And at last, we come to the end of the fourth term here at Golden Hill! This also marks the end of my first year as GHSS principal, and what a wonderful and busy year it has been. 2025 brings us our first group of Class 9 students, as well as many additional enrolments from kindy through to high school. As we gain enrolments during this significant period of growth for the school, we will be putting in a few extra measures to cater for the increased number of students. One of these is the ‘Kiss n Go’ car park drop off, which we will be trialling for the first few weeks of Term 1, 2025. Our high school students are currently in the process of filming a car park information video for parents - watch this space for further details!

As is fitting for our final newsletter of the year, I’d like to acknowledge the contributions everybody has made to ensure that 2024 has been a successful one for Golden Hill. Thank you to our office and auxiliary staff, who do so much behind the scenes to keep our school systems ticking along, the bills paid, the floors vacuumed, cuts and knocks band-aided and ice-packed, and the phones answered! To all our EAs who go above and beyond for the children - from supporting small groups of students with extra reading practise to knowing just when to take a student for an impromptu game of four-square; thank you for all you that you give.

A huge hip-hip hooray to our biggest assets - our incredibly dedicated teachers. Each of our teachers brings their own unique perspectives, strengths and talents, and I believe that together they form an incredible team who are constantly striving to do their best for the school and children. A huge shout out also to the people who make GHSS a community rather just a school - our amazing P&F and parents! Thank you for everything you have done this year - whether it be chaperoning a class on camp, baking cakes for a fundraising stall, or simply listening to your child read at night. You all make our school extra special.  And finally, the biggest thank you to the reason we are all here - our students! You manage to keep us grounded while also helping us to grow and extend ourselves, and also happen to provide us with many laughs and lessons along the way!

I hope to see many families at our forthcoming Birak festival on Friday, but if you are unable to make it, wishing you all warm holiday blessings and a lovely, long summer holiday period with your children.

Eliza Allan

Principal