Class placement 2025

Class placement plans are underway for students in the junior school years (years 7-9). Below is an extract from the GSC Class Placement policy and the full version can be accessed here. 

Purpose 

To explain to our school community how we manage requests for class placements, for the following school year.  

Policy 

The process that Gisborne Secondary College works through to plan each student’s class placement begins months before the end of the school year.  We understand that in certain situations, parents and carers may like to request that their child be placed with a particular friend or in a particular class.  

There are many factors the College considers in placing students in classes, including but not limited to: 

• Learning needs 
• Wellbeing needs 
• Previous class allocation 
• Timetabling constraints 
• Teacher availability 
• Gender balance 
• Course requirements 

Whilst parents may enquire about the process followed to place their child in a particular class, due to privacy considerations of other students, specific information will not be shared. 

Requests for placement with friends 

Gisborne Secondary College recognises the importance of fostering and maintaining friendship groups. We also understand that it is equally important for students to mix and learn with peers who have different interests.  

If you would like to request that your child to be placed in a class with a particular friend or friends, please ensure that you make this request by the end of October of the year prior so that we can consider your request in organising our classes for the following year. 

Requests for class placements must be made in writing, outlining who you would like your child to be placed with and why. Requests can be addressed to the relevant Sub School administrator (Junior School, Yr 7-9, juniorschool@gisbornesc.vic.edu.au; Senior School, Yr 10-12, SeniorSchool@gisbornesc.vic.edu.au). We will not always be able to accommodate class placement requests, but will endeavour to take your wishes into consideration where possible. 

Requests for placement with certain teachers 

All teachers at Gisborne Secondary College are caring and committed educators and Gisborne Secondary College strives to ensure that all students are provided with a high-quality education.  

Whilst we appreciate that you may wish that your child would benefit from being placed in a class with a particular teacher, we are generally unable to accommodate these requests. Our school’s leadership team has an in-depth understanding of each teacher’s strengths and will always endeavour to place our students with teachers who are best placed to suit their needs. We do not re-allocate students to different classes during the school year unless exceptional circumstances arise. Parents will be advised of the situation if it arises.