From the Principal
November 7, 2025 – Edition 14
Junior School Art Show – A Creative Triumph
The recent Junior School Art Show was a spectacular celebration of student creativity. The theme of Food Glorious Food gave our students plenty of scope to demonstrate their skills in a variety of artistic ways. Congratulations to Mrs Searles, who inspired and nurtured the talents of our young artists.
Foundation to Year 2 Athletics Carnival
The energy and enthusiasm at our Foundation – Year 2 Athletics Carnival were truly infectious. It was heartwarming to see our youngest students giving their all in sprints, relays and novelty events, cheered on by families and friends. A big thank you to Mrs Roffey and the Junior School staff team for organising such a memorable and joyful day.
Junior School Swimming Lessons
Our Junior School swimming program has been most successful, with students from Foundation to Year 5 honing their swimming and water safety skills. These lessons are a cornerstone of our Physical Education curriculum and a vital life skill for all students.
VCE Examinations Commence
We extend our best wishes to our VCE students, who have now commenced their final examinations. Their dedication and resilience throughout the year have been commendable, and we are confident they will finish strong. Please join us in supporting them during this important time.
New Learning Centre Update
Excitingly, our new Learning Centre is close to completion. This state-of-the-art facility will provide flexible learning spaces, enhanced technology integration and a welcoming environment for collaborative and independent study. We will move into the building over the summer holidays and look forward to celebrating its official opening early in the new year.
Fiona Williams
Principal
Student Voice
In the context of Casey Grammar School, ‘student voice’ has two distinct meanings. The general notion of student voice is that, as an organisation seeking to act in the best interests of young people, it is good practice to engage with and consult students before acting.
The perspective of students is crucial, as their experience of school is so different from that of parents and staff. Although we have all experienced school ourselves, school and being a young person today are vastly different in many ways compared to our own childhood and adolescence.
We engage with students about things like safety at school and the learning experience. From two surveys in 2025, we gained fresh and helpful perspectives about the experiences of students and the areas in which we need to respond. The second sense in which the term ‘student voice’ is used is as the name of a distinct group of students from Years 6 – 12 who are part of the committee called ‘Student Voice’.
This group began in 2024 with representation including our Year 6 Junior School Captains, students from Years 7 – 11 and our Senior School Captains. The Senior School Captains are much more than members of this group; they call the meetings, set the agenda and run the meetings. I attend and support the meetings, but this is genuinely a committee led by students. The purpose of the group is twofold.
Firstly, ‘Student Voice’ is a group that can generate ideas. For example, this year they wanted to increase the amount of recycling at school – and therefore reduce the amount of landfill – and for this reason we now have recycling bins in various positions around the school. Secondly, they are a reference and consultation group.
Sometimes I will take ideas or information to the group to help the school understand what the data is saying. An example of this purpose is when we received feedback from students about the learning environment; I took this data to the group to discuss and unpack. Applications for ‘Student Voice’ for 2026 will be opening soon. I commend participation in this group to students, particularly those with an interest in further leadership roles in the future.
Dr Robert Jacob
Deputy Principal / Head of Wellbeing
