Learning & Teaching

Reports & Student Conferences

Student Conferences - Tue 26 March

The Student Conferences are 3-way discussion between parents, students and teachers about learning behaviours, learning progress and future improvements. Teachers may share samples of student work and celebrate student achievements. For students in Years 7-10, parents will get to see our Developmental Rubrics on Maestro which show each student's current learning progress and what the student is ready to learn next. Some teachers will also present the rich sources of individual student data that can be found in the Data Dashboards in Maestro.

Term 1 Reports - Thu 21 March

Student's learning behaviours are reported on each term and give parents information about student level of engagement, work ethic, organisation and attitude to learning. Both the student and the teachers rate their learning behaviours.

Here is the timeline:

Thu 21 March - via Compass:

• Term 1 Learning Behaviours Report can be downloaded at 3pm
• Student Conferences Open on Compass for parents/guardians @ 3pm -
  • Parents/guardians will be notified on Compass that the conferences are open
• Book in your interview times - 7 mins interviews slots.
• Leave enough time to get from one location to another between meetings
• Book in interpreter services requirements if needed.
• Print your Conference Schedule

 Mon 25 March - via Compass:

• Student Conference Bookings Close for parents @ 4pm 

Tue 26 March - at the College:

• Student Conferences
  • 12pm to 8:00pm
  • Afternoon Break 3:00 - 3:30 (Teachers unavailable)
  • Dinner Break  5:30 - 6:30 (Teachers unavailable)
  • A list of teacher locations and school maps will be posted around the school.

Maestro Dashboards

New Maestro Student Dashboards

Log on and checkout the Student Data Dashboards which give students and parents access to a range of important data and information about each student's learning progress and engagement. I encourage all parents and students to log into Maestro. Please look at the Infographic attached to help you interpret the information displayed in the dashboard. New year 7 parents have now been sent an email invitation to access their accounts. 

The Developmental Rubrics for Term 1 will start to appear on Maestro in the next week and we thank-you for your patience whilst we improve our rubrics to include level statements down to level 3 and add more level statements to support better quality learning and teaching.  

Open Night Tue 19  March

We look forward to seeing Parents and Students (current and prospective) at Open night; an evening that showcases the amazing array of curriculum and  outstanding teachers that we have at the College. Please join us in making Open Night 2024 the best yet. The Teachers and learning areas leaders have put an incredible amount of work into designing, developing and presenting their curriculum offerings and giving visitors a snapshot of the classroom experience for our students. This year's Open Night marks 2 years exactly from my first.

Here's a look at last year's event for a glimpse of what to expect:

International Women's Day 

Congratulations to all our wonderful female staff and students who participated in this year's International Women's Day Celebrations - The performances from Charlotte Antonopoulos, Emily Gray, Tiarnah Pullen, Steph Coffey, Kaylee Freeman, Ivy Hale-Moore were amazing and they were well supported by Danny Van Bergen and the  following Technical Crew: Izzy Antonopoulos, Leo Beveridge and Harry Langsford. The audience showed their appreciation and respect for the talents and guts of our performers.

Natalie Manser 

Assistant Principal

mar@wantirnacollege.vic.gov.au