Students in the Middle School have been in exam mode this last week. Our Year 10 students have completed one week of exams, which will continue next week. While our Year 9 students have completed their mid-year exams this last week. The Year 9 Explore Program is ready to go with students receiving information last … Continued Read More
We are nearing the end of Semester One, with Semester Two classes beginning on June 16. Congratulations to those students who have made it through their first semester of VCE studies. We are very proud of the way you have approached your studies, been seeking teachers for help and asking for support when needed. Year … Continued Read More
Geelong Ekphrastic Writing Competition Congratulations to Dulara J of Year 9 whose work was chosen as part of the Geelong Ekphrastic May writing competition. A photo and title are provided as a writing prompt. You can read Dulara’s piece below or see others on the website: https://www.geelongwriters.org.au/uncategorized/ekphrastic-challenge-4-may-2025-entanglement/ Anyone can enter; so give it a … Continued Read More
‘Split Earth’ – MWSC 2025 College Production ‘Split Earth’ is a brand new, Sci-Fi rock musical, with an original book, music and lyrics by Australian drama teachers, Madeleine Kerr and Matthew Weekes. The story is set in a future where the Earth has been split into two separate half planets: Solara, a utopia of light … Continued Read More
National Careers Week (12th – 18th May) Thank you to everyone who supported Careers Week! It was great, with students engaging in a range of fun and informative activities across the week. Activities included Career Exploration Bingo, Job Skills, where students explored resume writing. We wrapped up the week with a Kahoot competition testing students’ … Continued Read More
Welcome to Term 2’s issue of the Alumni Newsletter In this edition, we take a walk down memory lane with Alumni, Mr Roger Redford and Ms Suellen Whitebrook who returned to campus in March for our School Reunion Tour. We are also proud to spotlight Alumni Ms Helena Ly-Lu, an engineer from A.G. Coombs … Continued Read More
Magnificent Work of our Education Support Staff On Friday 16th May our Education Support staff were acknowledged and celebrated for their contribution to the college. We are very fortunate to have a terrific team of support staff helping to care for and education your children and run our college. Our Education Support staff, to mention … Continued Read More
As we move towards the end of semester one, now is a good time to check in on your child’s organisation and homework schedule. Please check their planner regularly, and discuss any upcoming due dates. If there is any confusion, empower them to contact their teachers directly. Furthermore, if your child has any issues they … Continued Read More
What is ‘Student Agency’? One of our big aims across the years at Mount Waverley Secondary College (MWSC) is building students’ capacity for agency over their learning. At MWSC, we think about agency in the following terms: Agency is about how much and how often students take an active role in their own learning. A … Continued Read More
Education Support (ES) Day – Friday 16 May Today we celebrated Education Support (ES) Day. This day recognises the vital contributions of support staff in education, including administration & finance, maintenance, library and wellbeing staff, ICT, science and food technicians, and more.At Mount Waverley Secondary College, we are fortunate to have 60 ES staff led … Continued Read More