2023 is nearly at an end and, while the Languages Department is already busy finalising assessments and organising reports, that does not mean we don’t have marvelous classroom events to reflect upon!  Most recently, for the Mooroolbark College Night of Excellence, Languages were able to welcome a large group of… Read More

As we approach the end of 2024, it's time to reflect on the news and progress the EAL team has made in Semester 2.   The most exciting news is the addition of Mary Aung, our new Burmese-speaking MEA (Multicultural Education Aide), to the EAL team. Mary brings impressive multilingual skills,… Read More

Last week the Duke of Edinburgh class of 2023 completed their Adventurous journey at Wilsons Promontory National Park, allowing them to qualify for their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. The first day included a hike to Mount Oberon Summit which included spectacular 360-degree views of the national park and surrounds.… Read More

Recently we held our hugely successful annual Night of Excellence. This is always a highlight for The Arts as we are able to showcase the amazing work created throughout the year in both Visual and Performing Arts.  The highlight of the evening was the VCE Arts Exhibition that showcased amazing… Read More

Welcome back to all staff and students for the final term of the year. I hope everyone had a restful break and is looking forward to finishing off their final term for the year. As it is Term 4 it is a friendly reminder to all students that hats are… Read More

SCIENCE

Whilst our Year 12 students have finished their classes and Year 11 classes are now revising for exams, our junior students are in full swing designing and undertaking experiments; and communicating the results of their student led investigations.   In Year 8 Science students have finished their Energy transferring and transformations… Read More

Congratulations to our Year 12 Mathematics students on successfully completing Units 3 and 4! This year we had 58 students complete General Mathematics and 13 students complete Mathematical Methods. We are so proud of all of these students for completing their secondary school Mathematics journey and wish them the best… Read More

ENGLISH

As we come to the end of our first year of the new Year 9 English Core Elective program, I thought it timely to get some student feedback on what they have been doing recently and what they enjoyed the most about being able to select from a wide variety… Read More

LITERACY

Mooroolbark College have been working around the clock to ensure there is Literacy learning across the whole school and this is evident in the many areas and KLAs. This edition of the newsletter not only offers another instalment of ‘The Pseudonym Group’ but we also provide you with a carousel… Read More

As we approach the end of Term 3 – already! Goodness, how the year has raced ahead! It has been a pleasure to see our language learners make such progress this year, which students notice themselves. Nowhere is this more obvious than with our Oral assessments, when students realise they… Read More