Minister of Education visits the college
On Tuesday 24 February the Hon Ben Carroll, Deputy Premier and Minister for Education visited our college along with Mr Matt Fregon MP for Ashwood. The Junior Campus Captains Zahan B, Audrey D, Aamena M and Harjas K, met the Minister and answered questions about why the School Breakfast Clubs Program was so important to have in schools. Foodbank who donates food to 1,381 schools were also present and were celebrating the fact that they had supplied 65 million breakfasts to students across the state. Thank you to all the staff and students who were involved in this visit.
Swimming Success
Congratulations to fifty-five of our students who competed in the Division Swimming Competition on Monday 2 March. We won the overall shield beating Vermont Secondary College by 50 points. Our college has won the Division Swimming Competition nine times over the last ten years. What an amazing effort.
Our students’ determination throughout the day was a credit to them and their willingness to step outside their comfort zone and compete in every event to gain points for our school was incredible.
Special congratulations to the following students who were awarded as Year level champions:
Year 8 – Katia K
Year 10 – Zoe S
Year 11 – Olivia T
Year 12 – Isaac C and Camryn R
Our students will now go on to compete at the EMR Competition later this month. Well done to all involved and thank you to Mr Danny Gwynne and Mr Jay Newport for overseeing this event.
School Council Election 2026
Congratulations to our new and returning members; (Mrs Judy Kim, Ms Zendyn Lakdavala, Ms Rekha Prabagaran, Ms Jo Rogers, Mrs Sally Robotham, Mr Mekesh Shetty, Harshaal C, Cecelia T, Nicholas L, Tejasvi S) who were successful in their nomination for College Council for the term March 2026 to February 2028. They will join our other parent, staff, student, community representatives and the Executive Team on our College Council with the first meeting of the new council to be held on Thursday 19 March. Members of our learning community who would like to hear me present the 2025 Annual Report are welcome to attend this meeting. Please contact the General Office for further information.
2026 Parent Members are:
Mrs Judy Kim
Mr Slava Kurenyshev
Ms Zendyn Lakdavala
Mr Ian McKindley
Ms Rekha Prabagaran
Mr Mukesh Shetty
Mrs Ruth Woodgate
2026 Staff Members are:
Mr Ian Davidson
Mrs Tom Grant
Ms Jo Rogers
Mrs Sally Robotham
2026 Student Members are:
Harshaal C (Year 10)
Cecelia T (Year 9)
2026 Community Members are our College Captains:
Nicholas L
Tejasvi S
Morrisby Interviews
The Morrisby Careers Counselling Interviews for our Year 9 students ran over the past two weeks. A total of 267 students completed their profiles and participated in individual online meetings with external Morrisby-trained careers consultants. The consultants were very positive in the feedback they gave about our students and the way they conducted themselves. These interviews offer a valuable opportunity for students to identify future career options and pathways. Thank you to our Careers team and in particular Mrs Victoria Tortopidis for supporting our students in this valuable program.
International Women’s Day
On Friday 6 March we celebrated International Women’s Day by holding a breakfast event to celebrate the social, political, economic, and cultural achievements of all women globally.
This International Women’s Day spotlights the theme ‘Balance the Scales’, which is a promise that every woman and girl – regardless of background or identity – should be safe, heard, and free to shape their own lives.
Encapsulating the theme of ‘Balance the Scales’, staff and students heard from Aarna C, one of our Wellbeing Captains who gave a captivating speech and guest speaker and alumni Ms Suellen Whitebrook who held the position of IT Strategy Manager at the Ford Motor Company. Thank you to our Student Wellbeing Programs Coordinator for organising this special event.
Parent /Student /Teacher Conferences
The focus for students at Mount Waverley Secondary College is to achieve their very best and to continually improve their learning. An important part of this focus is the partnership between school and home, between teacher and parents/carers and student. Parent /student /teacher interviews play a key role in this partnership where all parties meet to discuss the student’s achievements, progress, and strategies for improvement.
As per the notice that will be sent out on Compass, Parent/student/teacher conferences for semester one will be scheduled on Wednesday 1 April between 1pm and 7:30pm. These conferences will once again be held online via Webex links.
Wednesday 1 April is also a scheduled student free day. No classes will be running on the day.
Please note the following dates and times:
Friday 20 March at 5pm – Conference bookings are due to open to parents/carers via Compass.
Monday 30 March at 9am – Conference bookings are due to close.
Monday 30 March by 3pm – Confirmation email to parents/carers to be forwarded, noting selected conference times and Webex teacher links.
Mrs Karen Wade
College Principal