The year 2020 has presented Brisbane Catholic Education — our teachers, staff, students and community — with unprecedented challenges, disruption and uncertainty. It is also a year of celebration, with the 175^th anniversary of Catholic education in Queensland. This makes it timely to pause and reflect on how far we have come and what the journey ahead looks like for all members of our community.

In order to prepare our students for the best future they can achieve, we need to constantly challenge our people, practices and perceptions so that we are both focused on today’s tasks as well as the challenges our students will face in the future.

I encourage you all, as members of the Brisbane Catholic Education community, to engage and participate in this journey, so we can step forward together with the confidence, enthusiasm and hope to serve the needs of each and every learner.