19 April 2021

Welcome to the beginning of Term 2. With fewer restrictions than in 2020, many events that were cancelled or modified last year are back and bigger than ever, as well as some significant new moments to add to the calendar.

The 200th anniversary of Catholic education in Australia is celebrated in May with a national Mass taking place in each diocese around the country. Coinciding with the Solemnity of Our Lady, Help of Christians, the Mass is another way schools can celebrate their unique place in Australia’s educational landscape.

Also in May is National Sorry Day, followed by National Reconciliation Week. With the theme ‘More than a word: reconciliation takes action’, 2021 marks 20 years of Reconciliation Australia and almost three decades of Australia’s formal reconciliation process.

‘Our Family, Our Story, Our Future’ is the theme for CatholicCare’s Family Week. The week is a time to come together to celebrate the power of family relationships in all their diversities, and the importance they play in our lives and community.

Term 2 dates for your calendar:

• Sunday 25 April: Anzac Day
• Sunday 9 May: Mother’s Day
• Monday 10 May: Family Week (until 15 May)
• Tuesday 11 May: NAPLAN online (until 21 May)
• Sunday 23 May: Pentecost Sunday
• Monday 24 May: National Mass for 200 years of Catholic education in Australia (Solemnity of Our Lady, Help of Christians)
• Wednesday 26 May: National Sorry Day
• Thursday 27 May: National Reconciliation Week (until 3 June)
• Sunday 20 June: National Refugee Week (until 26 June)

Friday 25 June: last day of Term 2.