Message from our 

Campus Principal

Term 4 has kicked into action and classrooms are busy with their final units of learning before Headstart.  Schools always pack a lot into a very short time in Term 4, and there is a lot of information and change that students have to get their heads around too.

Our Year 10s are now setup for their Year 11 courses and the timetables at the University Campus are just being finalised.  Some students have engaged with some additional transition and we are working very hard with the whole cohort to make sure they feel supported in the move to senior education.  We know this is a nerve-racking time for most, but we are also confident that they are well set up for success.  Our Year 10 Team Leader, Sheryl Tangi, is on Long Service Leave at the moment but she has been ably replaced by Patrick McGrath who will also be taking over as Year 10 Team Leader for 2027 later in the year.  Sheryl will return in the coming weeks to see out the end of the year with this cohort of students.

We have put a lot of energy into the behaviours that set our students up for success, with a strong focus on being at school and in class on time, and with the equipment required for learning.  It has been really pleasing to see the significant impact this has had on our classrooms and students have responded really well to the high expectations we are setting.  By learning that being on time and prepared, and instilling that as a behaviour, students are more likely to succeed in later life too when they have to meet these expectations for employment.  For the students who are repeatedly struggling, we are trying to establish the right supports to help them meet expectations.

Congratulations to Olivia Richardson, who achieved 2nd place in the College’s 100-word story competition, as well as Ashden Madex and Jamsheed Bi, who achieved equal 3rd place.  Particularly seeing Year 7, 8 and 9 students competing so strongly against VCE students is something we’re very proud of.  

Sadly, we’ve farewelled Shantal Kelly this week.  Shantal joined our teaching team at the start of this year as part of a career change program.  She has built exceptional relationships with students and has brought her passion and enthusiasm to her work in our Science Department every day.  Shantal has been offered a position closer to home that was too good to refuse, and we wish her all the best.  

We welcome Calvin Ung, who has been on our staff working at the FLO Campus, and has now come across to the Morwell Campus full-time to take over Shantal’s classes.  Calvin is also an enthusiastic Science teacher, and we look forward to everything he will bring to his classes.

We have already started welcoming some of our 2027 Year 7 students to the Campus as part of our transition program.  Some additional transition sessions are setting up our future students for success by getting them used to our environment before they arrive for our three-day Orientation Program in December.  For families with another child due in 2027, Ross Johnson will again be the Team Leader for Year 7 and is happy to receive any queries you may have.

Mr Dan Swallow

Morwell Campus Principal