Principal's  Report

Night of Excellence

Welcome students, families, staff and special guests, Colin Brooks, State Member for Bundoora I would also like to welcome our School Council President, Margaret McNicol.

On Wednesday we celebrated the outstanding achievements of our students for 2022.

Students were acknowledged for:

• high levels of academic achievement, 
• high levels of endeavour, effort and commitment to learning
• outstanding achievement in learning domains
• exemplary demonstration of the College values as judged by their peers and teachers
• outstanding achievement in Sport and the ADP 
• outstanding community service and contribution to the life of the College.

I would like to congratulate the students on their fantastic achievements and their families for the support you have given them and the College.

I would like to thank all of the staff for their work with our students and for our school this year. 

It was a wonderful night with our guests including Colin Brooks, MP for Bundoora and Margaret McNicol, School Council President.  The Greensborough Rotary Club President, Joe Cassar, and David Ling also presented the George Upton Awards.

This year we celebrated staff service as well and this too was a highlight of the evening.

Congratulations to all award and service recipients.

VCE Results

Our students achieved outstanding VCE results this year. I would like to acknowledge the staff who have impacted these results this year and over the past five years for these students. Everyone in our school has contributed to the improved outcomes for our VCE and VCAL students. The Class of 2023 is to be congratulated, with many students receiving unconditional early offers to tertiary courses.  I would also like to acknowledge our Pathways Practitioner, Jane Alexander, whose knowledge and expertise in the area of course counselling and selection coupled with her care and compassion for our students continues to result in excellent destination outcomes.

The school results have improved across the board.  We have achieved increases in our All School Median Study Score and our Median ATAR. The Infographic summarises the key highlights of our VCE results this year.  Well done to students, staff and families!

Staff News

On Tuesday, we will say goodbye to a number of staff members.  We thank them for their commitment and contribution to our school community and for their teaching and support of the students during their time at the College. We wish all of these staff members the very best in their future endeavours.

Sharyn Campbell. 

Sharyn has been a member of staff for 28 years.  Sharyn taught Humanities, Business Management amongst many other subjects over her time at Greensborough College and in Education for nearly 40 years.  She held many leadership roles at the College including Year Level Leader, Domain Leader and Assistant Principal. Sharyn has taken the next steps towards retirement and we wish her all the best relaxing at Phillip Island and renovating her house.

Angela Lawson

Angela has been a member of staff for 18 years, working as part of the Administration and as the Executive Assistant to the Principals.  She has been singularly responsible for the College’s social media presence having coordinated our website, Facebook and Instagram accounts. Angela has been successful in gaining a promotion position to Epping Views Primary School and we wish her all the best on the next leg of her professional journey.

Jean-Michel Seago

Jean-michel has been a staff member for 3 years teaching Maths and Science to our students. Jean-michel is transferring to a school closer to his home. We wish him all the best.

Lisa Dunne

Lisa has been a staff member for 3 years. She has held the leadership position of Learning Specialist for Curriculum Innovation. She has also been a lead teacher in VCE teaching English and Business Management as well as an integral member of our literacy team. Lisa has been seconded for 2023 to work for the Department of Education and Training in policy development. We know she will do really well and we wish her all the best. We will look forward to her return to us in 2024.

Bronwyn Ventura

Bronwyn has been working on a part-time basis at Greensborough College as an Instrumental Music teacher for 25 years. She has taught woodwind and brass to many of our students over the years, conducted ensembles and band groups and taught music classes over the years.  Bronwyn is continuing in education at another school from next year. We wish her all the best.

Happy Holidays

2022 has been an exciting year for the College. As the Principal, this year, it has been a privilege to be a part of our great school community and I look forward to working with the school community over the next five years to continue the growth and improvement and to cement our school as the School of Choice.

In closing, I would like to acknowledge the work of the entire school community this year and I wish all students, parents, families and staff a safe and happy Christmas and holiday season.

Pauline Barker

Principal