From the Principal

Welcome to Term 3

The term break has been a busy one at MLC School, with our IT and Facilities teams making the most of the opportunity to complete a variety of improvements and upgrades.

Uniform review update

As you know in Term 2, I announced a Uniform Review. This consisted of a series of focus groups with students, staff, parents and Old Girls, plus feedback received via email. These discussions helped us draw up a list of suggested changes – including new items to be added, some existing pieces to be retired, and a range of suggestions for overall improvement. One thing was quite clear – there is no appetite to change the MLC School navy pin stripe, it is iconic to our School and much loved by all.

Over the break, along with Michele Dunn, Head of Marketing and Community Relations, I also consulted with several uniform designers and suppliers to investigate trends in school uniform design and to discuss how other schools are ensuring that their uniforms are modern, comfortable and long wearing while also representing the School appropriately. I look forward to sharing more about our plans in the near future.

Masterplanning

Our Masterplanning project continues, and the term break provided a welcome opportunity to focus on this important work. Masterplanning is crucial for a school as it ensures that our infrastructure and facilities can meet the future needs of our students and staff and enhance our ability to provide high-quality education and support the well-being of the entire School community. This project is particularly timely given the development of the Burwood North Masterplan that has been designed to support the effective integration of the new Metro line.

Year 12 Study Camp

It was not only the Executive, IT and Facilities teams who were busy during the break, many of our Year 12 students were on campus throughout the 3 weeks and large numbers attended the inaugural study camp held in Week 1.

As part of our strategy to improve Year 12 academic performance, study camp was offered to all Year 12 students during Week 1 of non-term time. With the theme of ‘your study, your way’, students could choose between practice papers in Potts Hall, collaborative or individual quiet study, or tutoring in specific subjects. As is usual during non-term time, Year 12 staff also offered opportunities for students to progress major works in practical subjects and ran revision workshops in a variety of subjects.

Such initiatives cannot be implemented without the support and commitment of our Heads of Department, Curriculum leaders and Year 12 teachers who voluntarily give up time that could be used for themselves in order to offer additional opportunities for our students.

Most Year 12 students made use of the enhanced opportunities, with between 35 and 95 students attending each day. Feedback from students has been very positive.

Study camp will run again in Week 1 of the September break.

– Lisa Moloney
Principal