Dear St Michael’s Families,

At this time of year, we receive correspondence from CECG detailing fee structures for the following year. There will be changes in 2025 regarding contributions to the Canberra Catholic Schools Building Fund (CCSBF).  We are attaching a letter from Ross Fox around these changes and a further letter informing you of the fees for students at St Michael’s. This will include grids to assist families who have children in Catholic High Schools who receive family fee discounts.

Your school fees and the school buildings levy are used to support the delivery of high-quality education, the funding of all staff and the maintenance and improvement of facilities at St Michael’s. As of 1 January 2025, CECG will become Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Limited (the Company) The contracts signed, enrolment forms and obligations to pay fees and school-related expenses will transfer to the company. If you have any questions about fee structures or governance, please contact governance@cg.catholic.edu.au

I sincerely thank all our families for their contributions to fees and support of our wonderful school. We will also send this communication via compass to ensure all families are aware of the fee structure.

Reports & Interviews

Semester 2 Reports will be issued via Compass in Week 8, Monday 2 December. Your child’s teacher may request an interview to discuss progress after the reports are released. Parents can book an optional appointment for an interview with teachers from Tuesday 3^rd & Wednesday 4^th of December through the Compass portal. The interview booking system is now live in Compass.

Save the date for St Michael’s Christmas Event

This St Michael’s community event will be held on Friday 6^th December from 5-8pm. Please note: the Christmas event is a family event and students need to be accompanied by an adult.

The students are happily learning Christmas carols, and we are busy preparing raffle baskets and a variety of stalls. The raffles have great prizes and are $4 per ticket or 3 for $10. Maria P and Lynda will be selling tickets before school this week and tickets will be on sale at the event. 

It’s time to put on your Christmas attire and get into the spirit! Kindergarten students are asked to come dressed as angels, stars, shepherds and kings and students from Years 1-6 can come dressed in Christmas themed clothes.

To help with the cake stall we will be sending home a cake plate with instructions. Thank you to everyone for your assistance.  We are looking forward to catching up with you all to celebrate what has been a wonderful year!

My thanks to Bridgette McCann acting in the Principal role, and the leadership team supporting me as I return to full health.

Many Blessings

Judy Egan

Principal