Our Year 12 students spent their first day rotating through fun team building activities run by The School of Play. It was an incredibly positive start and a great reminder for students to approach this year as a team, to engage in self-care, to have an optimistic mindset, and to focus on success in 2025. Students later spent time reflecting and setting goals, developing habits required to achieve the aspirations that they have set for themselves this year.

Year 12 is an important year for students and their families, and some deep discussions have led to some helpful tips for success that I would like to share with you so that you feel better placed to support your child this year:

• regular completion of practice exam questions and getting feedback from teachers,
• taking on feedback and re-writing answers or paragraphs for improvement,
• prioritise work that is challenging, not work that is easy,
• take regular breaks,
• utilise your study periods and before and after school time in the senior study centre,
• do not let one disappointing SAC mark get you down,
• set goals for your pathway beyond school,
• take the time to build a strong relationship with your teachers and make the most of the support offered by teachers in and out of class time,
• little and often (do not need to write an essay every time for feedback) instead regular submission of paragraphs for English to get feedback,
• take time out to enjoy the activities you like to do,
• you can lead a balanced life of schoolwork/study, work and sport or social activities.

Students need to bring their Personal Best consistently over these final three terms in order to achieve their goals.  The number one piece of advice? Nothing beats effort in Year 12.

Utilise the support of our fantastic Year 12 teachers and Senior team, support each other through the highs and lows, stay optimistic, make the most of all opportunities presented and, of course, enjoy your final year at Mordialloc College.

A big thanks to the Year 12 team for an inspirational start to 2026.

Rachael Stone
Principal