Open Night Invitation

An Invitation to the 2016 Dromana College Open Night

It is a privilege to be the Principal of Dromana College and I delight in the opportunity to share with the wider community our success.

I would like to begin by congratulating the whole college community on a fantastic 2015, with our students having achieved excellence in a diverse range of learning programs and co-curricular activities. All of our students are challenged, motivated and engaged by an interesting, exciting and relevant curriculum that caters for their needs.

As I reflect on the year, I again return to the greatest strengths of our school; the relationships between staff and students and the sense of belonging that our community fosters. The learning relationship of our students with their teachers and vice versa is elementary, built on the college values of respect, integrity, personal best and responsibility and underpinned by clear learning intentions.

The College’s well established vision continues to deliver excellent outcomes for all our students. In 2015 Dromana College students out performed all other local secondary providers. For the sixth year in a row we have improved our VCE median score, our average is now 30, and more that 90% of our Year 12 students achieved above the state mean. 

A recent independent review of the college programs, relationships and achievements, determined Dromana College to be a high performing school of academic excellence.  The report also commended the expansion of our school’s extra curricula enhancement programs to include Athletics, Dance, Science and Technology adjacent to the school day.

The outlook for 2016 is outstanding.  Our focus continues to be delivering the best academic outcomes for all our students. At the same time, we have committed some $3 million to the redevelopment of our new, innovative Year 7 learning area.  The College values are at the core of this commitment and underpin the strong sense of wellbeing and community that our school enjoys.  

I would like to extend an invitation to all members of the community to attend our Open Night on Wednesday 27 April 2016 commencing at 7:00pm to come and see first-hand all that Dromana College has to offer your child.  Tours of the college are also available on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9:30am. If you wish to book a tour or for further information on any of our programs, please do not hesitate to contact the college on 03 5987 2805 or visit our website. www.dsc.vic.edu.au

Alan Marr

PRINCIPAL