This page contains resources and information about COVID-19 Learning at Wheelers Hill Secondary College for all students and parents. This information is also available via Compass.
UPDATE: 6 Sept 2021
Vaccination Blitz - Final Year Students
To help support the safe conduct of end-of-year exams, the Victorian Government has announced a vaccination blitz for final year students (all Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) Units 3/4 students, final year Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and International Baccalaureate (IB) students), their teachers and exam supervisors and assessors.
From Tuesday 7 September and until Friday 17 September, final year students, their teachers and VCE exam supervisors and assessors will have access to priority time-slots to attend their vaccination appointment at a vaccination centre.
DET and DH encourage final year students, their teachers and VCE exam supervisors and assessors to make an appointment, as this will help keep them and our community safe and support the safe conduct of the VCE examinations later this year.
They also want to assure students and families that there is enough vaccine supply for all eligible students and staff. There is no need to rush to call the booking hotline immediately on Monday (6 9 21) when it opens.
Students and families should be patient as there may be long wait times. They will support all students and staff to ensure they are vaccinated.
Dedicated appointment booking hotline
The hotline number is 1800 434 144. The hotline will operate from 8am to 8pm.
Ineligible staff and students will not be able to make a booking using this booking process.
Webinar for Thursday 9 September
The Victorian Department of Health is hosting a live webinar for final year school students, their families and educators to provide information on COVID-19 vaccination. You can join the free webinar on Thursday 9 September, 6-7pm. Registration is via this link.
Topics covered include:
This event will be held via Microsoft Teams Live. For access information visit Attend a live event in Teams.
Once again, please read through the information provided above and attached carefully. Please contact the College (9561 5811) should you have any queries,
LOCKDOWN Num 6.0
Following advice from the Victorian State Government, lockdown will be extended until Thursday 2nd September inclusive. All students in Years 7 - 12 will undertake a program of remote learning during the "ciruit breaker" lockdown.
No students will be required on campus and students will engage in a modified program of classes during this time; please consult Compass for more information.
Students requiring supervision may attend on-site learning. Please check Compass for information if you require your child to be supervised during this time.
Please check this page regularly for updates, as commencement dates may change with short notice, dependent on COVID case numbers and guidance from the Victorian State Government.
Wheelers Hill will provide on-site supervision of students who are unable to learn from home. Please consult the information posted to Compass if you require your child to be supervised on-site, or contact the College directly on (03) 9561 5811.
Information about how Remote Teaching and Learning will be delivered to all students is available in the updated Remote Learning Handbook, which can be downloaded on Compass.
Students and Parents may download information about the COVID safety procedures and policies from 2020 using the buttons below:
The following information relates to procedures from Term 3, 2021. These may change often as the Department of Education provides further guidance regarding COVID-19.
Resources for Remote Learning can be found on the links below. We will continue to use many of the technological resources used as part of Remote Learning in our face-to-face teaching from this point onwards.