Announcements

Earth Hour @ Merici

Earth Hour for Schools was held at Merici College on Friday 24 March. We were very pleased to welcome Minister Shane Rattenbury who joined with students and staff to make a "hand print" pledge to reduce their energy consumption. Minister Rattenbury also visited our kitchen garden and spoke to our Sustainabilty at Merici team about sustainability initiatives and strategies currently in place at the College. In the afternoon, all students and staff "flicked the switch" lights off.

Open Day

Submitted by mericiadmin on March 22, 2017 - 1:12pm

We're excited to announce our new Open Day website. For up-to-date information on our Open Day, access to online registration for Be a Merici Girl days and Information Nights, online bookings for our Bridge Restaurant and much more. Visit the site today!

National Ride to School Day Breakfast

Merici celebrated National Ride to School Day this morning. Students and staff who rode or walked to school were treated to a free and healthy breakfast courtesy of our lovely canteen staff and sustainability volunteers.

ACT Head of the Lake Rowing Regatta for schools

Submitted by mericiadmin on March 15, 2017 - 11:06am

Congratulations to Alexander Moylan (Year 11) who raced in the ACT Head of the Lake Rowing Regatta for schools on Saturday 11 March. Alexander beat a full field of scullers from other ACT schools to win the Year 11 and 12 Schoolgirls Single Sculling racing She has been training all year on Lake Burley Griffin and will finish off her season by racing at the NSW Grade Championships next month on the Sydney Olympic course. We wish Alexander all the best in her future endeavours.

Caitlin Manning Music Performance

Submitted by mericiadmin on March 14, 2017 - 2:30pm

We would like to congratulate Caitlin Manning (Year 12 student) who performed solo piano at the Albert Hall on Thursday 9 March in the Rising Stars concert, featuring upcoming performers studying music at the ANU school of Music.

Merici Weekly Green Tip #5

Submitted by mericiadmin on March 14, 2017 - 10:51am

Here is our green tip for the week:

Interested in growing produce but don’t have the right space or skills?

Canberra Organic Growers Society (COGS) operates 12 community gardens in Canberra and has lots of resources, tips and events for budding gardeners.

Find out more at www.cogs.asn.au or www.facebook.com/COGSdotasndotau

Bec DeCourcy

Sustainability Officer

Merici Year 7/8 Softtball team awarded ACT Schools Champions

Submitted by mericiadmin on March 10, 2017 - 12:41pm

Like all great sporting stories, the Merici 7/8 Softball win in the ACT Schools Carnival began with the odds stacked squarely against it…

A month out from the tournament we didn’t even have enough players, so the girls were told they had some work to do if they wanted to compete in the carnival. Undeterred, the girls just got to work organising themselves, gathering in more players, showing up to every training and working hard to make sure they could field a team. And a little seed was planted.

2017 International Women's Day Dinner

Submitted by mericiadmin on March 10, 2017 - 11:26am

International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Celebrated on March 8, the day marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. The theme for this year was #BeBoldForChange and to support this special occasion, Merici College held a dinner on Thursday 9 March in the restaurant.

GRADUATING CLASS OF 2016 DESTINATIONS REPORT

Submitted by mericiadmin on March 8, 2017 - 12:23pm

Where our students are going…..

This report was focussed on the Year 12 Graduating Class of 2016 cohort. The data was obtained from a Destinations Survey sent out to all students in mid-late January, after the main round offers for university placement.

The student survey related to:

Plans for 2017 - categorised into further study, full time employment and a Gap year
Plans for 2018-if they were taking a Gap year
Type of study
Institution of study

Destinations

Balgo House Charity

Submitted by mericiadmin on March 8, 2017 - 10:28am

In 2016 Balgo House started a partnership with the Mercy Works organisation. Mercy Works support long term development projects, where the needs of people who are denied access to basic resources like education and health care are urgent, in Australia and the South-East Asia Pacific. In their House Week 2016, students of Balgo House committed themselves to fundraising for the Mercy Works, where all donations went to a preschool on Bathurst Island.