Careers The New Year has brought a wonderful new space for Careers at St John’s, which is now located at the top of the stairs in Retreat House. This year, we have approximately 30 students studying Vocational Educational and Training (VET) programs, which assist students to become ‘job ready’ thereby increasing their employment prospects. They … Read more
Welcome to the 2019 school year. A special welcome to all the families who are new to the Senior School. I am so excited about the year ahead; a year that will be filled with memorable moments, hard work and lots to celebrate. We began our year by welcoming back our 2018 Top Guns, to … Read more
Hello St John’s! Today I took ill-judged steps to consult the internet for some pithy ‘education quotes’ with which to begin this article. I’m surprised to report that some interesting things actually came up; notwithstanding Benjamin Franklin’s views that education is an ‘investment in knowledge [which] pays the best interest’ and Nelson Mandela’s understandable view … Read more
Welcome to 2019. We have an exciting year ahead at St John’s and I believe one of the key reasons for this excitement, is due to the developments we have planned for wellbeing. Wednesday 13 February (Week 3) will see the launch of our very own Whole School Wellbeing Framework. This framework has been developed … Read more
Dear Parents I trust that all of our families have enjoyed a great summer break and our young stars have had time to recharge, set some new plans and start 2019 with optimism and excitement. We most certainly have. There has been a ton of work done at all of the campuses over the holiday … Read more
Welcome all families, new and returning, to our Middle School year for 2019! The atmosphere this week – created by the lead-in of days of work and collaboration by staff – the support of families in helping to prepare your children for the school year and then, critically, what the students bring, has been so … Read more
“Our Wellbeing provides our WINGS TO SOAR.” Wellbeing is our ability to feel good and function well. It is what provides us with the resilience to navigate the natural highs and lows we all experience in our lives while enabling us to cognitively, emotionally, socially, spiritually, and physically flourish. We see the development of healthy … Read more
St John’s Grammar School Anniversary Assembly 9am, Wednesday 5 September On Wednesday 5 September, all staff and students from Reception to Year 12 will come together to celebrate both the 60th Anniversary of the St John’s Grammar Junior School and the 20th Anniversary of the St John’s Grammar Secondary Campus. The whole School community is … Read more
Welcome to the second half of the 2018 Middle School year. As always, I trust that your family have been able to be together over the break and that your child has been able to rest and explore other interests as well as reenergise in preparation for what lies ahead. Again, last semester would have … Read more