Principal's Report
This week our youngest students have enjoyed taking part in our school swimming lessons program. Tomorrow our Prep to Year 2 students will be participating in their water fun day. Next week our Year 3 to 6 students take part in their swimming lessons, which culminates in our school swimming carnival on Monday 25th November at Long Tan swimming pool.
While our lessons promote the confidence and skills of our students in the water, they do not take the place of the swimming lessons that parents have their children involved in. Thank you to all parents and carers for supporting their children in this program and to our teachers and staff for their organisation and support of their students.
Reminder about St Benedict’s supervision of student from 8:00am
Despite reminders about our supervisioning commencing at 8:00am, the school leadership team and I are still witnessing students arriving before 8:00am. Can parents and carers please ensure that their children do not arrive at school before 8:00am (unless they are booked into Before School Care). Thank you to all parents and carers for their cooperation and support of St Benedict’s in regards to this matter.with the local community, which can strengthen students' sense of belonging and responsibility.
School Fees for 2025
All parents and carers will receive detailed information about the 2025 School Fees and Levies via email next Tuesday 19th November.
Why do Catholic schools have fees? (information from Townsville Catholic Education website)
To operate and provide quality learning environments, Catholic schools have fees to help us meet the shortfall in Government funding. Schools strive to keep fees as low as possible.
The term 'school fees' includes tuition fees, levies and charges. Each school assesses the school fees necessary to meet their individual school and community operation requirements.
In doing this, they are firstly guided by the diocesan tuition fee set by the Diocesan Education Council.
God In All of Life
Patrick