Mater Dei Catholic College in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | Religious school

Mater Dei Catholic College

Locality: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 6923 8300

Address: 15 Plunkett Drive 2650 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.mdccww.catholic.edu.au

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23.01.2022 ~Preston Butcher Cup - Girls Touch Football Grand Final~ A fantastic game from our girls, unfortunately it wasnt our night, going down to Kildare 9-4.

21.01.2022 Congratulations to our Opens Boys Basketball Team who were successful in taking out the CWWHSSA Competition for the third year in a row. Mater Dei won in a tight game against The Riverina Anglican College 18-15.

21.01.2022 Tomorrow the College is hosting a session for Parents / Carers to learn more about the assessment process at Mater Dei Catholic College via an online webinar. Time: 5.00pm - 5.30pm The webinar will outline:... - The overall purpose of assessment - The difference between summative and formative assessment - How to interpret your childs assessment feedback on CANVAS You can access the zoom link via Compass.

21.01.2022 SHERRIN DAY Get ready! Its Spring Carnival Time! TOMORROW is Sherrin Day! ... Students can dress in faux fashions and join in the fashion parade at recess to win prizes. There will be donuts, lollies and soft drinks for sale as well as the running of the Myers Cup and Pollack Plate in the Courtyard! A gold coin donation will be collected in Homegroup. All proceeds to go to Catholic Mission. Giddyup

21.01.2022 2021 Captains represented the College yesterday attending the Remembrance Day Service at the Memorial Gardens.

20.01.2022 Congratulations Year 12! What a wonderful evening! Congratulations to the following major award recipients: Leadership Awards... Carroll House - Anna Boland and Marcus Blair Rosarie House - Isabelle Cunningham and Bryce Magnone Kennedy House - Grace Melton and Louis Grigg Sherrin House - Georgie Wood and Kyle Hockley Webber House - Charlotte Dedini and Wilson Hamblin Mount Erin Boarding - Lily Burge College Captains - Hannah Reardon and Nathanael Mooney Reuben F Scarf Award - Lucy Walsh ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award - Nathanael Mooney ADF Long Tan Future Innovators Award - Zachary Morehouse Nano Nagle and Edmund Rice Charism Award - Matthew Murphy Bishop of Wagga Award - Hannah Reardon College All Rounder Award - Bryce Magnone

20.01.2022 RIVERINA CODING CHAMPIONSHIP Mater Dei competed in the Riverina Coding Competition. Congratulations to our teams who came first and second in the Advanced Coding stream. Students demonstrated perseverance, problem-solving skills and a sense of team. Winning Team - ... The Fourth Rudd Government - Ivan, Joshua and Samuel Second Place - Freebodys HEV - William, Joseph and Taylor

19.01.2022 Following on from their recent trip to Woolworths, Commerce students put their cooking skills to the test with their $20 budget, preparing a meal for 4 people as part of their Towards Independence unit. Watch out Masterchef 2021!

19.01.2022 Miss Hazelwood's Year 8 Technology Mandatory class made laser lights as part of their Mixed Materials unit. They used laser cutters to make the designs.

18.01.2022 - Our girls played 5 games remaining undefeated all day taking out the championship! They all played amazing with Makenna Blair and Ruby McDonnell as the incredible full backs.... Player of the tournament goes to Ruby Doherty. Congratulations Girls!

18.01.2022 Last Friday we had a great day welcoming our new Year 8-11 students who will start officially next year.

17.01.2022 We delivered our baking to Micah Hub today as part of our contribution to the Religious Education service in the community project.

17.01.2022 Sporting Events: NRL Boys Gala Day Hardy Shield Parents/Carers are reminded that under the current CEDWW COVID-19 guidelines for Inter School Sporting Competitions -... "Schools need to ensure that parents/carers do not attend these events and adhere to the Covid safe restrictions." This means that parents will not be able to remain and watch as spectators or enter the playing complex.

17.01.2022 Congratulations to our Year 12 Drama students who recently put on a brilliant performance for their HSC examinations. You should all be very proud of your efforts. Thank you also to the Drama department for your encouragement and guidance throughout the journey.

16.01.2022 Spring is in the air. Today we celebrated Sherrin Day! At recess the faux fashion parade showcased a wide array of styles. Lunchtime entertainment consisted of the Senior races with the highly contested Pollacks Plate and Myers Cup. Congratulations to all our winners!... Thank you to the Mater Dei Community for your donation and participation, with all funds raised going towards Catholic Mission.

16.01.2022 Year 12 Hospitality students recently put their culinary skills to the test in the annual Mater chef. Miss Hazelwood created a challenging menu for students to re-create. The complexity of the dishes and time constraints added some real pressure to the event. The judges were once again impressed with the quality of the processes and results the students displayed.

15.01.2022 Year 7 Agriculture and Food Tech students working on some knife skills with a slice n dice favourite, fried rice!

15.01.2022 Tom and Ryan on work experience this week. Thank you to Allison Music and South Wagga Butchery for hosting our students. Gemma is completing a school based apprenticeship at Sirona Beauty, we look forward to further updates.

15.01.2022 Work Experience Meet Tobias from Mater Dei Catholic College - Wagga Wagga. Tobias has just completed 5 days of work experience with the Riverina Zone team. Ex...perience was gained in incident response, hazard complaints process, stores issuing, systems administration, fire trail construction, WHS, truck maintenance, radio communications and washing cars... "Thanks for hanging out with us this week Tobias, it's been a blast".

15.01.2022 Reminder Want to know more about the Assessment process at Mater Dei Catholic College? Tonight the College is hosting a webinar for Parents / Carers to learn more.... The webinar will outline: The overall purpose of assessment The difference between summative and formative assessment How to interpret your childs assessment feedback on CANVAS Time: 5.00pm - 5.30pm You can access the zoom link via Compass. Any questions please contact the College on 6923 8300.

15.01.2022 7 As part of the reading lessons for Year 7 English, our year 7 students participated in a " Book Tasting" in the Resource Centre. Students were seated at tables and were able to "taste" a number of books during a timed session with the conclusion of selecting one at the end. ... This fun activity allows students to try novels before borrowing. They will have 5 weeks to read this book.

14.01.2022 As we conclude the school year of 2020, the College would like to acknowledge all of our students for their dedication to their learning. Recently students gathered in Homegroups to receive awards in recognition of outstanding results in Semester 2. Photos were taken by individual House Leaders, please contact the office if you would like a copy.... Congratulations to all of these students.

14.01.2022 What I want to be when I grow Up? Shoot for the Stars Year 12

12.01.2022 Year 10 Agriculture students have been allocated a cattle producing region of Australia and are required to represent a farmer in the area. They then need to sell the suitability of a breed they have selected.

12.01.2022 The 2020 College Yearbook can be accessed here: https://www.mdccww.catholic.edu.au/public/college-year-book A downloadable version is also available on the College website.... Hard copies will be made available to our graduating Year 12 students at the end of January.

12.01.2022 Happy Presentation Day! May God continue to bless our Wagga Presentation community and all the Sisters richly. #preswagga #presday2020

12.01.2022 Today we wore our jerseys to show support for the Donate Life network. It sets out to raise awareness of organ and tissue donation. Did you know that Australia is a world leader for successful transplants. Find out more here: https://www.jerseyday.com.au/ Jersey Day #donatelife

11.01.2022 Year 10 students out and about on work experience this week. Thank you to the following hosts: Mater Dei Catholic Primary School... Magnolia Hair Studio &Co. Lilly of the valley florist Kurrajong Town and Country Children's Centre MJR Electrics Charles Sturt University Ku Kookaburra Pre School See more

11.01.2022 Students in Year 7 had the opportunity to peer assess Year 8's final projects during the recent showcase.

11.01.2022 Faces of the Races Get ready Sherrin! Its Spring Carnival Time! Sherrin Day is on Friday 11 September. ... Students can dress in faux fashions and join in the fashion parade at recess to win prizes. At lunch there will be donuts, lollies and soft drinks for sale as well as the running of the Myers Cup and Pollack Plate in the Courtyard! A gold coin donation will be collected in Homegroup. All proceeds to go to Catholic Missions. Giddyup

11.01.2022 Sports Update - Hardy Shield CSNSW has advised that for NSW Catholic Schools, Inter School Sporting Competition will be permitted between two schools in the same Local Government Area (LGA). Note: There is a maximum of 100 people at a venue at any one time (including staff). This will affect CWWHSSA draws.... For Hardy Shield, MDCC are still drawn to play KHS at 4:30pm. The match against MAHS has been moved to Monday 24th August with the Final still scheduled for Wednesday 26th August. With 2 games being played this afternoon (KCC vs WWHS and MDCC v KHS) schools are asked to limit attendance to 20 people (players and team officials) to remain under the 100 total limit at venues.

10.01.2022 Year 7 celebrated Catholic Schools Week with a Liturgy focusing on this year’s theme, Everyday Affirmation. Students wrote down what it means for each of them to belong to our Catholic community. ... They reflected on their time at the College so far and how they can affirm others and themselves by letting their light shine. #CatholicSchoolsWeek2021 #everydayaffirmation

10.01.2022 Congratulations to former Mater Dei students Wilson and Bryce who will be representing their respective clubs this weekend!

10.01.2022 All the best to our Year 12 students as they commence their Trial HSC exams today. "Trust yourself! You know more than you think you do"!

09.01.2022 As you might be aware, recent changes have occurred. Please see below changes for Mater Dei Catholic College in regards to "Keeping Schools COVID Safe". More information will be emailed to Parents / Carers as it comes to hand. What has Changed?... The following changes have now come in to effect: Vigilance in ensuring that students do not attend the College if they are unwell. Students absent or sent home due to flu like symptoms need to be tested. Students must NOT return to the College until they return a negative COVID-19 result and are symptom free. The College must sight the negative COVID-19 test result prior to allowing students to return.

09.01.2022 Congratulations to our Girls Thunder Cricket team who recently defeated Wagga High for 3rd place in the CWWHSSA competition.

09.01.2022 Want to know more about the assessment process at Mater Dei Catholic College?

09.01.2022 Update: Due to the wet weather Hardy Shield has been cancelled tonight.Update: Due to the wet weather Hardy Shield has been cancelled tonight.

09.01.2022 Off to a great start at the Year 9 Fishing field trip!

09.01.2022 Congratulations to students from the College who performed in the 2020 Gold Scholarship Winners Concert at the Riverina Conservatorium of Music. Photo Credit: Riverina Conservatorium of Music

08.01.2022 As part of NAIDOC week, students took part in a Weaving Workshop today led by Aunty Julie, Aunty Evelyn, and Aunty Mary and supported by our Aboriginal Schools and Community Workers. #alwayswasalwayswillbe #weavingworkshop

08.01.2022 Year 7 ConnecTED learning showcased their Nativity play today. Such a wonderful opportunity to learn about the Christmas story and collaborate together. Congratulations Year 7, such a wonderful finish to the year. ... #FinishedWell #AdventJourney

07.01.2022 Due to Mount Austin High advising that they are unable to field a team for tonights final match of the Hardy Shield, this will unfortunately mean the end of our campaign.

06.01.2022 Year 8 STEAM students have been working on the Emergency House Challenge over Terms 2 and 3. Students showcased their companies, 3D models and Sketchup designs to Marian Catholic College Griffith and Mater Dei Catholic Primary School students via ZOOM.

06.01.2022 ANZAC Liturgy and Ceremony Students gathered together in prayer and reflection to honour the spirit and sacrifice of the ANZACs.

06.01.2022 We celebrated R U OK Day at recess this morning. The SRC team were out and about striking up conversations and handing out lollies to students in the courtyard. Students were reminded of the importance to meaningful connect with those around them.... #ruok #selfcare #bekind #positivevibes

06.01.2022 Recent highlights of our 'Live and Loud' lunchtime performances. Have a great Christmas, we look forward to more music in 2021!

04.01.2022 Happy Webber Day! The sun was shining as we celebrated all things Webber today! Students wore mufti and donated a gold to support the work of Catholic Mission.... Cakes and lollies were sold at recess and our Webber House Captains hosted Have you been paying attention in the courtyard at lunch.

04.01.2022 Catholic Schools Week is a special time of the year when we celebrate and give thanks for our Catholic Schools and especially our own College Community. The theme this year is #everydayaffirmation - There is no one better to be than ourselves! ... With a Catholic School education focused on every child's purpose, you can believe that anything is possible!

04.01.2022 JERSEY DAY - Friday 4 September This Friday students are invited to wear their favourite football colours or a Jersey to school in support of Donate Life and The Organ and Tissue Authority, raising awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation. Please note there is no fundraising element to the day. ... Jersey Day #jerseydayau #donateandgivelife

03.01.2022 Legacy Week This week student representatives will be selling Legacy Badges at recess and lunch from $2.00. #legacyweek ... Legacy Australia See more

03.01.2022 Congratulations to our Golf Team who were successful in taking out the Steve Elkington Cup.

03.01.2022 Year 7 ConnecTED Learning have been reading Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds. Students were given a 30 minute challenge to represent aspects of the novel using a mystery box of random items. A class versus class game of Jeopardy also provided great entertainment.

03.01.2022 Our 2020 Carroll Cup campaign gets underway against TRAC tonight. A reminder that under the current COVID-19 restrictions for schools, players and officials only will have access to Robertson Oval.

02.01.2022 Reminder: - We look forward to seeing you then!

02.01.2022 Year 9 Food Technology students Birthday Cake masterpieces!

02.01.2022 ~ ~ Today marks the 102nd anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War on 11 November 1918. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;... Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them Lest we forget See more

01.01.2022 Year 9 PASS Surf Trip - A great day for a Surf

01.01.2022 Delicious appetisers put together by Year 11 Hospitality students for the staff to graze on at lunch. #yum