Dear Canterbury community,

I am pleased to share that the whole College will reopen on Wednesday 12 March.

Now that the power is back on and there are enough viable routes to school open, it is time for us to return. Thank you to the Property and Works team for getting the campus looking so good in such a short period of time.

It seems the case that not all roads to Waterford from every direction of travel will be open. We understand that some staff and some families may not be able to get to school on Wednesday. This is ultimately a decision that must be based on the best information you have about your local area flood risks. I would ask parents to notify us through the regular student absentees channels if your sons and daughters cannot attend tomorrow.

We have been advised that Logan Coaches and Clark’s will be operating with only minor modifications to routes in flood-affected streets on their routes. Park Ridge Transit have not yet confirmed their plans. We will share any further news from the providers as we receive it.

Our canteen and cafés will be operating.

We will be publishing a revised assessment calendar on Wednesday which will show new dates for upcoming assessment in the Senior School.

Sport training for TAS tennis, basketball and volleyball will resume. However, cricket and football training will not yet resume until our ovals dry out.

Taipans swimming and tennis will also resume.

All performing arts, thoughtsports and clubs will resume on Wednesday as well.

Our TAS sport round on Saturday is away against West Moreton Anglican College. If there are any cancellations due to unavailability of ovals etc, we will advise later in the week.

Our planned Foundation Day service for Friday morning will continue as scheduled. Whether the Cursus Magnus can proceed is a decision for later in the week.

NAPLAN for Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 will commence on Monday 17 March.

I look forward to seeing our campus come back to life tomorrow. Thank you for your patience and understanding over the past few days.

Regards,