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drouin secondary col lege news

SECONDARYC O L L E G E

DATE: FRIDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2019

We value: Achievement, Respect, Commitment, Community

Year 12 Valedictory Dinner PAGE 2

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Principal Team Report

Deb Gentle Rob MonkRebecca Williams Michael Wilson

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REMEMBRANCE DAYWe have some worthy traditions at Drouin Secondary College, one of which is our new College Captains first official duty. Following this tradition the 2020 College Captains Piper Hastings, Matt Kouris, Jack McConville and Thalia Mitchell attended the Remembrance Day ceremony at Drouin Memorial Park on Monday 11th November and laid a wreath on behalf of the College. This year members of the DSC choir led the gathering in singing the national anthem.

SEMESTER 2 REPORTSA successful year of learning for all students is the ultimate goal of the partnership between the College, students and families. 2019 has been a productive and successful year in the classroom and it will soon be time to reflect on the end result of the time and effort spent learning new concepts and skills, taking risks with new ideas and seeking new knowledge.

From Tuesday 17th December, students and parents will be able to access the Semester 2 Reports on Sentral. We hope that all students will be able to reflect positively on their learning growth this year.

YEAR 12 VCE & VCALOur Year 12 VCE & VCAL students are about to receive their results.

The college will notify students via their school email when their certificates are available.

PLANNING FOR 2020The end of this year heralds the preparation and planning for 2020.

Senior School Orientation runs from 28th November to 6th December for 2020 Year 11 & 12 students. The following week, Year 9 will commence the Step Up to Year 10 program, while Year 8 students head off on camp from 10th to 13th December.

The Senior School Orientation and Step Up to Year 10 classes are very important to ensuring a positive mindset, confidence and sound preparation for the challenges of VCE, VCAL and Year 10. Students have the opportunity to refocus and prepare for their learning next year. Students are required to attend and participate in all classes and activities.

The clear messages to our 2020 Year 10, 11 & 12 students are:• to make the most of every class • communicate with your teachers• do as much preparation for new classes as possible over

the summer break• get yourselves organised, and have a realistic homework/

study timetable ready to go• all teachers will be expecting students to submit learning

tasks by the first day of school (30/01/2020) and many classes will be submitting course work for assessment and sitting tests in Week One.

• as the senior students and leaders of our community, we expect you to have high expectations of yourselves and of your friends.

YEAR 7 2020 ORIENTATION DAYWe are looking forward to Year 7 2020 Orientation days on Tuesday10thandFriday13thDecember.It’salwaysexcitingtowelcome a new group of students. This year there will be more than 260 new students from more than 12 Primary Schools.

FAREWELL YEAR 12 CLASS OF 2019The end of Term 4 is also a time for goodbyes. We celebrated with the Year 12 Class of 2019 and their families at the Valedictory Dinner at Lardner Park on November 20th. Students were recognised for their academic excellence and their commitment to the College community. It was a pleasure to share this celebration with teachers, students and families. Thanks to College Council President Annemarie McCabe for assisting with the presentations.

THANK YOUS AND GOODBYESWe are also saying thank you and some sad goodbyes to some valued and long serving staff. Some are taking up teaching positions at other schools and some are retiring to take up new opportunities. We extend our thanks to them all for their outstanding service in supporting the learning of our students and wish them well for the future:

Therese Gorton, Julie Weller, Trish Hubbard, Liz Stevens and Anthony Chandler who are retiring or resigning. Karly Goss, Carly Mackey, Meg Evans (Blackwood CAD) and Simone Hoogeveen who are taking up positions at other schools. And we look forward to the arrival of a new DSC family member with Megan Boland taking family leave.

Also thanks and best wishes to trainees Amy McLennan, Cameron Smith and Nicole Mills who have supported the PE, Sport and Intervention programs.

2020 SCHOOL YEARThe 2020 school year will begin for Year 7 to 9 students on Wednesday 29th January and then all students will attend on Thursday 30th January.

Staff Professional Learning/Student Free Days for 2020 are:

Tuesday 28th January

Friday 1st May

Friday 5th June

Friday 14th August

The 2019 Valedictory Dinner for the Class of 2019 was held at Lardner Park on Wednesday 20th November.

This night was a celebration and recognition of the achievements of many of the DSC Year 12 cohort, as they have now completed and graduated their secondary education.

In front of their family, peers and teachers all students were presented in their LG groups, and a number of individual students were recognised for their efforts both in and outside the classroom, for their demonstration of the DSC values of Achievement, Respect, Commitment and Community and some students who had overcome considerable adversity to complete their final year.

A number of special awards, made available by the generosity of benefactors of the College, were also presented. These were:

• Gary Blackwood Public Leadership Award - Georgia Clayton and Kasey Major

• Bob Rogers Encouragement Award - Stacey Smith and Ash Hutchison

• Jessie and Alex Goudie Award - Renee Davidson, Maddison Shaw, Scott Simpson-Brewer and Jade Baker

• Formby Creative Arts Award - Hannah Rieschieck• ADF Long Tan Leadership - Jade Baker• Achievement VCAL Award - Kasey Major• Community VCAL Award - Sarit Promboot• Commitment VCAL Award - Katy Pincott• Respect VCAL Award - Alisha Major• Senior School Award - Tahlia Robinson-Bristow• Caltex All Rounder - Maddi Shaw• Drouin Secondary College ARCC award - Anita Chapman• Rachael Wouters Agriculture & Horticulture

Encouragement Award - Georgia Snell

DSCCollegePrincipalMsDebGentleand‘graduatingparent’Mrs Kellie Shaw both delivered heartfelt speeches recognising the journey of the Class of 2019 from Primary to Secondary and thanking the many people who have assisted and accompanied them on their journey.

It was a truly wonderful night and our students were certainly a credit to themselves their families and to DSC.

Once again, congratulations to the Class of 2019.

Class of 2019 Valedictory Dinner

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2020 MOBILE PHONE POLICYThe new Mobile Phone Policy, which has been mandated by the Department of Education and Training, will be applied from the beginning of the 2020 school year. While this may present as a challenge for some students, we will see more students interacting socially and having some time out from their devices.

2019 PRESENTATION NIGHTThe final formal event for the year will be the 2019 Presentation Evening at 7.00pm on Wednesday 18th December in the Lyn Kelly Stadium. This is always a great way to celebrate student successes together.

Thank you to all families for your support this year it is greatly appreciated.

On behalf of all at DSC we wish you a very happy, peaceful and safe holiday season and summer.

Deb Gentle Principal

“Educatingthemindwithouteducatingtheheartisnoeducationatall.”Aristotle.

Remembrance Day 2019On Monday 11th November 2019, several small cohorts of students attended Memorial Park as part of the Remembrance Day activities. Ms Gentle attended with the 2020 College Captains who laid wreaths, and a small representative of the DSC Choristers sang the two verses of the National Anthem at the conclusion of the ceremony. The reflections of the day were held in lovely, sunny conditions and the musical performance was warmly greeted; numerous attendees were delighted to hear both verses of the anthem sung on this day. We congratulate all participants on the day of course but special thanks to our singers Phoebe Allgood, Rhiannon Marriott, Zoe Wright, Jordyn Edwards and Serena Jordan who once again gave of themselves to contribute to this special event. We thank Mr David Robinson who assisted us with sound on the day too.

Thank you also goes to Alex MacDonald and Freya Peck who led the commemorations at the College including the reading of the Ode of Remembrance and the One Minute’s Silence.

Yolette Stewart VCE Music Teacher

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INFORMATION FOR 2020On Tuesday 12th November an email was sent to families with important information for 2020. If you have not seen this email, please check your junk mail before contacting the general office.

If you have not been receiving regular emails from the College please download a Student Details Update Form and return it to the general office.

COURSE SELECTIONStudents in Year 8 to 12 for 2020 have been emailed the link to view their allocated classes for 2020. Questions regarding course selection can be discussed with the Careers/Pathways Team.

2020 BOOKLIST ORDERS ONLINEBooklist orders can be placed online with Campion Education. The site can also be accessed via the DSC website (http://www.drouinsc.vic.edu.au) under Menu > Parent Information > Booklists.

Campion offers free delivery to your home (or other nominated address), when you place your 2020 booklist order online before Friday 13th December. Alternatively, you can go to the Campion Education store in Berwick and pick your books off the shelf and pay at the shop.

If students are early accessing a subject above their year level, you will need to investigate the booklist for that subject’syearlevel.

Paper copies of the booklist can be requested at the General Office. Booklist orders cannot be handed into the college, orders must be placed directly with Campion Education.

SECOND HAND UNIFORM AND BOOKS TRADING VIA SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL SHOPIn a new initiative, Drouin Secondary College families now have the ability to buy and sell their second-hand textbooks, uniforms and other student resources via the Sustainable School Shop website www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au. Drouin Secondary College is providing this service so there is no cost for families. For more information see the article in this newsletter.

The Buxwear Uniform Shop onsite at the College is no longer taking second hand stock to resell, they are only selling second hand stock that they currently have on hand.

FEES INFORMATIONThe email also contained links to the College Charges for 2020. Each year level has a Curriculum Materials charge. Some alternate programs and subjects (electives) have an extra charge to cover the cost of equipment and materials. These vary and are specific to the subject and program you are enrolled in. Information on these fees should be read carefully. Fees are due by the end of Term 1, 2020. Non-Curriculum based activities such as Year Level Camps, Presentation Ball, Valedictory Dinner and the Formal must be paid in full before the event and cannot be added to payment plans.

If you require a payment plan for the Curriculum Materials charge and electives charges, please contact the Business Manager,JosieO’Connor.QuestionsabouttheNetbookprogram should be made to Teresa Fanning, ICT Leader. Please note students will not be issued with Netbooks until payment has been made or a payment plan has been organised with the Business Manager.

OPT OUT NOTICE - PHOTOGRAPHING, FILMING AND RECORDING STUDENTS AND USE OF NAME AND STUDENT WORKDuring the school year there are many occasions and events where staff may photograph, film or record students participating in school activities and events. With this in mind, please read the Annual Opt Out Notice for Photographing, Filming and Recording Students and Use of Name and Student Work at Drouin Secondary College.

If you have read this notice and you have decided that you do NOT want images of your child to be collected or used by our school, please complete the Opt Out Notice form and return it to the Communications and Publications Officer at the General Office.

If you have any questions about the 2020 Information Pack, please contact the College on 5625 1002.

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PRESENTATION

EVENINGWednesday 18th December at 7pm

Lyn Kelly Stadium

Join us to celebrate the hard work

and achievements of all our students.

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STUDENT 2-MONTH GYM MEMBERSHIPS

Unlimited use of gym & written program

ONLY $70

Payment in full at time on joining. Students must present their student ID to be eligible

and between 16 and 18 years old. Students wanting a longer membership require a

parent/guardian account for payment.

Check out our website for all memberships and classes.

www.thedojofactory.com.au

45 Main South Road Drouin Phone: 5625 2857 | info@thedojofactory.com.au

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Mobile Phones at DSC in 2020From Term 1 2020, students who choose to bring mobile phones to school must have them switched off and securely stored during school hours.

The policy applies to mobile phones, music players, wireless headphones and non-laptop internet-connected devices.

At DSC this means phones and other devices are to be switched off and stored in students locked lockers from the start of period one to the end of the school day, including recess and lunchtime.

This will be a six and a half hour mobile phone detox for students each school day.

If parents need to contact students they can do so via the office.

This is a government policy and will be in place in all Victorian Government Schools.

To read more about the reasoning behind the ban, go to our Parent Information Blog (https://drouinscblog.wordpress.com/) article Five reasons, backed by research, why we are banning mobile phones

Note that this is a ministerial policy formally issued by the Minister for Education under section 5.2.1(2)(b) of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.

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NETBOOK PAYMENT & RE-IMAGING INFORMATIONAt the end of 2019, all student netbooks that connect to the college network will once again be re-imaged.

The annual charge for the netbook is an Essential Charge. Subsequently, in order for your child to receive a netbook, payment must be made according to the Payment & Distribution Schedule below. If full payment is not received by the due date listed on the schedule, the student may not receive a netbook in the initial handout. Please refer to Payment Plan Options below.

Payment Plan OptionsIf full payment cannot be made by the due date and you do not have a current Payment Plan, parents are encouraged to contact the Business Manager, Josie O'Connor, at the General Office to arrange a Payment Plan.

If a family does not pay the Netbook Fee or arrange a Payment Plan, their student will not receive a netbook.

Back-up Data BEFORE Re-imagingYou will need to organise to back-up the data you wish to keep before handing your netbooks in to IT Support to be reimaged as computers will be completely wiped in the reimaging process. If you need assistance with this, you can get help from the IT staff or from your teachers any time before handing back the netbook.

Years 7 to 11 students who are not returning to Drouin Secondary College next year need to return the netbook, charger and bag by Friday 13th December or you will be charged the full replacement cost of $620.

If you have any questions about this process, please do not hesitate to contact me or the IT Staff.

Teresa Fanning Curriculum Leader fanning.teresa.t@edumail.vic.gov.au

2019Current

Year Level

2020Future Year

Level

Payment Amount

Date Payment Due

Date ReturnNetbook

for reimaging

Date to Collect New Netbook if paid in full or on Payment Plan

6 7 New Netbook$300

Payments open at start of Term 4, Due Wed 11 Dec

-- Feb 2020

7 8 $80 Fri 6 Dec Extended to Fri 13 Dec

Wed 18 / Thu 19 Dec 2019 (revised)

8 9 $80 Fri 6 Dec Fri 6 Dec Mon 16 Dec 2019

9 10 New Netbook$300 Fri 25 Oct Mon 2 Dec Mon 2 Dec 2019

10 11 $80 Wed 27 Nov Fri 22 Novor before Thu 28 Nov 2019

11 12 $80 Wed 27 Nov Fri 22 Novor before Thu 28 Nov 2019

12 Exit Retain for personal use -- Return to IT to be

reimagedIT will advise when ready

for collection

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SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL SHOP2nd Hand Uniform and Textbook Trading In a new initiative, Drouin Secondary College families now have the ability to buy and sell their second-hand textbooks, uniforms and other student resources via the Sustainable School Shop website www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au

The service is very accessible, it preferences our school first and then provides access to buy and sell items with families attending other schools. Many schools use this service. Access to second-hand textbooks, uniforms, calculators, stationery, musical equipment, etc is available all year.

For the best results:

• Register on the Sustainable School Shop website and nominate the school

• A subscription to the service will be provided to you

• List your items for sale

• List wanted ads for those items you are looking to buy

• Theschool’suniformandbooklistsarealreadyloadedinto the system to make listing ads easy

• The system matches the ads of buyers with sellers and notifies the buyer via email

• Buyers contact sellers and arrange where and when to trade

• Most trading will occur with other parents from our school

• Parents are well supported via Sustainable School Shop’stelephone(0438743444)andemailhelplines

• Thesystemissimpleandeasytouse-Ifyoudon’thave a computer, internet access or an email address, please call the Sustainable School Shop for assistance

• You can pre-arrange the transaction and then trade after the texts are not required.

Drouin Secondary College is providing this service so there is no cost for families. Each family that registers on the Sustainable School Shop will be given a subscription, it’s free for families to use.

Click here to view the stocktake report for second-hand uniform currently listed on Sustainable School Shop. As more families start to use this service the stocktake list will grow.

Enduro Racing SuccessMonique Simioni from Year 9 has been racing motorbikes in theVictorianOffRoadChampionshipsJuniorGirls’classforfour years. She enjoys the competition and challenge of this sport. This year she won, putting her at the number one position for Victorian Enduro. Enduro is short for Endurance. Monique races for two hours non-stop on a Saturday and on a Sunday she races sprints. Sprints involves five fifteen minute bursts of racing, each followed by a twenty-minute break. Monique won all eleven races in the year, being the only racer to do so. To compete in these events, Monique travels to each corner of the state including Mildura, Omeo and Dartmoor and closer to home in Warragul. Next year Monique will compete in the Juniorgirls’competitiononceagain,andislookingforwardtoasuccessful and safe season.

Monique Simioni

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Food StudiesAs we come to the end of another year, we celebrate the many things we have done and learnt in the Foods area. From learning about the dairy industry with a focus on milk and cheese with our APP students, to understanding food miles and the benefits of locally sourced ingredients, to our Year 11s understanding the food system in preparation for our Year 12 subject, our first VCAL Café subject running, many successful VET restaurants, a local chef coming in to work with us, a successful Nutrition Week and our staff attending several different professional development sessions,we’vecertainlycoveredalot!We’reproudoftheopportunitiesourstudentshaveinFoodandwe’reexcitedto build this even further next year with the introduction of our Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program.

We have already used some of the produce in our classes, including spinach, lettuce and snow peas and thank Ross Davies for his work in sourcing these seedlings and to Judy and James for your extra work in helping us keep them alive!

Thank you for your support in providing reusable plastic containers in our Food classes this year. This small act helps prevent so much landfill and goes a long way towards providing a sustainable future for us all. Our hope is that everystudentwillremembereveryweekin2020!

Thisismylastnewsletter.I’mtakingleavein2020butwould like to thank the Food team for all their support this year. Mrs Allen, Mrs McHutchison, Mrs Stevens, Mr Thorpe, Donna,LizandTrish,you’rethebest!

Mrs Gorton

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8HOL Bike CampWhat a fantastic experience and achievement for the 8 HOL Team. Riding from Traralgon to Heyfield over 2 days, stopping in Toongabbie. Then a day riding in the Blores Hill Mountain Biking Park, where many students showed their talents. The team really came together and worked hard to achieve their goal. They encouraged each other and accepted all the challenges a camp brings. There were great times too, swimming in the caravan park pool, sitting and cooking on trangias together and just hanging out. Thursday's huge temperatures meant the team really pulled together to get the camp packed up in the heat, but all was forgotten when we could cool off in the pool. Special thanks to Bernie Walsh, Adam Fisher and the Nayook Team for a fantastic experience for all.

Mrs Gita Walker

DSC FOOD DRIVEEach year Drouin Secondary College supports our community by donating to Baw Baw Combined Churches Food Relief. The BBCC Food Relief donates to needy families in the local area. Please donate so we can all have a wonderful Christmas.

WHAT TO GIVEYou can give nearly ANYTHING! It only needs to have 3 requirements:

1. It must not be perishable food.

2. It must be well within the use before date.

3. It has to be packaged.

Donations can be made up until and including Presentation Night on Wednesday 18 December.

Place donations under the Christmas tree near the General Office. The tree will be in the Stadium on Presentation Night.

Students making donations will receive a Community ARCC Award.

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Ag Hort News...Sweet Science and Meat Grading & TastingAmy Cosby from CQ University visited the Year 9 Agriculture classes. She talked about fruit appearance and testing of sugars. They tasted fruit to rank sweetness and then used refractometers to measure sugar content in numerous fruits.

She also talked about meat quality and the classes scored beef for redness and fat colour. They then got to taste the barbequed beef to see if the different qualities tasted any different.

Year 11 AgThe Year 11 Agriculture class got the opportunity of visiting four farming enterprises over two days. This included a goat dairy and cheese tasting, a local apple orchard, honey & bee farm and a plant nursery. The class learned a wide range of information from apple breeding to what flowers bees harvest to get different varieties of honey and also saw goat milking and large scale plant production. A fun fact was that just before we visited the apple orchard, some of the bee hives (from the bee farm we visited) had been pollinating their apples.

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Head Start is a new vocational pathway program for secondary school students designed to help students begin an apprenticeship or traineeship while still at school. The Head Start program allows students to begin an apprenticeship or traineeship in Year 10, 11 or 12 whilst being supported to complete their VCE or VCAL certificate.

Head Start operates across 10 schools in the Inner Gippsland region. These schools include;

Traralgon College, Kurnai College, Lowanna College, Drouin Secondary College, Neerim & District Secondary College, Wonthaggi Secondary College, Korumburra Secondary College, Leongatha Secondary College, Foster Secondary College and Mirboo North Secondary College.

The program offers the opportunity for students to engage in one of 34 qualifications. Qualifications include Carpentry, Hairdressing, Heavy & Light Automotive, Early Childhood Education & Care, Agriculture, Engineering Fabrication, Business and Plumbing…tonameafew!

Head Start has many advantages including:

• One-on-one support from a Head Start Coordinator to keep students on the right track

• Quality assured training through TAFE and Skills First contracted providers

• VCE or VCAL senior certificate

• Significant progress towards, or completion of a trade qualification

• Fair pay as an apprentice or trainee

2019 was the first time that schools have worked with the Head Start program and there were exciting outcomes achieved for Gippsland 26 students who signed up for an apprenticeship or traineeship.

The Head Start team is super excited to continue to build on this great work in 2020 by creating even more apprenticeship andtraineeshipopportunitiesforstudents!!Tofollowareafewtestimonials from some of our Head Start students.

Aimee–CertIIIPainting&Decorating(DrouinSecondaryCollege) I started my HSAT on my 17th birthday. I like being able to develop my independence and getting to be able to have people who support me on my journey through my apprenticeship. They (HSAT coordinator) always check up on me and ask me how I am going which really brightens up my day. The best thing that I enjoy about HSAT is being able to do hands on work and get a taste of what a real job is like. Personally I love finally being able to properly manage my moneywhichbecauseofthisI’vebeenabletobuymyowncarandmanageallthecoststhatcomewithiteventhoughIdon’tgetmyP’suntilnextyear.

Chelsea–CertIIICommercialCookery(DrouinSecondaryCollege) I like that a Head Start apprenticeship is setting me up for a guaranteed pathway after school. It ensures that I can have a VCE pass as well as an apprenticeship and ultimately a job straight out of school. I love how my coordinator Jenna always touches base with me to ensure that I am on track and helps me as much as she can to ensure that any concerns are sorted.

YEAR 10 FOOD & CULTURE

Year 10 Food and Culture completed a performance task on Grass versus Grain fed cows and its links to sustainability and ethical meat production. Pictured isShania’ssubmission;shehas put a lot of time and effort into making fences, ponds, grass, a feed lot and even little cows from loombands!

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CAREERS & PATHWAYS NEWS...HEAD START STATE WIDE INDUCTION DAYWell done to Ned Bain, Chelsea Steel and Aimee Simpson on attending the State Wide Head Start induction day. The students participated in a range of work related activities and forums to support their school based apprenticeship/traineeship pathway.

ECOLINC WOMEN IN STEMDrouin Secondary College was represented by six Year 9 girlsatthe‘EmergingScience,Technology,EngineeringandMaths(STEM)forWomenProgram’onWednesday23rdOctober at Ecolinc Science & Technology Centre in Bacchus Marsh. The day consisted of guest speakers, a range of workshopsanda‘STEMCareersspeed-dating’sessionwhere the students got to meet, talk with and learn from a range of women in the STEM fields, as well as a range of higher education providers who were able to outline career pathway opportunities and courses available for students in the STEM fields.

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VTAC - QUICK REFERENCE GUIDEIn preparation for the release of results next month, the 2019 Results Service Quick Reference provides an overview of access methods for VCE Results and ATAR and answers to common questions.

WEBresultsandatar.vic.edu.au

Log in with VCE student number and results service password.

Available from 7am, Thursday 12 December.

MAILVCE and VCAL results and

ATAR statements will arrive from Friday 13 December.

Printed ATAR statements will only be sent to paid VTAC applicants.

Non-applicants can request a printed ATAR statement from the VTAC website after results are released ($30 fee applies).

APPDownload the Results and ATAR

app for iPhone and Android

Log in with VCE student number and results service password.

App available now; results available from 7am, Thursday 12 December.

2019 VCE Results and ATAR ServiceQuick Reference for Careers Practitioners

THREE WAYS TO ACCESS VCE RESULTS AND ATAR:

SOLVING COMMON STUDENT QUERIES:

The Results Service login details are separate from the VTAC account

Changing one PIN/password does not change the other.

Students must register to access results

Before students can access results, they must register and choose a secure password which contains at least one character from three of the following groups:

• Uppercase letter (A-Z)• Lowercase letter (a-z)• Numeral (0-9)• Special character such as ()~`#$*&@^

Registration is open now at resultsandatar.vic.edu.au and students are encouraged to register early for the fastest access to their results on Thursday 12 December.

Who can use the service? Any student undertaking one or more Unit 3 & 4 sequences (including Year 11 students). ATAR advice will only be provided to students who qualify for an ATAR in the current year.

Email: VCAA will also be sending student results by email if an email address was recorded for the student by the educational provider. ATAR information will not be sent by email.

VCE student number+

results service password

Trouble logging in (web or app)

VCE Results and ATAR

(Internet and app)

Invalid VCE student number

Ensure the student is using their VCE student number,

not their VTAC ID. Check student number on

VASS or CourseLink.

Invalid passwordSee above for information about the results service password requirements.

Ensure the password meets the character requirements

specified above.

Retrieve lost passwords from the results site

Password reset instructions will be sent to the email

address that was provided when the student initially

created a password.

Contact PRASImmediately after results release,

the Post Results and ATAR Service is the primary contact for

all queries: (03) 9637 3877.

pras.resultsandatar.vic.edu.au for opening hours.

Forgot password Other query

VTAC ID+

VTAC PIN

VTAC account (applications, change of preference, offers)

High Tea For AmberleaYear 11 VCAL students provided a high tea for Amberlea aged care residents. Students were to plan and produce all nibblies. They made mini scones with jam and cream, lemon slice, lemon curd cupcakes, shortbread, sausage rolls with homemade sauce, various sandwiches and fresh fruit along with tea and coffee. The students enjoyed the company of the residents with good laughs and jokes being shared amongst the table. The residents said they enjoyed all the food and would want to come back soon. The students were able to pass their last competency for VCAL. The students said they enjoyed planning and cooking for the elderly and would love to do it again next year.

Bailey Jordan

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JUNIOR ARTS SHOWCASEOn Thursday November 14th the 2019 Junior Arts Showcase/Instrumental and Bands Evening was held in the new Learning Centre. Many parents were able to walk freely amongst the beautiful artwork on display from our junior students and also listen to some fantastic bands as presented by Pete Brown and Wes Hopkins. We also saw some beautiful soloandduetplayingbyTroySheers’Guitarstudents–TomAnthonyandJoelPope,andalsoYoletteStewart’sVoiceandPiano students.

The night was a wonderful amalgamation of many talents, both staff and students, and we were so pleased to see and hear fantastic improvement from all of our student musicians from across the year. The music department was delighted to trial some new gear which made an excellent contribution to the overall musical impression, managed so well by student teacher Mr David Robinson and past student Will Michie who came to help us out on the evening.

A wonderful, celebratory tone was maintained during the evening which was topped by a wonderful performance from the Year 10 Drama students who entertained everyone in the auditorium.

Welldonetoallofouramazinglytalentedstudents!

Yolette Stewart VCE Music Teacher

Instrumental / Bands Evening

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Reading during the holidaysThere are numerous options for summer reading.

Many students are participating in our Summer Reading Challenge. Others have borrowed books by their favourite authors. Bookstores, public libraries and opp shops also offer a range of reading material.

Come to the library before the end of the school year to stock up on your choice of books.

For those of you who enjoy quizzes (and doing a little research to find the answers), here are ten festive questions:

1. What spice is not in the traditional gingerbread recipe?

A. Cloves

B. Nutmeg

C. Cinnamon

D. Cardamom

2. Whatisthenameofthepoembeginning,“TwasthenightbeforeChristmas…?”

3. If you were the lucky recipient of the 12 Days of Christmas, what gift would you receive on the ninth day?

4. Which event takes place on Boxing Day, starting from Sydney?

5. What Australian Christmas tradition began in Melbourne in 1938?

6. Which Australian city was devastated by Cyclone Tracy at Christmas, 1974?

7. WhatwasthenameofScrooge’sdeceasedbusiness partner in A Christmas Carol?

8. TwoofSanta’sreindeerarenamedafterweatherphenomena. Which ones are they?

9. Which Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel has a Christmas related name?

10. Which Paul Kelly song is likely to be played duringMelbourne’ssummerofcricket?

We hope you enjoy your summer reading.

DSC Library Staff

2020 RETURN TO SCHOOL DATESIn 2020, there will be a staggered start for students returning to school at the start of Term 1. Instead of all students returning on the same day, their start date will depend on which Year Level they will be in.

Term 1 Commencement Dates for 2020

Staff Tuesday 28 January

Years 7, 8 and 9 only Wednesday 29 January

All Year Levels return Thursday 30 January

Thank YouA huge thank you to Fankhauser Apples for donating apples for our Year 8 students to take oncamp!

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Year 7 Reading & LiteracyYear 7 students are to be congratulated for completing 1291 quizzes and reading 53,297,776 since the beginning of the school year.

Over 7 million words were read between 19 October and 22 November and the following students successfully completed quizzes:

Chase Lewis (14), Isabella Malcholm (14), Isabella Cerritelli (4), Kayla Frazer (3), Emily Roberts (3), Jack Gilbert (2), Logan Perry (2), Jazmyn Dalzell (2), Charlotte Preis (2), Adah Heard (2), Charlie Heyden (6), Jaxon Carr (2), Jasmine McGovern, Kasey Marriott (2), Blake Walton (2), Cody Roberts, Haylee Turner (2), Charlotte Hoareau, Ethan Biljna, Jack Roberts, Gracie Miller, Holli Polderman, Beau Joiner, Kayla Arnephy, Miranda Mollison, River Cook (2), Kaden Gregg (2), William Trott, James Ward, Tahlia Andrews, Oscar Murray (2), Lachlan Hanna (4), Calvin Langford (4), Alec Fankhauser (3), Connor Carmody (2), Jack Murphy, Forest Firth (3), Tameka Schroen (2), Elijah Nicholas, Ella Hales, Ella Craig (2), Lilly-Rae McDonald, Jemma Pengelly-Hinchcliffe, Shae Densley, Isabella Trenerry, Keenan Shanks, Ruben Ladds (2), Tyler Scriven (2), Kiara Kauran (2), Jordan Farrell, Henry Ferguson, Alex Young, Dekai Swan, Jack Tyler, Nicholas Bourke,WilliamYoung,ConnorFleming(3),KainO’Dwyer,AmeliaLinnell-Starvaggi,JessiahCollins(2),RyanCook-Whiting (2), Hayden McNeill (3), Angel Leeman, Charlie Townley (2), Mikayla Bremner (2), Jesse Edmondson-Holmes, Sebastian Ladbrook, Zachary Moore, Emily Grist, Rachael Turner, Logan Polderman, Amelia Morrison, Jack Knights (2), Lani Toms (5), Cooper Brown, Kai Withers (2), Connor Bennett, Cameron Caddy, Bailey Turner (2), Thomas Wilmann, Keegan Jeffrey Molan, Tyson Henderson, Bella Walmsley, Axle Bern, Breanna Begg, Dwayne Whiting, Casey King, Taraia Lethaby-Naidu (2), Joshua Downes, Jackson McEwan, Lainey Downie

Suggestions for goal setting for reading growth include:

• Read regularly during the school holidays.

• Avoid distractions when reading to remember what you have read and to become involved in the story.

• Select a wide variety of reading material to expand vocabulary and ideas.

• Startreading“SalttotheSea”,theYear8English and Advanced English text.

• Continue to use context and structure clues to read for meaning.

• Think and talk about what you have read, possibly at the end of chapters or at the end of thetext–eg.Whatdidyouthinkofthemaincharacter? How did the author use language? What real life connections can you make with the text?

• Practise previewing, skimming, and scanning non-fiction.

Thankyouforsupportingyourchild’sreading.

DSC English, SURFF and Library Staff

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16 DAYS OF ACTIVISMThe 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that officially began on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.

Throughout the 16 Days of Activism, key messages on Respectful Relationships, Gender Equity, and Calling it Out will be on Sentral and in classes.

Problematic attitudes that need to be called out

It is everyone’s job to address language, attitudes and behaviours that endorse violence and disrespect towards women and promote gender inequality.

Below are examples of problematic attitudes and ways councils and organisations can respond to these views. These have been taken from findings from the 2017 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey.

(24%) Australians see no harm in telling sexist jokes

Sexist jokes reflect and reinforce sexist attitudes, and are harmful. They excuse and perpetuate the gender stereotyping and discrimination

against women that underpins violence.

Australians believe that women prefer a man to be in

charge of the relationship

This belief reflects and maintains the broader harmful social expectation

that men should always be in charge. It undermines women’s independence and ability to make decisions in both public

and private life.

Australians believe that women can often make a man so angry that he hits her when he didn’t mean to

Using violence against women is a choice, not an instinct. Don’t excuse people who choose to use violence.

Australians believe that women who flirt

all the time are somewhat to blame if their partner gets

jealous and hits them

Jealousy, control and abuse are not a normal part of romantic relationships, and in no way

excuse violence against women. Don’t excuse people who choose

to use violence.

Australians believe that women make up false reports of sexual assaults in order to

punish men

This unfounded belief is the very reason that victim survivors are afraid to seek help, and the majority either delay or never report sexual assault. Evidence shows that only 5% of sexual assault

allegations are false.

1 IN 3 Australians think it’s natural

for a man to want to appear in control of his partner in front of

his male friends

Controlling behaviour is a key factor in abusive relationships. By deeming women as less equal than men, disrespect and violence

against women will continue.

2 in 5 Australians believe

many women exaggerate how unequally women

are treated in Australia

Unfortunately, we are still working towards gender equality in

Australia. We have a gender pay gap, men hold the majority of

leadership positions and women still undertake the vast majority of

unpaid caring work.

1 IN 5

Australians believe violence is a normal

reaction to daily stress and frustration

There are many healthy ways to respond to stress and

frustration – using violence is not one. Do not excuse people who

choose to use violence.

32% of Australians believe a female victim is partly responsible for the abuse if she does not leave

Leaving an abusive relationship is hard and can be dangerous. Common barriers include: concerns for the safety and wellbeing of children; lack of housing and income; social isolation and lack of knowledge of support options. Instead of asking ‘why doesn’t she leave’, ask ‘why does he use violence’.

Key facts and statistics about gender equality

The full-time average weekly wage for

women is

14% LESS than for men.

On average, women need to work AN ADDITIONAL

59 DAYS to earn the same annual income as men

Source: Workplace Gender Equality Agency, (2019), Australia’s Gender Pay

Gap statistics

17.1% OF CEOS

30.5% OF KEY MANAGEMENT

PERSONNEL

is murdered by her current or former partner.

Source: Australian Institute of Criminology, (2017), Homicide in Australia 2012–13 to 2013–14

It is estimated

that violence against women

and their children cost the

Australian economy

have experienced violence from a partner, ex-partner or family member. These numbers are even higher for intersex, transgender and gender diverse people.

Source: The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University, (2015), A Closer Look at Private Lives 2

women have experienced sexual harassment.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, (2017), Personal safety, Australia, 2016.

ABS cat no.4906.0

sought specialist homelessness services due to family or domestic violence.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, (2019), Specialist homelessness services annual report 2017–18.

35.2% of boards and governing bodies in Australia have no female directors.

By contrast, only 0.9% had no male directors.

Source: Workplace Gender Equality Agency, (2018), WGEA Data Explorer

(64.4% of the total work day for women vs. 36.1% of the total work day for men)

Source: Workplace Gender Equality Agency, (2016), Unpaid care work and the labour market

in 2015-16

of all victims of violence, whether women or men, experience violence from a male perpetrator.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, (2017), Personal safety,

Australia, 2016. ABS cat no.4906.0

Source: KPMG, (2016), The Cost of Violence Against Women and their Children in Australia

of Victorian women have experienced bullying, harassment or violence in their workplace.

Source: Victorian Trades Hall Council, (2017), Stop Gendered Violence at Work

reported harassment or abuse in the previous 12 months.

Source: The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University, (2015), A Closer Look at Private Lives 2.

of trans women

of trans men

In 2017/18, about

WOMEN CHILDREN MEN

Women spend almost twice as many hours each day performing unpaid

care work compared to men

Alignedwiththe16DaysofActivism,RespectVictoriawillruntheirRespectWomen:‘CallItOut’campaign.

A community BBQ event was held at the Warragul Cenotaph on Friday 22nd November. A number of DSC students attended this event and helped to raise awareness of this issue. The students spoke to members of the public and distributed information brochures, and were fantastic representatives of the DSC community.

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7APP's Amazing RaceOn 21st November, the 7A APP class went out on an exciting excursion to Melbourne Central. Each student went up to Melbourne Central via the train along with Ms Fanning, Ms Buckland and Mr Axford and they were very fortunate to have Mrs Lewis come along with them. As they arrived at Southern Cross Station they took another train to Melbourne Central. Each student got into their groups and they started THEAMAZINGRACE!Eachgroupoffivehadabooklet with clues in it to help them answer the questions that the teachers arranged for them. They then proceeded around Melbourne Central to figure out the clues that were on their booklets.

Following The Amazing Race these lucky students were also given the exciting opportunity to go laser tagging with all of the teachers. Each student was put onto a team and battled to see who would be victorious. The final scores were very close however, William Young came in on topwithover9000points!Aftertheexcitinggames the teachers also arranged for the students to attend a special lunch at the HuTong Dim Sum Dumpling Bar. Students were able to try new foods that they had never before tried. The students were brought out 5 different dumplings - soup dumplings, prawn dumplings, pan fried pork dumplings, a genuine pork dumplings and a dessert menu dumpling filled with yummy custard filling. By far the yum yum soup dim sumdumplingwasthebestinmanypeople’sopinions. All the year 7 APP class were very fortunate for the teachers to take them out.

By Calvin Langford & Alec Fankhauser

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Gymnastics SuccessMy Journey to the Gymnastics State Championships

I’mSam.I’vebeendoinggymnasticsfor4years.MovingupfromLevel3toLevel 4 was a massive step up. All the skills got so much harder so I knew I had to train really hard. In training I trained to be the best I could be. I had my ups anddownsbutevenwhenIdidn’tgetthings,Ididn’tletitgettomeandjustkept going.

Eventually it became competition season and my first competition was Gippsland Championships but unfortunately I was sick a couple of days before the comp and was still sick on the day but I was determined to go. I had a few stuff ups but that was ok because it was just a small competition.

My next competition was state qualifiers which is the competition to qualify for the junior Victorian State Championships. I did really well at that competition placing 1st on pommel and 2nd on floor but also placed 2nd overall. I struggled with my tumbling for Level 4 but pushed my hardest to get it.

The next competition I had was the Knox Invitational which I also did well at, placing 1st on pommel, 5th on floor, 4th on rings and 6th on high bar and placing 2nd overall. After that I struggled a bit with my parallel bars kip and was working hard on it and then came the MYC competition. I placed 2nd on pommel but had a really bad p-bars stuffing up my kip, press to straddle and swing to hand-stand.

After the MYC competition I had 2 weeks till state championships. I knew I had to work very hard on my kips but I was really struggling on the last week and it was only the day before state champs that I figured out how to do it. It became the day of state championships and I was really pumped for the competition. We began our drive to Geelong and I was just thinking of the things I could improve on in my routines. We arrived at the stadium and the set up looked pretty good so I was very excited.

The competition had started and my first apparatus was floor. I scored a great score of 8.433 out of ten which I was really happy with. The next apparatus I had was pommel and I scored a 9.30. My next apparatus was rings and it wasthebestringsroutineI’vedonescoringan8.65.Mynextapparatuswasvault scoring an 8.35. Then I had p-bars and I scored an 8.36 which was my bestp-barsroutineI’vedoneinLevel4.Finally,Ihadhighbarandthefirstpartof my routine was very good but on my dismount I unfortunately fell but I still scored an 8.2 but I would have scored a 9.7. It was now time for presentations and I was not expecting an overall score. I had one placing which was 2nd on pommel which means I was second in the state for pommel. It had now become the time they announced the overall placings and surprisingly and happily I got 4th in the state out of 40 people.

IfIdidn’tfallonhighbarIwouldhavegot1stonhighbarand2ndinthestatebutthingshappen.I’mnotupthereanddoingwellbecauseI’manaturalgymnastbecauseI’mnot.It’sthatIput110%intoeverytrainingsessionandtobe a gymnast it takes determination, commitment and effort.

Sam Wells

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Certificate 3

Sport and RecreationOur first year VET Sport and Recreation students completed their year on a high by experiencing, first hand, the importance of risk management, work health and safety and event planning, during a trip to the Glen Harrow tree adventure park. Students were able to see many of the units of competency they have studied, in action, and have a really tree-mendous day.

Guiding & Scouting Achievements

Congratulations to Krystal Murray whohasearnedGuiding’sPeakAchievementAward,theQueen’sGuide Award. This is the highest award that can be earned by youth members of Girl Guides Victoria.InachievingtheQueen’sGuide Award, Krystal has

displayed a sustained effort to attain a wide range of knowledge and skills and also developed a high degree of initiative, self-motivation, responsibility and reliability. Krystal has joined an elite group of young women who have proven themselves to be exceptional leaders in their community.

Congratulations to Declan Thomas who has earned the Australian Scout Medallion. The Australian Scout Medallion is the highest award in the Scout Section. It is considered the pinnacle of Scouting at this stage. To attain the top award in

each of the five Sections in Scouting reflects initiative in tackling this challenge, sustained effort over many months and years, plus self-discipline, teamwork and leadership.

Krystal Murray & Declan Thomas

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LITERARY AGENT INCURSIONSome of our English students were fortunate enough to participate in an incursion with literary agent and emerging author, Danielle Binks. Inviting students into her world, Danielle shared what her journey to becoming involved in the publishing industry was like, from being a student herself through to working as a literary agent and what is involved in being the voice for authors, to becoming an emerging author and sharing her own writing with the world. Students had plenty of questions to ask, and Danielle willingly answered all of these and then some, along with sharing a number of valuable resources with students, such as places they could begin looking to get their own writing published!Itwasabrilliantsessionforallinvolvedandstudentswalked away with plenty of inspiration. Some students even soughtoutsomeofDanielle’srecommendedcollections,whichmakes my literature-loving heart very happy.

Ms Rieschieck

Students had the following things to say:

‘Daniellewasamazing,itwassorewardinglisteningtoherspeak about what she does for her profession. She gave extremely good book recommendations, and made it very relevant to the topics we discussed in class. I am extremely excitedtoreadherbookscomingout.’

Taylah Cunningham, Year 10

‘Thisincursionwasaveryenjoyableexperience.Danielleisafunny person and is easy to relate to. She included the audience in her presentation and got through everything quickly so it wasn't drab and boring. I was part of both talks and while fairly similar, there were some changes: she skipped out some parts that she didn't feel necessary and added in some things to add to the creative writing aspect of it as we were the creative writing class. Near the end she got us to write a short story in a fashion where we had to keep writing non stop, so no room for editing or stopping to rethink, just spewing out words onto the page as they came. This was something I had never done before and was good in a way to force my brain to work quickly and efficiently.

Overall, I really enjoyed both talks, despite being very similar and directly after each other. Danielle had a good sense of humour and was very knowledgeable and informative. She enlightened myself, and likely others, on what being an author is really like, especially the steps that come after the actual writing process like editing and publishing. I will definitely be taking a lotfromthisincursionandusingitinthefuture.’

Phoebe Allgood, Year 9

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YEAR 7

Geography ExcursionEarlier this term the Year 7 Geography classes went on a fieldtrip to Lakeside Pakenham and Jackson's View Drouin to compare the liveability of each location. Students looked at the infrastructure, social connectedness, environmental quality and access to services and facilities at each venue. Although many students reside in these areas, they do not necessarily understand the layout and the services available. Students collected data, drew field sketches and took photos as evidence for their research assignment into liveability. An excellent real life experience.

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EXTRA OPEN DAYSDSC Uniform Shop & General Office UNIFORM SHOP IS LOCATED in the foyer of the DSC Lyn Kelly Stadium/GymnasiumStandard trading hours are Thursdays 10am to 6pm & the first Saturday of each month 9.30am to 12.30pm. Year7Students2020–Pleasefeelfreetobooka30minutefittingsessionbyemailingHeatheratdrouinshop@buxwear.com.au

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Year 7 2020 Orientation Day 9am - 3.28pm

Year 7 2020 Orientation Day 9am - 3.28pm

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29 Student First Day Term 1

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COLLEGE DATESWEEK 9Monday 02/12 SSO Program (Senior School

Orientation) Continues

Tuesday 03/12 Year 12 VCAL Stride Leadership Training

Wednesday 04/12 8HOL Celebration Night

Friday 06/12 SSO Program (Senior School Orientation) Concludes

WEEK 10Monday 09/12 Primary School Music Tour

Step Up (Year 9 into 10) Commences

Tuesday 10/12 Year 6 Orientation Day

Year 8 Camp Departs

Friday 13/12 Step Up (Year 9 into 10) ConcludesYear 6 Orientation Day

Year 8 Camp Returns

WEEK 11

Monday 16/12 Beach Day

Wednesday 18/12 Presentation Evening 7pm

Friday 20/12 Final Day Term 4

TERM 1 2020 - WEEK 1

Monday 27/01 Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 28/01 Student Free Day

Wednesday 29/01 First Day of Term 1 for Years 7, 8 & 9

Thursday 30/01All Students Attend (First Day for Years 10, 11 & 12)Student ID Photos

TERM 1 2020 - WEEK 3Monday 10/02 Year 12 Camp Departs

Lifeskills Camp Departs

Year 7 Welcome BBQ

Tuesday 11/02 Year 12 Camp Returns

Wednesday 12/02 Lifeskills Camp Returns

TERM 1 2020 - WEEK 4

Tuesday 18/02 DSC Swimming Sports

Thursday 20/02 Back Up Swimming Sports

TERM 1 2020 - WEEK 5

Monday 24/02 Year 7 Camp Departs

Wednesday 26/02 Year 7 Camp Returns

TERM 1 2020 - WEEK 6

Tuesday 03/03 8HOL Camp Departs

Friday 06/03 8HOL Camp Returns

STUDENT FREE DAYS 2020

Friday 01/05 Student Free Day

Friday 05/06 Student Free Day

Friday 14/08 Student Free Day

SAVE THE DATEDSC Presentation NightWednesday 18th December

College Stadium, seated by 6.45pm for a 7pm start

END OF TERM BUS SCHEDULE Please be advised that the Drouin Bus Network has been cancelled for Friday 20 December 2019.

Whilst we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, the above decision has been based on policy and the minimal student requirement on this date.

Please note that buses will operate as per normal scheduling on Thursday 19 December 2019.

If you have any queries or wish to discuss this matter further please don't hesitate to contact the Bus Coordinator, Maureen Hickman.

2019 TERM DATES

Term 4: 7 October to 20 December 2019

Contact Hours: 8.15am – 4.30pmPh: (03) 5625 1002 Email: drouin.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au

SECONDARYC O L L E G E

2020 TERM DATES

Term 1: 28 January (Student Free Day) to 27 March

Term 2: 14 April to 26 June

Term 3: 13 July to 18 September

Term 4: 5 October to 18 December

Uniform Shop Normal Trading HoursThursdays – 10am – 6pm

The first Saturday of each month – 9.30am – 12.30pm