Final round of school surfing was held at Middleton point on Friday 31 July in clean 2-3ft conditions. Congratulations to Charlie for taking out top spot on the day which also made her the overall winner of the U16 girls division for the year. All VHHS students were awesome on the day with many standout heats by Hannah and Poppy.

On Friday, the 31 July our open boys’ soccer team played two games against Seaford Secondary College and Wirreanda Secondary School. Our first game was very competitive with late drama to finish the game. With minutes left, Victor Harbor was able to equalise the game, bringing the score to 2-2. Unfortunately for us, with the last kick of the game Seaford was able to score again to win the game 3-2. Goal scorers included Landyn and Logan , with a man-of-the-match performance by Hugo.

In the second game, Victor started strong but was unable to capitalise with a goal. The first half finished with Wirreanda up 2-0. After a strong half-time team talk the players worked hard and were able to win the game 3-2 with all 3 goals scored by Mitch.

Thank you to Seaford and Wirreanda for your sportsmanship and strong competition. Congratulations to Seaford who move through to the second round after drawing 2-2 with Wirreanda in the final game.

Attention: Year 11 Students

Once again this year Flinders University will be visiting us to run their Assessment Centre on Monday 31 August.

This full day assessment course runs students through several activities and may lead to a course offer at Flinders (providing SACE is completed). This opportunity is limited strictly to 48 participants.

If you are interested in applying, please see your House Leader for an application form

Dear parents, guardians and carers

Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).

Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:

• year of schooling

• category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional

• level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive.

This information assists schools to:

• formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools

• consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools

• develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.

The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with disability.

The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out more about these matters, please refer to the ().

Further information about the NCCD can be found on the ().

If you have any questions about the NCCD, please contact me at the Victor Harbor High School on (08) 8551 1900 or email Lindsey.cowper657@schools.sa.edu.au

Yours sincerely

Lindsey Cowper, Assistant Principal Inclusion     

SPELD SA is pleased to be able to share a free rural and regional event that will be held in Mount Compass on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th July 2020, at the Mount Compass Memorial Hall, 5 Peters Terrace, Mount Compass, SA, 5210. The 6 free workshops are suitable for parents of children in preschool, junior, primary and secondary school. Numbers are limited, so book early. Some workshops are repeated on the second day.

Please share with family, friends and SSOs; teachers and other professionals welcome. Note content is directed at parents.

For bookings https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/speld-sa-inc-17735681765

This has been updated to keep parents informed of the available support for students with a disability, as we prepare for the move of year 7 to high school. 

Dear Families

Victor Harbor High School is currently updating and reviewing the Health Care Plans
for students. This review should be updated yearly with a medical professional.

These plans may be for asthma, hay fever, allergies or a non-specific condition which
requires medication or intervention.

To assist with this, we ask all families who have a child/young person with a health condition to review their health care plans with their doctor or health care professional and forward a copy of this to the school. These documents are available from the Department for Education  website or by contacting Student Services on 8551 1912.

Please return these plans to Student Services so our records can be updated.

Thank you for your co-operation.

1-hour free webinar for parents of teenagers aged 12-18 years to understand their child’s behaviour and how to positively support them.

The flyer attached has all the information about dates, times and how to register.

Dear VHHS families

Due to a school network outage between 3:30pm on Friday 5 June and 10am on Tuesday 9 June 2020 there will be no access to our Daymap portal. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Students at Victor Harbor High School will be involved in the intensive education program over the semester change in Term 2. During week 8 and 9 (15 to 26 June 2020), students in year 8 – 11 will participate in an intensive learning program that replaces their usual learning program. See links below for more information

Senior student program 2020

Year 8 and Year 8 student program 2020

What: The University of Adelaide Online Parent Information Session

When: Wednesday May 27th from 6pm

Register online: 

We are pleased to present an online opportunity for parents, caregivers and families of high school students to meet expert staff from the Domestic Recruitment Team at The University of Adelaide and hear information about future tertiary applications.

At our 2020 Parents Information Sessions you will be able to hear about our alternative entry pathway for 2021 admission, degree choices, SATAC procedures, timelines, support services, accommodation, and everything else that is involved in the lead up to life at university.

There will also be a chance for you to ask questions or discuss anything else that we might be able to help you with.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Kind regards,

Domestic Recruitment Team

The University of Adelaide

Immunisations for Year 8 students have been rescheduled for 19 May 2020.

The Year 8 immunisations programmed for 28 April 2020 have been postponed to later in Term 2. The new date will be advised when confirmed.

Our school canteen is not open on Friday, 3 April 2020.

Thank you to everyone who has been supporting our canteen during this term.

We will notify everyone when the canteen reopens for business.

In the interests of best supporting your Victor Harbor High School students’ learning going into Term 2, 2020, please follow this link to complete details of your plans.

/covid-19updates

"With many countries implementing preventative measures in the spread of COVID-19, homeschooling may be inevitable for many families. This may be daunting and disruptive for many parents as they try to also juggle their work responsibilities.

In this Special Report, adult carers will be provided with some guidelines on how to navigate this time of transition"

Dear Parents/Guardians

1. PLEASE do not send your sick children to school.

2. PLEASE remind your children of the purpose for social distancing.

These are challenging times for everybody and as schools we need your support more than ever.

Thank you

Amanda O’Shea, Principal

Are you feeling anxious about COVID-19?

Click here for some helpful tips and information.

Dear teachers and leaders (and parents)

I want to outline the SACE Board's current key message to schools, teachers, parents and students as we grapple with the COVID-19 coronavirus, and its effects on our daily lives.

We are all feeling the uncertainty of the situation and every one of you will be thinking about how you can support students to be successful. We will work with you, and provide the flexibility and support as necessary to enable this to happen.