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A mild Autumn begins as Term 1 comes to an end Banner Photo

A mild Autumn begins as Term 1 comes to an end International Women’s Day, Celebrating 95th Anniversary – save the date, The big events are:, School Council 2025, Individual Student Achievements, Have a safe school break!

Key upcoming dates

Respectful Relationships Respectful Relationships

Road/traffic safety Student safety at drop off and pick up, Commuting to school: e-scooters and bikes- reminders and etiquette

Improving student writing skills in 2025 Banner Photo

Improving student writing skills in 2025 Professional Learning, Key Strategies for 2025, Supporting Students with Targeted Feedback, Excitement and Collaboration Ahead

Numeracy improvement at BHHS

Meet our new Business Manager!

Student leadership in 2025 Message from our 2025 School Captains, Year 12 Prefect Team Highlights, Student Representative Council (SRC), Year 11 Leaders, Year 10 Middle School Captains , Class Captains

Junior School - end of term wrap-up Banner Photo

Junior School - end of term wrap-up UR Strong Workshop , Year 7 Family Picnic , Homework & Study Support , Year 8 Leadership & Wellbeing , Locker Reshuffle , Uniform Expectations for Term 2

Year 7 Melbourne Museum visit

Middle School in Term 1 Tomorrow Man & Tomorrow Woman Workshops, Skill Booster Sessions, Year 10 Momentum Program & Duke of Edinburgh excursions, Home Group themes , Year 9 Camp, Year 9 PE incursions, Uniform Reminder

Year 10 student successes Middle School Leaders, Focused Attention, Big Student Successes

Geography news Year 11 Yarraville Fieldwork , Year 8 Brighton Beach Fieldwork

Careers update Year 9 My Career Insights, Morrisby Program , Year 10 Momentum Program , Work Experience, What’s coming up….

Celebrating languages at BHHS Banner Photo

Celebrating languages at BHHS Harmony Day & Diversity Week , Spotlight: Year 7 Chinese , German Exchange Visit , PASCH Scholarship Winner! , BJR Exchange Reflection

An international student experience

Enrichment & Extension Activities

Library news Reading Adventure, Library Loyalty Cards, Student leaders - thank you!, Clubs

Pi Day! A Day of Pi-themed Fun!, Pi Day Winners!

Wellbeing update International Women’s Day , Staffing Update , Student Programs and Opportunities , Handy Parent Resources 

Year 12 VM students cultivate a thriving garden

Term 1 sports Intermediate Baseball, Senior Boys Cricket, Boys Intermediate Cricket Team , Girls Intermediate Cricket team, Intermediate Tennis , Senior Netball, Senior Volleyball Report, Senior Baseball

A BHHS student's sustainability campaign

BHHS Alumni - join us!

News from School Council

Join us on social media

Community page Calling parents & carers - school crossing supervisor, Free mouthguard for your child, From: Whitehorse Friends for Reconciliation

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Celebrating languages at BHHS

by Ms Dorothea Bruns, Languages Domain Leader

A huge well done to all our students studying German and Chinese at Box Hill High School this year! From our enthusiastic Year 7 learners to our dedicated VCE students, everyone has made a fantastic start. Our Year 11 and 12 students in Chinese as a Second Language, Chinese as a Second Language Advanced, Chinese First Language, and German have already completed their first SACs and Outcomes, showing great commitment and progress. A big thank you to our Languages teachers for their ongoing support!

Harmony Day & Diversity Week

This year’s Diversity Week and Harmony Day were a vibrant celebration of the many cultures that make up our school community. Students enjoyed cultural performances, language activities, and fun challenges like Mahjong, German tongue twisters, calligraphy, and Pictionary. The week was a wonderful reminder of how language and culture bring us together!

Spotlight: Year 7 Chinese

Year 7C explored the evolution of Chinese pictographs, uncovering how ancient symbols transformed into modern characters. They then brought their learning to life by creating original stories using pictographs. Their creativity and enthusiasm were truly inspiring—thank you, Ms Xu, for leading this exciting project!

Click the link below to see some wonderful pictograph examples from 7C students:

7C pictograph.pdf

German Exchange Visit

We’re thrilled to welcome four students from our sister school, Marienschule Lippstadt! Kaya B (10D) shares: “I’m so excited for Annelie (my German friend) to experience Australia with my family! Thank you to the school for making this happen.” A huge thanks to Mr Smith for organising these exchanges!

PASCH Scholarship Winner!

Congratulations to Fatima A (10C) on receiving a fully funded PASCH scholarship from the Goethe-Institut! She’ll attend a three-week course in Germany this June.

Fatima says: “I’m so honoured to represent Australia and excited for this incredible experience!”

BJR Exchange Reflection

As Max’s exchange at BHHS comes to an end, he reflects: “I loved my time here! The students and teachers were so welcoming. I especially enjoyed Systems Engineering—it was great to apply knowledge in real life.” A big thanks to his host, Philip S (10D), and family!