Welcome back Year 10 students! It has been fantastic seeing you all throughout the first week back and we hope all Year 10 families had a wonderful Christmas, New Year & summer break. We have had a great start to the year so far and are looking forward to a successful year ahead for all.

Year 10 Team:

Assistant Principal – Liam Offer

Leading Teacher – Maddy McQueen

Year Level Coordinators - Matt Nield & Gareth Hose

If you have any concerns throughout the year, please contact the people listed above either through direct message or by calling the Year 10 office on 5381 7710.

Form Group Teachers:

10A – Alida Gutteridge & Karen James

10B – Peter Gutteridge

10C – Gareth Hose

10D – Aman Punia

10E – Matt Nield

10F – Kelvin Kimutai

10G – Mrs. B

Absences & Forms:

If your child is absent at any time throughout the year, we request that you contact the school either via the Absence Hotline on 5381 7200, a signed note or by sending a SEQTA message to the relevant form group teacher. Form group teachers will make contact with families each week if your child has an unexplained absence to ensure your child’s attendance is up to date.

During our extended form group session with the students on their first day, there were some forms handed out regarding local excursions and student expectations. We kindly ask that these be signed by parents/guardians and students, and then returned to the administration office as soon as possible.

Semester 1 Subject Changes:

All students have been asked to familiarise themselves with their new timetables for Semester 1.

If changes to their electives are needed to be made, they have been asked to complete the following:

Book an appointment with the Year 10 team via the Google Doc link (on SEQTA DM) sent out by Matt Nield late last week.
Students will receive a blue pass in Form Group on the day of their appointment.
Students need to attend their appointment (NO changes will be made if student’s miss/don’t attend their appointment).
Students will receive a form stating their subject changes.
Students are to take this form home and have a parent/guardian sign it.
Students bring the signed form back to the Year 10 Office.

Please be mindful that while we are doing our best to accommodate all requested subject changes that some classes are already full, therefore some changes cannot be made.

The last day for subject changes is Friday 6th February.

Lockers:

All Year 10 students are required to have a lock on their locker. Please make sure that if your child does not have a lock that you send one with them to school.

Uniform:

Students need to be in full school uniform. Please visit the following link to view the Horsham College Uniform Guidelines if you have any questions: Horsham College | Uniforms

Hats:

As we are in Term 1 – this means that all students are required to be wearing their Horsham College school hat when they are outside at recess and lunch, as well as in their PE classes. If your child does not have a hat, a new hat can be purchased from the administration office at Horsham College.

Work Experience:

Below are the following *PENDING* dates for Year 10 Work Experience this year. We will continue to update the Year 10 families as these dates are confirmed.

Semester 1 Work Experience dates: 11th – 15th May (Term 2, Week 4)
Semester 2 Work Experience dates: 14th – 18th September (Term 3, Week 10)

All Year 10 students are required to undertake a Careers class in either Semester 1 or Semester 2 this year. In these classes, students will organise their work experience with an employer with the assistance of Genni Smith.

Contact Details:

Genni Smith - Work Experience/SBA/SWL

genevieve.smith@education.vic.gov.au

5381 7196

Year 10 Camps:

In Year 10, students have three camps to choose from:

Snow Trip to Mt Buller
Gold Coast Camp
Melbourne Camp

All three camps will be running in Week 2 of Term 3 (20th - 24th July). An expression of interest form for these camps have been sent out via SEQTA Direqt Message by Maddy McQueen. Students will need to be logged into their school emails to access the link to complete the expression of interest. All students will be required to complete the expression of interest form whether they are planning on attending a camp or not. This form needs to be completed by Friday 13th February. More details regarding the three camps will be released throughout the year. Please keep an eye on SEQTA Direqt Messages and the Horsham College Newsletters for this information.

Important Year 10 Dates 2026:

Term 1

29 Jan - Welcome back!

4 Feb – Year 10 Study Day & VET starts

9 Feb - School Photos

13 Feb - Swimming Carnival

18 Feb – Year 10 Study Day

4 March – Year 10 Study Day

9 March – Labour Day (NO SCHOOL)

18 March – Year 10 Study Day

1 April - Parent Teacher Interviews

2 April - Last Day of Term 1

Term 2

20 April - Term 2 Starts

29 April – Year 10 Study Day

6 May - Curriculum Day (NO SCHOOL)

11 – 15 May – Work Experience *DATES PENDING*

27 May – Year 10 Study Day

5 June – Report Writing Day (NO SCHOOL)

8 June – King’s Birthday (NO SCHOOL)

10 June – Year 10 Study Day

22 June - Start of Semester 2

24 June – Year 10 Study Day

26 June – End of Term 2

Term 3

13 July - Term 3 Starts

20 - 24 July – Year 10 Camps (Melbourne Work Experience *PENDING*)

29 July - Yr 7, 8, 9 & 11 Subject Selection Day (NO SCHOOL for Yr 10s)

5 August – Year 10 Subject Selection Day (No classes)

19 August -

2 September - Year 10 Study Day

14 - 18 September - Work Experience *DATES PENDING*

16 September - Parent Teacher Interviews

18 September - End of Term 3

Term 4

5 October – Term 4 Starts

14 October – Year 10 Study Day

28 October – Year 10 Study Day

2 November – Student Free Day (NO SCHOOL)

3 November – Melbourne Cup (NO SCHOOL)

11 November – Year 10 Study Day

16 – 27 November – Year 11 into Year 12 Headstart (For those students who are accelerating)

25 November – Year 10 Study Day

30 November - 4 December – Year 10 into Year 11 Headstart

4 December – Last Day of School for Year 10 Students

14 - 15 December – Activities

Good luck and all the best to the Year 10 students. We are looking forward to an excellent year ahead and working with you to achieve the best outcomes for you and your child in 2026!

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