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25.01.2022 The English Department is running a microfiction writing competition for Book Week so get creative for your chance to win a Westfield gift card! Submissions due by the first English lesson of week 10. Details here - https://sfx.act.edu.au//09/Microfiction-competition_SFX.pdf Good luck!

25.01.2022 Congratulations to the Year 7/8 Girls Netball Team who competed today at the Northside Carnival and are the undefeated champions!! Well done Team!!

24.01.2022 Well done to our Junior Band for their participation in Echo Fest! This year, Echo Fest went digital and schools were asked to submit a filmed performance for entry. Our Junior Band presented ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by Freddie Mercury (arrangement by Johnnie Vinson). A great performance! Full version available here - https://vimeo.com/461667180

24.01.2022 During remote learning, our senior leaders posted Swan River Daisy seeds to all SFX families inviting them to plant the seeds and watch them grow as a way of staying connected . One of our families sent through this beautiful picture of their seed transformed! Feel free to also comment on this post with an image of your grown daisy seeds! ‘Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant’ Robert Lewis Stevenson. #SFXGrowingTogether #SFXGrowingCommunity #TruthandCourage

23.01.2022 School photos will take place next term on Monday 3 August with make up day on Friday 7 August. Year 7 have already had their photos taken earlier in the year. You can order photos now online at https://www.advancedimage.com.au/ School code: 4QM K2D XZH #WeAreSFX #SFX2020

21.01.2022 Wishing all the amazing Dads and Grandfathers a fantastic Father’s Day! #FathersDay2020 #WeAreSFX #SFX2020

21.01.2022 Our Year 9-10 Rugby League team at a gala day last week! Well done boys!

19.01.2022 Today we held a lovely breakfast and a final assembly in honour of our Year 12 students. We wish all the students the best of luck for their exams commencing tomorrow our prayers are with you all

18.01.2022 Our Year 11 SRC students will be running a ‘Sock and Sizzle’ fundraiser on Thursday in support of R U OK Day. Students and staff are encouraged to wear their most bright and colourful socks for a gold coin donation AND purchase a delicious sausage sandwich at lunch . All proceeds will be donated to the R U OK? Foundation to support them on their mission to inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and support anyone struggling with life #RUOKDay #RUOKEveryday #WeAreSFX #SFX2020 #SFXGrowingTogether

18.01.2022 The latest edition of the SFX News is now available, take a look here - https://mailchi.mp//st-francis-xavier-college-news-17-sept Happy reading! #WeAreSFX #SFX2020 #SFXGrowingTogether

17.01.2022 Our latest newsletter is now available to read. #WeAreSFX #SFX2020

17.01.2022 Thanks to Elizabeth Lee MLA - Liberal Member for Kurrajong and Kacey Lam - Liberal for Ginninderra for visiting SFX today - and to our College Captains for kindly taking them on a tour of our lovely school! After the tour, a group of Year 12 students had the opportunity to sit down with Elizabeth and Kacey asking them some fantastic questions! #WeAreSFX #SFX2020 #SFXGrowingTogether #SFXGrowingCommunity

16.01.2022 Wishing all students, families, staff and the wider SFX community an enjoyable break. See you back on 20 July! #WeAreSFX #SFX2020

16.01.2022 This week our senior leadership team will be running our second athletics challenge, the hoops challenge. As our athletics carnival had to be cancelled this year, these athletics challenges will be run in its place. Make sure you check your year groups day below and compete to help your house win the 2020 athletics carnival! Wednesday: Year 9 and 10... Thursday: Year 11 and 12 Friday: Year 7 and 8 See more

15.01.2022 Late last week our Year 8 students heard from Dion Devow entrepreneur, 2018 ACT Australian of the Year and 2016 ACT NAIDOC Person of the Year! The students learnt all about entrepreneurship and Dion’s journey. A great learning experience as part of their Ethical Consumer unit!

14.01.2022 Congratulations to all those who participated in the School Sport ACT Virtual Cross Country. Read about our top performers, the House point tally and other sporting news. #WeAreSFX #SFX2020

13.01.2022 Our Year 7 SRC students kindly organised a fundraiser for Daffodil Day today encouraging their fellow peers to wear a yellow accessory and donate much needed funds to Cancer Council ACT. Well done team! AND we even received a surprise visit from a real-life daffodil (aka past SFX student Georgia Duck) who hand-delivered us a bunch of beautiful daffodils thanks to Mix 106.3 Canberra. #WeAreSFX #SFX2020 #TruthandCourage

13.01.2022 Check out our STEM/Science teachers wearing the ‘Deadly Science’ t-shirts! Deadly Science was founded by the 2020 NSW Young Australian of the Year, Corey Tutt. Corey is on a mission to provide science resources and early reading material to remote schools in Australia amazing stuff! If you’d like to find out more or donate to this fantastic project visit - https://deadlyscience.org.au/

12.01.2022 Thank you to Warrant Officer Gerard Gough from the Royal Australian Air Force for joining us this morning for our Remembrance Day Ceremony. We remember the service men and women who have served and continue to serve our nation. #RemembranceDay #WeRememberThem

12.01.2022 Earlier this week, our Year 9 English classes enjoyed a wonderful performance of Romeo and Juliet by Bell Shakespeare. Another great opportunity to learn outside the classroom! #WeAreSFX #SFX2020 #SFXGrowingTogether

12.01.2022 Wishing all the Year 12 students the very best of luck in the ACT Scaling Test (AST) starting tomorrow. The students participated in their AST Liturgy this morning with a special prayer dedicated to their success - ‘go into your AST exams, and future life conscious that you will make this journey, not alone, but with the support and prayers of our school community and with the Holy Spirit as your guide.’ #TruthandCourage

11.01.2022 The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is working towards equity of opportunity, so that children living in remote communities have the same opportunities as those living in urban Australia. SFX is participating in the Great Book Swap - a fantastic way to celebrate reading locally and raise much needed funds to help the Indigenous Literacy Foundation continue their great work! If you would like to support this incredible initiative you can: donate books in good condition to... the school (by end of Week 1 Term 4), OR donate funds (up until 30 October 2020) here - https://go.greatbookswap.org.au//saint-francis-xavier-coll Any contribution is much appreciated thank you for your support! #WeAreSFX #SFX2020 #SFXGrowingTogether #SFXGrowingCommunity

11.01.2022 Check out the latest work experience and apprenticeship opportunities in our Careers Newsletter!

11.01.2022 Our College Captains are camping out in the Year 10 locker bay tonight to raise money for our House charities. Think of them tonight as you are curled up in your bed. #WeAreSFX #SFX2020 #SFXGrowingCommunity You can still support the team by donating: https://www.mycause.com.au/pa/229773/sfx-captains-sleep-out

09.01.2022 During lunch today, our Houses competed in a relay as part of the final athletics challenge! Thanks to our Year 12 House Captains for organising this fun event! Well done to everyone who participated!

09.01.2022 This afternoon, Andrew Leigh MP kindly visited our Year 12 students giving them the opportunity to ask a number of questions from the relationship between religion and politics, to social justice and humanitarian issues. A great, thought-provoking session! #WeAreSFX #SFX2020 #SFXGrowingTogether #SFXGrowingCommunity

09.01.2022 From all of us at SFX - we wish our students and their families a safe and happy holidays! Enjoy the break!

09.01.2022 Thank you very much to the students and staff who have been making blankets, beanies, toys and comfort items to be gifted to the patients at the Canberra Hospital in the lead up to Christmas! We are also very grateful to the many people who have donated wool for the SFX Woolverines to use this year - thank you! #SFXgrowingcommunity #SFXwoolverines #canberrahospitalfoundation

08.01.2022 Charlotte and Annabella (Year 8) enjoying the morning sunshine during today’s Pastoral session

08.01.2022 Microsoft, LinkedIn and GitHub have teamed up to offer free skills resources to put students on a path to an in-demand job! The session will highlight the free online courses, curriculum, resources and certification opportunities that can help students gain valuable digital skills! Register here - https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/200671/157-GQE-382

06.01.2022 Our Year 9/10 girls netball team had many wins at their gala day today! Well done girls!

06.01.2022 Year 10 students, parents and carers are encouraged to explore the information and videos on our website about the courses on offer in Year 11 & 12. There are over 40 courses with various package and qualification options. #WeAreSFX #SFX2021

06.01.2022 Congratulations to our Funk Band on their recent participation in Echo Fest! This year, Echo Fest went digital and schools were asked to submit a filmed performance for entry. Our Funk Band performed ‘War Pigs’ by Cake. Well done! Full version available here - https://vimeo.com/461666690

03.01.2022 We’re hiring! Join the SFX team! We have the following positions available: Design Technology Classroom Teacher Finance Officer ... Assistant Finance Officer Apply now - https://careers.cg.catholic.edu.au/en/search/ #Joinus #SFXteam

03.01.2022 congratulations to our Year 12 students who have received early entry into ANU and UC. https://www.canberratimes.com.au//early-uni-offers-provi/

03.01.2022 Welcome back to College all students and staff. We hope you had an enjoyable break and are ready to kick off Term 3. #WeAreSFX #SFX2020

02.01.2022 Year 8 have been learning about medieval life. Read some of the stories students have written. #WeAreSFX #TruthandCourage #SFX2020

02.01.2022 Our Resource Centre has put together a beautiful display for Indigenous Literacy Day today. The Indigenous Literacy Foundation is a national book industry charity dedicated to lifting literacy levels in remote Indigenous communities, so all children across Australia have the same choices and opportunities. Tune into the live Indigenous Literacy Day YouTube virtual event now - https://www.youtube.com/user/IndigenousLiteracy #indigenousliteracy #readingopensdoors

02.01.2022 A big congratulations to the group of hospitality students who completed the week-long Hotstart program today! The students had the opportunity to work with professional chefs to prepare rescued food for delivery to the OzHarvest Canberra network, learnt all about table service and decorating, participated in mock interviews with industry experts AND cooked and hosted their very own formal lunch! Well done to everyone involved! #WeAreSFX #SFX2020 #SFXGrowingTogether #SFXGrowingCommunity

01.01.2022 Our College leaders for 2021 were announced today! College Captains - Dhrishya and Harry College Vice Captains - Eloise and Aidan... Congratulations

01.01.2022 Need some new gear for school? Check out this great Lowes sale!

01.01.2022 Thank you to all those who donated. Our College Captains camped out at school on Friday 19 June and raised $6,620 for Karinya House, Companion House: Assisting Survivors of Torture and Trauma, Vinnies Canberra/Goulburn and Pegasus Riding for the Disabled of the ACT. #WeAreSFX #SFX2020 You can still donate: https://www.mycause.com.au/pa/229773/sfx-captains-sleep-out