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Prayer
With the help of God, I have come to know in this religious community the joys and challenges of a life dedicated to God. I now ask to be allowed to make perpetual vows in the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea for the glory of God and the service of the Church.
Sr Emma Llewellyn RSM
22 November 2025
The simple two sentences above marked a profound commitment by a woman of God as she committed herself to religious life and service perpetually last weekend. Alongside hundreds of Sisters of Mercy as well as many family and friends, Sr Emma Llewellyn RSM professed her forever vows at St Monica’s Church, Moonee Ponds. It was the first perpetual profession that I have been privileged to attend and I found myself both humbled and awed by the event.
Sr Emma is an alumni of Sacred Heart College (class of 2004) with her siblings, Jessie, Kate and David also attending Sacred Heart. I was joined on the day by a number of longstanding and/or retired SHC staff including Sr Mary Moloney RSM, Brett Lefebvre, Karel Turang and Debbie Ware.
End of Year Arrangements
The arrangements for students are as follows:
Friday 28 November – Wednesday 3 December 2025 - Year 7 - 9 Exams & Year 11 & 12 2026 Step Up classes continue
Thursday 4 December 2025 - Final Day for all students - End of Year Mass and Year 9 Graduation
Friday 12 December 2025 Final Day - Teachers
Wednesday 17 December 2025 - College Office closes
Sacred Heart College Junior Student Cabinet and House Captains
The successful Year 7 & 8 students elected to the 2026 Sacred Heart College Junior Cabinet are featured later in this newsletter, along with the House Captains for 2026. Congratulations both to the successful candidates but also to all those who applied.
Pictured here are our Senior and Junior Captains for 2026.
Student and Staff Activities
The final weeks of school are very busy with a number of significant events for the College community:
- Last Friday night, the SHC Year 12 class of 2025 concluded their association with the College with a fabulous Graduation Dinner at Lakeside Receptions in Taylors Lakes. It was a joyous occasion that celebrated this fabulous group of young people as well as their parents, family members and teachers who supported them through thirteen years of primary and secondary school education.
- This week, a small group of SHC students and staff have been participating in the annual Great Victorian Bike Ride which this year is based in South-West Victoria and the Great Ocean Road.
- As well as our cyclists, a group of Sacred Heart College students and staff are currently mid-way through their Japanese immersion having had time in Tokyo, Kyoto and, in recent days, with their host families and school community of Ibaraki Nishi High School. We look forward to their return next week and the wonderful stories of their time in Japan.
This morning, all Year 7 - 11 students gathered together to celebrate the school year with the end of year Student Awards. This important event provides an opportunity to celebrate excellence across a range of school areas including academic achievement, The Arts, sport and community service. Awards Booklet and photos can be found in the Deputy Principal - Learning and Teaching article following my report.
The Year 7 – 11 Awards Assembly also provided a wonderful symbolic moment as the 2026 College Captains received their leaders’ blazers. This presentation marked the official start to their twelve months as College Captains and was very warmly received by the College community – students, staff and parents.
Bereavements: Your prayers are asked for the following families who are mourning the loss of a loved one recently. The Doria family on the passing of Claudio Ruffo, grandfather of Amelia Year 9, and Lauren Year 12. Also the Halvarsson family on the passing of Sune Halvarsson, grandfather of Bryndis 7A, Tove Year 9, Jonah Year 11 and Sigrid Year 12.
Our thoughts are with you at this sad time.
Yours in Mercy,
Dr Darren Egberts
Principal
