Term 2, 2026 has progressed well the Saint Ignatius' College Riverview. Students across the Year Groups are engaged in their studies. The core business of the College is the teaching and learning that goes on in every classroom on a daily basis and we are blessed with a cohort of committed and expert teachers. Outside of the classroom, the boys are engaged in our vast co-curricular program which includes sport, music, drama, debating, public speaking and are range of other programs. 

The formation of our students in the Catholic faith and in Ignatian spirituality was the reason for our establishment by the Jesuits in 1880. We form the boys in a variety of programs and opportunities with the Eucharist being the pinnacle of our religious experience at the College. Our distinctive identity as a boarding school remains true and we are blessed that so many regional, international and urban families choose us to care for their sons in a residential environment.

Our similar distinctive approach to pastoral care is best manifested in the House system in the Senior School with sixteen houses providing a sense of belonging, care and challenge to all students. 

In addition to our daily mission of educating in the Jesuit tradition, in 2026 the College has commenced four strategic pathways;

• The development of a new College Strategic Plan to guide our mission as we approach Riverview sesquicentenary in 2030.
• The review of the College Capital Master Plan to ensure we are renewing our campus and providing the best possible facilities within which our mission is pursued.
• The development of an Enrolment Futures Plan to ensure strong demand from mission-aligned families into the future for our Catholic, Jesuit school.
• A Feasibility Study for a new capital campaign that will seek our community's support for both our capital infrastructure and our bursaries - the soul of philanthropy at the College. 

I look forward to sharing these plans with the OIU in the coming months. 

As always, we are blessed with a community surrounding the College that enriches its mission. Our parents (represented by the P&F) are generous servants to the College's mission. And the same is true of the Old Ignatians' Union. We rely heavily on the generous volunteerism that characterises the work of the OIU and its current President, Brian Shanahan, and the rest of the Executive. The amazing success of the recent OIU Long lunch on Friday 22 May was evidence of this superb support. 

Please know how grateful we are. I look forward to seeing many of you on Saturday 25 July when Riverview hosts St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill; and when a number of reunions will take place in and around the College. 

Quantum Potes Tantum Aude!

MN Tannock

College Principal