated by both parents/guardians to take effect. Separate forms can be provided to each parent. This form requires parents to indicate the percentage split for fees and acknowledges your obligations relating to fees, levies and charges incurred while your child is enrolled at the College. Please contact our finance team via finance.ccb@cg.catholic.edu.au to obtain a Split Billing Request Form.
All information is treated and maintained confidentially.
If you require fee assistance, please contact Rhonda Forner, Business Manager by email at Rhonda.Forner@cg.catholic.edu.au
Rhonda Forner
Business Manager
Access to Bushfire & Natural Disaster Support
Given the challenges that 2020 to 2022 has presented, there are many avenues for support. These are listed below to provide some assistance.
Financial Assistance due to recent Flooding.
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/floods/financial-assistance
The National Recovery and Resilience Agency is able to provide assistance to individuals and families, businesses, not for profits, primary producers – everyone in our community following natural disasters including recent flooding. Their website address is: https://recovery.gov.au/#/map
COVID 19 Financial Survival Guide
Please be aware that you are not alone and there are resources available to assist you and your family at this time. Listed below are some of those resources for information.
Information on Jobseeker can be found at:
https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/jobseeker-payment
Changes to Government Assistance:
https://ndh.org.au/covid19/covid-19-changes-government-assistance/
Emergency Financial Assistance
https://ndh.org.au/covid19/covid-19-changes-emergency-financial-assistance/
Financial Institution Support during Covid19
Financial Institutions are also offering a range of assistance to account holders, homeowners and businesses. Please enquire with your financial institution to access financial support such as:
- Suspending payments on credit cards and personal loans
- Reduce interest rates on home loans/suspending or deferring home loan repayments/loan variations/reducing loan interest rates
- Loans and support for small business
- Loan extensions/deferrals.
Westpac
https://www.westpac.com.au/help/disaster-relief/coronavirus/?pid=iwc:sr:support_2003:covid:
NAB
https://www.nab.com.au/personal/customer-support/covid19-help?own_cid=MH20012
St George
ME Bank
https://www.mebank.com.au/support/coronavirus-information/
ANZ
https://www.anz.com.au/promo/covid-19/
Commonwealth Bank
https://www.commbank.com.au/latest/support-for-home-loan-customers.html?ei=pers_HL
Teachers Mutual Bank
https://www.tmbank.com.au/about/member-news/2020/coronavirus?icn=corona2020&icd=hpnews2
ING Bank
Scams during Coronavirus
Please be aware that there are some financial scams relating to Coronavirus. These may be in the form of text messages, emails or phone calls. The best approach is to not provide any of your financial information. If you suspect you have been contacted as part of a scam, you can report it to scamwatch – scamwatch.com.au/report-a-scam and the police.
For additional support, other services available include:
Beyond Blue
Life Line
Handy Hints
When finalising payments on Qkr, please make sure to finalise anything that is in the cart on the top right-hand corner. If the cart is not empty and you do not have a receipt, this means the payment and consent has not been finalised. This includes any events or excursions that only require permission (eg. swimming consent notes). Once you have signed the permission note you will still need to ‘checkout’ at the end of the process to ensure the permission note is finalised. Thank you!
Qkr! is our preferred payment option. If you need help using this app, please contact the Office on 44 715600.
PLAY NETBALL - MORUYA TUROSS NETBALL CLUB REGO IS NOW OPEN
Juniors $125
Seniors $155 (18+)
Note: Any player under the age of 10 who has not played before and wants to learn the basics of netball will need to register for NetSetGo skills directly with Eurobodalla Netball Association.
First game of season Saturday 30 April 2022
Last game of season 20th August 2022 (13 rounds)
Finals 27th August, 3rd September, 10 September
There is a new system for all netball registrations, PlayerHQ. They are starting their database fresh so you'll need to create an account.
At this stage we won't be holding a formal "registration day" but we'll be organising a uniform day separately closer to the first game.
Any questions please call or message Brooke on 0407 913 986.
Junior Tennis Tournament
The 2022 Batemans Bay Junior event is now open.
This tournament is to be held at the Batemans Bay Tennis Club courts, 12 to 14 April. Girls and boy's single and double events for under 12, 14 and 16's.
For more information or to enter follow the link below, entries close 02/04/2022.
https://tournaments.tennis.com.au/tournament/E8C64737-D89D-42E9-A4FD-90D8DED20136