We would like to warmly welcome all Year 11 and 12 students and their parents/guardians to the Senior Sub School for 2025.
We would like to especially welcome the following students who have recently enrolled in the Senior Sub School:
- Annie Ho
- Kadiatu Konneh
- Nha Thanh Truc Le
- Thanh Hung (Henry) Le
- Duc (Trung)Nguyen
- Thi Thuy Duong Nguyen
- Dat Pham
- Luca Simmonds
- Nguyen An Thinh Thai
- Van (Victoria) Trinh
- Saige Yeo
We wish them a smooth transition and every success at our College.
We would also like to welcome Mr. Sean Ryan and Mr. Sam McCall to our Senior Sub School. We are excited to have them join our team and look forward to the contributions they will make to the Senior Sub School.
Our senior students have had an excellent start to the new school year. They have attended on time and in full school uniform.
Our teachers report that students have engaged well in all their classes, participating with enthusiasm, and setting a positive tone for the year ahead.
Our Year 12 Parent Information Evening was held on Wednesday 19 February 2025. Thank you to all parents and students who attended a very informative evening, which focused on providing information about VCAA requirements and strategies to support their child in their final year of secondary school. The Year 11 Parent Information evening will run in a fortnight, on Wednesday 5 March, starting at 6:00pm.
The Year 12 Focus Days were held last week on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 February at University College on the grounds of the University of Melbourne, Parkville. The students enjoyed the sunshine as they participated in team building outdoor activities at Princes Park. The VCE and VCE VM students experienced a variety of presentations from guest speakers, including Grace and Maddy from Elevate, who presented an informative session on study skills. Mr Jennings, our College Principal, continued the St Albans Secondary College tradition of reading the Dr. Seuss classic, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” to the Year 12 students. On the second day, students attended a Melbourne University tour or RMIT University visit and were treated to a movie at Melbourne Central. Overall, they had a great time working together and connecting outside of school. The students are to be commended on their enthusiasm, excellent behaviour and the way they conducted themselves across the two days.
We have a very active and committed group of students working with our SRC this year. The School Captains for this year are Minhthu Huynh and Ricardo Vom, and they are supported by the rest of the Leadership team, Talia Bui, Haily Le, Vanessa Ngo, Tiana Stepanovski and Ethan Shaw. We are in the process of selecting Year 11 SRC representatives. We would like to congratulate our student leaders for representing our student body and look forward to working with them.
We have a team-building day planned for the Year 11 students this term. We are taking the cohort to Lady Northcote on Friday 21 March 2025, where they will be involved in a variety of team building activities lead by experienced staff. We will also be hosting our traditional ‘Soccer Challenge’ on the last day of Term 1, Friday 4 April 2025. Students are already making predictions about which team will win!
The Year 12 Enrichment programs will also run again this year, as will the compulsory mid-year and September holiday practice exams for all Year 12 VCE students intending to complete their external exams.
Throughout the year, we will conduct our Case Management to ensure that the attendance, achievement and individual needs of all our students are monitored closely.
Progress Reports for all Year 11 and Year 12 students will be available to families through the Parent Portal on Friday 21 and 28 of March 2025, respectively.
Parents/guardians will also have the opportunity to speak to teachers on Wednesday 2 April 2025 during the Parent Teacher Interviews.
The coordinators look forward to a fast-paced year in the Senior Sub-School and hope to meet many parents/carers of our senior students as the year progresses.
Below are the Year Level Coordinators and homegroups they will be overseeing:
- Marlene Cassar – 11B (D-G) & 11V and 12B (D-G)
- Laura Gough – 11A (A-C), 11Y, 12A (A-C) and 12W
- Robert Krysinski – 11G (S-Z) and 12G (S-Z)
- Matthew Olthof – 11C (H-K), 12C (H-K) and 12X
- Kiran Pannu – 11D (L-M) and 12D (L-M)
- Sean Ryan – 11E (N), 11W and 12E (N)
- Anna Woods – 11F(O-R), 11X, 12F(O-R) and 12V
We invite parents to contact us on 9366 2555 if they have any queries or concerns about the progress of their child or sub school events.
We would like to remind families to check Compass regularly for Senior Sub School notices and events. We look forward to working in partnership with families and keeping the community updated on Senior Sub School events during the year.
VCE VM
The year has started well with students eager to begin their new VET courses and finalising their work placements. We have many industries being explored this year with students involved in a range of VET placements from Hospitality, Building and Construction, Fashion, Community services, Hair and Beauty and Music to name a few.
Year 12 VCE VM students delighted the school community with Valentine’s Day lunchtime activities on Friday the 14 February. Students worked extremely hard over a short time frame to entertain students with a barbeque, sweets, drinks, Valentines Day merchandise and more. The purpose of the event was to celebrate all kinds of love in our community.
Fresh and chocolate roses were also available for sale. Students participated in a raffle to win a Valentine’s Day hamper, listened to music and enjoyed the activities.
The proceeds from the Valentines’ Day event will go towards the VCE VM program to fund project resources.
Lots of community events are planned for our VCE VM students this year and we will keep you informed as activities take place.
Ms Marlene Cassar – Senior Sub School Leader
