This week has provided many opportunities for students across the College to learn, compete, and connect with our community. On Tuesday, the Junior School Mother’s Day Stall gave students the chance to buy gifts for their mothers and special women in their lives. On Wednesday, our Year 10 to 12 students represented the College in the Eagles Senior Schoolboys Cup competition. Junior School students also enjoyed success at the WACSSA Year 6 Soccer Carnival on Thursday. Today, Senior School students competed in the High Schools Ultimate Frisbee Championships, while Swan Trade Training students took part in a valuable WesTrac workshop tour. We also welcomed many mothers and guests to the Junior School Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea this afternoon.
We hope all our wonderful mothers enjoy a very Happy Mother’s Day this Sunday!
Looking ahead, next week’s events include:
Tuesday: Year 7-9 NEAS Sport
Wednesday: Year 5 Camp Parent Information Night
Thursday: Junior School Eisteddfod for Year 3-6; Year 10 Careers Expo
Friday: STTC Mother’s Day Breakfast; Battle of the Bands with Mundaring Christian College and Northshore Christian Grammar School; Swanonline excursion to Perth Zoo; Community Bushdance for the whole College.
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.
This May, churches across Western Australia are joining together for a Month of Prayer for Schools, a SCEA initiative, 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.
Year 3 is a special year at Swan Christian College, with students taking part in a range of learning experiences that help them grow in confidence, independence and teamwork.
From their first overnight camp to learning a string instrument, exploring the city and leading the Remembrance Day Assembly, students are encouraged to try new things and develop their gifts in a supportive Christian learning environment.
Limited places are available for Year 3 in 2026, 2027 and 2028.
If you know of a parent who may be interested in enrolling their child into Year 3, please let them know they can book a College tour today by calling (08) 9374 8300 or visiting enrol.swan.wa.edu.au/events.
The Junior School Music Eisteddfod is almost here! Students in Years 3 to 6 will take to the stage to showcase their musical progress at the Maali Mia Theatre on Thursday 14 May.
The day will be broken into three sessions:
This is a wonderful occasion for students to display the hard work and dedication they have brought to their instrumental and vocal studies throughout the term. Parents and caregivers are warmly invited to attend and share in the celebration. We look forward to a day full of music, encouragement, and community.
Chess Club is running during Junior School lunch times throughout Term 2. Students of all skill levels are welcome to join, whether they are learning the game for the first time or looking to improve their strategy and problem-solving skills.
Students who are interested in participating can speak to Mr Pengilly.
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
Our Rookie Debating Club is up and running again and has made a strong start to the term. Students have shown tremendous enthusiasm, often arriving well before 8.00am, keen and prepared to engage in debating activities.
This term, the club’s focus is on ethics, with our formal debate topic for the term being:
“Anne Frank’s diary should never have been published.”
In exploring this topic, students are investigating the historical significance of personal narratives while thoughtfully examining the ethical tensions surrounding privacy, consent, and posthumous publication. The discussions so far have demonstrated impressive maturity and depth of thinking.
In addition, a selected group of Year 10 students has been nominated to participate in the Ethics Olympiad Competition on Thursday, 28 May 2026. This is a prestigious opportunity that allows students to explore ethical theories and engage in rich, respectful dialogue with peers from across Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia–Pacific region. This year, the team will be competing against 415 national and international teams.
Preparation sessions are already underway, with students undertaking an intensive study of ethical frameworks that can be applied to the 2026 case Cases. The Ethics Olympiad has a strong reputation for providing both students and teachers with a challenging and creative platform to develop communication skills, critical thinking, and principled reasoning, while grappling with contemporary moral dilemmas.
If you would like to find out more about Debating Club please contact Miss Erasmus.
Last Thursday, 30 April, students from Swan Beekeeping enjoyed a hands-on honey extraction session in our commercial kitchen.
Students learned a range of valuable skills, including how to identify when honey is ready to harvest, how to uncap honey frames, how to use a honey extractor, and how to strain and package honey safely. They also learned about general food hygiene throughout the process.
The group harvested an impressive 35kg of honey, and a sticky but very enjoyable time was had by all.
To find out more about Beekeeping please get in touch with Mr Leaver.
STTC mothers, aunts and significant women are warmly invited to join us for the 2026 STTC Mothers Day Breakfast on Friday 15 May.
This special morning is an opportunity to honour and celebrate the important women in our students’ lives while enjoying breakfast together as a community.
STTC Mothers Day Breakfast
Date: Friday 15 May
Time: 8:00am – 9:30am
Venue: The Swan Centre (Gym)
Registration: http://scea.me/sttcmothersday2026
We look forward to sharing this special morning with you.
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:
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