COLLEGE NEWS
IMPORTANT DATES 2025
TERM ONE:
30th January - Year 7 & 12 students return
31st January Year 8,9,10,11 students return
11th February - School photos
4th & 5th March - Student Led Conferences
1st April - Athletics Day - On Site
Last Day of Term - 4th April 1:15pm finish time.
TERM TWO:
22nd April - College Returns.
1st May - Open Night, Banksia Hall
5th May - Year 7 & 10 Immunisations
6th June - Curriculum Day - Student Free Day
12th June - Teacher Professional Practice Day - No scheduled classes
Last Day of Term - 4th July 1:15pm finish time.
TERM THREE:
21st July - College Returns
10th September - Curriculum Day - Student Free Day
Last Day of Term - 19th September 1:15pm finish time.
TERM FOUR:
6th October - College Returns
31st October - Curriculum Day - Student Free Day
3rd November - Alternate Education Program
3rd December - Valedictory Dinner
Last day of scheduled classes -12th December 1:15pm finish time.
Activities Week: 15th December - 18th December
SCHOOL UNIFORM DONATIONS
We are looking for generous individuals, like you, who can donate new or used school uniforms for year 7-12 to our front administration office. No donation is too small, and every item can help make a significant difference to the students and families here at the College. Thank you once again for your time and consideration. Regards MESC.
NOTEBOOKS CANNOT BE CHARGED AT SCHOOL
As a part of students being ready to learn, students are expected to bring their notebook to school fully charged and ready to use for the day. We are not permitted to have equipment onsite that has not been test and tagged and notebook chargers in classrooms are an Occupational Health and Safety tripping hazard. We appreciate your support in this matter.
COMPASS EVENTS
Please ensure that both consent and payment for Compass events are completed prior to the event's closing date. Extensive planning goes into creating events with consideration for numbers, staffing, transport, entry etc. The due date is strictly adhered to as numbers are provided to the event organiser to finalise event planning.
CAMPS, SPORTS AND EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)
Please note that the closing date for 2025 CSEF applications is 4 July 2025.
From 1 January 2026, families eligible for CSEF will see an increase in support to $400 for secondary school students.
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like:
school camps or trips
swimming extension activities and other school-organised sport programs
outdoor education programs
excursions and incursions
graduations/valedictories.
If you would like to allocate CSEF against activities, please follow the process below, starting with sending an email. Alternatively, you can print off the consent form, sign and write “Please use CSEF”. Return completed permission form to the general office before the due date so Compass can be updated.
SCHOOL SAVINGS BONUS (SSB)
The SSB is a one-time program and will not be extended beyond 2025.
SSB - If you would like to utilise any SSB credits, please ensure you have allocated the funds against activities IN THE SSB Portal first (This can be done up to 30 June 2025).
Any unspent amounts, including unredeemed online supplier vouchers, will revert to credit on your school family account. SSB is not reflected in Compass, however, to use SSB funds to pay for an event published on Compass please follow the process below:
Send an email to kcarter@mesc.vic.edu.au (Karen Carter) specifying which activity you would like to use SSB/CSEF against. The Compass event will then be amended to allow you to give consent and/or pay the balance online. Please allow sufficient time for this process to occur prior to the due date of the event (we have been advised by the SSB team to allow up to 48 hours for your request to occur). If you are intending to now use SSB only for school activities, we suggest you allocate the remainder amount within the SSB portal to activities, in the future you would then only need to email Karen for the second part of the process.
If you require any assistance, please contact Karen Carter 9787 6288 or email kcarter@mesc.vic.edu.au