Assistant Principals' Report

Mr Alan Devine

Mrs Jenny Buckle

Ms Andrèe Poulter

Mrs Ruby Dhir - Acting Assistant Principal

Diversity Week

Promoting and Celebrating Cultural Diversity Week at Melton Secondary College

Each yearly calendar, Melton Secondary College host and celebrate cultural diversity week, to celebrate the diverse cultural and minority groups at school and in the wider community.  Diversity Week this year was held from 7th – 11th of August.   Our week began with an assembly to highlight the key message that we All belong, a message promoted by Melton City Council.

http://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/People/Cultural-Diversity/I-Belong

Sophie Ramsey highlighted that the City of Melton is inclusive of everyone and committed to creating a sense of belonging to all residents, where different cultural groups thrive by sharing and respecting each other’s differences. She also thanked Melton Secondary College for their strong support of diversity. Councilor Ken Hardy also supported the assembly.

Our Victorian Assistant Commissioner of Police, Andrew Crisp, Victoria Multicultural Commissioner Dr. Mimmie Claudine Ngum Chi Watts, Dr. Berhan Ahmed 2009 Victorian Australian of the Year also reiterated the weeks key themes of understanding, respecting, recognizing and embracing the uniqueness of different cultural communities. According to the Victorian Multicultural Commission Official website report, it reveals that Victoria is one of the most, cultural diverse societies in the world, among the fastest-growing and most diverse states in Australia.

In the above photo, on the left VMC Commissioner Dr. Mimmie waits for formal introduction to the stage by Melton Secondary College Student Leadership and School Captains. 

Mr Keith Randall – Chairperson of Western Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group reiterated our assembly support of acknowledgement to country.

VICSEG (Victorian Cooperative on Children’s Services for Ethnic Groups)​

As mentioned earlier Melton Secondary College organised a Diversity Week. Abraham Jongoor represented VICSEG at the School Assembly.  During the Diversity Week, Melton Secondary College VICSEG students organised a student project with consultation through school leadership team and VICSEG Program Coordinators to help raise some needed funds for refugees in affected areas around the globe, especially Syria.   VICSEG is a Not –For- Profit organisation which runs programs within different high schools and municipalities in the region to assist with student engagement and to support young people to achieve at school and reach their potential, especially those from formally refugee backgrounds and families.   VICSEG programs thrive at working with young people, parents, teachers, more importantly supported by the school leadership team with students’ projects.  During the last day of MSC Diversity Week of the 11th of August, a number of VICSEG students initiated their project of gold coin donations to support refugee families by donating donated money/funds to one of the United Nation’s humanitarian organisations.   Thanks to number of students and teachers who donated their gold coins which has come to the totally of $153.00.   

Many thanks to those who were involved the Diversity week celebration, including VICSEG.

Mr Robert Adeur Multicultural Education Aide.

Visiting the College

When visiting the college during school hours it is important that you go directly to the Main Office. Due to safety and legislative requirements no visitor is allowed to enter anywhere elsewhere on the school grounds without signing in and being accompanied with an appropriate member of staff.

Many thanks for your support and co-operation on this matter.

Crime Prevention 

It has been brought to the attention of local Police that there has been a significant influx in reports of students committing theft (shop steal) and demonstrating anti-social behaviour in and around local shopping centres. 

Store Managers and Centre Management are working with local Police to identify these students and charge them accordingly.  School Principals have met with Police and we will continue to work together to ensure that their students are not participating in these unlawful acts.

A conviction for a criminal offence, such as theft, can affect an individual’s prospects for employment, acceptance into university, obtaining a passport or even entering certain countries.  

It is requested that parents and students be advised that a zero tolerance approach will be adopted by Police to these acts.