Welcome to Year 10

From the Principal

One of the most important ingredients to a successful partnership is good communication. It is therefore with confidence that I commend the contents of this package of information to you.


The following is included in this 2024 information package:


The School Advisory Council acknowledges many efficiencies within the College and great care is taken in maintaining the affordability of your son’s education. A Capital Levy of $410 is included in the fee structure.


A family discount applies when you have one or more other children at a secondary Catholic school.


It would be easy to focus on the fees component and, as important as that is to the operation of the College, there is information here to help clarify and support the good functioning of the 2024 school year. Please take the time to pay attention to all the important facts about the year ahead.


At the same time, I ask you to respond in a timely fashion to all the other sections that require a signature and a response from you. Prompt completion of google forms and return of other forms (by Wednesday 24 January 2024) will save the College a lot of time and money in administration. Information collected on these forms is in accordance with our Privacy and Collection policies available on the College website.


So, what will 2024 offer?


You can look forward to opportunities for rich student learning under the tutelage of dedicated teachers. There will be an excursion and camps program, extra curricula activities like music, outdoor education and overseas curriculum trips. There will be a sports program which is the envy of many schools, access to vocational programs and extra support for all learners through study sessions in Chieri or classes in the Occhiena Centre as well as increased challenges for gifted and talented students.


In short, there will be many opportunities for your son to grow into a fine man, to find his passion and to discover his pathway. 


All he has to do is get involved and do his best.


For Year 10 Students, the return to main campus and entry into the Senior School signals their growing maturity and new role in the College Community. Fresh from the Valdocco experience, it is a time for them to live out the College Motto and put into practice the things they have learned. It is a time to clarify pathways, set themselves up for VCE or VCEVM (VCE Vocational Major) and build on the independent, collaborative and creative learning experiences of the previous year.


The College introduced a new uniform in 2019 and all students are expected to be in the full uniform from the start of 2024. The College Uniform Expectations are included in the Information Pack.


I ask that all those who support your son encourage him to strive for new heights in 2024. If we all do that and his answer to our invitation is a resounding YES, then it will be a great year!


Yours sincerely,

Cathy Livingston

Principal