Carmel School is pleased to welcome Diane-Smith AO to be the Keynote Speaker at our 2022 Carmel Business Breakfast, which will run from 7.00am – 9.00am on Tuesday 8 November. Diane Smith-Gander AO is a professional company director with an accomplished business career, 40 years in the making, spanning many industries and countries, with experience at some of Australia’s larges ...

Parents News

I had occasion to think deeply about security this week, when the School Community Security Group (CSG) forwarded an article on the topic to me. The recent tensions in Israel meant that those who keep us safe at Carmel School were considering and discussing measures to ensure that we continue to enjoy the freedoms we are accustomed to in Perth. Far from being disturbed that thi ...

From the Principal

Carmel School is one of ten WA schools to be awarded a grant to participate in AISWA’s Wellbeing and Mental Health pilot project from Term 3. Health and Physical Education teacher, Ms Wendy Atkinson, has been appointed to lead this program for the School and will be working alongside the nine other coordinators, as well as an internal team, to implement this holistic approach. ...

The “Siach Va’Sig” Hebrew debating competition named after Sagitte Yom-Tov z”l תחרות הדיונים בעברית: שיח ושיג על שם שגית יום טוב ז"ל Written by Naomi Kawaz, Year 10 Every year the Hebrew students from Years 9-12 come together to participate in the “Siach Va’Sig” Hebrew debating competition named after Sagitte Yom-Tov z”l, and this year was no different. Students were divided ...

A debate entirely in Hebrew? Really? That was surely an invitation that I couldn’t resist! I have worked in many excellent schools and enjoyed many, varied activities outside the classroom, but I have never heard students debate in a language other than English. Listening to Thursday night’s Hebrew debating brought home the great strides our students make in learning the langua ...

From the Principal