General Information
Parent Teacher Conversations
Parent Student Teacher Conversations will take place on:
📅 Wednesday 1st April | 3:30pm – 7:00pm
📅 Thursday 2nd April | 10:00am – 1:00pm
On Thursday, there will be no scheduled classes, and students are not required to attend. A VCE English Incursion is being held at the University Campus. Therefore, the bus services will operate as per usual in the morning, and the afternoon country bus service will commence at 12:45pm.
🔗 Bookings are now open via Compass:
https://kurnaicollege-vic.compass.education/
📞 If you experience any issues, please contact your campus office on (03) 5165 0600.
💬𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲
We’re pleased to be hosting Latrobe Community Health Services NDIS Local Area Coordinators (LACs) during our Parent Teacher Conversations at the Morwell and University Campuses.
Churchill campus families are warmly invited to attend either location, with plans to host this service at Churchill later in the year.
🚶 No appointment needed – this is a walk-in service.
NDIS Local Area Coordinators can support with:
• Accessing the NDIS and understanding eligibility
• Implementing plans and connecting with service providers
• Reviewing plans and tracking progress towards goals
We encourage families to take advantage of this valuable support while attending their conversations.
Term 2 Dates
Please be advised of the following student-free days and important dates for Term 2:
Monday 20th April
Staff Professional Learning Day
No scheduled classes for all students.
Term 2 classes will commence on Tuesday 21st of April
Tuesday 28th April
Awareness Day is a key event in our transition program, where Grade 5 and 6 students visit Kurnai College for their first experience of secondary school.
Many of our current students reflect positively on this day, noting it helps ease the transition into high school.
To support this event:
- There will be no classes for Year 7–9 students at Churchill Campus and Morwell Campus on this day.
- Year 10s at the Churchill Campus will attend school as per normal.
- Year 10s at the Morwell Campus will be on their work placement.
If you have concerns regarding supervision for your child, please contact your relevant Team Leader on (03) 5165 0600 to discuss arrangements.
For further information about Awareness Day, please contact your student’s general office.
Monday 8th June
King’s Birthday Public Holiday
College Closed - No scheduled classes for all students.
School Photos
Leading Image School Photos provides a "second chance" ordering process for school photos, often distributed via "second chance bookmarks" after initial photos are delivered.
Students will receive their bookmarks by early term two, which will include your child’s unique access key, which is valid online for 6 months, providing plenty of time to order online.
Please note: When ordering via the second-chance system, your order may incur a postage cost, as it will be posted directly to your nominated address after the initial school-wide distribution.
Sustainable School Shop
Buy and Sell Second-hand Textbooks
As the school year winds down, you might be wondering what to do with old textbooks or how to get ready for next year’s classes.
Looking to buy or sell second-hand textbooks or other school supplies? Check out our easy guide below. It’s free to access — simply register at 👉 https://www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au
School Procedures for the Bushfire Season
Schools on the Bushfire At-Risk Register and Schools at Risk of Grassfire (Category 4)
Fire danger ratings and warnings are used in Victoria to provide clear direction on the safest options for preserving life.
Schools and children’s services listed on the DET Bushfire At-Risk Register (BARR) and those at risk of grassfire (Category 4) will be closed when a Code Red fire danger rating day (Catastrophic) is determined in their Bureau of Meteorology district. Our school has been identified as being one of those at high bushfire or grassfire risk.
Where possible, we will provide parents with up to four days notice of a potential Code Red day closure by Compass or SMS. A Code Red day will be determined by the Emergency Management Commissioner no later than 1.00 pm the day before the potential closure. Once we are advised of the confirmation of the Code Red day (Catastrophic) we will provide you with advice before the end of the school day.
Once confirmed, the decision to close will not change, regardless of improvements in the weather forecast. This is to avoid confusion and help your family plan alternative care arrangements for your child. It is also important to note that:
No staff will be on site on days where the school is closed due to a forecast Code Red day (Catastrophic).
School camps will be cancelled if a Code Red fire danger rating day is determined for the Bureau of Meteorology district in which the camp is located.
All bus routes that travel through the Code Red area will be cancelled.
Depending on which Bureau of Meteorology district is impacted bus route cancellations may affect our school.
On these Code Red days families are encouraged to enact their Bushfire Survival Plan – on such days children should never be left at home alone or in the care of older children.
For those of us living in a bushfire prone area, the Country Fire Authority (CFA) advises that when Code Red days are forecast, the safest option is to leave the night before or early on the morning of the Code Red day .
As part of preparing our school for potential hazards such as fire, we have updated and completed our Emergency Management Plan, re-prioritised any maintenance works that may assist in preparing for the threat of fire and cleared our facility’s grounds and gutters.
What can parents do?
Make sure your family’s bushfire survival plan is up-to-date and includes alternative care arrangements in the event that our school is closed.
- Ensure we have your current contact details, including your mobile phone numbers. Keep in touch with us by reading our newsletters, by checking our website kurnai.co and by talking to your child’s teacher or any other member of the teaching staff about our emergency management plan.
- Most importantly at this time of year, if you’re planning a holiday or short stay in the bush or in a coastal area, you should check warnings in advance of travel and remain vigilant during your stay.
- If your child is old enough, talk to them about bushfires and your family’s bushfire survival plan.
- You can access more information about children’s services closures on the Department of Education and Training website – see http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/pages/closures.aspx
Multiple sources that offer information on emergencies are listed below:
- VicEmergency app – that can be downloaded on your androidand iOS mobile devices
- VicEmergency Hotline(1800 226 226)
- Website https://emergency.vic.gov.au
- Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/vicemergency)
- Twitter (https://twitter.com/vicemergency)
- ABC local radio,Sky News and other emergency broadcasters