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• Giving Day – amazing community involvement
• Athlete Management Program
• Life of Insects

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, Giving Day raised over $660,000 in support of the Scholarship Fund and PERFORM. We are deeply grateful to everyone who helped make the day such a success. Parents, Old Boys, staff, grandparents, students and friends of the School came together to create a collective impact that will be felt for generations to come. The funds raised will help ensure a Christ Church education remains accessible to boys who might not otherwise be able to attend the School and support the development of PERFORM, a cultural centre that will expand opportunities in wellbeing, personal development, music and theatre. While Giving Day may be over, the opportunity to support these initiatives remains. If you have not yet made a contribution and would like to before the end of the week, donations are still welcome. Donate here. Thank you for helping show what can be achieved when our community comes together. Read more here.

I’m proud to announce the launch of the Athlete Management Program – the School’s next evolution in developing student athletes. Our School has a proud tradition of sporting excellence, with students regularly competing at State, National, and International levels across a diverse range of sports. From major school competitions to representative pathways, Christ Church students consistently rank among Western Australia’s top performers. The Program is split into two pathways. The Years 7 to 9 pathway is broad, inclusive, and accessible to all students, with a focus on developing the foundations of high-performance, habits, and understandings. The Years 10 to 12 pathway becomes specialised, providing individualised, targeted support to students who are already competing at a high representative level. High-level sport brings significant demands, and it is essential that we make sure our student athletes are able to pursue their sporting aspirations while also being supported in their academic and co-curricular pursuits. We’re excited to run a pilot program in Term 3. Find more details here.

Midnite Youth Theatre Company’s Years 7 to 9 production, Life of Insects, opened at the Subiaco Arts Centre last night. The cast and Midnite team have put in an enormous amount of effort, and it was a pleasure to see their work come together so successfully on stage. Tickets are still available, and I encourage you to go along and support the students. See a short preview of the show here. Click here for tickets. Sunday afternoon sees the Midnite UK Tour Launch, an exciting opportunity for students to travel overseas to perform and immerse themselves in the Creative Arts. Read more here.

Alan Jones
Principal

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• A busy finish to the term
• House Arts Grand Final
• Living our School Values
• End of term attendance

There is plenty happening over the next few weeks to finish out the term. Year 9 camps at Kooringal, Wolsey OQD, Camelot Jazz Night, Rock at the Rosemount, PSA sporting fixtures, SIA trips to Looma and Tambellup and the Year 11 Dance, to name just a few. Best of luck to all students, and thank you to all the staff involved in these events.

This morning sees the House Arts Competition Grand Final, with points going towards the Beatty Cup. I hope the students have enjoyed this time to participate in activities and represent their House, whether it is in Chess, Public Speaking, eSports, Spelling Bee, Jigsaw puzzles, or just supporting their House as members of the audience. The House Arts Cup will be awarded in the coming weeks.

This weekend, we play our local rivals Scotch at home. As always, we would love to see the blue and gold around the grounds supporting the boys. Supporters’ gear, including some nice warm scarves, beanies and hoodies, will be available for purchase from Mount Claremont on Friday and Saturday.

There has been reflection at a pastoral level regarding recent racial hatred and homophobic slurs in the professional AFL domain. The way our students converse with each other, both in person and online, always needs to be aligned with our School Values and tomorrow morning during tutorial, we will be educating your son further in this important area. It would be great if you could please follow up with your son about what was discussed and reiterate your alignment. I also want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support with the improved presentation standards we have seen lately, particularly with regard to the school blazer being worn to and from school.

As we move closer to the end of term and the upcoming three-week break, we would like to remind families that while there are times when students must be absent for important reasons (such as bereavement or illness), we strongly encourage parents to avoid taking their sons out of school during term time. Such absences can significantly disrupt the continuity of teaching, learning, and assessment. In the case of a planned extended absence, we appreciate the advance notice through contact with your son’s Head of House. This will enable appropriate planning and clarity around missed assessments and classroom work.

Upcoming Senior School Events

• Midnite Life of Insects – Wednesday 10 June to Saturday 13 June – Tickets here
• PSA Sport versus Scotch – Friday 12 and Saturday 13 June
• Yr 9.2 Hill Camp – Saturday 13 to Thursday 21 June
• Athlete Management Program (Year 7 to 9) info evening – Thursday 18 June, 5.30pm – RSVP here
• Jazz at Camelot – Friday 19 June, 6.30pm – Tickets here
• PSA Sport v Wesley – Friday 19 and Saturday 20 June
• Year 11 Dance – Saturday 20 June
• Rock at the Rosemount – Sunday 21 June, 12.00pm
• Yr 9.3 Jupp Camp – Sunday 21 June to Friday 26 June
• Daniel Principe Community Presentation – Wednesday 24 June, 6.00pm – RSVP here
• PSA Sport v Aquinas (1st Teams Only) – Thursday 25 June
• Year 12 Father/Friend and Son Breakfast – Friday 26 June, 7.00am
• End of Term 2 – Friday 26 June, 12.45pm

Jamie Foster
Deputy Principal/Head of Senior School

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• Understanding your son’s progress
• The value of school sport
• ICAS registration reminder

Academic reporting is an important component of your son’s educational journey. Semester reports provide families with achievement, measured against the curriculum, and insights into your son’s learning dispositions and effort applied in each Learning Area. As a school, we aim to provide parents with continuous feedback regarding your son’s social, emotional and academic progress. Parent Teacher Interviews, commencing in Week 9, are an opportunity to provide feedback on learning progress and specific goals for your son to work towards. Open Classrooms provide families with insights into the learning taking place within the classroom and allow students the opportunity to share their rich learning experiences with the parents or guardians. With the Year 6 Open Classrooms taking place this Friday, Parent Teacher Interviews commencing next week, and teachers currently preparing the Semester 1 Academic Reports, we hope that families will gain clear insights into how your son is progressing this year.

Participation in school sport is an important part of a boy’s development, with benefits that extend well beyond the playing field. Within the Junior Primary School Sports Association (JPSSA) competition, students are challenged in a respected environment while developing values such as teamwork, courage, integrity, respect and humility. Through training and games, they build resilience, discipline and confidence, while also strengthening their sense of responsibility to teammates and school. Regular involvement in sport supports physical wellbeing and helps them stay engaged, focused and connected to their learning. JPSSA sport also promotes school pride, friendship and belonging, reinforcing that how they compete is just as important as the result. It is encouraging to see students embrace these opportunities, represent the School with character and experience the many benefits of full involvement in sport.

A final reminder to parents for the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) assessments for 2026 which will be taking place during Term 3, commencing in Week 3. The ICAS assessments are designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Writing, Mathematics, Science, Spelling and Digital Technologies. The assessments are suitable for students wishing to extend themselves academically and take up the personal challenge of competing in an international assessment. All ICAS assessments will be online and are available for students from Years 2 to 6. For information regarding registration, sitting dates and the purchasing of practice papers, please click here.

Congratulations to our BGM Awards winners!

Dr. Steven Males
Head of Preparatory School