Parent Updates
Changes announced to Suspension and Expulsion powers.
Our school is committed to providing a safe, respectful and inclusive environment for all students and staff. You may be aware of recent changes announced to suspension and expulsion powers that will be available to Victorian principals from day one of Term 3, (Monday 21 July 2025).
We know that students’ behaviour outside of school, particularly online, can sometimes impact the safety of students and staff at school.
In exceptional circumstances, principals of Victorian government schools will be able suspend or expel students for behaviour that occurs outside of school grounds and/or hours including online, if it poses a significant danger to the safety and wellbeing of students or staff.
These powers apply only to serious incidents where there is a clear and close connection to the school and the behaviour of a student outside of school unreasonably impacts the safety and wellbeing of students or staff at school, and their ability to learn or work. Please note:
- They do not apply to behaviours unrelated to the school or school community.
- They only apply to behaviour which occurs from Monday 21 July 2025 onwards.
Suspension and expulsion will remain measures of last resort – our primary approach continues to focus on proactive and positive behaviour support, including working with you to teach students the behaviours we expect of them, in school and in life.
Thank you for your continued support as we work in partnership to educate and support our young people.
Celebrate Your Child’s VCE/IB Achievement with a Lifetime Alumni Membership
As your child completes their VCE or IB journey at Suzanne Cory High School, we invite you to celebrate this milestone with a special gift: a Lifetime Alumni Membership. This membership offers graduates ongoing connection with the SCHS community, long after their final school day.
Membership benefits include:
- Access to our first 10-year reunion, free of charge, and subsidised future reunions and events
- Invitations to alumni-run networking events and functions
- Subscription to the alumni newsletter, sharing professional success stories and school news
- Professional networking opportunities to support future careers
- Invitations to special school events and celebrations
- An Alumni Pin to mark their membership and connection
Parents of year 12 students can purchase Lifetime Alumni Membership through their course confirmation on Compass.
Alternatively, a Gift Card for $255 can be purchased via the school office and presented to your child, a wonderful way for family members to contribute to this milestone. To avoid duplication, we ask that only one parent purchase the Gift Card if others wish to contribute.
Celebrate your child’s achievements and help them stay connected to the SCHS community for years to come.
Invitation to participate in the 2025 Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey
WE WANT OUR PARENTS / CAREGIVERS / GUARDIANS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK!
Our school is conducting the annual Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey and is seeking your feedback. The survey, offered by the Department of Education, is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behavior, and student engagement.
Your opinions are important to us and will contribute to identifying areas for improvement and professional development needs in the school, to target school planning and improvement strategies. The department will use the results from the survey for research purposes and to improve outcomes for students.
The survey is optional, but we encourage and appreciate your participation.
The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time within the survey period on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.
The survey is available in English and 10 other languages: Arabic, Greek, Hakha Chin, Hindi, Japanese, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Turkish, and Vietnamese. If you require assistance in another language, resources may be available for you. Please reach out to Ms Leheny if you require assistance in another language.
The Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey will be open from Monday 18 August to Friday 19 September 2025.
To complete the survey, simply:
1. Click on the link below, or copy and paste the text into your browser. This link will take you directly to the survey.
2. Select the School and Campus name below.
School Name: Suzanne Cory High School
Campus Name: Suzanne Cory High School
3. Enter the School PIN below.
716259
4. When complete, please click on the ‘Submit’ button at the end of the survey to submit your answers.Please note that the survey will time out after 60 minutes of inactivity.
PLEASE NOTE: Only one parent / caregiver / guardian from your household is invited to complete the survey on behalf of the student’s family. Please reach out to your child’s teacher, or the school if your child’s family lives in two separate households, so both households can have the opportunity to provide their feedback.
To protect your responses, please DO NOT share the survey link and PIN with others, or on a public website, forum or similar.
Please be assured that your responses are completely confidential
The survey is conducted anonymously, and it is important to our school that you complete the survey as honestly as possible.
ORIMA Research, a private research company, is conducting this survey on behalf of the Department of Education. ORIMA Research Pty Ltd has not been and will not be provided with the contact details, names or any other personal identifying information about the parents / caregivers / guardians invited to complete the survey.
The department, the survey supplier (ORIMA Research) and the school can never personally identify you, or see your responses linked with the PIN.
The department and ORIMA protect your responses in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic), the Health Records Act 2001 (Vic) and the Public Records Act 1973 (Vic). ORIMA Research also adheres to the Privacy (Market and Social Research) Code 2021, as well as relevant State and Territory legislation. For more information, please visit ORIMA’s Privacy Policy here: http://www.orima.com.au/home/privacy-policy and the department’s Schools' Privacy Policy here: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Pages/schoolsprivacypolicy.aspx.
Questions?
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any general queries about the survey. For specific technical or participation-related queries, you may also contact the department or the supplier administering the survey, ORIMA Research.
· Should you have any technical queries regarding the survey, or questions regarding the privacy and confidentiality of your survey responses, please do not hesitate to contact ORIMA Research on 1800 654 585 (toll-free during business hours), or by email: pos@orima.com
· Should you have any participation or survey-related queries, please contact the school, or the department by email: school.surveys@education.vic.gov.au
Thank you for taking the time to participate. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.