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Wellbeing
  • School Vaccination Program
Curriculum News
  • Year 11 Drama 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'
College News
  • Mother's Day Community Breakfast
  • Photo Day
  • School Student Travel
  • Updates to Transport NSW Train timetables
Upcoming Events
    Cocurricular News
    • Honk! Jnr. - Junior Production
    Ex-Students
    • Class of 1995 - 30 Year Reunion
    College Shop
    • Second Hand Uniforms
    Community Notices
    • School Holiday Dance classes for dancers aged 12-15 years old

    Wellbeing

    School Vaccination Program

    School Vaccination Program

    NSW School Vaccination Program,

    NSW Health will offer vaccinations to all Year 10 students on Monday 19 May 2025

    Year 10 – Meningococcal ACWY

    Also Year 11 – Meningococcal ACWY (if not already vaccinated in Year 10)

    Year 8 – HPV and dTpa (those who missed it in Year 7)

    Vaccination will only be provided at school if consent has been received. Please complete this consent prior to the school clinic.

    The consent portal will be inaccessible (closed) from Thursday evening 1 May to Sunday 4 May.

    How to provide consent:

    1.Access the link to the NSW School Vaccination Portal; https://engage.health.nsw.gov.au/engage and follow the steps to log in to your existing ServiceNSW Account. This is the same account you may already use to renew your driver’s licence. If you don’t have a ServiceNSW account, refer to ServiceNSW to create one.

    2.Update or confirm your personal details in ServiceNSW as required.

    3.Complete the School Vaccination Consent Form for your child/ren. You will need to:

    a.Enter your child’s personal details

    b.Provide the Medicare card details for you and your child

    c.Read the linked Parent Information Sheet and privacy statement. Translations available in 28 languages

    d.Provide consent: (For detailed steps on how to provide consent please refer to guide on how to provide consent online on the NSW Health webpage.) If you require information in your language please visit Arabic , Korean , Simplified Chinese , Traditional Chinese , Vietnamese

    4.You will receive an SMS and email to indicate you have successfully submitted the online consent form.

    No Medicare?

    If you or your child do not have a Medicare card or you don’t have I.T. access, consent can still be provided by requesting a paper-based consent form directly from your child’s school.

    Student absent from school on clinic

    If your child is absent from school and misses the clinic we can vaccinate them at school later in the year.

    (Year 7 students will be offered free vaccines for diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis (dTpa) and human papillomavirus (HPV) at school later this year.)

    For more information on routine school vaccinations, visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/schoolvaccination .

    Follow this link for a two minute video of a young man who had Meningococcal disease; Seb’s Story

    If you require information in your language, visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/school_vaccination_language.aspx

    If you have difficulty completing the online vaccination consent form, please email

    nslhd-phuschoolvaccinationprogram@health.nsw.gov.au or phone 02 9485 6971 for assistance.

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    Curriculum News

    Year 11 Drama 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'

    Year 11 Drama 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'

    The Year 11 Drama Production of Picnic at Hanging Rock opens in Term Two Week Two. The students have been working on this all of Term One and are excited to welcome an audience for their two performances.

    This play is based on the novel by Joan Lindsay, which was also the basis for the iconic film now celebrating its 50th anniversay.

    Tickets are $15.

    Click here to book

    Thursday 8 May and Friday 9 May in the Hildegard Theatre at 6pm.

    College News

    Mother's Day Community Breakfast

    Mother's Day Community Breakfast

    The 2025 Mother's Day Community Breakfast will be held on Tuesday 6 May from 7:30am in the College Hall.

    Click here to book

    Photo Day

    Photo Day

    Photo Day will be held on Wednesday 21 May.

    To place your orders for individual student portraits and siblings photos please visit www.advancedlife.com.au

    Access code: MFY 5A1 4FR

    If you would like to pay using cash, please collect Advanced Life Cash Payment Envelopes from Student Services in Term Two and give directly to the portrait photographers on Photo Day.

    Michelle Blackman
    Marketing Team

    School Student Travel

    School Student Travel

    School Travel Passes

    Students who require a School Opal card or travel pass but have not yet applied need to apply or update their details as soon as possible.

    In the Opal network, students should travel with a Child/Youth Opal card until they receive their valid School Opal card. If outside Greater Sydney, parents should contact their local bus operator to discuss their travel needs.

    Students living in rural and regional areas will receive their travel pass from their nominated transport operator. It may be issued via their school or be sent directly to them at home. Note : some rural and regional operators do not issue travel passes. Students/parents should confirm with their nominated operator if they do not receive a pass.

    Terms of Use

    Students using School Opal cards must tap on and tap off in line with the Opal terms of use .

    This includes travel within the approved times between 6.30am and 7.00pm from Monday to Friday on school days only. Students must use their Child/Youth Opal card for any travel outside these times.

    All students are required to comply with the Student code of conduct . The code of conduct aims to ensure the safety and well-being of school children and other passengers. It is important that parents ensure their child is aware of this, as failure to comply with the code of conduct can result in a suspension from travel.

    Updates to Transport NSW Train timetables

    Updates to Transport NSW Train timetables

    From Saturday 19 April 2025, Transport NSW will make changes to some train services on the T1 North Shore, T5 Cumberland, Hunter and Central Coast and Newcastle Lines.

    These changes are being introduced as part of a regular review of train services to improve services for passengers.

    Some T1 North Shore services will be extended from Hornsby to Berowra, improving connectivity for school students travelling home on the T1 North Shore Line in both directions.

    As a result, minor adjustments will also be made to the departure times of some weekday afternoon services for all stations on the T1 North Shore Line from Hornsby to Roseville.

    On the T5 Cumberland Line, adjustments will be made to the departure times of eight weekday off-peak services, improving connections for passengers interchanging to T1 Western Line services at Seven Hills travelling towards the Sydney CBD.

    On the Central Coast & Newcastle Line there will be an adjustment to the departure platform of one service.

    All adjustments are minor but may mean some services arrive a little earlier, or depart later, or there are additional services available which weren’t an option previously.

    The adjustments are part of a regular review of services by Sydney Trains and are now visible on transportnsw.info and travel apps.

    Upcoming Events

    Upcoming Events ​
    First day of Term Two College Assembly*- Principal's Assembly and ANZAC Day Service and Prayers Tuesday 29 April
    Year 12 Retreat Wednesday 30 April - Friday 2 May
    P&F Meeting Monday 5 May 6.30 - 8.30pm
    Mother's Day Community Breakfast 7.30am - 8.30am Tuesday 6 May
    Year 11 Drama Production: Picnic at Hanging Rock Thursday 8 May and Friday 9 May at 6pm
    Year 11 Subject Selection Evening Tuesday 20 May 6pm - 8pm
    College Photo Day Wednesday 21 May
    College Tour Friday 23 May 11am - 12.30pm Click here to book
    College Athletics Carnival Thursday 5 June
    Pupil Free Day Friday 6 June
    King's Birthday Public Holiday Monday 9 June
    Cocurricular Junior Production: HONK! JR. Tuesday 17 June 7pm, Thursday 19 June 7pm, Saturday 21 June 3pm.

    To access the College calendar log in to BenniesLink (Parent Portal) Calendar.
    Click here

    * College Assemblies For Parents

    College Assemblies are livestreamed for the MSB parent community at 9:40-10:45am on the dates specified in the schedule above. The livestream link is here.

    Cocurricular News

    Honk! Jnr. - Junior Production

    Honk! Jnr. - Junior Production

    Save the Date for our Cocurricular Program Junior Production - HONK! JR.

    Ex-Students

    Class of 1995 - 30 Year Reunion

    Class of 1995 - 30 Year Reunion

    Ex-students from the Class of 1995 are invited to the 30 Year reunion.

    When: Saturday 1 November

    Where: The Governor Hotel, Macquarie Park

    See invitation for details and RSVP here

    Join the 1995 Year group Facebook page here

    Michelle Blackman
    Marketing Team

    College Shop

    Second Hand Uniforms

    Second Hand Uniforms

    We have partnered with the Uniform Exchange in Pymble. They have many families looking to purchase second hand uniforms but are very low on stock. If you have any uniforms that you no longer need and would like to sell them please visit the Uniform Exchange website for more information.

    www.theuniformexchange.com.au

    Community Notices

    School Holiday Dance classes for dancers aged 12-15 years old

    School Holiday Dance classes for dancers aged 12-15 years old

    A two day Dance workshop will be held at the College for dancers aged 12-15 years old from 10.00am - 4.00pm.

    Level 3 – must be 12-15 years old with 2-3 years' experience.

    This two-day workshop will extend dancers in a range of dance styles. Explore the abstract forms of contemporary dance, the performative theatrics of theatre jazz, express yourself in lyrical choreography and find your groove in hip hop.

    Fee: $215.00

    To book tickets click here

    Bennies students can receive a discount using the code 'MSB10'

    Sydney Dance Company is an Active & Creative Kids provider. If you have vouchers you would like to redeem for this workshop, please follow the steps below:
    Enrol your child in the course, and make payment.
    Email us at sdc@sydneydancecompany.com with your child's name and DOB and your Active or Creative Kids voucher number. We will then process the voucher and contact you to refund the value back to you.
    For more information about this program, including eligibility, please see the Service NSW website: https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-for-a-creative-kids-voucher

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