From the Vice Principal – Term 4 Week 4

Jenni Vile on 07/11/2025

Minor change to Secondary Times of the Day from 2026

In 2026, Equip Guide Thrive will be combined with Extended PCG and will take place on a Wednesday. This change will not impact student start and finish times. The updated times of day are below:

Transperth Service Change – 412
Transperth has advised that from November 30, there will be a route change to the 412 Bus. In the afternoon, the service will no longer deviate via Newman College. The following links provide additional details on the service change and information on alternative routes. If you have any queries, please direct them to Transperth.

College Calendar Update

Beginning next week, the College Calendar will be updated to include new filtering options. Families will be able to view events by selecting filters for ‘Whole College’, ‘Primary’, and/or ‘Secondary’ on both the College website and the College App.

Newman Parents Forum

The Term 4 Newman Parents Forum is scheduled to take place on Monday 10 November at 6.00pm. All parents and guardians are invited to attend in person, in the John Henry Newman Hub, or online via TEAMs. The agenda and TEAMs link are available here.

Social Media Ban – Parent Session and Survey

Last Thursday, the College hosted an online parent presentation on the forthcoming Social Media ban. Guest speaker Paris McNeil outlined the implications of this change and shared practical strategies for how parents and the wider College community can best support students in navigating this transition. Links to the recorded presentation can be accessed below:

To continue supporting families and students in this area, we invite parents to complete a short anonymous survey about their children’s use of smartphones and social media. The insights gathered will help us better understand community perspectives and identify the key areas where further guidance and support may be needed. The link to the survey is here. We encourage all parents to complete this 5-minute survey.

Mr Michael Chiera

VICE PRINCIPAL