Maroubra will close. The decline of J.J. Cahill is expected to be reversed as it takes students bound for Maroubra. The school has built a reputation that has kept its grounds crowded, with more than 930 students every year for the past 15 years. Students are given opportunities to counsel and provide mentoring to each other and there is a boys' support group. Whether they are at the low, medium or high end of academic achievement, they can all improve.
Parents say it is the school's approach to student welfare that keeps the applications coming in.
My daughter now goes there, but I was first attracted to it because it has a very caring attitude to students. There is also an active parent community, which is a good sign. Its principal, Jim Linton, is keen to attract those who would have gone to Maroubra. Music, dance, modern Greek, Italian and soccer are strong subjects. The school has worked hard to ensure its student body, which speaks 42 languages, has equal access to post-schooling opportunities, particularly among local businesses, he said.