Year 3
St Dominic’s School, along with all Catholic, independent and government schools in Australia, is required to collect the below information from families on behalf of the Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority (ACARA). The student background information is incorporated into the Socio Educational Advantage (SEA) model, which contributes to our schools level of funding. the sex…
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As we enter Holy Week, we continue to reflect on the lives of people vulnerable to extreme poverty and injustice and how we can respond through supporting Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion appeal. Your generosity is the pebble that allows Caritas Australia to create the ripples that will improve the livelihoods of vulnerable communities, supporting them…
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Next Wednesday, 5th April is the Feast Day of one of our Faction Saints, Saint Vincent Ferrer. Vincent Ferrer was born in Spain around 1350 and was raised by parents who taught him the importance of his religious duties, as well as his education and caring for the poor. At the age of 18, Vincent…
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The year certainly seems to go quickly, and here we are approaching Easter again! Yet, in some ways we need Easter like never before. We continue to live in uncertain and rapidly changing times. We face daily the pressing challenges of finances, the friction and violence between nations, as well as natural disasters affecting so…
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Last Wednesday, Parents, Carers and Grandparents were invited to attend the Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum Parent/ Carer Workshop, presented by our amazing Social Worker Justine O’Malley. A repeat of this session will be held on Wednesday, 26th July at 6:00pm and we encourage all families to consider attending. The workshop provided important focus areas such as:…
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As a thank you for their efforts at and during the lead up to the Interschool Swimming Carnival, we will be putting on a breakfast for the Interschool Swimming Team on Tuesday, 4th April. The special breakfast will commence at 8:00am in the undercover area. The breakfast is open for all members of the Interschool…
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We are so pleased to see so many of our students walking, riding or scooting to school each day, using the bike racks provided and remembering to disembark as they enter and walk their bike or scooter through to the back. We also love seeing our students making the safe choice to wear protective items…
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If parking and collecting your children, instead of using the ‘kiss and ride’ option, please take a moment to read the following information. Parking is available along Beatrice Street in the marked parking bays and in the Church carpark at the Eastern end of the school. Although a bit further away, street parking is also available…
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Project Compassion brings together Australian schools, parishes and supporters to raise funds for people in vulnerable communities across the world. This year, we introduced you to the story of four inspiring people whose lives have been transformed with your generous support: Laxmi, Tereesa, Priscilla and Thu. Today, they are creating a better world for their families,…
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Welcome to the third video for the Liturgical Formation and Renewal Program for the Archdiocese of Perth. In this third video, Catechist Formation Services Field Officer Mildred Rego talks about Signs and Symbols. The celebration of the Mass is full of signs and symbols. These signs and symbols point beyond themselves to a spiritual reality…
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