Dear Parents and Friends of St Bernard’s,
In the last edition of the Newsletter, I wrote about current work that the College is undertaking in developing a Vision for Learning. I noted th...

Dear Parents and Friends of St Bernard’s,
In the last edition of the Newsletter, I wrote to you about our strategic work in student learning. To recap, are strategic work in student learn...

Dear Parents and Friends of St Bernard’s,
Footy success
Last Saturday 18 August at the MCG, the St Bernard’s 1st XVIII had a handsome victory over St Patrick’s College Ballarat in the Her...

Dear Parents and Friends of St Bernard’s,
In my last Newsletter article, I made reference to the “Plenary Council” which is due to be held over two sessions in October 2020 (Adelaide) and...

Dear Parents and Friends of St Bernard’s,
I first encountered Fr Frank Brennan SJ when he delivered the Charles Strong Lecture at the International Congress of Religion at the University ...

Dear Parents and Caregivers
Tim Winton has recently published his latest book The Shepherd’s Hut. Like so many of Winton’s books, it is set in the west of Australia, in Winton’s homeland....

Dear Parents and Caregivers,
We have had a couple of significant weeks at the College, with our annual Reconciliation Assembly and the opening of our new Staff Centre and College Chapel.
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Dear Parents and Friends of St Bernard's,
I recently read a newsletter piece by Michael McGirr, Dean of Faith at our brother school St Kevin's. I thought it worth reprinting in this Newsl...

Dear Parents and Friends of St Bernard’s,
Elsewhere in this week’s newsletter, you will read of the successful activities undertaken recently on 4 May. Founder’s Day honours Edmund Rice, ...

Dear Parents and Friends of St Bernard’s,
The Federal government released its Gonski 2.0 education funding model last year — a model which resulted in considerable reduction in the amount...

Dear Parents and Friends of St Bernard’s,
An old term ends, a new one begins
There was an excellent conclusion to Term 1 with a Holy Thursday liturgy which included the symbolic washing...

Term 2 holds some exciting events for Music at St Bernard’s College!
Mt Gambier, Generations in Jazz – 4, 5 and 6 May
The Show Band and SBC Voices senior vocal quartet will be participati...

ACN Nursing and Health Expo
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is hosting a free Nursing & Health Expo, the perfect opportunity to discover more about nursing or health professions. ...

Year  7 – 11 Parent Student Teacher Interviews – Tuesday 24 April
Parent Student Teacher Interviews for Years 7-11 will take place on Tuesday 24 April. There will be no classes on this da...

All bookings for next Friday's Autumn Gala Dinner headlined by the induction of Michael Perrett need to be confirmed by Monday 23 April. 
To book visit www.trybooking.com/359021

We are excited to announce a wonderful event coming in June to celebrate the Ladies Auxiliary 70th Anniversary.
Ladies Auxiliary 70th Anniversary Dinner Celebration
Wednesday 6 June - Fle...

Dear Parents and Friends of St Bernard’s,
On Wednesday, 7 March, I had the opportunity of being present at our brother College, St Kevin’s, to hear Mark Coleridge, Archbishop of Brisbane,...

Dear Parents and Friends of St Bernard’s,
One of the wonderful things about the Catholic tradition is its liturgical calendar; it invites us each year to reflect on and reimagine our live...

Dear Parents and Friends of St Bernard’s,
All schools have Education as their core business. Catholic schools are distinctive in having two core businesses — Education and the Gospe...

Dear Parents and Friends of St Bernard’s,
Welcome to this, the first College Newsletter of the 2018 school year. Personally, I was welcomed back to Australia by my family and work colleag...