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Term 3, Week 2 2023 From the Principal Welcome Back As we settle into the winter term it was terrific to have the school full of noise and laughter once

Term 2, Week 8 2023 From the Principal I recently had the opportunity to take some of my sabbatical leave entitlements and took the chance to join a tour group

Term 2, Week 6 2023 From the Assistant Principal, Head of Secondary What a journey we have had Into the Woods! I am absolutely thrilled to take a moment to

Term 2, Week 4 2023 From the Assistant Principal, Head of Primary We have had a busy start to Term 2 with early highlights being our ‘Morning with Mum’ event

Term 2, Week 2 2023 From the Principal Mother’s Day High Tea 2023 Our 9th Annual Mother’s Day High Tea was held at The Sofi Lounge at The Sofitel on

Term 1, Week 10 2023 From the Principal Hat Parade Our Junior School students have certainly uplifted the mood with their Hat Parade with many colourful and creative ensembles, followed

Term 1, Week 8 2023 From the Principal Greek National Day It’s been a big week of events both in and out of school to mark Greek Independence Day (25

Term 1, Week 6 2023 From the Principal Lonsdale Street Festival The 35th Antipodes Lonsdale Street Greek Festival held annually saw tens of thousands of visitors across the two days

Term 1, Week 4 2023 From the Principal Scholars Assembly We gathered for our first formal School Assembly to celebrate the effort and outstanding achievements of our Class of 2022. 

Term 1, Week 2 2023 From the Principal I WELCOME everyone back to a new academic year! A sense of renewal starts with each new year.  Suddenly, more than ever

Term 4, Week 10 2022 From the Principal End of Year Celebrations As we move towards the end of this academic year we have seen a number of celebrations take

Term 4, Week 8 2022 From the Secondary School From the Acting Deputy Head of Secondary For our Middle School and Senior students, approaching the end of the school year

Term 4, Week 6 2022 From the Principal Moana Jr – Year 6 Musical As we head into the final 4 weeks of this academic year, how wonderful to start

Term 4, Week 4 2022 From the Principal Lonsdale Street Festival After more than 2 years of COVID restrictions the Greek Community of Melbourne was able to gather as one

Term 4, Week 2 2022 From the Principal I hope the recent 3-week break has provided everyone with the chance for some rest and relaxation. Many families have used the

Term 3, Week 10 2022 From the Assistant Principal, Head of Secondary Term 3 is always a very busy term in the School’s calendar and this term was no exception.

Term 3, Week 8 2022 From the Principal Annual School Concert It has been 3 years since we have been able to gather to enjoy live music as a school. 

Term 3, Week 6 2022 From the Principal I am always moved when I see our students lead the way and use their voice to show the way whether it

Term 3, Week 4 2022 From the Principal Leadership 2023 Assembly Our current Senior School Student Leadership Team organised this weeks school assembly for aspiring leaders. Our School Captain Ethan

Term 3, Week 2 2022 From the Principal Welcome Back I hope the mid year break has given everyone the chance to rest and enjoy some time with their families. 

Term 2, Week 8 2022 From the Secondary School From the Deputy Head of Secondary Year 9 –11 Exams Week Seven of term saw our Year 9, 10, and 11

Term 2, Week 6 2022 From the Assistant Principal, Head of Secondary NAPLAN This term, our Year 7 and 9 students completed their NAPLAN tests. For the first time at

Term 2, Week 4 2022 From the Principal Mother’s Day Luncheon 2022 Our recent Mother’s Day Luncheon was a terrific gathering of over 210 guests. We all marveled at the

Term 2, Week 2 2022 From the Principal Welcome Back everyone. I hope you have all had a very relaxing Easter break after what seemed a long Term 1. I

Term 1, Week 10 2022 From the Principal Greetings from Darwin where Year 11 and 12 students have been able to experience the best the Northern Territory has to offer.

Term 1, Week 8 2022 From the Principal Our first whole school assembly for the year was indeed a very special occasion. Given our Hellenic ancestry how appropriate that we

Term 1, Week 6 2022 From the Principal I am not sure where the time has gone but after a solid five weeks back at school we have reached the

From the Principal What an interesting couple of years we have all had.  As we prepare to farewell this academic year, I marvel at the way many of our students have pivoted from face to face learning, to remote learning and back again…. not once, but six times

From the Principal Future Leaders Leadership aspirations is about personal development that enables you to bring value to others while significantly improving one’s ability to build strong listening, communication, planning and

From the Principal 2022 School Committee As life begins to return to some level of familiarity it was wonderful to welcome back all year levels to on site learning.  To

From the Principal Reopening and rebuilding has been the most important focus for us all throughout all the lockdown periods. The return to onsite learning recently was welcomed by all.

From the Principal While the staggered return of students to classrooms across Melbourne is a big disruption to families with children in different year levels and to staff who are

From the Principal Extended restrictions for Victoria 2 September 2021 Due to the ongoing level of community transmission of COVID-19, the Victorian Government has announced that the current restrictions in

From the Principal As Victoria passes more than 200 days in lockdown, we come to terms with the fact that we have had more than 150 days of Remote Learning. It

From the Head of Primary Having worked in the Education sector now for over 40 years, I am sometimes asked what changes, in my opinion, have had the most impact

Welcome Back Term Three started with a mood of guarded optimism after last term’s COVID-19 restrictions. Our optimism tempered because if the past 18 months has taught us anything in

End of Semester What an unusual time we have all been through again.  The resilience of our students never ceases to amaze us as they pivot between face to face

Return to On-Campus Learning This current period of Remote Learning has once more tested our ability to keep all students connected and motivated during the learning process. These challenges aside,

MANDATORY LOCKDOWN All families should have received my correspondence outlining our procedures during this 7-day mandatory lockdown, commencing Thursday 17th of May 11 at 11.59 pm. To access the letter,

Mother’s Day High Tea Following a year of lockdowns and canceled family events, it was terrific to be able to host our Mother’s Day High Tea in the beautifully transformed

ANZAC Day Assembly – Friday 23 April 2023 We gathered recently to commemorate the anniversary of our ANZACs courageous battles in WWI.  Our special guests from Cronos Aged Care joined

Secondary House Night Our recent Secondary House night was a wonderful occasion for families to gather and share a relaxed evening together in the beautiful autumn sun. There was plenty

Open Day Due to recent building and construction works it has been some 4 years since our last Open Day. The success of last weekend’s Open Day was a real

Upcoming Events As we head into the Labour Day Long Weekend, we have also passed the mid-way point for this term. With many units of work completed, benchmarking and assessments

Remote Learning The sudden snap lockdown announced by the Premier Mr Daniel Andrews recently sent us all into the need to mobilise resources very quickly for another period of Remote

Welcome back everyone! A new school year always brings much excitement along with some nerves and anticipation of what the year will bring; new uniforms, new classrooms, new books, new

End of Year As the 2020 academic year draws to a close the students remaining on site are full of excitement and anticipation as they transition to their new classrooms

Parent Project As we head into the last week of this term it is a wonderful opportunity to mark the upcoming Father’s Day celebration with a school wide contribution from