Principals Blog

Mark Murphy
Dip T, BA, BTheol, Postgrad Dip (Student Welfare), MSL, MBA (Exec)
Principals Blog

VALE Matthew Wilkins
20 Nov 2016
Dear Members of the Marcellin College Family,
It is with great sadness that I inform our community of the sudden passing of Year 12 student Matthew Wilkins.
Matthew is a much loved and respected member of the Marcellin College family and part of the graduating class of 2016...
Principal's Blog - 17 November 2016
13 Nov 2016
Last week our College came together to mark Remembrance Day. I was fortunate to have an opportunity to speak with the boys about my thoughts on this...
Principal's Blog - 10 November 2016
07 Nov 2016
In the Footsteps of Marcellin Champagnat, A Vision for Marist Education Today is a document that provides all of us who are called to work in a Marist Educational environment...
Principal's Blog - 3 November 2016
02 Nov 2016
Going to Church each Sunday with my parents and brothers as a boy was not the most exciting of weekly events...
Principal's Blog - 27 October 2016
27 Oct 2016
Last week saw the conclusion of formal classes for the Class of 2016. On Tuesday morning a generous group of Year 12 parents arrived very early in the morning to cook a BBQ breakfast for our boys...
Principal's Blog - 20 October 2016
20 Oct 2016
In my travels this year I was fortunate to visit galleries and museums containing some of the most significant and beautiful religious art in the world. I was also privileged to visit the...
Principal's Blog - 13 October 2016
13 Oct 2016
Last Friday our community came together for our Annual Arts Week and Leadership Assembly. This wonderful celebration was the result of much hard work and dedication from a number of people...
Principal's Blog - 6 October 2016
06 Oct 2016
It is wonderful to be back home with my family and in the Marcellin fold once again after the second stage of my enrichment leave. Over the past six weeks I have travelled on a personal Pilgrimage...
Principal's Blog - 15 September 2016
15 Sep 2016
"Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind." - Lionel Hampton. Twice this year I've had the privilege of being Principal of our dynamic Marist learning community.
Principal's Blog - 8 September 2016
08 Sep 2016
“Your breathing. The beating of your heart. The expansion of your lungs. Your mere presence is all that is needed to establish your worth” ~ Lyanla Vanzant.