25/09/2026
Six years of high school deserve more than an ordinary goodbye. This week, we wanted to make the Class of 2026’s final days something they could enjoy together and look back on long after they left school.
They revisited their primary school days, showed up with wonderfully creative choices for Crazy Hair and Wig Day, and spent an evening together at their Farewell Dinner at Bunbury Golf Club. There were light-hearted awards, dancing and time to enjoy the friendships that have grown over the years.
This morning, staff served breakfast before the Year 12 photo and farewell assembly. Acting Principal Mrs Tamara Nurse spoke about the pressure to know exactly what comes next. “You are choosing your next step, not your entire future,” she told students. She encouraged them to stay curious, keep learning and add one small word when they find themselves thinking “I can’t do this”: yet.
After a Red Frogs presentation about staying safe during Leavers, students changed into costumes and headed into their final hours together. The Bilya Wing filled with live music, food trucks, inflatables, games and staff taking their turn on the flushing machine. Shirts were signed. Names went onto the Leavers Board.
Then came the Run Down the Hill. Staff and students lined the way as the Class of 2026 came down the hill from Egret Wing and out through the school gates.
To the Class of 2026, thank you for the part you have played in the life of our school. To your families, thank you for the years you have shared with us. We hope you carry the friendships, the laughter and the people who believed in you wherever you go next.
And, as Year 12 Deputy Principal Marianne Beattie shared from Dr Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go!: You're off the Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So...get on your way!