The first edition of the Clontarf Quarterly for 2022 is now available. In this month’s Quarterly, we celebrate reaching an incredible milestone – 10,000 participants enrolled in our academies across Australia. We also catch up with one of our alumni who has started his Honours degree in Criminology in Canberra, hear from a Chifley Senior …
Written by Ryan Friend, Endeavour Academy Director As a reward for great attendance, positive behaviour and staying on top of their school work, Ethan Thompson and Jay Yarnold from Endeavour Academy (Caringbah, NSW) joined a host of Clontarf boys from across the Greater Sydney region for the annual Year 12 Leadership Camp earlier this month. …
In early March, 40 of the Clontarf Foundation’s Perth metropolitan Year 12 boys were treated to a driver education and awareness day at the Driver Risk Management facility near Perth Airport. They were joined by Minister for Police; Road Safety; Defence Industry; and Veterans Issues, the Hon. Paul Papalia CSC MLA who spoke with the …
The Clontarf Foundation is proud to announce that it surpassed 10,000 enrolments for the first time in its history! Despite the spectre of COVID-19 remaining, students were excited to see their friends again and returned to their Clontarf academies in droves when schools reopened in early February. The Foundation’s official census was held on 4 …
The final edition of the Clontarf Quarterly for 2021 is now available. In this month’s Quarterly, we take a look at the record employment outcomes achieved by our 2020 graduates and current academy members. We also hear from a Clontarf alumnus who is hitting home runs in the USA, get on track with a new …
Close to 50 health checks were completed during a two-day wellbeing expo at Port Augusta Academy (SA) last week. The checks were part of the academy’s annual health programme and were delivered by Clontarf partner, Sonic Health. Six nurses and two doctors made themselves available over the course of the two days in an effort …
The third edition of the Clontarf Quarterly for 2021 is now available. In this month’s Quarterly, we take a look at how the boys in New South Wales are doing everything they can to combat COVID-19 and stay on track at school. We also hear from Clontarf’s first ever Olympian, see how the Dripstone boys fared on …
During Terms 2 and 3, Year 11 Casuarina Academy (Darwin, NT) member Lloyd Johnston has been developing his mentoring skills through work experience with Moulden Primary Academy (Darwin, NT). Every Friday, Lloyd helps prepare lunch for the academy boys and participates in table tennis competitions. The young Clontarf men have relished the chance to test …
Clontarf’s broad geographical spread has been important during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for three young men enrolled in the Endeavour Academy, located at Endeavour Sports High School in Caringbah, NSW. Academy members Jacob Gray (Year 12), Donovan Roberts and Josh Munro (Year 11) all hail from regional locations across NSW and reside at Kirinari Hostel, …
By Gerard Neesham, Clontarf Foundation CEO Over the last few months, several Clontarf academies across New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland have been affected by school closures and restrictions, however I’m proud to say that like in 2020, our academies continue to operate and are supporting the young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander …
