MEET OUR ADMINISTRATION TEAM
Elizabeth Cullen – Business Manager
Liz is responsible for all HR, finance, facilities and operations matters at the College. Please be in touch if you need to discuss how the College can best support you and your student.
Connie Midiri – Daily Organiser
Connie is responsible for daily organising and the school’s schedule.
Annie Remeysen – Administration Officer
Annie is the first point of contact at Reception and can help you with any enquiry. Annie is a well known face in the Greenvale basketball community and can also assist with CSEF or financial hardship applications.
Nazira Kirim-Esen – Enrolments Officer
Naz is responsible for all new student enquiries to the College. Naz can guide families through all enrolment processes and is able to assist in Turkish language as required.
Susi Dombrzalski – HR Manager/Executive Assistant
Susi is Executive Assistant to the Principal and can assist with meeting and scheduling requests. In addition, Susi looks after all staff HR matters. She is also a member of the Greenvale Secondary College parent community.
Shweta Bhatti – Finance and Office Manager
Shweta is responsible for all accounts payable and receivable matters. You can get in touch if you have enquiries about billing and payments. Shweta also manages first aid information for our students.
Our Administration Team are always happy to assist and support all students and families at the front reception daily. Our Administration Office is open 8:00am – 4:00pm Monday to Friday. We are committed to doing our best and if you ever have any questions or queries, we are here to help.
2024 PARENT PAYMENTS AND EVENTS
Schools provide students with free instruction to fulfil the standard Victorian curriculum and we want to assure you that all contributions are voluntary. Nevertheless, the ongoing support of our families ensures that our school can offer the best possible education and support for our students. We want to thank you in advance for all your support, whatever it may be, during your time at Greenvale Secondary College. It will make a huge difference to our school and the programs we can offer.
If you are not able to contribute per the amounts listed in the parent payment arrangements policy, you are encouraged to make any dollar contribution that you are able to. Any amount helps contribute to the resources and educational opportunities the College is able to provide to all students.
All payments can be made through Compass Pay or at Reception.
You can find more information about the College’s 2024 parent payment arrangements here: 2024-GSC-Parent-Payment-Arrangements-FINAL.pdf (greenvalesc.vic.edu.au)
Please note that deadlines for payment and consent for activities, camps and excursions is strict. No exceptions will be made. This is to allow the College adequate planning time before an event to know firm numbers of students who will be participating. This cut off is usually 2 days prior to the event.
ARIVING LATE TO SCHOOL
Students who arrive late to school, after 8:50am, must sign in through the Compass Kiosk either using their student card or Compass Login details.
Parents/Guardians can either use the Compass Kiosk to sign their child late or contact the Office on 8393 0000 advising us why their child will be late.
EARLY DEPATURE FROM SCHOOL
We realise that at times you need to pick up your child early from school. When your child needs to be picked up early from school, please either contact the Office on 8393 0000 or send your child with a note to bring into Office Administration letting us know the time you will be picking up your child. This will ensure the class teacher will be notified your child needs to leave class.
When picking up your child early, you are required to come into the Administration Office and sign your child out through the Compass Kiosk.
We request you pick your child up at the change over time between periods and do not pick your child up early after 2:45pm to minimise disruption to classes.
UNIFORM
Students who are not in Full School Uniform, we ask that a note is brought to the Administration Office explaining why your child cannot wear their full school uniform, so a uniform pass can be issued for the day.
LAPTOP LOAN PROGRAM
The College provides laptops available for loan should your student forget theirs or if they need a replacement for a short period of time. These must be loaned out from the IT Office each day and returned at the end of the day.
COMPASS LOG IN
Families requiring assistance with their Compass login contact the Administration Office on 8393 000 and we can assist you with your login details and password.
VOLUNTEERING
If you’d like to volunteer at the College, please complete this form. The College needs helpers for excursions, camps, sporting events, in the Library and general working bees!
ANNUAL PRIVACY NOTICE
Our school collects and uses student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy and the Schools’ Privacy Collection Notice.
Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy describes how we collect and use photographs, video and recordings of students. The policy also explains when parent consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn.
We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use Microsoft 365 safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using Microsoft 365, please contact the school.
For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents: Schools’ privacy policy: information for parents | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au)
This information is also available in ten community languages:
* Amharic
* Arabic
* Dari
* Gujarati
* Mandarin
* Somali
* Sudanese
* Turkish
* Urdu
* Vietnamese
NOTICE – USE OF SOFTWARE
Greenvale Secondary College has decided to use Analytics for Schools at our school.
Analytics for Schools brings together academic, engagement, wellbeing and student voice data into one platform to create a holistic view of students. This will help our school to better monitor student progress, refine learning and wellbeing initiatives and intervene early with additional support where needed.
We have assessed the value and security of this software with guidance from the Department of Education. Our staff are aware of how to use the software appropriately.
We will be providing you with a consent form with more information about Analytics for Schools before it is rolled out later this term. If you have any questions or concerns at this stage, please contact the College on greenvale.sc@education.vic.gov.au
LOST PROPERTY
The College collects lost property that is handed in and this is stored at Reception. All unclaimed items will be disposed of at the end of each term.
We strongly recommend that all items are labelled and named so they can be easily identified and returned to you.
The team at Reception can also organise replacement Student Planner, student locks and/or ID cards for purchase if needed.
FIRST AID
Unfortunately, we know that students sometimes fall ill or hurt themselves while at school – accidents happen! The College has first aid trained staff and a well-equipped first aid room.
The Office will notify parents or emergency contacts if there is a serious injury. You may be asked to collect your student if we cannot care for them at school. The Office may also contact you to seek your advice about how you’d like us to manage your child.
Please remember to update the College with any important medical information so we can be aware and support. Any medication provided to the College must come with a doctor’s certificate about its use and a completed medication authority form.
Please discourage your child from contacting you via mobile phone – if they are unwell, they can come to the Office at any time and we will contact you as needed.
CANTEEN ORDERS
Families can order their child’s lunch through Compass each day, before 9:30am. Students are to go to the canteen to collect their orders at the start of Break 1 or Break 2.
If you miss the cut off for lunch orders, you are welcome to bring lunch or money to the Administration Office so your student doesn’t miss out. Please note, there are no IOUs available through the Canteen.
KEY DATES
DATE | EVENT |
27th February | School Photo Day |
28 February – 1 March | Year 7 Transition Camp/ Digital Learning for all Year 7 students who are not attending camp |
7 March | Parent Teacher Interviews |
11 March | Labour Day Public Holiday |
13 March -15 March | Year 7 and 9 Naplan |
13 March – 15 March | Year 8 Camp |
27 March | G5 Thrive Day |
28 March | Digital Learning Day/ Last Day of Term |
15 April | First Day of Term 2 |
25 April | ANZAC Day |
ATTENDANCE – IT’S NOT OK TO BE AWAY!
Daily school attendance is important for all children and young people to succeed in education and to ensure they don’t fall behind both socially and developmentally. Children and young people who regularly attend school and complete Year 12 or an equivalent qualification have better health outcomes, better employment outcomes, and higher incomes across their lives. It is important that children develop habits of regular attendance at an early age.
We realise some absences are unavoidable due to health problems or other circumstances. But we also know that when students miss too much school – regardless of the reason – it can cause them to fall behind academically.
It is important that you contact the school as soon as possible on 8393 0000 or log onto the Compass Portal to inform us of your child’s absence.
We also ask parents/guardians/carers to regularly monitor their child’s attendance through the Compass Parent Portal.
EVERY DAY COUNTS
A day here or there doesn’t seem like much but…
SECOND HAND UNIFORM
We have partnered with Sustainable School Shop to provide families access to second-hand textbooks, uniforms, calculators, musical instruments, sports gear and much more!
Sustainable School Shop have preloaded items specific to our school onto their site. This makes it super easy to list your items for sale and to buy items.
See all the second-hand uniform items for sale here: https://www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au/stocktake/greenvale-secondary-college
See all the second-hand textbooks for sale here: https://www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au/booklist/greenvale-secondary-college
So jump onto the site, register and list your items for sale, you will be:
- reusing items rather than adding to landfill
- making money on items you sell
- saving money on items you buy
- providing another family in our school with cheaper items
- helping to create a culture of contact amongst our school community families!
Login or Register here: https://www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au
PURCHASE OF UNIFORMS
Uniform items can be purchased from Noone Imagewear.
New Craigieburn Store Open. Shop A2-E, 420-440 Craigieburn Rd, Craigieburn. Shopping Precinct – Craigieburn Junction. Cnr Craigieburn Rd and Aitken Boulevard. Store is located next to Carpet Call.
Online orders can also be placed directly at https://www.noone.com.au