Year 9

Secondary School Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to all students on another great Swimming Carnival! Attendance was strong and many students raced. 

Many thanks go to our Head of Sport, Mr Camerson Ellis, and the entire Sport team, for their tireless work on the day.

Final Carnival placings:

1. McDouall (first win since 2015)
2. Roseby
3. Cowper
4. Dumolo

A special congratulations to the following Year 9 students and their success at the carnival:

Age Champions

Divisional Champions

Junior: Luka Gordan

Intermediate: Holly Smith

Photographs: Secondary School Individual and Sibling Portrait

Secondary School Sibling Photos will take place on 10 February from 7.15 – 8.20am in Redlands Hall. To order Sibling Photos, please click here, enter the password ‘ALLISTER’ and select Siblings Order Form before 8 February. Parents/Carers who have children at both the Junior and Senior Campus and may attend the sibling photo and should accompany their Junior Campus children to school afterwards.  

On 10 February Year 7 to 12 students will present to the Redlands Hall in classes to have their portrait photo taken between 8.20am – 12.55pm. If your child is unable to have their portrait taken, or if they have an external appointment scheduled during the school day please inform the Year Advisor.  

A catch-up date for missed sibling photos and portraits will be offered on 3 March at 10.10-11.05am in the Learning Hub Level 2, or by appointment with Melba Studios, located in Artarmon.

All students are required to be wearing their full school uniform, including blazers. Boys must be clean shaven with hair that has been cut so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Boys and girls with a hair length touching the collar is to be styled and tied-up neatly so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Hair is to be tied back with navy and hair coloured accessories.  No hair dye, mullet style haircuts, make-up or nail polish is permitted. No jewellery is to be worn other than one pair of plain gold or silver studs in ear lobes.

Our Standard Portrait and Year Group Package will be automatically billed to your school account and posted directly to your primary contact address following the Year Group photos taken on 7 June. If you do not wish to receive a standard package, please click here to opt out before 10 February.

The Standard Package will cost $40 and consist of: 

• Year Group Photograph 20 x 30cm
• Portrait packages containing 7 portraits:

1 – 15 x 20cm

2 – 10 x 15cm

1 – 10 x 7cm

1 – 7.5 x 5cm

2 – 5 x 3.5cm

Online access to a high-resolution digital portrait download

If you have any questions, alterations or additional orders, please contact Melba Studios directly on (02) 9438 4566 or email sales@melbastudios.com.au.

Online Safety Parent Information Session (via Zoom)

Monday 13 February 2023
6pm – 7pm

The parent information session has been developed in consultation with ySafe with an appreciation of the complexities of parenting in the digital age. 

The aim is to provide parents with a realistic, practical, and engaging cyber safety education session.

Please register using this link.

A link to the session will be emailed to those registered.

Key Dates:

Mrs Lucienne Willis
Yr 9 Advisor
lwillis@redlands.nsw.edu.au