Term Dates for 2019
Please note the school dates for 2019 below:
Term 1 First Day Years 7, 11, 12 and new students: Monday 4 February-Friday 12 April
First Day Years 8, 9 and 10 students: Tuesday 5 February-Friday 12 April
Term 2 Monday 29 April - Friday 5 July
Term 3 Monday 22 July - Friday 27 September
Term 4 Monday 14 October - Friday 13 December (students), Thursday 19 December (staff)
We wish to our pass on our congratulations and Best Wishes to all our Graduands for 2018.
112 students received their Year 12 ACT Senior Secondary Certificate. 97 students completed a Tertiary Package and received an ATAR. 15 students completed Accredited Packages, which included Vocational qualifications.
Merici College Dux
Highest Achieving Year 12 student at Merici College who completed a Tertiary Package Lauren Paterson
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Runner up to the Dux is Tahlia Rajic
At this time of year Christmas is front of mind. It is also a time of excessive waste and increased environmental impact. In fact Australians generate 30% more waste at this time of year.
To reduce waste you may wish to consider:
Dear Parents, Carers and the Merici College Community
As the term and year draw to a close, may I remind you that there is a Terracyle pen recycling box in the iC near the photocopier.
TerraCycle, one of the fastest growing green companies in the world and has found a way to recycle, up-cycle, re-use, or otherwise transform many items that can't go into mainstream recycling and therefore end up in landfill.
TerraCycle has created a zero waste solution for pens, pencils and markers. Use this box to recycle pens and pen caps, mechanical pencils, markers and marker caps, permanent markers, and permanent marker caps.
CASE Space School at NASA is currently providing 27 girls from Canberra with an unforgettable STEM experience as 293 students from 44 girls’ schools across the country are enjoying their Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia trip, in partnership with Actura.
Welcome to this week’s sustainability news......
The new benches in the quadrangle have been completed and they look fabulous!
Even more exciting is that fact that it is made from Ekodeck Plus, a timber substitute which is a composite of reclaimed timber and bamboo and High Density Polyethylene (HDPE).
You may also be interested to learn that in addition to decking made up of Ekodeck Plus, the natural timber trim is reclaimed timber from the spectator seats of the indoor pool at the AIS, which was completed stripped out. A great example of re-purposing.
Congratulations to our Year 10 students who celebrated their academic achievements and the end of Year 10 on Thursday 6 December at a special ceremony. As our Year 10 students prepare to embark on their next stage of their educational journey, the College would like to thank them, recognising their sucesses, both academically and more broadly, their contributions to many aspects of the life and community of Merici College.
We would also like to congratulate the following students who received scholarships and special awards:
Congratulations to our Year 12 students on their graduation and academic achievements. We would like to thank the students for their valuable contribution to the life of Merici College and we pray that God richly blesses them as you continue your journey through life.
