Black Mountain School - Canberra

Jeremy and Fiona are representing Black Mountain School at the annual Step into the
Limelight exhibition at the M16 art gallery in Griffith. Students from public schools across
Canberra participate in this wonderful showcase of their broad and varied Visual Art skills.
The exhibition will run from Friday 12 - Sunday 28 June with M16 opening hours
Monday - Friday, 10-5pm. Gallery: Wednesday - Sunday, 12pm-5pm
Location
M16 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith ACT- All are Welcome 🎨 🌟

Thank you to our wonderful community for your support in keeping your children at home today whilst many of our staff undertook industrial action. 🙏🙏🙏 Mountaineers marched from the school to the larger community march, to stand alongside many other teachers and LSAs in their advocacy for better working conditions and resources to better support our staff and students 🌟 ♥️🌟♥️

‼️ a reminder that our school will be closed tomorrow until 10.30am ‼️

All ACT public schools CLOSED tomorrow, Friday 22 May 2026, 8.30am – 10.30am 📢

All ACT public schools CLOSED from 8.30am to 10.30am Friday 22 May 2026 In order to enable industrial action and keep students safe All ACT public schools, including specialist schools and preschools, will be CLOSED from 8.30am to 10.30am on Friday 22 May 2026.

📢 REMINDER - All ACT public schools CLOSED this Friday 22 May 2026, 8.30am – 10.30am 📢

In order to enable industrial action and keep students safe all ACT public schools, including specialist schools and preschools, will be CLOSED this Friday from 8.30am to 10.30am.

The Education Directorate has decided to close schools to students during this time, in the interest of student and staff safety.

The Australian Education Union has notified the Education Directorate that its members will take part in protected industrial action from 8.30am to 10.30am this Friday. We expect a majority of ACT public school staff will participate in the work stoppage, meaning we are unable to confidently plan for safe and appropriate supervision for all students.

Be aware there will be no onsite supervision available for students during this time. The school day will begin at 10.30am.

Your school will be in contact about any changes to timetabling or start of day activities. If you have any questions or concerns about how this closure will impact your school, please contact your school directly.

We acknowledge that school closures have significant impacts on families and these decisions are not taken lightly. We are letting families know about this change as early as possible to help with forward planning. The safety and wellbeing of our students and staff remains our highest priority.

More information can be found online at https://bit.ly/3PB9wMS.

🌟 Lowes Schoolwear May Sale (May Zero)

🗓️ 5-day sale commencing the Wednesday

🛒 Available in-store and online

⭐️REMINDER⭐️

Monday 20th April - pupil free day

Tuesday 21st April - welcome back! school resumes for term 2!

✨looking forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday ✨

Today at Black Mountain School our staff celebrated Harmony Day together in recognition of the diversity and sense of belonging that make our community so strong 🧡🧡🧡

An enormous thank you goes to our staff Lacey, Ava, Georgia, Mel and Jas for all the incredible work behind the scenes 🧡 We’re also so grateful to all staff who contributed to food, sharing national dishes from around the world 🌍 🧡

🤩Our 2026 Steps to Guardianship information session is coming up. Please let us know if you will be attending by emailing us at [email protected] 🤩

🚌Post School Transition Tour for Parents 🚌

It's that time of year again when BMS hosts parents and carers on a 'Post School Transition Tour'. This year it will be spread across two days: Tuesday 24/3 (Supported work and post school learning providers) and Tuesday 28/3 (Community access and social group programs). This is to showcase the range of potential programs available to your children as they progress and transition out of school and into the community. The two days have been broadly divided by providers offering:
1. Supported work opportunities, capacity building, work experience
2. Providers offering day programs, community access, complex care supports and capacity building.

● We will visit a small range of service providers to give parents an overview of potential opportunities within Canberra.
● Each tour will begin at our school (BMS) at 9am to finish at approximately 2 - 3pm.
● We will hire a bus to transport parents to approximately 4 - 5 service providers each day.
● There is no charge but those attending might want to bring their own lunch.

Please register your interest in the event using the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYg6t5aOIo6w9EBjNB1wwbGll0gHwpdnwBltwnZio9HRHYOQ/viewform?usp=preview

Please call our front office for any further information 😍

2026 BMS Post School Tour Attendance This year's ”post school provider tour” will be split into two days. This is to showcase the range of potential programs available to your children as they progress and transition out of school and into the community. The two days have been broadly divided by providers offering:

Our staff returned this week for professional learning and are excited to welcome everyone back for the new school year! 😍

A reminder that our school is open to all new 2026 students for a visit this Friday (Jan 30th) between 10:00am–12:00pm. If you’re planning to attend, please let the front office know.

For all returning students, Term 1 officially begins on Monday 2 February. We can’t wait to see you then! ✨