Middle School News

Welcome back and I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I hope families had the opportunity to reflect and reconnect over the holidays. Term 3 continues to offer our Middle School students opportunities to learn and grow. From their robust academic program to extra-curricular activities, incursions and excursions, our students will certainly be engaged as they navigate Semester 2. 

Our Year 9 students, in particular, will begin their 2026 Course Selection process with the Parent Information Evening and Subject Expo this week followed by subject selection and Course Counselling in the coming weeks. This informative process is designed to support students and families in understanding how the VCE works, helping to guide choices regarding subject selection for Year 10 and beyond. 

Semester 1 School-wide Positive Behaviour Support Champions

We would like to congratulate and recognise 

• Zara - Yr 7O
• Ajeeth - Yr 8B
• Weixern  - Yr 8B
• Emma - Yr 9D 

for their consistently positive behaviour during Semester 1. 

School-wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) is a globally recognised, evidence-based framework that helps schools create safe, positive, and inclusive environments, where students and staff can thrive. We would like to highlight these students as outstanding examples of SWPBS as they consistently contribute to creating a positive school environment which promotes positive behaviour, wellbeing, and inclusion. 

Regularly demonstrating such behaviours reflect our College Values and we thank Zara, Ajeeth, Weixern and Emma for embracing these in their daily interactions at the College. 

As always, we encourage all students and parents to keep an eye on their Compass newsfeed for notices and information regarding upcoming events this term. 

Giulia Catalano

Assistant Principal of Middle School

Student Attendance / Absence Reminder

The school must be informed of ALL absences, whether it be illness, appointments, holidays or any other reason. You can do this via the following options.

• The easiest way, is to login to Compass with your Parent Login and add submit an 'Attendance Note' for the time of absence
• Calling the Absence Line BEFORE 8:30am on the day of the absence. Phone: 9842 2244 (dial option 1) 
• Sending a note with the student for early departures. Teachers will not allow students out of class without a note or an approval on Compass
• Fill in a ‘Student Absence Notification’ form for any extended length of absence including holidays, overseas travel etc. (The College must have any extended leave submitted in writing) 

If you have any attendance concerns or questions regarding an SMS message you have received, please call the College absence line and leave a message with your child’s details and we will follow up your enquiry. Please do not reply to the SMS as this service is not available. 

Please remind your child/ren that they must sign out at the Middle School (Years 7,8,9) Compass Kiosk machines if they arrive late to school or have to leave early.

Mandi Pigdon

Attendance Officer

Student Lunches

Just a reminder to parents that we are unable to deliver lunches to students during school time.  It is the student’s responsibility to come and collect their lunch if it has been dropped off at Reception. Hot food is not suitable to be left at Reception.

PLEASE NOTE: Take-away food is not allowed at the College during school hours.  Under no circumstances are students to be ordering take-away food to be delivered to the College.

Student Compass ID/Library/PTV  Cards

Please remind all students that they must carry their Student Compass ID/Library/PTV  Cards with them at all times.

ALL students must sign in with their card at the Middle School Office when they are arriving late and sign out at the Middle School Office when they are leaving early for any reason. 

The cards are also used for any student photocopying that is done at school. The EDSC Student Compass ID/Library card can be used as ID for student PTV (Public Transport Victoria) travel. They are required to carry this card as student identification while travelling on public transport.

If a student loses their card, parents/guardians are able to re-order a replacement card via the Compass parent portal.