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I am delighted to inform you that our very own Project Recology and SEED Framework was awarded one of the 12 inaugural Catholic Education SA Awards as an Innovative Program.

I am also delighted to share with you the 12 outstanding recipients of the inaugural Catholic Education Awards for 2022. The Awards were presented on Thursday 12 May at Sacred Heart College in the presence of recipients’ friends, families and school supporters. Special guest presenters included the Hon Blair Boyer MP, Minister for Education, Training and Skills; Ms Sally Egan, Deputy Director NCEC; and Professor Denis Ralph, Chair of the Commission. I was joined at the Awards by Louise Stanley and her parents, Michelle and Nathan, Colby and Chris Ind, Tom Linnell and Neal Turley, who all represented the College. Louise and Colby received the award and offered an acceptance speech on behalf of the College.

As part of our deep long-term commitment to sustainability we have established a Sustainability and Ecological Environment Education Development (SEED) Framework. The purpose of this is to integrate sustainability and ecological conversion to ensure a sustainable future and address our environmental footprint.

We are on track for achieving zero waste by 2025 and zero reliance on the energy grid by 2030 through student led initiatives. Our Project Recology Centre is the vehicle for an innovative Electro-technology program involving student supported solar installations, installation of a 100kg anaerobic bio-digester to capture and process our streamed organic waste through student managed micro-enterprise and implementation of a “Precious Plastics” program, where students repurpose the College’s plastic waste into bespoke usable items.

We partner with local, national and international organisations and hope to share the SEED Framework with other school communities in implementing sustainability into their curriculum, culture and community.

I say thank you to the community – it is a credit to all our students, staff and parents who know that a commitment to ecological conversion and sustainability, and ultimately caring for the planet is an expression of our Catholic identity; to stand with the poorest in our society, walking tenderly and living justly for the benefit of our human family.

David Mezinec | Principal