This year, staff at MSJ are continuing to focus on practices that enhance pedagogy allowing students to achieve their goals. The four main areas that staff will be developed in the Teaching and Learning area for 2025 includes:
Working with the Annual Action Plan Goals which are learning centered around Year 9 Numeracy standards, Literacy in years 7 - 10 and VCE Median Score.
Student Voice - Enhancing and maximising the opportunities for student voice in learning and leadership.
Learning Management System - Working with the implementation of SIMON as a whole learning management system for 2025.
Learning & Teaching Framework - Development of an MSJ Learning and Teaching Framework which aligns with MACS Vision for Instruction and the Explicit Instruction model.
Continue to enhance the processes surrounding staff collaboration which includes coaching, mentoring and professional development.
2025 saw the commencement of a number of new staff at the College. It has been a wonderful start to this new journey for these new staff and I hope that we are able to make the staff welcome and engage with their talents and expertise.
Our new staff for 2025 are:
Name | Faculty and Extra Responsibility |
Judita Kefatzis | Religious Education and Dance |
Bronwyn Milgate | Teacher Librarian |
Helen Debono | Music, Drama and Dance |
Natalie O’Brien | Learning Development Leader Physical Education and Science |
Jen Mahony | Japanese and English |
Tammi Burke | Office Manager |
Leanne Mattheson | Learning Development Leader English |
Tanya Jones | Mathematics |
Krystal Holzer | Senior House Leader - Cameron Science, VM and Religion |
We also congratulate staff who are undertaking new positions of leadership this year and wish them the best with their Leadership journey.
At the Academic Assembly on 18 February, the College celebrated the achievements of the 2024 VCE and VM graduates. We welcomed back our 2024 College Dux for both VCE, VM and VPC and other outstanding award winners who shared their MSJ school journey and their commitment to pursuing excellence throughout their educational pathways.
Students who achieved the Subject Dux awards and the Top 20 ATAR scores, along with those who achieved 40 or more in individual study scores, were recognised at the assembly.
The College Assembly was a wonderful celebration of students’ success with family and friends in attendance.
As our 2024 Year 12 students start the next exciting chapter of their educational or life journey, our thoughts and prayers go with them.
Here is a snapshot of the results:
| Subject | Name |
|---|---|
VET Music Performance | Sofia Bitaks |
Geography - Study score 46 | Malaika Boyall |
Foundation Mathematics - Study score 45 | Genna Bugeja |
English Language - Study score 43 & Global Politics - Study score 43 | Olivia Buttigieg |
Visual Communication Design | Ava De Sousa |
Literature - Study score 40 | Lorna Denny |
Accounting | Lucy English |
Psychology - Study score 44 | Gabrielle Furnari |
General Mathematics - Study score 40 | Sasha Godfrey |
Software Development - Study score 42 | Kinuri Gunawardena |
Health and Human Development - Study score 46 & Business Management - 47 | Heaven Habib |
Health and Human Development - Study score 46, Physical Education - Study score 44 & VCE VET Sport and Recreation - Study score 45 | Emilia King |
Art Making and Exhibiting - Study score 44 | Clara Nguyen |
Business Management - Study score 47 | Michelina Paglianiti (11) |
History: Revolutions | Ivy Peng |
Biology - Study score 49 | Ivy Quach (11) |
Languages: Japanese Second Language | Lavanya Sharma |
Food Studies | Lillian Smith |
Literature - Study score 40 & English - Study score 42 | Mahnoor Talpur |
Languages: Japanese Second Language & Product Design and Technologies - Study score 40 | Angelin Vu |
Congratulations to all of those students, we now award additional students who received a study score of 40. | |
Subject | Name |
| Business Management 46 | Kate Birthisel |
| Languages: German 40 | Jasmin Boehme |
| Health and Human Development 40 | Heidi Fehring |
| Religion and Society 42 & Business Management 42 | Kiana Hales |
| Psychology 40 | Eleni Kikidis |
| Health and Human Development 40 | Ellie Mcmahon |
| Vietnamese Second Language (scaled 41) | Cindy Nguyen |
| Business Management 44 | Natalie Postill |
| Outdoor and Environmental Studies 40 | Poppy Randall |
| Business Management 43 | Sarah Roberts |
| Art Making and Exhibiting 40 | Ava Scott |
| Business Management 42 | Hayley Tanti |
| Business Management 40 & Legal Studies 41 | Aliki Totikidis |
| Applied Computers: Software Development 40 | Kasey Tran |
| Subject | Name |
|---|---|
Dux Chemistry & Physics, Legal Studies 41 | Kayla Britnell |
Dux Languages: French & English, Biology 42 | Bridget Corluka |
Dux Media 41 & Art making and Exhibiting 42 | Etienne Green |
Dux Business Management, Legal studies 44 & Psychology 43 | Elisa Guaglianone |
Dux Specialist Mathematics & Mathematical Methods, Health and Human Development 40 | Asha Hall |
Dux Religion and Society, Legal Studies 40 | Ivana Kasun |
Dux Outdoor and Environmental Studies & Physical Education 40 | Bridget Lloyd |
Dux History: Revolutions & Psychology 42 | Molly McCarthy |
Dux Legal Studies, Health and Human Development 45 | Chloe Zuvela |
Degree/ Bachelor: University | Name
Score |
|---|---|
Biomedical Science: Monash University | Lavanya Sharma- 90.15 |
Criminology and Criminal Justice/Bachelor of Laws: Australian Catholic University | Kiana Hales- 90.65 |
Speech Pathology (Degree/Master): Victoria University | Gabrielle Furnari- 91.3 |
Optometry: Deakin University | Heaven Habib- 91.5 |
Arts: The University Of Melbourne | Eleni Kikidis- 92.3 |
Engineering (Honours) (Professional): Swinburne University of Technology | Jade Longmuir- 92.9 |
Laws/Business: RMIT University | Ivana Kasun- 92.95 |
Physical Education and Sport Science (Degree): Victoria University | Emilia King- 93.75 |
Engineering (Honours): RMIT University | Kayla Britnell- 94.5 |
Biomedical Science: Monash University | Mahnoor Talpur- 94.55 |
Science: The University of Melbourne | Asha Hall- 94.6 |
Commerce/Actuarial Science: Monash University | Sasha Godfrey- 95.3 |
Laws (Honours): Monash University | Chloe Zuvela- 95.45 |
Psychology: RMIT University | Elisa Guaglianone- 96.2 |
Biomedicine: The University of Melbourne | Bridget Corluka- 97.75 |
Engineering-Civil and Infrastructure (Honours): RMIT University | Olivia Buttigieg- 98.5 |
Olivia Buttigieg
Siennah Wilson completed her Senior VM certificate in 2024 and received outstanding nominations in all 4 strands of VM: Literacy, Numeracy, Personal Development Skills and Work related Skills. She completed her VET training in Allied Health at The Gordon, Werribee. Siennah completed work placements in child care and aged care where she was able to put her VET skills into action. Siennah worked diligently to apply her learning by working on events organised by the College including the International Women's Day Breakfast and several fundraising events.
We wish Siennah well with her future endeavours.
VPC DUX
Audrey Anderson completed her Victorian Pathways Certificate in 2024 and was part of the first cohort of this program at MSJ. Audrey demonstrated her capabilities across all learning areas and outcomes, including Literacy, Numeracy, Religion, Work Related Skills and Personal Development Skills. She completed a Certificate I in Active Volunteering, including a placement at Vinnies in Altona North. Audrey demonstrated leadership skills within the VPC group and applied her learning through contributions to the Mary MacKillop fundraising dinner, Caritas fundraising and volunteering efforts.
This year, Audrey intends to complete a Certificate in Allied Health
We wish Audrey well with her future pathway.
