Principal’s message
by Josie Millard Term 2, 2023 As a school, we have been focussing on promoting the positive behaviours that reflect the values of the school. In classrooms across the school, we have been explicitly teaching and rewarding the behaviours that reflect the expectations outlined in our behaviour matrix. This term, we have particularly focussed on […]
Year 10 Physical Education
In Term 2, the Year 10 Physical Education ‘Community Recreation’ unit explored local leisure/recreation options and proposed excursion options in the community. This was designed to provide students with a fun social engagement with their peers and to be active at the same time, rather than interacting predominantly in a sedentary manner via social media. […]
Futsal and Soccer
Term 2 began in earnest as thirteen Kew High School teams descended upon Monash University and Victoria University in May for the Futsal State Titles. While our results on the pitch were exceptional, we were just as impressed with the way our students conducted themselves off the court. The continual encouragement, support and advice from […]
Term 2 Sport report
Term 2 was a massive term for Sport at Kew with 29 different sporting events taking place, ranging from our school Athletics Carnival to Region and State competitions. Here is an overview of some of the success we’ve experienced as a school this term. Athletics Carnival We kickstarted day 1 of term 2 with our […]
Gardening report
by Philip Naughton and Elise Dunstan Term 2 began with a refreshed garden area north of the VCE Centre thanks to the generous support of Compass Education. Karen and Paul de la Motte along with ten employees of Compass joined KHS students and staff on Easter Tuesday to rejuvenate the garden area (weeding, pruning and […]
Victorian Institute of Sport – VCE Unit 1
by Catherine Gayfer On 23rd of May VCE Unit 1 PE students visited the Victorian Institute of Sport at Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park to hear a talk from several VIS personnel, who drew on their extensive experience about AOS 1 and 2 topics: of actual and perceived benefits and potential harms of legal and […]
Community Engagement Awards – Jingmei Xing
Congratulations to Jingmei Xing who was awarded the Year 12 Community Engagement Award at the prestigious Victorian Global Awards. Jingmei joined us in Year 12 in 2022 as an International Student. She embraced and engaged her new school and community with rare spirit and enthusiasm. Using her talent as a dancer, artist and cultural mentor […]
VCE VET Sport and Recreation Units 1&2
The VET Sport and Recreation students headed to Anglesea early in term 2 and completed a range of activities relating to the units of competence they had been studying. Students were dropped in two groups in the middle of the Iron Bark Basin and were then required to follow a route plan they had developed […]
Year 10 Engineering
Year 10 Engineering students built the cheapest bridge using only spaghetti and Blu Tack, with the aim of sustaining 1000g weight for at least 30sec. The bridge had a span of a minimum of 40cm and was at least 10cm at the highest point.
Year 7 & 8 Victorian High Abilities program
This term, a group of 24 year 7 students took part in the Victorian Government’s Student Excellence Program, also known as the Victorian High Abilities Program (VHAP). The program focuses on developing and extending students skills and abilities in English and Mathematics. The students in the English group engaged with like-minded peers from other Victorian […]
