GEC College News

From the Principal Team

Subject Selection and Course Counselling

Current students in Years 8, 9, 10 and 11 will soon be selecting their subjects for 2026.

 

There will be a range of resources and times available to support students and families with this process, including assemblies, online information sessions for parents, our subject expo, online subject handbooks, as well as workshops provided during class time.

 

Our goal is to support our students to make the best decisions about their subject selections, to support their career path of choice beyond Glen Eira College.

 

More information will be available shortly to students and parents.

 

The course counselling process will be overseen by myself, Jeff Micallef (Leader of Senior School) and Chris Kotsonis (Careers and Pathways Coordinator).

Term 3 Student Led Learning Conferences

After feedback from staff and families, we will be replacing our Term 3 Parent Teacher Interviews, previously scheduled as two half day events, with a single day of Student Led Learning Conferences, for all students between Years 7 and 12.

 

These will be conducted on Thursday 28th August. They will be held online via the WebEx platform.

 

Students will be expected to attend and lead the discussion at these conferences, through goal setting strategies and scaffolds that will be presented to them in the lead up to the conferences. 

 

No formal classes will be running at school, however, supervision options will be made available for parents upon request, between the hours of 9am and 3:07pm.

 

Students will be set work to complete at home on this day. It is not a student free day as students will be expected to complete work at home, including preparation for their student led learning conferences.

 

More information will be available in early Term 3.

Professional Practice Day

As advertised in previous editions of our newsletter, Tuesday 17th June is a whole staff Professional Practice Day. This is a student free day.

 

Professional Practice days provide teachers with release from their scheduled duties (all duties which would have been otherwise scheduled, including teaching) to focus on the improved delivery of high quality teaching and learning.

 

Schools may hold the professional practice day on the same day for all teachers, which is the model we have elected to follow at Glen Eira College. It has been scheduled as a student free day.

 

Students who are undertaking a VCE Unit 3/4 subject will be required to attend school for the GAT, being held on this day. Further information about the GAT will be provided to students by the Senior School Team.

 

Mark Oudshoorn

Assistant Principal

 

Host a student from our Sister School in New Caledonia 29th July to 5th August

We are very happy to be welcoming our Sister School Dumbea Sur Mer from New Caledonia to GEC on 29th July to 5th August.

 

22 students who are aged from 13-14 years old will be making the trip to Melbourne accompanied by two teachers. 

 

Our students and families who have hosted in the past have always spoken very highly of their experience making connections with students and their families and therefore making lifelong friends.

 

We are also planning our New Caledonia Trip for 2026 – dates to be confirmed.

 

Below are the responsibilities of our GEC Host Families. We will be running an information session closer to the date of the visit.

  • Be available to pick up the students at 5.00pm on 29th July and drop the students at school at 5.30am on 5th August
  • Provide a bedroom for the student where they can have privacy - bedroom can be shared with the host student as long as each student has their own bed.
  • Provide recess snack, lunch and dinner for the students 
  • Take the students out on the weekend / participate in activities on the weekend
  • Provide the school with the working with children check of all members of the family in the house who are 18 and above
  • Provide the students with a myki if a myki is needed to come to school and back

We will provide more detailed information on the planning of the week closer to the dates of arrival.

 

If you are interested in hosting a student, please fill in the form below by Friday 6th June.

https://forms.gle/Gu7wdJausKRHLk7u5

 

If you have any questions, please contact Loveena Narayanen at the school or email glen.eira.co@education.vic.gov.au

 

Loveena Narayanen

Assistant Principal

 

Congratulations Cici

Congratulations to Cici in Year 8 who won bronze in the Australian National Senior Women’s Foil Championship on 20th May.