Week 2 has been a full one, with students involved in a range of opportunities across the College. The Sound of No Music opened on Tuesday night to sold-out shows on all four nights, with audiences enjoying the cast’s slapstick humour, strong stage presence and excellent delivery of lines. OLNA also began for selected Year 10 to 12 students, while students represented the College in the Senior Eagles Schoolboys Cup across Years 8 to 12. Today has been especially busy, with Family Breakfast, the Parent Christian Life Committee Annual College Meeting and Parents in Partnership Meeting, the Senior House Cross Country Carnival and the closing night of The Sound of No Music.
Looking ahead, next week’s events include:
Monday: OLNA Round 1 continues
Tuesday: Junior School Mother’s Day Stall
Wednesday: Eagles Senior Schoolboys Cup
Thursday: Junior School WACSSA Soccer Year 6
Friday: Senior High Schools Ultimate Frisbee Championships; STTC Westrac Workshop Excursion; Junior School Mother’s Day Event.
Save the date and get ready to kick up your heels at Swan Christian College’s Bushdance: College Community Event!
Join us in the Gym on Friday 15 May, where the Cherry Steppers, a modern line dancing company, will be leading the charge in some boot-scootin’ fun.
Families from both the Junior and Senior Schools are invited to join in the festivities.
There will be face painting, hot jam donuts and an ice cream van on site to satisfy your sweet tooth. So bring along a picnic, chairs and rugs for a fantastic evening indoors. Don’t forget to dust off your best bushdance, country and western attire to add to the lively atmosphere. Let’s make this a night to remember!
Community Bushdance
Date: Friday 15 May
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Venue: Gym, Swan Christian College
Dress: Your best line dancing / Bushdance / Country & Western outfits
Bring: Your own picnic, chairs, picnic rugs and money to purchase food and drink
Food and drink: Hot jam donuts and ice cream vans on site. BYO picnic.
What: Line dancing (you will be taught on the night by a professional line dancing company). Facepainting activities to keep younger children occupied.
Registration: Buy Tickets
Price: $5.00
Please note this is an alcohol-free event.
Please save the date for our upcoming College Photo Days, which will take place on Thursday 18 June and Friday 19 June in Week 9.
Ordering envelopes will be sent home in Week 5 with all the details needed to place your order.
We look forward to capturing these special moments for our students.
We are pleased to announce that Yearbook 2025 has been printed and a copy will be distributed before the end of Week 4 to the oldest child in each family who attended the College in 2025.
Our Class of 2025 graduates will be picking up their copy on 2 June at the upcoming Yearbook Afternoon Tea.
Yearbook Afternoon Tea for Class of 2025 Graduates
Date: Tuesday 2 June
Time: 3:30pm
Venue: Maali Room
Register: Please register at this link
This May, churches across Western Australia are joining together for a Month of Prayer for Schools, praying for students, staff and families in their local communities.
We would love to invite families connected to local churches to share this opportunity with their church or leadership team. It is not too late for churches to be involved.
Churches can take part by:
Further details, including the prayer calendar and resources, are available here:
Month of Prayer Calendar
A flyer is also attached, which you are welcome to pass on to your church or leadership team.
In the lead-up to the Month of Prayer, several roundtable conversations with pastors and leaders were hosted in partnership with Cities of Hope. These may also be helpful for churches as they prepare to pray:
Month of Prayer video
Thank you for helping us share this invitation with the wider Christian community.
We warmly invite our alumni from the Class of 1986, 1996, 2006 and 2016 to join us for a special evening reconnecting with old friends and celebrating shared memories at Swan Christian College.
This combined reunion marks the 40, 30, 20 and 10 year milestones for these graduating classes. It will be a relaxed sundowner where alumni can catch up, share stories and reflect on their time at the College.
Whether you are reconnecting with classmates you have not seen for years or continuing friendships that have lasted decades, it promises to be a memorable evening together.
Combined Alumni Reunion Sundowner
Date: Friday 6 November
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Venue: Maali Room, Swan Christian College
Register here: Combined Alumni Reunion Sundowner
Tickets are $15 for alumni and $10 for one guest per alumni, and include light supper and drinks.
Our Junior School community is warmly invited to a special Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea as we take time to honour and celebrate the important women in our students’ lives.
This is a lovely opportunity for mums and special guests to spend time with their children at the College, enjoy a light afternoon tea, and take part in classroom activities together. The afternoon reflects the heart behind Proverbs 31:28, “Her children arise and call her blessed.”
Mother’s Day Stall Vouchers can be purchased at the following link: Mother’s Day Stall
Junior School Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea
Date: 8 May 2025
Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Venue: Junior School Undercover Area
Parking: Back Oval near the Year 7 classrooms. Parking attendants will be guiding traffic.
Registration: Please let your child’s teacher know if you are unable to attend.
The afternoon will run as follows:
2:00pm – 2:30pm Afternoon Tea
2:30pm – 3:00pm Classroom Activities
We look forward to sharing this special time together as a community.
Year 5 and 6 students are invited to participate in a Debating Competition that will be held during lunch times on a Wednesday and Thursday and will start in Week 3 of this term. There will be prizes for the top two teams who win the Debating Competition.
Debating helps students build confidence, think clearly and speak well in front of others. It teaches them how to research, listen carefully, form strong arguments and respond respectfully to different points of view. These are valuable transferable skills for effective communication, learning, leadership and life beyond school.
Limited spots available. Please register by Tuesday Week 3 at the link below.
Debating Competitiion
Dates: Starting in Week 3, Term 2
Time: Lunchtimes 12:50 – 1:15pm
Year groups: Year 5 and 6
Register now: scea.me/debate26
Midland Perm-a-pleat has advised that all required winter uniform items are in stock, including tracksuits and Senior School ties.
Senior School students are expected to wear the full winter uniform from Monday 4 May. This includes wearing blazers at all times, except when participating in sport or for Swan Trade Training Centre students.
The Uniform Guide can be downloaded here. If you have any questions about uniforms, please email Dr Nicole Todd, Director of Wellbeing, at nicole.todd@swan.wa.edu.au.
If you’re in Year 10 at Swan Christian College, this is your chance to get hands-on with real tools at Swan Trade Training Centre’s Internal Try a Trade Day on Tuesday 26 May.
The Swan Trade Training Centre’s free Try a Trade Day is designed to empower young minds in Year 10 by providing a unique opportunity at Years 11 and 12 to delve into different trades and discover your true passions. Whether they are intrigued by the thought of Building and Construction/Carpentry, Engineering: Heavy Metal, or the exciting world of Electrotechnology, we have something just for your child to help them kick start their trade career.
The Swan Trade Training Centre will be hosting a free Try a Trade Day on Tuesday 26 May. This is open to all students who are currently completing Year 10 at Swan Christian College or any other school in Western Australia.
Try a Trade seeks to:
Please click on the following link to download the How to access Parent Lounge document:
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