Click here to download the position description.

More information about the role of Student Agency within Victorian schools can be found here:

JOB PURPOSE
To assist the Student Agency Leading Teacher, and WSSC Careers Team to meet student outcomes within the Student leadership and voice, Student Transition and Work Experience Programs. To mentor and lead the College Captains and Student Leadership Council, to become a motivating student governing body who deliver engaging opportunities to the wider school.

OBJECTIVES

• To increase student aspiration
• To increase student participation in structured workplace learning
• To increase student participation in Student Agency and Passion Projects
• To increase student outcomes linked to WMYC Year 9-10 Transition
• To increase student outcomes linked to WSSC Year 12 out Transition
• To increase �Ӱ���̳Senior Secondary College community partnerships
• To mentor and support the College Captains and Student Leadership Council

POSITION DESCRIPTION/DUTIES
To assist the Student Engagement Coordinator and Workplace Learning Coordinator:

• To support students to actively engage in Student Agency and purposeful Passion Projects
• To support students to engage in meaningful work experience opportunities and assist staff and students in navigating the relevant policies and procedures
• To mentor and support the College Captains and Student Leadership Council to deliver an engaging program and variety of opportunities within the College curriculum and extracurricular activities
• To assist with the connection and collaboration with agencies, councils and educational settings within the �Ӱ���̳community.
• To assist with meaningful and targeted student Transition from WMYC and other educational facilities
• To assist with meaningful and targeted student Careers Pathway and Exit Transitions from WSSC
• To facilitate weekly SLC meetings

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please note that as this position is a traineeship, the successful applicant will undertake nationally recognised training as part of their employment. The exact qualification undertaken is negotiable and �Ӱ���̳Senior Secondary College will work with the successful applicant in determining the best qualification upon appointment. The applicant will be given adequate time within their working week, and during school holidays to undertake the training, and it is essential that this training be maintained in order to continue in the role.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

1. An understanding of the principles of student agency and its role at �Ӱ���̳Senior Secondary College.
2. Ability to organise and prioritise a number of tasks at any one time working to deadlines.
3. Promote a safe school environment.
4. High level communication skills (including ICT) and ability to act in a professional manner with colleagues and, where appropriate with students.
5. Good team and leadership skills
6. To be adaptable to changing situations
7. Display a high level of initiative and be able to work independently when required.

HOW TO APPLY
If you wish to apply for this position, please include the following in your application:

• A cover letter explaining your reason for applying.
• Current resume including the names and contact details of 2 references.
• Written or typed response to the 7 Key Selection Criteria listed above.

For assistance with responding to selection criteria, please see the link below:

Applications close October 11th 2024.
If you require more information, please call (02) 6043 7500 or email phil@wssc.vic.edu.au

BACKGROUND
Victorian Government schools are child safe environments. Our school actively promotes the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. The school’s Child Safety Code of Conduct is available on the school’s website.

JOB PURPOSE
The purpose of this position to assist the Position of Responsibility (POR) Sport Coordinator and the Outdoor Education staff to promote student and staff involvement in extra-curricular activities and excursions through the sport and outdoor education programs. The role supports the running of the sports and outdoor education programs by organising trips, excursions, equipment, bookings and consent forms, and working with the relevant staff members to organise any other jobs required for the excursion.

OBJECTIVES

• To be a positive and influential role-model for students and demonstrate our school values of Aspiration, Respect and Engagement.
• To take the opportunity to follow a passion for sports and the outdoors whilst working in a dynamic, inclusive, supportive and fun team.

POSITION DESCRIPTION/DUTIES

To assist the Sport & Outdoor Education Coordinators through:

• Assist Sport, Physical Education and Outdoor Education staff with classes and co-curricular activities
• Assist in coaching and supervision of sporting teams
• Assist the Sport & Outdoor Education coordinators with administration of School sport, School Sport Victoria interschool sport programs & Outdoor camps and excursions
• Sports & Outdoor Education gear packing, gear return and repairs / maintenance
• Assist classroom teachers with learning support for students with learning difficulties
• Attend camps and excursions in capacity as School Council approved staff member
• Assist with administration tasks in conducting the outdoor education and school sporting program: including, gear preparation and maintenance, consent forms and student attendance, bookings and trainings.
• Assist with transition and engagement of students across the college

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please note that as this position is a traineeship, the successful applicant will undertake nationally recognised training as part of their employment. The exact qualification undertaken is negotiable and �Ӱ���̳Senior Secondary College will work with the successful applicant in determining the best qualification upon appointment. The applicant will be given adequate time within their working week, and during school holidays to undertake the training, and it is essential that this training be maintained in order to continue in the role.

Particular skills to be concentrated on during formal training:

• Level 2 Workplace First Aid
• Various computer software applications including Meet Manager, WSSC School Portal and Microsoft Teams.
• Certificate III or IV in chosen course (enrolled upon appointment)

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

1. Confident and competent in sport and outdoor education activities.
2. Ability to organise and prioritise a number of tasks at any one time working to deadlines.
3. Promote a safe school environment.
4. High level communication skills and ability to relate to teachers, parents, students and the wider community in an appropriate and supportive manner.
5. Good team skills and be adaptable to changing situations.
6. Display a high level of initiative and be able to work independently when required.

HOW TO APPLY

If you wish to apply for this position, please include the following in your application:

• A cover letter explaining your reason for applying.
• Current resume including the names and contact details of two references.
• Written or typed response to the six Key Selection Criteria listed above.

For assistance with responding to selection criteria, please see the link below:

Applications close October 11th 2024.
If you require more information, please call (02) 6043 7500 or email phil@wssc.vic.edu.au<.a>

Firebringer is a comedic musical set in the Stone Age, about a tribe of early humans led by Jemilla, the Peacemaker. She’s called that because she taught her people how to express their feelings instead of smashing each others’ heads with rocks or eating each others’ babies. No, Jemilla stands for good, modern stone-age values, like working hard and trying to understand the world. But one member of the tribe doesn’t seem to fit in: Zazzalil. She doesn’t like gathering nuts and berries all day, everyday. In fact, she’s always trying to come up with ways to make life easier… for herself. While out hatching her latest scheme, Zazzalil stumbles upon the most important discovery in history. One that will pit her tribe against woolly mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, and change the world forever! She’ll travel from omega to alpha, and become… the Firebringer!

Cast

Crew

The tour will depart from Melbourne airport March 28thth 2025 and return on April 11th 2025 and visit the following cities:

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The start of the fabled Silk Road and China’s most complete ancient city with its amazing walled complex and Muslim Quarter. Ride pushbikes around Xian fortress wall. We travel to see the Terracotta Army Museum World heritage site.

Beijing:
Beijing is the nation’s capital and home to many famous attractions and places of interest. We will visit the Summer Palace, have a rickshaw ride around the Hutongs, Beijing’s oldest inner-city homes, go shopping by night on Chang-an Street with its Silk Market, see the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City, Tian’anmen Square, explore the Olympic Games site including the “Bird’s Nest”, travel to the Great Wall and more shopping at the Beijing Shopping Mall (Shi Mao Tian Jie)

Weihai:
Here we will be attending at the Weihai Vocational College, staying ‘homestay’ with Chinese families. Students will have the opportunity to participate in a master class of Chinese cuisine and food presentation as well as extending a Master Chef challenge to the College students in an Australia or Engineering/Programming emersion workshops. Weihai’s many local attractions will also be visited, including its beautiful beach areas.

Shanghai:
China’s most cosmopolitan city with its fascinating river front Art Deco buildings-the Bund and Chinese wonders. We will visit the Bund Sight-seeing tunnel, Yu Yuan’s Garden and shopping precinct, Chenghuang Temple, Jade Budda Temple, the sightseeing deck overlooking Shanghai at the famous Shanghai Tower, Silk Museum, take a cruise by night on the Huang Pu river to observe the fantastic neon advertising that takes one’s breath away and explore the famous Nanjing Road area, China’s busiest shopping precinct. We will spend one Day at Shanghai Disney Land

All accommodation will be 4 Star Hotels with breakfast provided. �Ӱ���̳Senior Secondary College’s own Lyn Zhang will accompany the group as Tour Guide and interpreter plus local guides at each city. I will also be supervising the students. Journeys between cities will be by plane, we will have our own bus for some cities, and alternatively we use subway for transport.
Included in the price for the tour will be all accommodation, all transport-including Melbourne/China return, tour guides and local transport, entrance fees, visa costs (fundraised) and all meals provided.
Tour participants will need to obtain a Passport A.S.A.P.

Proposed Payment Plan

• First instalment of $1000 end of week 4 term 2 Friday 10th May 2024
• Second instalment of $1000 end of week 4 term 3 August 9th 2024
• Third instalment of $1000 end of week 4 term 4 November 1st 2024
• The final payment of $1000 end of week 2 term 1 February 7th 2025

Please note, travel insurance will be purchased early to cover any unforeseeable circumstance that may require a refund. Any refunds will be discussed with insurance after the second instalment (August 3rd) as the school will purchasing tickets and paying deposits that are non-refundable after this date.

We are excited to be offering this tour to our students and look forward to spending the time together in fabulous China.

Expressions of interest are invited for the Tour. Please return them to Steve Garro, Lyn Zhang ASAP.
Click here to download the expression of interest form

Regards,
Steve Garro – Hospitality Teacher
Vern Hilditch – Executive Principal

The 2024 WSSC Athletics Carnival is being held on Wednesday 20 March at the �Ӱ���̳Athletics Track. We hope to see you all there.

House Scores

Gallery

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Alumni student Owen Salome is coming back to Wodonga, with his Argentinian ensemble Guanaco Trio, for their Australian tour. The group has very graciously offered to deliver a workshop to our music students and has invited them to perform alongside the group in an evening concert! This is a very exciting opportunity for our students!

WHEN: Wednesday 27 March

WHERE: WSSC PAC Auditorium

TIME: Workshop – during school hours / Evening Concert – 6:30pm to 8:00pm (tickets available to general public)

Information about the event

A very special performance of Argentina based group Guanaco Trio. The trio will be performing their concert repertoire from their debut album and also special repertoire featuring the music students of �Ӱ���̳Senior Secondary College. The students will be working on mastering several styles of Argentine music and this will be an amazing collaboration between the Argentina-based trio and the school’s students.

Based in Buenos Aires, Guanaco Trio consists of three young musicians, from three different continents, performing Argentinian instrumental music. Formed by Laura Urteaga (violin), Owen Salomé (bandoneón) and Benjamín Aedo (guitar), the trio perform a compelling repertoire of original compositions and interpretations of both traditional and contemporary Argentine folkloric music. Owen is a graduate of �Ӱ���̳Senior Secondary College, where he was music captain in 2007!

The project commenced in 2020. Having met one another studying in the Bachelor of Argentine Music at the National University of San Martín in Buenos Aires, the trio was formed from a mutual love of the music of Argentina, a desire to create a unique interpretation of the style, and the need to make musical connections during the difficult period of worldwide quarantine.

In December of 2021 the group was awarded a grant by the Argentine National Arts Fund (INAMU) to record their first album under the mentorship of the Pianist/Composer/Producer Andrés Pilar. The recording took place in April of 2022 at the emblematic ION studios in Buenos Aires. “Bajo un mismo cielo” was released by Shagrada Medra in February 2023.

The trio has performed in various theatres in the City of Buenos Aires, as well as in the rest of Argentina. They have also performed in Spain/Catalunya, France (Tarbes en Tango), and Slovakia (World-Music Bratislava).

See more:

The 2023 WSSC Swimming Carnival is being held on Tuesday 20 February at WAVES. We hope to see you all there.

House Scores

The scores will be updated throughout the day, during the carnival on Tuesday 20 February.

Age Champions

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Purchase Tickets

We would like to invite all Year 12 students and their family and friends to our Valedictory Celebrations on Thursday 16 November at 6.00 pm. Tickets can be purchased here:

Photos and video

The Occasion Studios will be available at our Year 12 Valedictory for onstage and portrait photography as well as videography.
We will be there an hour and a half before the cermony starts for any of these photos.
You can Pre-Register to make sure you are able to see all the photos.

As well as Pre order a Video Watch/Download and DVD or just a DVD of the ceremony

Take this opportunity to look back and reflect on Term 3 of the 2023 school year.

House Leader Recap

Congratulations to our talented cast and crew, who did an incredible job bringing the production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street to life! It was a fantastic effort by all involved and a great demonstration of our schools’ talent.

This term saw the official opening of our new Stadium and Refurbished Galvin Hall. We were lucky enough to be joined by Senator Linda White and Helen Haines and our College community for this momentous occasion. There were tours of the facilities, as well as live entertainment by the Flying Fruit Fly Circus, the Combined Schools Concert Band, the WSSC Year 10 Funk Band, the WSSC Cast of Sweeney Todd, and the School Volleyball and Basketball teams.

Students from both WSSC and �Ӱ���̳Middle Years attended our Careers in Industry Expo. This year we had over 70 exhibitors, this gave students the opportunity to connect with local industries and explore post-school pathways.

This term has been a great showcase of our students’ musical talents, with the Federation Schools Concert, where we showcased the Instrumental Music Programs at WSSC and WMYC to our local Primary Schools, and our annual Music Showcase, a night of fantastic performances from our Year 12 music students.

There has been a lot to be proud of this Term and we hope you have a restful break and we look forward to seeing you in Term 4.

Zac Cannizzaro
Wanumarru House Captain

Student Achievement

School ProductionView Post

Stadium & Refurbished Galvin Hall Official OpeningView Post

Careers in Industry ExpoView Post

Federation Schools ConcertView Post

Music ShowcaseView Post