From the School Council
From the President | Parents and Friends Association | 2023 Council
As parents/guardians, we would all like our school to be a dynamic and innovative learning environment. We want the physical infrastructure to support our educational goals. With the significant building grant from the government, we have a rare opportunity to create a plan for Chelt.Sec that reflects a commitment to learning, creativity, collaboration, and inclusivity. The next stage will be appointing architects and briefing them to design the state-of-the-art spaces for learning and collaboration that our kids need and deserve. We are looking for the new buildings to meet the requirements of today's students and also anticipate the needs of future generations.
I’ve been working with school staff on an alumni web page – tracking down past graduates of the school to create a feature for the school website. I’m very impressed that graduates of Chelt.Sec includes a number of senior university academics, a bank CEO, leaders in sport, law, the arts and business. If you went to Chelt.Sec yourself or know someone who did, who might like to be featured on an alumni page, please get in contact!
In my house at the moment we have THREE young people in Year 12, two entering the frenetic VCE exam period and one powering through and completing VCAL (plus a younger sibling watching on with trepidation!). These school holidays will be all about study and exam prep for us. Whatever stage your young people are at, I wish your family all the best for the break and an energised final term of the year.
Susannah Bowen-Wheatley
School Council President
Parents and Friends Association
We continue to seek interested parents and friends to join the Cheltenham Secondary College Parents and Friends Association (PFA). We are not looking for you to single-handedly run all sorts of complex meetings or events. We simply want the PFA to have a large group of individuals willing to help at any fundraising or school events. We want it to be a fun group of people rather than a burden and grind for those involved.
If you are interested in being added to our mailing list, please complete the PFA Expression of Interest survey. To find out more contact Sharon: pfcheltsec@gmail.com
*If you have already completed the EOI, thank you. We have your details and will be in touch soon.
About Chelt.Sec School Council
Every government school has a council. Council’s role is governance and oversight. Council assists to develop and monitor strategic priorities, plans, policies and budgets, working with school staff leadership. School Council members are drawn from students, parents, Department of Education staff and the community.
2023 School Council
Susannah Bowen-Wheatley: President
Rory Hall: Vice President
Bridget Geers: Treasurer
Parent members: Ester Yefet, Andrew Hall
Student members: Campbell Hall, Hassan El-Manea
DET members: Karl Russell, Brooke Matthews, Emily Nicholls, Peter Allen
To find out more or get involved in School Council, contact Susannah (President):
Join the family community on Facebook for swapping information, textbook, etc: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cheltsecfamily