POLICY SPOTLIGHT
COLLEGE CURRICULUM LEVIES A heartfelt thank you to the 16% of families who have already paid the 2026 College levies. We recognise that this year, the participation rate is lower than in previous years, likely due to the rising cost of living that many families are facing. However, we want to emphasise the significance that these levies have on our College budget. The funds collected through levies are essential for maintaining our beautiful grounds and facilities, supporting administration, and providing necessary resources such as first aid supplies in the General Offices. Our School Council works diligently to ensure that curriculum levies are kept to a minimum, focusing only on the essentials to encourage a better uptake from families. While the levy is completely voluntary, it is not too late to make a difference for our College and our students. LEARNER REVIEW DAY Attendance at our recent Learner Review Day was lower than in previous years, with 65% participation at the Primary Campus and 45% at the SecondaryCcampus. Following consultation with leadership, staff and School Council, we believe this was due to the timing—being scheduled soon after the “Meet & Greet Day” and immediately following a public holiday.
As a result, future Learner Review Days will be held in the final fortnight of Term 1 to better support family engagement.
DRIVER SAFETY ON GORDONS ROAD Be extra careful on the roads around our College. Our expanded education precinct means more students and more traffic, pedestrians, scooters, bicycles & cars. Please remind your children to use the marked and armed school crossings before and after school, to be vigilant at all times and to be respectful to all community members, especially around Mill Park Lakes shopping centre, including Coles. Our students are expected to set the tone for other children, especially when unsupervised. Mrs Farrelly, our School Council President, has written on behalf of our College and our neighbouring schools in our precinct to the Local Council seeking speed humps along Gordons Road- the safety of our children is paramount, and we need to collectively lobby our local members of parliament and our local government leaders to get this initiative actioned. STAY SAFE OVER THE TERM ONE HOLIDAYS To all our families, have a safe and wonderful Term One break and we look forward to resuming where we have left off at the beginning of Term Two. To families celebrating Easter, we extend our easter sentiments of goodwill and peace and hope that the easter bunny delivers some nice eggs too!
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