Principal's Report

Swimming Sports

On Friday many students attended and participated in our annual Swimming Carnival. The day was a great celebration of the College, with students across year levels participating in a range of swimming and novelty events, and a fantastic comradery was shown.

Congratulations to all students and families that attended, and a big thank you to the staff, led by our Sports Coordinators Mr Jason Revell and Mr Josh Beddison, for their organisation of the day. 

Year 7 Welcome BBQ

It was lovely to meet and welcome many parents, carers and families to Horsham College at our annual Welcome Barbeque. Thank you to all who attended, and a special thanks to the Year 7 Team, Mr Liam Price, Mrs Jessica Wright, Miss Belle Healey and Miss Maia Blair, as well as the members of our Senior School Leadership team who assisted on the night. 

NAPLAN preparations

Our school preparations for NAPLAN are underway. NAPLAN is the once every two years literacy and numeracy testing for all students in Australia. It is used as a measure of student progress and allows schools to target further support, along with our own internal testing and teacher judgement based on student needs.

NAPLAN will be held from the 11th to the 23rd of March, with the four tests spread across these dates and catch-up opportunities for students who are absent.

Our staff have been working with students and supporting them with activities that provide NAPLAN like tasks, with a particular focus for our Year 7 and 9 students on reading, writing and numeracy tasks. The purpose of this is to lower student stress levels and enable students to perform at their best. Parents/guardians who would like further information are welcome to contact their relevant Assistant Principal for support (Year 7: Mr Liam Price, Year 9: Mr Liam Offer, Alternate Programs: Mr Daniel Garner.

Seizing Opportunities – After School Help Sessions

Students and families are reminded that Horsham College runs after school help sessions in English (Thursdays) and Maths (Mondays). These are staffed by qualified teachers and allow students to further develop their skills across both subjects. The purpose of these sessions is to help all students, whether that be for catching up, or deepening and extending understanding and skills. Attending these sessions is a great way to support homework and study habits. 

Term 1 Upcoming Events

• Labour Day 9th March

• NAPLAN 11th – 23rd March

• Year 7 Camp 23rd – 25th and 25th – 27th March

• Parent Teacher Interviews 1st April

• End of Term 1 (2:30pm finish) 2nd April