From the Principal

Bonjour à tous, and Wanju

Apologies for the delay this week in our weekly newsletter. Across the weekend we had the Education Department’s GAT testing with over 100 Year 6s registered to take the test. Special thanks to Andrew Healey, James Wiseman and Kylie Ward who managed the students across the weekend. Later that Saturday evening, at the opposite end of schooling, our Year 12 students attended the 2024 School Ball. It was a fabulous evening and all those involved in getting it to happen should be congratulated. Particularly Almarie January, Danelle Field and Tim Fry. I’m sure that you will see the photos soon.

This week we will be meeting with the potential ATAR students for 2025.  Yes, 2025. We are building on our presentation from last year, providing information to the students to make informed decisions on their future schooling needs. For example, there is no better place to study ATAR in Bunbury than Bunbury SHS. We have had, and continue to provide, the greatest value adding to students Year 9 NAPLAN scores. That is, our Year 12 students achieve as expected and beyond, more than any other school in the Bunbury region.

We will continue to offer the varied pathways, but our focus is on communicating to the greater community, that Bunbury SHS, is the ATAR school in Bunbury, as our results continue to show. This will be true for students accessing 1, 2, 3, or a whole pathway of ATAR courses. Our notion of creating “High Value Educational Currency”, has been enhanced this year with the ECU portfolio program in Visual Arts. In 2025, we are planning to offer the opportunity to match relevant Alumni to potential ATAR students in a mentoring relationship.

Alongside our: magnificent location; ever updating buildings; the integration of the city and the beach into our campus; and the network of successful students and Alumni that a student can build; Bunbury SHS is a very special option for any senior school student.

Have a great week.

En Avant

Mike Sinagra