Senior School Director Update

Dear Families, Students and Community Members,

It is hard to believe that it is term 4 and our year 12 students are preparing for their final exams and life beyond Mordialloc College. We are again proud to celebrate the wonderful relationships and successes we experience in our Senior School. Our Year 12 VCE-Vocational Major students have completed their studies, final interviews with portfolio presentations, it has been wonderful to see their progress over the past two years in particular. Many are ready to move into full time apprenticeships, traineeships and employment already and some preparing to enter into the next phase of studying in 2027. 

There were a range of activities and celebrations at the end of term three. Some highlights included Mordi Idol, and Year 12 celebrations. Performances at Mordi Idol were fantastic, with students and staff singing, dancing and playing instruments. Year12 students enjoyed reconnecting with their primary school friends dressing in their uniforms from Grade 6 and also dressing as their future self.  Based on their attire, our future looks bright!

We are reaching the Senior School exam period, with VCAA languages and performance exams already underway and the major VCE exams starting on 27th October with English. Year 10 and 11 students will embark on their exams from 11th November. All students are reminded to read the exams navigator and ensure they arrive with plenty of time and all the necessary materials. 

We are preparing to say goodbye and good luck to the Class of 2026 in week three, with a final assembly on Tuesday 20th October. For many of us, it will be a time of very mixed emotions. As always, we will be sad to see them go, but incredibly proud of their achievements. We look forward to further celebrations at the Valedictory after the VCAA exams have finished. 

I wish the Class of 2026 all the very best for the future and hope they keep in contact with us at Mordialloc College so that we can share in their future successes, of which I have no doubt there will be many.

The 2027 Headstart program begins on Monday 23rd November and we are anticipating a positive start for all our students in Senior School. 

Congratulations to all students who have strived to achieve their personal best in any aspect of life throughout 2026, keep going, you are almost there. I look forward to working with you all again in 2027. 

Susan Cochrane

Senior School Director