Author: Danielle Perry

Wellbeing

Wellbeing Dear Fairhills Community, I have to say goodbye to you with mixed excitement and sadness. It has been a pleasure and privilege to have been part of the Fairhills community over the last nine years. It has been an honour and pleasure to have worked with you all. I will miss being here and […]

Sports / PE

Australian School Championships 2022 The Senior boys basketball team played in the Australian School Championships last week on the Gold Coast. The boys finished with a record of 1 win and 4 losses, however showed promising signs for being in a competition this size for the first time. It was a great experience for all […]

Senior School Report

VCE Subjects for 2023 We have begun conducting interviews with VCE students about their VCE pathway and subjects for 2023. Students going into Year 12 were interviewed this week and were required to check their VASS details as well as confirm their pathway (including the Vocational Major) and individual subject choices. This will continue next […]

Student Voice and House Points

House Points Tally Term 4 Green House are the winners for Term 4 and the overall winners for this year. As seen below they were clearly in front for house points overall but it was a close call for Term 4. Congratulations Green House! This win will be the first engraved on our new House […]

Teaching and Learning Excellence

Term 4 in all schools is one of the busiest times for staff and students. This year has been no exception. Staff are busy finalising results for students, preparing for the incoming Year 7 students, writing and revising the 2023 curriculum. It’s also a time of great excitement for the Class of 2022 as they […]

Library

The Life of C S Lewis In November we celebrated the life of C S Lewis – a writer who not only wrote his own masterpieces but influenced the writing of other famous authors and their books, including Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. Clive Staples Lewis was born on 29 November 1898 and […]

Principal’s Message

End of year It is great that we were onsite for the full year. There were certainly trials but also plenty of tribulations as well. The last two years of Covid lockdowns probably made us not ‘match ready’ particularly in the first term. We also had staffing issues due to the national shortages across Australia. […]

General News

Return to School Interviews To support students to have an inspiring and inclusive 2023 school year we will conduct “Return to School Interviews” onsite on Monday 30 January from 11:10am – 7pm. Students and a parent/carer are required to attend. Students are expected to attend in full school uniform Appointments can be booked by Parents/Carers […]

Instrumental Music

2023 Enrolment Instrumental Music Enrolment forms for 2023 are being distributed to students. Please return these to the General Office to secure your child’s place in the program – especially if you are hiring a school instrument. Benefits of Music Lessons for Children Awards Night performances preparation The choir and flute quartet are preparing performance […]

Middle School Report

Dear parents/carers and students As we finalise Term 4 activities we see our students in the middle School undertake our 2023 Smart start program. Students are given the opportunity to sample their subjects for next year and understand the key knowledge and skills that they will develop. Teachers get to know their students, set expectations […]