Assistant Principal's Report

Term three has been a time of celebration with our students getting involved in a wide range of extra curricula activities. We have celebrated Pathways Expo, Wear It Purple day, Legally Blonde the musical and there have also been VCE Instrumental Concerts. Students have demonstrated a wealth of expertise and talent in many areas, well done to all involved.

With the Year 12 internal and VCAA examination’s just around the corner, it is important that students be prepared to study and revise their class work to assist in achieving their best results.

Year 12 VCE student’s will sit their end of year internal examinations from Monday 2nd October – Friday 6th October. This will assist in preparing our students for the external VCAA examinations which will commence on 24th October – 15th November, no formal classes will operate for these student’s during this time. Please refer to the school letter and Compass communication for further details. Good luck to all students with your upcoming exams.

IT’S NOT OKAY TO BE AWAY

It’s not okay for students to be away or late to school and it’s important that students are only absent if they are genuinely ill. Below are some easy to follow tips to improve attendance at school.

✔ Commit to sending your child to school every day.

✔ Make sure children arrive at school and class on time (you can check this on Compass).

✔ Inform the school when they are away, sending medical certificates and other evidence of genuine absence.

✔ Students must catch up on missed class work.

Please remind your child about the Mobile phone policy in place in all schools.

Students must not use a mobile phone at Wyndham Central College during school hours (8:50am – 3:04pm), including Break 1 and 2, unless an exemption has been granted by the Principal.

The aim of this policy is to provide a safe environment to learn without inappropriate mobile phone use (including cyberbullying) or distractions, along with greater opportunities for social interaction and physical activity during break times.

Parent/teacher interviews will be held on Thursday 14th September, from 11am – 7pm.

These interviews are an important part of gaining feedback on how your child is going before the end of the semester. Please make the most of this opportunity and book an appointment to speak to your child’s classroom teacher via Compass.

Please contact your son/daughters Tutor Teacher if we can be of assistance with anything.

Bryan Woollard - Assistant Principal Years 10 - 12

Year Level Leader's Report - Year 10

Our Year 10 team’s focus this last half of the term has been on giving students opportunities to connect what they learn to life. In addition to work that teachers are doing in classrooms, our tutor program also included a small business project where students worked together to plan and run a small business during break time.

There was a huge array of businesses offering small items to eat or drink – including bubble tea, ice cream spiders, spicy noodles and chicken, as well as baked goods. Congratulations to our winner of the most profitable business Eh Moe Ta Dah, and to our winners for best overall business Sayku, Anna, Dah Ler and Bridgette.

A big thank you to our Year 10 tutor teachers for going above and beyond to help their students prepare for the day, as well as the food technology team for their generous assistance and guidance for the students. The Year 10's raised over $200 for charity- a fantastic initiative to help our community.

As we begin our final term in Year 10 I want to remind parents and carers to ensure their children are coming to school in full school uniform, have what they need for class, and are prepared to learn. In addition to this, under our promotions policy students going from Year 10 to Year 11 need to attend all classes. Please notify the school as soon as possible if your student is away and reinforce to your child that they need to attend all classes while at school. Our tutor teachers are your first point of contact if you need any assistance and please do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any questions.

John Lister – Year 10 Year Level Leader

john.lister@education.vic.gov.au

Year Level Leader's Report - Year 11

Year 11 students participated in the Fit 2 Drive incursion earlier in term 3. The Fit 2 Drive program offered our Year 11 students a unique opportunity to examine complexities of decision making and risk assessment as a young road user. A team of external professionals took students through workshops surrounding phone usage and fatigue, alcohol and other drugs, and the impairment these can have on a person’s ability to drive a car. Students were taken through case studies, data analysis and small group activities, assessing what practical tools and strategies are needed to effectively keep themselves and their peers safe on the roads. The expertise of local Victoria Police and Fire Rescue Victoria officers were utilised as students were taken through the non-negotiable facts surrounding road laws and a relevant real-life case study.

The Year 11 cohort and school community celebrated in the annual Wear it Purple Day on the 25th of August. Wear It Purple strives to foster supportive, safe, empowering, and inclusive environments for LGBTQIA+ young people.

Wear It Purple achieves this by raising awareness, providing opportunity, creating supportive and safe environments where people are proud of who they are and collaborating with organisations as a form of advocacy. Utilising the 3 key pillars of connection, inclusion and advocacy, the school community and Year 11 cohort were supportive and inclusive, this included a tutor lesson to raise awareness and understanding of the reasoning behind this day to prevent further harassment, bullying or exclusion of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Term 3 reports will be distributed to both parents and students in the coming weeks. This is a great opportunity for families to have a conversation surrounding the progression of their child through their unit 2 studies, as they attempt to progress through to Year 12 in 2024. To support this process, parent/teacher/student interviews are available to parents to enable the connection between student, home, and school. This connection supports and enhances the student’s ability to navigate through the challenges of school with a supportive network of individuals both at home and at school. The Year 11 team encourage you to book in with your child’s tutor and classroom teachers to discuss any academic and/or school issues to further support your child as we move into term 4.

Key dates for the remainder of term:

Term 3 reports distribution – Wednesday 13th of September
Parent, teacher and student interviews – Thursday 14th of September
R U OK Day – Thursday 14th of September
End of term 3 – Friday 15th of September
Commence of term 4 – Monday 2nd of October

Ashlin Brown – Year 11 Year Level Leader

ashlin.brown@education.vic.gov.au

Year Level Leader's Report - Year 12

The end of our Year 12’s secondary school journey is fast approaching, and all students have been working hard to get across the last of their course content before breaking for exams.

Wyndham Central College Exams

The school will be running internal exams for Year 12’s ahead of the external VCAA exams at the end of the year. These will be facilitated by outside supervisors in full exam conditions to familiarise our students with the exam environment they can expect at the end of year. These will be running from the 2nd of October to the 6th of October in our college gymnasium. The final timetable has been distributed to students and emailed to parents. Please ensure you are aware that some exams finish later than 3pm, so arrangements with employers and travel should be made in advance as the exams will need to take priority.

VTAC Preferences

Our Transition and Pathways Leader Pina Siragusano has been working closely with our Year 12's to prepare them for their applications to tertiary pathways like TAFE and university. All Year 12's need to register with VTAC upon opening on the 31st of July. Students must register by the 28th of September with a registration fee of $55.00. Students who submit later than closing date will have to pay additional late fees. Ms Siragusano will support all students with this process and if you have queries on this please contact her through the college contact.

SEAS Application

Students had Deakin ambassadors come and present to them around being eligible to apply for SEAS. Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) is an application processes that recognises students that have had their studies impacted for various reasons. As your child attends Wyndham Central College, they are eligible to apply given the location of our school. More information can be obtained via the website https://vtac.edu.au/access/seas.html The application is due in on the 14th of September, this allows someone from VTAC to check over the application and provide any feedback, in which the final cut off date is 6th of October.

End of Year Celebrations

In week 3 of next term, we will be celebrating the end of our Year 12s time at Wyndham Central College. On the 17th of October students will be travelling to Funfields for a day of activities, year 12 assembly to be held on their last day of school on19th of October and on the 20th of October our Valedictory Dinner will be held to recognise their achievements at the college, to be held at Grandstar Receptions in Altona. Tickets for the Valedictory Dinner are still available, so we ask that families make sure you book tickets soon and return the note as soon as possible to the school. As the students conclude Term 3 and head into their holidays, please make sure you support your child in ensuring they get their work completed to obtain a S for every subject. I hope that your child has a restful break and is ready for their final couple of weeks left of their educational journey at Wyndham Central College.

Tayla Clayton – Year 12 Leader tayla.clayton@education.vic.gov.au

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