Year 11 Managers

The Year 11 Managers and Mentors extend a warm welcome to all of the students, parents and guardians of the Year 11 cohort for 2023.

We have seen a very positive transition for students starting at SSSC this year. Attendance has been high and it has been great to see the students making friends and quickly finding their feet in their new environment. The Orientation program gave students a chance to familiarise themselves with the college and make those all important first connections with their peers, Mentors and subject teachers. We hope that every student has reported back home with some positive stories of their Swinburne journey so far.

By now, you should have received an email with your log on details for Compass School Manager and are hopefully familiarising yourself with its many functions. You should have also received either an introductory email or phone call from your child’s Mentor teacher, or made contact at the Meet-the-Mentor sessions on February 8th. Where possible, the Mentor teacher will hopefully be one of your child's subject teachers, and their role is to be the advocate for the young people in their Mentor group. Parents and guardians are encouraged to contact the Mentor if you are wanting to check on your child’s progress throughout the school year.

The Year 11 Mentor team in 2023 includes Amanda, Ariela, Athena, Ben, Chelsea, Danni, Desi, Emily, John, Kate, Lachlan, Lee and Tricia.

The Compass system can be used to email your child’s Mentor and subject teachers. We make it our aim as Mentors to keep in close contact with parents and guardians to help students achieve success in Year 11 and prepare for Year 12. For more serious matters you can contact one of the Year 11 Managers, Emily Barnes, Amanda Nunn and Kate Foster.

As a Year 11 teaching and Mentoring team, we hope to provide students with many opportunities to connect with their peers and positively contribute to the culture of our school. We value the kind, inclusive and diverse environment of Swinburne and look forward to setting your young people up for success in our wonderful school.

Emily Barnes - Leader of Year 11

(on behalf of the Year 11 Management and Mentor teams)