Student Achievement

We would like to acknowledge the wonderful contribution made by students which, in no small part, contributed to the success of our Open Day, Be Merici Girl Days and Talk and Tours. Over 300 students participated in these activities. The students were all wonderful ambassadors for our school and we have received excellent feedback from all our visitors on your exceptional skills in conducting school tours, participating in Science, Mathematics, Food Technology, Art and Textiles classroom activities, presenting dance, music, vocal and drama information.

Congratulations to our Year 11 students who received awards on Monday 8 April for their Year 10 2023 IB Personal Project academic results. Certificates were provided to schools by IB Schools Australasia to recognise the achievements in the Middle Years programme. IB Schools Australasia is a professional network that is formally recognised by the IB to provide support in our region. Award included:

1. Certificates of Merit awarded to students who achieved a score of 7 in one or more subject

Congratulations to everyone who competed at the Swimming Carnival​. At our Whole School Assembly yesterday, we were very excited to announce the age group winners and runners up, as well as our Merici Marlin winner ​and record breakers​.

12 Y and under: Winner: Isabella Clark, Runner Up: Koa Marsden

13 Y: Winner: Layla Bryers, Runner Up: Emily Males

14 Y: Winner: Ada Ciaccia. Runner Up: Amelia Smith

15 Y: Winner: Tara Holmes, Runner Up: Milana Sadler-Pather

16 Y: Winner: Jorja Langi, Runner Up: Amelia Miller

Congratulations to the graduating class of 2023

Merici College congratulates every student on their personal and academic achievements for 2023. These have been acknowledged at the College’s Graduation and Awards Ceremony. Here is a proud snapshot of the Class of 2023 and a glimpse of the contribution Merici students will make to our local and global community in the future.

As a part of Year 12 Graduation traditions, we present to a graduating cohort The Dux and Runner-up awards to the highest performing students based on their ATAR.

In previous years, we presented these awards at our Year 12 Graduation Dinner but as IB Diploma results are not released until January, we now begin a new tradition of announcing the winners at our Opening Mass in the following year.

Welcome all to the commencement of the 2024 school year. I hope that you had a very happy and safe Christmas and New Year holiday season. I also trust that all are ready for:

The ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies (BSSS) Recognition of Excellence Ceremony is a prestigious award ceremony. Awards are given in five categories: Community Services, Vocational Studies, Academic Excellence, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Academic Achievement. These awards were presented at the Canberra Theatre on Monday 11 December. 

We would like to congratulate the recipients receiving the following awards and commend them for their exceptional dedication to their studies.

Merici offers a range of Vocational Education and Training (VET) subjects at the College and also provides and supports opportunities to attend outside training facilities, such as CIT and other private training providers.

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The pre-pandemic vibe of the Merici Science Department started to return in 2023, as events returned to face to face and more external science activities opened up for our students.

We welcomed St. Joesph and St. Thomas Mores Primary Schools to the College for Big Sister Science Days with our Year 9 students. This gave the primary school students an authentic experience; to conduct experiments in a laboratory using a range of equipment and explore sustainability all under the guidance of the older students, who got to share their science and teaching skills.