Message from our

Campus Principal

Exams/Assessments

As we progress toward the end of Term two, we have a busy few weeks. Next week we have mid-year exams for all VCE students and our VCE VM, and VPC students are finishing any outcomes for Semester 1. Semester 2 classes will commence on Monday 17th June. Teachers will be assessing and then preparing Semester reports for distribution at the end of term.

GAT

All VCE and VCE VM students studying a Year 12 subject will be participating in the General Achievement Test (GAT) on Tuesday 18th June. An assembly was held earlier this week to inform students of the details they need to know and also to hand out an information sheet explaining the purpose and structure of the GAT. Each student will receive a GAT statement of results later in the year. Please note there are no classes on this day to accommodate the GAT and teachers will use this day as their assessment day for Semester 1.

Welcome to New Teaching Staff

The staffing shortage across the state has been challenging for many schools and we have been working toward a full complement of staff across the College and are pleased to welcome Daniel Lambert to the University campus. Daniel was a local in the Latrobe Valley and then ventured interstate and has been gaining experience around the world, teaching for many years before returning recently to take up a position at Kurnai. Daniel will be joining our English faculty.

Recent Events

Over the last few weeks, we have had a range of excursions and experiences on offer to students and I would like to thank the staff who have organised and supervised these. Events have included sporting competitions, an inspiring health camp, bushwalking, a visit to a chocolate factory, University camp, and a visit to the Lume Gallery in Melbourne.

The conduct of our students at these events has been exemplary, demonstrating support for each other, consideration of others, respectful and polite interactions with providers and cooperation with staff. Feedback from a number of people external to the college has been consistently positive and we congratulate all students for their attitude and manner, as this enables us to receive ongoing opportunities for other groups and builds the reputation of our student cohort reflecting on all of us.

Closer to home we’ve had a number of online mentoring programs with the Australian Business and Community Network (ABCN) which is a purpose-led, not-for-profit organisation which brings businesses and schools together to address educational disparity. We have had a number of programs including a Leadership for Women series, My Career Rules, and Interview 2 Impress. Students are supported in online sessions with mentors from the business community held in our library. 

During Reconciliation Week we held a campfire conversation using our new fire pit and located near our Indigenous-themed garden and totem poles. A number of students and their families joined staff and chatted together before local sporting identity and Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer Laurie Marks spoke about his experiences growing up. Laurie provided valuable advice on how to approach the final years of schooling leading into adulthood in a positive way.

Our Advocate and Wellbeing team put on a great BBQ breakfast at recess recently which was well received and appreciated by our school community. Later that day the SRC ran a shave for a cure fundraising event with a number of brave souls shedding their locks for a worthy cause raising funds for cancer research.