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Friday, 05 Sept 2025

Secondary ACT Mountain Bike Championship
Last week, a group of 35 students travelled to Canberra to compete in the 2025 ACT Mountain Bike Championship, held the following day. Despite the cold, windy conditions and the demanding nature of the event, our students displayed remarkable determination, teamwork, and resilience. We are proud to celebrate the success...
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Friday, 29 Aug 2025

A New Season for Worship
Since arriving at Avondale School, Week of Worship (WOW) has always brought with it a unique challenge transforming the MPC into a sacred space for worship. Converting a basketball court into a place of spiritual reflection doesn’t happen by accident. It has required countless hours of after-school setup, weekend preparations,...
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Friday, 29 Aug 2025

Secondary Week of Worship
Week of Worship (WOW) is always a highlight on the school calendar. It’s such a joy to bring students together each day to worship, pray, have fun, and hear a meaningful spiritual message.This week, Pr Adam Shulz from Macquarie College has been encouraging students to get to know Jesus 'IRL'...
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Friday, 22 Aug 2025

The Power of Enthusiasm
One of the greatest qualities we can bring to our learning and to our school community is enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is more than just excitement. It is the energy and commitment we put into the things that matter to us. When students approach their studies, sports, or creative pursuits with enthusiasm,...
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Friday, 22 Aug 2025

Book Week
What a week it has been celebrating all things books! From an author-illustrator visit with Year 4 on Monday morning, to our Book an Adventure experience on Tuesday, to searching for Where’s Wally in the playground, to making bookmarks and badges and guessing books in a jar! Our Primary Campus...
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Friday, 22 Aug 2025

Year 12 Business Services Zoo Excursion
The Year 12 Business Services class braved the wet weather to celebrate the near completion of their Certificate III Business with a visit to Taronga Zoo. This learning experience consolidated several of the modules covered in the course, and marked the beginning of their final unit, Work Effectively in a...
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Friday, 22 Aug 2025

Kindy Bike Day
Our Kindy students had so much fun at Bike Day this week! With guidance from their teachers and plenty of encouragement from their buddies, they rode through obstacle courses and tackled gentle slopes with confidence and big smiles. It was heartwarming to see the older students supporting the younger ones...
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Friday, 22 Aug 2025

Year 11 Geography Field Trip
The Year 11 Geography class embarked on a field trip to Port Stephens last week, on Thursday and Friday. There were extreme weather warnings for Thursday, and although this altered our morning plans, we were fortunate to be able to engage in fieldwork activities for the rest of the trip....
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Friday, 15 Aug 2025

Bullying: No Way
Bullying is a complex social issue and understanding it clearly is an important step in addressing it effectively. Bullying is defined as the ongoing and deliberate misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical, and/or social behaviour intended to cause physical, social, or psychological harm. It can involve an...
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