Victorian Education Excellence Awards
It was an honour to be a finalist in the 2025 Victorian Education Excellence Awards in the Colin Simpson Outstanding Secondary Principal category. Congratulations to Mr Christopher Quinn from Western Port Secondary College who won the award for the great results he is achieving at his school.
It was also wonderful to see Ms Felicity Jenkins from the Class of 2016, win the Outstanding Early Career Primary School Teacher Award. Congratulations Felicity! It is fantastic to see such a passionate and excellent young teacher making a big difference in State Education.
2026 College Captains and Prefects
Congratulations to the following 2026 Year 12 students who have been elected as our college leaders. These students went through several rigorous steps to be selected, and I would like to thank Mr Grant, Head of Student Voice, for overseeing this process.
Congratulations to:
College Captains – Nicholas L and Tejasvi S
College Deputy Captains – Jayda C and Jasmine K
Music Captains – Tai N and Nicholas Y
Sports Captains – Aleisha C and Aisha H
Arts Captains – Isabel H and Lili M
Wellbeing Captains – Aarna C and Vyom L
House Captains – Samadhi S and Angela S, Ava B and Izabela D, Sarah Z and Trinity L, Shaurya M and Ananya R
Prefects – Omar A, Tirani A, Isabelle G, Jasmine J, Charvi J, Elliot L, Shreya M, Nikita R, Seth S, Rayna S, Anusha S, Brayden S, Mia W and Sunny Z
World Teachers’ Day
On Friday 31 October, Mount Waverley Secondary College celebrated World Teachers’ Day. Our teachers provide learning opportunities for our students’ way beyond what is expected. They strive to always improve their professional practice, in order to support students to achieve excellent learning outcomes. Often the efforts of our teachers are not acknowledged, but the rewards they experience in supporting students to achieve success are priceless. On behalf of all the students and parents, I thank our brilliant team of teachers for always giving their best to make Mount Waverley Secondary College a great educational provider.
Year 7 Band Program Afternoons
Well done to the entire Instrumental and Classroom Music teams for overseeing the organisation of the two wonderful Year 7 Band Program concerts held last week. The weather was perfect, and the performances and music were also great. I know the parents who attended relished the opportunity to come on campus and celebrate our students’ efforts.
Mango Drive
Thank you to all the families who ordered a tray of mangoes in this year’s Mango Drive. We are expecting the mangoes to be delivered late November/early December. Families will be notified when they arrive and where to collect your order.
Protecting against mosquito-borne diseases
Warm and wet weather can result in greater numbers of mosquitoes and an increased risk of illness from mosquito bites. While the overall risk is currently low, some mosquitoes may be carrying diseases that make people sick. The best protection against mosquito-borne illness is to avoid mosquito bites.
Families can protect against mosquito bites by:
- covering up as much as possible with long, loose-fitting, light-coloured clothing
- applying insect repellent that contains picaridin or DEET on exposed skin when outdoors
- limiting outdoor activity if lots of mosquitoes are active
- clean up and remove containers and items around the home that may hold water where mosquitoes may breed.
Families with any health concerns should see their doctor or phone NURSE-ON-CALL: 1300 606 024 (available 24 hours).
Free Japanese encephalitis vaccines:
Japanese encephalitis virus is spread to humans through bites from infected mosquitoes and can cause a rare but potentially serious infection of the brain.
A free vaccine is available to some individuals to protect Victorians at higher risk of the virus. For more information, including vaccine eligibility, refer to the Department of Health’s Japanese encephalitis webpage.
Find out more:
For more information on protecting against mosquito-borne diseases, families can refer to the following Better Health Channel pages:
- Mosquitoes can carry diseases
- Protect yourself from mosquito-borne disease, including a handy checklist to help reduce mosquito breeding sites at home and resources translated into other languages.
- Japanese encephalitis virus
2025 Examination Dates
The exam dates are as follows:
- Year 10 and 11 exams start Monday 10 November and finish Thursday 20 November.
- Year 9 exams start Monday 17 November and finish Thursday 20 November.
- Correction Day / Student Free Day will be held on Friday 21 November.
- The Early Commencement Program (ECP) for 2026 Years 11 and 12 will run for two weeks and will be held from Monday 24 November until Friday 5 December.
- The Early Commencement Program (ECP) for 2026 Years 8, 9 and 10 will run for two and a half weeks and will be held from Monday 24 November until Tuesday 9 December.
Year End Program (YEP)
Year 7 – 9 students will be invited to attend the YEP activities program at the end of the year. Parents have received notification regarding this program via Compass.
Mrs Karen Wade
College Principal