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Congratulations to our Year 11 students who received awards on Monday 8 April for their Year 10 2023 IB Personal...
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Congratulations to everyone who competed at the Swimming Carnival​.
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The Masterplan will commence with Stage 0 this year and continue with Stage 1 planning.
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Parent-Teacher-Student interviews will be held in Term 2 online via Microsoft Teams on Monday 29 April (2:...

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The Bridge Restaurant will be open on Wednesday 8 May from 6:00pm. Please email...

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Dear Community,

I am very pleased to invite all members of our community, past and present students, staff and friends...

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Sincere thanks to all our community for supporting our Gift of Life Walk this morning.
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Welcome to all our new families to Merici College!
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As the holidays approach, it is timely to think about what you can do to travel more sustainably.
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Merici College Green Tip #3 - Oceans, Sea Life and Plastics

Following on from Merici College being awarded the ACT Sustainable School of the Year, I was asked to launch a children's book on the weekend. 

This week's tip is based on the information I presented at the launch on ocean's, sea life and plastics.  I was also asked to speak about what we are doing here at Merici and the room erupted into applause at the conclusion.  People spoke to me afterwards and are impressed with what we do here!

Academic Awards Ceremony

On Monday 2 March, the Merici College school community celebrated the academic achievements of students in Semester 2, 2019 with over 190 students receiving awards that highlight their effort and joy of learning.

Mrs Wholley welcomed all parents, carers and students to the ceremony and expressed her thanks and pride to all the students on their amazing achievements, “As students at Merici you are called to be young women who build futures on solid foundation that allow you to thrive in an every changing world.

Merici College Green Tip #2 - Are you making common recycling mistakes?

With our focus on waste in Term 1, it is timely that we check that we are recycling to maximise the volume of material that is diverted from landfill.

Read on to avoid common recycling mistakes at home and school.

Research indicates that people in the ACT are 'overconfident' in their recycling knowledge.

Listed below are 7 of the most common recycling mistakes. Take a look to see whether your recycling habits may actually be doing more harm than good.

Year 7 Aspiring to Achieve Parent Workshops

On Tuesday 18 February we welcomed parents and students from Year 7 to our Aspiring to Achieve workshops. The workshops are aimed at supporting our families to a successful transition into high school at Merici. The evening commenced with a presentation by Coastlife Adventures regarding the upcoming Year 7 Camp. This was followed by a rotation of three key sessions covering:

2020 Opening School Mass #BuildingFutures

The Merici College school community welcomed parents, friends and representatives from our Colleges, Primary schools and Catholic Education at their Opening School Mass on Tuesday 18 February. The Mass was celebrated by Principal Celebrant Fr Josh Scott with Fr Emil Milat who assisted him. We also extended a special welcome to the Sisters of the Orders who were instrumental as the founding Orders of the College.