Principal's Report

Dear Parents, Carers, Families and Students,

Thank you for your support of our students during Term 2. I am very proud of the work of our students during the term as well as the efforts of our staff. The Term has included a broad range of activities and experiences for students both in and out of the classroom.

It was wonderful to see our students take centre stage to lead the Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, and the local member for Cranbourne, Ms Pauline Richards, through the Performing Arts refurbishments as well as the soon-to-be completed Gym facility. During the visit our Student Leaders, along with Girls Volleyball team, VET Hospitality students, Performing Arts students all undertook various hosting roles and represented themselves and the College with a wonderful sense of pride and confidence. The Premier was also provided with an Acknowledgement of Country by Hayden Cooper and Robert and Lauren Gittens. It was great to be able to share our school in this way as well as providing this opportunity for our students.  

Many talents, One VCE

I would also like to take the opportunity to expand on some details provided in the previous newsletter regarding the changes to senior education in Victoria for 2023.  The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) will be modified and will now be included as an option with the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE). The advertising campaign from the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) and the Department of Education and Training (DET) has recently been launched. This campaign includes the slogan ‘Many talents, One VCE’. I am pleased to share with the school community that Cranbourne Secondary College is well placed to deliver these changes to students and is already proudly supportive of valuing the variety of pathways available to students. I will be explaining further details regarding the approach of the College via an online presentation early in Term 3. These details will be shared via Compass and Facebook. This will coincide with course counselling and subject selection activities at the College for students in years 8, 9, 10 and 11.

In the meantime, further details of the changes from VCAA can be found at vic.gov.au/oneVCE .  

Uniform and arriving on time

Thank you to parents for your ongoing support in ensuring students arrive in full school uniform and on time for classes. I would again like to remind parents that supports are available if you are unable to source the required uniform and equipment for learning. There has been a noticeable shift in the standard of our students meeting our dress code requirements and punctuality in the morning. Maintaining and continuing to improve this is something that will be supported by myself and College staff into the future.

On a final note, I would like to express my thanks and best wishes to one of our Assistant Principals, Jo Cucchiara. Ms Cucchiara has been appointed to an Acting Principal role at Fountain Gate Secondary College for the remainder of 2022. In other Principal news, I will be taking a short amount of leave at the beginning of Term 3. In the first two weeks of the Term, Assistant Principal Catherine Gilchriest will be acting as College Principal.

Many thanks again for your ongoing support of the College and I look forward to working with you again when I return in week 3 of Term 3.

David Caughey