Director of Community Engagement

Year 12 Valedictory Dinner

To mark the end of thirteen years of schooling we will celebrate the achievements of our Year 12 students with a Valedictory Dinner at Merrimu Receptions. All Year 12 students and their parents are invited, with tickets going on sale shortly.

In the meantime, fundraising events will be held to reduce the price of tickets. One of the fundraising events is hosted by Tastepoint. Click on the link to book your spot for this fundraiser.

https://www.trybooking.com/eventlist/eventListingURL?aid=94272

Years 10 and 11 Formal and Years 7,8 and 9 Disco

Another exciting initiative being launched this year is a formal for Years 10 and 11 students, to be held on Friday 13 September. An organising committee of students are planning the function and it promises to be a great night.

Late in Term 2 Years 7, 8 and 9 students put on their dancing shoes and attended a disco in our gym. Pizza, soft drink and a DJ ensured a great night was had by all. A big thank you to our Parents and Friends Group for organising this event.

Primary Schools

At South Oakleigh College we continue to forge close links with our local primary schools. Last term we had South Oakleigh students assisting at primary school athletics carnivals, sports competitions and various other events.

I had the pleasure of being invited to the Oakleigh South Primary School end of term assembly where Grade 5 students presented on their five -lesson visit to our school. I was delighted to see how they valued the program and reiterated how we enjoyed having Oakleigh South students visit.

We were also fortunate to have Huntingdale Primary students join us for a series of science lessons. The students thoroughly enjoyed themselves as they undertook a series of practicals where they used bunsen burners and created rockets.

Later this term, students from Clarinda Primary School will join us for a program.

After-school Program

Each term we hold an after-school program for our local Grade 5 students. So far this year we have held Coding  Advanced Maths and this term, a STEM program. It is gratifying to see our staff giving primary students an opportunity to develop higher level thinking skills through these activities.

Mr George Tzimourtas