Middle School News

Well done to all students on a wonderful term 3. We wish all families a safe and happy holiday.

Work Experience 2026 

A reminder that Year 9 students can start to look for their 2026 work experience placements now. It has been fantastic to hear a number of students have already organised their placements.

Expressions of interest to complete a work experience placement at the Parliament of Victoria in Terms 1 and 2, 2026 are now open.  

Please encourage interested students to visit their website and lodge an expression of interest via the online link:  https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/teach-and-learn/work-experience/

If students are interested in placements in a hospital setting they should check various hospitals websites regularly. Each hospital opens their placements up at different times.

The Mentone Way

A reminder that we have a number of measures in place to support students' wellbeing and learning at school. These include positives such as a reward for receiving five green chronicles. They also include consequences for behaviours that do not support a student's or other students' learning or wellbeing.

A reminder that if a student is late to school three times, unexplained, they will receive a community service. Students have until lunchtime to see their student manager if they have a valid reason for lateness which parents have been unable to put on Compass.

Similarly, if a student receives three red chronicle entries, they will receive a community service.

As with lateness and uniform infringements, the red chronicle community service is now an automated process.

In Middle School, these community services occur before school.

Jackie Mathews

Director of Middle School