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The change of Federal government last weekend should, we hope, see commitments to Education funding honoured that were made by the outgoing government. Before the election, the Coalition promised that funding would be guaranteed for four years – as outlined by the Gonski recommendations. However, at this point in time, schools like ours are unsure exactly what that means, what the quantum of dollars will be, and what aspects of our current funding might change. We are cautiously optimistic that school funding will cease to be a political hobbyhorse for the immediate future.
I received notice this week that the NAPLAN results will be delayed. The following media release from ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority) accompanied the letter I received from the NSW Board of Studies:
“On Thursday 5 September ACARA identified an error in the placement of the national average markers on the Years 5 and 7 NAPLAN Student Reports for Language Conventions. Importantly the NAPLAN student data is correct.
ACARA made the immediate decision to halt any further packaging and distribution of NAPLAN reports while options regarding the distribution of correct NAPLAN Student Reports were considered.
ACARA is working closely with Test Administration Authorities (TAAs) in every state and territory to ensure correct reports are distributed.
This matter may result in the delay of the distribution of student reports, possibly to the week of 13 October, however ACARA and TAAs will seek to minimise the delay.”
We hope to be able to distribute NAPLAN results to parents in the week beginning Monday, 14 October. As soon as we are allowed to release the results, they will be sent home.
Next week is the last week of normal school for our Year 12 students. It will be a week both of celebration and nostalgia. The Primary School’s EYE Festival will also run during the week, so there will be much happening around the campus. Parents and friends are welcome to attend the various performances, or the Valedictory Assembly that will be held next Thursday at 11.30am in the Branson Centre.
This morning the remaining 349 bricks from our Buy a Brick campaign were affixed to a wall in the Branson Centre. I am sure finding one’s name will be a source of excitement for children when they next use the centre. Bricks remain on sale, so if you would like to have your name, your child’s or your company’s name added to the wall, order forms are available on the College website and at College Reception. Thank you to the hundreds of sponsors who have supported this campaign to date.
from the principal
chaplain’s chat
Alan BallPrincipal
Congratulations this week to:
The Junior Primary Boys Relay team – Michael Spinoglio (4), Harry Ward (3), • Zachary Hart (5), Aydin Yumru (4) who won a silver medal at the CIS State Athletics championships in Sydney this week. They have now qualified to compete in the PSSA championships in October.Alanah Beard (10), who has been selected in the Australian U15 and U17 Mixed • Touch Football teams. She will compete in the Oceanic Cup in Fiji next weekAshley Van Den Boogaard (12), who has been selected in the NSW Open Girls Rugby • Sevens team to compete in the national championships in October
Year 6 students show off their named brick
With the last week approaching for our current Year 12 students I have been working on the liturgy for the commissioning of new leaders service, which has led me to think about Leadership.
What is required to be a good leader and how does a good leader inspire others? What are the characteristics in each of us that make an inspirational person? Perhaps you are a leader like Mahatma Gandhi or a dreamer like Albert Einstein, a fighter like Joan of Arc or a helper like Mother Theresa or perhaps you are a student at Bishop Druitt College.
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from the head of secondaryThank you to the Secondary school for supporting RUOK? Day yesterday. We raised $700 for the R U OK? Foundation from the mufti day. A huge thank you to our College Captain Vienna Schoeffel for her enthusiasm and drive to make it happen. A student gave the following story to me and I would like to share it with you.
For the purpose of anonymity, I shall give the girl an alias of “Emily”.
I’ve known Emily for quite a while. She’s a friend of a friend, and I’ve never actually met her, we only talk onFacebook. An unfortunate series of events led Emily to a stage of severe sadness, possibly depression. She was apparently self-harming herself in response to these events.
One night I was talking to the friend that knew Emily, and she said that Emily had told her that she was about to take some pills, obviously ones that she shouldn’t be taking, especially not in large amounts, as she was about to do. I wrote to Emily, telling her not to. I told her that there were people that cared about her. The choice she was about to make was terrible, and it can be avoided. I can help her if she wants, but she has to let me.
It was a while but then she finally replied, saying that she was absolutely frightened that she was going to kill herself. She told me
secondary school
Rev Marion TanfieldChaplain
If we refer to the Vision and Values of Bishop Druitt College you will see that our aim is to transform lives with the provision of an excellent education and develop graduates who are dynamic, caring and optimistic and to be grounded in the Anglian way of faith, hope and love.
We value Our Anglican Foundation with optimism, tradition, and inclusiveness, through service, compassion, tolerance hope and faithfulness.
We value Learning where a dynamic ethos exists supported by endeavor, passion, commitment, creativity, innovation, integrity and wisdom.
We value our community with trust, respect for all, the individual, our environment an outward looking perspective and relationships.
Lets take a look at our Chapel theme of Humility as we refer to Gospel of Luke 14:1 & 7-14On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the Sabbath, they were watching him closely.
When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host; and the host who invited both of you may come and say to you, ‘Give this person your place,’ and then in disgrace you would start to take the lowest place.
But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you. For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
He said also to the one who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.
And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
Jesus equates leadership with humility? Whatever ethical plane you hold yourself to, you are ultimately responsible for yourself, but if you are a leader you are responsible for a team of people, and its important to raise the bar even higher. Your community then becomes a reflection of yourself, and if you make honest and ethical behavior a key value, your team will surely follow.Please pray the Prayer for a Time of Choosing a Bishop.
Eternal God, shepherd and guide, in your mercy give your Church in this diocese a shepherd after your own heart who will walk in your ways, and with loving care watch over your people. Give us a leader of vision and a teacher of your truth. So may your Church be built up and your name glorified, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Throughout our journey may we grow and reap the good harvest as we too discover Jesus together.
Shalom
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that it was great to have someone care about her. But she knew she was going to kill herself, and she was terrified.
I asked her three questions, if she had talked to her parents, if she had talked to her school’s counsellor, or if she had talked to her favourite teacher. She said no, she said she didn’t have a good relationship with her parents, if she talked to a teacher then the teacher would tell her parents, and she didn’t want to talk to the school counsellor.
So I knew that I had to take action. Her friend made a recommendation that I talk to Emily’s cousin throughFacebook, as those two were really close. I also emailed Emily’s school, and gave them a brief version of the story. I told them that Emily was in serious danger, and that they should notify her parents. I asked them to keep it as quiet and as low key as possible; only tell those who it was absolutely necessary to tell, like her parents and possibly the counsellor. Emily’s friend also told me the name of a teacher who would most likely be the best person to tell, so in my email I made that recommendation.
Emily’s cousin replied the next morning, thanked me for the notification, and told me that she contacted Emily’s parents. Emily was pulled out of class the next day, and was talked to by the recommended teacher.
Since then, Emily’s cousin has asked me for screenshots that she can show to Emily’s parents. Emily doesn’t know that it was me that gave all the information. But she was glad that there were people out there that actually cared. Emily is better now. Even if Emily wasn’t actually going to take her life, the best thing was that she realised that there are actually people out there who will care a lot about her. She has since been a lot happier.
But if she was going to take her life, then this shows how much a few words can change. Right now, she is at school, she’s going to see her family again, she will talk to her friends again, all because I said a few words to a few people. It’s that simple. Words can change more than you’d ever believe.
Tim EganAssistant Principal (Head of Secondary)
Rebecca BrownVisual Arts Faculty
Sue SiwinskiHead of Science Faculty
visual arts
science
Year 10 students are working on re-contextualising the humble chair into a sculptural form that explores the idea of ‘status’. This exhibition will be installed during the last week of term and will be ready for viewing week 1 Term 4.
In other news Tori Yardley’s artwork titled ‘Freedom’ has been accepted in the Westmead Hospital Competition Exhibition. Tori received her certificate and is planning to go to the opening night in Sydney at Homebush. We congratulate her on her efforts!
ConocoPhillips Science Experience at UNSW in Sydney is another great opportunity for Year 9 and 10 students to extend themselves in the science field is this 3-day workshop in the next school holidays at the University of New South Wales.
The Science Experience offers an exciting smorgasbord of lectures, lab experiments, excursions, hands-on experience and other fun filled activities. The wide range of disciplines in science and engineering offer you exposure to areas such as robotics, human disease, DNA and forensic science, astronomy, psychology, optometry, quantum computing, photovoltaic and renewable energy, and much more.
For more information and to apply to participate in this year’s ConocoPhillips Science Experience, please visit The ConocoPhillips Science Experience website www.scienceexperience.com.au Applications are now open and close on Friday 13 September.Event Name : The Science Experience UNSW, Start Date : 2nd Oct 2013 at 8.30am, Venue : UNSW Kensington CampusCost : $115, Contact : Nicole Cooney : 02 9385 7311
student environment groupThe Student Environment Group held a highly successful Beach Clean Up Day last Thursday. The group spent a day travelling to local beaches and removing rubbish. Over the day we managed to remove many sacks of rubbish from Charlseworth Bay, Diggers Beach, Park Beach and Sawtell.
Plastics of all shapes and sizes dominated the refuse we collected across all locations. Polystyrene foam was particularly ubiquitous and along with degraded plastic bags, was very difficult to remove due to the break down into even smaller pieces. Also particularly disappointing was the number of discarded drink bottle containers, prompting discussion about the benefits of a container deposit scheme.
Many beachgoers were interested in our actions on the day and were very impressed to see young people so actively engaged in caring for their environment. As always, the students represented the college with distinction. Very well done to; Nic Greed, Chiara Richmond-Manno, Giles Tennant, Kai Whitton, Joshua Wilson-Douglas, Savannah Soule, Stephanie Egan, Yaniv Shaul, Hayden Kelly, Shanden Mills, Ellanie Marinucci, Bronte Simpson, Lyndon McPherson and John Kambere.
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careers newsIntending 2014 TVET students Year 10 and 11Expression of Interest and/or continuers forms must be submitted to Mrs Crisp now. http://northcoast.tafensw.edu.au/courses/Pages/SchoolStudents-TVET-courses.aspx
To get up to date careers related information ‘like’ BDC careers facebook • Year 12 students are advised to apply through UAC, QTAC or VTAC by September • 27 especially if they are planning a gap year. When applying, students need to list preferences in their priority rather than in • ATAR order. Students who are submitting applications requiring College endorsement are • reminded to contact/ submit to me before Tuesday17 September and organise certified copies of school reports. This is especially for EAS and Principal
Sarah Graham-Higgs, Stephanie Grey, Corwin Lee and Daniel Williams
davinci decathlonThirty two BDC students participated in an academic gala day with 10 different categories - Maths and Chess, English, Science, Philosophy, Art and Poetry, Engineering, Cartography, Drama, Code Breaking and General Knowledge.
We competed against eleven schools - in all 37 teams of 8 students! Some students travelled great distances - Narrabri, Scone and Dubbo as well as local schools (PLC, TAS, NEGGS, O’Connor College, Armidale HS and Duval HS).
As well as being challenged academically, it was a great bonding experience for the BDC teams. It was amazing fun just being in the competition and all working together to produce results we were very proud of. We were surprised at how much we did know and lots of hidden talents came to light. The BDC teams as well as being perfectly behaved students also excelled academically! (Mrs Paff’s comment)
Year 10 BDCFirst Place in PhilosophyFirst Place in EngineeringSecond Overall
Year 9 BDCFirst Place in PhilosophyFirst Place in EngineeringFirst Place in CartographyFirst Place in Maths & ChessFirst Place in General KnowledgeFirst Place Overall
Year 7 BDCFirst Place in PhilosophyFirst Place in EnglishFirst Place in Code Breaking First Place Overall
recommendation award schemes. For example UNSW, UTS and UNCLE http://www.uts.edu.au/sites/default/files/prs-principals-app-form_0.pdf Please research carefully scholarship opportunities.• Some universities will not accept scholarship applications in a gap year. University of Sydney Scholarship. You must apply for • these scholarships while you are still at school. If you are offered a University of Sydney Scholarship you may defer it for up to two years, but no applications will be accepted from students currently on a gap year.
http://sydney.edu.au/scholarships/prospective/gap_year.shtml
Tuesday 17 September Australian Defence Forces Presentation at BDC in the senior Year 12 area 10.55-11.30am. All students 7-12 are required to return a permission note to attend this event.
Applications are open for current year 11 students to apply for the ADFA Education Award and ADFA entry in January 2015. Successful applicants will receive a laptop computer with no obligation to join ADFA after year 12. Further information on ADFA can be found at www.defencejobs.gov.au/adfa Students can apply on line or by calling 13 19 01.
Friday 20 September: 2013 UNSW School of Mining Engineering Information Dinner 6.30pm Coffs Harbour: C.ex Coffs, 1 Vernon Street. RSVP by Friday 13 September. To book email [email protected] with your name, school, year, number of seats required and any dietary requirements.
Please find many more exciting holiday and Term 4 events and opportunities at http://bdccareers.com/
Robyn CrispCareers Adviser
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from the head of primaryWhat an exciting and busy week we have just had. Just as well it is almost the end of term, both students and teachers are looking decidedly tired and need a break.
During the week we had quite a few students from BDC representing our school at the NCIS State Athletics. We have heard high praise from the organisers for the way students conducted themselves and tried their hardest. Well done to all the students who competed. Congrats to the Junior Relay Team who came 2nd in the State! What an achievement. Team members were Harry Ward, Michael Spinoglio, Zachary Hart and Aidin Yumru.
The Year 6 debate finals on Tuesday were outstanding. The students supported each other in their teams and came up with some incredible arguments. The winners eventually were: Acer King, Declan O’Hara and Levi Deane.
Today I was witness to the finals of the Year 4 speeches. Students have been working hard to deliver sometimes quite complex ideas and again were amazing in their delivery. Congrats to the winner for Year 4: Hunter Black
Diana Davey and Wendy Phillips were off on Professional Development on Tuesday/Wednesday to learn about setting up Stephanie Alexander’s Kitchen Garden. They have come back enthused and raring to go. We will be asking for volunteers next term to help us set up our Kitchen Garden so if you are interested, watch this space. We are searching for any grants or donations to help us on our way.
On Wednesday Year 5 finished off their unit of study with Gold Day. Students and teachers were dressed in period costume and had lots of fun and laughter on the oval as they completed activities as a culmination to their unit.
We also had Open Day and I was proud to be able to show prospective parents our wonderful school. We visited many classrooms and the children were all working hard and using their best manners to say hello to the visitors. I know the visitors were impressed by their hard work as well as all the extra things we have to offer children at this school.
There has been much excitement along with the preparations for the annual EYE Festival next week. You are welcome to join us for the 9am assembles in the Branson Centre on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, as well as the musical, ‘Ants’Hillvania on Wednesday at 1.30pm or at 5.30pm. (A gold coin donation would be appreciated). There are so many activities for the students to choose.
Students may were their sport uniform all week (except Thursday), and if they have an EYE t-shirt (even one from a previous year), they can wear that, too. Of course you will notice the Kindergarten students in their farm outfits on Monday, ELC students wearing clown outfits on Tuesday, please ensure all students wear full school uniform on Thursday. After the whole school assembly they can change into EYE t-shirts and shorts.
It is timely to remind parents that all items should be labeled. I have returned all labeled items from lost property but there is still a pile a clothing left there. All items not collected by the end of term will be donated.
primary school
Ian YoungEnglish Faculty
BooK sale raises $700Thanks to the generosity of the College community, our annual book sale for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation has raised $700. This is more than double our sum for last year. The sale was held over three days between August 21 and 23. Many families donated children’s books and the Primary School students were especially keen buyers as well as enthusiastic helpers.
The Foundation raises funds to purchase books for children in remote indigenous communities. Its aim is to give indigenous children the opportunity to acquire a life-long love of reading. At present, fewer than thirty-six per cent of people in remote indigenous communities have access to a library or to books. The Foundation’s patrons include authors Andy Griffiths, Kate Grenville and David Malouf.
Special mention must be made of the Year 10 students who assisted with all aspects of running the Book Sale. They are: Mehriya Mohammed Wakeel, Joshua Jeremy, Annika Presser-King, Ethan Moran, Joshua Wilson-Douglas, Jack Nesbitt, Isaac Merriman and Jesse Hopper. The assistants in the Primary School were Blake Schoeffel, Ethan Robertson and Esme McCauley. Well done.
Thank you to the English teachers who volunteered for the supervision roster and to Mrs Maretta Wood of the Primary School for her assistance.
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playerlinK worKshops
Thanks to the members of the Middle School Band, Maxim Chaineux, Harvey Summersell, Stephanie Evans and Olivia Hoare for their terrific performances at assembly this week.
No McDonalds at Tecoma
Most people would agree that McDonalds should not be in Tecoma. Tecoma is a small and quiet town west of Melbourne in the Dandenong Ranges with a population of 2085 people.
Firstly, McDonalds is less than 1 km away from a national park and animals could choke on rubbish that has been blown by the wind. People would also think that the rubbish make the park look bad. McDonalds is 24/7 so there would be a lot of noise for the animals.
Secondly, McDonalds is also across the road from a pre-school and primary could cause a lot of noise and distract kids trying to learn. Also kids would be late for school because the traffic to get to McDonalds. Kids would also have to be very very careful when crossing the road.
Thirdly, if the people of Tecoma begin buying McDonalds instead of supporting the local stores, the stores will go bankrupt. Tecoma does not want support big companies and send local ones broke. Would you prefer to have your child eat a healthy salad rap or a fat dripping cheeseburger?
Now you know why there should not be a McDonalds in Tecoma.
By Rohin Bagga 4H
WIN A GArDENBetter Homes & Gardens’ Jason Hodges has joined forces with OMO to teach kids about the benefits of getting dirty and the value of a green thumb! There’s a $20,000 school garden designed and built by Jason Hodges with the help of the students. For our chance to improve our kids’ school, simply buy any OMO product from Woolworths/Safeway, save the receipt and send it in to school. We will fill in all the details. There will be a box in the Primary office for students to leave their receipts.Looking forward to a fabulous week of expression and creativity.
The Primary Training and Performance Bands and the Primary Guitar Ensemble performed on Thursday at the Primary Open Day. The performances were fantastic and these students have progressed very well during the year and deserve congratulations on their work. Thank you to Mrs Hazel Buchanan and Mr Santo Cimino for all of the extra hours they put in to make these performances great.
Please wish the following students well as they participate in The Sydney Symphony Playerlink Workshops, being held this weekend in Lismore: Charlotte Bedford, Harry Buchanan, Tristan Buchanan, Ima Caldwell, Edward Condon, Stephanie Egan, Alanna Fraser, Mai-anh Holland, Julia Magri and Daniel Williams.
musical notes
Lachlan Eichmann (4H) Collage of the Great Barrier Reef
what is Kodaly?Did you know that Alice Jamison offers a wonderful singing and games based musical program for very young children at BDC. Alice has undertaken considerable professional development with the Kodaly method. It’s pronounced COD EYE!? This approach to music education was developed in Hungary during the mid-twentieth century by Zoltan Kodaly.
Alice takes classes on Monday, in the Music Department, at 12.30pm. The cost is $5 per lesson. You are able to get your child involved by contacting Alice at [email protected].
Karin LisleAssistant Principal (Head of Primary)
rugByThe U14s had the sweet taste of victory last Friday night against a very determined Dorrigo outfit. Once again the boys lifted as a team and showed true character doggedly defending their line on numerous occasions throughout the game, desperate to hold on to their deserved 5-point lead. When the siren finally went the boys had prevailed with a 10-5 victory over a very talented Dorrigo team. As you would expect, the team and coach were jubilant with their efforts. Well done boys!
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australian men’s netBall team - clinic
On Thursday 28 August approximately 40 secondary girls participated in the NCIS netball carnival in Grafton. The girls did themselves and BDC proud and displayed excellent behaviour and sportsmanship. Big congratulations to the Year 9 girls’ team who were undefeated throughout the day and took the winning trophy for the third year in a row! The two teams in the Opens division tied for second place and both displayed some great netball skills on the court. The Year 7 and 8 team won half their matches and are building to take out the trophy in the next couple of years. Thanks must go out to Amy Place, Jazz Fitzgerald and Jim Webber for your help and organisation.
Friday September 13 - T 20 Cricket Regional Finals Yrs 7/8 and 9/10
Wednesday September 18 – CIS Secondary Athletics – Sydney
The Australian Men’s Netball Term are holding their training weekend in Coffs Harbour this weekend at Bishop Druitt College in the Branson Centre, before they head over to South Africa for the World Championships in October.
They have decided to offer a Netball skills clinic for any school age students, on Sunday 15 September from 8.00am until 10.00am in the Branson Centre. The cost of the clinic will be $20, payable to the Australian Men’s Netball Team Manger, Angela Brose. Please email Angela Brose at [email protected] to register. For more information you can call Angela on 0404 808 674.
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important dates and events
16 Sept18 Sept
19 Sept20 Sept
Eye Festival Commences2014 Leaders Induction - 9:15am, Branson CentrePrimary School Musical - Read more...Year 12 Farewell EventsTerm 3 Concludes
alumni updateMartina Gammeter (exchange student 1998) is engaged to be married in San Moritz, Switzerland later in 2013.
Karina Krejec (exchange student from Canada 2001) has moved to Milan working in an international agency. Both girls were hosted by the Watson family.
Gus Leclercq (HSC 2011) passed his Multi Engine Command Instrument Rating (MECIR) test and with it, has gained a Diploma in Aviation at the Australian Wings Academy.
Tess James (HSC 2006) finished her honours year in plant genetics at QUT and is now working on a doctorate, looking at ways to use certain plants to reduce the diseases of food crops.
Class of 2003 and Cohort reunion
Saturday and Sunday 5 - 6 October. Please notify former students of this event. Further details and bookings can be made on the College website at http://www.bdc.nsw.edu.au/activity-payments
Scott RodhamAlumni Officer
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you are invited to attend the
Annual Golf Day
Bonville Golf Resort4 Person Ambrose Event
Sunday 20 October12:30pm Shotgun Start
DYSlExIA SUPPorT/INTErEST GroUPNext get together is 10am Monday 9 September at the Rainforest Café. Come along for cup of coffee and a chat. Anyone with an interest in Dyslexia is welcome. Any queries please contact Susan Robertson on 0414 343 027 or [email protected].
BDC ANNUAl GolF DAYThe Bishop Druitt College Annual Golf Day 2013 is here again! This is a social day for members of the BDC community, friends and our business partners. Bonville Golf Resort will be again hosting the Annual Golf Day. It is a four person ambrose competition with a shotgun start at 12.30pm on Sunday 20 October. We’re aiming to have the best Golf Day ever with lots of wonderful prizes and a raffle.
If you’re interested in playing or sponsoring the day, please fill out the Entry Form/Sponsorhip pamphlet and return to Bonville Golf Resort by fax 6653-4005, email [email protected] or post - PO Box 9 Bonville 2450.
BDC Golf Day Entry and Sponsorship form
For more information please contact Susan Nealon on [email protected]
CAllING For ExPrESSIoNS oF INTErEST!Want to be involved in your child’s schooling? The P&F currently have an email group that is often used to inform parents of upcoming P&F/College events, news, volunteer requests etc. You do not have to be a P&F member to be included, so if you want to help out every once in a while or just want to hear about upcoming events or information please email [email protected].
CoNTACT USFor more information, to view our Constitution or read our latest meeting minutes, click on “Our Community” then “Parents and Friends” on the College Website. We look forward to your support.President: Allan Williams 0408 332 082 [email protected] & F email: [email protected]
Next Meeting: Monday 16 September, 6.30 pm, Senior Common Room, refreshments provided
The Bishop Druitt College Parents and Friends Association is an organisation that supports the aims and objectives of the College. It does so through the promotion of fundraising, fellowship, friendship and fun.
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