PRINCIPAL'S REPORT

Principals Report End of Term 2 2026

As we close out Term 2, I’d like to express my sincere thanks to all members of our college community for your continued commitment, support, and partnership in learning.

This term has been filled with meaningful learning, student growth, and a range of opportunities that highlight the strength of our college culture and values. I’m incredibly proud of how our students have engaged both in and beyond the classroom, demonstrating respect, responsibility, and resilience in everything they do.

GAT Assessment – Tuesday 16 June

All students undertaking a VCE Unit 3–4 subject, including those in the VCE Vocational Major, completed the General Achievement Test (GAT) last Tuesday 16 June. We commend them for the way in which they approached this test.

Year 10 and 11 Mid Year Exams

Congratulations to our Year 10 and Year 11 students for their approach and participation in the mid year exams. These are great preparation for our students as they reach the final years of their studies.

Congratulations

Congratulations to our Senior Girls AFL football team for their runners up performance yesterday in the Premier League AFL Senior Girls competition for 2026. This competition is an invite only competition to the top 8 AFL Senior Girls AFL Football Teams in the state. The grand final was a close and tight tussle all match with the girls going down to Rowville SC by 11 points. We are so proud of all senior girls and their coaches and supporting staff for finishing runners up in this very prestigious competition.

End of Term and Start of Term 3

•     Term 2 will conclude on Friday 26 June with an early dismissal at 2:30pm.

•     Term 3 will begin on Monday 13 July

Semester Reports

Semester 1 reports will be released to parents and carers on Friday 26 June. I encourage you to download this report from compass and discuss the reports with your child.

Sporting Success:

Our Boys and Girls Bill Turner Cup Soccer Teams play in the state final today and tomorrow, we wish them well and look forward to hearing of their results.

Our Year 7 and Year 8 Girls Netball Teams advanced to the regional finals after an undefeated SSV Western Metro Regional Finals competition with comfortable wins against Maribyrnong Sports Academy.

Several WHC students represented the Barwon Region in cross-country and have now progressed through to the state cross country final next term.

These are just a few of the many successes that reflect the talent, effort, and growth of our students this term.

Looking Ahead

Term 3 brings key events including:

•     Subject selection and pathways planning for Years 9–11

•     Year 10 and 11 course counselling

•     Parent-student-teacher conferences

We’re excited about what lies ahead and are committed to working in partnership with families to ensure every student continues to thrive.

On behalf of the Western Heights College staff, I wish all families a safe, restful, and enjoyable holiday break. We look forward to seeing everyone back and ready for a positive Term 3.

Warm regards,

Fiona Taylor

Principal

Western Heights College

Child Safety at WHC

Western Heights College is a child safe organisation committed to protecting students from all forms of abuse. Our College has stringent protocols in place and endeavours at all times to be fully compliant with the Child Safe Standards set out under Ministerial Order 870.

Our College has the following documents and policies in place to achieve compliance with the Standards. All of these documents are available for downloading on our website.

1. Commitment to Child Safety

2. Child Safety Policy

3. Child Safety Code of Conduct

4. Child Protection Policy and Procedures

Annual Privacy Policy Reminder for 2026

Our school collects, uses, discloses, and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy (found on the college's webpage).

Please take time to remind yourself of our school’s collection notice, found on our website. For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents and carers on the webpage. This information is also available in nine community languages:

          * Amharic

          * Arabic

          * Dari

          * Gujarati

          * Mandarin

          * Somali

          * Sudanese

          * Turkish

          * Urdu

          * Vietnamese