Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the 2025 School Year

As the Head of Catholic Schools, I greet each of you with great joy and anticipation as we embark on a journey filled with opportunities, growth, and shared aspirations.

Our catholic schools are committed to nurturing academic excellence, spiritual growth, and the holistic well-being of every student entrusted to our care. We aim to cultivate an environment where faith flourishes, learning thrives, and well-being is predominant, all of which requires a united and collaborative effort.

Our work has started, and I thank you in anticipation of your dedication, passion, and solid commitment to our mission. Together, let us set our sights high, inspiring each other to dream more, learn more, do more and become more.

I look forward to working with our Principals, Assistant Principals, Catholic School staff, and Shared Services personnel at the Good Governance Day on Thursday, 30 January 2025 and for visiting your schools during the year to witness first-hand the richness of each school community.

May this new year be a year of fulfilment and joy for our school communities. May we be filled with purpose, travelling together as Pilgrims of Hope, connected to all Catholics around the world in this Jubilee Year. Let us indeed, accept the call to savour the mercy of God, connected as communities of faith, love and hope. It is our united efforts that will influence, inspire and transform the lives of the students and families we minister to every day.

Lord Jesus,

As we begin this new school term, we ask You to be with us.

Allow us to experience Your presence in the many blessings You put before us.

Open our eyes to the new challenges and exciting opportunities that this new term brings.

Give us a generous spirit to be enthusiastic and courage to accept new opportunities.

Inspire us as a community to continue to work together in your name.

Amen

With my best wishes,

Jacqui