The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter SCHOOL COUNCIL REPORT
Dear Parents/Carers,
Thank you to all of our families who were able to attend our Education Week events. It was wonderful to see so many members of our school community join us for Open Day on the Primary Campus on May 21, as well as the opportunity to experience the Secondary Campus in action on May 22. These events provided a valuable chance to showcase student learning and strengthen the connection between home and school. Our Leadership Team is committed to enhancing our school–family learning partnership. We recognise that strong collaboration between families and the school plays a crucial role in supporting student engagement and wellbeing. Initiatives such as these open days are an important step in fostering open communication and a sense of community across our College. I would also like to extend my best wishes to our Year 12 students as they prepare for and sit the General Achievement Test (GAT) on June 16. In addition, I would like to wish all students in Years 10–12 the very best as they begin their upcoming exams next week. Together with Merriang SDS, we continue to advocate to the City of Whittlesea for speed humps along Gordons Road between the two campuses. A traffic study has now been completed, and we look forward to seeing the outcome soon.
School Council has also been pleased to support grant applications with letters of support to upgrade drinking taps across both campuses and improve the Secondary toilet facilities.
At School Council’s most recent meeting on 20 May, we:
Endorsed the confirmed 2026 College budget. Heard an update on our preliminary data from our 2026 NAPLAN results. Overall, across Years 3-9, the Strong band remains the dominant performance level. Agreed to submit a request to the City of Whittlesea to extend school crossing supervision hours at the Jardier Terrace crossing outside the Secondary Campus, to better support Primary students who are often still walking home after supervisors have finished. As of May 27, supervision at all four Secondary crossings have been extended until 3:40 pm. Discussed that the College’s 20th anniversary next year to be incorporated into the Welcome BBQ as an informal celebration, with a more formal celebration be reserved for the 25 anniversary. It is proposed that students will receive a small memento to mark the occasion. th Endorsed a request for the College to subsidise the Man Cave Program on Secondary this year to reduce the cost for families to participate. The program has traditionally been offered to Year 9 male students, but the proposal this year is to extend participation to Year 8–10 students. Reflected on the recent Mother’s Day Stall and Mother’s Day Breakfasts and noted additional funding from Camp Australia to support future community engagement activities. As always, we would love to hear from you. If you have any questions, ideas or items you would like raised at School Council, please feel free to contact me at amanda.farrelly@education.vic.gov.au or speak with one of our parent representatives. Council meets twice per term on Tuesdays at 5:30 pm, and visitors are always welcome.
Cheers,
Amanda Farrelly School Council President
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