At Redfield, we are blessed to have such an excellent calibre of student leader in a range of areas of school life, from our College Captains to our Co-curricular Captains and House Captains. These young men represent the school well and help contribute to enriching the lives of our students at Redfield.

It was great to be able to officially present and commission our latest additions to our Student Leadership Team for 2024 - our Years 8 and 9 House Captains - at our last whole-school assembly in Week 8. It was also lovely to have so many of the incoming captains' parents attend the assembly.

Congratulations to the following students on their appointment as House Captains for their respective Houses and year groups for 2024:

As Years 8 and 9 House Captains, these young men will:

Click on the image below to watch the latest message from the Director of Teaching & Learning.

Redfield is pleased to welcome Mr Kieran Ball to the Primary team. Kieran started with us a couple of weeks ago and is enjoying teaching 3B and some Visual Arts classes to other year groups. We are very lucky to have him on board, and we hope that you will make him feel welcome to the Redfield community. Kieran has extensive teaching experience and has taught in many different countries throughout the world. His wife is also a teacher and is teaching a Year 2 class at Tangara.

This term, at the initiative of Christopher Fernandez (Year 10), Redfield has begun running an Apologetics Club which aims to provide a forum for the genuine exploration of issues of faith. Coordinated by Mr Richa and Mr Fitzgerald, these lunchtime meetings have looked at the topics of human suffering, the Crusades and abortion, explaining the Church's response to these matters in comparison to other points of view. With an average of approximately 50 students attending each of the three sessions so far, we look forward to openly addressing many more topics of discussion and answering many questions in the future.

If you have not already done so, please provide online consent for your son to receive the Meningococcal ACWY vaccination which will be administered at Redfield College on Tuesday, 2 April (Week 10 of Term 1).

This vaccination is provided free of charge to all students in Year 10, plus any students in Year 11 who did not receive this vaccination last year.

You can provide online consent for your son’s routine school vaccinations by following these steps:

1. Visit https://nswhealth.service-now.com/school and log in using your ServiceNSW details. This is the same account you may already use to renew your driver’s licence. Refer to Service NSW to create an account if you don’t already have one.  
2. Update or confirm your personal details in ServiceNSW as required.  
3. Complete the School Vaccination Consent Form for your son.    

For more information on routine school vaccinations, please visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/schoolvaccination. 

Stefan Drevikovsky, Administration Coordinator

Year 10 Vaccination Clinic

Years 5 and 6 TOBET Parent Night. 6:00pm to 7:00pm.

Year 12 Design & Technology SHAPE Exhibition Excursion

Taco Wednesday, Year 12 Fundraiser

Last Day, Term 1

Term 2 commences Tuesday, 30 April.

Holiday Sports Camp

It certainly has been a busy past few weeks with a lot of news to share.

On Tuesday, 12 March, several Year 6 Redfield students attended the HZSA Football trials. Three Year 6 boys - Marcus Bazouni, Daniel Londosand Elijah Doueihi- successfully made it through the trial and will represent HZSA at CIS level on Thursday, 4 April. Well done to all the boys who tried out, and I wish Marcus, Daniel and Elijah all the best at the next stage.

Primary has also seen success on the Basketball court, with Ethan Gao(Year 6) being selected for the CIS Boys Basketball team. He will compete in Newcastle at the end of May. It is a tremendous effort to make the CIS team, and Ethan will enjoy competing against the best young basketballers in the state. I am sure that Ethan will represent Redfield proudly, and I wish him all the very best.

At our recent assembly, I had the pleasure of presenting our Redfield Primary Swimming Champions to the whole school. The swimmers listed below were recognised with medals for their fine efforts at our swimming carnival.

As Easter approaches, Year 2 explored some fun symbols and painted plaster figures of them.

Eggs are like nature's surprise packages, representing new beginnings. We painted them bright colours so that we can hide them and hunt for them to celebrate Jesus rising on Easter morning. Some boys painted flowers, trees and other plants as reminders that Easter is all about fresh starts and happiness.

The most popular figures we painted were Easter bunnies. They're not just fluffy friends but symbols of new life and growth. With their hoppy spirit, they remind us that Easter is a time for fun and joy!

So, as we enjoy Easter, let's remember these Year 2 Easter symbols and the special meanings they bring. Happy Easter, everyone!

Jason Hatcher, Deputy Head of Primary 

Guided by their Art teachers, the Year 4 boys created their own paper crosses, exploring the themes of sacrifice, redemption and hope that are central to Good Friday. The boys later had the opportunity to reflect on the symbolism of the cross and its profound significance in our Christian faith by adding Ash Wednesday crosses as a border to remind us of our Lenten promises.

The boys have their Good Friday crosses displayed in the Primary hallway.

Jason Hatcher, Deputy Head of Primary 

For this edition of Captain’s Corner, I would like to briefly talk about Redfield sports. It’s been a fantastic start to the season for the Basketball and Football teams. As part of the First V, I couldn’t ask for any more: the large crowds, brand new courts, the drums… there's been such a hype and the atmosphere has been LOUD! I highly encourage the boys who haven’t come yet to give it a try, either by playing in a team or coming along to matches to support Redfield. 

Sports are a crucial part of student life. During my time at Redfield, I’ve formed a belief that the most effective character building comes from sports. From the games to the training and the individual workouts, it requires resilience, teamwork and perseverance. Even for the Year 12 students, it is ever more crucial to go outside and play sports. 

So, to finish off, I ask all boys to get involved in more sporting opportunities. Whether it's by joining a new team or watching the Lions score, a healthy body creates a healthy mind.

Gabriel Choi, College Captain 2024

At our whole-school assembly last week, three Year 8 students were presented with a Bronze Lion Award for having received five Lion Awards so far this year. Congratulations, boys!

The Years 7 and 8 students listed below received a Lion Award during Week 8 - congratulations!

The Years 9 and 10 students listed below received a Lion Award during Week 8 - congratulations!

The Years 11 and 12 students listed below received a Lion Award during Week 8 - congratulations!

Students of the Class of 2024 were presented with their Year 12 jerseys by Mr Aldous in a special ceremony last week.

The boys have been proudly wearing these special keepsakes from their final year of schooling.

Special thanks go to Mrs Kathleen Parker for all her hard work in coordinating the order and delivery of the jerseys and to Year 12 representatives Ayden Georges and Eugene Woo for their role in designing the jersey and liaising.

Stefan Drevikovsky, Stage 6 Coordinator

On Tuesday, 26 March, we were privileged to have our Police Youth Engagement Officer Senior Constable Lynda Hartvisit Redfield to deliver a talk to our Years 7 and 8 students on cybersafety.

In a world in which technology is so much, and increasingly, a part of our everyday lives, teaching our students about cybersafety is crucial. These formative years mark the time when students are increasingly engaging with online platforms, social media and digital communication tools. It is important that we equip our students with the awareness, knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the digital landscape safely.

Senior Constable Hart’s presentation covered a range of topics, including online privacy, reputation and relationships. It provided valuable information and tools to upskill and assist our Years 7 and 8 students to navigate the online world, including advice on:

• ways to maintain privacy setting online.
• posting comments and images safely.
• digital footprint and reputation (and their impacts).
• cyberbullying and practical advice on how to effectively address it when it occurs.
• how to respond to and report any content of concern.

On 4 March, Redfield took a team of 14 boys to Secondary’s first HZSA Swimming Carnival at the Olympic Swimming Centre. As always, the boys performed admirably, putting in some solid performances throughout the day. Our efforts did not go unnoticed, as Redfield came away with the 2024 Best Performed Schooltrophy (points divided by number of students).

We had some fantastic races on the day, with almost everyone setting personal best times in their respective races.

Highlights

Junior(12s, 13s & 14s):

Brothers Xavier (Year 5) and Aidan Shalala (Year 4) competed in the International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) NSW Open tournament on 17 March.

Aidan came first in point sparring in the 8-9 years male division, and Xavier came second in clash sparring in the 10-11 years male division.

They competed against other kids their age from different dojos in NSW, and they will now be competing in the annual ISKA MMA nationals later this year.

They have been doing MMA since they were three years old, so this was a great achievement for them. Well done, boys!

Redfield College talent has been excellently represented by a recent graduate at the SHAPE Exhibition Gala.

The launch of the 2023 SHAPE Exhibition was held at the Walsh Bay Arts Precinct on Monday, 18 March, and this year is very special for us, as this is the first time one of our HSC Design & Technology students, James Engesser (Class of 2023), has been included in the showcase. James's project, the solar-powered 'Hiker's Aid Station', wonderfully represents the excellent capacity, creativity and potential of D&T students at our College.

The SHAPE Exhibition features a very select series of outstanding projects produced by Technologies students across NSW each year, in the areas of Design and Technology, Industrial Technology and Textiles & Design.

Only 40 projects were selected for the exhibition this year, around a third of which are Design & Technology-specific projects.

I congratulate James on his remarkable achievements during his participation in the Design & Technology courses at Redfield College, and wish him great success in his future endeavours.

The video of the Gala Opening of the Exhibition is available here.

More information on the SHAPE Exhibition is available here.

On Thursday, 21 March, the Design & Technology Department had the pleasure of hosting the Western Sydney Solar Team for an incursion involving our Primary and Secondary students.

The Western Sydney Solar Team is a group of young engineers and scientists at Western Sydney University who work together to design and build cutting-edge solar-powered cars for various solar race challenges worldwide. One of the races that the team regularly participates in is the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge which covers around 3000 kilometres from Darwin to Adelaide and receives strong international attention, attracting competing teams from all around the world.

The catalyst for this visit was that one of our Old Boys, Brendan Weber(Class of 2022), is studying Engineering at Western Sydney University and is now part of the Solar Team.

During this incursion, students had the chance to ask questions and get a close look at the prototype and other props that our visitors brought with them to show us.

This is what Mr Peter Harb (Mentor and Teacher) had to say about the incursion:

Click on the image below to register for the upcoming Holiday Sports Camp.

Click on the link below to view more information about the Divine Mercy celebrations at St Agatha's Parish in Pennant Hills.

Redfield is proud to promote the following fundraising initiative by Alexander Siau (Year 7) and his sister, Tangara student Olivia (Year 10).

From Sunday, 10 March, the bus services providers previously known as Hillsbus Co Pty Ltd will change their name to CDC NSW R4 Pty Ltd.

There will be no change for students with an existing Opal card. Transport will update these student entitlements to be listed under the new operator and have CDC NSW R4 Pty Ltd. 

For new SSTS School Opal card applications, students, parents or guardians will need to nominate CDC NSW R4 Pty Ltd as their bus operator.

If you have any questions or concerns, please submit your enquiry via transportnsw.info/contact-us/feedback/fares-concessions-tickets-feedback.

Stakeholder Liaison Team
Customer Strategy & Technology
Customer Systems & Operations