High Street: Drop offs and road crossings
We value your work in partnership with us to maintain a safe supportive learning community for all students and staff. In this spirit, please take a moment to discuss as a family the following reminders:
The High Street bus zones in front of the College cannot be used for student drop offs or pick ups before and after school. These spaces are only for bus access at these times.
All High Street road crossings must take place at the designated pedestrian crossing points, under the direction of the crossing guards. The directions of the crossing guards must be followed at all times.
If you are dropping students off on the opposite side of High Street, please ensure that you remind students to proceed to the designated pedestrian crossing to cross the road. Students must not cross High Street at other intervals.
Thank you for your ongoing support as we ensure that our college is safe for all members, and for the wider community.
Bus Travel
We are also facing some issues regarding students catching buses that they are are not approved to catch. At the moment most of the Government buses are at or close to capacity. Access to more than one bus is only being considered for students who reside at more than one address due to split family circumstances. Students wishing to travel on a secondary bus for reasons such as travelling to friend’s houses or to sporting and work commitments are NOT being authorised.
Students catching unauthorised buses can result in authorised students without seats to get home in the afternoons.
Again we are hoping for your support in having conversations as a family about transport and access to busses.
Darren was appointed Principal of Sacred Heart College in January 2019. Darren has had almost 30 years experience in teaching and leadership across a number of Victorian Catholic secondary schools. These include eight years as Principal of Mercy Regional College, Camperdown; nine years as Deputy Principal and Director of Mission at Mount Lilydale Mercy College; seven years as a Chemistry, Religious Education and Science teacher as well as REC at Sacred Heart College, Geelong.
Darren has been committed to a lifetime of study and professional development. After completing his initial degree of Bachelor of Science and Graduate Diploma of Education at the University of Melbourne, he continued his study by completing a Graduate Diploma of Religious Education, a Masters of Religious Education and a Doctor of Education, all at Australian Catholic University. In 2018, Darren participated in the Enhancing Catholic School Identity programme in Leuven, Belgium.
Darren has a deep and passionate affiliation with the Mercy tradition and charism and believes that Mercy schools must be “…committed to holistic education; determined to ensure that each student flourishes academically, spiritually, emotionally, socially and physically”.
The purpose of the Catholic school is to provide “… an authentic Christian education, where students are called to embrace the essence of the Gospels, to flourish as whole human persons” and “… to provide exemplary learning experiences for the students who attend”.
Darren was appointed Principal of Sacred Heart College in January 2019. Darren has had almost 30 years experience in teaching and leadership across a number of Victorian Catholic secondary schools. These include eight years as Principal of Mercy Regional College, Camperdown; nine years as Deputy Principal and Director of Mission at Mount Lilydale Mercy College; seven years as a Chemistry, Religious Education and Science teacher as well as REC at Sacred Heart College, Geelong.
Darren has been committed to a lifetime of study and professional development. After completing his initial degree of Bachelor of Science and Graduate Diploma of Education at the University of Melbourne, he continued his study by completing a Graduate Diploma of Religious Education, a Masters of Religious Education and a Doctor of Education, all at Australian Catholic University. In 2018, Darren participated in the Enhancing Catholic School Identity programme in Leuven, Belgium.
Darren has a deep and passionate affiliation with the Mercy tradition and charism and believes that Mercy schools must be “…committed to holistic education; determined to ensure that each student flourishes academically, spiritually, emotionally, socially and physically”.
The purpose of the Catholic school is to provide “… an authentic Christian education, where students are called to embrace the essence of the Gospels, to flourish as whole human persons” and “… to provide exemplary learning experiences for the students who attend”.