Above are the Foundation Staff and Students of
North Geelong High School 1966
North Geelong Secondary College has an ever-growing Alumni Program to help our former students keep in touch with the College. Being part of an alumni community can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience for both the alum and the current student cohort.
Through our alumni community you can:
Our alumni program will focus on these goals:
Alumni are found through Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media, along with personal contacts and word of mouth referrals. Once contact has been made and permission given, alumni are added to the database, where records of workplace/study and communication details are kept.
Alumni are invited to chat with individual classes, year levels and whole school assemblies. College functions such as Multicultural Day, Awards Evening and Pako Festa are also a part of the event calendar. In 2023, alumni were invited to attend a morning tea, simply to reacquaint themselves with each other and the College, via a tour of facilities.
Alumni joined our students in Ballarat to take part in a question and answer session with the new Year 12 cohort. They gave advice on how to manage school, work and social life in Year 12, and talked about their pathway since leaving school. Many of them have highlighted the fact that they did not really know what their future would look like, but there was always help available - once part of the North Geelong Secondary College family, you’re always welcome back to seek advice or have a chat!
Alumni have been involved in Year 10 Careers Week, detailing their pathways since leaving North Geelong Secondary College. Many talked about the changes that have occurred along the way in their employment/study journey. The overwhelming message was that it is ok to change your mind and to follow a path that you find enjoyable.
Other alumni have addressed whole school assemblies for Harmony Day - a celebration of the great diversity of our College. The speakers talked about the welcoming culture of North Geelong Secondary College and how it supports everyone, regardless of race, religion or gender.
From a scientist involved with research into a COVID-19 vaccine to a rapper, we have welcomed all alumni who wish to give back to North Geelong Secondary College. Alum from way back in the 1970s to the most recent graduates; we value all pathways and outcomes. It doesn’t matter whether you excelled or just scraped through, it is great for students to see that there are many options available once you leave the North Geelong Secondary College family.
Author, roof plumber, bricklayer, sport administrator, software designer, psychologist, heavy diesel mechanic, group exercise trainer, teacher in training, lab technician, music teacher and performer, graphic designer, education support staff, chef, shotcreter, swimming teacher, ADF gap year participant, lawyer, project manager, accountant/wealth manager, engineer, home finance manager, restaurant manager… these are some of the pathways that returning Alumni have talked about with various classes or groups.
In partnership with the not-for-profit organisation Ourschool, which helped set up the program at NGSC, students get the opportunity to attend Industry Insight sessions. One session was held at Peter Mac Cancer Centre where students interested in the medical field were able to see some of the facilities and speak with various public school alumni about their role at the Centre.
Another Industry Insight session saw alumni from public schools who worked at KPMG in Geelong, link in with the Melbourne office to host an online question and answer session. Participating students from NGSC then had the opportunity to network with the Geelong KPMG employees.
Students have appreciated the alumni giving up their time to come back to North Geelong Secondary College to talk with their class, to be a part of a program to assist with subject selection or to address the whole school at an assembly. The Industry Insight sessions have also been appreciated by participants
Alumni who have returned said that they really enjoyed the chance to see the changes at the school and that they wished that something like this existed when they were attending North Geelong Secondary College. So there’s benefits all round!