College News

Victoria’s senior secondary education is changing

From 2023, the new VCE Vocational Major will replace Intermediate and Senior VCAL. This means the VCE will recognise different students equally. Students will have more education choices, a higher-quality curriculum and better workplace experiences – preparing them for further study, training at TAFE or work.

From 2023, more students will study the VCE. That is because the VCE will include the Vocational Major, a 2-year program that sits within the VCE. There will also be the Victorian Pathways Certificate for those who need flexibility in their learning.

A new information and awareness campaign, Many Talents, One VCE will roll out explaining the changes.

The changes are a result of the Review into Vocational and Applied Learning Pathways in Senior Secondary Schooling (the Firth review). The review found we needed to improve vocational learning in schools.

Brentwood currently offers VCAL which will switch to the VCE Vocational Major from 2023.

Teachers and careers counsellors are available to answer questions and to support students as they make decisions about their final years at school.

Now students will have greater access to high-quality, relevant vocational education and applied learning opportunities.

For more information, go to Many Talents One VCE | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au)

Important Reminders: 

School Drop Off and Car Park 

Please note that the school car park is for staff only. There have been a number of parents driving into the school car park to drop their children off and reversing back onto Heath Street. This causes traffic to bank up on Heath Street and increases the risk of an accident or a pedestrian being hit by a car. Where possible, please drop your child off a short walk from the school to help minimise the traffic around the school.  

Out of respect to our neighbours, please refrain from parking across driveways and do not use the Glen Waverley South Primary School carpark as a drop off point for students. This simply creates similar issues for our neighbouring school.  

Your cooperation is much appreciated.  

School Yard Supervision Before School

A reminder that the schoolyard is actively supervised by staff from 8.30am in the morning. Any students who arrive before this time will not be under active yard duty supervision. 

Parking around the College

Parking inspectors from the local Council were out patrolling earlier this week and issuing fines to vehicles that were parked in drop off or no standing zones, as well as fines for parking across driveways.

Please ensure that if you are parking around the school that you adhere to all street and parking signs as well as all road rules.

Attendance Reminders

It is a requirement of the Department of Education and Brentwood Secondary College that all student absences are acknowledged by a parent/guardian. This means that the school must be notified of the reason for the absence in writing or by logging onto the Compass Portal. This procedure helps both parents and the school to provide for the safety of students.

Information regarding attendance is available through your Compass parent portal. You are reminded that you can communicate with the House Leaders and/or Attendance Officer by phone or email regarding absences. The school should be contacted if it is expected that your child will be away for more than two days.

See Compass Guide on your Compass parent portal (2 head icon) for entering an attendance note. 

Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF) 2022 

CSEF will be provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to help cover the costs of school camps, sports and excursions. Families holding a valid means-tested concession card for e.g. Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card and Temporary Foster Parents are eligible to apply. 

A Special Consideration category exists for:

• Families on a Bridging Visa, Temporary Protection Visa, are in community detention or are asylum seeker or refugee families
• Students in out of home care
• Students in statutory kinship care 

Please also note the parent/carer of a student who is 16 years or older and who holds a valid concession card (such as a Youth Allowance Health Care Card or Disability Support Pension Card) are eligible to apply. 

The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, sports and excursions for the benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per student is $225 for secondary school students. 

CSEF Application Forms 2022 are attached on Compass and can be downloaded via Compass under the Community Icon (2 Person icon) under School Documentation or can also be obtained from the school.

Please scan the completed Application Form and a copy of your Centrelink Card and Email to brentwood.sc@education.vic.gov.au

CSEF Applications for 2022 are Now Open and will Close for processing End of Term Two 

The 24 June 2022.

For more information about CSEF and information in other languages CSEF Information Click Here

Please Note late applications can not be accepted.

Completed Applications Forms should be emailed to brentwood.sc@education.vic.gov.au       

Please note late applications cannot be accepted.

Public Transport - Prepaid Buses

To support safer bus journeys and the rollout of all door boarding , cash transactions were permanently removed from myki-enabled buses from 13 July 2020. Parents and students can ensure they continue to travel with a valid ticket by using the following:

• Online at ptv.vic.gov.au/myki
• New PTV app
• Auto top up
• Myki Retailers
• Quick top up  machines
• Myki machines
• Ticket offices including train stations and PTV Hubs

Prepaid boarding will help reduce travel time for passengers as well as increase the reliability of services and Public Transport Victoria is continuing to make improvements to help passengers' transition to this new model. More information is available at ptv.vic.gov.au/tickets/myki/buy-a-myki-and-top-up/ 

College Canteen

Please Note late applications can not be accepted.

Discounted School Uniforms

Brentwood has minimal stock of the following items to be cleared out at heavily reduced prices.  Please note these items are ONLY available at the reduced price through the school, NOT at PSW.  If you are interested in purchasing some items please contact Kellie Rosenfeld Kellie.Rosenfeld@education.vic.gov.au

OLD STOCK CLEARANCE

CURRENT STOCK

Excursion Payment and Consent

It is a legal requirement that consent is given for students to attend and or participate in events such as excursions and sport. Payment and consent on the day or the day prior to an event is not sustainable for the college. Teachers and coaches need to know who is attending events with sufficient notice for buses, providers and fielding sporting teams.

Consent and payment for events is due two school days before the event at midnight – for example if an event is on a Friday, consent and payment will be due by midnight on Wednesday. If the event is on a Monday the consent and payment will be due by midnight on the Thursday prior.

Parents and students will no longer be able to consent and pay for events on the day before an event or on the day of an event. If consent and payment are not received by midnight two school days before an event the student will not be able to attend.

Payment and consent can be completed on Compass, if you do not have a Compass log in please contact the office on 8545-0300.

For families who would like to use Camps Sports and Excursion Fund (CSEF) for payment of an event, please print out students excursion form via compass, complete the written consent and have students hand forms in to the general office with an instruction to use CSEF for the payment using the same timeline as above, two school days prior to an excursion or sporting event. Students can print their excursion forms in the library.

The college appreciates your cooperation and if you have any questions, please contact the general office on 8545-0300.