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View the 2023 Year Book here

Building on the success of our first year at GSSC was the aim in 2023 and our students’ contribution to that goal cannot be underestimated.

While much of our first year was spent establishing ourselves as a school for community, our second year has seen us go from strength-to-strength in developing an inclusive learning environment and a sense of belonging for every student.

This year we introduced a range of student-led events that encouraged connectedness across year levels, including GSSC’s got Talent and Spirit Week. I am sure these will become an annual feature on the GSSC calendar, and our dress-up days will continue to become bigger and better.

Our cultural celebrations, including NAIDOC Week, Harmony Week and Africa Day were certainly a highlight and from swimming carnival to athletics week and cross country, there was no shortage of fun.

GSSC continued to dominate in sporting arenas including in the Hume Region Track & Field Championships where we emerged victorious, securing the top spot in the overall school rankings for the second consecutive year with our students taking home a total of 14 gold, 22 silver and 21 bronze medals for the day.

We also had many individual achievements to celebrate both in and outside of the classroom and many of these accolades are showcased in this yearbook.

We would like to thank our 2023 Year 12s, for the way in which they have conducted themselves, represented our school with pride and supported each other and their peers along the journey. Our Year 12s should be proud of their efforts, as we are of them. We know they have a bright future ahead and we look forward to following their next chapter in life.

As Executive Principal, I feel privileged to have been a part of another year in the GSSC history books and I cannot wait to see what’s in store for our third year.

Happy reading!

Barbara O’Brien
Executive Principal

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Please see information on our Mobile Phone Policy translated into Arabic, Dari and Swahili:

To provide a safer learning environment free from distractions, Greater Shepparton Secondary College will be ensuring students follow our Mobile Phone Policy in 2024.

The existing policy is simple: mobile phones brought to school must be switched off and stored securely during the school day. This policy has been in place at all government schools since 2020.

Studies from here and overseas clearly show that schools with effective mobile phone bans have improved student achievement and calmer learning environments.  

We need your help to make these same gains at GSSC. We are asking parents and carers to:

  • Reinforce our policy. Make sure your child knows that mobile phones are to be switched off and stored throughout the school day. Make sure they understand it is reasonable and expected for staff to enforce this rule.
  • Reconsider taking a mobile phone to school. With very rare exceptions, your children do not need a mobile phone during school hours.

Exceptions include requiring a mobile device to manage a medical condition or where teachers have granted a classroom-based learning exception. Other exceptions, such as a school excursion, are determined by school leadership.

We know this can lead to difficult conversations with your child – many of our staff are parents too!

We also know this: GSSC will be a better place to socialise and learn without the anxiety and intrusion of mobile phone use – and that means switching off, storing or leaving at home.

Please refer to the attached Frequently Asked Questions for further information on the importance of our mobile phone policy. The Useful Links attachment provides information in different languages on the importance of keeping mobile phones out of the classroom.

Always remember, in emergencies parents can contact their children via reception on 5891 2000.

Thank you for helping us switch off, so our students can switch on at school.

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