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As we journey through Advent, we are reminded of the themes of hope, love, joy, and peace. This special season invites us to pause and reflect on the light of Christ in our lives and the ways we can bring that light to others. At St Cuthbert's Catholic School, these values are not just words; they are lived out daily in our interactions, our celebrations, and our care for one another. Advent reminds us of the beauty of togetherness and the importance of fostering a community rooted in love and faith.
Walking into St Cuthbert's, you are greeted not just by the sights and sounds of a busy school but by a palpable warmth and sense of belonging. It’s a place where everyone feels included and welcomed, whether they have been here for a decade or a day. This culture of support and love is what makes our school truly special.
For me, St Cuthbert's has been more than a workplace; it has been my second home for over seven years. My time here is punctuated by moments of joy, laughter, and a profound sense of belonging. It is a place where I have grown, both personally and professionally, and where I have had the privilege of being part of a vibrant and caring community.
As I prepare to leave St Cuthbert's, I do so with a heart full of gratitude and a mixture of emotions. To the wonderful staff who have become not just colleagues but friends, thank you for your unwavering support and encouragement. You have helped shape the teacher and leader I am today, and I will miss you greatly. To the beautiful students and families of St Cuthbert's, you are the heart and soul of this community. Your kindness, resilience, and dedication make this school the special place it is.
Though my journey at St Cuthbert's is coming to an end, the memories and lessons I take with me will remain a cherished part of my life. Thank you for the privilege of being part of this extraordinary community. As we continue through Advent, may we all carry forward the spirit of hope, love, joy, and peace in our hearts and in all we do.
Warm regards and a heartfelt farewell
Mrs Melissa Thirgood
End of Year Award Recipients:
We congratulate the following students for receiving end of year awards.
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Prep Blue Achievement Award |
Isabella Webb |
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Prep Blue Attitude and Application to Learning |
Maggie Cassidy |
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Prep Blue Attitude and Application to Learning |
Connor Bourke |
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Prep Blue PE |
Lucas Marr |
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Prep Blue Music |
Aubree Jackson |
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Prep Green Achievement Award |
Max Aherne |
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Prep Green Attitude and Application to Learning |
Lincoln Arnott |
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Prep Green Attitude and Application to Learning |
Ameerah Scotney |
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Prep Green PE |
Charlie Blake |
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Prep Green Music |
Sebastian Gadd |
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1/2 Blue Achievement Award |
Winnie Wakefield |
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1/2 Blue Attitude and Application to Learning |
Gurquarbaan Dhaliwal |
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1/2 Blue PE |
Ryan Hoppit |
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1/2 Blue Music |
Zac Read |
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1/2 Green Achievement Award |
Sadie Curtain |
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1/2 Green Attitude and Application to Learning |
Arlo Power |
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1/2 Green PE |
Samar Dhaliwal |
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1/2 Green Music |
Mabel Parker |
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1/2 Red Achievement Award |
Harvey Oates |
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1/2 Red Attitude and Application to Learning |
Ezra Shanahan |
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1/2 Red PE |
Monique Wright |
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1/2 Red Music |
Adam Le Bis |
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3/4 Blue Achievement Award |
William Rasmussen |
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3/4 Blue Attitude and Application to Learning |
Brystan Dare |
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3/4 Blue PE |
Evelyn Hobden |
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3/4 Blue Indonesian |
Flynn Whiteley |
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3/4 Blue Music |
Aria Ahern |
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3/4 Green Achievement Award |
Alexandre Chassagne |
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3/4 Green Attitude and Application to Learning |
Zac Casillan |
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3/4 Green PE |
Levi Kamaric |
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3/4 Green Indonesian |
Lachlan O’Keefe |
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3/4 Green Music |
Lana Matcham |
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3/4 Red Achievement Award |
Amelia Potter |
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3/4 Red Attitude and Application to Learning |
Silas Szczypior |
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3/4 Red PE |
Alexander Tzamarias |
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3/4 Red Indonesian |
Name: Zoe Ross |
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3/4 Red Music |
NHamish Davie |
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5/6 Blue Achievement Award |
Alfie Derrick |
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5/6 Blue Attitude and Application to Learning |
Oliver Upton |
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5/6 Blue PE |
Remi Halloran |
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5/6 Blue Indonesian |
Abella Booth |
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5/6 Blue Music |
William McKenzie-Fogarty |
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5/6 Green Achievement Award |
Christopher Onu |
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5/6 Green Attitude and Application to Learning |
Addison Oates |
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5/6 Green PE |
Sion Shrestha |
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5/6 Green Indonesian |
Banjo Glover |
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5/6 Green Music |
Violet Johnston |
Step Up Day
Last Wednesday our students from Kindergarten to Grade 5 participated in step up day. This day, although full of nerves, was full of opportunities for our students to show resilience and grit, to ‘struggle gently’. By the end of the morning there were lots of smiles and even new friendships as they got a taster for what their 2025 class would be like. I would like to thank our teachers for all their preparation in the lead up to this day to ensure all our students felt welcomed and valued in their new classrooms.
Teaching Staff for 2025
Principal - Marcus Donnelly
Deputy Principal - Jessica Thomas
Learning Support Coordinators: Georgie Fleming (K - 2) and Katherine Dobbie (3-6)
Literacy Key Teacher: Nicole Taylor
Early Years Coordinator: Alicia Parker
Instructional Leader in RE: Katie Potter
Kindergarten Teachers: Alicia Parker and Jade Vecchione
Prep Teachers: Brigitte Gralak and Ane Cooke
Prep Co - Teacher: Loretta Osborn
Grade 1/2 Teachers: Katie Potter and Nikala Flanagan, Steph Cripps and Nicole Taylor, Meg Richardson
Grade 1/2 Co - Teacher: Nicole Taylor
Grade 3/4 Teachers: Chantel Mitchell and Stephen Brook, Romeo Fabrizio and Josh McGuinness
Grade 3/4 Co - Teacher: Katherine Dobbie
Grade 5/6 Teachers: Ethan Brighella, Allison Wheatley and Deb Williams.
Grade 5/6 Co- Teacher: Allison Wheately
Art Teacher - Juanita Topham (Prep - Grade 6)
Music Teacher - Louise Volkmann
HPE Teacher - Sandy Clark
Indonesian Teacher - Li Li Lim
Staff going on Leave
Anita Cranfield- Anita will be travelling interstate with her family to teach in a remote Indigenous Community in WA for 2025. We look forward to her return in 2026.
Lee Carrick - Lee has taken Term 1 as long service leave. We look forward to her return in Term 2, 2025.
Staff Farewells
We would like to thank the following staff who are leaving us for their hard work, dedication and support they offered our students in their various roles. We wish each of them all the best as they take on their next endeavours:
Mrs Claire Chivers - Claire has taken up a position as a Grade 4 teacher at Sacred Heart College Newtown.
Mrs Kate Crichton - Kate has taken up a position as a Grade 5 teacher at St Mary’s College.
Miss Gemma Logan- Gemma is moving with her partner to Canberra.
Mr Owen Roberts and Mrs Louise Rasmussen are also leaving our Teacher Assistant pool and we wish them well for next year and beyond.
Finally Hudson Arkley - Anderson will also be leaving our Teacher Assistant Pool but will be continuing to work with us as a part of the Thomas Aquinas Cadet program, mentored by Mr Ethan Brighella.
MJR visit with Marty
Thanksgiving Liturgy
To end a wonderful year at St. Cuthbert's, our Thanksgiving Liturgy was held at the Church of the Incarnation yesterday. The church was bursting at the seams with the presence of so many parents, siblings, grandparents and family members. Father Kasun joined us for a most beautiful occasion, where, as a whole school community, we were able to thank God for what has been a fantastic year in our little school. Our Grade Six Lantern leaders welcomed the community, giving thanks and special mentions to our staff who continually make our school exceptional. For the Gospel reading, Preps delivered the Nativity in a heart warming way.
Huge thanks must go to each and every student who played a part in our Liturgy, for being so respectful during the Liturgy and to Father Kasun for making the time to spend with us.
As the Religious Educator Coordinator at St. Cuthbert's, I would take this opportunity to thank all students and families for their charitable contributions throughout the year and for the way you continually live out the light of Christ, sharing it with others along your path.
Have a joyous and blessed Christmas.
Katie Potter
Vinnie's Giving Tree, 2024
Our Giving Tree is looking absolutely beautiful, with lots of wonderful presents underneath it! A huge thank you to our very generous school families for their donations so far. We’re thrilled to have a fantastic representative, Elle, who will be coming to collect all the presents at 12pm on Monday, 16th December. Families are more than welcome to continue placing presents under the tree until that time. Once again, a huge and ginormous thank you for your incredible generosity!
Kinder Nativities
Definitely a highlight of our whole school year here at St Cuthbert’s - the Kinder Nativity. Partly written by themselves and choosing their own roles, the Kinders threw themselves into their performance with gusto. One particular highlight: when Mary told Joseph that she was going to have a baby and he replied: ‘Awesome’. A big thank you to the Kinder team for their time and effort they put into this special event.
Musical Showcase and Choir events
In the last few weeks of school our Music Department (aka Mrs Volkmann) has been very busy indeed. We have had the Prep - Grade 2 Musical Showcase, followed by the Grade 3 - 6 Showcase. The students performed a range of songs on a variety of instruments. Both events were enthusiastically supported by our families and it was wonderful to see how many people could attend these special events.
The Choir have also been a part of several events, including:
- Singing LIVE on the ABC Radio. Including being interviewed
- A special Performance at Derwent Views Retirement Village, where they were so good they were asked to do an encore
- Performing at the ‘Carols by the Beach’ at Bellerive
We are very proud of the hardwork and talents that our students have displayed during these opportunities.
Triathlon
On Friday the 29 November a number of our Grade 3-6 students participated in the
Schools Triathlon Challenge at Bellerive. Some students competed individually - completing a swim, bike ride and run by themselves. Others took part as a team, completing one of these events. Our students competed against a large number of other schools and we definitely held our own. Big thanks to the staff and parents who transported bikes, set up the marquee and cheered our students on.
School Counsellors
This term we have welcomed our new school counsellor Fleur. Fleur is replacing Angela, and she will work alongside Olivia. Fleur works Monday and Wednesday and Olivia is here on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Welcome Fleur!
New Equipment
Lunch times are as entertaining as ever at St Cuthbert’s with a burst of activity on our fake grass area thanks to an injection of new equipment. Students can be seen happily playing alongside each other, across grade levels, sharing and taking turns. Thank you to Miss Mitchell for her efforts in organising this for us.
Pre-Kinder Parent Session with Lisa Ford
On Wednesday the 27th November we had clinical psychologist Lisa Ford in to run a parent session for our Kinder families of 2025.
Fire Safety Week
Last week we had Firefighter Drew in to run our Fire Safety sessions. Students from Prep to Grade 6 attended a number of lessons, completed their own fire safety plans for their homes and were presented with a certificate for their participation. Kinder had a visit from Drew to see all the equipment and ask lots of clever questions.
Grade 6 Big Day Out
Recently St Cuthbert's students, Eli (Prep), Gio, Harvey, Rocco, Seb, Sunny and Tommy (Grade 1) played Futsal this year for the first time and have remained undefeated all season. They are playing in the final this Friday at 4:15pm at Aurora Stadium in New Town. Goodluck guys!
A reminder of our updated Uniform Policy which we are moving towards being fully in place from the beginning of next year. This can we found here:
A reminder that ALL children’s hair must be tied back if it is falling below the collar.
Leggings
The uniform committee have been actively searching for a provider that we can recommend to our families for the purchase of leggings. We are pleased to communicate that School Active Sports, an online company, sell Forest Green 3/4 length leggings for $39.95 and full length leggings for $49.95. Postage of these is approximately $10. We have purchased the following sizes: size 4 and size 6 if families would like to come to the office to gauge sizing, but according to current families who have already purchased these the sizes are smaller than normal so it is recommended to go up a size for your child. One of our committee members did contact the company and they can also custom make bigger sizes that are not listed on their website. Please see link below to purchase:
3/4 Length Leggings: https://schoolactivesports.com.au/collections/girls-3-4-school-sports-leggings/products/girls-forest-green-3-4-leggings?variant=28928543555664
Full Length Leggings: https://schoolactivesports.com.au/collections/best-school-uniform-long-leggings/products/girls-forest-green-long-leggings?variant=28928435978320
Please note that these leggings are NOT available to purchase from our school uniform shop Perm-a-pleat, you will need to order them direct from School Active Sports.
Please see below a photo of two of our Grade 3 girls: Dotti and Lana Matcham who are wearing a size 10 in the 3/4 length leggings.
43 Currajong St, Mornington, TAS 7018
Phone: (03) 6240 4420
Email: Hobart.Retail@Permapleat.com.au (beside MacKillop College's oval)
https://stcuthberts.permapleat.com.au/shop/
Your order will be delivered to St Cuthbert's on the following Monday afternoon during term time.
Opening Hours during Term
Monday 8am – 1pm
Tuesday 11am – 5:30pm
Thursday 12 noon – 6pm
Saturday 9am – 12 noon
Last day of 2024 Opening Hours
Thursday 19th December: 12 noon-6pm
Back to School 2025 Opening Hours
MONDAY 20/01: 9am – 5pm
TUESDAY 21/01: 10am – 5:30pm
THURSDAY 23/01: 9am – 6pm
SATURDAY 25/01: 9am – 12 noon
MONDAY 27/01: Public Holiday - Closed
TUESDAY 28/01: 10am – 5:30pm
THURSDAY 30/01: 9am – 6pm
SATURDAY 1/02: 9am – 12 noon
MONDAY 3/02: 9am – 5pm
TUESDAY 4/02: 10am – 5:30pm
THURSDAY 6/02: 9am – 6pm
SATURDAY 8/02: 9am – 12 noon
We ask that the relevant forms be completed and returned by 17 January 2025.
Please do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any queries.
COMPASSPAY
It is possible to view your account balance as well as pay your school fees and some Compass Events, via the Compass Parent App.
Please see the infographics attached which show how to navigate to School Fee payments in your Compass App.
MONTHLY STATEMENTS
Accounts with a balance, or with any movement since the last statement was sent, will receive a statement via email the first week of each month, to the email address registered in Compass for each parent/guardian on the school fee account.
FEE ASSISTANCE
Please remember we have fee assistance and concession card discounts available to anyone in our school community who may need to make use of these. While it may be a difficult conversation, we are here to help. Forms can be sent home on request or contact me for a confidential discussion.
QKR
The QKR App will continue to be an option for payments for Camps, Special Events and P&F Fundraising.
Please get in touch if you have any queries.
Kind regards
Karen Sawyer
Business Manager
2024
| Term One Resume (Teaching Staff): | 1 February 2024 |
| Term One Resume (Students): | 7 February 2024 |
| Easter (Good Friday): | 29 March 2024 |
| Easter (Easter Monday): | 1 April 2024 |
| Easter (Easter Tuesday): | 2 April 2024 |
| Easter (Return to School): | 3 April 2024 |
| Term One Concludes (Students): | 11 April 2024 |
| Term One Concludes (Teaching Staff) | 12 April 2024 |
| Term One Student Non-Attendance Time: | 15 April 2024 – 26 April 2024 |
| Term Two (Staff and Students Resume): | 29 April 2024 |
| Term Two Concludes: | 5 July 2024 |
| Term Two Student Non-Attendance Time: | 8 July 2024 – 22 July 2024 |
| Term Three Resume (Teaching Staff): | 22 July 2024 |
| Term Three Resume (Students): | 23 July 2024 |
| Term Three Concludes | 27 September 2024 |
| Term Three Student Non-Attendance Time: | 30 September 2024 – 14 October 2024 |
| Term Four Resume (Teaching Staff): | 14 October 2024 |
| Term Four Resume (Students): | 15 October 2024 |
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Royal Hobart Show - Public Holiday
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24 October 2024 (no school) 25 October 2024 (normal school day) |
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Term Four Concludes (Students and Teaching Staff): |
18 December 2024 |
2025
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Term One Resume (Teaching Staff) |
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3 February 2025 |
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Term One Resume (Students) |
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7 February 2025 |
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Term One Concludes (Students) |
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10 April 2025 |
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Term One Concludes (Teaching Staff) |
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11 April 2025 |
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Term One Student (Non-Attendance Time) |
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14 April 2025 – 25 April 2025 |
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Easter (Good Friday) |
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18 April 2025 |
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Easter (Easter Monday) |
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21 April 2025 |
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Easter (Easter Tuesday) |
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22 April 2025 |
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Term Two (Staff and Students Resume) |
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28 April 2025 |
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Term Two (Concludes) |
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4 July 2025 |
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Term Two Student Non-Attendance Time |
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7 July 2025 – 21 July 2025 |
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Term Three Resume (Teaching Staff) |
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21 July 2025 |
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Term Three Resume (Students) |
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22 July 2025 |
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Term Three Concludes |
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26 September 2025 |
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Term Three Student Non-Attendance Time |
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29 September 2025 – 13 October 2025 |
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Term Four Resume (Teaching Staff) |
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13 October 2025 |
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Term Four Resume (Students) |
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14 October 2025 |
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Term Four Concludes (Students and Teaching Staff) |
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18 December 2025 |
https://catholic.tas.edu.au/term-dates
Term dates are set by Catholic Education Tasmania.
Christmas Mass Times 2024:
Christmas Eve:
4.00pm Family Mass at Corpus Christi, Bellerive
6.00pm Vigil Mass at Church of the Incarnation, Lindisfarne
10.00pm Mass during the night at Corpus Christi, Bellerive
Christmas Day:
8.30am Christmas Mass at John Paul II, Rokeby
10.30am Christmas Mass at Corpus Christi, Bellerive
https://www.facebook.com/belleriveparish
We would like to continue to offer school families the opportunity to publicise their business in the 'St Cuthbert's Community Business Directory'.
Our goal is to promote and support members of our school community, with the hope that St Cuthbert's School families may choose to support other St Cuthbert's School families when doing business.
If you would like to add your business to our directory, or update details previously provided, please contact the school office.