Principal's Report 

Thank you to all the members of our school community who have been in touch regarding my appointment as Acting Principal until the end of 2026. I deeply appreciate the expressions of support and I am honoured, humbled and excited to have the opportunity to take on this role. 

Tony Jacobs has played a vital role in leading our school as College Principal since 2008. Tony is currently with the school group on exchange with our sister school in Germany and will commence his retirement when he returns. As one of the longest serving principals in the state of Victoria, Tony has lead Vermont Secondary College throughout a period of significant and sustained growth in both academic results and student enrolments. We will hold a formal retirement function for Tony later in the year and will be provide details closer to the date.

As Acting Principal I aim to honour the work of the past by maintaining many of the high-quality practices, process and cultures that make us one of Victoria’s highest performing state secondary schools. 

In this, the second year of our School Strategic Plan, we are particularly attentive to making improvements in Wellbeing, Learning and Teaching in alignment with our newly developed Instructional Model (below). 

This is a model that draws on the best available current research provided by the Australian Educational Research Organisation and through the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model to ensure the students at our school have the best possible opportunity to achieve success, regardless of their starting point or previous level of achievement.

Annual Community Reporting Meeting – 6:30 pm Tuesday 21 April, 2026

If you would like to learn more about the school’s progress, successes and areas for continued improvement, we would be delighted to welcome all members of our College Community to our Annual Community Reporting Meeting to be held on Tuesday the 21st of April, 2026 at 6:30 pm. 

If you are interested in joining us, please RSVP using this link by Monday the 20th of April at 9:00am. Following the meeting, and the ratification of the Annual Report by College Council, it will be available on our school website.

The meeting will be followed immediately by College Council.

REMINDER – END OF TERM DATE & UPCOMING PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Student Progress Conferences (SPC) are online starting at 12.00pm until 7.00pm on Wednesday 1st of April. Formal classes will not be running. All students are asked to attend interviews online with their parent/guardian.

• Term One concludes on Thursday 2nd of April with a 2:30pm dismissal time. 

• Friday 3rd of April is a public holiday for Good Friday. 

•  Students return in Term Two on Monday 20th of April.