As we come to the end of a very busy term 2, I wanted to thank all parents and students for their support over the term and the way we have continued to improve and offer some great learning opportunities.

Early next term students will start selecting their subjects for 2026. It is incredible to think that we have already started planning next year and this is an extremely important process. I remind students and parents it is vital that you attend this evening as it may impact on your subject choice. The information evening is on the 22nd of July.

Day 1 next term is a Pupil free day as staff undertake planning for the rest of the year and organise programs. We take the first day as it causes less disruption than during the term. Over this term we have been impacted with significant illness of staff and students. I wanted to inform parents that we are in a very fortunate situation that all of our classes are covered with teaching staff and we have not had to cancel any classes. It is through the dedication of the staff at the school that we are able to ensure all classes are covered which is a rare thing in many schools.

Our Year 7 number are again very strong with 270 first round preferences for Geelong High. Our school continues to perform extremely well on all measures. While we know there is always room for improvement and thing we can do better there is much to be proud of at GHS.

At the start of next term there is very little staff movement. We welcome new to the school Mr Liam Green in food while Ms Manovski – Maddox is on maternity leave and we wish her the best with the new addition to her family. Also we welcome Mr Josh Matsubara in English and Ms Mediwaththe in Science and Maths.

School production tickets are on sale, and I know we are all looking forward to what will be an outstanding show. Please contact the front office if we can help with your purchase.

The full range of our new uniform is in PSW and I know there are many students wearing the new polo and tracksuit with excellent feedback. . I can assure all parents that students who are out of uniform are held to account. This may include a variety of measures. While there may be times you see a student with an incorrect jumper on, I can assure parents that these students have been dealt with, and appropriate action taken to enforce the uniform policy. We are uniform school, and we expect all students to be in correct uniform.

Over the holiday we will be undertaking some building works which will include landscaping, fencing and painting of number of classrooms. The toiler refurbishment will be starting shortly. I am focussed on ensuring our students are provided with a well-maintained learning environment.

During the last few weeks, it certainly has been busy with numerous events on. We have had Year 10 and 11 exams and the GAT for Unit 3 and 4 students has taken place. We also had the Model United Nations event with schools across Geelong attending Geelong High to be a part of this.

On behalf of all the staff I wish all families a safe and enjoyable break and looking forward to a successful Term 3 on Tuesday the 16^th of July.

Davin Reid