What a term so far! Belridge SC has been a hive of activity over the last few weeks with so many special events and activities taking place.

A key announcement that was delivered on site by both the Minister for Education and the Minister for Energy and Mining was that Belridge SC has been chosen as one of the 10 schools to have a Virtual Power Plant and Solar Panel system installed as part of the governments 'Road to Recovery' plan. Not only will this mean great savings for the school in terms of energy bills, it will also allow our students to be involved in real life data science, collecting and comparing live data from our school and local community. This is such a great initiative, and we can’t wait for the installation at the end of the year and to see our students involved in real life STEM learning projects here at the college.

Course selections are well underway and the school is working hard to get students into their preferred choices. Year 7 enrolments for 2021 are coming in thick and fast, please submit your enrolments asap if you are planning to enrol your child at the college for next year.

During Week 7 we sought feedback from our parent and staff community via the National School Opinion Survey platform. This is a bi-annual event that helps inform the college of our progress and highlight areas for development. Initial findings look very pleasing with huge progress in the areas of behaviour and student support. Thank you to parents and staff for completing the survey and helping us improve our practice and planning for the future.

In a mammoth term of events I would like to acknowledge some of the highlights. We have celebrated Science Week with a week long program of lunchtime activities, International Literacy Day, EA Appreciation Week - with a lovely morning tea - Numeracy Week activities, Wear It Purple Day, RU OK? Day, along with a 3-week Food Hall event from our Hospitality students as part of their accreditation. A massive thank you to all the staff and students who gave up their time to plan and support these events. These events make a massive difference to the education and support of our young people and bring such life to the college.

Term 3 has been a busy time for our sporting teams. With many events rescheduled from Term 1 and 2 due to COVID, we have had a bumper term of sport. The return of our Outdoor Ed Camp, described as the “Best Camp Ever!”, Champion school’s volleyball competition, Girls Jnr footy interschool competition and our own Belridge SC and Education Support Athletics Carnival. The carnival was such a pleasure to be a part of, with huge participation from across both schools. The levels of support and inclusion seen from our students was a sight to behold and very heart warming. A huge thank you to Mr Bennett and the Phys Ed team for all of their efforts and hard work in this area. Our success in Netball continues with outstanding achievement in the High School Cup and Multicultural Carnival. Our Year 7 team finishing 4th in the state and our Year 10’s crowned state champions in their age division.

In the Arts, we saw a wonderful Music Concert with performances from all of our Music students across Years 7-12. A big thank you to Mr Offszanka and IMSS teachers for their hard work and support of these students over the year. Another success in The Arts saw 3 of our Fashion Design students reach state finalist places in the Wool4School 2020 national competition.

With the Year 12 year coming to a close very soon, this can be a very stressful time for them. The college is trying to support them as best as we can, both academically and emotionally and look forward to celebrating this important milestone with our students and families.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sharon Lyon
Principal