College matters

Semester 2 Exams

Exams will be held for Year 9, 10 and 11 from Wednesday 13 November to Tuesday 19 November. Students will be able to access their exam timetable on Compass. Students should be actively revising content from the semester over the next few weeks and can discuss revision techniques with their teachers.

Wednesday 20 November is a Pupil Free Day and the following two days will be a combination of exam feedback and normal classes.

The 2020 Headstart program begins the following Monday.

2020 Headstart

Week 1: 25-29 November (2020 Years 8 to 12)

Week 2: 2-6 December (2020 Years 8 to 12)

Week 3: 9-13 December (2020 Years 8 & 9)

Booklists

The booklists will be available from Friday 15 November.

Please take care in reading all the information about books and electronic resource purchase as there is more than one platform for resource purchase. Second-hand books will be available through an MGSC Facebook page – this was run for the first time last year and was very successful – more information about this page will be available on the 15 November via Compass.

We encourage students where possible to arrange for the swapping of books to be on site at school, or to attend a premises with a parent/guardian.

Road closures

The LXRP have advised Charman Road, Cheltenham will be closed between Blagdon Street and Station Road from 2pm Friday 15 November to Friday 6 December 2019. Traffic diversions and bus routes changes will be in place.

The closure of Park Road, Cheltenham rail crossing a few weeks ago impacted traffic over a large area with congestion along alternative routes. Our entire school community is encouraged to be informed about road closures in the local area.

See the LXRP or PTV websites to see how this will impact your journey to MGSC or use this link to the LXRP notification: Charman Road Temporary Closure

Useful websites to stay informed about possible traffic disruptions:

New uniform fittings

Bob Stewart Mentone has arranged special appointment days, in addition to their usual open hours, for fitting new uniforms for 2020. Fittings can be done in usual shop times but delays can be expected. Contact Bob Stewart Mentone on 9036 7367 to book an appointment time.

Appointment days are:

Saturday 30 November 10am – 3pm

Monday 2 December 4pm – 7pm

Thursday 5 December 4pm – 7pm

Monday 9 December 4pm – 7pm

Tuesday 10 December 4pm – 7pm

Friday 10 January 8.30am – 3pm

Second-hand uniforms needed

All families, and especially current Year 12 students, are invited to make their excess to need uniforms available for the next generation of MGSC students through the second-hand uniform shop. They can be donated or sold on consignment. Uniform items passed over the the shop need to be clean and in good condition. They can be dropped off at the office. Please label them with name and contact details. Payment is by EFT. Bring the items in by the end of November and they will be available for Year 7 Orientation on Tuesday 10 December.

Carol Duggan & Deb Jarvis

Assistant Principals