Student Achievement

This month we received the official results for the 2021 Year 10 Middle Years Programme Personal Project. This is a ‘passion project’ where students selected an area of interest to create a product or outcome and document their learning journey in achieving the outcome. We are pleased to announce that we had 6 students achieve the highest MYP Grade that can be awarded which is a ‘7’.

Congratulations to the following students:

Catalyst in practice

Merici College has been participating in Catalyst in 2021 as part of the System’s 56 Schools.

Renee Taylor, Deputy Principal Teaching and Learning says the College was excited by Catalyst’s “Strong focus on teacher pedagogy to improve literacy and numeracy in our students, particularly around the bold goals,” and its system-wide approach which opens the door to increased collaboration between schools as well as primary and secondary teachers.

Congratulations to Year 12 students Elizabeth Ween and Freya Spring who have been accepted into the ACT Government’s Youth Advisory Council. Made up of 15 members, the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) provides young people aged between 12 and 25 years with an opportunity to take a leading role in participation and consultation activities on issues that affect their lives; raise awareness of the aspirations, needs and concerns of young people within government and the community; and facilitate interaction between young people, the ACT Government and the wider community.

On Thursday 27 January 2022, IB DP students, their families and staff attended a very special IB DP Award Ceremony in celebration of the academic achievements of our IB DP students.

Preashika Dhakal, Isabel Frugtniet. Jia Li Norris and Gabrielle Reynolds are Merici College’s first cohort to complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at Merici.

Congratulations to our Year 12 Class of 2021 for their exceptional academic achievements. Four students successfully completed the IB Diploma Programme. All four of these students attained an ATAR well above the Australasian average.69 students received their Year 12 ACT Senior Secondary Certificate. 47students completed a Tertiary Package and received an ATAR. 22 students completed Accredited Packages, which included Vocational qualifications.Our highest ATAR was 99.10. Our median ATAR was 79.3 and our average ATAR was 78.64. 20% students received an ATAR of 90 or higher.

Welcome all to the commencement of the 2022 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:

Merici College Celebrates Their First International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Results

Authorised to deliver the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) starting in 2020, the 2021 Merici College graduating cohort is the first to make history as the first Diploma Programme students at the college.

Welcome new and returning Merici staff, sisters and members of the community to the year of 2022. What an eventful year 2021 was, and as your Captains, we could not be more excited and grateful to lead you into this new year. Hopefully, the Year 7s of 2022 will not have to experience the challenge of online learning... fingers crossed, don’t want to jinx things! Lockdown has provided some immensely complex challenges for us all and we recognise the profound impact it has had on the community, which is why we encourage all year groups to not hesitate to contact us at any time.

This year has seen Canberra wake up to COVID lockdown with schools across the ACT sit virtually empty and businesses brace for a huge economic impact.

Ground Hog Day – We’ve been here before.

With the postponing of the AST until Term 4, and the uncertainty about assessment and BSSS requirements, with their lack of interaction with staff and friends, I really can't put into words how disruptive this year has been for students in Year 12.