Lara Secondary College

Applications are open for Lara Secondary College’s Year 7 Enrichment Program for 2027!

Designed for high-achieving students ready for an additional academic challenge, our Enrichment Program provides opportunities for students to extend their thinking, develop their strengths, and learn alongside like-minded peers.

Students who sit the Selective Entry Test also have the opportunity to be the recipient of an Academic Scholarship valued at up to $1,500.

⏰ Applications close 31 May
📲 Register for the Selective Entry Test via the QR code or link in the image. https://forms.gle/vcoPHmjPnAVgfdS7A

📢 Year 7 2027 Enrolments Reminder 📢

A reminder to all Grade 6 families that Year 7 2027 secondary school preference forms are due to your primary school by Friday 8 May.

If you are considering Lara Secondary College for your child’s secondary education journey, we encourage families to place Lara SC as their number one preference.

At Lara SC, we are proud of our strong community, growing programs, and commitment to supporting every student to realise their potential.

We look forward to welcoming the Class of 2027 to our college!

Today’s Learning Intention: Slay the runway 😌💃🏼✨

Year 7 showed off their best costume combos during a game of Dress to Impress in the drama space. It was such a fun lesson filled with creativity, confidence, and a whole lota charm! 🎭

We’re excited to be launching The Resilience Project this term with our Year 7–9 students through our TLC program.

When students feel connected, supported and equipped with strategies to manage challenges, they are more engaged in their learning and better able to thrive.

Yesterday, our Year 7-9 students and staff attended a workshop at GMHBA Stadium, thanks to the support of the Geelong Cats.

Parents & carers – join us for our Parent Information Evening to learn how you can support this at home.

📅 Wed 22 April
🕒 6:30–7:45pm
📍 GMHBA Stadium, The Presidents Room, 307 Moorabool St, South Geelong

👉 Register via the link below (spaces are limited)
https://www.ticketebo.com.au/the-resilience-project/the-resilience-project-community-presentation-geelong2026

Together, we’re supporting every student to feel connected, supported and able to realise their potential.

It has been an exciting and busy Term 1.
As we wrap up Term 1, please take note of the following important dates:
🗓️ Wednesday 1st April
Last day of classes for Term 1
Parent Teacher Interviews (3:30pm-8pm). A great way to connect with our teachers and discuss your child’s progress. Please book via Compass

🗓️ Thursday 2nd April
Parent Teacher Interviews (9am -11:30am)

🗓️ Friday 3rd April
Good Friday Public Holiday, no school - school holidays begin.
Term 2 commences on Monday 20th April

We wish all families a safe, restful and enjoyable Term 1 holiday break. Thank you for your continued support throughout the term.

Celebrating Harmony Day at LSC 🧡🌏

Harmony Day was an amazing and vibrant
experience for our whole school community today, brought to life through the incredible efforts of our students.

Some standout activities and performances included our canvas painting featuring flags representing students from across our school, capturing the diversity of our community; a powerful Haka; a traditional Tongan Siva dance; traditional Indonesian congklak and First Nations ochre face painting - all bringing culture, pride and connection to life.

A huge shoutout to our Student Leaders - particularly Austin, Annelise, Seth and Elsha - along with our VM students and Rugby Academy students, for the huge amount of work that went into making the day such a success. We also thank all students who participated in the day, wearing clothing that is representative of their heritage or orange to show their support for Harmony Day. A further mention to Year 12 student Willow for the incredible photography!

We’d also like to sincerely thank Bendigo Bank Lara Community Branch for their generous support of Harmony Day. Their contribution allowed us to provide quality materials and resources, enabling students to engage meaningfully with activities and get the most out of the day.

We’re looking forward to sharing more of the amazing work from our student-led initiatives throughout the year.

Lara Secondary College has been recognised for the second year in a row by the Department of Education for our commitment to implementing the School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) framework with fidelity.

This Bronze award acknowledgement reflects the consistent work of our staff and students in building a positive, respectful and supportive learning environment, through the consistent application of the SWPBS framework.

Well done to our entire community for continuing to live our values of Excellence, Respect, Teamwork and Commitment.

NAPLAN begins today for our Year 7 and Year 9 students ✏️

Please remember to bring a full charged device and headphones each day.

We encourage all students to do their best and show the commitment and excellence we see everyday at school.

Today, we celebrate all women.

The caregivers, the dreamers, the leaders, the friends. The ones who lift others up and the ones finding their own strength. Every woman’s journey is unique, but all deserve to be seen, valued, and celebrated-today and every day.
We’re so proud to be part of a community that uplifts and supports women in every stage of life.

Happy International Women’s Day 🩷

Some more costume fun in year 7 Drama today! Can you guess what iconic movie scenes they may be trying to recreate? 🙌🏻🙂‍↔️🎭