Principal   

Year 7 Camp

I had the pleasure of spending some time with the Year 7 students on the Year 7 camp at Camp Toolangi earlier this term. The camp staff were so positive about the students who attended with high praise given for the behaviour and enthusiasm for the activities. All of the students that I spoke to said that they had had a great time and were very tired by the last day.

I thank the staff that attended and supported the students for the duration of the camp.

NAPLAN

As you may have been made aware, NAPLAN testing was impacted last week by technical issues with the national assessment platform. This impacted our first session only with the Year 9 writing test.

ACARA recognises the significant impact to students disrupted during their NAPLAN writing assessment, and for that they apologise unreservedly.

We have been informed to continue NAPLAN testing as per their planned test schedules. ACARA will continue to work closely with states and territories to support students to complete their NAPLAN tests.

Measures are in place to ensure students are not disadvantaged as a result of this technical issue. Should parents and carers have any further queries about the NAPLAN disruptions, you should contact the general office. NAPLAN testing will continue this week as scheduled.

Child Safety Policy

Every year I review the Child Safe Standards Risk Register as part of the Child Safe Policy and our commitment to keeping all students safe as part of the Lalor Secondary College community. The We our community to access and understand our intentions and obligations under these policies. 

The policies can be found at the following link on our website - https://lalorsc.vic.edu.au/policies/ 

Feedback related to these policies is always welcomed and can be sent to the following email for consideration - lalor.sc@education.vic.gov.au 

Parent School Council Member

We currently have 1 vacant parent position on the new school council for 2026. If any parent is interested in joining the Lalor Secondary College school council please contact me via the general office – 9463 7300.

School Council runs on the last Thursday of the month and usually commences at around 6pm.

I look forward to seeing all parents and carers at the Learning Conferences scheduled for Wednesday the 25th of March. This is an important event for our school community and provides an opportunity for everyone to connect around the students learning.

Best regards,

Corey Jewell

College Principal