Principal's Welcome

Dear Families,

It is my pleasure to welcome you all to the 2026 school year. I hope that you have all had the chance to have a great break over the Christmas and New Year period and are feeling refreshed and energised for the year ahead.

This welcome newsletter contains some important information for all families, both new and continuing, so please take the time to read carefully and inform yourselves of all relevant information.

I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome our new families to the College, whether that be in our Year 7 cohort, or new families across Years 8-12. We are thrilled to have you joining us in 2026 and thank you for trusting Gisborne Secondary College with your child's education.

I would also like to welcome our new staff to the College in 2026. I have no doubt our school community will make them feel very welcome: Ravleen Kaur (Maths/Science), Amy Ludvig (English), William Howard (PE/Health) and Shona Byrne (Visual Arts). 

Access to the school

Entry to our Reception is around the right-hand side of the building as you enter from the front car park (where the red arrow is on the image below). It is a requirement that all visitors to the school, including parents, sign in at Reception before entering the school grounds, so please ensure you make yourself known to reception when you arrive at the school.

Parking

As you would already be aware, schools are busy places, and I respectfully ask that all road rules and school signage are followed in regard to parking in and around the school vicinity. There is no parking allowed at the beginning or end of the school day in our bus loop (Outside the Stadium) as we have 18 buses who need to be able to access and navigate safe entry and exit of the school. Additionally, there is no entry at the top car park into the bus loop for any vehicles (other than buses and emergency vehicles) between 3:00pm and 3:30pm. I appreciate your support in keeping all students and staff at GSC safe.

For all our Year 7-9 families, please note that Russell Wigginton will be on leave for the first two weeks of school. Please contact the appropriate member of the Junior School (see college contacts for details), or myself for any urgent issues during this time.

I look forward to working in partnership with our families in 2026, to support our students to be happy, successful and engaged members of our school community. If you have any questions, queries, concerns or feedback (we always love positive feedback!), please don't hesitate to reach out to the relevant staff members. All contact details can be found at the end of this newsletter.

Kind Regards,

Sarah Rose

College Principal