Congratulations to Callan Year 5!

Callan achieved an incredible result in the Newcastle Permanent Maths Competition, achieving first in Year 5. Callan has written a report for this newsletter about his achievements.

Newcastle Permanent Test

My name is Callan, and I won the Year 5 Division Newcastle Permanent mathematics test, designed to challenge young mathematicians like myself, in all areas of math. I had to answer quadratic equations, algebra, and questions in other hard mathematic areas. The 35-question test starts easy and progressively becomes much harder. In fact, so hard that I only a had few seconds before I submitted my answers. I am also one of five that answered all questions correctly.

 Fortunately, the few students who perform exceptionally, are rewarded with prize money, which ranges from 50 – 250 Australian Dollars. You can then extract that money from your local Newcastle Permanent bank and use as you please. You can apply for the test anywhere from Gosford to the New England region. Students like me, must study endlessly in order to win. I am glad to represent not only my school, but the entire Catholic Diocese in mathematics galore!

Congratulations to 2 Ex-Students!

Antonio and Lily attended St Kevin’s and were our School Captain and Sports Captain back in 2020.

Fast forward 6 years to 2026 and the story is repeated! Congratulations to Antonio on becoming School Captain for Cardiff High and to Lily on becoming Sports Captain at Cardiff High for 2026. We are very proud of all your achievements and wish you every success as you complete your final year of school next year.

Anastasiia recently competed in the Cheercon State Championships held in Sydney from the 5th to the 7th of September. She is a member of the Sapphires team from Premier Cheer Elite and performed in the CheerStars Tiny Restricted 1 division. 

Anastasiia and her team delivered a fantastic routine that earned them 1st place, proudly taking home the title of State Champions of NSW in their division.