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Western Heights College

Locality: Hamlyn Heights

Phone: +61 3 5277 1177

Address: 37-61 Vines Road 3215 Hamlyn Heights, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.whc.vic.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Thank you to Maddison Temelkovski, one of our alumni from the Class of 2009, for reconnecting with our school to advise and inspire our current students!

24.01.2022 Beautiful morning to farewell our Year 12 students today with a breakfast with staff and then a day of adventure ahead filled with "livewire" action. Enjoy your last official day together :)

24.01.2022 RUOK? We actively encourage all our staff, students and those in our community to check in on your family, friends and colleagues tomorrow, and each day of the year. Remember, there's more to say after R U OK? ... 1. Ask 'R U OK'? 2. Listen (understand) 3. Encourage action (what can I do to support you?) 4. Check in (follow up, care) Learn what to say after R U OK? At www.ruok.org.au

23.01.2022 Today I joined Dan Andrews to outline our roadmap out of lockdown. Importantly it includes some significant announcements for schools and early childhood servic...es I want to share with you. Students will begin returning to school next term in a careful, staged approach. For the first week of Term 4, all students will continue to learn remotely, except senior secondary students doing VCE/VCAL essential assessments on-site and, for VCE students, the General Achievement Test (GAT) on 7 October. Students in regional and rural specialist schools can continue to attend on-site. From 12 October, metropolitan Melbourne students in Prep to Grade 2, VCE and VCAL and specialist schools will return to on-site learning. Teachers will only need to be on-site to deliver classes if their students are, or to provide supervision for students who need to attend on-site. Otherwise they are able to work from home. All regional and rural Victorian students will return to on-site learning from 12 October. Schools will have local flexibility to determine the best staged approach for different year levels, with all students to be back on-site by Friday 16 October. Students in Years 3 to 10 in metropolitan Melbourne will continue remote and flexible learning, with a decision on their on-site return to be made based on future health data and expert public health advice. Early childhood education and care will be open to all children from 28 September, with parents/carers no longer requiring a permit. Sessional kindergarten will be open for all children to attend at the start of Term 4, and eligibility for outside school hours care attendance will continue to align with schools. I know how hard this period has been on everyone. I want to take this opportunity to thank all our brilliant school and early childhood staff, parents, carers and most importantly students.

23.01.2022 Year 12 Birthday Celebrations! What better way to stay in touch with our Year 12 students than a special birthday morning tea on RUOK Day! We have been unable to continue our morning teas at school every 2 months so we decided to celebrate all of the July to December birthdays at once with an online get together. Students received a surprise treat from Truffleduck a smiley RUOK day cupcake, chocolate brownie and a yo-yo - delivered right to their homes and in some cases, ...their work places for VCAL students. A big Happy Birthday to all of our wonderful Yr.12 students. Nikki and Sophie were 2 of our happy Yr.12's to receive their treats at their work placement on Thursday.

19.01.2022 We were delighted to hear from WHC alum, Dr Stuart Minchin from the Class of 1988, who beamed into a Biology class all the way from New Caledonia! Stuart was full of valuable tips and insights into a career in science, see the video below for some highlights from the session.

19.01.2022 Was so good to have students on site today as our Year 12s returned to complete the GAT Test. Its been a test our students have been waiting to complete since June and although very different to normal with temperature checks and masks - all went off well. Monday can not come quick enough so we can have all our students back onsite

18.01.2022 Term 4 starts tomorrow Monday 5 October with at home and remote learning until - Friday 9 October. Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) students (including Year 10 students enrolled in VCE or VCAL programs) can attend on-site for the General Achievement Test (GAT) on Wednesday 7 October and for any essential assessments across the week that teachers request they attend onsite to complete. From Monday 12 October all school students and staff at Western Heights College, including years 7 to 12 will return to on-site learning. We cant wait to see you both virtually and online this week and in person on-site next week! Bring it on!

12.01.2022 Time to get ready for summer! Some great activities on offer here for students, teachers and families

05.01.2022 Wonderful news for regional Victoria and us in Geelong. Regional Victoria will move to stage three of its coronavirus reopening plan from Thursday 17 September, meaning sitting in a restaurant, meeting up to 10 people outdoors, kids sport and travelling for a holiday/break in regional Victoria will all be allowed. Premier Daniel Andrews said the changes were possible because the daily average for new cases in regional Victoria was down to 3.6 and there had been no mystery ca...ses for two weeks. Read in ABC News: https://apple.news/AwRDrcRi9SZSlY3zHS5wQhQ A return to on-site school attendance plan for Western Heights College students will be released to our community prior to the end of term 3 for term 4.

02.01.2022 So wonderful to have students back onsite this week. The energy and vibe has been terrific with lots of happy students bouncing in our gates on Monday!

02.01.2022 Please see updated message from Barwon Health below;- Barwon Health would like to thank you, there has been an overwhelming response to the request for young people 14-24yrs to get tested yesterday 18 August, Barwon Health now request those only with symptoms to get tested. Worried you might have been in contact with someone who has COVID? ... Get tested at Corio Community Health Centre at Corio Village Monday 17/8 to Wednesday 19/8 11am to 4pm. No appointment required if you are aged 14 24 years. Are you aged 14 - 24 years and worried that you might have been in contact with someone who may have COVID? Come and get tested at one of Barwon Health’s public testing facility. Testing is available to those who have symptoms at the following Locations: Corio: Corio Community Health Centre (Corio Village) 2 Gellibrand St, Corio. Walk up clinic. 11 AM till 4 PM Monday 17 August, Tuesday 18 August and Wednesday 19 August 2020. Norlane: Barwon Health North ( near the library) Ongoing 155 Princes Highway Norlane 7 days Drive thru 8AM - 5 PM Appointments can be made on (03) 4215 4445 Newcomb: Bellarine Community Centre 104-108 Bellarine Highway, Newcomb 7 Days 8AM 4:30PM Appointments Only (03) 4215 7557 Torquay: Torquay Community Health Centre 100 SurfCoast Highway, Torquay 7 Days 9AM 5:30PM Appointments Only (03) 4215 7815

01.01.2022 All students are returning to school tomorrow from all year levels 7-12. Masks must be worn by all students and staff. Can not wait to have students back on-site!