Mount Waverley SC News

College Principal’s Report

College Principal’s Report Welcome back to Term 3 at Mount Waverley Secondary College. I hope you enjoyed some special time with family and friends over the break. I would like to thank Mr Andrew Batchelor who replaced me as Acting College Principal at the end of last term whilst I was on long service leave. I also welcome Mr …

News from the Senior Campus Principal’s office

News from the Senior Campus Principal’s office Welcome back to Term 3! It has been a busy and exciting start to the term for our staff and students. As always, the campus is a hive of activity with a range of programs and events occurring that add to the excellent teaching and learning that we see here every day. …

Junior Campus Principal’s Update

Junior Campus Principal’s Update Welcome Back to Term 3 Despite the cold start to the term students on the Junior Campus have been keen to catch up with each other and settle back into study for Term 3. This is an important time of the year with students having received their Semester One report which highlighted areas for improvement …

Assistant Principal’s Report

Assistant Principal’s Report College Raffle Thank you to all families who have returned their raffle tickets. If you are still to do so, please return these to the general office at either campus next Monday 31 July. There are some fantastic prizes on offer for those lucky winners and for eligible ticket sellers who sold all of their tickets. …

Middle School News

Middle School News The month ahead is a very important time for all of our Middle School students as they are choosing their subjects for the 2018 school year. To ensure students make informed decisions all families are encouraged to attend the subject information nights. Details are as follows: Current Year 10 Students (undertaking Year 11 in 2018) Tuesday 8 …

Careers News

From the Careers Room Uni/TAFE Open Days The open day calendar published by VTAC provides important information, the link is: http://www.vtac.edu.au/opendays.html Years 7 and 8 Towards the end of Term 2 students completed their Career Action Plans. Year 7 students worked on identifying their strengths and talked about how their careers have begun already. Mr Ian …

Science @ MWSC

Science @ MWSC "Busy as a Brain Bee" After successfully competing in Round 1 of the Australian Brain Bee Challenge, a team comprising of eleven Year 10 students went onto the Victorian Final of the competition held at the University of Melbourne on Wednesday 19 July. On the day, our students were as "busy as brain bees". Their program …

Student Voice

VicSRC Congress Camp Welcome back to all of our students and staff! During the holidays some of our student leaders attended the VicSRC Congress Camp. VicSRC Congress is an annual camp facilitated by VicSRC and 2017 marks the fourth year that we have sent students to the Congress. Congress brings students together from all across the state to decide on …

Fare Share – VET Hospitality excursion

VET Hospitality excursion The Vet Hospitality class each year volunteer in the Fare share kitchens in Abbottsford where they use rescued food to cook more than a million, free nutritious meals a year for Victorians doing it tough. The program is called schools in the kitchen and provides an opportunity to use their hospitality skills to make a …

Adolescent Sleep

Sleep or lack thereof is a major concern for all Sleep or lack thereof is a major concern for allIt is a common affair to ignore bedtime. A late night here and there is not a real matter of concern, but when you start skimping on sleep night after night, it becomes a real problem. Sleep is essential and lack …

Cybersafety

The online world is a wonderful way to connect with others, learn new things and enhance understanding. It is important that interactions online are positive and safe, however sometimes they are not. Attached is a link to a page containing many popular apps, and the supports that are provided for instances of cyber abuse. https://www.esafety.gov.au/complaints-and-reporting/cyberbullying-complaints/social-media-services-safety-centres

Mount Goes Vertical!

Mount Goes Vertical! On the Senior Campus, visitors to our Fishbowl area are sure to be impressed by our latest addition. Thanks to the many parents who voluntarily contribute to our Grounds Fund, we have constructed a large Vertical Garden. The garden is approximately 7.2m x 5.5m and achieves a number of objectives. It greatly improves the biodiversity of the …

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