What a fantastic and busy start to the year it has been so far. 

In our first week we celebrated the induction of our new student leaders for the Junior, Middle and Senior schools. As student leaders, they will all play an important role in shaping the experience of their peers for 2025 and I am confident that their leadership will set an example of respect, kindness, and dedication to the role. I congratulate you all as you step into these new roles.

I also had the opportunity to host our quarterly “Captain’s Lunch” with our six School Captains. We have a fantastic group of leaders across all three of our schools, and I am looking forward to working closely with our Captains as they strive to lead their cohorts, while developing their own leadership capabilities in 2025.

This week, we held our Scholars Assembly which involved all current Year 5 to 12 students and award recipients from the Year 12 2024 cohort. At Scholars’, we recognised our top ATAR students, as well as Year 5 to 11 students from 2024 who achieved well academically in Semester 2 (Cum Laude Awards). Over 270 students were recognised at the assembly; an outstanding number of recipients.

We thank our guest speaker, Dr Katie Gough, for her address and sharing the importance of looking after one’s mental health and wellbeing in pursuit of goals. We also thank our University guests Ms Helen Nolan (University of Southern Queensland), Dr Sarah Prestridge (Griffith University), Professor Firuz Zare (Queensland University of Technology) and Professor Kris Ryan (University of Queensland) for taking the time to join us at our assembly.  Thank you also to Ms Stewart for her tireless work in coordinating the Scholars Assembly.

The academic excellence demonstrated by our students is indicative of the hard work and dedication put in by the students and teachers alike. It speaks to the “Pursuit of Individual Excellence.”

Finally, I also had a very special visit from our three Prep classes. They were full of curiosity with some truly great questions and are all a constant reminder of the bright future ahead for WestMAC. It was a pleasure to meet these future stars of our school and to see their eagerness to learn first-hand. All three classes have started the year exceptionally well and are a credit to their teachers and their families. Photos of their visit are available via NEST.

Andrew Peach
Principal