“Mindfulness” may not be the first word that springs to mind when you think “back to school.” But a mindful approach could be your best bet for minimising stress.

This Safer Internet Day 2021 webinar will look at how parents and carers can support young people to have safe and respectful online relationships and what to do if things go wrong.

The internet is an integral part of Aussie teens’ digital lives. While teens’ high use of technology offers many benefits, there is a downside – negative online experiences.

If you would like to enrol in Soundgarage we would love you to join in the fun! Offering tuition in Drum, Guitar, Keyboard & SAP (Singing & Performance). Forms are available from the front office and payment can be made via the office or COMPASS by 3 February to confirm your place in the program.

Welcome to the 2021 School Year!  All students return on Friday 29 January.    Classes will begin promptly at 8:45am with students marked late on the roll if arriving after this time.  In February, all Foundation students will stay home from school on Wednesdays.

Carranballac has a dedicated DSM (Defence School Mentor). The role of a DSM is to help reduce the impacts of relocation & parental absence on Defence children. The DSM monitors the social & emotional wellbeing of the students, working with them to build self-confidence and resilience.

While onsite College tours are not available we would love to invite you to visit our schools in this virtual tour.  Make yourself a cuppa, click Read More to take a tour of our College from your own living room.

Student Requisite Packs are available to be purchased from 14 January and include all essential educational items for a full academic year. Information can be found here

Carranballac P-9 College Newsletters are published fortnightly on every even week of the term.  Click Here to read through our recent Newsletters, or take a stroll down memory lane and visit Newsletters from years ago.

Our Foundation students will be celebrating their 100th day of school on Friday 16/10. Activities are planned to celebrate our achievements throughout the 100 days we have been at school. Students are encouraged to dress up as a ‘100th Day Hero’ and wear an outfit to match their cape on the day.

Uniforms are available via Click and Collect 9am - 5pm Tues - Thurs.  Order at PSW Online  Orders processed same day.  Information about College Uniforms are on our website.  Term 4 students are required to wear the college hat, and secondary students are not required to wear their tie.

Welcome to Carranballac P-9 College, Merridy Patterson, new College Director

BYOD Program : Families with students in Yr 7 - 9 are expected to provide their own laptop computer for use at school and home.  This is particularly valuable for senior students to continue to work on major assessments, learning tasks and complete homework tasks.  

Kidsoft is an app in an exciting phase of development that will allow parents to make or change Osh Club bookings, send messages and contact Customer Service and billing directly.   The app is available through the App Store or Google Play store for free download.Click here for User Guide

The internet provides many valuable and engaging opportunities, it can also enable exposure to offensive & illegal online material. You can reduce the chance of exposure by implementing online safeguards and parental controls. https://www.esafety.gov.au/education-resources/iparent/online-safeguards 

Our fortnightly edition of the Carranballac P-9 College Newsletter is live on the website! We welcome you to download the Newsletter from the College website.

Remember to download the Compass App to receive notifications of special events, attendance, student academic reports and your child's profile information. To access Compass, click here