Catholic education in Albury has evolved from very humble beginnings. Thanks to the generosity of the Albury community and the sacrifices of the Sisters of Mercy in the middle years of the nineteenth century, a vibrant educational community has been established. The arrival of the Christian Brothers then helped consolidate the foundations in the early twentieth century. Along the journey, Albury’s Catholic schools could not have survived without massive support from the parent community.

We are extremely grateful for the generosity of spirit these pioneering women. They sacrificed so much of their own lives to ensure generations of Albury residents not only a high level contemporary education of their times, but formed and developed a christian community that has contributed in so many ways to the life of Albury and far beyond.

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of Mercy in Albury, we were delighted to unveil our new cross on our school grounds last Monday. This spectacular sacred symbol acknowledges the extraordinary foundations on which Xavier High School has been built. On one side of the Iron Bark cross we have the Mercy Cross, recognising the incredible contribution made to Catholic Education in our region by the Sisters of Mercy over 150 years. On the other side is the Christian Brothers cross which symbolises the debt we owe to the Brothers in the life of our school. The cross was designed and constructed following a Staff Spirituality Session where it was decided that our school needed more visible sacred symbols on our site to highlight our Catholic Identity. It was thanks to the expertise of our TAS teacher and Rice House Coordinator, Mr Paul McAlister, with the invaluable assistance of Mr John O'Keefe, grandfather to Declan (Year 10), Desire Michael (Year 8) and Corvette O'Keefe (Year 7), that saw this dream realised. We also owe a huge debt of gratitude to Mr Phil Densten, our Business Manager and Mr Edmund Brown, our Director of Faith and Mission,  who helped see this project through to its final fruition. Please watch this space for further details about the upcoming official blessing of our school cross and unveiling of the plaque.

In returning to Xavier after a Term working at the Catholic Schools Office, I would like to thank the leadership team for their wonderful work. I would like to thank two great women of Mercy, Mrs Nicole Morton and Mrs Lorraine Willis who provided great leadership in my absence last Term. Our school community is very blessed to have such great leaders on staff, and Nicole and Lorraine are great examples of this. Together with Mr Edmund Brown and Mr Bob Williams, they lead with great spirit, joy and wisdom, and our school is very grateful for their continued commitment to the spiritual, academic and pastoral development of our school.

We are exploring new ways to communicate the information in the newsletter (Mrs Willis and Mrs Morton have done some great videos to attest to this!!).  Watch this space as the Term progresses!

Space Camp was an experience unlike any other. I had heard amazing things about it, but it still managed to exceed my expectations by far. The mission simulations were so incredibly realistic and I couldn’t believe the attention to detail in the scenarios we worked through. The engineering challenges were exciting and incredibly fun, allowing us to build our own rockets, rovers and heat-shields and put them to the test! We also undertook classes in physics, astronomy, space history, Russian language and took part in seminars and presentations from leaders in the STEM and space exploration fields, including astronaut and Space Camp alumni Dotti Metcalf-Lindenburger. But by far the most valuable part of the program was my team, and the incredible friends I made from all around the world. By graduation, your team is your space camp family, and the only hard part about space camp was saying goodbye to them!

Click here to see a video I have created from my trip.

Jack Woodman Year 11

The study days were run by the Mathematics Association of NSW and included in-depth revision of the HSC Mathematics courses along with a vast range of tips and tricks for exam success. All students left the days a little more confident and ready to tackle their impending Trial and HSC examinations.

Mr Klopper - Mathematics KLA

Its been a busy year so far in sport, and our Age Champions and Runners - Up were awarded with their medals in the last week of Term 2.

Congratulations to everyone. We have some very fine athletes.

Cross Country - Male Age Champions

we were delighted to unveil our new cross on our school grounds on Monday. This spectacular sacred symbol acknowledges the extraordinary foundations on which Xavier High School has been built. On one side of the Iron Bark cross we have the Mercy Cross, recognising the incredible contribution made to Catholic Education in our region by the Sisters of Mercy over 150 years. On the other side is the Christian Brothers cross which symbolises the debt we owe to the Brothers in the life of our school. The cross was designed and constructed following a Staff Spirituality Session where it was decided that our school needed more visible sacred symbols on our site to highlight our Catholic Identity. It was thanks to the expertise of our TAS teacher and Rice House coordinator, Mr Paul McAlister, with the invaluable assistance of Mr John O'Keefe, grandfather to Declan (Year 10),Desire Michael (Year 8) and Corvette O'Keefe (Year 7), that saw this dream realised. We also owe a huge debt of gratitude to Mr Phil Densten, our Business Manager,  who helped see this project through to its final fruition. Please watch this space for further details about the upcoming official blessing of our school cross and unveiling of the plaques.

Mr Brown.

Stage 5 Subject Selections are beginning for students entering Years 9 & 10 in 2019. Join us for our Parent Information evening and hear whats available to students from our Subject Coordinators. 

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Kool Skools recording day in Melbourne is coming up on August 2nd and we have some fantastic original songs from Jack Mitsch, Talisa Habermann and Lauren Eddy to record. We can't wait to hear their them.

Mrs Files

It’s a great opportunity for students and their parents/carers to get all the info they need about university to make the best decisions for their future study plans.

Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) representatives will also be there to advise on the best way to get into university.

Date: August 13

Time: 5.30pm - 7pm

Location: The Commercial Club, Stanley A Room, (Elizabeth Street Entrance)

Albury Little Athletics 2018/2019 Season Registrations are opening soon.

See the flyer below for more information

 Click here to register from August 20th 

Parents have just spent their hard earned money on winter uniforms and winter sports fees and soon enough will be paying for summer registrations, or final payments on their school camps.  Saver Plus is looking to assist those families that are eligible, and in turn your schools with the same out of pocket costs next year.