Deputy Principal - Academic

“Quality connections between home and school can dismantle traditional hierarchies between caregivers and teachers by honouring the equally valuable assets that families, students, and educators each bring to the learning enterprise.”

Jaleel Howard, Cicely Bingener, & Tyrone Howard, Essential Strategies for Inclusive Teaching

Student Attendance including Students Arriving Late or Leaving Early

Student Absence

Please advise the College of a student absence before 9.30am. To register a student absence, please do one of the following:

• SMS:  0448 825 424 (message only do not call)
• Email:  frontdesk@goodnews.vic.edu.au
• Phone:  03 8742 9000

We will be opening the online Schoolbox “Report Student Absence” shortcut soon.

Students Arriving Late

Prep to Year 5 students are required to sign in through the Front Office if they are arriving to school late.

Year 6-12 students, arriving late are required to sign in via their PC teacher. If a student arrives after 9:10am then they MUST sign in through the Front Office. 

Students Leaving Early for Appointments

If a student needs to leave early for an appointment, then you must email their Classroom teacher (Junior Years) or PC teacher (Middle and Senior Years) and cc frontdesk@goodnews.vic.edu.au.

Unless there is an emergency, parents are not permitted to simply turn up at the College to pick their child up early.

International Women’s Day

Wednesday 8 March was International Women’s Day, Embrace Equity.  This was an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women, raise awareness of the challenges they face, and promote gender equity in all areas of life.  Embracing equity means recognising that women have historically been marginalised and excluded from many aspects of society and working to create a more just and equitable world where everyone has equal opportunities and rights.  By embracing equity every day, we can create a more inclusive and just world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

I would like to thank Mrs Wegener our Head of Senior Years for organising breakfast with the Year 12 female student leaders.  This was a great opportunity to celebrate International Women's Day.