14.03.25
We are excited to announce that Caritas College will be participating in the 2025 Oliphant Science Awards, South Australia’s largest student science competition! This is a fantastic opportunity for our students to develop their curiosity, problem-solving skills, and creativity through hands-on science projects. The competition is open to students from Reception to Year 12, offering ten diverse projects.
Many (but not all) project entries will be displayed at Science Alive! at the Adelaide Showgrounds from Friday 1 August until Sunday 3 August. All students who enter the Oliphant Science Awards will be eligible to apply for discounted entry tickets. Please direct any questions to our Oliphant Science Awards Coordinator Mrs Christine Kemp.
05.03.25
To support students as they begin to make decisions regarding post school pathways and related subject selections for their senior years of schooling, all Year 10 students are invited to attend a Post School Pathways Excursion to Adelaide. The purpose of the excursion is to provide an opportunity to experience a wider range of options, through visits to both tertiary and vocational education campuses, as well as job and business sites. Students depart from Caritas by 7.30am and return on Friday at approx. 5.00pm.
12.03.25
As part of the Year 12 Workplace Practices course this term, students will be exploring the changing nature of work. This excursion to Wadlata and then a look at the Heritage Walk will provide students with an opportunity to learn more about the history of Port Augusta while reflecting and analysing the vast knowledge, skills and competencies required to work in many different industries in the past.
Students will meet at Wadlata on Flinders Terrace at 1:00pm and be dismissed from there at 3:00pm.
04.03.25
The Rite Journey is an exciting and innovative program for all Year 9 students at
Caritas College. It combines the Health and Personal Development and the Religious and Values Education curriculum and comprises two lessons per week for the year. The program has been created to complement your role in guiding your young person into young adulthood. To launch the program, students and parents are invited to attend the Calling and Departure Ceremonies, these
ceremonies form an essential component of the program. These will be conducted at the Port Augusta Golf Club on Friday 28 March at 6:30am. Following the ceremony, breakfast will be provided for students and families at
Caritas College at approximately 7:30am. Families will be required to provide own transport to the ceremony and back to our college.
07.03.25
A number of students have been selected to participate as players and umpires in the SAPSASA Basketball Carnival on Thursday 27 March at the Central Oval Complex. Students will need to arrive at Central Oval Complex by 8.45am (a staff member will be available at the courts from 8.30am). Students will be dismissed from the venue at approximately 2.45pm. Students will not be permitted to leave the venue until this time.
13.03.25
As part of their curriculum, students will be undertaking First Aid Training - HLTAID010 basic emergency life support on Monday 24 March at Caritas College. Due to nature of Trek, it is a requirement that all students attend and complete this first aid training. However, all Year 10 students will undertake the training in preparation for Work Experience next year. Please ensure students arrive at school ready to begin the training at 8:45am sharp. Students will be
required to stay for the full day in order to obtain their certificate. This training will involve some practical work, so students may wear PE clothes
04.03.25
The Stage 1 Outdoor Education Canoe Trip is essential for students to ensure they complete all requirements of Stage One Outdoor Education and to provide them with an opportunity to develop practical skills such as watercraft control, camping, cooking and interpersonal skills such as leadership, group dynamics, resilience and perseverance. The trip will take place on Godfrey’s Landing (Hindmarsh Island - Coorong). Students are expected to arrive on Monday at Caritas College (Woodforde St) at 6:30am to pack the bus and prepare
for departure at 6:45am. On Wednesday, students will depart from Hindmarsh Island at approximately 11:30am and are expected to arrive back at school at approximately 4:45pm. Once students have cleaned up, they can be dismissed.
12.03.25
Our annual R-12 Sports Day between Tenison, MacKillop and Joseph will be held on Friday 21 March. The event will take place during normal school hours of 8:45am-3:00pm (R-2 will conclude at 12:00pm).
R-2 students can be collected by parents from their classroom at 12.00pm. Students remaining will be supervised in a classroom until normal dismissal time at 3.00pm and can be collected from the Penola Building.
18.03.25
Following the meetings conducted last Friday with Career Employment Group (CEG) and a representative from Department for Correctional Services (DCS) an opportunity has been provided for students to visit the location they would be located for their school-based traineeship. Students will meet Mrs Norah Grover at the front office at 9:30am and travel to the Northern Country Business Centre. They will be on-site from 10:00am until 11:00am and then travel back to school for normal lessons.
18.02.25
The National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) takes place each year for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 and has been an everyday part of the school calendar since 2008. NAPLAN helps parents, carers and educators to see if children are meeting important numeracy and literacy standards. The NAPLAN testing period is 12-24 March.
At Caritas College, we are dedicated to preparing your child for these assessments and using them as one of many tools to understand and support each student's learning journey. Please note that an exact timetable for your child’s participation in the NAPLAN tests will be provided closer to the testing window. This schedule will detail the specific dates and times for each test.
In preparation for NAPLAN, a practice test will be conducted towards the end of February.
30.01.25
As part of studies in Year 12 PE students will be participating in the sport of tennis. This sport allows students a great opportunity to engage in the community, develop valuable skills and closely link PE content being explored in both theoretical and practical lessons. To enable students the best opportunity to improve their understanding of the sport of tennis, we are fortunate enough to be able to use the courts at the Port Augusta Tennis Association. These lessons will take place during normal Physical Education lesson times to avoid clashes.
Students will be required to make their own travel arrangements to and from the courts. Students with permission to drive to school may travel in their own car. Students driving themselves must abide by their driving and passenger conditions of approval.
05.02.25
The SA School Immunisation Program will be offered at Caritas College by Port Augusta Council Immunisation Program. There will be two visits, to be confirmed by the Port Augusta Council. These visits will be on 25th March Term 1 and 17th June Term 2.
All Year 7 students will be offered;
All Year 10 students will be offered;
All parents/ legal guardians are to complete, sign and return the consent cards, even if you do not consent for the student to be vaccinated at school by Tuesday March 4. Students aged 16 years and above can consent for themselves.
