News and Events

Event Calendar

Wednesday

01

January
New Years Day
Thursday

02 - 28

January
Summer holidays 2025
Sunday

26

January
Australia Day
Wednesday

29 - 31

January
Year 12 Camp
Wednesday

29

January
Lunar New Year
Wednesday

29

January
Start of Term 1 - Year 7, 11 and 12 Students
Welcome to the 2025 school year. Be prepared for plenting of learning as this is a ten week term.
Thursday

30

January
Year 7 Meet the Teacher and Chromebook Handout Night
05:30 PM - 06:00 PM

Say hi to our teachers and enjoy a bbq. Recieve some important information regarding devices and schooling. Families that have ordered a device can collect it and those that have a BYOD can drop it in for setup.

Thursday

30

January
Start of Term 1 - All students
Welcome to the 2025 school year. Be prepared for plenting of learning as this is a ten week term.
Friday

14

February
Valentine's Day
Saturday

22

February
Pako Festa
Celebrate Geelong’s diversity through the magic of food, dance and music along Pakington Street, Geelong West
Tuesday

25

February
Year 10 Immunisations
North Geelong Secondary College

On Tuesday 25th February 2025, Barwon Health immunisation service, will visit our Year 10 students to administer the free Meningococcal ACWY vaccine. It is important to complete a consent form, whether consent is YES or NO.Barwon health immunisation need to know that you have received the information and made an informed decision for your child, then no further contact will be required to chase up your response. Families are able to provide consent online via a recent Compass News notification sent to all families or by paper consent forms that were sent home with students.

Thursday

27 - 30

February - March
Ramadan
Thursday

06

March
Open Night
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Gym - North Geelong Secondary College
Saturday

08

March
International Women's Day
Monday

10

March
Labour Day - Public Holiday
Enjoy the day off
Wednesday

12

March
School Photo Day
Smile! Please wear your full uniform, not sports uniform.
Monday

17

March
St Patrick's Day
Tuesday

18

March
Athletics Day
Landy Field, Geelong

A day filled with various sports activities and games for students to participate and enjoy.

Friday

21

March
Harmony day
Wednesday

02

April
Parent/Teacher Conferences
11:30 AM - 06:30 PM

Bookings can be made closer to the date through the Compass Portal. Keep checking Compass for further details or contact the college.

No timetabled classes will run this day except for pre approved VCE classes or SACs . Students will be notified of these details.

Friday

04

April
End of Term 1
Students finish at 1.30pm. Enjoy your holiday and see you back in Term 2
Sunday

06

April
Day Light Savings End
Clocks go back an hour
Friday

18

April
Good Friday
Sunday

20

April
Easter Sunday
Monday

21

April
Easter Monday
Tuesday

22

April
Start of Term 2
Welcome back to Term 2. This is an eleven week school term.
Friday

25

April
ANZAC Day - Public Holiday
Lest we forget
Sunday

11

May
Mother's Day
Thank you to all the wonderful mother's out there
Thursday

15

May
Curriculum Day - Student Free Day
No classes will run on this day. Enjoy the day off
Monday

02 - 06

June
Year 8-10 Mid Year Exams
Monday

02 - 04

June
Year 7 Camp
Monday

09

June
Kings Birthday - Public Holiday
Enjoy the day off
Tuesday

10 - 12

June
Year 7 and 11 Mid Year Exams
Friday

13

June
Report Writing Day - Student Free Day
No classes will run on this day. Enjoy your day off
Tuesday

17

June
GAT
Friday

27

June
Preliminary applications close for Scholarship program and SEAL
Friday

04

July
End of Term 2
Students finish at 1.30pm. Enjoy your holiday and see you back in Term 3
Monday

21

July
Start of Term 3
Welcome back to Term 3. This is a nine week school term.
Saturday

26

July
SEAL Entrance exam
09:00 AM
Computer Lab - North Geelong Secondary College
Thursday

07

August
Parent/Teacher Conferences
11:30 AM - 06:30 PM

Bookings can be made closer to the date through the Compass Portal. Keep checking Compass for further details or contact the college.

No timetabled classes will run this day except for pre approved VCE classes or SACs . Students will be notified of these details.

Tuesday

12

August
Staff Professional Practice Day - Student Free Day
Tuesday

19

August
Year 7 Immunisations

More information will be shared with students and families closer to the date

Thursday

28

August
Curriculum Day - Student Free Day

No classes will run on this day. Enjoy the day off

Sunday

07

September
Fathers Day
Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads out there. Thanks for being you.
Thursday

11

September
RUOK Day
RUOK Day
Friday

19

September
End of Term 3
Students finish at 1.30pm. Enjoy your holiday and see you back in Term 4
Sunday

05

October
Day Light Savings Start
Clocks go forward an hour
Monday

06

October
Start of Term 4
Welcome back to Term 4. We're almost at the end of the year.
Monday

20

October
Last day for the Class of 2025

Today is the final day of their six years of education at the North Geelong Secondary College.
Congratulations to all students and best of luck for your exams and future endeavours!

Wednesday

22

October
Geelong Cup - Student Free Day
The college will be closed and no students are required at school for classes on this day
Friday

24

October
Multicultural Festival
11:00 AM - 03:00 PM

It is with great pleasure we invite you to attend North Geelong Secondary College’s annual fundraiser, the Multicultural Festival, on Friday 24th October, 2025. The Festival is a celebration of cultural diversity within our school and local community, and runs from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.

There will be live entertainment, amusement rides, market stalls and much more. In addition to the 1100+ students and staff from our school, the festival is also open to the wider community and students and staff from several local primary schools will be joining in the fun.

All proceeds raised ensure we are able to continue to meet the academic and social needs of our diverse students, through programs such as our Breakfast Club and numerous scholarships. We appreciate the support and generosity from the local and wider community.

We look forward to seeing you all at the festival.

If you require any further information, please contact
Suzanne Henry –
Event Coordinator
Ph: 04 5240 5800
suzanne.henry@education.vic.gov.au

Tuesday

28 - 19

October - November
VCAA Exams
Good luck to all those students sitting their Unit 4 exams.
Tuesday

04

November
Melbourne Cup
Classes run as usual on this day. It is not a day off.
Monday

10 - 14

November
Year 11 Exams
Good luck to all Year 11 students sitting their exams
Tuesday

11

November
Rememberance Day
Monday

17 - 21

November
Year 10 Exams
Best wishes to the Year 10 students sitting their exams
Monday

17 - 28

November
Year 11 into Year 12 Orientation Program
All Year 11 students are required at school on time and in full school uniform for the orientation into Year 12 program
Monday

24 - 05

November - December
Year 10 into Year 11 Orientation Program
All Year 10 students are required at school on time and in full school uniform for the orientation into Year 11 program
Monday

24 - 27

November
Year 7 and 8 Exams
Best wishes to those students sitting exams
Tuesday

25

November
Graduation Evening
06:15 PM
GMHBA Stadium - President's Room

Check back closer to the event for updated information.

Monday

01 - 05

December
Year 9 Exams
Best wishes to all students sitting exams
Monday

08

December
Grade 6 Orientation Info Session
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
College Gym

Please join us for a quick session outlining the running of the orientation program for the 2026 Year 7s running at NGSC on Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10, December. Please meet us in the school gym for a 6pm start. If you can't make it, don't worry, this information will be emailed out to all families or contact the college for details.

Monday

08

December
Report Writing Day - Student Free Day
No classes will run on this day. Enjoy your day off
Tuesday

09 - 10

December
2026 Year 7 Orientation Program

Welcome to the 2026 Year 7 students.
We are excited to invite all of our future Year 7 students to North Geelong Secondary College on Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th, December to participate in our two day Orientation Program. Information about the running of these two day will be discussed at the Info Evening on Monday 8th December as well as being emailed to families incase you can't make it.

Tuesday

09 - 12

December
Year 7-9 Activies
Thursday

11

December
Awards Evening
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Geelong Arts Centre - Playhouse Theatre

Please join us as we celebrate the achievements of our students over 2025. Check back closer to the date for more details.

Monday

15 - 19

December
Enviro Days
Saturday

20 - 28

December
Summer holidays 2025/2026
Thursday

25

December
Christmas Day
Friday

26

December
Boxing Day
Monday

26

January
Australia Day
Wednesday

28

January
Start of Term 1 - Year 7, 11 and 12 Students
Welcome to the 2026 school year. Be prepared for plenty of learning
Thursday

29

January
Start of Term 1 - All students
Welcome to the 2026 school year. Be prepared for plenting of learning