Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers,

Welcome back to the start of Term 4. I can’t believe how quickly the year has gone.

As you have probably all seen or heard, the new building project started over the holidays. Our builders, Eastern Victorian Construction Group (EVCG), have begun preparing the site by demolishing the existing buildings and will continue doing this throughout the coming week. This is a very exciting time for the school and whilst I’m sure that there will be a few hiccups along the way, it will be all worth it in the long run. In 12-14 months’, we will have a state-of-the-art building that will provide for the increasing student and staff numbers.  It will be great seeing the progress for the remainder of this term and into next year.

St Patrick’s School Priorities Puzzle

At St Patrick’s we strive to provide a quality school environment and education for all students. Our core school priorities are centred around an ‘Accelerated Growth for all Students’. Essentially, what this means is that no matter the students starting point, we want them to have at least 12 months educational growth every year that they are at St Patrick’s. We strive to achieve this by having a deep knowledge of the curriculum; providing expert teacher practice; creating a safe, respectful and responsible school environment; working collaboratively together; and strengthening the Catholic Identity of the school. The puzzle below is a visual representation of these core school priorities.

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ST PATRICK'S BY CHECKING OUR CALENDAR ON OUR WEBSITE.  

Go to: www.stpstratford.catholic.edu.au

Families who have nominated payment in full at commencement of school year: 

Payment was due 28th March 2025.

If paying by termly instalment:

2nd Instalment due Friday 25th July 2025

3rd and Final Instalment due Friday 24th October

Thank-you to families who have been prompt with their payment.

The key thing to remember when it comes to meeting payment commitments is to keep the school informed if anything changes.  If at any time you have a concern about school fees and levies, please contact the school office to discuss the issue.

Notice to Families on direct debit - 

Changes to direct debit arrangement:

You may change, stop or defer a debit payment, or terminate this agreement by providing us with at least fourteen (14) days notification by:

• telephoning us on 51 456 463 during business hours;
• Email: admin@stpstratford.catholic.edu.au
• arranging it through your own financial institution.

Families who are on direct debit arrangement:

Please be aware that your payments will continue indefinitely unless you notify the school office in writing. (Email: admin@stpstratford.catholic.edu.au).

By signing the Direct Debit Request form, you have agreed to ongoing payments with no automatic end date.

If you wish to cancel or make changes to your payment arrangement, please contact the school office directly.

School Fee Statements are emailed on the 1st of every month or next business day.

Please contact the school office if you are not receiving your statement.

BRIAGOLONG TENNIS CLUB

The summer pennant commences on the 11^th of October 2025.

If you are interested in playing this season at Briagolong Tennis Club please contact - 

Tam Beechey on 0429935785 or Gerard Condon on 0438821728

All abilities welcome

Fees for the season is $90