Principal's Report

With two days in a row of plus 35 degree weather, it certainly feels as if summer is here now.  Several students have started to count down till the end of the school year – now less than ten days away.  Despite nearing the end of another year, I’ve been impressed with the energy that I’ve witnessed in classrooms over the past few days.  Exams may have finished, but there is still learning to be done and it’s good to see many students and teachers squeezing every last gram of learning out of the 2018 school year.

At this time of the year, many students will start to suggest at home that school isn’t their highest priority and that perhaps they should be allowed to finish the school year early.  I can assure you that all year 7-10 classes will be running at Warrnambool College through till the end of Friday 14th December and I would hope that all students would be attending classes up until that time.  When the conversation comes up at home and your child is claiming that classes aren’t happening or ‘everyone else is staying home’, please make sure they are coming to school as we expect and want them to be here.

In addition, as per department requirements, we will be offering a learning program that all students can engage in during the last week of the school year (from 17th December).  Traditionally not many students attend this program, but those that do attest to the engagement and learning that they engage with and our staff do put a lot of energy into designing this learning program across all learning areas in the school.  I would encourage you to consider sending your child along to this program after the final assemblies are finished.

Speaking of final assemblies, I hope to see many of you there and together celebrate in all the achievements of Warrnambool College students this year.  If I don’t see you before the end of the school year though, I wish you and your family a joyous and hopeful Christmas season.

Kind Regards,

Dave Clift

Principal