The Heart of All Saints: Our Community
What a challenging few days we have had, and for some, continue to navigate, with damage to homes, power outages, and disruption to our everyday routines. As a school, we were in a great rhythm, and our default position was to get back to learning as soon as possible to ensure our strong start to the year continued.
Thank you for reaching out, for supporting the school, and for supporting one another. Thank you for helping out at home with your child’s learning. This experience has been yet another reminder of the human need for safety and belonging—something we are proud to provide here at All Saints for so many.
I know that some families are still struggling. Please go easy on yourselves, and if there’s anything we need to know or anything we can do to help, please reach out.
Finally, I want to extend my deepest gratitude to Steve Jones and our incredible Facilities and Maintenance team, who have worked around the clock to get our grounds back in action. On behalf of our community, thank you for your tireless work and commitment to ensuring we could return to school safely.
Below are a few images I captured while walking my dog on the weekend.




OUR 2025 THEME: COMMUNITY
If there is one word that has echoed through my first term at All Saints more than any other, it is community.
I have heard it in the stories shared by staff, students, and parents—stories of connection, belonging, and lifelong friendships formed within these school gates. I have seen it in the way our students look out for one another, my colleagues support and uplift each other, and our parents walk alongside us as true partners in their child’s education. And most importantly, I have felt it—in the warmth of a welcome, in the joy of shared moments, and in the quiet, unspoken ways this school ensures that no one walks alone.
It is evident in the deep pastoral care woven into daily life at All Saints—in the way my colleagues truly see every student, ensuring no one slips through unnoticed. I have been struck by their passion, their relentless commitment to nurturing young people, and their ability to recognise when a student needs encouragement, challenge, or simply someone to listen. The strength of this school is not just in its traditions or programs but in the people who bring those to life—those who create an environment where every student feels valued and known.
A Legacy of Connection
One of the most powerful indicators of our school’s deep sense of community is the generations of families who remain connected to All Saints. Every day, I meet students who are following in the footsteps of their siblings, parents, and even many teachers who once walked these corridors themselves. It speaks volumes that so many of our staff are also former students, choosing to return not just as professionals but as stewards of the very culture that shaped them.
This continuity is something truly special. It forges a sense of belonging that transcends year levels and job titles. When I speak to parents who once sat in the very same classrooms their children do today, there is a deep understanding that they are not just part of a school but part of something much larger—a shared story, an evolving legacy, a place that remains home long after the final school bell rings.
Introducing our Theme for 2025
So, if community is already deeply woven into who we are, what happens when we turn our focus towards it with real intention?
This is why I am excited to formally introduce our school theme for 2025: Community.
Rather than defining it in a single sentence, we will explore it, question it, and live it—not just in what we say, but in what we do. Throughout the year, we will look at community through different lenses, reflecting on what it truly means to belong, how we strengthen our connections, and what makes All Saints such a special place.
This theme will guide our conversations, shape our reflections, and deepen our understanding of the invisible threads that connect us. It is an invitation for all of us—students, staff, and parents—to be active participants in building, nurturing, and celebrating our community.
An Invitation to Explore
So, as we embark on this journey together, I encourage you to ask:
- What does community mean to you?
- Where do you see it in action at All Saints?
- How can each of us contribute to strengthening it?
Let’s take notice of the small moments. Let’s talk about it at home. Let’s celebrate what already exists while considering how we can make it even stronger.
Because community is not something that stays the same—it evolves, deepens, and strengthens with every interaction, every experience, and every act of care.
And at All Saints, it is something truly special.
I look forward to discovering what it means to all of us, together.
Have a wonderful weekend, hopefully with blue skies and full power!
Matt Corbett
Principal