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One-hundred GSSC students to receive free laptops and internet in Australian first

One hundred Greater Shepparton Secondary College students in Year 11 will receive a new laptop to keep and free internet at home until their high school graduation, in an Australian-first research partnership with Telstra and RMIT University. The...

Madi Chwasta
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Most important meal of the day earns high marks at GSSC

Greater Shepparton Secondary College has been serving free breakfasts each morning this year, ensuring disadvantaged students have full stomachs before a busy day of learning. The school’s wellbeing and inclusion director Nick Bamford said this was...

Madi Chwasta
Education

GSSC students pay it forward

Year 10 work experience is a time to test out a possible career path, get a taste for life in the workforce, or to just have a break from the usual school routine. But for four Greater Shepparton Secondary College students, it’s more than that - it’s about giving back.

Madi Chwasta
Education

Greater Shepparton Secondary College’s Years 7 and 9 camps postponed

Greater Shepparton Secondary College’s (GSSC) Years 7 and 9 students’ school camps have been postponed indefinitely to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The Victorian Department of Education and the Department of Health and...

Ed McLeish
Education

Shepparton Christian College sees increased enrolment numbers

Shepparton Christian College (SCC) has increased its enrolment numbers by almost 10 per cent from 2019 to 2020, and will apply for funding to build more classrooms.

Ed McLeish
Education

Fire safety day at the Community Kids Shepparton Early Education Centre

Little fellows at the Community Kids Shepparton Early Education Centre had a fire safety day on Friday, learning from Shepparton firefighters.

Spencer Fowler Steen
Education

Goulburn Valley Grammar to lose $10 million under proposed funding change

Goulburn Valley Grammar faces being cut off at the knees — losing close to $10 million over eight years — under a new Federal Government funding proposal for non-government schools. The government has proposed a funding formula for...

Madi Chwasta
Education

New Bishop officially blesses three new Notre Dame College buildings

Notre Dame College was bursting with pride on Thursday, as it welcomed Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst Bishop Shane Mackinlay and Parish Priest Father Joe Taylor to officially bless three new buildings. Bishop Mackinlay said it was “really...

Ed McLeish
Education

Super art program for ‘super’ school helps mental health in Year 7 students

Around 40 Greater Shepparton Secondary College year seven students were creating artworks, cooking and shadow boxing, as part of a Greater Shepparton Lighthouse Project initiative. Take pArt is an arts-based program that brings community members to...

Ed McLeish
Education

Verney Road School’s new leaders

Students, teachers and families gathered to watch as Verney Road School recognised its new school captains and councillors on Tuesday. Beaming with pride, Year 12 students Beyatrise Ndikumwenayo and Blade Richardson accepted their new positions as...

Spencer Fowler Steen
Education

$6 million build starts for growing Kialla school

A $6 million build is under way at St Anne’s College in Kialla, using a $3 million Federal Government Catholic Capital Grant and $3 million from the college.

Ed McLeish
Education

Uni students hit the ground running to their future

Students from Shepparton’s La Trobe University campus are enjoying the sights and sounds of the inaugural O Week. However, after the fun-fuelled days cease, the students will hit the ground running to their dreams. More than 160 students have...

Morgan Dyer
Education

STEM centre guaranteed for Shepparton students and tech school still on the cards

Victorian Education Minister James Merlino has assured Greater Shepparton Secondary College students they will “absolutely” get a new STEM centre, and says a tech school is still on the table for Shepparton’s 10-year Education Plan. His...

Madi Chwasta
Education

Strathmerton Primary learn about Aboriginal culture with a visit from ASHE

Strathmerton Primary School students recently broadened their learning on Aboriginal culture thanks to a visit from the Academy of Sport, Health and Education. Sixteen Koori VCAL students performed activities in the cultural immersion program...

James Bennett
Education

School leaders of GSSC officially inducted

The event also featured a powerful Acknowledgement of Country by Jada Cooper, and a rousing performance by the College Band of Amy Winehouse’s hit song Valerie

Madi Chwasta
Education

Dozens of subjects on offer for GSSC Year 9 students

When you look at the sheer variety of subject choices for Year 9 students at Greater Shepparton Secondary College, you may think it was a for a university degree list. The school is offering a whopping 80 subjects for the near 400 students at the...

Madi Chwasta
Education

Grahamvale Primary School’s student leaders celebrated

Grahamvale Primary School’s new junior school councillors received their badges yesterday in front of friends, family and fellow students at a school assembly. The eight new representatives were elected by their classmates from Year 3-4 classes and...

Spencer Fowler Steen
Education

Grahamvale PS school councillors share their thoughts on their new roles

The News asked some of Grahamvale Primary School’s new junior school councillors why they thought their classmates had elected them

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Greater Shepparton’s first coronavirus case had travelled overseas

Greater Shepparton has its first confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has said in a statement today. The News understands the person was tested at Goulburn Valley Health. Another person has tested positive for the virus in Gannawarr...

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Second coronavirus case confirmed in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has its second confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has said in a statement today. Goulburn Valley Health have confirmed that a second person who tested positive for COVID-19 recently returned from overseas.

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GV Health COVID-19 patient dies

GV Health have confirmed that a person being treated for COVID-19 at the hospital has died.

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Third case of coronavirus incorrectly confirmed in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has reported a third confirmed case of COVID-19.

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