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Volume 33 Number 8 21 July 2017
We would like to thank our special guest, Dr Barbara Myors, Assistant Director of the Catholic Schools
Office, who attended the Year 11 Semester 1 Academic Awards Ceremony. Also a special thank you to the
parents who attended the Awards Ceremony.
Congratulations to the following music students who performed musical items throughout the ceremony:
Knights of Cydonia by Muse performed by:
o Thomas Rodgers and Isabella Rendina (Vocals)
o Luke Callaway (Bass Guitar)
o Henry Silva (Electric Guitar)
o Solomon Rodrigues (Drums)
Helayna McCloy who performed Second Hand White Baby Grand from the hit TV show Smash.
Helayna was accompanied by Mr Luke Baker.
Congratulations to the College students who received three or more awards.
Six Award Recipients
Inga Leinasars
First Place: Mathematics
First Place: English Standard
Equal First Place: Business Studies
Equal Second Place: Physics
Equal Second Place: Chemistry
Equal Third Place: Mathematics Extension 1
Jasmine Sullivan
First Place: English Extension 1
First Place: English Advanced
First Place: Biology
First Place: Ancient History
Equal First Place: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Equal Second Place: Mathematics
Five Award Recipients
Lachlan Byrnes
First Place: Geography
First Place: Engineering Studies
Equal Second Place: Physics
Equal Second Place: Mathematics
Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
William Davis
First Place: Physics
First Place: Mathematics Extension 1
First Place: Chemistry
Academic Achievement: Biology
William also received First Place for Mathematics for
Semester 1 2016, and he received a First in Course
Award for Mathematics at the Year 12 Award Ceremony
earlier this year as part of his accelerated studies
Year 11 Semester 1
Academic Awards Ceremony
Five Award Recipients continued
Hannah Hickey
First Place: Modern History
Equal Second Place: English Extension 1
Third Place: Biology
Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Academic Achievement: English Advanced
Four Award Recipients
Sophie Burden
First Place: VET Retail Services
Equal First Place: Computer Applications
Academic Achievement: Catholic Studies
Academic Achievement: Business Services
Lachlan Galli
Equal First Place: Catholic Studies
Second Place: Senior Science
Academic Achievement: English Standard
Academic Achievement: Economics
Isabella Hawke
Second Place: Biology
Equal Second Place: Personal Development Health &
Physical Education
Equal Third Place: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Academic Achievement: Chemistry
Rose Lancaster
Equal Second Place: English Extension 1
Third Place: Drama
Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Academic Achievement: English Advanced
Claudia Lee
Second Place: Geography
Equal Second Place: Marine Studies
Equal Third Place: Earth & Environmental Science
Academic Achievement: Biology
Mya Newcombe
First Place: Mathematics General
Equal First Place: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Academic Achievement: Modern History
Academic Achievement: Ancient History
Ciara Price
Second Place: Ancient History
Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Academic Achievement: English Extension 1
Academic Achievement: English Advanced
Samuel Rapp-Jones
Third Place: Economics
Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Academic Achievement: English Advanced
Academic Achievement: Business Studies
Ruby Springthorpe
Equal First Place: Earth & Environmental Studies
Third Place: English Advanced
Academic Achievement: Biology
Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Timothy Stewart
First Place: Personal Development Health & Physical
Education
Second Place: Mathematics Extension 1
Second Place: Engineering Studies
Timothy also received Third Place for Mathematics for
Semester 1 2016 as part of his accelerated studies
Franklin Wright
Second Place: Economics
Equal Second Place: Mathematics
Academic Achievement: Chemistry
Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Three Award Recipients
Jorgia Burke
Third Place: Society & Culture
Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Academic Achievement: English Advanced
Darcy Castaldi
Third Place: Visual Arts
Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Academic Achievement: English Advanced
Sophie Dever
Second Place: Modern History
Academic Achievement: English Advanced
Academic Achievement: Biology
Hannah Downes
First Place: Economics
Equal First Place: Business Studies
Academic Achievement: Biology
Chloe Eather
First Place: Community & Family Studies
Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Academic Achievement: Personal Development Health
& Physical Education
Edmund Keogh
Second Place: Drama
Equal Third Place: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Academic Achievement: Economics
Hannah Lovell
Equal Second Place: Physics
Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Academic Achievement: Biology
Annalise Moylan
Equal First Place: Business Studies
Third Place: Modern History
Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Indira Stackhouse
First Place: English Studies
Equal First Place: Computer Applications
Equal First Place: Catholic Studies
Natalie Young
Second Place: Society & Culture
Academic Achievement: Studies of Religion 2 Unit
Academic Achievement: Mathematics General
The College also acknowledges all those students who have applied themselves fully,
but who were not award recipients.
Newcastle and Hunter
Combined Schools ANZAC
Service Incorporated
On Monday, 19 June the Lord Mayor of Newcastle,
Councillor Nuatali Nelmes invited committee members
of the Newcastle and Hunter Combined Schools
ANZAC Service Incorporated to a ‘Thank You
Afternoon Tea’ to recognise the 2017 Student Sub-
Committee and Drama students of Lambton High
School.
The 62nd Annual Newcastle Combined Schools ANZAC
Commemorative Event was proudly sponsored by
Newcastle Permanent Building Society and the Catholic
Schools Office Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.
Laura Kuras
Dr Michael Slattery (Director of Catholic Schools Office Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle)
Jasmine Sullivan
Knights of Cydonia by Muse performed by:
o Thomas Rodgers and Isabella Rendina (Vocals)
o Luke Callaway (Bass Guitar)
o Henry Silva (Electric Guitar)
o Solomon Rodrigues (Drums)
Helayna McCloy who performed
Second Hand White Baby Grand
from the hit TV show Smash.
Y e ar
Term 3
Year 12 HSC Trial Examinations
Week 3 Monday, 31 July until
Week 5 Wednesday, 16 August 2017
Y e a r
Term 3
Please refer to your Assessment Calendar for Term 3.
An IMPORTANT REMINDER if you have been
scheduled for Work Placement and you have a task in
the week of that Work Placement you MUST follow the
relevant assessment procedures. For example you
MUST fill out an Assessment Variation Application
Form which is available from Student Services or the
tray outside my office and take it to the relevant Studies
Coordinator at least a week before Work Placement so
that a determination can be made about the task. If this
procedure is not done you will receive zero for the task
if you are not present or have not handed a task in as
scheduled.
Also please remember that leave for holidays will not be
given if a task is scheduled especially during the Final
Preliminary Examinations.
Mrs Patricia Hales
Assistant Principal, Dean of Studies
Enrolment Form and Enrolment Payment Tax Form
are available on the
St Francis Xavier’s College Home Page
go to Quicklinks (shown at the bottom of the page)
click on Enrolment Application
When the Enrolment Form and Enrolment
Payment Tax Form are completed
please email to
or post to Enrolment Committee, St Francis
Xavier’s College, PO Box 300, Hamilton 2303
You may contact the College for an enrolment package to be mailed.
The College is extremely proud to have had the opportunity to welcome Gail Mabo,
daughter of Eddy Mabo to be the special guest speaker at our NAIDOC celebrations.
Gail, a gifted artist, dancer and speaker took time out of her busy agenda to be our guest
at our celebration of NAIDOC 2017. In her presentation to the College, she shared her
experiences of growing up as the daughter of Eddy Mabo and the tussles he and his
family faced in his struggle for Native Land Rights.
Gail spoke at length of the importance her father placed in gaining the right for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to access their land and how all Australians have a
responsibility to look after this land of ours. For Gail Mabo, her father's tireless fight has left her with a fierce pride. Gail
told us "With what Dad's done for indigenous Australia, they've now found their voice and that Mabo will be forever with
us if we keep him alive”. She stated, “I like to empower people,” and “Information is a fantastic tool,” and she urges us to
Google Mabo and ask questions, to make sure we know his story and the incredible contribution he made to the world.
Gail in her role as an Artist took the opportunity to
complete some Art Workshops with the Indigenous
students, where the students were encouraged to paint
some artworks that reflect their connection to the College
and the community at large. These Artworks will be used
in College celebrations throughout the year.
Gail also took the occasion to teach our Year 12 students some indigenous dances
that she was taught by her father when she was growing up.
The Studies of Religion students had the opportunity to talk with Gail
on the impact of the Mabo decision on Australian society.
Gail was able to answer the students’ insightful questions, providing them with valuable knowledge.
Gail concluded her visit by being the guest speaker at our NAIDOC assembly.
College Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Mabo Decision
On Monday, 5 June Laura Chapman and I attended the
live broadcast of Q&A at the ABC Studios in Ultimo.
We both submitted questions for the panel of politicians
and professors, and I was invited to ask my question
concerning the recent calls for pre-emptive detention
laws in Australia for use against suspected terrorists,
even without definitive evidence of Jihadist activity.
The question sparked a heated debate and the night was
definitely a memorable experience for the both of us.
Tallis Haydon
College St Vincent de Paul Society Winter
Appeal 2017
Late last term, the College St Vincent de Paul Society
group conducted an appeal for non-perishable food
items, warm clothes and blankets for people less
fortunate than us.
We would like to thank everyone who supported this
appeal. It was very successful and we were able to
donate 12 sizable cartons of food to the needy.
The clothes and blankets were donated to the St Vincent
de Paul Centre at Islington and the food items were
divided amongst the House of Hospitality at
Broadmeadow and the St Vincent de Paul Society
Conferences at Merewether Beach and Waratah. No
doubt, they all appreciated the generosity of our
students.
Br David
Last term St Francis Xavier's College entered a team in
the Diocesan Debating Competition at St Paul's High
School, Booragul. This is the second year that our
College has competed in this competition. Our team
consisted of Henry Maher, Lucy Lantz and Hannah
Hickey. These three represented the College with
distinction and maturity. Unfortunately we were not able
to progress to the final, however, the students had access
to the delicious hospitality of St Paul's Booragul and
were able to mix with other students from the diocese.
The Year 12
Construction class had
the opportunity to
develop and
demonstrate their
concreting skills
recently.
This practical
assessment task is
required to satisfy a
VET Unit of
Competency called
Concreting to Simple
Forms.
Year 12 Construction Class
From the Careers Desk
After the Trials are over there will be a number of
sessions running on:
Scholarships applications
Changes to UAC applications / preferences / offers/
and applying to universities
Early Entry or SRS
TAFE applications
First Aid
One more RSA!
Check out the School’s facilities, meet industry tutors,
and learn about the 2018 Diplomas and the Bachelor of
Arts Screen: Production. AFTRS, The Entertainment
Quarter, Moore Park, NSW 2021. Details:
http://www.aftrs.edu.au/events/aftrs-open-days
Internationally Educated has recently published an
article titled 'What is the Common Application' to better
assist students with US University application options.
Access this via:
http://www.internationallyeducated.com.au/single-
post/2017/07/04/What-is-the-Common-Application
Wednesday, 16 August 2017, 6pm – 9pm
215 Anzac Parade, Kensington
This free event is a great opportunity to meet NIDA’s
team of educators and find out more about the courses,
the application process and student life at NIDA.
https://www.open.nida.edu.au/young-people-courses
https://www.nida.edu.au/courses/open-day
Your positive community impact could help you get into
ACU, and if successful, you will receive an offer to
study at ACU as early as August, and benefit from
opportunities to enhance your leadership and
volunteering skills. How to apply at
http://www.acu.edu.au/early-achievers
Taronga Zoo's Work Experience program is for school
students who are interested in pursuing a career in zoo
keeping, animal care, and tourism/education or zoo
horticulture. One successful applicant per school is
considered and this excludes school and public holidays.
Careers Advisers and students are required to read and
sign the work experience package.
https://taronga.org.au/education/education-
sydney/school-work-experience-taronga-zoo
Mrs Julie McLoughlin Careers Coordinator
P: 02 4961 2863 F: 02 4961 2384 E: [email protected]
Early Achievers' Program
Applications Now Open
the TRIALS
12 August 2017
10am-3pm
US Universities and the Common Application
TARONGA ZOO
Work Experience 2018
Applications Open
9 October 2017
ABC Structured Work Experience
As the national public broadcaster, the ABC has
historically provided high quality training for the
television, radio, new media and digital services
industries. Industry and work experience has been an
important component of this training.
Information at:
http://www.abc.net.au/careers/cadetshipsandworkexperie
nce/workexperience.htm
Opportunities at:
http://careers.abc.net.au/caw/en/job/492363/work-
experience
Changes to Psychology 4+2 Pathway
The Psychology Board of Australia
has released revised guidelines for the
4+2 pathway to becoming a registered psychologist.
https://www.myhealthcareer.com.au/psychology/revised
-internship-program-guidelines
Three different pathways allow the individual to
complete the necessary period of supervised practice as
pathways to becoming a registered psychologist.
http://www.psychologyboard.gov.au/Registration/Provis
ional.aspx
2018
CQUniversity Sydney is offering a three-year
chiropractic degree. There is great demand for qualified
and registered chiropractors globally.
https://www.cqu.edu.au/courses/study-
areas/health/undergraduate/bachelor-of-science-
chiropractic
This will be a four-year program (or five years with
Masters) with majors in Medical Devices, Medical
Signal Analysis, Medical Computing, and Medical
Biomechanics.
This specialist professional engineering degree prepares
graduates for work in water engineering, coastal
engineering and catchment management, which are areas
of expertise expected to be in high demand based on
population growth forecasts and changes in hydrology
predicted for coastal areas of Australia. The degree is
offered on campus at Lismore. Pending university
approval. See scu.edu.au
Bachelor of
Chiropractic Science
Bachelor of
Medical Engineering
(Honours)
Engineering in
Coastal Systems
NSWCCC Hockey Championships
The NSWCCC Hockey
Championships were hosted by
SFX in Newcastle May 19-20. We
had a number of students
competing as part of the Boys’ and
Girls’ teams, as well as a number
of students who volunteered to
work the tech benches on the day.
Our Boys’ team displayed some
fantastic team play and skills level
as they competed throughout the
tournament. With many boys’
having picked up the hockey sticks
for the first time for this carnival.
Unfortunately, they were knocked
out of the finals due to their for-
and-against.
Our Girls’ showed some fierce
skill and endurance, only losing
one game throughout the
tournament and going down in the
Grand Final. All students
displayed incredible sportsmanship
on and off the fields, representing
our community with great pride.
A massive congratulations to Mr
Phil Oke for organising and
convening the day. Having done
such a great job for the second
year in a row, he has been asked to
host a trifecta with SFX hosting
the Championships again in 2018.
Also, thank you to our coaches
Mrs Amanda Corrigan and Mr
Casey Kirkup for coaching and
supporting the teams on the day.
Mrs Amanda Corrigan
Sports Coordinator
SFX
R E P O R T
R E P O R T
Regional Surfing Titles
The regional school surfing titles were held on Friday, 5
May at Dixon Park beach with Ruby Voyzey and
Montanah McCormack competing in the Open Girls’
section and Josh Morgan and Charlie Harrison
competing in the Open Boys’. Conditions, although
being small, were clean and highly contestable all day.
The girls’ combined to win the team event, with Ruby
finishing 4th in the individual placings. The boys’ surfed
well in their highly competitive division to finish 4th in
the teams and Josh finished 5th in the individuals.
All competitors are to be congratulated on their efforts.
Good luck to Ruby and Montanah who now progress to
the State Titles to be held in Port Macquarie mid-July.
A big thank you to Mr Justin Gordon who was not only
the SFX Team Manager but also organised and
convened the Regional Surf Titles Carnival.
Year 12 student, Pearcen Nicholson recently represented New South Wales
in the U/18 National Ice Hockey Championships which were held at Adelaide
Ice Arena.
Pearcen received the honour of being named Assistant Captain (Vice Captain)
of the team which performed extremely well going through the Preliminary
Round Robin games undefeated to ultimately take out the Gold Medal final
game against Western Australia 9-2.
Congratulations Pearcen!
Ruby
Voyzey
Montanah
McCormack
Joshua
Morgan
Charlie
Harrison
New South Wales
U/18 National
Ice Hockey Championships
NSWCCC Football
We are very proud of our seven students who competed in the NSWCCC Football Championships May 30-
31. Tess Symington, Belle Hewitt, Harrison Crook, Bonfils Rugaruza, Danilo O’Brien, Kane Treble
and Ayden Von Esson all trialled earlier this year in April and were successful in being selected as part of
the Maitland-Newcastle Team.
They all played incredibly well on the day against Catholic Dioceses in the State, with the Girls Diocesan
Team placing third overall throughout the carnival.
NSWCCC Basketball
The College would like to congratulate Jacob Foy on his selection and participation in the NSWCCC
State Basketball Team, along with Ethan Dawber who was selected in the NSWCCC team, however,
was unable to play due to injury.
Jacob has proven himself as a highly talented Basketballer, displaying great skill and sportsmanship
on the court whilst playing on June 5 at the State Carnival. Jacob’s next representative Basketball
venture will be representing the College as part of the Open Boys’ Team at the NSWCCC Basketball
Championships June 19-20.
We wish Jacob and Ethan all the best in their future sporting endeavours.
L to R: Harrison Crook, Bonfils Rugaruza, Danilo O’Brien,
Kane Treble, Ayden Von Esson
Annabella Hewitt and
Tess Symington
Jacob Foy
Ethan Dawber
NSWCCC Tennis Championships
On Monday, 5 June we had eight very talented students compete at the NSWCCC Tennis Championships
in Bathurst. For the first time in several years, SFX sent a Boys’ and Girls’ team away for this tournament
to compete in both singles and doubles matches against schools from throughout the state. The students
competed incredibly well in minus two degrees weather and received State Rankings for the efforts.
The teams consisted of:
We, at the College, are very proud of these students for representing our College at this level.
Keith Moody
Michael Kelly
Rory Walker
Mason Pippen
Imogen Mahony
Madeline Norton
Laura Slatter
Jedssica Rogers
Student Services
Hours: 8:00 am until 3:10 pm
Telephone: 4961 2110
Email [email protected]
All student related phone calls can be made directly to the Student Services. If the phone
is unattended please leave a message.
St Francis Xavier's College
Phone Number: 02 4961 2863
Facsimile Number: 02 4961 2384
Student Service Phone Number: 02 4961 2110
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: www.hamilton.catholic.edu.au
Girls’ Diocesan Football-Knockout Tournament
The Girls’ Maitland-Newcastle Diocesan Football Knockout Carnival was held on Thursday, 15 June
at Victoria Park, Muswellbrook, kindly hosted by St Joseph’s Aberdeen.
Our SFX Girls’ had an incredibly successful day, progressing through the tournament undefeated. The
girls displayed some magnificent Football skills, and with only one training session under their belts,
quickly came together as a team to make formidable opponents. They only conceded one goal all day,
thanks to our goalkeeper Eloise Franks, along with the cool and calm direction of their Captain Chloe
Kapalos.
The girls played three matches, winning 1-0 against St Mary’s Maitland, 9-0 against St Paul’s
Booragul and winning their Grand Final against St Peter’s Maitland 2-1 in extra time. The girls’ will
now progress through to round two within the NSWCCC Knockout Tournament against Gosford from
the Broken Bay Diocese.
The coaching team is incredibly proud of the way they played and conducted themselves on the field
as they represented our College.
A big thank you to Mrs Amanda Corrigan and Ms Amanda Calvi for coaching & managing the girls’,
as well as our bus driver Mr Alex Lojszczyk for safely getting us to the fields and being our team
photographer for the day.
NSWCCC Touch Football
A very successful tournament for our Girls Diocesan team resulting in the selection of Maya Stewart to
progress through as part of the NSWCCC Touch Team.
Maya, making the return from a significant injury sustained whilst playing Touch Football last year at the All
Schools Touch Carnival, showed that her commitment and level of skill was as good as ever. Maya is now
balancing her training regime with HSC commitments and looking forward to the next stage of her sporting
career. We wish Maya all the best with the next level of the competition.
We are very proud of all our students for making it this far and representing the College.
Upcoming Sport Events
There are some Representative Sport opportunities for NSWCCC and Diocesan Sport:
Rugby Union XV Gala Day (July 21)
Diocesan Netball Carnival (July 27)
NSWCCC Netball Championships (August 15)
Diocesan Athletics Carnival (August 17)
Diocesan Golf Tournament (Date TBA)
NSWCCC Athletics Championships (September 15)
SFX Surf Carnival (Date: TBA)
Dakota Haines
Jessica Wilson
Erin Cullen
Maya Stewart
Phoebe Maguire
A huge congratulations to Dakota Haines,
Maya Stewart, Erin Cullen, Jess Wilson
and Phoebe Maguire who competed as
part of the Maitland-Newcastle Touch
Football Team on June 22-23 in Dubbo.
From the Finance Office
REMINDER
Term 3 statement was issued on 20
July. Statements were emailed
with the following subject ‘St
Francis Xavier’s College Term 3
Fee Statement’, sender details:
Please ensure emails from the
College do not go directly to your
spam account. It is your
responsibility to ensure you
receive the statement. If you have
not received an email please
contact the Finance Office
immediately.
Payment is due on 9 August
2017. However, if you are making
regular payments by direct debit or
BPAY the statement is for your
information, but please note
accounts must be finalised no
later than end of Term 4, 15
December for Year 11 students
and end of Term 3, 22
September for Year 12 students.
If you are making regular
instalments a calculator has been
provided St Francis Xavier's
College Fee calculator to enable
you to check your payments will
finalise your account by the
required date. Alternatively please
contact the Finance Office to assist
you in calculating a weekly,
fortnightly or monthly payment or
if you have not yet finalised your
Term 2 account.
Diocesan Pastoral Contribution Please return the letter indicating your decision regarding the voluntary
contribution. This item is notarised on your statement BUT IS NOT included
in the amount owing.
Paid ($)
Amount owing 939.36
Voluntary Contribution 50.00
Total including Voluntary Contribution 989.36
If you have elected to contribute please return the letter which was sent on 7
February to ensure voluntary contributions are correctly recorded. In the
absence of a letter confirming this we are unable to determine whether
payments made include the contribution and payments received will be
credited to your fees.
Method of Payment Options
QKR is available for payment of College
fees, excursions and sport payments.
Details are available on our website St Francis Xavier's
College website. Please take the time to read
the information and download the App as this provides
a secure method of paying for excursions, activities and fees.
Advance Notice for Year 12 Graduation.
Ticket purchases will only be available on QKR.
We will NOT be accepting cash, EFTPOS payments or cheques.
College fee payments can be made by BPAY, the
Biller Code and Reference Number can be found
on your statement.
Credit Card / EFTPOS: The College
accepts Mastercard or Visa only. Please be
aware that if you are paying by credit card you
can email, fax, post or telephone your credit
card details to the College. An authorisation slip
is provided at the bottom of your statement each term.
In Person: Parents are welcome to pay directly at the Finance Office
between 8:30am and 3pm. Students can only pay before the start of school and
in their lunch and recess breaks.
Direct Debit: Please contact the Finance Office.
Finance Office Hours
8:30 am to 3:00 pm – Monday to Friday
College Fees
Receipts will be
