Dear Illawarra Community,

Welcome Back

It has been encouraging to see students return this term and quickly re‑establish strong routines and purposeful learning across the campus. This term, we are refocusing strongly on students’ work in the Learning Centres, with a clear emphasis on building effective learning behaviours.

Across all three Learning Centres:
- Teachers and CSSA staff are actively coaching students during study periods
- Support is intentionally moving beyond answer‑giving
- Students are being encouraged to think deeply, explain their reasoning, and make their learning visible

This consistent approach supports deeper understanding and long‑term learning habits aligned to the L2L Framework.

Campus Priorities and Events

OSG Aware, supporting safe, respectful and responsible behaviour is being held this term, with sessions at Goulburn campus completed on 7th May, and second sessions at Illawarra later this term.

Community events: Mother’s Day Breakfast and Primary Book Fair were held this week on 8th May, it was great to see mums onsite and be able to recognise and celebrate the hard work you put in to support family.

Senior Study Sessions have recommenced, with catered sessions to resume in coming weeks.

Upcoming dates:
- Year 7 & 10 Immunisation Clinic – 14 May
- Regional Term 2 Assembly – 15 May
- Mission Nutrition – 22 May

Sector Engagement

It was my pleasure to represent OSG NSW at the Independent Schools NSW AGM, where NSW Premier Chris Minns highlighted strong educational outcomes as a focus, and articulated the importance of AI literacy and a collaborative focus to ensure emerging technologies are used to enhance teaching, learning and wellbeing —closely aligning with our work at OneSchool Global.

Staffing Updates

We will soon farewell Mrs Lardner, who commences maternity leave after 22 May, and we wish her all the very best.

During Mrs Lardner’s leave, Miss Pickles will take on the Year 10 homeroom, supported by some remote teachers; further details will follow once timetabling is finalised.

We warmly welcome Mrs Jess Harris, who has commenced teaching Year 4.

Uniforms and Personal Items

Thank you to parents for your efforts with school photos and uniform presentation. This was greatly appreciated. We ask families to continue encouraging students at all stages to wear their uniform well every day. Some students require frequent reminders to keep shirts tucked in throughout the day.

We are also noticing increased use of spray deodorants in Secondary. To respect shared spaces, families are asked to supply roll‑on deodorant and encourage application in bathroom areas only. Staff are supporting students to adhere to these protocols.

Personal devices reminder

Mobile phones, smartwatches and cameras are not permitted at school and may be confiscated in line with global policy if found.

Kind regards,
Mr Warne

cameron.warne@au.oneschoolglobal.com
0436 439 273

A big congratulations to the following students, who have received 15 House Points, and a Bronze Merit Award. Great job going above and beyond to demonstrate the school values!

Sent on behalf of Mrs Julie Murray

Dear Primary Parents,

We value your feedback and would love to learn more about how your child/ren are engaging with our school library.

Your responses will help us continue to grow and improve our library programs, resources, and reading experiences.

Thank you for taking a few moments to complete this survey prior to Friday 15 May 2026: Primary Library Project 2026

Year 5 students have been learning about the three levels of Australian Parliament - local, state and federal government. Each level of government has its own role and offers specific services.

To demonstrate the different levels and services, students have created Parliament Triaramas :)

We’re pleased to introduce a new way to share your child(ren’s) House Points’ achievements.

From 11 May, parents will have access to the House Points dashboard in OnePortal. The dashboard will include the reason for the award, total House Points they have been awarded to date, their current Merit Certificate level, and how many points are needed to reach the next level.

House Points are at the heart of OneSchool Global’s student award program, to recognise notable achievements aligned with our Student Persona. This year we are encouraging all students to ‘Go for Gold’ and achieve 60 House Points across the academic year.

Parents, make sure you have notifications enabled for OnePortal so you don’t miss the updates!

More information about accessing OnePortal can be found here: https://www.oneschoolglobal.com/osg-one-portal

Last term, OneSchool Global launched Precious Cargo, a new global safety campaign for all volunteer bus drivers. The campaign includes a powerful safety film that highlights the responsibility our drivers carry every day and reinforces key expectations around seatbelts, fatigue, distractions, speed, and substances.

Our drivers play a vital role in keeping students safe, and this campaign supports them with clear, consistent safety standards across all 20 countries in our network.

Families are welcome to view the film here:

*Please note, aspects of this film may be confronting.

For our students, please remember the important role that you play as a passenger on our buses.

Here are a few simple ways you can make a real difference:

- Wear your seatbelt properly every time you’re on the bus
- Stay seated while the bus is moving
- Keep noise at a reasonable level so your driver can concentrate
- Avoid distracting the driver – their focus keeps everyone safe
- Look out for each other when getting on and off the bus

Ms Lee Shong and Mrs Burgess would like to thank all of the students and staff for making us feel very special on Admin Professionals Day :)

We really appreciate all of the effort that went into the day.

We had a wonderful turn out to the Mothers' Day Breakfast and Primary Book Fair. Thank you to everyone who was able to attend.

Year 10 students did a wonderful job in the kitchen and on the BBQ cooking and making the breakfast special for the mums and grandmothers.

Please check out the next newsletter for additional photos of the day.