Student Successes

Preventing period panic

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Students seek out partnership to support each other.

As of Term 2, 2022, Mercedes College is partnering with Pixii to introduce freely available period products in the girl's toilets. These period products are intended to be used in the case of an emergency when a student might have forgotten, or not known that they needed a period product that day.

We’ve partnered with Australian owned and run social enterprise Pixii, as giving back and doing things sustainably are important values to us and this aligns with Pixii's vision. Pixii donates 50% of profits to educating girls around the world, and their eco-friendly period products are made from 100% organic cotton and hygienically wrapped in either recyclable paper or a biodegradable bio-film. Pixii also ensures that the entire supply chain from farm to bathroom is carbon negative.

Huge thanks to the Middle School Leaders, College Captains, and students for working hard on this initiative. This is a student-led and student-run project, so we hope that all students will respect the initiative and allow our female students to access the products when needed.

Period products are available now in the McAuley bathrooms and changerooms.  

For any questions or comments on this initiative please contact Preventing #PeriodPanic Project Leader, Sanna Sandhu (11 OH).  

Sanna Sandhu