College News

Term 3 Start Date Reminder

📅 Term 3 will commence on Wednesday 23 July, as Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 July are Staff Professional Development Days (student-free days).

We look forward to welcoming students back on Wednesday 23 July!

🏫 During the holidays, the College Office is open Monday to Friday, 8.30am–4pm, should you need to visit or get in touch.

Wishing all families a safe and restful break — enjoy the school holidays!

Update on Student App Usage and Technology Compliance

As part of our ongoing commitment to student safety, digital wellbeing, and compliance with government regulations, we are reviewing and updating our use of digital applications and online tools across the College.

With technology continuing to evolve rapidly, it is important that we adapt our systems to ensure they align with current privacy standards, cyber safety expectations, and Department of Education or regulatory requirements. This process involves reviewing the apps and platforms students use for learning, communication, and assessment to ensure they remain appropriate, secure, and purposeful.

Some platforms may be phased out or replaced, while others may be introduced to better support teaching and learning in line with updated guidelines. We will continue to prioritise transparency and will communicate any significant changes to families in a timely manner.

We appreciate your continued support in working together to provide a safe, future-focused digital environment for our students.

Curtains Production – Book Now!

It’s showtime! Our 2025 College Production Curtains: School Edition is a hilarious 1950s whodunnit musical packed with toe-tapping tunes, dazzling dances, and a killer cast.

With 70 cast members (including many first-timers), over 15 crew, and talented student directors and choreographers, this is a show not to miss!

🗓 Show times

Thursday 17 July, 7.30pm – Understudy Cast

Friday 18 July, 7.30pm – Main Cast 

Saturday 19 July, 2.00pm – Understudy Cast 

Saturday 19 July, 7.30pm – Main Cast

📍 GNLC Gymnasium

🎟️ CLICK HERE TO BOOK

Note: This comedic murder mystery includes staged deaths, stylised violence, and replica props — all age-appropriate and theatrical.

Let’s fill the seats and support our amazing students!

Compass Education is Coming! 

Navigating information from Good News Lutheran College (GNLC).

From Term 3 in 2025, GNLC Education will commence a consolidation of platforms to provide important information between home and school.

What is Compass Education?

Compass is a comprehensive school management system that will be used by staff, students and parents across the GNLC community.

Why the change?

We will begin using Compass Education to manage student attendance, academic conferences and publish student academic reports. In addition, Compass Education will also replace our current events management system, known as SignMee. This means that excursion and incursion permissions, event consents and other activity approvals will now be completed directly through Compass. More and more features will be added over time to Compass Education, replacing many other platforms currently in use, providing all members of the GNLC community with improved efficiency.

Further information on how to use Compass Education will be coming soon, including instructions on how to download an App for mobile devices and how to login with a username and password to use the system.

Extended Holidays during School Term

Families are reminded that they need to seek written permission from the College Principal to take their children out of school for extended periods of leave during the school term. On taking leave, students need to ensure that they remain up to date with any assessments and show endeavour to complete assessments before taking their leave.