John Paul College - Kalgoorlie

📚 Ready for Learning!

A friendly reminder as we move through Semester Two — please help your child arrive at school each day organised, prepared and ready to learn!

Devices are a fantastic learning tool, but workbooks and stationery are still an important part of everyday learning.

Thank you to our families for helping our students be prepared for a successful day! 😊

🎉 FOUNDERS’ DAY 2026 – CELEBRATING THE JPC SPIRIT! 💙💛

Today, we celebrate Founders’ Day at John Paul College — a special opportunity to reflect on our history, traditions and the wonderful community that makes JPC what it is.

As part of today’s celebrations, our five Houses — Clancy, MacKillop, McAuley, Prendiville and Rice — will come together for a day filled with House spirit, teamwork and fun.🙌

The day will also include the much-anticipated ‘Unfair’ Event, and the first ever JPC's got talent showcase!

📸 Photos from today’s Mass are below, with more photos from the celebrations to come!

Founders’ Day is also a wonderful opportunity to recognise the legacy of our College founders and reflect on the importance of service, generosity and giving to others. ❤️

Funds raised through today’s celebrations support Caritas Australia, Archbishop’s LifeLink and local outreach programs.

💙💛 Happy Founders’ Day, JPC! 💛💙

🎲📚 BOGGLE & SCATTERGORIES CHALLENGE – WINNERS! 🏆

What a way to celebrate Book Week 2026! 📖✨

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us yesterday for our lunchtime Boggle & Scattergories Challenge! You brought the competition, the laughs and some seriously impressive word skills! 🤓🔥

🥇 1st – The Boggles — 313 points
🥈 2nd – We Dragged Eli Into This — 203 points
🥉 3rd – Library Nerds — 185 points
🏅 4th – TJES — 173 points
🏅 5th – Cool Guys — 127 points
🏅 6th – Harrison — 23 points
🏅 7th – Andrew — 19 points

👏 Congratulations to all our competitors!

And don’t worry… there’s still more Book Week fun to come! 📚🎉

Thanks for making our lunchtime competition such a fun part of Book Week – Symphony of Stories! ❤️📖

⚽ JPC Makes History at ACC Soccer Carnival! ⚽

On the 5th & 6th of August, John Paul College proudly fielded its first-ever ACC Soccer team, marking an exciting milestone for our sporting program! 🏆

The team travelled to Perth and even had the incredible opportunity to watch AC Milan take on Inter Milan at Optus Stadium before competing in the ACC Soccer Carnival the following day. ⚽🏟️

Despite facing some strong Perth schools, our boys showed determination, resilience and fantastic sportsmanship, representing JPC with pride both on and off the field.

👏 A huge thank you to Mr Vos for his passion and dedication to developing soccer at JPC, and to Mr Erasmus for organising and supporting the trip.

Congratulations to all our players for being part of JPC sporting history! We look forward to seeing the soccer program continue to grow from strength to strength. 💙⚽

📖✨ Our latest JPC Newsletter is here! ✨📖

There’s plenty happening around John Paul College, and our latest newsletter is packed with news, achievements, events and updates from across our school community.

Take a look at this week’s newsletter to catch up on what’s been happening and what’s coming up! 👀📰

📚 Have a read, share the highlights and stay up to date with all things JPC!

John Paul College Newsletter: Term 3 Week 4 & 5 2026 John Paul College is a co-educational Catholic secondary school serving students from Year 7 to Year 12.

📚✨ BOOK WEEK 2026 – DRESS-UP DAY! ✨📚

Get ready to bring your favourite book characters to life! 🎭📖

Friday 28 August is our Book Week Dress-Up Day, and we can’t wait to see the amazing costumes around the College! 🌟

🎉 What’s happening?
We’ll be holding a Book Week Parade during recess.

📌 A few important reminders:

👗 Costumes must still follow the College dress code.
🚫 No fake weapons or weapon-like costume accessories.
🩳 Students who have sport or other activities requiring appropriate attire that day will need to change into suitable clothing for their class.
👟 Students need to be able to safely participate in their normal school activities.
📚 Costumes should be connected to a book, character or story.

Most importantly, have fun, get creative and celebrate the magic of stories! 🌈📖✨

We can’t wait to see who (or what!) walks through the Library doors on Friday!

Maraya and Sienna were up bright and early this morning for a live interview with ABC Radio. The girls proudly represented the College and did a fantastic job during the live interview. It was a wonderful opportunity for them to share their voices and represent JPC in the wider community.

Student Free Days Reminder

A reminder to all John Paul College families that there are two upcoming Student Free Days.

📅 Friday, 14th of August
Staff Professional Development Day
There will be no classes as staff participate in professional learning.

📅 Monday, 17th of August
Catholic Day Public Holiday
The College will be closed for the Catholic Day holiday.

Students will return to classes on Tuesday, 18th of August.

We hope everyone enjoys the long weekend and thank you for your support. 😊