19 February 2026 / 19 February Newsletter 2026

Deputy Principal - Learning and Teaching

This year we continue to focus on our College Goals identified during our School Review in 2024. 
Our school review goals include a focus on student achievement, engagement, and numeracy outcomes and strengthening our Maronite Catholic identity.
From our school review goals, we create an annual action plan and use this to guide our focus areas each term.  You can see listed below each school goal are the opportunities we will focus on during 2026.

School Goal – To improve student engagement 

  • Students and teachers are using conferencing and data to set learning goals each Semester based on school instructional approaches 

School Goal – To improve student achievement  

Consistent classroom routines and the College Instructional Model are embedded across the College  
Professional learning for teachers in explicit instruction 
 

School Goal – To strengthen the Maronite Catholic Identity  

  • Develop Staff Faith Formation 

  • Trial the new Religion units developed by Melbourne Archdiocese of Catholic Schools & support Religion teachers to build their understanding of Religion instructional practice, curriculum, assessment and reporting against Religious Education standards 

  • CSYMI / Spíritus Program is implemented across the College 
     

School Goal – To improve student numeracy outcomes  

  • A lesson structure and unit planning approach that includes daily review and workshop is implemented. The College Instructional Model for Numeracy – Mathematics is Reasoning - is reflected in the planning template and process.  \

  • Targeted intervention groups are developed with a maths focus  

Curriculum Overviews
Teachers have prepared Curriculum Overviews and communicated these to families for Term 1. These include Important Dates and Information for upcoming events. 

I have linked our College Curriculum F-10 Overview. It’s nice to see the progression of topics across Foundation to Year 10 and the range of subjects our students can engage with on their learning journey.
We look forward to Cedar families joining classes during the Open Mornings. Any opportunity to celebrate and share student learning is welcome.

- Ms Ria Coffey