It has been with great pleasure that I have been able to work with the Administration Team for this semester as Deputy Principal. Next year, I will return to Student Services as the Head of Middle School.

This term has been extremely busy, led by the transition of 200 Year 6 students. The term started with the half day transitions days with all our partner primary schools, culminating on Tuesday the 10th December with just over 200 students spending the day familiarising themsleves with their new school and the amazing staff of Belridge SC.

Students participated in a range of activities across the day from Home Economics to Design and Technology, forging new friendships, which can only further develop in the next 6 years.

Belridge SC prides itself in the programs we put together to support our transitioning students, including Peer Support. We had over 40 Belridge SC students in Year 9 and Year 10 assist throughout the day in making our newest students feel comfortable and supported. The day was a huge success thanks to the efforts of Jodie Grieve (Year 7 Year Coordinator 2020) and Phil Leenman (School Chaplain) along with our staff who ran activities and acted as tour guides to our new families.

Semester 2 Reports 

Middle School reports (Years 7-10) will be emailed to parents/caregivers on Tuesday 17th December. I encourage parents and students to discuss this together, celebrate the achievement of goals and set new goals for 2020.

School resumes for students on Monday 3rd February and it is hoped that each student has a goal of 90%+ attendance, as attendance at school is clearly linked to school achievement. Please consider this when making holiday plans. Belridge SC continues to make progress to improve student attendance and we thank our College community for supporting us with this.

I also ask parents to support the new Department of Education directive on the Use of Mobile Phones for 2020. The Department of Education "does not permit student use of mobile phones in public schools, unless for medical or teacher directed educational purposes.”  Belridge SC students will therefore need to have their phones switched off and out of sight from the time they arrive at school to the end of the school day.

I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday break and I look forward to seeing everyone back in 2020.

Bridgid Lafferty
Acting Deputy Principal - Middle School