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Sunday night saw two amazingly successful soirees hosted by a professional venue in Morley, show-casing the musical talents of a huge number of Carmel’s High School and Primary School students. We listened to some really talented musicians – from piano solos to rock bands, to beautifully sung duets. I was again filled with pride at the performances we witnessed and the quality ...

Ms Birch’s assembly on the ͵Ƶ value of integrity last week, sent home a strong message about the meaning of integrity and some valuable examples of what integrity looks like in a student’s life. I was pleased to find out that many students can name all five school values without looking! (For reference, they are integrity, excellence, connectedness, curiosity and cou ...

This week saw the Carmel High School Expo for parents and students in Years 4, 5 and 6. Watching our brilliant teachers mingle with mums and dads and children reflected the sort of place that Carmel is – a community school with staff who care and learners keen to learn. Food technology students had baked a range of delicious biscuits (which went down very well judging by the sp ...

It goes without saying that schools are all about student learning, but I thought it might be interesting this week to focus on the staff learning that has been taking place recently. Last week, Mr Shadgett organised a visit from Dr Mark Dowley from The Crowther Institute at Brighton Grammar School. Dr Dowley spent time with Heads of Learning Area on Thursday afternoon, follow ...

I have been a very proud Principal this week and last, as Carmel students have again taken advantage of the many opportunities on offer and represented the School with distinction. Some of our brightest minds travelled to the University of Western Australia, to enjoy the Da Vinci Decathlon – a gruelling academic team competition comprising ten events and requiring collaboratio ...

The launch of the ͵Ƶ Annual Appeal is an exciting time. Technology has meant that we don’t often see staff stuffing envelopes these days, but the office has been a hive of activity as large numbers of envelopes have been prepared for posting, filled with donation slips detailing how and why you can donate. Anyone interested in making a donation to our Annual Appeal ...

The unseasonably warm and sunny weather has formed a lovely backdrop to the start of Term 2. For those of us who worry about the onset of winter and the cold, these sunny afternoons and warm temperatures make it easier to get up and out to enjoy school life, whether that be getting my steps up walking across the oval, watching students enjoying recess and lunchtime outside, or ...

Term 2 started with a flurry of activities and important ceremonies. The very first day back began with an appropriately respectful High School ANZAC service, with all the associated dignitaries in attendance. This was followed by the whole High School lining up on Cresswell Road to pay their respects to the funeral procession of Rabbi Coleman, on its way to PHC. Mr Lawrence sp ...

As always, the first term of the year has flown by and as I write this last article of Term 1, I think back with a huge smile on all that has been achieved at ͵Ƶ. At the forefront of my mind is the fabulous High School Musical, which show-cased the talents of the Carmel Academy of Performing Arts and the long-term hard work of the creative staff involved. What a bril ...

I failed high school, leaving with one B grade and two E grades (and the E didn’t stand for Excellent). I based my choice of final year subjects on the advice of a careers advisor who told me that I should choose subjects I wasn’t very good at, because “What’s the point of studying subjects you do well in without trying?” Happily it’s a very different mindset and approach from ...