Welcome to the 2024 school year at St Mary MacKillop College! The following information has been sent to parents/carers ahead of the start of the academic year.

Start dates for 2024

We can confirm that students are to start the school year on the following dates:

• Year 7: Wednesday 31 January 2024
• Year 8: Thursday 1 February 2024
• Year 9: Thursday 1 February 2024
• Year 10: Wednesday 31 January 2024
• Year 11: Wednesday 31 January 2024
• Year 12: Wednesday 31 January 2024

The school day commences at 9am (with access to buildings available from 8:50am) and concludes at 3:15pm.

Please note that NEW students in Years 8 and 9 have an orientation session on Wednesday 31 January from 9am until 10am. 

Stationery & BYOD

If you require information about stationery or the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program, please visit the following links:

• Stationery
• BYOD

 School Uniform

The College uniform is available for purchase through our uniform supplier, Lowes, at their Tuggeranong and Queanbeyan stores. If you would like to access the College Second-Hand Uniform Shop (at the St Peter’s Campus, Isabella Plains), you can do so by contacting 0427 089 370 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The Second-Hand Uniform Shop is open by appointment only.

If you have any items to donate to the Second-Hand Uniform Shop, these can be delivered to the Front Office in exchange for canteen vouchers (for each bag of donations) once school commences. 

Information about the uniform is available in our Enrolments section.

Bus Timetables

For the latest bus network and timetable information, please visit the Transport Canberra and CDC Canberra (Queanbeyan/NSW) websites.

MacKillop Music Academy

If you have a child in Year 5 or Year 6 at a Catholic primary school who is interested in learning a string or wind instrument, check out the MacKillop Music Academy! Information and a registration form are available in the Community section.

We're looking forward to another great year at MacKillop! See you in a few weeks!