New Students Year 8-12
Tailoring Education to Your Strengths
CHECKLIST: NEWS STUDENTS YEAR 8-12
Here is important information for all new families and students starting at Rowville Secondary College in Year 8-12.
2. SCHOOL UNIFORM & 2024 NEW UNIFORM FITTINGS
3. CSEF & STATE SCHOOL RELIEF FORMS
4. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL & CLASS TIMES
The first day of timetable classes for 2025 is Friday 31 January (Year 8-12). Students are required to attend a Ready to Learn conference on Thursday 30 January. Our school day starts at 9.00am and finishes at 3.15pm.
5. HOW TO USE COMPASS
Compass is an important communication portal and learning management system for students, parents and teachers. To learn how to use Compass please read our comprehensive Compass Guide for Parents.
Download Compass App: Google Play & Apple Store.
2025 enrolments: Parent compass logins will be emailed in term 4.
If your child is absent please login to compass and report the absence.
6. LOCKS FOR LOCKERS
Children commencing in year 8-12 will need to provide their own Locks for their Lockers, we recommend the combination locks.
7. INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PROGRAM
Our Instrumental Music Program offers lessons to all students at Rowville Secondary College,
9. NEW STUDENT WELCOME PACK
Read our comprehensive New Student Welcome Pack for information on our school values, our teachers and Principal Team, key dates, school maps, our canteen and library plus more.
10. WELLBEING
Our Wellbeing Team offer a variety of services and care for our students. Visit Wellbeing for more information.
WELCOME FAMILIES
College Principal, Ms. Julie Kennedy, welcomes new students and families to our school community, shares our schools vision and values, our House System and Learning Mentor Groups.
Compass
Parent, Gary Gilbert, provides insight into how Compass operates from a parent perspective, talking about the News Feed, Calendar, Attendance, Learning Tasks and how to best communicate with teachers.
VIRTUAL SCHOOL TOUR
RSC Virtual School Tour showing you around our one great school school and see our students daily experience.
Instrumental Music program
Our Instrumental Music Program offers lessons to all students on both Campus at Rowville Secondary College.
Communications @RSC
- facebook.com/RowvilleSC
- twitter.com/RowvilleSC
- instagram.com/rowvillesc
- Five Exciting Things: sign up
- Regularly check Compass for school news, excursions and specific year level events.
- Visit rowvillesc.vic.edu.au
senior pathways & careers
Rowville Secondary College recognises the diverse needs of our students and their future career aspirations. We provide a variety of senior pathways for our students including VCE, VCE – Vocational Management and SBAT. Students select electives from Year 9, see course selection.
Our Rowville Careers website offers students (and parents) a wealth of information and tools for future career options.
