SPECIAL DAY TO LOVE YOUR LIBRARY
There was a large turnout of library fans to celebrate Library Lovers Day on 14 February.
Naturally, Valentine's Day was a theme, so students created romantic collages, made paper
• IMPORTANT DATES
FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY
Secondhand Uniform Sale Danks St Couryard
TUESDAY 4 MARCH
Year 7 Immunisations
TUESDAY 4 MARCH
Beachside Division Swimming
Carnival 9:30am-1:30pm Oakleigh Recreation Centre
WEDNESDAY 5 MARCH
Parent/Student/Teacher interviews (in person)
All year levels Danks St campus
roses from discarded book pages and chatted about their favourite books and authors.
The library selfie frame was a popular focal point, while loads of our new Year 7 besties enjoyed the crafting and pictures.
Thanks to our Library Leaders Claire Seear (Year 11) and May Hinneberg (Year 12) for their involvement.
Love your library!
Natalie Blom APC Librarian
FRIDAY 7 MARCH
School Tours
For prospective students and parents
Bookings essential on APC website
MONDAY 10 MARCH
Labour Day public holiday
WEDNESDAY 12 MARCHMONDAY 24 MARCH
NAPLAN testing for Years 7 and 9
THURSDAY 20 MARCH - FRIDAY 21 MARCH
Dance Show: Elementis Malthouse Theatre
WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH
Ride to SchoolCasual Clothes Day Gold coin donation to raise money for charity
WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH
APC Book Club 6pm-7pm Danks St campus library
FRIDAY 28 MARCH
School Tours
For prospective students and parents
Bookings essential on APC website
WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL School tours
FRIDAY 4 APRIL
Last day of school
Students dismissed at 2.02pm
TUESDAY 22 APRIL First day of Term 2 COVER: THE YEAR
A WONDERFUL SENSE OF EXCITEMENT AND PURPOSE
I love the start of the school year.
It may be our 15th year, but there was still a wonderful sense of excitement and purpose as everyone at APC clicked into gear to ensure the year started smoothly.
For our teaching staff and our support teams, there was a real sense of camaraderie as they gathered on their first day back to catch up and share their holiday tales.
The college is extremely fortunate to be able to attract such a wonderful group of professionals when so many other schools struggle to fill vacancies.
Our Year 12s launched straight into a two-day study retreat at Kyneton as they looked ahead to the biggest year of their lives.
This annual event is all about building confidence, teamwork and great study habits, and is one of the reasons APC does so well in its VCE and IB results each year.
You could also sense the excitement among our new Year 9s as they were welcomed to the Da Vinci campus at 40 Bay St –their own dedicated space where they can express their enthusiasm and creativity.
After a year at the Da Vinci campus, we welcomed our new Year 10s back to Danks St with
a symbolic walk to the campus along the beach. We wanted to give them a sense of arrival – and a reminder that they were now senior students with new responsibilities and challenges.
But for me, of all the great things that took place in the first week, nothing beats seeing the excitement on the faces of our new Year 7s as they launched into the first day of their secondary school life.
There was an enormous buzz of excitement – and no doubt some nerves - as they gathered at the Danks St campus with their families and friends on day one.
It was wonderful to see them in their new college uniforms as they stood with their proud families, chatting, smiling for photos, and eager to get the year under way.
For everyone at APC, it’s impossible not to feel an enormous sense of renewal and purpose as we witnessed the next generation begin their secondary school journey.
I can’t wait to see what their future holds.
Steven Cook Foundation Principal
SOME OF OUR HAPPY YEAR 7s AND THEIR FAMILIES ON THE FIRST DAY OF TERM
STAFF AND STUDENTS
CLASS OF 2025 LAUNCHES INTO THE YEAR
The students engaged in workshops to prepare them for VCE and IB English and Maths, and seminars to boost their study skills and stress management.
Almost 200 students and senior teaching staff launched themselves into the VCE year with a two-day study retreat at the Campaspe Downs camp at Kyneton earlier this month.
The study retreat, which is an annual event for Year 12 students, is designed to boost resilience and develop problem solving and teamwork skills for the year ahead.
They also took part in activities such as raft building, archery and the heart pumping Leap of Faith.
According to Tamara Palfrey (Leading Teacher, Positive Education: Years 10 to 12), the two-day camp was a huge success.
“The buzz around the camp was fantastic,” Tamara said. “They are a great bunch of kids who were incredibly supportive of each
other. They are going to do really well this year, I can feel it.”
Tamara said one of the workshops, called How to Become an Academic Weapon!, made the intention of the camp very clear to everyone.
“But we still had lots of fun,” she said. “On the Thursday night, we held a trivia night where the students dressed up in themes and costumes that they organised themselves.
“Everyone looked fabulous but the winning team was pretty obvious –well done, Smurfs!”
THE ADVENTURE BEGINS...
A REAL BUZZ AS YEAR 7s START THEIR SECONDARY SCHOOL ADVENTURE
It was a joy to feel the buzz around the Danks St campus as our Year 7s gathered on day one for the start of their secondary school adventure.
Phone cameras were in overdrive as parents and friends captured this special moment.
Welcome to all our new students and their families!
It is a truism that it indeed takes a village to raise a child, and APC is fortunate that it has such a hugely supportive community.
A special thank you to all the parents who shared photos of their child’s special day.
THE FUTURE BECKONS
STAFF AND STUDENTS
DANCE SPECTACULAR HAS ALL THE ELEMENTS OF SUCCESS
The cast and crew of APC’s first big production of 2025 are hard at work.
In a little over four weeks, they will be presenting Elementis, a dynamic contemporary work embodying the essence and energy of nature’s four elements.
Earth. Water. Fire. Air. The four elements are at the centre of this amazing production choreographed by Laura Macafee (Artistic Director) and Deanne Butterworth (Artist in Residence).
Elementis explores the breathtaking narratives held within nature - the serenity of rain, the fury of wildfire, the resilience of landscapes and the power of wind.
It showcases the artistry and technical excellence of our amazing Albert Park College dancers.
Elementis will be staged at the Malthouse Theatre on March 20-21. Tickets will be available soon on the Malthouse website.
THE APC DANCERS REHEARSE FOR ELEMENTIS (ABOVE).
A WELCOME IN THE PARK
Year 7 families met teachers and members of the senior leadership team at Gasworks Arts Park earlier this month at a special welcome picnic.
Supported by the Albert Park College Community Association (ALPACCA), the picnic gave families new to the college the
opportunity to meet, mingle and make connections.
It was a relaxed, casual evening with no formalities. And the
weather was perfect for socialising!
HELP US GO GREENER
APC is looking for people to join the School Council’s Sustainability Subcommittee.
The subcommittee manages the college’s environmental credentials.
It consists of students, teachers, parents and community members
who work together to reduce carbon emissions and implement long-term, systemic changes to make our school carbon negative.
If you are interested, email sustainability@albertparkcollege. vic.edu.au.
WALK, RIDE OR SCOOT YOUR WAY TO SCHOOL
Help the environment and get fit at the same time by walking or wheeling your way to school.
Students are being encouraged to walk, ride or scoot to school as much as possible before the official ride2school day on Wednesday 19 March.
STAFF AND STUDENTS
Every morning until March 19, teachers will record how students arrive at school.
The aim is to encourage everyone to develop more environmentally conscious habits.
The Walk and Wheel project has been put together by the transport
group in the APC’s Sustainability Sub-Committee, with the support of the City of Port Phillip.
All parents and students are encouraged to join in, as getting active in the morning will help students build good habits for healthy lives.
THE WORLD LISTENS TO APC
Leading researchers, educators and policy makers from around the world came to Melbourne last week for the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement.
Education experts gathered at Melbourne University to discuss the topic ‘Redefining Education: Purpose and Possibility’, and how to make the school experience meaningful for all stakeholders, especially teachers and students.
As part of the congress, Foundation Principal Steven Cook was invited to share his experiences building one of Australia’s leading secondary schools.
Following his talk, Steven and school captain James Keating were invited to participate in a Q&A panel with Jenny Atta, Secretary of the Victorian Department of Education, and Marcia Devlin, the interim CEO of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
The transport group has plenty of activities planned for ride2school day, including prizes and a thank you certificate for those who have taken a conscious step to be more environmentally friendly by walking or wheeling to school.
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They fielded a range of questions from facilitator and Deputy Chancellor of Swinburne University, Tony Mackay, and the audience focusing on how to attain excellence in classroom teaching and learning. STEVEN COOK WITH SCHOOL CAPTAINS SOPHIA AMIN AND JAMES KEATING AT THE CONFERENCE
STAFF AND STUDENTS
HOME FROM THEIR FRENCH ADVENTURE
A group of APC students spent Christmas and the new year at our sister school Lycee Sainte Marie du Port on the west coast of France as part of APC’s ongoing exchange program.
They had a wonderful time developing their language skills, absorbing French culture and enjoying the sights.
What an amazing way to improve your French, n'est-ce pas?
YEAR 12 STUDENTS TIGER, DYLAN AND BEN
CHECK OUT THE LEGO CLUB
STAFF AND STUDENTS
CLUBS AIM TO INSPIRE
There was a large turnout of students last week eager to learn about the many clubs run at APC as part of its Inspire program.
The program gives students the opportunity to join a club where they can share their interests and passions or learn new skills.
Students marked out their space in the Danks St drama space to sell their club to prospective students across all year levels.
This year there are clubs focusing on everything from the environment and science, to craft, device advice and film making.
Also popular was the new Formula One Club and the Lego Club.
Students interested in starting a new club or learning more should go to the APC website page here.
STUDENTS SWEAT IT OUT TO BEAT BRAIN CANCER
APC loves a challenge, especially when it’s for a worthy cause.
So when Year 11 student Nic Cresp asked the college to join in a rowing challenge to raise money for brain cancer in children, there was no shortage of participants.
The challenge was to row 100km in a day, and there was a supportive crowd on hand one lunchtime last week when the APC rowing team, along with some eager students and teachers, smashed out 70km in just under an hour.
They then smashed out the final 30km in the gym straight after school.
Nic, who had brain cancer at the age of 10, is a huge supporter of the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation, which raises money to fight paediatric brain cancer.
This year, the foundation set up a rowing challenge, called Connor’s Erg, and invited supporters around the world to set up their own event to raise money.
Nic had hoped to raise $1000 but instead was able to raise a stunning $6000.
“I had so much fun organising it with a bunch of different people, and the whole day I remember feeling so happy from all the fun we were having,” Nic said.
“I was thinking we would only raise $1000, but I had to keep raising the goal because we kept beating it. In the end we got to around $6000 with a big help from Hyundai for matching every donation.”
Thank you to APC’s head rowing coach Virginia Lee, and student leadership coordinator Isabel Hollingdale for their support.
For more details about Connor’s Erg, or to donate go to the website below.
By the way, the rowing team is in need of coxswains. If you are interested, talk to Nic.
OUR IB GLOW CONTINUES TO GROW
APC’s success in the International Baccalaureate programme last year has created a surge of interest in 2025.
This year, 10 per cent of Year 11 students have chosen to study the two-year programme.
Last year, 20 per cent of our graduating cohort received awards for receiving a Diploma Score of 40 or above.
One student, Ruya Akbas, was awarded a perfect score of 45.
We are also excited to announce that work from some of our 2024 graduating class is on
display at this year’s International Baccalaureate Visual Arts exhibition at the Glen Eira Town Hall.
The exhibition features the artwork of high-performing students from Victoria and Tasmania.
We are incredibly proud that Freeke De Jong, Phoenix Lachal, and Akoko Minifie were chosen to display their work.
The exhibition is open until 9 March. Visit in person (and be super impressed with their wonderful creativity) or take a virtual tour here.
STAFF AND STUDENTS
MANSPLAINERS ROCK ST KILDA FESTIVAL
APC’s band, Mansplainers, took another step towards stardom with a knockout performance at the St Kilda Festival earlier this month.
APC students James Keating and Lucy Ellenberger, together with alumni Libby Homer and Matilda Lester, were one of 10 emerging bands invited to perform on the New Music stage at St Kilda Festival recently to wow the crowd.
Mansplainers finished their set with their newly released track ‘The Sheriff’, which you can listen to on all streaming platforms.
Band spokesman James Keating said the attendance and support from so many APC students at the
festival “was amazing and very much appreciated”.
“The band were so hyped by their APC friends and fans’ enthusiastic cheering and singing along!
“Also, a huge shout out to Ms South who grooved along in her ‘I love Mansplainers’ shirt and to whom we are so thankful for imparting her band knowledge, expertise and passion!”
IB COORDINATOR RACHAEL GORE WITH IJSBRAND VAN DEN BRINK, WHO WAS AMONG APC’S TOP-SCORING IB STUDENTS IN 2024.
FORMER STUDENT ALEXANDRA MCFARLANE (ABOVE) IS BACK IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM USING HER SPEECH PATHOLOGY SKILLS
WHAT YEAR DID YOU COMPLETE VCE?
I finished my Year 12 VCE studies in 2017
WHAT DID YOU STUDY AT APC?
The mixed bag of subjects I undertook in Year 12 reflected my love of languages and history, as well as my interest to pursue tertiary studies in allied health. These included English, Maths Methods, French, Chemistry, Biology and History: Revolutions.
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SINCE VCE?
Since graduating, I have completed two university degrees - a Bachelor of Biomedicine and a Master of Speech Pathology at The University of Melbourne - and pursued my dream of becoming a speech pathologist.
I have been practicing as a ‘speechie’ for almost three years and have worked across a diverse range of settings, including at a voice and laryngeal clinic in East Melbourne and, currently, in western Victoria schools as part of the Department of Education’s Student Support Services. When not at work, you’ll likely find me wining and dining with friends, flicking through vinyl records at a local record store or singing and dancing my heart out at a concert! I attended 10 shows last year and even travelled to Germany to see Adele perform (yes, I’m a very dedicated fan!).
WHERE DO YOU HOPE TO BE WORKING IN 10 YEARS?
I hope to still be working in Student Support Services.
My role involves building the capacity of schools to assist students with additional communication and literacy needs, through conducting assessments, contributing to wellbeing meetings and providing recommendations for classroom-based support.
APC ALUMNI
THE WORLD TURNS FULL CIRCLE FOR ALEX
Being able to assist teachers to support their students is such a full circle moment for me, given the phenomenal support I received rom my teachers during my time at APC.
DO YOU STAY IN TOUCH WITH APC?
I love maintaining my connection with APC by attending as many annual events as possible, including the Open Day and Art Show. I’ve also managed to stay in touch with quite a few of my former teachers and keep up-todate with all things APC via the Alumni community.
LOOKING BACK ON YOUR VCE YEAR, WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE THIS YEAR’S VCE CLASS?
Rote-learning definitions and relying on completing a few past papers in the lead-up to final exams will not adequately prepare you to succeed.
Focusing on practising exam-style questions and responses under timed conditions is crucial in those final weeks and months. Even if
it is only a single short answer, paragraph or essay at a time, versus an entire paper, this will build your confidence to complete quality written responses under time pressures in the final exams. Of course, bombarding your teachers for feedback (they’re really helpful and responsive!) is invaluable.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO ADD?
A special thank you to the incredible teachers who guided me through the VCE years, especially to Kate Merakis and Felicity Stewart. I'm forever grateful for the time and effort you dedicated to marking endless sample responses, running before and after school classes and providing much-needed moral support during a challenging year.
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IMPORTANT INFO PORTAL A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR PARENTS
APC’s Parent Portal provides parents with information necessary to help guide their child through their high school life.
Key features of the portal include:
• Videos from leading educational specialists and organisations on a range of topics published monthly on APC TV.
• Weekly updates on what students are learning in Positive Education classes with links to relevant resources for parents
• Fortnightly updates from APC’s wellbeing team on the most relevant topics affecting young people.
• Links to support services for students and parents.
All parents and carers should take a moment to delve into the portal and explore its content.
“Parents play a critical role in the success and happiness of their child’s high school years and the portal gives them the information and tools they need to help their child flourish,” Assistant Principal Nicole Kelly said.
“It’s also a great way to keep up to date with the curriculum being taught in Positive Education classes each week and access helpful resources to assist you in discussing these topics with your child.”
You can find the Parent Portal on the APC website in the Community section. Or use this link to take a look now.
All publicly available policies for APC can be found on the Parent Portal.
STUDENT SUPERVISION TIMES
APC provides staff supervision for students from 8:50am until 9am and from 3pm until 3:10pm.
Outside of these hours, school staff will not be available to supervise students and the supervision and/or the collection of students is the responsibility of parents/carers.
Students should not attend school outside of these supervised times unless they are attending a pre-arranged supervised activity (i.e. sports practice) that has been organised with a member of staff.
Aside from this, supervision is provided in the Library at the Danks Street campus or the Reading Room at the Liberal Arts campus, which are both open until 4.30pm each school day.
Senior students may also use these spaces when they have study periods. It is expected that students sign in and out at the reception at the relevant campus when accessing these spaces at times outside of scheduled classes.
Alternate programs may also be arranged during the school year, providing additional support to students, and such activities will have additional approvals sought from parents and carers through the Compass portal.
Families are encouraged to contact Kate Merakis (Assistant Principal for Positive Education) on 8695 9000 if you would like any further information about our student supervision arrangements. Our Yard Duty and Supervision Policy can be viewed on our Parent Portal, which can be accessed from the college website.
The Albert Park College Annual Dance Show
SCHOOLS’ PRIVACY POLICY
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
The Schools’ Privacy Policy informs the school community that information about students can be shared to fulfil the schools’ core functions of educating and supporting our students.
The Schools’ Privacy Policy establishes a clarified ‘need to know’ framework, where school staff share information about students with other staff who need to know as part of their role. This is consistent with Victorian privacy la w.
Who
does the policy apply to?
The policy applies to all central, regional and school staff including principals, teachers, visiting teachers, administration staff, social workers, wellbeing staff, youth workers, nurses, Student Support Service officers (SSSOs) and all other allied health practitioners. This means the ‘need to know’ framework below also applies to all school staff, whether employees, service providers (contractors) and agents (whether paid or unpaid) of the Department.
Need to know
All school staff can, and must, share information about a student with other staff who ‘need to know’ that information to enable the school to:
• educate the student (including to plan for individual needs or address barriers to learning)
• support the student’s social and emotional wellbeing and health
• fulfil legal obligations, including to:
o take reasonable steps to reduce the risk of reasonably foreseeable harm to the
student, other students, staff or visitors (duty of care)
o make reasonable adjustments for a student’s disability (anti-discrimination law)
o provide a safe and secure workplace (occupational health and safety law).
Please note: the Child and Family Violence Information Sharing Schemes allow prescribed organisations to share confidential information with each other to promote the wellbeing or safety of children, or to assess or manage family violence risk. Victorian schools and a range of other Victorian services fall under these schemes. For more information, refer to: https://www.vic.gov.au/information-sharingschemes-and-the-maram-framework
Who
decides who
‘needs to know’?
Subject to the principal’s direction, each staff member decides who needs to know specific, relevant information about a student, based on the ‘need to know’ framework.
Sharing relevant information with other staff who ‘need to know’ is very different from idle conversation or gossip.
School staff are entrusted with a large amount of important information about students. Staff must treat all such personal and health information sensitively and respectfully, and not share it other than on this ‘need to know’ basis.
What information and records can be transferred to a student’s next school?
When a student has been accepted at, and is transferring to or from, another school (Victorian government, non-government and/or interstate), the current school transfers information about the student to the new school. This information may include copies of the student’s school records, including any health, wellbeing or safety related information.
Parental consent is not required to transfer this information between Victorian government schools but must be obtained when the student is transferring to or from Victorian non-government schools, including Catholic schools or interstate schools.
Principals (or authorised representatives) determine what information to provide to the next school based on the ‘need to know’ framework: What information does the next school ‘need to know’ to properly educate or support the student, and fulfil the school’s legal obligations?
‘NEED TO KNOW’ framework
Duty of care
A school’s duty of care to students means that a principal or other member of the leadership team needs to know about any reasonably foreseeable risk of harm to anyone because of the student’s behaviour, disability, family circumstances or any other relevant circumstances related to the student.
So, for example, if there is a reasonably foreseeable risk to anyone because the student:
• displays violent behaviours
• is a victim or perpetrator of bullying, assault or age-inappropriate sexualised behaviours
• has emotional, wellbeing or self-harm issues
then staff must tell the principal (or other member of the school leadership team).
The principal will then share relevant information with any other staff member that needs to know because they work with, or supervise, the student. Staff must provide the principal with enough relevant information required to adequately fulfil their own duty of care – so that the principal can fulfil their duty of care too.
Importantly, when there is a reasonably foreseeable risk of harm, staff should act on that information and share the information with other staff who ‘need to know’, even if the student or parent asks that information not be shared.
Anti-discrimination law
A school’s obligation to provide reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities (regardless of whether they are eligible under the Program for Students with Disabilities) means that relevant information about a student’s disability
and their needs must be shared with all staff who work with or supervise that student.
This is required to enable the school to make properly informed decisions about what adjustments are reasonable, and then to implement those adjustments.
This may also be required to meet the duty of care to that student (for example, a student with a medical condition who may require treatment).
This means that relevant information must be shared with all staff who work with or supervise that student, to enable them to:
• understand the student’s disability and how it affects their learning and social or emotional wellbeing
• implement reasonable adjustments at school, including understanding all recommendations made by the student’s treating practitioners.
The relevant school policies are followed by school staff when engaging with parents, such as wellbeing and beh aviour policies. Go to your school’s website for relevant policies.
School staff are available to provide further information about school policies and handling of personal information or contact the DET Privacy Officer at privacy@education.vic.gov.au .
Netball
South Melbourne Districts now has a Netball Club
Come on your own, bring a friend, or bring your team. Players and Coaches wanted.
SMDNC play Saturday mornings at the Parkville State Netball Centre. To register your interest for the upcoming Spring Season (July – Dec), please email president.netball@smdsc.com.au or call/text Rachelle on 0405 233 862
SMDNC proudly support the Albert Park Indoor Sports Centre and their Woolworths NetSetGo Program for Junior Netballers. NetSetGo is held Saturday mornings at the Pits, Aughtie Drive, Albert Park. If you are interested in signing up, please email netball@apisc.com.au or call/text Lizzie from the APISC on 0424 186 726.
For more information please visit smdsc.com.au/netball
21 Feb – 19 March
Start your day on the right foot. Walk, ride or scoot to school.
Activities
Prizes
Event
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
Every Victorian child should have access to the world of learning opportunities that exist beyond the classroom. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps ensure that no student will miss out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities. It is part of making Victoria the Education State and the Government’s commitment to breaking the link between a student’s background and their outcomes.
CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)
School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors. Excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works while sports teach teamwork, discipline and leadership. All are a part of a healthy curriculum.
CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.
The annual CSEF amount per student is:
• $154 for primary school students
• $256 for secondary school students
HOW TO APPLY
New applicants should contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or download from the website below.
If you applied for CSEF at your child's school last year, you do not need to complete an application form this year unless there has been a change in your family circumstances.
You only need to complete an application form if any of the following changes have occurred:
• new student enrolments: your child has started or changed schools this year.
• changed family circumstances: such as a change of custody, change of name, concession card number, or new siblings
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about CSEF visit: https://www.vic.gov.au/camps-sports-and-excursions-fund
Student Drop-Off and Pick-Up Zones
We would like to remind all parents and carers of the importance of student safety during morning drop-off and collecting them in the afternoon.
Please note: Vehicles double parking at Danks St and stopping in Pickles St may be fined by the City of Port Phillip Parking Officers.
Below are maps outlining student drop-off and pick-up areas for Danks and Pickles St campuses.
DANKS ST CAMPUS
The “Kiss & Go” drop off & Pick Up zone is adjacent to Foote Street Park in Danks St.
PICKLES ST CAMPUS
The drop-off and pick-up zone for students is on Richardson Street at Gasworks Arts Park (as indicated in green).
ALUMNI ALUMNI TUTORING TUTORING PROGRAM PROGRAM
ABOUT ABOUT
APC’s Alumni Tutoring Program gives VCE and IB students access to experienced tutors at the convenient location of the College’s Liberal Arts campus
All of the College’s alumni tutors have attained outstanding study scores themselves, are endorsed by APC teachers and have a current working with children check
Tutors are available onsite on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:30pm - 6:30pm at the Liberal Arts Campus (Pickles Street) during the school terms.
Tutors are available in most subjects but are subject to availability.
COST COST
Tutoring sessions are 1 hour in duration at the cost of $60.
Tutoring must be paid and booked in advance in blocks of 5 consecutive sessions ($300).
EXPRESSIONS EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST OF INTEREST
Year 11 or 12 students who are interested in working with an alumni tutor should express their interest via this form.
Questions or enquiries about the alumni tutoring program can be forwarded to:
alumnitutoring@albertparkcollege vic edu au
In the instance that a student needs to cancel a tutoring session, at least 24 hours notice must be provided in writing to the tutor and:
alumnitutoring@albertparkcollege vic edu au Cancellations within 24 hours or non attendance incur the full cost of the scheduled session.
Students who regularly cancel their scheduled sessions will have their enrolment in the program reviewed. For further information refe r to the program’s Cancellation Policy