From the Principal

Planning for 2025

As Term 3 comes to a close, this is a perfect opportunity for me to begin discussing the planning for 2025. The complex process of planning for 2025 is well underway and the recruitment of staff to teach our new Year 7 cohort in 2025 continues to be at the forefront of our work. This is moving along particularly well, with many of the teaching positions now filled with experienced and dedicated educators. 

Year 8 Subject offering for 2025

As soon as we finalise the teaching program and recruiting program for 2025, students and parents will be notified of their course for next year. 

Important Information - School Saving Bonus 

In week 8 of this term, I wrote to our families and provided them with the recently released information concerning the School Savings Bonus that has been released by the Victorian Government.

In summary, my email outlined that:

In Term 4, 2024, families with a child enrolled in a government school from Prep to Year 12 in 2025 will receive the one-off $400 School Saving Bonus.

The $400 School Saving Bonus provides families with support for education-related costs, such as school activities and/or school uniforms and textbooks.

The School Saving Bonus is not available for full-fee international students, home schooled students, TAFE students and students attending kindergarten in 2025. 

Actions for parents and carers

Before 18 October 2024, the Department of Education is asking parents and carers to:

Complete enrolment: If your child, or children are changing government school for Term 1 2025, or starting Prep or Year 7 in 2025. For more information can be found on the link below:

Check your contact information: Ensure your email address and phone number is up to date with us. You can check this information by contacting us directly.

We need to ensure your contact information is up to date as the Department of Education will email you twice:

• in October, to verify your email address
• in November, with your $400 School Saving Bonus and access to an online system.

If you have any questions, more information can be found on the link below. If you need to seek further clarification please feel free to contact the College.

R U OK? Day

I thank all the staff and students for their time and effort on Thursday 12 September in helping the college run a successful R U OK? Day. It was fantastic to see our students greatly enjoying these engaging activities.

Comments that have been made to me throughout the year by students and families highlight the enormous understanding, support and empathy displayed by the staff of the college towards our students and families. 

On behalf of the College and School Council, I thank our college staff for their work, and our Student Support Staff in particular, for the effort and enthusiasm that they put into the R U OK? Day and their attention to detail

Finally, can I specifically thank those who were part of the organizing group led by Dina Becvinovski and our Year Level Coordinators, Natalie Djelosevic and Giovanna Morgan and our Student Wellbeing Officer, Peri Georgakakis. We all know that 2024 continues to be a challenging year for everyone and this program is very much needed. 

Official Opening of Community Hub Building

The Yarrabing Secondary College community hub official opening event will occur on Tuesday 17 September 2024 from 1:00pm to 1:20pm in the Theatrette. At this stage, I am told that the local Member for Kororoit, Luba Grigorovitch MP will be opening the building on behalf of the government. The cutting of the ribbon ceremony and a short speech will occur at this time.

All College community members are welcome to attend. Please contact us beforehand to confirm your attendance.

John Mitsinikos 

College Principal