The College was looking at redesigning the AFL geurnseys for boys and girls while acknowledging the Mooro Boodjar. The Joondalup region is part of Mooro country and an important place for Indigenous people.

We are pleased to advise that the guernsey was designed by one of our Year 7 students Azarayah, together with the TARA uniforms design team and we could not be prouder of the result.

The story behind the design encompasses the following;

On the left-hand side there are six different colours which represent the six Noongar seasons and within those seasons there are images representing the fauna and the communities that use the lake.

Birak (First Summer) December & January

Bunuru (Second Summer) February & March

Djeran (Autumn) April & May

Makuru (Winter) June & July

Djilba (First Spring) August & September

Kambarang (Transformational time of the year) October & November

The Wagyl (Rainbow Serpent) was responsible for the creation and protection of waterways around Perth.

Running through the centre of the geurnsey is the light blue colour representing the glistening, Lake Joondalup. Back in the dream time, there is the story of the Charnock woman and during a full moon, it is said that you can see her long white hair reflecting from the stars above.

The darker blue colour on the right side represents our proximity to the ocean with the circles representing the LJBC community. Alongside the lake are kangaroo footprints acknowledging their place on the land.

Looking ahead, the College will be educating our student body further regarding indigenous culture.

Helen Del Frate

Dean of Students

The Primary Library is always an exciting place to visit. This Term we are celebrating Book Week. The theme for 2022 is ‘Dreaming with Eyes Open’. The theme is about stepping into your own story, dreaming with eyes open, listening to country as the first storyteller, learning from friends who help you on the way. The Library has been set up to provide three different spaces, all relating to the theme that the students can use at lunchtime.

The big four poster bed is a space where the students can come and read. Reading IS dreaming with our eyes open. Reading is the connection between authors - the storytellers and readers, and how their words capture a reader’s imaginations. A vivid imagination turns dreams into a reality prompted by well-crafted words that jump off the page.

In our Dreamtime Space we have set up some collaborative weaving and a puzzle. Students can come and add fabric and wool to our weaving chair. It is a space to share stories and connect with one another.

Our Alice in Wonderland space invites students to read a book and fall into another world.

Our Makers Space encourages imagination as students can see their dreams become a reality. The space has provided many opportunities for the students to be creative and have fun together.

Carmen Hawkey and Jaime Lovell

Primary Teacher Librarians

Term 3 began with the idea that the Year 12s would soon be finishing up with their final assessments and exams will be on the horizon.  It is important that all Year 12s do an assessment of their current standing in their current course work and ensuring they are meeting the criteria for their WACE.  I will begin looking at how they are tracking for Graduation and begin meeting with students to discuss any issues and their plans post high school.  It is an exciting time for them as they begin thinking of their final finish of High School.

On Wednesday 20 July our Year 10 to 12 Drama students participated in a specialist incursion. Bell Shakespeare, Sydney’s leading touring theatre education company, visited our College Auditorium to perform Shakespeare Is Dead. The show offered a smorgasbord of Shakespeare from romance to tragedies, to histories and comedies. The players introduced a host of Shakespeare’s characters and explored some of his most iconic scenes. Students received a masterclass in iambic pentameter, and even learnt about Elizabethan England and the world in which Shakespeare wrote his plays. Highlights included audience interaction and dagger fights.

Madelaine Jones
Director of Drama

World acclaimed celebrity conductor Vasily Petrenko landed in Perth for his debut with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Our Music students were fortunate enough to watch a live rehearsal where they got a chance to gain detailed insights into Shostakovich's Symphony No.11 given by the conductor.

At the start of the morning the assistant conductor briefed the students on aspects of concert etiquette, the difficulties of the music, the meaning behind each of the four movements and other interesting bits and pieces.

Students were then seated in the choir stalls above the orchestra and could look down and watch the musicians play, mark their music scores and change and clean their instruments.

The large orchestra included some auxiliary instruments that the students were less familiar with like: a celeste, bass clarinet, cor anglais and a contrabassoon.

This excursion proved to be a fabulous learning experience and exposure to a wonderful example of symphonic writing and style.

Tammy van der Nest

Director of Music

During Week 2 of this term, LJBC celebrated the joy of learning another language!

Many prizes were given for the winners of our competitions!  These competitions included our famous ‘Languages Quiz’, ‘The Best Piece of Origami’, ‘The Best Eiffel Tower Construction’, ‘The Best Dressed’ & ‘The Best Dancers at our International Disco!’.

Year 7 Japanese students enjoyed an awesome origami session with our famous Origami Expert, Sanny Ang.  They also enjoyed watching the Japanese animation – Mary and the Witches Flower in the Auditorium.

Our Years 8 & 10 French students also enjoyed played the traditional game of boules, whilst the students in Year 10 designed their own recipe in French.

It certainly was a wonderful Languages Week!

Mikala Burkett

Japanese Teacher

We are lucky to have some outstanding athletes at LJBC, who are achieving success in a range of different sports.

Below are some of our students’ achievements for 2022.

Year 12’s

Tené was selected to Represent Australia in the U22 Ladies Australian Cricket Team at the World Cup being held in Melbourne 8 – 15 October 2022. She also played for the WA U18 Girls team in the Jnr Championship 2 – 10 July.

For her efforts Tené was ranked 7^th overall in the U18 Girls individual performance ranking, and was selected in the U18 Girls All Star Team.

Dylan participated in a 3-day intensive Karate training camp in July prior to attending the Australia Karate Federation National Championships in Queensland.

Dylan is currently ranked 15^th in the World (World Karate Federation) after the Oceania Championships held in Noumea New Caledonia in June 2022 and is the current Western Australian and Australian Champion (Australian Karate Federation) after competing at the Australian Open Championships held in Sydney in April 2022.

Tom travelled to Adelaide for the 2022 Australian Age Swimming Championships during the school holidays (13 -18 May) and came home with 3 bronze medals. He qualified for 6 events at the championships and made the A final (top 10) for 3 of those events.

Tom was also invited to join the WA State Relay Team in the mixed 16/17yrs 4x50m medley for the butterfly leg. They finished in 3^rd place.

Year 9

Ben competed at the Australian National Track & Field Championships held at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in April 2022. He placed 3^rd in the 800m (Bronze Medal), and 10^th in the 1500m and finished the season ranked number 3 in Australia for the 800m.

Ben qualified to represent Western Australia and compete at the Australian Cross Country National Championships to be held in Adelaide in August 2022 and was invited to the National Target Talent Program (TTP) by Athletics Australia.

Year 8

Keira competed at the Australian National Track & Field Championships held at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre, 26 March to 3 April 2022. She placed 10^th in the 1500m, and made the semi-finals for the 800m. Keira finished the season ranked number 5 in Australia for the 800m.

Keira qualified to represent Western Australia and compete at the Australian Cross-Country National Championships to be held in Adelaide, 26 – 29 August 2022 and achieved a 3^rd place at the SSWA (All Schools) State Cross Country Championships held in May.

Please continue to send me details of your child’s achievements so we are able to celebrate them.

Kim Clift

Director of Sport

SSWA: Primary Boys State Champions

Congratulations to the LJBC Football Academy Primary Boys team, who became 2022 State Champions on Friday 5 August. After winning the Northern Championship earlier in the term, the team travelled to Aubin Grove to play against the winners of the Southern, Eastern and Peel regions. LJBC went undefeated in the competition with wins against Coogee and South Coast Baptist College in the Quarter and Semi Finals, before victory in the final against Yanchep. Congratulations to the team on this great achievement. 

Australian U17 National Team Selection

Huge congratulations to Daniel Bennie (Year 11), who was recently selected for the Australian U17s National team for the ASEAN Football Federation Championship in Jakarta. Australia will play against Myanmar, Cambodia and Malaysia in the group stage of the competition. This is a reward for all of his consistent hard work and dedicated approach to his football over the last few years. Good luck Daniel, keep up the great work!

SSWA: Senior Girls State Futsal Champions

Well done also to our Senior Girls LJBC Football Academy Team, who earlier this term won both the Northern Futsal Championships and the WA State Futsal Championships. The girls beat Shenton College in the Northern Championship Final to qualify for the State Futsal Championships at Pro Futsal Bibra Lake against the top two teams from the Southern region. The team beat Safety Bay SHS in the Semi Final, before claiming victory against Lynwood SHS in the final. Congratulations girls!

Well done also to the Senior Boys team who finished runner up in the competition, beating Safety Bay in the Semi Final before a loss against Joseph Banks in the final. 

SSWA: Champion Schools Competition Update

The SSWA Champion Schools competition is currently ongoing, with each age group reaching the Quarter Final stage. All teams are looking to claim a place in the Semi Finals. Good luck to all the LJBC Football Academy teams in the final stages of the state-wide competition.

John Walmsley & Brad Hassell

LJBC Football Academy

Captain’s write Up.

Students from LJBC’s Learning Enhancement program competed in the ACC Inclusive Futsal Competition on Friday 5 August at Lords Indoor Centre.

We played against many formidable opponents, some being Prendiville, Mater Dei, Ursula Frayne, Lumen Christi and many others. Everyone showed such great sportsmanship and played very well and respectfully. Everyone had a great team spirit going in, definitely a lot of us were nervous but we were also excited and eager to do it. Everyone played fairly and treated all players equally, no matter the capabilities or limitations that person may have had.

The Stephen Michael Foundation organised the event. Thank you to them for making the day possible. This Foundation utilises sports-based wellbeing, education, leadership, training and employment programs to support children and young people to become valued members of their community regardless of their cultural background, gender or social circumstance.

Our team manager and Year 9 Sport Delegate Lois was incredible! Lois sorted out all the positions to where everyone would play, all the strategies and did an amazing job at leading the team. Year 9 Sport Delegate James who also played, helped a lot and was a great team player who displayed amazing skills and helped us play through the games, also playing a game as goalie. He displayed great sportsmanship as well. We could not have done it without Lois and James, they did a great job helping us and it was lovely to have them.

Ms Baker, Mr Clift and Mrs Ferreira also made this day possible by organising the team and taking time out of their day to help everyone, having an after-school training session, having meetings, where to be, when to be there and a planner to help us. So, a massive thank you to them and all the help they have given us.

Thank you to all the teams who came out that day and tried their hardest, as everyone played well, was really respectful, had great team spirit and showed great sportsman-like conduct. Overall, just awesome people who also helped make the day possible, so thank you to them.

Most of all I want to thank the whole team for coming out, trying their hardest, winning, having a great team spirit, being kind and respectful, and having fun. I would not have had that day go any differently. I enjoyed this program so much and I cannot wait to do it again next year. It was a wonderful day, and I am glad I got to be the captain of that amazing team. I loved being part of the team and playing with them. The day will always go with me, reminding me that it’s always better to be surrounded by the people you care for; whether you win or lose.

Thank you to everyone who participated and thank you for letting me be captain, it was a huge honour.

Jessica – Year 9 Student

Inclusive Futsal Team Captain

Recently, 32 of our academically gifted students attended the prestigious da Vinci Decathlon at UWA. The students did a fantastic job of representing LJBC and placed in the top three in multiple categories including Code breaking, Art and Poetry, Drama, and Cartography. The Year 9 team did exceptionally well, placing in four categories and coming third overall in a pool of 26 teams. We are so proud of the efforts of all of these wonderful students.

Ashleigh Cartledge
Academic Extension Coordinator

At the end of Term 2, we celebrated Chaplaincy Week. We focused on the topic of anti-bullying. All students were given a House coloured string to wear for the week as a sign that they will stand up against bullying. We raised money for the anti-bullying organisation – Bully Zero with a sausage sizzle. More information about Bully Zero and the programs they deliver to schools can be found here: https://www.bullyzero.org.au/.

We also finished up our girl’s program - ‘Blossom’. This was a fantastic five-week program, which the students really enjoyed. Every week, we ate some delicious treats made by the Foods department, and discussed topics of courage, love languages and beyond, while making something to take home (keyrings, flower crowns were among some of these items). Some relevant and positive conversations were had around self-worth and being kind to others. I was encouraged to hear the Year 11 students Talia and Niamh share their relevant life experiences with our lower Secondary students. Thanks to all involved in making this a special time.

We look forward to a great Term 3!

Catherine da Silva

Secondary Chaplain

Recently, we hosted our annual College Curriculum Expo evening for students in Years 8-12 and their families. The evening assists our students in selecting their subjects for 2023 and it was wonderful to have so many parents and students onsite, visiting curriculum stalls to network with staff and discuss the large range of subjects on offer at LJBC. Students got the opportunity to learn about the curriculum and competencies of each unit they might want to study and to map out plans for their senior studies. We were also thrilled to welcome some of our external partners from TAFE, Careerlink, Curtin, Notre Dame, UWA, ECU, Murdoch and the ADF to give students first-hand advice as they make these important decisions. Thank you to our wonderful staff for all their efforts on the night to support students and to all families who attended this essential partnership.

We understand that situations change, and remind you that if there is a possibility that you may withdraw your child(ren) from the College during or at the end of 2022, our policy requires that we receive written notification of ten school weeks’ notice, addressed to College Registrar. Registrar@ljbc.wa.edu.au