There are a variety of co-curricular activities on offer for students at St Thomas Aquinas. All students are encouraged to participate in some of the co-curricular programs available. These programs develop students’ confidence, talents and sense of responsibility.
Some of the opportunities available at St Thomas Aquinas include:
- STEM – Robotics and Coding
- Sport:
- Diocesan Sports Gala Days in soccer, cricket, netball, basketball, AFL and rugby league
- Opportunities to represent at Diocesan, MacKillop and State levels in a range of sports, including swimming, athletics and cross country
- Opportunities to trial for the MacKillop sports teams for: tennis, basketball, rugby union, rugby league, soccer, netball, touch football, hockey
- Through sporting schools grants, students are also given the opportunity to take part in various sporting programs – including gymnastics, basketball, hockey, dance.
- Art Competitions:
- Garden Club – students maintain the school gardens with the idea from the paddock to the plate. Learn more here about our school's engagement with environmental education, action, stewardship and sustainability
- G'Day (Grandparents and/or Great People Day)
- Book Week celebrations – including Book Parades, author/illustrator visits to the school, live performances
- Performances – including our Christmas Concert and End of Year Concert
- Beach and Surf Awareness programs
- Public Speaking
- International Competitions and Assessments (ICAS)
- SPLICED (Diocese of Wollongong Gifted and Talented Program)
- Liturgy Group
- Altar Serving
- Student Leadership Program – ‘Explore, Discover, Act’
- Year 6 Student Leadership opportunities – read more here
- Excursions – as part of the academic curriculum, students attend various excursions to link in with their curriculum units, including:
- Canberra (Parliament, War Memorial, etc)
- Mary MacKillop Centre
- Hyde Park Barracks
- Minnamurra Rainforest
- Camp – all students in Year 6 attend a 3 day / 2 night camp at Narrabeen
- Community involvement through visits to Harbison Nursing Home and St Vincent De Paul Winter and Christmas Appeals
- Opportunities to organise and participate in social justice initiatives, raising funds and awareness for a range of causes – including Market Day and Mufti Days
