Welcome to Week 8. Our Open Day was held last Thursday and in spite of the wet weather, there was a very good attendance of prospective students with their families. Visitors were treated to a wide variety of displays and lessons to give students an idea of life at Hennessy. A highlight for many was a tour by Hennessy students who are our greatest ambassadors. A huge thank you to Mrs Fiona Tanner for coordinating the day and the many staff who contributed to make this such a success.

You will remember that we were visited earlier this term by a Registration Panel as part of our five yearly registration process. I am now able to share some key findings with you. You are free to read the complete document by requesting this from the Front Office.

The report is categorised by Commendations, Affirmations and Recommendations. General feedback regarding these was:

Commendations:

• The hospitality extended to the panel.
• Genuine professionalism, commitment and dedication of all College staff.  It is evident they are passionate about and love Hennessy Catholic College.
• Hennessy Catholic College for their innovation and direction in Teaching and Learning.  Collective staff attention to refining the Hennessy Learning Cycle has positioned the cCollege as a leader in Pedagogical practice which maximises student outcomes and supports teacher expertise.
• The Senior Leadership team for their desire to improve student outcomes, both academic and wellbeing.
• The sense of belonging and acceptance students have to be their authentic selves at Hennessy Catholic College.
• Embedding and living of the College mission statement “Live Spiritually, Act Justly, learn Dynamically, Inspiring futures of hope’ by highlighting aspects of it each year as the College theme and in the House awards system.
• The students for their openness, warm welcome, friendliness and obvious pride in their school.
• The parents for their loyalty, support and faith in the school community. 
• Hennessy Catholic College for the high regard in which it is held in the broader community. 
• The use of Compass in the College to inform a culture of collaboration.

Affirmations:

• Continue to refine the College’s teaching and learning cycle to create a model of shared practice aligning with Catalyst professional learning initiatives.
• Develop and evolve resourceful and sustainable partnerships with the wider community with the expressed purpose of improving outcomes of students.
• Develop and embed the student goal setting initiative.
• Ensure that all staff have a consistent and agreed approach to managing student behaviour to enable the successful embedding of the proactive pastoral care model developed by the school.
• Continue to develop and refine the K-12 pathway.

Recommendations;

• The College investigates and implements school wide trauma informed practices to continue to build positive relationships.
• The profile of Religious Education is raised in the College and the Religious life of the school is supported and articulated, so the person of Jesus is known, loved and lived in this community.
• Further investigation of opportunities for academic wellbeing and resilience to support a stronger student voice.
• Have a strategic teaching and learning focus on Stage 4 & 5 as the foundation for a successful Stage 6.

This Registration Report gives us valuable feedback on what is going well and also areas of improvement and development for future directions.

Thank you to all those who have already completed the survey Tell Them From Me. The closing date for completion of this survey has been extended to Tuesday, June 15 at 8:30 am.

I will be taking Long Service leave in the last week of term and Mrs Sharon Hibbert will be Acting Principal during this time. Please remember that the first day for students is Monday, July 12 next term and the Pupil Free Day is on the last day of Term 3, September 17.

Please do not hesitate to contact me by email (kathy.holding@cg.catholic.edu.au) if you have any concerns or queries.

Kathy Holding