Subject Selection: 2025
Please note that the deadline for subject selections for Years 9 and 10 has now passed. The College Leadership Team and Timetabler will be working diligently over the coming weeks to create the 2025 timetable. Students will receive their subject loads later in Term 4, allowing them to confirm their final selections.
The timeline for students to apply for accelerated VCE and VET subjects has now passed. Each application will be evaluated by Heads of School, Year Level Leaders, VCE and VET Coordinators based on the student's academic performance and teacher recommendations. The final decisions will be communicated to students via PAM by Monday 2 September.
Year 10 Ski Trip
On behalf of the Senior School, I would like to wish Year 10 students and staff a fun and safe adventure as they embark on their ski trip next week.
Sacred Cup - STEM
Thursday 15 August was the next installment of the Sacred Cup. This time students competed in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competition. Homerooms within each year level were set a task to complete. Year 10 built toothpick bridges to span a 40cm gap, Year 11 competed to constructed paper towers and Year 12 made paper planes for the longest flight. The graph shows the House points for each competition.
Darren was appointed Principal of Sacred Heart College in January 2019. Darren has had almost 30 years experience in teaching and leadership across a number of Victorian Catholic secondary schools. These include eight years as Principal of Mercy Regional College, Camperdown; nine years as Deputy Principal and Director of Mission at Mount Lilydale Mercy College; seven years as a Chemistry, Religious Education and Science teacher as well as REC at Sacred Heart College, Geelong.
Darren has been committed to a lifetime of study and professional development. After completing his initial degree of Bachelor of Science and Graduate Diploma of Education at the University of Melbourne, he continued his study by completing a Graduate Diploma of Religious Education, a Masters of Religious Education and a Doctor of Education, all at Australian Catholic University. In 2018, Darren participated in the Enhancing Catholic School Identity programme in Leuven, Belgium.
Darren has a deep and passionate affiliation with the Mercy tradition and charism and believes that Mercy schools must be “…committed to holistic education; determined to ensure that each student flourishes academically, spiritually, emotionally, socially and physically”.
The purpose of the Catholic school is to provide “… an authentic Christian education, where students are called to embrace the essence of the Gospels, to flourish as whole human persons” and “… to provide exemplary learning experiences for the students who attend”.
Darren was appointed Principal of Sacred Heart College in January 2019. Darren has had almost 30 years experience in teaching and leadership across a number of Victorian Catholic secondary schools. These include eight years as Principal of Mercy Regional College, Camperdown; nine years as Deputy Principal and Director of Mission at Mount Lilydale Mercy College; seven years as a Chemistry, Religious Education and Science teacher as well as REC at Sacred Heart College, Geelong.
Darren has been committed to a lifetime of study and professional development. After completing his initial degree of Bachelor of Science and Graduate Diploma of Education at the University of Melbourne, he continued his study by completing a Graduate Diploma of Religious Education, a Masters of Religious Education and a Doctor of Education, all at Australian Catholic University. In 2018, Darren participated in the Enhancing Catholic School Identity programme in Leuven, Belgium.
Darren has a deep and passionate affiliation with the Mercy tradition and charism and believes that Mercy schools must be “…committed to holistic education; determined to ensure that each student flourishes academically, spiritually, emotionally, socially and physically”.
The purpose of the Catholic school is to provide “… an authentic Christian education, where students are called to embrace the essence of the Gospels, to flourish as whole human persons” and “… to provide exemplary learning experiences for the students who attend”.