From the Assistant Principals

Welcome back to all our students. A particular welcome to our new students and Year 7 students. We are very pleased with the performance of our students in the first few weeks. They are making learning their focus, presenting themselves well in their uniform and treating each other with kindness and respect.

Please find below important dates to note for this semester. If you do not have access to Xuno or have lost your password please contact the General Office.

Reporting timeline – Semester 1, 2019

Years 7-11 Progress reports - 3 times per semester

Year 12 Progress reports - 2 in term 1, 3 in term 2, 3 in term 3

Assessment Task Criteria 7-10

Year 11 and 12 – Assessment Tasks are graded as a percentage.

Parent Teacher Interviews Term 1

Surnames A - K: Week 8, Tuesday 26th March 2.15pm – 6.30pm

Surnames: L – Z: Week 10, Tuesday 2nd April 2.30pm – 7.15pm

Bookings will open on Xuno a week prior to the interview day. All students will be dismissed at 2:01pm on the Parent Teacher Interview days.

Last day of term

On Friday 5th April students participate in the cross country run.  The school day concludes at 1.30pm.

Nick Hamer-Smith

Assistant Principal

SEAL Program Year 7 Entrance TEST 2019

Registrations for the 2020 Year 7 SEAL Program Entrance Test will open very soon.  Testing for students will occur on Friday 17th May 2019 from 1pm to 4pm. Note this is a change from the previously advertised date of May 10. 

The test comprises 4 online multiple choice components of 30 minutes each and a 15 minute written expression component.

All applicants for the SEAL program will also be asked to sit a 10-minute interview with a panel of teachers as part of the selection process. This is an opportunity for each child to discuss why they chose to apply for the SEAL Program, talk about their strengths and areas they want to work on as a learner, what motivates them to do their best and how they will demonstrate their commitment as a student at Glen Eira College.

Year 9 Exploration Day at Melbourne University

Four Year 9 students will be attending the Year 9 exploration day at Melbourne University as part of The Academy of Accredited SEAL Schools annual program.  This event will introduce Year 9 students from various TAASS schools to the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus and immerse them in activities that encourage them to think about future areas of study. 

Alpine School

I am delighted to announce that Glen Eira College has been allocated 6 positions at the School for Student Leaderships Dinner Plain Campus in Term 3 of 2019.  The positions - for 3 boys and 3 girls  - will be open to all Year 9 students.  A selection process will commence in Term 1, with positions to be confirmed by the start of Term 2.  An information session for students and parents will be held in coming weeks. 

School for Student Leadership is a Victorian Department of Education and Training initiative offering a unique residential education experience. The curriculum focuses on personal development and team learning projects sourced from students' home regions.

Student Leadership

At last Friday’s whole-school Leadership Assembly, we publicly acknowledged students who have been appointed to leadership positions at Glen Eira College for 2019.  It was exciting to share this celebration with all parents, students and staff.  Congratulations to the following students:

School Captains

Sean Kelly

Sierra Danon

School Vice Captains

Ashleigh Harris

Taylor Lowery

House Captains

GOLD

Hanna El Shorbagy

Shruthi Sasi Kumar

RED

Zoe Markopoulos

Shoan Kondhalkar

GREEN

Sanjay Medikonduru

Maayan Ashkar

BLUE

Chloe Guss

Antoine Hobbs

Georgia Goodson

Junior School Captains

Yashasvi Agrawal

Haddi El Shobagy

Junior School Vice Captains

Sebastian Buley-Delanty

Darcy Messenger

SRC

Year 12

Ashleigh Harris

Jack Meehan

Year 11

Antoine Hobbs

Year 10

Aimee Harris

Gauri Gupta

Luisa David

Year 8

Rusha Shah

Dana Gonshor

Sydney Steinwinder

Yvette Lipvestky

Candice Roxas

Anaelle Micciche

Year 7

Sholem Burstin

Liam Mischel

Harshitha Meenakshishundaram

Jennifer Biller

Alexis Rowshan

Oscar de Bruin

Odelia Ashkar

Natalie Duieb

Library Captain

Abigail Staples

Year 12 Executive

Angela Horta

Ashleigh Harris

Chloe Galileos

Dips Thaker

Eliza Miller

Ivan Au-Yeung

Noa Kantor

Sean Kelly

Shruthi Sasi Kumar

Sierra Danon

Tali Maltz

Taylor Lowery

Thomas Fasham

Vishnudutt Kappagantula

Aaron Petersen

Assistant Principal