Senior School 

Senior School Report

We have had a fantastic start in the Senior School from all of our students and the new Senior Team, which is great to see. As we are heading into the final stages of the schooling journey this positive feel amongst the students is brilliant. Our new School Captains; Ashlyn Levy, Blake Dyson, Cordelia Reynolds, and Kate Wheildon have been great in leading by example both in class and around the school. 

Our new Year 12 cohort are making a very positive start to the year, with hard work being put in both at school and at home building towards great rewards at the end of the year. Shelby Wulffers, our Year 12 student support staff member, has been busy meeting with many of our students, providing support and setting goals with them. We look forward to this continuing. With this in mind, it is critical that Year 12 VCE students understand the importance of study periods. For a student to succeed, doing enough work to pass does not cut it. You need to push, and the study periods are a vital part of this.

Year 11 students have also made a very fine start in their Senior School journey. Norman Trewin, continuing his role as VCE Co-ordinator, has been working closely with all Year 11s to assist with any concerns, and generally making the year start as smoothly as possible. The move to Senior School can be quite a jump for some students, and we are keen to continue to assist, through home groups and study periods, wherever we can.

Sarah Giessler has moved into the role of VCAL Manager for 2020. This role is focused on further developing our VCAL program to best cater to the needs of our VCAL students. It is vital that VCAL students are actively looking for work placement if they haven’t already. This is the perfect opportunity to gain experience in workplaces, making connections and trying out different industries to see what suits them. If assistance is required, our careers team are more than happy to help point any students in the right direction.

A reminder for all students that if they are going to be absent, medical certificates must be supplied, or early notice given if possible. We provide time after school on Mondays and Wednesdays, if required, to complete catch up SACs if a student is away or for resit purposes, but to meet regulations, if a student has not provided a medical certificate, this could well be to just receive a pass and not a graded result.

All the best, and keep up the great work to all our Lowanna Senior Students.

Regards,

Justin Rea

Senior School Manager