Next Friday 4 July will be the last day of term, and we will see a school finish time of 2.18pm. Students have a casual day for the Vinnies Winter Appeal. Students are asked to bring $5, if it is within their family's means, to support the "Vinnies" Winter Appeal to support the homeless and at-need families. If your student has PE, Wood, Metal, Science or Food – please ensure that they wear appropriate clothing, notably closed footwear, for practical classes.

CDC have informed us that they will not be operating at the early finish time as in pervious years, and instead, will continue to operate on their usual bus schedule – a pickup of approximately 3.30pm. For any CDC Bus travellers that need supervision, this will be made available from 2.30pm to 3.30pm on Friday. Country bus services will collect students following the early finish time of 2.18pm. More details will be emailed regarding this.

Furthermore, CDC have today informed us that once again, there will be another planned industrial action by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) on Tuesday 1 July 2025, and as a result, CDC Victoria’s bus services in Ballarat will be disrupted on this day.

Unfortunately, this means the school bus and town route services for our school will not operate on Tuesday 1 July. Country busses will run as normal.

Looking ahead, I remind families that Term 3 will commence with regular classes on Monday 21 July. It's quite hard to think that we are almost halfway through the year and almost looking at subject selections going into 2026. Well done to all students on their efforts in concluding their Semester 1 classes and completing their assessment and classwork tasks and exams the best they can.

We anticipate that the timetable for the new semester will be on SIMON for students from in the first week of the holidays. Please encourage your student/s to log into SIMON and check their new timetable and in particular, their PE days where they will wear their PE uniform. Pathways and elective subjects will change over for the new semester, and it will be important for students to note these changes. Students changing electives or pathways subjects are reminded to bring along the relevant resources for those subjects with them on the first day back of next term.

As we approach the final two weeks of Term 2, Year 12 students are encouraged to make the most of the upcoming holiday break. With Unit 4 coursework commencing, the holidays present a valuable opportunity to revise Unit 3 content and consolidate their understanding, while also taking time to preview and prepare for Unit 4 topics. Given that Term 3 is a nine-week term, it will move quickly, so using the break to stay organised and ahead in their studies will help set a strong foundation for the final months of their VCE and VCE/VM journey.

Office hours over the holidays will be Monday to Friday, 9.00am – 4.00pm.