Principal’s address – Term 4, 2021
Josie MillardPrincipal As 2021 comes to a conclusion and we reflect back upon the year, my overwhelming feeling is pride. I am so proud of our school this year. The students have engaged in their learning program with resilience and tenacity, despite the many uncertainties of the year. The teaching staff have been so incredibly […]
Community gardening day
Elise Dunstan The School was thrilled to welcome six alumni (Gemma Penglase ’19, Connor Kinkead ’19, Aaron Korczak-Krezeczowski ’19, Siobhan Galligan ’12, Anton Jensen ’17 and Alex Renaudin ’17) and past parent and staff member, Jock Murphy, back to school on Wednesday to help Gardening guru and “Kew High School icon”, Phil Naughton with a couple […]
Japanese speech competition success!
Andrew Cerini This year’s JLTAV Junior Japanese Speech Competition was by online video entry. We had record participation with students in the Year 7 & 8 pair and individual divisions and the Secondary Open division. Congratulations to 7E student, Tao Murasawa, who placed third in the state against other background speakers of Japanese. All students recited a […]
Year 7 Ambassador visits
Pamela Dunstall Transition to secondary school can be a very daunting step for many Grade 6 students. In order to assist in this transition, a group of Year 7 students were selected as Transition Ambassadors to attend some of the local primary schools to speak to students about top tips and tricks when starting secondary […]
Garden program
Phillip NaughtonGardener Kew High School The Kew High School Gardens benefited from above average Spring Rain. The lockdowns caused some loss of time lost during the middle of the year, however, the gardens were kept maintained and tidy. Over the past two years, new gardens have been regenerated along the Burke Road Fence, the Burke […]
Student Voice in Teaching and Learning
Pedagogy Team (Josie Millard, Jane Thornton, Pamela Dunstall, Harriet Lobb, Penelope Cleghorn, Dan Norton, and Calli Varoussiadis) This semester, the Pedagogy Team have collaborated with students and staff to review our current Instructional Model. The purpose of our instructional model is to provide a consistent approach to teaching and learning at Kew High School. It […]
Student Leadership
Henry Habben, 8D My name is Henry Habben and I decided to become a student leader for the Wilsmere house in 2022. I decided to take on this responsibility to make an impact in the school community. I realized that the best way to try and make a positive change in the school was to […]
Breakdancing workshop
Claudia Dal Pos, 7D On the 24th of November some Kew High School students and I participated in a Breakdancing workshop. This lesson went for two hours, and it was very educational and extremely fun. We learnt lots of new skills and moves. The two instructors running this class were exceptional. They were fun, educational, […]
VCE Physics
Barbara McKinnon To give you some background students in VCE Physics Unit 2 AOS 2, choose from a number of topic options and this year we asked them to prepare a presentation (video or oral) explaining the operation of a device and its context in their chosen option. Matthew Yammouni and Mike Grech chose the […]
Year 9 Outdoor Education camp
Dan Norton Some quotes from the students who attended the camp. The top two highlights of the camp for me was the surfing and going to South Walkerville. Surfing was my top highlight because it was an awesome experience to learn how to surf. It was a bit difficult at first but, once I got […]
