Year 9 Encounter Day 2025

Who am I? Who do I want to become?

Year 9 students participated in their Encounter Day on Wednesday 7 May. The theme of the day was Who am I? Who do I want to become? The day started with a tour and mass at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, led by Father Jackson Saunders. Father Jackson spoke about the importance of being open to encountering the spirit and provided students with a historical tour of the Cathedral which linked to their Religious Education topic of the Australian Church.

The cohort spend the rest of the day in their core groups undertaking a range of interactive activities that focused on identity, values and Christian decision-making. Highlights of the day included writing a letter to their Year 12 self, undertaking the moral dilemmas and designing and painting a symbol that represents who they are.