The week of celebrations started on Monday with their last lessons and the delivery of gifts to the College Executive, Year 12 teachers, faculty departments and various support teams. The day then ended with an excited countdown on the top oval for the last bell.

Tuesday was spent in the MSC and highlights included the viewing of our Showcase 4 1 website with the guidance of CAPA Coordinator Mr Combes. It was wonderful to see the culmination of many hours of hard work and creativity spread across a broad range of subjects including Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Arts, Textiles and Design, Design Technology, Society and Culture, History, English Extension and Aboriginal Studies. Tuesday finished with a video version of the usual Year 12 Assembly. This was a fantastic trip down memory lane and further demonstrated the creative strengths of this cohort. All the students involved in its production are to be congratulated for an amazing job.

Wednesday started with a special Graduation Breakfast and video address from Alumni President, Dr Joanna Winchester (Class of 1996), before the live streamed Mass and Awards Ceremony began at 10am. Whilst parents, family and friends couldn’t be there in physical form, they were very much with us in spirit and this was reinforced by the family photo wall at the back of the MSC. It was lovely to see the Year 12 students lining up for photos in front of these pictures. The official ceremony concluded with the traditional guard of honour, albeit a socially distanced one.

Our Year 12 Class of 2020 can be enormously proud of themselves and their achievements, we as a College certainly are. They are more than ready to move on to the next adventure. We wish them every success in their future lives and all the best for the HSC exams ahead.

Louise Glase - Year 12 Coordinator