Assumption College Vacant Positions

Would you like to join our Team at ACW?

Please see below the roles in which we have advertised currently.

Tuckshop Convenor

Teacher - Maths/Science

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible; applications will be reviewed prior to the closing date.

If you have any queries relating to these vacancies, please contact Mrs Jess Cantwell at the College office on 07 4660 4000 or via email jess.cantwell@twb.catholic.edu.au 

Open Day

Last Friday afternoon Assumption College proudly hosted our Annual Open Day.

On a very rainy afternoon, we welcomed our existing families, new families and members of the wider community to join us and see what an education at Assumption College looks like.

Visitors toured our extensive facilities, were immersed in interactive subject displays, and enjoyed our hospitality at our complimentary BBQ.

We were very excited to showcase the launch of our new media campaign – “Through the LENS of Assumption College – Liberating, Empowering, Nurturing for Success”. Those who attended the afternoon would have seen our exciting new videos and sunglasses circulating within our College. Our LENS video is now on our website and facebook for all of those who may not have had the opportunity to view it at our launch last Friday. Follow along and see the journey of our students through the LENS of Assumption College. Our students enter the College as Junior Students, progress through their education at Assumption College and all we have to offer, and then leave as senior students - well equipped to head out into the world for the next part of their journey in life.

Our Open Day Passports were also a big hit. Our student visitors were presented with their passports upon arrival, and during their tour around the College collected a sticker at each display they visited. Passports were then returned on departure, and entered into a lucky draw. Due to the overwhelming response to our Passports, we decided to offer FIVE lucky draw prizes. The prizes included 2 x $50 uniform vouchers, and 3 x $10 tuckshop vouchers. Mrs Hammond drew the lucky winners this week, and we are delighted to announce our winners as follows:

$50 Uniform Voucher – Rose from Applethorpe

$50 Uniform Voucher – Torrie Williamson

$10 Tuckshop Voucher – Shaya Wetzler

$10 Tuckshop Voucher – Cassie Ryan

$10 Tuckshop Voucher – Kaelee Grace

Congratulations to our lucky winners above. You will be contacted in the near future to organize collection of your prizes.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who attended our Open Day – we hope you enjoyed the afternoon and we look forward to seeing you all again next year.

Through the LENS of Assumption College 

https://player.vimeo.com/video/707999913?h=d9fa2db220

Mother's Day Breakfast

On Monday, 9 May 2022 Assumption College hosted our Mother’s Day Breakfast. We were delighted to offer our mothers, guardians and special females in our students’ lives the opportunity to have breakfast made for them. It was lovely to see the students getting to spend quality time with these ladies. Students also made a tribute video to show the thanks and appreciation they have. We had over 180 guests in attendance for the morning, a big thank you to everyone who helped make this a possibility for our College community.

 Mothers Day Wishes 2022_HD_final.mp4

Naplan 2022

NAPLAN 2022 was undertaken by Years 7 and 9 students, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week at our College. The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy, sees our students from Years 7 and 9 complete a program covering Reading, Writing, Language Conventions and Numeracy over Tuesday to Thursday this week. For the students sitting NAPLAN this year, it has been four years since they last sat the program.

Both groups of students joined together in Assumption Hall, for the first time, allowing for a more streamlined approach to program delivery, and minimal disruption to the rest of the school day. 

It has been pleasing to see our students arrive at school each day well prepared for their NAPLAN sessions, and subsequently, our sessions have run very smoothly.  The attitude and preparedness of Assumption College students is impressive. 

A special thank you to Mr Cannard and Mr Fern for supporting the technology needs of the students, and to all of the teachers and school officers for their help in preparing for, and supervising the program. 

Cate Tunstall

Middle Years Program Leader

Frozen Excursion

A packed bus load of students across all grades, along with Mr Donnelly, Ms Wijesooriya, Mrs Riordan and Mrs Bourke headed off to QPAC to watch the Disney spectacular, Frozen. Everyone really enjoyed the performance. In particular, the use of technology in the performance was outstanding and the ongoing conversations have been about how the magical effects could have been achieved, how costume changes happened so quickly, the variation of new songs along with the known classics and questions about how they made the dress glow and "it would have been nice to have had snow fall on us," as well. All round it was a positive experience to gain some understanding of what goes into putting together any performance, let alone the challenges of a musical. Thanks to the teachers for taking the students on the excursion.

Rural Operations

Last week our Year 12 Rural Operations class were able to return to hands-on activities. Unfortunately, the paddocks had received overnight rain and were too wet to proceed with our tractor work. Nevertheless, we opted for machinery maintenance and installed the new compulsory roll bars on the quad bikes. The time spent in the work shed allowed for much discussion on workplace health and safety issues that affect everyday agricultural workplaces. Each student gained beneficial insights into hazards and avoiding accidents whilst completing the required maintenance and safety processes. Hopefully, we will be able to return this week and continue our cultivation.