Principal's Report

Welcome

The commitment and participation during Term 2 has been exceptional. The tone around our school and the focus of our students on their learning is to be congratulated. Similarly the commitment and willingness of our students to participate in the many co curricula activities on offer, including: sailing, swimming, cycling, athletics technology and dance enhancement classes, just to name a few, has been outstanding. The efforts of the staff involved as well as the participation of our students, should be applauded.

Presentation Ball 2019

It seems like only yesterday, but once again we all dressed up for the College’s annual Debutante Presentation Ball held at The Grand on Cathies Lane in Wantirna on Friday 3 May. Thank you to Glenn and Radmilla Foote for organising the whole experience and dedicating so much of their time to helping the students, as well as Mr Jason Albress and Ms Kirsty Dare for their organisation and leadership of this event and to all the staff who supported the students on the night and supervised the rehearsals.

Open Night Tuesday 30 April

The annual College Open Night was held on Tuesday 30th April 2019 with all teaching and support staff in attendance. The event was very well supported with a high number of families in attendance. Our Guest speakers were very well received and I would like to take this opportunity to recognize and say thank you to all involved. Open Night, in my opinion, is a fantastic evening designed primarily to share our pride in our students and their teachers with the wider community. We are not a school that needs to increase or compete for enrolment. Open Night is a significant logistical task, and we constantly seek feedback on how the evening can be done better. The community feedback has been very positive.

Naplan

Logistically Naplan is an enormous task for the College. I want to take this opportunity to say congratulations to all students in Years 7 and 9 who undertook these national assessments in the week of May 13 2019. I had the privilege of supervising some of the testing sessions and was incredibly proud of the commitment to personal best being exemplified by all students.

Bushfire Preparedness

Dromana College BAL (Bushfire Attack Level), has been lowered which means we will most likely only close on code red days. Works to create fire breaks in the bushland areas surrounding the college have now been completed adding an additional layer of protection to the students, staff and visitors of the college on high risk fire days.

ANZAC Day

Congratulations to all our community on their involvement in the ANZAC celebrations. Some 300 people were in attendance at the local ANZAC commemoration breakfast held on ANZAC Day at the Dromana RSL. Our School Captains Charlie Sansom, Patrick MacDonald, Liam Porter and Temeka Adie represented the College at the ANZAC Day ceremony in Dromana which included a march along Point Nepean Road lead by, Maizy Garwood and the laying of a wreath on behalf of the College at the Dromana Memorial. Our amazing choir sang ‘In Flanders Fields’. I would like to thank all in attendance for supporting our students and the wider community on this important day of remembrance.