College Council
I am delighted to announce the results of our recent Council selection process. An election was unnecessary as the number of nominations did not exceed the number of positions. The College Council members are:
• Parent Representatives: Charni Pilkington (President), Dianne Rickard (Vice President), Manpreet Kaur, Kieron Collins and Jennifer Wyatt
• School Employee Representatives: Bruna Amaral, Simon Coles, Jessica Wallis and myself
• Student Representatives: Chris Doan, Sonita So, Ramita Singh and Tanishka Srivatsan
• Observers: Dan Butler, Eric Du (Treasurer), Brendan Dwyer, Marina Stergiou, Sharon Graham, and Michelle Marsh
I thank new and returning members of Council for supporting our school.
Thank you to the following people who are no longer on the Council. Jol Alexander, who joined the Council in 2018 – thank you Jol, we appreciate your support over the many years. Thank you to Jackson Keat for being a staff representative on the Council for the last two years.
I would also like to say a big thank you to Cindy Pilepich for her many years of dedicated service to the College Council. Cindy joined the College Council in 2013 when her eldest child started at the College and has now finished with us, some 11 years later, as her youngest child has now finished school. Cindy’s contributions have made a real difference, and we are extremely grateful for her commitment. Thank you for the many council meetings you have chaired, the events that you have officiated, such as the awards nights, productions and all of the other wonderful events you have attended in between. On behalf of myself and the Wellington Secondary College community, we would like to wish you all the very best.
International Women’s Day
We celebrated International Women’s Day a day earlier this year. Staff and Year 12 female students were invited to a morning tea on Thursday, 6 March, to celebrate International Women’s Day. College Captain Sonita So and Senior School Captain Ajuni Ghai gave an inspiring speech celebrating women.
Three Way Conferences – Tuesday 1 April
Our 3 Way Conferences occurred on Tuesday, and I trust that all conversations were informative and productive. These conferences are a great opportunity for families to connect with their child’s teachers about how their child is progressing and what all of us can do to support them. I encourage students and families to consider the feedback provided by the teachers and look to incorporate any strategies for focused improvement.
Parent/Carer Voluntary Financial Contributions
Thank you to the families that have made payments towards the Parent/Carer voluntary financial contributions. These contributions allow us to support our students above and beyond the funding allocation set by the Department of Education. As a school, we will continue to provide the best available support to our students and these funds allow us to continue to do that.
If you have not made a payment and would like to, please log into your Compass account and click on the link under Payment Centre.

Census
Thank you to Mr Dwyer and his team for completing the Student Enrolment Census at the end of February. The initial count was 1638 students (this is slightly down from the 2024 enrolment). This number includes 117 students who are either International full fee payers or on other special visas. This slightly decreasing number of enrolments is planned and part of the Department of Education enrolment policy and strategy to reduce our overall enrolments over the next five years.
NAPLAN
During March our Year 7 and Year 9 students participated in NAPLAN. Thank you, Ms Stergiou, Mr Keat and Mr Heng, along with all the staffing supporting the administration of NAPLAN. This has been very well planned, and I thank all students for their excellent behaviour and efforts during these tests. I look forward to seeing our students’ results and celebrating their learning growth.
Harmony Week
There was a fantastic array of activities held as part of Harmony Day. There were many events conducted over a two-week period (17-28 March) which celebrated the diverse cultures within our school community. It was a highlight to see so many students get dressed in their cultural dress. I also had the pleasure of participating in the Cultural performance.
School Tours
We have been conducting tours through the College for prospective Grade 5 and 6 parents, and these tours will continue into the beginning of Term 2.
If you know of any prospective families, who might be considering enrolling their child at Wellington next year, please encourage them to book in a school tour so that they can see our great school in action. School tours dates can be found on our website.
I would like to wish all students and families a wonderful break and look forward to seeing everyone back for the beginning of Term 2 on Tuesday, April 22.
Mr Chris Knight
Principal