St Vincent’s College Ashfield

📚Ahead of our Book Week celebrations, Sydney author Nathan Luff visited our campus to share his stories and love of writing.

Students heard about Nathan’s childhood growing up in rural NSW, the inspiration behind his books, what makes a good writer and how a book goes from an idea to publication.

After school, Nathan worked with our teachers through his ‘Making Writing Fun’ session, sharing new ways to engage students in writing, particularly creative writing.



Nathan Luff

🔬 Did you know it’s National Science Week? Check out what our Stage 5 scientists have been up to:

🧪Year 10 had some fun with ‘Elephant’s Toothpaste’, where hydrogen peroxide and potassium iodide were mixed together to produce a huge reaction, with some steam coming off as a result. Students loved seeing this fun way to visualise chemistry.

🎨Year 9 created paint from ochre, using the same natural material Indigenous Australians have used to make body paint for generations. They experimented with different binders to see whether egg yolk or oil worked best.

🙏 Today we celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary which marks her assumption into heaven body and soul.

Almighty ever-living God, who assumed the Immaculate Virgin Mary, the Mother of your Son, body and soul into heavenly glory, grant we pray that, always attentive to the things that are above, we may merit to be sharers of her glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.

Venerable Mary Aikenhead…pray for us.
St John Baptist de la Salle…pray for us.
St Vincent de Paul…pray for us.
Blessed Virgin Mary… pray for us.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

💫 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 is open to all children aged 0-5 and their parents/carers. A fun and engaging environment for young children to explore, play and learn together.

📍 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: St Vincent’s College, Early Years Campus, Community Room
Entry via 30–34 Charlotte St, Ashfield NSW 2131
🗓️ 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Mondays during term time, 9:00am–10:30am
💙 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁: Free
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents/carers are required to accompany their children.
🥤 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: Please bring a snack and water for your little ones.

✨Faith, Fun and Celebration!

The Sydney Catholic Schools travelling roadshow ‘Faith, Fun and Celebration’, brought our students together for a morning of music, worship, storytelling and plenty of participation.

Led by Catholic composer and Sydney Catholic Schools Education Officer John Burland, students and staff were singing, moving and joining in from start to finish.



John Burland Music
Sydney Catholic Schools

🎉 Congratulations to our Kindergarteners on reaching 100 days of school! Time flies when you’re having fun and learning together. To celebrate this milestone, our little ones dressed up as 100-year-olds. How adorable are they? 👴👵

🌟📚 We’re proud of all they’ve accomplished in these 100 days and look forward to seeing all the wonderful things they’ll achieve in their bright futures!

🦁🦘 Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 spent the day at Taronga Zoo

Our students came face to face with animals from around the world, listened to zookeepers and discovered how different species adapt to their environments. Everyone was on their best behaviour all day, even if there were a few tired legs on the bus ride home!

A big thank you to the teachers and staff who made the day possible.


Taronga Zoo

🪫 Around the Classes | Our Year 11 Chemistry students have been exploring how electricity can be generated using chemical batteries, also known as galvanic cells.

By pairing different metals with metal salt solutions, students investigated how chemical reactions produce an electrical current, just like the principles behind a lead-acid car battery.

🏃 Congratulations to our primary athletics team on a fantastic day at the Sydney Catholic Schools Conference 2 Athletics Championships!

Thirty students from Years 2 to 6 represented the College with great sportsmanship, determination and pride, achieving some outstanding results.

Special mentions to:
🥇 Mariah B, 1st in the 100m and 200m, setting new Conference 2 records in both events and 3rd in Long Jump
🥈 Alexander H, 2nd in the 1500m and 3rd in the 800m and Long Jump
🥈 Ezra Y, 2nd in the 100m
🥈 Myrin V, 2nd in Shot Put
🥉 Janaya J, 3rd in Shot Put
🏅 Hugo DS, 4th in the 200m

We wish all six students the very best as they compete at the Sydney Catholic Schools Championships later this term.


Sydney Catholic Schools