group of students selected for travel, the college's representatives visit the significant sites of Marcellin Champagnat in France, whilst participating in viewing various sporting events across the western portions of the continent. The cultural group often sends an association football and rugby union team to compete against local sporting academies and schools in the touring region. In a similar tradition, an 'Immersion Tour' is often organised, generally for students to visit a disadvantaged country or location within Australia for the purpose of humanitarian and missionary principles. However, this annual occurrence was disrupted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The college actively organises an annual 'Market Day', where the wider school community contributes consumer items for purchase in a marketplace-like environment to raise funding for a particular charitable or tangible cause. Additionally, the school hosts an 'Open Day', where prospective parents can view the contents and characteristics of the college through meeting staff and student members. Student representatives are often invited to participate in the City of Ryde's Granny Smith Festival Parade, raising publicity and awareness for the local region. Tuition Under compliance with the New South Wales Education Standards Authority, Marist College Eastwood offers all subjects in the organisation's 'Category A' section; at minimum through a remote or distance learning model. 'Category B' courses, often known as 'Non-ATAR' subjects, are additionally offered dependent on teacher availability and interested students. For students who wish to leave the college by Year 10, yet still wish to undertake further tertiary studies, a bridging and feeder college for vocational education - Southern Catholic College - is located in the Sydney suburb of Burwood, offering a variety of programs to accommodate apprenticeships, traineeships and other physical skills. Principals Being of religious and lay affiliations, the following individuals have served as Principals of Marist College Eastwood: School Song As with many Marist Schools, the offical school song of Marist College Eastwood is the Suub Tuum (eng. Under thy Protection), the earliest recorded Marian Prayer and Hymn dedicated towards the Patron of the Marist Brothers, Mary. The song is sung at the conclusion of College assemblies and Masses, as well as victory chant after a win in representatives sport. Controversy The former principal, Brother Patrick (Thomas Butler), was adversely named in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Marist Brother Dacian (Kevin Jewell) was convicted and sentenced in early 2021 for abuse he