Annual reports
2024 Annual Report to the Community
Our theme for 2024 year was Spes. Our symbol for 2024 pointed to the nature of this concept: hope is a steadfast and calm anchor that gives us courage and wonder as we move through our lives, however challenging and chaotic seeming they may be. In 2024, the Merici community were called to be people of hope. Pope Francis says that Christian hope is founded on trusting “that the future is in God’s hands.” It is very appropriate that, in the Year of Hope, we thought deeply about the future and what our young women will need to flourish in the second half of the 21st Century!
The Merici College Strategic Plan 2025-2027 was launched at the Community Council Open Forum on Tuesday 12 November, 2024. It outlined the following as major strategic goals: Build a strong and positive Catholic Identity, where faith is nurtured and all are empowered to serve other; Enrich an educational environment that inspires life-long learning, enabling everyone to achieve individual excellence; Strengthen a connected community that cultivates compassionate relationships, well- being and the whole person; and Act ethically to ensure shared responsibility for the stewardship of all resources.
