Earlier this week a colleague shared an article from The Sydney Morning Herald with me. The article was titled, in part: How Schools Have It Wrong on Kids’ Anxiety. It’s a provocative title. And for some, perhaps a provocative article. The article outlines how some...
Meeting with students is a privilege. Listening to and understanding more about their journey through school is a delight. Mainly joyful, sometimes funny, often heartfelt, occasionally sad, their stories exemplify the richness of opportunities and experiences that...
In Term 1 we released our 2026-2028 Strategic Plan, adding a seventh strategic priority to our previous six. That seventh priority: Community. It may seem strange that we needed to add it. The NBCS community is already a wonderful collection of families, students and...
We live in an uncertain world; yet we long for certainty. How do we make sense of the world? How do we make sense of ourselves? How do we figure out the best way to make sense of everything? I sometimes talk about the importance of routines, noting that life has its...
There are many views of education, and almost as many again, of the HSC. The Higher School Certificate came into being in 1967, replacing the Leaving Certificate. Since then, about 3 million students in NSW have finished their schooling and completed their HSC. You...
The following is an edited version of my comments to Year 7 2026 students and parents this week. School is such a significant time in life. It can be a daunting, but also wonderful time full of joy and opportunity. Part of our job is to help our students make the most...
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