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Faith-based
- Gippsland Independent Schools Association Ecumenical Service for College and Liturgy Captains
- Launch of Project Compassion and pancakes
- Three day Retreats for Year 11 and Year 12 students
- Two reflection days for Year 10 students
- Reflection day for Year 8 students
- Game Changers– a youth movement involving leadership training, social justice activities, faith formation and community building for Year 10-12 students
- Catholic Youth Festivals
Sporting
- Weekly timetabled House sport for Year 7 and 8 students
- House Swimming Carnival
- House Athletics Carnival
- House Cross-Country Competition
- School Sport Victoria Summer Round Robin Competition
- School Sport Victoria Winter Round Robin Competition
- School Sport Victoria Athletics Carnival
- School Sport Victoria Swimming Carnival
- School Sport Victoria Cross-Country Carnival
- Marist Australasian Cricket Carnival
- Marist Australia-wide Netball Carnival
- Marist Australia-wide Basketball Carnival
- Herald-Sun Shield football Competition
- Netball Victoria School Championships
Cultural
- Gippsland Independent Schools Association Cultural Festival: activities including debating, drama, theatre sports, chess
- Gippsland Independent Schools Muzarts – Music and Visual Art display
- Gippsland Independent Schools Dance
- VCE Soiree – display of VCE Arts and Technology
- Public speaking activities, including Lions Youth of the Year, VCAA English Plain Speaking Competition and Legacy Public Speaking Competition
- Xpressions Drama Festival for Year 10 Drama students, West Gippsland Arts Centre
- Musicians perform for various Eisteddfods and Competitions
- Annual College Musical Production
- Drama Performances
- Inter-House Performing Arts Competition
Fundraising and Justice
- Foster Parents Indonesia fundraising, including Rice Day and Joseph House Social
- Year 10 students attend Diocesan Justice camp
- Red Cross Blood Bank involvement for students and staff
- Giving Tree – Christmas gifts donated for St Vincent de Paul to distribute
- St Vincent de Paul Moe Conference Soup Van
- St Vincent de Paul Matthew Talbot Soup Van, Inner Melbourne
- Tinnies for Vinnies: food collection for St Vincent de Paul on Heritage Day
- Reconciliation Week including Sorry Day and community event with local Indigenous elders
- Relay for Life
- Proud Race Project: Indigenous Advisor in Residence
- Winter SleepOut with Diocesan schools
- West Gippsland Community Landcare rehabilitation assistance: fencing, tree planting etc.
- Clean up Australia activities
- Year 11 Game Changers students travel to Dareton to undertake a solidarity camp to support local schools and community
- Green Team – environmental and sustainability group
- Year 7 and Year 8 Brainstorm activity – Bullying
- Year 7 and Year 8 Village Space activity
Student Leadership
- Student Representative Council – chaired by student SRC Captains
- Student Leadership Team – chaired by College Captains
- Captains attend leadership sessions at GIS Ecumenical Service
- Synergy Leadership Breakfast
- All Captains attend a day of leadership formation conducted by an external consultant
- Four Captains attend a Marist Leadership Camp
- All Captains have a staff member who acts as a mentor
- All House Captains, College Captains and SRC Captains chair a College Assembly
- Attendance at Anzac Day and Remembrance Day ceremonies
- Leadership training day for all College Leaders
- Leadership training for selected leaders with students from other Marist schools and from other Sale Diocese schools.
Other
- Raspberry Pi club – coding and robotics for students
- Grampians camp for Year 9 students
- Year 9 Community Action Program (CAP)
- Year 9 University visits
- Year 9 First Aid training, sponsored by the Baw Baw Big Blokes
- Year 10 Commonwealth Bank StartSmart seminar
- Year 11 VCE Success Strategies seminar
- Year 11 Immersion to Ltyentye Apurte, Northern Territory
- Uluru and Top end Tour for Year 11 students
- Year 12 Tertiary Information Service
- Year 12 Shape Your Destiny seminar
- Choisez Sexuality Seminar for Year 11 and Year 12
- Parent Night conducted by Choicez staff
- Year level barbeques catered for by SRC
Relationship with other schools
- Reciprocal visits with Japanese sister school, Aoki Junior High School
- Student umpiring of Catholic Primary schools’ Round Robin
- VCAL students provide assistance at Warragul and District Specialist School
- Year 11 Immersion students visit Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Alice Springs
- Year 11 Immersion students volunteer at Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School, Northern Territory
