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From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart Plans are ramping up for our 30 Year Founders’ Day activities early in Term 2. Our Founders’ Day Assembly is always a highlight of the year and will be even more so next term when we welcome members of the Katsumata Family and other special guests who have made significant contributions to the development of our College over the last 30 years. The activities for Founders’ Day are going to be extremely exciting, and you will receive more information in…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart Last week I had the privilege of attending a three-day conference with colleagues from across the globe who have all joined a project in conjunction with Melbourne University and the Council of International Schools called the New Metrics International School project. This project is building on the amazing work the Melbourne University New Metrics team has been exploring for the last seven years ways to effectively assess and measure student…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart As we celebrate 30 years since students were first welcomed to Kardinia International College, we are delighted to launch one of the major community events of our anniversary year — the 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner. This milestone offers us a moment not only to reflect on how far we have come since those early days in 1996, but also to honour the enduring spirit of Wisdom, Respect and Friendship that continues to guide our community. Inspired by the…

From the Head of Senior School - Kath O'Neill Thank you so much to all the families who joined us yesterday for our inaugural Brighter Futures Festival. A number of staff have worked very hard on bringing this together for some time, and to see so many families here with their children, learning about everything the College has to offer was amazing. Thank you so much to all of the students who volunteered their time as performers, for presentations, as tour guides, and on stalls as well. We…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart Last week we celebrated two notable events on our College Calendar, the Junior School and Senior School leaders’ Investitures. These are opportunities to recognise and congratulate students in their final years in the Junior and Senior Schools who have been elected by their peers to lead the College. It is also a time to remember and celebrate what is important to us as a school and to encourage all students to find their own ways to develop, learn and…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart Last night I had the privilege of representing Kardinia International College at an event held by the Consul General of Japan, Mr Furuya Tokuro, to mark the 66th birthday of the Emperor of Japan. When Gotemba Nishi High School was founded by the Katsumata family, the Emperor was six years old. Thirty years later, Mr and Mrs Katsumata founded a school across the world and our wonderful school commenced. Now we are celebrating our 30-year anniversary and…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart Yesterday, I had the pleasure of welcoming 25 French students and their teachers from our sister school St Alyre in Clermont-Ferrand, a beautiful town in the middle of France. We were welcoming back old friends, as last year myself along with three teachers and 23 students visited St Alyre. Our French friends will experience Australian hospitality and culture over the next two weeks as they stay with their Kardinia families. Earlier in the day yesterday…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart On Thursday 1 February 1996, students were welcomed for the first time to Kardinia International College. A small group of students in the Kindergarten, forty students in the Senior School and six teachers commenced the journey to where we are now, celebrating the school’s 30th anniversary. Much has changed over that time, but what has not changed are the values entrenched in our school motto Wisdom Respect Friendship. Over the last 12 months our staff…

From the Principal - Catherine Lockhart I really cannot believe that this is the last eNews for 2025. When I look back on 2025 it has been jam packed with activities, events, camps, trips, performances, the list goes on. It also seems to have flown by in the blink of an eye. I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank our wonderful staff for a great year. Thank you also to our parents and College community for your support, it really does take a village to help our young people…