Principal Report

Welcome to the 2025 school year at Rochester Secondary College! It was fantastic to see our school community come together again at today’s whole school assembly that was run by our 2025 School Captains. Students have returned ready for another exciting year of learning, growth, and achievement.

A special welcome to our 80 new Year 7 students who are beginning their secondary school journey with us. We also extend a warm welcome to other new students joining different year levels, we hope you settle in quickly and enjoy being part of the Rochy family.

For our Class of 2025, this year marks a significant milestone as you begin your final year of secondary education. Make the most of every opportunity, support one another, and set your sights high, we look forward to celebrating your successes throughout the year.

Welcome to Our New Staff

We are delighted to be fully staffed to begin the new school year and have had the pleasure of welcoming several new staff members to Rochester Secondary College in 2025. They are:

Rahul Ramesh – Legal Studies & Humanities

Kristan McNicoll – Year 8 Year Level Coordinator & PE/Health

Rebecca Townsend – English/Humanities

Alicia White – Art

Kate Taylor – VCE VM

Grant Wachter – Maths

Theo Govender – ES Classroom Support

Maxann Heard – ES Classroom Support

We are excited about the knowledge, skills, and energy they bring to our school and look forward to the positive impact they will have on our students.

Australia Day Awards

Congratulations to Oakley Tarrant and Cooper Jenkins on receiving Rochester District Australia Day Awards. This is a fantastic recognition of your contributions to the community, well done!

School Focus for 2025

This year, we are committed to developing teacher practice and strengthening our Teaching and Learning Instructional Model to enhance student learning outcomes. We will also continue implementing School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) to promote student wellbeing and create a positive school culture where everyone can thrive.

To all students this year, we encourage you to:

✅ Have high expectations of yourselves and your learning.

✅ Be resilient, when thing get tough, preserver and don’t give up!

✅ Work hard in all classes and challenge yourselves.

✅ Seek feedback to improve.

✅ Be kind to yourselves and others

There is so much planned for 2025, and the more effort you put in, the more rewarding the year will be. Let’s make it a great one!

Looking forward to a successful year ahead.

Matt Koutroubas

Principal