From the Principal

The College would like to thank all of our parents and guardians who encourage their children to develop their literacy and numeracy skills. We also take this opportunity to acknowledge our talented and dedicated teachers, and of course our students who all approached each of the NAPLAN Online assessments with maturity and tried to achieve their personal best. Congratulations to everyone involved on terrific results.

SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER

As the term draws to a close, we reflect on many highlights to celebrate:

Athletics Day – What a great day of competition
Production and Schools on Stage resulted in an outstanding talented showcase of the acting, dancing and singing abilities of our students
VCAL students organising fundraising activities as part of the community service. Successful Trivia night, BBQ and white ribbon run
The Science Expo gave our year 8 students an opportunity to display and talk to their projects
Market Day was a great day for students in year 9 Pathway 2 Success
The RUOK Day breakfast was a huge success with some students being overheard to say “This is like a smorgasbord”, and the positive messages for staff and students brought a smile to everybody’s day.

By the time you receive this newsletter our Debutante Ball, a great celebration for our Year 11 students and their families, will have been completed. I am confident our young men and women were resplendent in their formal attire. I am also looking forward to catching up with everyone at Parent Student Teacher Interviews on 17th September.

The staff are to be congratulated for all the hard work, effort and time that has been put in to ensure that students are engaged, and these events are successful.

Last week the NAPLAN results were published and I am pleased to report that we have achieved excellent growth. Highlights are as follows:

82% of Year 9 students achieved high/medium growth in Writing.
There was a 20 point increase in the School Mean for Yr 9 Writing
The % of students in Top 2 Bands for Yr 9 Writing higher than State Mean
85% of Year 9 students achieved high/medium growth in Spelling.
78% of Year 9 students achieved high/medium growth in Grammar and Punctuation.
An Increase in the % of students achieving High Growth in Year 9 Reading
79% of Year 9 students achieved high/medium growth in Numeracy
NAPLAN Yr 9 Numeracy – % of High Growth students 11% higher than State Mean

Have a wonderful and safe holiday and we look forward to seeing everyone back in Term 4.

CESC Commitment to Child Safety

CESC is committed to the practices and values surrounding child safety. All procedures, measures and practices have been developed in accordance with Ministerial Order No 870 -Child Safe Standards- Managing the risk of child abuse in schools.

Cranbourne East Secondary College is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. This is the primary focus of our care and decision-making. Cranbourne East Secondary College has zero tolerance for child abuse.

Cranbourne East Secondary College is committed to providing a child safe environment where children and young people feel safe, and their voices are heard about decisions that affect their lives. With particular attention being given to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as the safety of children with a disability.

Every person involved in Cranbourne East Secondary College has a responsibility to understand the important and specific role he/she plays individually and collectively to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of all children and young people is at the forefront of all they do and every decision they make.