The Principal's Message

It has been wonderful to be able to welcome parents, carers and community back into the school again this year. We thank you for your enduring patience during the COVID restrictions!

Excellent Attendance: This term, the students of Chifley College Dunheved Campus have made an excellent start to achieving our goal of every student reaching 90% or more attendance. Students with 90% attendance or more for term 1, attended a range of acknowledgment excursions recently. I was delighted to be able to read the following letter of acknowledgment from a community member, praising the behaviour of our students during the Flip Out attendance excursion.

(Extract from email received from a community member)

Today we came across a cohort of your students at Flip Out in Penrith. I was there with my 10-year-old son, who wasn’t at school due to the floods. When we saw the students arrive, he was a little concerned but he was soon put at ease. They were a great bunch of kids who gave him space, let him have a go and a few took the time to talk to him. I was very impressed with how they represented the school…. They all looked like they were having a great time. I had a brief chat with a male teacher… this was a reward for excellent attendance. What a great way to motivate the students. I wanted to send you this email because I feel far too often society is too quick to point out the negative but never acknowledge the positive.

Harmony Week – Everyone Belongs: Congratulations to students and staff for the outstanding celebration of Harmony Week- Everyone Belongs. Harmony Week celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. At Chifley College Dunheved Campus, we aim to build a culture where all people of all cultures work together. Our aim is to place the school at the heart of the community. (See page 9 for photos)

National Day of Action Against Bullying: Thank you to staff and students for bringing the school community together to recognise the National Day of Action. The theme for 2021 is Take Action Together. The aim is to elevate student voice and empower young Australians to join the national conversation. Students are at the heart of the National Day of Action and are a big part of the solution to prevent bullying. (See pages 6 and 7)

It is hard to believe term 1 concludes today! At Chifley College Dunheved Campus, our students enjoyed an afternoon of physical activity.

Have a safe and happy Easter break.

Ms Jennifer Ribeiro, Principal

Respect Ourselves, Respect Each Other, Respect Our Community

The Principal's Message

Chifley College Dunheved Campus


OUTSTANDING ATTENDANCECongratulations to our fantastic Year 7 students achieving above 90% attendance this term! They were rewarded for their dedication and commitment to school with a fantastic day at Bowling And Laser Tag! These photos are some of our students who reached 100% attendance for the term.



OUTSTANDING ATTENDANCE


Swimmingcarnival

Swimming carnival




The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA) is

Australia’s key bullying prevention initiative, connecting schools and

communities to find workable solutions to bullying and violence.


TRANSITION AT CCDCWe would like to thank all parents and carers who attended our 2022 Year 7Information Sessions and our Year 7 2021 Meet the Teacher afternoon. These are valuable opportunities for our staff to connect with our students, parents, carersand the wider school community as our students transition into high school.

Mrs Koch Stage 4 Transition Adviser



Thank you students andstaff for celebrating HARMONY DAY AT CCDC



YEAR 7 STUDENT OF THE TERM

Our Year 7 Student of The Term is Elise Moore.

In her first term at Chifley College Dunheved Campus, Elise has achieved over 90% attendance and two bronze academic awards. Her achievements are a result of her kindness to her peers and staff as well as her dedication to learning new things everyday.

Congratulations Elise, keep up the amazing work!




The student of the Term for Year 8 has been awarded to Lucas Titheradge. Lucas has been described as friendly, inquisitive, diligent and a hard working student. Each day Lucas wears his uniform with pride and has an outstanding attendance rate of 97% for Term 1.

Lucas continues to model the Dunheved Way, in the playground, classroom and within the community. He often lends a helping hand to his peers and greets staff and students with a friendly hello each morning.

Lucas should be commended on his outstanding efforts in the classroom which have allowed him to achieve a Silver Academic Merit this term.

Keep up the fantastic work, Lucas!




Tyrone Keleni has showcased dedication and commitment to Chifley College Dunheved Campus throughout Term 1. He is a positive and hardworking student across all areas of his learning, and has participated in extra-curricular activities, including being an integral member of the Stage 5 music group.

Tyrone consistently demonstrates a positive attitude at school, follows the “Dunheved Way” and sets a great example for his peers. This is evident in his achievement of above 90% attendance for Term 1.

Congratulations on a fantastic start to 2021, Tyrone.




The Student of the Term for year

10 is Taylor Moulds

Taylor is an energetic and

enthusiastic student. At all times, Taylor displays the Dunheved Way by attending her classes on time and doing her best to learn

and achieve. She shows resilience and determination to achieve her goals. She has

developed good relationships with her peers and teachers

Taylor enjoys all aspects of school life and tries her best at all times. She wears her school

uniform with pride and has an exemplary school attendance record.

Well done Taylor!

Chifley College

Dunheved Campus

Thursday 1 April Last day of Term 1 for all students

Friday 2 April Public Holiday

Tuesday 20 April First day of Term 2 for all students

Thursday 28 April CCDC Athletics Carnival, Blair Oval

Friday 29 April Parent/teacher interviews

Wednesday 4 May Aboriginal girls excursion to Longneck

Thursday 5 May Athletics Carnival backup day

Thursday 5 May U/14s Boys Panther Trophy


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