Year 7 Transition Hub

As our teachers spend most of their time in the classroom teaching our students, the preferred method of communication is email through Compass. If you have a general question please contact the Learning Mentor. Teachers will endeavour to respond in 48 hours but not in the school holidays or on weekends. If it’s an urgent matter please call our office 9755 4555.

In Term 1, we will send out information and nomination forms for our School Council positions on Compass.

Permanent Parent Usernames have been sent. If you have not received it, please check your junk mail. If you still cannot find it, please contact the administrator for your child’s program, or the school office. Students will receive their Usernames when their laptops are set up in January as part of the onboarding sessions. 

No. If you already have a student at RSC, you keep the same login. 

Yes, all Year 7 students receive a combination lock. For security, this combination must remain confidential to the student and Learning Mentor.

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You will find our School Maps by clicking here.

We very much hope and expect that Year 7 Orientation will go ahead on-site on Tuesday, December 8th. Students should wear their primary school uniform on that day, and you will receive more information about Orientation prior to the day. Please note that all students will be required to wear a mask in line with Department of Education regulations.        

Orientation Day is a fantastic introduction to RSC. Students meet their Learning Mentors and the students who will be in their LM group and hear a little about what they will be doing in Year 7 as well as taking part in “get-to-know-you” activities, and games to allow the students to familiarise themselves with the school grounds. While it’s understandable that students can be both excited and apprehensive about Orientation, it’s important to remember that students coming into our specialist programs are coming from a wide range of primary schools, so most students will not know anyone else there and be eager and ready to make new friends! 

On the first day of school, you will meet up with your Learning Mentor, then have a House Assembly and a whole campus assembly. Students will then have more time with their Learning Mentor, with housekeeping and transition activities. For the final two lessons, they are likely to start actual subject classes. 

You are welcome to provide vaccinations certificates through the school office, however these are not mandatory, and you do not need to bring current permission slips. We will distribute permission slips when required. 

Beginning in 2021, all Year 7 students are required to have a laptop. So that teachers can plan effectively, and students have similar access and function, we ask that iPads are not used. 

The simple way is to use a label-maker device. However that is very easily removed. Other options include names being engraved in the plastic bottom casing, or putting a label on the inside of the bottom casing. ie: unscrew the bottom casing if possible. This might be more secure, but could void the warranty. You could also try a blacklight pen available online. 

It is recommended that Year 7s have laptop computers. Please see the BYOD page on our website for details.

The school will be conducting “on boarding” sessions to help set up the students’ laptops. This will involve making an appointment to come into the school during the week before Term 1 commences, so that our IT team can help set you up. You will receive details about this in the coming weeks. 

Yes – protective cases are encouraged. However, please be aware that in accordance with the Mobile Phone Policy, students are not allowed to carry school bags around during the day. As such, a laptop bag may be used to carry laptop-related equipment such as a mouse or charger, but it cannot be used as a bag to carry around schoolbooks. It is recommended that students keep the laptop bag in their locker and only carry what they need to class. 

JB Hi-Fi have a range which we recommend, however it is not compulsory to purchase laptops through JB, as long as the laptop has the correct specifications as set out on the BYOD page of our website. Generally, laptops do not come with cases, however it is a good idea to purchase one. 

Our IT team will assist with software issues. If you purchase your laptop through JB-Hifi, JB solutions will deal with hardware issues only.  Alternative arrangements can be made through our IT department in order to not interrupt learning. 

We recommend you keep your computer for school-based activities. There should be no games installed on the computer unless these are used for curriculum purposes. 

There are no expectations about the brand of laptop you purchase. In senior years, depending on subject choice, including arts or media, it can be a viable option, but not required. But there is also no guarantee the specifications of a device purchased in Year 7 will meet specifications of these specialist subjects 5 or 6 years later. 

School Policy states that leather, lace-up shoes are required. Students wearing sneakers are required to get a uniform pass from the House Leader. Students with medical reasons need to provide a medical certificate to wear sneakers.

Within particular electives students also won’t be able to wear shoes that do not meet safety standards.

The College uniform is under review and more information is expected to be released by the Uniform Committee. Visit our Uniform page for more details.

The RSC Uniform Committee are reviewing our current uniform and may be making changes for 2022. Please note that the changeover will be conducted over an extended period of time, and students will be able to continue wearing the current uniform during this changeover period. However, one of the key items being reviewed is the blazer. We would recommend parents do not purchase the blazer. 

Our school shoes policy for MSA, GE, and RIA is leather lace up, polishable shoes. If students are in RSA, please refer to the uniform requirements. 

Students in Year 7 – 9 currently wear the navy jumper, and students in Year 10 – 12 wear the maroon jumper (please note, this applies to GE, MSA and RIA students only). 

The RSA School Runner/shoe is a compulsory item of the RSC – RSA uniform that is to be worn as part of the classroom uniform – to and from school, to and from events, during the day including lunch and recess.  The Uniform policy is set by School Council and upheld by the classroom teachers and college staff with consequences for non-compliance.   The RSA shoe is an alternative to a black leather school shoe and should be thought of like this. 

 When students change into their training uniform for their enrolled sport program they may change their footwear into their choice of athletic shoes appropriate for that particular sport.  Students must change back into Classroom Uniform and School Runner following the conclusion of their training sessions. 

Parents sign in using this link that is on the new student webpage: https://order.campion.com.au/index.html#homeView
They create their own account using their own email and create their own password.  

It is a third-party service platform and not related to RSC other than we provide our curriculum resource requirements. Any issues with orders need to be communicated directly with Campion. This link is unique to RSC, so no code is needed.  

 However, if parents are going to Campion website directly, they will then need to use the code: B63N which is the Rowville Secondary College identifier. We would prefer parents to use the new link, not the old way of access and ordering. This is the first year Campion provided the unique link. 

Campion books do provide a delivery service, however there is a short cut-off date for this, so please check the Campion website for details. If you do not collect your books on the designated pick-up day, they will be kept at the office where you can collect them, however we do prefer them to be collected on the designated day. 

All students are required to purchase the Rowville Perfect Bundle Year 7. You can then choose whether you purchase either Option 1: Print and Digital Textbook OR Option 2: Digital Textbook only. You must purchase one of either Option 1 or Option 2. You can purchase second-hand books as long as they are the correct editions, however the bundles cannot be split, so you can’t choose to buy some new and some second-hand books. The only way you could use second-hand books is if you buy Option 2, and then additionally purchase whichever second-hand books you’d like to. 

Purchasing of all textbooks is done directly through Campion. Please log into their website for ordering deadlines. 

In short, you should purchase all books for subjects listed as “Broad Arts”, as all students no matter their specialism will take these classes.  Where subjects are listed as “Specialism”, you only need to purchase books for your child’s particular specialism, and no other specialism. 

Regarding the items listed as 1, 2 & 3 on the booklist, everyone needs to purchase item number 1, and in addition choose either 2 or 3. 

Yes, please purchase everything on the booklist. If your child is in MSA, they only need to purchase items from the MSA list. 

Yes.

Students that are enrolled in the Cricket Program are requested to bring all of their own equipment necessary to participate in training and coaching sessions, safely.  This would include Helmut, Pads, Bats, etc.  Rowville Sports Academy supplies the use of a secured shed on the property where students may store their equipment when not at Cricket Sessions.  It is personal choice as to whether students decide to leave their bags locked in the shed overnight or take their bags to and from school with them each day. Students utilising this facility do so at their own risk. 

Golf students are encouraged to bring a minimalised set of clubs with them for days of training.  It is recommended that students utilise an 8-inch stand bag for ease of travel and storage.   

Rowville Sports Academy supplies a secure shed for all of the Golf Students to store their equipment during the day when not at training/coaching sessions.  It is personal preference of each student as to if they wish to store their equipment at school in the secure shed overnight, or if they wish to travel with their Golf bags to and from school each day. – Students utilising this facility do so at their own risk. 

Churchill Waverley Golf & Bowls Club has a designated RSA Classroom that is kept locked.  Students are permitted to store their equipment in this room between sessions held at Churchill Waverley Golf & Bowls Club – Please confirm with the Golf Coach each session if the following session will be held at Churchill Waverley Golf & Bowls Club or another location. 

Wellbeing Contacts & Ongoing Student Support

• Wellbeing Staff: Andy Phillips (West), and Joanne Johnson (East).
• Phone 9755 4555 (ask for Wellbeing East or Wellbeing West).
• Email: wellbeing@rowvillesc.vic.gov.au.

Learning Mentor Group and House are typically announced on Orientation Day.

Yes, you can. Please contact the school office to make arrangements. 

Ideally, your primary school will share your learning plans with us. If they have indicated they will not be doing that on your behalf, we request that you forward these to your child’s learning mentor or email to the appropriate Transition Coordinator: 

Georgia Psevdos at Georgia.Psevdos@education.vic.gov.au (Eastern Campus) or 

Claire Folie at Claire.Folie@education.vic.gov.au (Western Campus).       

The languages taught at RSC are Italian (RIA and GE) and Indonesian (MSA). 

In Years 7 & 8, all students will have one semester of each of the specialisms as Broad Arts. These classes are taken with their regular class. From Year 9, the Broad Arts become electives and the subjects are more varied and specific. For more information about Broad Arts, please see the RIA Curriculum page on the website, or the RIA Information/ Application pack.     

The maximum number of students in any class at RSC is 26.  

The specialism classes for Drama, Media, Music and Visual Arts are multi–year classes, made up of Junior (Yr 7 & 8), Intermediate (Yr 9 & 10) and Senior (Yr 11 & 12). Dance specialism has a separate class for each year level. Numbers in each class depends on the number in that specialism, and currently vary from 8 students to 26 students. 

All RIA students (yes, even those coming in after Year 7) take Italian language class as one of their compulsory core subjects from Year 7 to Year 9. From Year 10 onwards, Italian is optional

Our bi-annual Showcase performance/exhibition and individual specialism performance nights take place in the evening, however there is no rehearsal time outside school hours. 

In MSA we have two classes of specialism time. These are called Science and Technology Project, and Maths and Engineering Project. 

No, MSA students study Indonesian in Years 7-9. We are working on offering a Year 10 Indonesian elective, but this will be based on demand from the students. 

Yes, we teach coding and programming through our specialism classes. For example, students learn HTML and CSS to be able to write their own websites from scratch. 

Absolutely, we value student voice in determining what directions our projects take within specialism classes. We are very keen to see what they are interested in and how we can explore this further. 

Since 2018, we have had only one MSA class per year level. The maximum class size is 26 students. 

Yes, we try to encourage collaboration between the MSA classes where we can. Often this is limited due to timetabling issues. Previously, there has been a lot of collaboration between 7M and 8M. We would love to expand this in coming years. 

Early Term 1, we will share the process for electing our Year 7 SRC members. Here is the application form.

KIOSC (Knox Innovation Opportunity and Sustainability Centre) is a joint initiative of the secondary schools in the City of Knox and Swinburne University of Technology. Click here to find out more.

We have a fabulous instrumental music program, you can sign your child up to any instrumental program for private lessons. Please see our website for more details. As a part of our music class program, students also have the opportunity to play guitar in class.