Merici College Chinese New Year Celebration （Merici女(nǚ)子(zǐ)高(gāo)中(zhōng)春(chūn)节(jié)庆(qìng)祝(zhù)活(huó)动(d)）

Welcome to 2019 and a very happy year of the Pig. Chinese New Year falls on 5 February 2019 and Chinese communities around the world celebrate this very important festival with their families and friends.

Merici College is going to celebrate this important festival through three activities:

On Tuesday, 5 February 2019 Merici College welcomed current and past students, parents, Jacqui Keighery, Merici College Board Chair, Minister Elizabeth Lee, ACT Legislative Assembly Assistant Speaker, Shadow Minister for Education, Shadow Minister for Disability, Shadow Minister for the Environment and member for Kurrajong, Margaret Cicolini, Catholic Education representative and Merici parent, Fr Emil Milat and Fr Josh Scott to the Opening School Assembly.

We look forward to welcoming you to Merici College for Year 7 2019 as we celebrate our 60th anniversary. Please find below information that we hope will help with your transition into Merici life.

FIRST DAY

We would like to welcome all students to the 2019 school year, in particular our Year 7s and new students. We hope that you settle into Merici life well and please do not hesitate to stop us or any other student or staff member in the corridor or on the playground if you are feeling overwhelmed or unsure about something. Remember, we are here to help. We also have a great Transitions team this year who are committed to helping you with a smooth and happy transition.

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
 

Proxime Accessit  
Runner up to the Dux is Tahlia Rajic

We congratulate the following students who received an award at the 2018 BSSS Recognition of Excellence Ceremony today, Tuesday 18 December.  The BSSS Recognition of Excellence Ceremony is a prestigious award ceremony with awards given in five categories: Community Services, Vocational Studies, Performing/Visual Arts, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students and Academic Achievement.  We congratulate:

Hannah Mason -  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award

Tennyson Wheeler - Vocational Studies Award

Maddison Green - Community Services Award

Dear Parents, Carers and the Merici College Community