Year 9

Swimming Carnival

On Tuesday we travelled out to SOPAC for the annual Secondary School Swimming Carnival. 

Cowper reigned supreme in the pool this year and won the overall carnival. 

Congratulations to the following Year 9 students who secured championship placements. 

  • William Thomson (Cowper) – 14 Boys Age Champion 
  • Amelie Swann (Roseby) – 15 Girls Age Champion 
  • Tara Ward (Roseby) – 15 Girls Runner Up  
  • Cameron Petrie (Cowper) – 15 Boys Runner Up 

A special congratulations to Amelie Swann who also secured the Intermediate Girls Division Championship. She had a particularly fantastic swim in the Champions of Champions race at the conclusion of the carnival. 

Secondary School Photo Dates 2024

  • 14 February: Individual portraits and sibling photos
  • 1 March: 10.10–11.05am, Redlands Learning Hub Level 2. Catch up opportunity for individual portraits and sibling photos
  • 15 March: Alternative opportunity for sibling photos on both campuses.
  • 5 June: Year Group photos

Schedule 14 February

7.15-8.15am: Secondary School Sibling Photos in Redlands Hall. To order Sibling Photos, please click here, enter the password ALLISTER and select Siblings Order Form before 8 February.

8.20am–12.00pm:  Individual portraits. Yr 7 to 12 students will go to Redlands Hall in classes to have their individual portrait photo taken. 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.  

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 or 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.

If a student has a Redlands ID card issued in 2023, they should bring this to Redlands Hall.

Parent Online Safety Information Session (Via Zoom)

Thursday 15 February
6-7pm

This informative session provides relevant, positive, strategy-rich and practical content that help parents ignite conversations with their children about the online world and share the tools parents need to guide and support them.
Please register using this link.

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


Upcoming Events

We have a number of events in the first part of the term which include: 

  • Week 2 – Thursday 8 February – Activities and Winter Sports Fair 
  • Week 3 – Coaching Conversations 
  • Week 3 – Wednesday 14 February – Secondary School Photos  
  • Week 3 – Thursday 15 February – ySafe Presentations and Parent Webinar 
  • Week 8 – Musical Week 


Contacting Us

if you have any questions, please email either of us at thoran@redlands.nsw.edu.au or mbarr@redlands.nsw.edu.au. 

Mr Tobias Horan
Yr 9 Advisor
9968 9872
thoran@redlands.nsw.edu.au