VCE News and Key Dates
Year 11 Respect & Resilience Workshops
On Tuesday 13th May during Periods 1-4 students will participate in Respectful Relationships workshops in lieu of their regular classes. These workshops will be delivered by trained experts in the field. This education is mandated in all government schools and aims to create a culture of respect and equality where students learn about positive relationships, consent and recognizing and addressing disrespect and violence. Specifically, this day will cover the below:
Recognising and Responding to Sexual Assault: Run by Consent Labs
- What is non-consensual behaviour and how can we identify if this has occurred?
- We help young people develop the confidence when it comes to unpacking the legislation and nuances of consent.
- What can we do about sexual harassment when we see it? Students practice how to be an active bystander and how to respond to friends when we encounter normalised behaviours such as cat-calling and inappropriate jokes.
- Using statistics to debunk and address key myths surrounding sexual harassment and sexual assault and why we should challenge them.
- What can young people do should they find themselves or a friend in a situation where sexual harassment or assault has occurred? We cover responding to immediate danger, and support options available for both physical and mental health.
- What are the options for reporting sexual harassment and assault? We show young people how to access these reporting options.
- Our language and actions are important. How can young people support a friend or someone who has experienced sexual harassment or assault?
Healing from hurt, pain and trauma:
- In his seminar, Health After Hurt, kidnapped teacher and author Rob Hunter, retells the story of the Wooreen State School kidnapping of 1977 and the after affects. The presentation gives first hand insight into the trauma experienced by the victims, of heroism and bravery, along with the health and healing that is possible from such pain and torment. Students are given practical tools to cope with their own hurts and traumas
This is a compulsory school day for our students and will count towards their VCE attendance. During Period 5 & 6 students will attend their regular classes. Guardians with concerns about the topics being covered above are encouraged to contact their child’s House Leader to discuss.
TERM 2 KEY DATES - 2025
| Tuesday May 6 | Curriculum Day (No Classes) |
| Thursday May 8 | Senior Sport (Football) |
| Monday May 12 | Senior Sport (Tennis, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball Finals, if required) |
| Tuesday May 13 | Year 11 Respect & Resilience Workshops (Periods 1-4, Regular Classes Periods 5-6) |
| Thursday May 15 | Yr11 Geography Fieldwork (Great Ocean Road) |
| Monday May 26 | Senior Sport (Cross Country) |
| Monday June 2 | Yr12 Business Management Excursion (Yakult Factory) |
| Tuesday June 3 | VCE Assembly – for all students who study a Unit ¾ sequence (RE: GAT) |
| Friday June 13 | Semester One Ends (some Yr11 students will change classes from Unit 1 to Unit 2) |
| Tuesday June 17 | General Achievement Test (all students who study a Unit ¾ sequence, including VM students). Year 11 students not sitting the GAT involved in other programs on this day (No regular Year 11 or 12 classes running) |
| Wednesday June 18 | Senior Sport (Girls Football Finals, if required) |
| Thursday June 19 | Senior Sport (Cross Country Finals, if required) |
| Monday June 23 | Semester Two Begins (Units 2 & 4) |
| Tuesday June 24 | Senior Sport (Boys Football Finals, if required) |
| Friday June 27 | Assessment & Reporting Day (No Classes) |
| Friday July 4 | Non-Scored Applications Close (Year 12 only) End of Term 2 |
Please note: VCE students can participate in a maximum of one sport per term (the inter- school athletics, cross country and swimming teams are not counted towards this one sport).