From the Office
Parent/Carer Contributions
Dear Parents and Carers,
Pakenham Secondary College is dependent on voluntary contributions from parents to achieve the best possible education and support for our students. These contributions support the curriculum programs, school services and resources, together with ensuring the operation of the school’s extended learning and co-curricular programs.
Please visit your Compass Portal – Course Confirmation / School Payments, to learn more about how you can make payment of voluntary contributions. Please contact the General Office on 5945 1433 should you have any queries.
Please note that information relating to 2025 voluntary contributions is available on our website by clicking on the below button.
Regards,
Aaron Smith
College Principal - Pakenham Secondary College
General Office
The General Office/Reception is open from 8:15am to 4:15pm Monday to Friday throughout the school term.
The office phone number is (03) 5945 1433 and the email address is: pakenham.sc@education.vic.gov.au
The office will be closed for the duration of the school holidays, opening at 10am on Tuesday, 28th January, 2025.
Students departing early from school
Bell Times
| Locker Bell | 8:43 am - 8:55 am |
| Period 1 | 8:55 am - 9:55 am |
| Change Over | 9:55 am - 9:59 am |
| Period 2 | 9:59 am - 10:59 am |
| Recess | 10:59 am - 11:21 am |
| Locker Bell | 11:21 am - 11:26 am |
| Period 3 | 11:26 am - 12:26 pm |
| Change Over | 12:26 pm - 12:30 pm |
| Period 4 | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
| Lunch | 1:30 pm - 2:10 pm |
| Locker Bell | 2:10 pm - 2:15 pm |
| Period 5 | 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm |
Parent Details
If you have moved house or changed phone numbers, please remember to fill in a ‘Change of Details’ form. The form can be collected from the General Office. Please return this form as soon as possible. It is important that we have your most current details for general purposes and in case of an emergency.
It is also important that you keep your mobile phone and email address details up to date on Compass. This is to ensure you do not miss out on vital information including student attendance alerts. To do this:
Login to your Compass account, and select the Cog Icon in the top right-hand corner of the page.
Select Update My Details from the drop-down menu provided.
Fill in your new details as desired, then select the Update My Details button to save.
Uniform Shop
The school uniform store is now open at the new location of:
Noone Officer Uniform Store
Shop 6
45 Siding Avenue
Officer
and is open 6 days a week for easier access.
| Monday - Friday | 9am until 5pm |
| Saturday | 9.00am - 1.00pm |
Compass
Compass is our portal where we post important information and where you can update your child/s absence, approve incursions/excursions, check the work that they need to complete, contact teachers, download reports when available, book parent/student/teacher interviews and more.
Please feel free to call the College with any questions you may have on 5945 1433. Our General Office will be more than willing to help you as best they can. Please read further below for some short visual guides on how to use Compass.
Click here for the Compass Login.
Student Absences
If a student is unable to attend school, is going to be late or needs to leave early, the school must be informed of all absences, whether it be illness, appointments, holidays or any other reason.
The easiest way is to Login to Compass with your Parent Login and “Add an Attendance Note” (please click on the image for details).
Please click here for the Compass Login or you can call the school office on 5945 1433 on the morning of the absence.
Compass Guide
We have had a request from some parents to provide a Guide for the main areas of Compass. Please find below details of the Parents Compass Home Page.
Excursion Approvals - Online Only
Pakenham Secondary College have 'gone digital' for excursion approvals! For any incursion/excursions that your child will be attending this year, approvals will be made via your (Parents/Carers) Compass. Paper copies will no longer be provided.
Parents/Carers, if you do not have your Compass login, need a new password or need any help, please contact the office on 5945 1433.
Please follow the instructions below for approvals.
Student Absences
If a student is unable to attend school, is going to be late or needs to leave early, the school must be informed of all absences, whether it be illness, appointments, holidays or any other reason.
The easiest way is to Login to Compass with your Parent Login and “Add an Attendance Note” (please click on the image for details).
Please click here for the Compass Login or you can call the school office on 5945 1433 on the morning of the absence.
Compass Pay
Please find below instructions on how to pay your school fees through Compass. If you have any questions, please contact the office on 5945 1433.
More Compass Information
If you require further information on Compass please visit the following link: