Student Wellbeing 
Responsibility for the wellbeing of all students rests with all members of the College community. Teaching staff endeavour to not only serve the educational needs of students but to also support and care for student personal wellbeing in day- to-day school life.
All students belong to a ‘home’ class which has a Homeroom Teacher assigned for the daily administration and support of these students. Homeroom Teachers form a Pastoral Team for their particular Year Level with their respective Year Level Coordinator.
The Student Pastoral Wellbeing Team comprises of the College Wellbeing Team (Counsellors), the Home/School Liaison person, representatives from Careers & Transition Services and Learning Strategies, and the Deputy Principal. This team meets fortnightly and discusses the specific needs and associated support requirements for particular students. Regular dialogue takes place between team members and respective Year Level Coordinators with regard to particular students.
Student Wellbeing Team
- Provides counselling and support to assist students in developing decision making competencies and life skills strategies.
- Counselling is available for: Behavioral Problems, Loss and Grief, Anger Management, Depression, Study Skills, Time Management, Personal Development.
- Jigsaw Program for Year 7 students
- Live4Life Program for Year 8 students
- Communicating Confidently program for Year 8 students
- Study Skills
Please contact our school Counsellor, Ms Deanne Brogan, for all enquiries, on (03) 54211275.
Live4Life
Live4Life is a rural youth mental health promotion strategy involving Year 8 students from five secondary schools in the Macedon Ranges Shire: Gisborne Secondary College, Macedon Grammar, Braemar College, Kyneton Secondary College and Sacred Heart College.
We are proud to be partners with this groundbreaking initiative, and will provide regular updates along our journey with Live4Life.
For general information about Macedon Ranges Youth Services or Live4Life please contact Pauline Neil at Macedon Ranges Shire Council Youth Development Unit by email: pneil@mrsc.vic.gov.au, by phoning (03) 5422 0333, or visit the website by clicking on the logo above.
Family Liaison Worker
- Family Counselling
- Home Visits – in home support for families experiencing an illness, death or family separation
- Parenting Skills
- Telephone Support Service
Please contact our Family Liason Worker, Mrs Marie Gainger, for all enquiries (03) 54211276.
Parental Insights Handout
As part of our Family Support work, the Student Wellbeing Team has distributed a series of handouts written by Michael Grose, Australia’s leading parenting educator, on parenting ideas for raising teenagers. We hope this information is helpful.
If you missed the handouts in the SHC newsletter, click to view the links below:
Being a Great Dad
Kids shine with tough love parenting
Helping your teenager win the 'Exam Game'
Mother of All Jobs
Facebook - friend or foe its here to stay
Best Year Ever!
Cybersafety Help Button
The Australian Government’s cybersafety help button provides internet users, particularly children and young people, with easy online access to cybersafety information and assistance available in Australia. All SHC College computers are now displaying the help button. Parents are encouraged to download and install it on all home computers with Internet access. Once installed, the button remains a visible link on the computer screen. One click takes the user straight to the Cybersmart website which has recommendations on how to deal with cyberbullying and other issues.
The Cybersafety help button download can be accessed from here by clicking on the image of the button above, to find full instructions and FAQs.
First Aid & Anaphylaxis Management
For Parent information supplied by the Victorian Government on Anaphylaxis Management at Sacred Heart College click here. If you have any further queries regarding Anaphylaxis Management please contact Mrs Debbie Scarlett at the College on (03) 5421 1201.
