Year 12

It is no secret that 2021 was a defining milestone for many of the boys in the “Class of 2021”, for more reasons than one. None of them expected that they would endure the limitations and restrictions and complete both years of their VCE program amidst a continuing global pandemic. Term 1 began as normal, with the regular structure of Year 12: assessment tasks, study halls, banter about upcoming Year 12 events such as the Formal, the wearing of the Year 12 College Jumper and the usual chaos at the lockers. The boys were beginning to settle into their programs, managing to enjoy the Motivational Breakfast and squeeze in the Annual Swimming Carnival, before being interrupted by our first 5-day snap lockdown. Upon our return was the Year 12 Retreat, before we were locked down for a second time, forcing us to miss a lot of our Term 1 events.

It’s fair to say that the experience of the three lockdowns, in particular the extended period of remote learning and the continual disruption to learning made the school year unlike any other; extremely challenging for both VCAL and VCE students.

The GAT, Year 12 Formal and Valedictory were among the many events that were disrupted, not to mention the venue for the final exams. In spite of this, as a Year 12 cohort, you all managed to take it in your stride and get on with the task.

Our Year 12 boys have been extremely fortunate in having a wonderful team of Oratory mentors supporting them through this difficult year. I would personally like to thank Ms Abby Milesi, Mr Sam Bentley, Mr Peter Bermingham, Ms Emma Marsh, Mr Dylan Chow, Mrs Nadia Knight and

mrs Deborah Rabot | Year 12 Coordinator

Mrs Kathryn Zwalf for their tireless work mentoring our boys this year. You have all been an incredible team to work with in 2021.

A special thank you to our three College Leaders Steven Tran, Keelan Corcoran and Robbie Miller, who had the difficult task of leading in 2021. You have contributed an enormous amount of time and effort behind the scenes. We are all extremely proud of you. Thank you for the manner in which you have conducted yourselves, and the way you have responded and risen above the challenges thrown at you. Lastly, together with the staff, I would like to wish you the best in your journey moving forward.