Artist of the Year competition

The Staedtler Artists of the Year Competition for 2023 is Now Open! Start creating your masterpieces for the chance to WIN your share of $6000 in prizes! Top prize of $1000 The top three schools with the most entries will receive a Staedtler School Prize Pack, worth up to $1000 Get creative! To find out…

Japanese News

Celebrating Children’s Day in Japanese Club  The Japanese club at our school recently held a fun and engaging crafts activity for Children’s Day. The activity, which took place last Friday 5 May, was attended by students who were interested in learning more about Japanese culture.   During the activity, students had the opportunity to create…

STEM and eLearning Update

Dear Families, Students and Community Members,   Simon Belluzzo It has been a full Week 4 at Mordialloc College as we approach the end of our academic semester. Whilst our Year 8s have ventured to Phillip Island for camp this week, a number of our SEAL students participated in the Australian Geography Competition on Tuesday….

Successful Open Events

On Thursday 4 May we held a most successful Open Night for prospective students and parents, with over 600 visitors to see the whole school in action. The success of such events is testament to our strong sense of community where staff, students and parent representatives from our College Council all played important roles. The…

Helping to Reduce Plastic Pollution

Mordialloc College – Helping to Reduce Plastic Pollution – One Book at a Time   Our library has commenced using the World’s first fully biodegradable book covering. When placed in the correct landfill or compostable environment, it is the very first adhesive book covering that will fully biodegrade without leaving toxic microplastics. It is also…

Chess Simul

For the second time this year, Mordialloc College was put to the challenge by International Chess Master Leonid Sandler in a chess simul. Leonid has the capability to challenge all of us at the same time and many students have been eagerly awaiting this challenge each term.   Noteworthy performances included Zander Howell (9E) using…

2023 SSV Region – State Championships

Congratulations to Izzie Patterson and Jake Ridley for their excellent results in the School Sport Victoria State Championships. State Diving: 1st Southern Metropolitan Region Diving – 14 Year Girls – Izzie Patterson 2nd SSV State Diving Championships – 14 Year Girls – Izzie Patterson   State Swimming: Jake Ridley won two gold medals in his…

Respect

Dear Families, Students and Community Members, As you would be aware from Michelle Roberts’ article last week, Mordialloc College has a whole school focus on “respect” this term. Each week has a different theme as listed below: Week Theme 1. Respect 2. Respect Each Other 3. Respect Your Education 4. Respect Diversity (IDAHOBIT) 5. Respect…

Numeracy Update

Dear Members of the Mordialloc College Community, As Term 2 begins, Mordialloc College’s continued commitment to providing an extensive teaching and learning program that supports all students to pursue their passions is continuously seen within the classroom environment. All of this and more will be on display at the College’s Open Night on Thursday 4…

Richard Williams Scholarship

At the end of our assembly on Monday, we also took the opportunity to present our successful recipients of this scholarship, which is in its third year. Richard Williams was an unsung, local hero. He worked tirelessly for others, and always put other people before himself. After his passing in 2020, some of his close…