Principals Report

As we come to the end of another fantastic year at our school, it’s a great chance to stop for a moment, look back, and celebrate everything we’ve shared. This year has been full of growth, resilience, and plenty of achievements, and it really reflects the strong, supportive community we have here.

This year, our students have truly shone, demonstrating curiosity, creativity, and determination in their learning. From impressive academic progress to enthusiastic performances on stage and spirited participation in sports, the accomplishments of our students have been inspiring. Each achievement, big or small, represents hard work and a willingness to grow.

We thank all our staff for going above and beyond, stepping up and supporting each other, our leadership team and the principal team. We acknowledge the extra hours they commit each week spent focused on our school. Many of which are hours well outside the normal school day at home of an evening and over weekends. Our State system relies on the good will of our staff to do this, and it is one of the elements as to why our system is continuing to move from strength to strength and why our school’s data is so strong and growing even stronger.

2026 School Captains 

Following a thorough selection process, our 2026 School Captains were formally announced and presented to the school community at our last assembly. We are pleased to congratulate Dante, Matilda, Benji and Luella as School Captains. We are confident they will take on board the guidance shared by our outgoing leaders and step into their roles with responsibility and integrity. We look forward to working closely with this leadership team in the year ahead. 

Year 6 Graduation

This week, we hosted our Year 6 Graduation Ceremony. The event was held at the Sovereign in Northcote and overall, it was a wonderful evening where we had the opportunity to congratulate all our Year 6 students and acknowledge all their achievements over the past 7 years at our school. 

We are so proud of what our Class of 2025 has achieved at our school in terms of their learning but even more importantly the people they are growing into. They will all hold a special place in our hearts and minds and have truly represented what it means to be a Wales Street student.

The Year 6 student self-reflections in the Semester Two Reports provide an impressive insight into all our graduates and highlights why we are so proud of them. 

Graduating Class of 2025 – we are proud of what you have done, where you have got to so far and most importantly who you have become. 

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the parents of our graduating students for placing the trust and confidence in our school to teach and guide your most precious children. 

During the ceremony, we also recognised all those families who with the departure of their Year 6 child this year, will be leaving our school community. This year represents a very large group, and I thank all these families for their contribution to our school over these years.

Thank You Everyone

As a Principal team we wish to pay special tribute and thanks to our parents and carers. Your dedication, involvement and support this year has been great. We certainly appreciate the partnership we have with you, and you make our school such a wonderful and positive place to work each day.

Thank you and well done to all our students. Hearing the laughter, seeing the smiles, participating in all the learning and extra-curricular activities we have on offer is simply the best. We are so proud of you.

We have a very exciting 2026 planned and we can’t wait to get into it all…but yes first a holiday!  

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! See you back in 2026.