Education Celebration
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WINNING FORMULA: East Grampians Health Service Garden View Court manager Maree Fraser, left, Ararat College student Melanie Sporton and WDEA Works trainer Shelley Murphy celebrate Melanie’s completion of Certificate III in Individual Support – Ageing, Home and Community.
RECOGNITION: Deakin University pro vice-chancellor John Molony presents Thomas Sudholz with a Global Citizenship Award.
Great partnerships at work
Global award for Sudholz
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ast Grampians Health Service and WDEA Works are celebrating a successful partnership, resulting in Ararat College student Melanie Sporton’s recent completion of Certificate III in Individual Support – Ageing, Home and Community, through a school-based traineeship.
Melanie successfully completed her work placement at East Grampians Health Service’s Garden View Court hostel under the direction of manager Maree Fraser.
WDEA Works trainer Shelley Murphy provided education support for Melanie to complete her studies throughout the school year, while balancing her school commitments. She said for the first time, the WDEA Works Training Division had supported two students from the Ararat and Stawell communities. WDEA Works program support officer Loretta Linke said WDEA management and staff appreciated the support offered to the organisation for the school-based traineeship program by the host employers, East Grampians
Health Service in Ararat and Eventide Homes in Stawell. Garden View Court manager Maree Fraser said it had been a pleasure having Melanie as part of the team at the hostel during her training. “Melanie worked well with our staff and the residents loved having her around,” she said. “The interaction between them was great to see. “It is very important that all our staff share their skills and teach our trainees.”
Thomas Sudholz, of Horsham, has won recognition for his dedication to international understanding while studying at Deakin University. University leaders presented him with a Global Citizenship Award, an initiative of Deakin University, at Deakin Edge Federation Square Melbourne. The award reflects dedication to considerable time and effort to international roles while undertaking studies. Mr Sudholz met the criterion through his presidency of both the
Deakin Engineering Society and University Cricket Society, volunteering as a peer support network leader and by representing Deakin University in South Africa as an international student. He wrote a column for The Weekly Advertiser while studying overseas. He has completed a double degree in engineering and commerce and is working with GWMWater in Horsham. Thomas will confer his bachelor degrees in February.
2017 – A year of many successes! • Professional Learning Communities, Pilot School – school identified as an exemplar in this area and asked to present at the VASSP state conference. A sharp and narrow focus on improving teacher practice has enabled all staff to develop their expertise in their respective subject areas.
100% p a rate in ss VCE
• Lead School in the DET’s Respectful Relationships program. School cited as being a region leader in this program. • DET School Performance Report shows DMSC is a school of “Influence” (highest rating) in the following domains: - Senior Secondary School outcomes - Student Attitudes to School - School Climate - Achievement in Numeracy • NAPLAN growth – ALL students in Year 9 showed medium or high growth in their numeracy tests, as measured between Year 7 and Year 9. • Highest ATAR in the Wimmera – 99.25. (Sam Polack) • Highest average ATAR in the Wimmera – 77.83 • Average All Study Score in VCE – 34.8 – significantly above the State. • Fantastic outcomes for VCAL students with most now gainfully employed or looking to commence tertiary study in 2018. • Staff trust in their colleagues positively endorsed at 98.7%. • Hands on Learning Program introduced to offer an engaging alternate program for some students. Community projects completed in Dimboola and Jeparit and group nominated for a Tidy Towns Victoria award. • Year 10 student, Rebekah Albrecht, won a Spirit of Anzac prize and visited Singapore in April.
School Captains – Kynan Clarke & Remi Kuhne
Dux – Sam Polack
Spirit of ANZAC prize winner – Rebekah Albrecht
Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year from our entire school community
Dimboola Memorial Secondary College Ph: (03) 5389 1460 | Ellerman Street, Dimboola VIC 3414 | Email: dimboola.memorial.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017