Education
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Victorian school swimming pays off, says minister
TEACHING water safety to Victorian students is paying dividends, according to the Victorian Government. This week Minister for Education James Merlino revealed more than 26,000…
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Trinity Lutheran College Preps get into a new adventure
AMONG classes starting school last week were Trinity Lutheran College’s new Prep students. Despite the extreme heat on the first day of school, the preps…
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Henderson College thinks positive about behaviours
HENDERSON College students spent Friday demonstrating Positive Behaviours for Learning (PB4L) through a range of exciting activities. The school has been utilising the PB4L framework…
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Fun in the house at Ranfurly Primary School
RANFURLY Primary School wrapped up the first week of term with a house activity day on Friday. Want to buy one of these photos? Go…
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Wins and losses in school mobile phone ban, says principal
MILDURA Senior College principal Belinda Hudak said Victorian schools’ new mobile phone policy could be both a blessing and a curse for teachers. The start…
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Day of firsts for Ranfurly Primary School class and teacher
IT was first days all round at Ranfurly Primary School on Wednesday. Want to buy one of these photos? Go to our Photo Sales section…
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Family keeps a Red Cliffs East Primary School tradition
FOR three students at Red Cliffs East Primary School, the first day of school was special. Ryder, 10, Nate, 7, and Beau Gathercole, 5, were…
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Mildura West Primary School takes a global view
MILDURA West Primary School on Wednesday welcomed its first intake of new students since being accredited as an International Baccalaureate (IB) school late last year.…
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Animal education brings students a new message
STUDENTS aren’t the only ones getting ready to go back to school. The educators and critters at EnviroEDU are gearing up to get back into…
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Free three-year-old kindergarten program starts in shires
THREE-year-old kindergarten programs started in Buloke and Yarriambiack shires on Tuesday as the Victorian Government’s roll-out of the early childhood education reform began. The government…
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MDAS offers fresh start with school packs
MALLEE District Aboriginal Services (MDAS) has spent the past few days putting together back-to-school packs for the region’s indigenous secondary students. Youth and family services…
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Companion dog Wallace lends paw to Irymple Secondary College
WALLACE the groodle has many goals for 2020 and lending a helping paw to students at Irymple Secondary College is one of his top priorities.…