Last Updated: 11:45 am Monday, June 7, 2021
There are currently no known diagnosed cases of COVID-19 amongst our students or staff.
From Friday 4th June 2021 all students from Prep to Year 10 will continue their Learning from Home Program. It is anticipated that the Learning from Home program will run until Thursday 10th June 2021. Should the Acting Premier make a change to this date, information will be shared with families as soon as it comes to hand.
Our Year 11 and Year 12 students will return to Face to Face Learning on Friday, June 4.
Friday June 4
Thursday June 10
Friday June 11
The College has now enacted our plans for all students to continue Learning from Home by engaging our remote learning model. Each School has and will continue to provide specific documents to all families to explain how learning will continue at home for all Overnewton students during the lockdown period. All staff are committed to doing everything they can to ensure that Overnewton students can continue with a rigorous and well-monitored learning program.
Yes. The College continues to run an Essential Services Workers (ESW) Program. This service operates out of both Canowindra and Yirramboi campuses. The criteria for students that can attend on-site is as follows:
Children where both parents and or carers are considered authorised workers as listed who cannot work from home, work for an essential provider and where no other supervision arrangements can be made:·
ESW Program students and essential staff are expected to stay at home if they are feeling unwell or have a cough, cold or temperature higher than 37.5 degrees Celsius. If students or staff become unwell during the school day, they will be assessed by First Aid (including temperature check) and follow up will be communicated to families by the College Nurse.
Yes. From 6:00 pm Tuesday 25 May 2021 all people over 12 years old (Year 7 and above) that come on-site at the College are to wear a mask. Masks are to be worn at all times including examinations.
The instructions about the wearing and disposing of masks can be found here and here.
Yes. Big Childcare (our Out of School Hours Care provider) is operating both Before School Care and After School Care for ESW Program students at both Canowindra and Yirramboi campuses.
No. The dedicated bus service will not run at this time. This includes the inter-campus bus service. We anticipate that services will resume on Friday 11th June, when all students return to on-site learning.
Our students’ mental health remains incredibly important to us and so we remind parents that we are here to provide support. Our Chaplains and Student Services team are ready to help anyone who might need it. Email our counsellors here
Simply complete the online Parent Contact Form here and your enquiry will be directed to the appropriate staff member to support your child’s learning.
Please continue to use the COVID-19 email should you have any questions that you wish to raise with the College.
Families can update their contact details either by emailing Bettina Allen click here or via the Parent Portal click here
Yes. Staff with roles critical to the functioning of the College will be on-site unless directed otherwise by the Victorian Government. Prep – Year 9 teaching staff are to remain at home to deliver our remote learning model.
Yes. The Reception at Yirramboi Campus, located in Keilor, will remain open for critical functions and receiving phone calls. Visitors are not permitted to enter Main Reception during the lockdown period.
No. Parents are not able to come on-site until further notice, unless invited to do so or to drop of Senior School students in the circuit of the upper car park at Yirramboi Campus. Parents of children attending EWS program are permitted to deliver and sign in their children - at Canowindra they will be signed in at the Wellbeing Centre and at Yirramboi they will be signed in at the Middle School Reception area, which is accessible via the second gate into the campus from Overnewton Road.
Teacher conversations will continue to be conducted over the phone or via Microsoft Teams, by appointment.
No. Any documentation must be sent electronically or via Australia Post rather than dropped at our Yirramboi Campus Reception.
No. The College Uniform Shop located at Yirramboi Campus will not be open during this period. Please contact Noone Imagewear's Niddrie store directly via their website or via phone on 1800 339 570 for further information.
No. External providers have been advised that College facilities will no longer be available to hire at the moment.