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We Grow Through Connection
At Pakenham Secondary College, our supportive approach to learning ensures the growth of every individual student.
We are a school that continues to be on the move. Our standing in the community has always been strong and now it is getting even stronger. We have a dedicated and hardworking staff who are committed to our students.
Pakenham Secondary College strives to provide opportunities in areas important to our College Community – Growth in Learning, Wellbeing and Pathways Support, the Performing Arts, Sport and Student Leadership and Our Community. Our new multi-million dollar building program (set to commence late this year) will further add to our outstanding buildings and grounds.
With a rich 50 year plus history in our region, we continue to be well placed to offer a personalised approach to teaching and learning ensuring that we best work with students to tailor individual pathways important to them. We provide outstanding opportunities for our students in the classroom and as part of our co-curricular program.
There is a very strong sense of community at Pakenham Secondary College with students, families and staff connecting strongly to get the best outcomes we can for our students – We Grow Through Connection.
VICTORIAN STATE SCHOOLS SPECTACULAR
Congratulations to Our Principal Dancer; James Nimaya, Vision Team; Jackson Newman-Watkins and Tyler Love, and our Fabulous Dance Troupe - Gracie Brooks, Kayla Ciesielski, Nicole Daniel-Palmer, Chloe Dryden, Zoe Faliszewski, Charlie Hart, Faith Holmes, McKenna Horkings, Ellie-Rose Impey, Olivia Lambert, Jaxon Learmonth, Tiana Loucas, Joice Nimaya, Shayla O'Donnell, Yuvika Pant and Alyse Saksida, for their wonderful performances on Saturday, 14th September at the Victorian State Schools Spectacular. We are immensely proud of all of you for the hard work and dedication you have shown all year.
INDIGENOUS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Our Indigenous Artist in Residence, Sam Richards, has been working with our students all year, educating them on the traditional Wurundjeri symbols, telling Creation and Dreamtime stories, providing insightful information on Indigenous culture, including sharing her extensive knowledge of Indigenous flora. Samantha has also been teaching weaving and woodwork practices, as well as how to produce Indigenous digital art using Procreate. Our students have been thrilled to learn all of these exceptional skills.
Year 7 Students Receive Distinction Award in Statewide Mathematics
Talent Quest
Congratulations to Dante Trott, Seth Savage and Logan Laycock from 7.1 for receiving a Distinction Award in the Statewide Maths Talent Quest Competition.
Their project, "How much will it cost to build and run an Air BnB?" was well thought out and produced to an extremely high standard.
First held in 1982, the Maths Talent Quest is an annual activity open to all primary and secondary students. Students select their own investigation topic based on their personal learning interests and apply mathematics in context. They understand and discover how mathematics is used and found in the world around them, providing a positive experience that reduces the barriers to learning in mathematics and often reduces student maths anxiety.
TESTIMONIALS
"We would like to commend Pakenham Secondary on what has been a more than successful transition year with our daughter.
On the back of two years of remote learning in lockdowns, our daughter transitioned into Year 7. Like any parents we had our concerns and expectations.
These concerns were very quickly put to rest as we saw the great connections develop with Teachers, Leadership Teams and fellow students.
Our daughter has gone from strength to strength this year, her improvement in Mathematics has been exceptional and her social confidence has blossomed. The opportunities that have been afforded to her through the Enhancement Program has been wonderful and we are pleased she will continue in this program in Year 8.
The school's academia goals and social connectedness is very apparent in their actions, communications and ethos.
We look forward to next year, and our son enrolling in a couple of years."
- Jarni Sewell
Pakenham Secondary College has a wonderful sense of community. The staff demonstrate a genuine passion for ensuring students succeed.
- Jodie Tamblyn
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