Principal's Report

VCE Results

Once again, PRSC's VCE students have achieved excellent results. 

• A total of 16 students achieved study scores above 40 (top 5% in the state).
• College Dux was Chris McWilliam who achived an ATAR of 95.15.
• Year 11 student Tom Lucas achieved a study score of 49 for his Year 12 Further Mathematics class, placing him in the top 1% in the state for that subject.

A special mention also goes to English students and teachers who were able to achieve our highest ever mean study score for English, (exceeding 30 for the first time). A mean study score over 30 for a subject is seen as a sign of excellence by Victorian schools.  

Over the last five years, PRSC has embedded a practice of excellence, in which students are obtaining excellent senior results across a broad range of subject areas in a manner that exceeds statistical predictions.  Great pride is taken in the fact that these results are obtained in a school that offers a broad range of programs and activities and values much more than just academic performance at VCE.

Our recent review suggested a number of initiatives that seem to have contributed to our improved VCE results in recent years:

- Ability for Y10's to access a large range of VCE classes

- A large focus on pathways in Y9 L4L including visits to career expos and Monash University

- Ongoing Professional Development for teachers focusing on a range of areas including assessment & feedback. 

- Excellent course counselling processes

- Celebration of student success and involvement of past students at the College.

Congratulations to all of our VCAL & VCE students who have successfully graduated from PRSC. We wish you well for your future endeavors. 

New Staff in 2017

We are excited to welcome a number of new staff to PRSC for 2017. 

Mr Rick Price

Mr Price returns to PRSC in 2017 as a Design & Technology teacher. He was last at PRSC in 2009 teaching in the art department. Mr Price brings a wealth of experience to PRSC, including a background as a lecturer at Monash University and Head of Art at Geelong Grammar. 

Mr Rubel Khan

Mr Khan will be replacing Mr Brown in Design & Technology. He arrives with experience as a Design & Technology, Robotics & Maths teacher. Mr Khan also has experience working with for the Ministry of Education in Singapore. 

I am pleased to announce that a number of staff members have been appointed as 'on-going' employees or had their contracts extended. These include:

Mr Simon Andriessen

Ms Holly Cooper 

Mr Jay Cashmore

Ms Kate Daly

Ms Emma Holden

Ms Molly Lean

B Rooms get a refurbishment

The College Council has assigned funds from the Building Trust to refurbish classrooms in the 'B' Block (B2 B4 B5 B7) so that they can be used as Year 8 home rooms. Year 8 students have spent some of their time in step up helping to consult on colour schemes and furniture choices. In addition, the toilets at the end of the B Block will also be renovated using other funding. Works are planned to be completed for the beginning of the 2017 school year. 

Farewell

The end of each sees the retirement and departure of a number of staff members and this year is no different. 

Mrs Maree Vinocuroff

Mrs Vinocuroff decided to retire at the conclusion of term 2 this year, following almost 40 years at PRSC/Seaford-Carrum High (15 years as principal). During this time Maree witnessed and was responsible for PRSC positioning itself as a highly successful secondary school. Maree has already taken on roles with Chelsea Rotary and the Down's Estate which will see her continue to have close links with our school community. We thank Maree for invaluable contributions to PRSC and wish her well for retirement. 

Mr Rob Weeks  

Mr Weeks also retired earlier in the year after 20 years of service at PRSC. During his time at the College, Mr Weeks' taught in the maths department along with other roles such as coordination. In addition, he was also one of the founding teachers in the Year 9 Learning 4 Life Program. Prior to teaching at PRSC, Mr Weeks' was involved in the innovative Teaching Unit on the site of the old Bonbeach High. We wish Mr Weeks all the best for his well earned retirement. 

A number of other teachers have taken the opportunity of the end of 2016 to move to schools closer to home:

Mr Rohan Bevan

Mr Rashad Seedeen

Mrs Sam Boyington

Ms Sally Wade

Mr Trevor Brown

Whilst each of the teachers will be missed from the PRSC community, we wish them well for their future endeavors and thank them for their contributions during their time here at PRSC. 

I hope that everybody in our school community has a safe and enjoyable Christmas break with family and friends. I look forward to working with our school community on a range of exciting projects and initiatives in 2017. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 

Mr Daniel Dew 

College Principal