05/12/2024

Exceptional teamwork wins national eSports championship

In an exhilarating and nail-biting finale at the FUSE eSports Festival, a team from St Joseph’s School, Mernda, claimed the 2024 national championship in the Rocket League tournament for students in Years 5 and 6.

04/12/2024

Better together

The 300 students at St Anthony’s School, Noble Park, encompass 43 different cultural groups, with 93% of the cohort learning English as an Additional Language (EAL).

04/12/2024

Ecowarriors and sustainability superheroes

A ‘robust and multifaceted approach’ to innovation has seen St Columba’s School, Elwood, named a 5-Star Innovative School by The Educator, one of only ‘41 of the country’s most forward-thinking schools’.

03/12/2024

Passion for connection wins national award

Esther Kalala knows all too well how difficult it can be to make friends and feel like you belong. The Year 10 student emigrated from Zambia with her family as a young child and struggled to fit into life in Australia. 

29/11/2024

Principals recognised at Archdiocesan celebration

The efforts and achievements of our school leaders were acknowledged at the 2024 Annual Archdiocesan Celebration of Principalship.

28/11/2024

MACS students ‘make a difference’ at STEM MAD National

The best Catholic school science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) student teams from around the country were recognised at the STEM MAD National Showcase.

27/11/2024

Taking action for wildlife

Students from Aquinas College, Ringwood, have been working to educate younger students about wildlife conservation and why it’s so important.

26/11/2024

Keys for digital destiny

St Peter’s School in Sunshine West has had an incredible trajectory implementing technology to enhance student and family engagement.

21/11/2024

St Monica’s wins prestigious science award

St Monica’s School, Footscray, has won the 2024 Victorian Science Talent Search, with the school’s science-wiz students taking out The Peter Craig School Award.

19/11/2024

Hands up for biodiversity

The students at Our Lady Star of the Sea School, Ocean Grove, are excited to get to work on their ‘Hands up for biodiversity’ initiative, having been awarded a 2024 Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity grant.

08/11/2024

Water for all, inspiring action

For this year’s National Water Week school poster competition, our students used their creativity to make artworks with inspiring messages about the importance of water for our planet and in our lives. 

07/11/2024

Making strides for sustainability

Students at St Paul’s School, Coburg are taking part in the Merri-bek City Council ‘Ride & Stride’ program after a successful application by their Sustainability Leader.  

04/11/2024

Melbourne Cup visits St Mary’s School, Lancefield

St Mary’s School, Lancefield, was proud to host the iconic gold trophy as part of the 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour.

01/11/2024

Celebrating new learning spaces

Good things come in threes this month, with celebrations of new learning spaces for Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale Lakes; St Brigid’s School, Gisborne; and St Roch’s School, Glen Iris.

30/10/2024

Rerum Novarum Awards 2024

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) and the Rerum Novarum Foundation have celebrated the winners of the Rerum Novarum Awards 2024.

28/10/2024

Implementing evidence-based instruction at St Monica’s

Kirsten Hodgson and Bryan Kilkenny from St Monica’s College, Epping, discuss their approach to explicit instruction and how it fits into the MACS Vision for Instruction framework.

17/10/2024

St Monica’s football champions

The senior football team at St Monica’s College, Epping, has remained undefeated across all levels of competition this year, culminating in their win in the Premier Football Cup Grand Final.

09/10/2024

St Anne’s literary award winner

Jessica Vuong was announced the winner of the City of Boroondara’s Young Writers Prose award for her piece, Broken Loyalties.

04/10/2024

‘The Garden of Life’ wins state award for St Peter Apostle School

Students from St Peter Apostle School, Hoppers Crossing, won the State Award for their performance titled ‘The Garden of Life’.

26/09/2024

Healthy conversations

Brigid Ward’s powerful artwork, Healthy conversations, saw her named one of only five winners in the inaugural National Student Art Competition from R U OK? and awarded the title ‘creative legend’.

25/09/2024

Dream bigger, reach higher

The community at St Damian’s School, Bundoora, has celebrated the completion of a large-scale refurbishment project that has transformed the school.