Principal's Message

Dear students, parents and guardians, staff, and community members

I’m sure I am not alone in saying what another fantastic term it has been. This term at the College has seen so many things achieved across a number of areas.

Our annual athletics sports day, postponed from term one due to the City of Casey upgrading the track facilities, took place last week. We could not have asked for a better day weather wise. The event itself was one of the most successful carnivals we have had in terms of student participation. The atmosphere of the day was outstanding. The team spirit and support for their peers was on display all day. A huge congratulations to everyone in the Warin team that took out the honours on the day. Also, a huge mention to our PE domain for all their hard work in the organisation and to all staff involved it the day. 

Semester Two and Lab reports have now been uploaded to Compass. All parents should download them and facilitate a discussion with your child to unpack them. In addition to semester reports, we are excited to release what we call our new Learner Profile Portal that students can now access. Learner Profiles can be accessed in the students compass accounts. It is a great way for students to see in depth how they are progressing and performing within each of their subjects. A how-to guide follows on the next page of this newsletter which also includes a link to an online tutorial. 

Parent/Teacher/Student Conference bookings are also now open.  We are following the same scheduling with a second day in order to provide more families with the opportunity to get appointments; our teachers are very popular, and they book out quickly! They will be running on Monday 29th July from 11am to 7pm, and Tuesday 30th July from 9am to 1pm. On these two days, students will be provided with instructions and work for independent learning from home. In the event that it is required, supervision may be available here at school for students. Parents will need to register their request for student supervision onsite using a compass event which will be posted a week prior to the conferences taking place. 

Course selection processes have commenced for all students in Year 8 to 11 for our 2025 academic year. All students should be taking the time over these holidays to sit with their parents/guardians to review the year level handbooks which have been sent out via MS Teams and Compass. When completing the online form, please take the time to make sure you complete your preferences correctly. All students will be notified of their 2025 subjects towards the end of the term in September for Year 9 or early Term 4 for senior students.

As schools in Victoria continue to battle extreme teacher shortages, we are fortunate at Kambrya to have a very professional teaching staff and a sufficient number of teachers. We have been able to cover all classes with a suitable teacher all year so far and we will once again begin the term with all classes covered by great teachers. 

The Term 3 timetable is now visible on Compass. If you see any changes and have any concerns regarding these, please email the subject teacher or your sub-school or engagement leaders to discuss this further. Thank you for your patience with these changes.

I would like to touch on our Kambrya College Uniform. We have been actively working with several groups of students and the College School Council over the past 6 months in relation to our uniform. We have made some additions to the uniform and some modifications to how the students can wear our uniform items each day. New uniform items will be available from our uniform shop Noone. I ask all parents to look over the uniform page within this newsletter. With all these new changes and items being implemented, when we return for Term 3, the College will be fully enforcing these new requirements. So can I please ask you to review all of your child’s uniform items and utilise the holidays, if need be, to purchase any items that might be missing. 

To finish off the term I would like to take this opportunity to thank the entire Kambrya College community for your hard work this term. It continues to make me humble and proud knowing that we have such hard-working staff and supportive community.

Wishing all a safe and relaxing break.

Kind regards,

Martin McDonald

Acting Principal

Kambrya College