Mount Matters Over the past month we have launched Mount Matters on the Junior Campus with sessions running at Year 7 and Year 8 rotating each week. These continue to be very successful and provide an opportunity for those student representatives from each home group to discuss what is going well at the college and … Continued Read More
Year 8 Camps in 2019 This year, we are running two camp experiences for Year 8 students. The focus of the Year 8 program is building resilience, overcoming challenges and developing students’ capacity for leadership. The camps have been carefully chosen to complement and enhance this focus and provide opportunities for students to develop these … Continued Read More
Term 3 Initiatives Year 9 – Careers Advisory Service On Wednesday 26 June our Year 9 students will begin their journey in starting to identify what potential career paths they may wish to follow in the future. The Department of Education and Training is supporting all secondary schools to provide comprehensive career education from Year … Continued Read More
As we move through Term 2 students in Year 9 have just completed NAPLAN testing. This testing provides a snapshot for students on their performance in Literacy and Numeracy, with students receiving results later in the year. Our Year 10 students have completed a week of their first semester exams with their remaining exams schedule … Continued Read More
Exams and Reporting and Assessment Our students have started exams this week on the senior campus and it is a very busy time for students and teachers. The students are to be commended for their preparation in the lead up to the exams and for their behaviour during the exam period. The exams provide valuable … Continued Read More
Music Soiree Concerts On Monday 20 May and Wednesday 22 May, we held our annual Soiree Concerts in the Senior Campus Theatrette. This is the first time that we have held the Soiree’s in this venue and it was a wonderful experience for music students and staff. These concerts feature students from Year 7-12 of … Continued Read More
Friday, 17 May 2019 Intermediate Boys & Girls Badminton Teams Well done to the intermediate ‘A’ Boys badminton team. They won all their matches and are now through to the Regional finals. A fantastic effort boys! The Intermediate Boys B Team and the Intermediate Girls A and B Teams fought hard and had some good … Continued Read More
Mount Waverley Secondary College undertakes an annual school production with an all-inclusive cast from Year 7-12. This year we are delighted to present ‘The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy’ All your favourite Addams Family characters in one hilarious musical. The flamboyant sword swinging Gomez, still madly in love with his ravishing Morticia whose alluring … Continued Read More
eHeadspace Quite often students put up barriers to receiving the support they need. They might not feel comfortable sitting face to face with a counsellor or asking for help. I wanted to inform and remind students and parents of eheadspace. eheadspace provides free online and telephone support and counselling to young people 12 – 25 … Continued Read More
Wellbeing Corner On Thursday 16 May we officially opened the new “Wellbeing Corner” in the Senior Resource Centre. Geoff and Terry from Rotary Club kindly donated money to obtain a lovely new shelving unit to help delineate the space and Student Wellbeing Faculty purchased two comfy couches for the area. The space is designed to provide … Continued Read More