2026

Monday 26 January:  Australia Day Public Holiday
Tuesday 27 January:  Term 1 Commences

Deputy Principal of Middle & Senior School

Dear Parents and Carers,

On behalf of the Middle and Senior School staff, as we approach the final few days of the school year, I would like to wish all our students and families a peaceful and blessed Christmas break. May you find God’s light and love in this holiday season and may our students experience a time of refreshing before the start of another busy school year. In our communications you will also find an invitation to join Real Life Christian Church at their carols and Christmas services and if you don’t have a home church, please know that you and your family would be warmly welcomed at these events.

Just before the break the I encouraged all our MSS to do something new or improve in their ability to do something over the holiday break. It’s worth having a suggested plan in the holidays to help children engage in other activities – if you need a simple approach, the one I use at home is ‘for every two hours of screen time (tv/internet, etc.) you need to have a 1-2 hour break’ – activities in the break time are agreed upon in advance – Drop Everything and Read time is always a good idea! Wishing you and your loved ones a great holiday.

Updates to Parent Manual for 2026

As we prepare for the 2026 school year, we would like to draw the attention of parents and students to an important update in the College Parent Manual.

Reminder for January 2026 - students are not permitted to wear any device capable of connecting to the internet while at school (this includes devices that connect to the internet though connections with mobile phones). This is to reduce potential distractions to learning and to ensure consistency with the policies of our external education bodies, particularly in relation to assessments and testing protocols.

We encourage all families to review their child’s wearable technology and make the necessary adjustments ahead of the new school year to ensure compliance with this updated policy.

Report Cards

MSS report cards will be available to families by Monday, 8th December.

2026 Booklists

The 2026 College Stationery and Book Order is available now through our new provider Officeworks. 

Please use this link to see instructions about how to order: 2026 Stationery Ordering 

NB  All booklists, including Middle & Senior School, appear under the school name:  Calvary Christian College, Springwood

Alternatively printable lists are available from our website:  2026 Booklists

Update from Head of Performing Arts, Dr Gary Holley

Thank you for a fantastic 2025.  The students are continually improving every year and Performing Arts is strong in the college. 

We wish all students and families a happy Christmas and new year and look forward to what 2026 will bring to Performing Arts.

Private Lessons 2026

If your child is interested in learning an instrument or continuing lessons in 2026, please use the link below to sign them up.  This is only for Private 1 on 1 lessons.

• 2026 Private Lessons Sign Up

Group String and Band Lessons 2026

If your child is in Year 5-10 and is interested in learning an instrument for the first time please use the links below to sign them up for 2026.

• 2026 Beginner Strings (Y4-10)
• 2026 Beginner Band (Y5-10)

Important Links

• 2026 CPA Handbook

For all general information, forms and groups to join, please visit the Performing Arts page on our website which can be found here. Click Here

For any enquiries please email: performingartsacademy@calvarycc.qld.edu.au 

Christmas at Real Life Christian Church

Christmas Carols:

Free activities & Food for sale - 3.30pm - 5.15pm

Carols Service begins: 5.30pm - 6.30pm