Principal's Message - Meaghan Cook

The one thing I want our students to know through all of the uncertainty and often mixed messages from social media regarding COVID-19 is;

1.      You matter and we miss you

2.      We are here

Principal's Message and an outline of the next two week's programme

Hard copy of course materials

For students studying at home, your wonderful teachers have prepared selected course study material in hard copy.
It can be picked up at the front office between 8.00am and 3.00pm.

Learning From Home Term 2

College students both onsite and Learning from Home have been invited by their teachers to join their online class. Learning from home expectations and instructions can be viewed at the following link.

Read more about accessing online learning updated

NESA - Updated COVID-19 Advice

Following a recent announcement from the New South Wales Education Standards Authority a COVID-19 advice page has been updated with detailed information about:

  • HSC performance exams
  • VET work placements
  • School-based assessments for Year 11 and 12
Read NESA updates
 

Staged Return of Students - Week 3 and Week 4

Week 3 (Monday 11 May) and Week 4 (Monday 18 May)

The staged approach allows the college to balance the many diverse considerations of the current pandemic, including the health and safety of all, student learning and social distancing requirements for students and adults at both campuses.

The college will continue to be open for the supervision of children whose parents are essential workers and are unable to learn from home.

 
 
  • Learning from Home
  • Student Expectations
  • Check Your School Emails
  • Frequently Asked Questions 
  • Free Data Initiatives
  • Free Download - Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Resources to assist communicating COVID-19 with your child
  • Coping During COVID-19
 

Stay Safe on Social Media

Hastings Secondary College is committed to putting in place strengthened measures to protect children from harm online - including cyberbullying, pornography and the risk of radicalisation.

Read all the latest news from the Port High Campus

  • A special message from Eddie Woo regarding for Year 12 students and parents - Read more
  • Uni of NSW Year 10 Online Subject Selection Night - Read more
  • Clontarf boys adapting to the 'new normal' - Read more
  • Ex student - Samantha Metcalfe's career highlights as an Illustrator - Read more
  • Every Student Podcast, Australian eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman-Grant, provides advice to parents about online safety as thousands of students now learn from home - Read more
  • Student Sentral Login guidelines RESOURCES - Read more
  • Live stream - NSW Education Live, learning from home - 8.45 am each morning ( watch Eddie Woo, Mathematics Teacher, Monday 11 May) - Read more
  • HSC changes protect health and safety of students - Read more 

It’s back!!!

Need a challenge? Are you thinking what I’m thinking?

If only we could 'Unlock the Box' from home!!

Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to Unlock the Box in PC this year due to COVID-19, but we have come up with a new concept and can’t wait to unveil it now.

Maths Competiton - Week 3
  • How to become a Web Designer - Read more
  • Discover your path in a ADF GAP Year - Read more
  • Thinking of UTS as your next step? Whether you’re applying to transfer from another uni, TAFE or have extensive work experience, there's a pathway for you.    Read more
  • Australian Apprenticeships with MEGT - Read more
  • University Admissions Centre - subscribe to stay up to date on UAC's response to COVID-19.   Read more
  • Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) applications open for 2021 - Read more
 
Read more Busways info

Busways School Travel Update

Current Status - All school and bus route services are continuing to run as normal.

 
 

Youth Week Challenge 2020

Do you have a creative youth in the house that likes to compose songs, write poetry, create art or design apps? 

Design an app concept, create art, write a song or a poem - share with your friends, fellow parents, teachers and schools.

Encourage them to get connected and join our youth week challenges.    Read more

 

The Great Art Recreation Challenge

Things to do in your free time at home!

Keep up to date with events and activities.

  • Live stream Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo
  • Learn the Auslan alphabet
  • Animal Tales with Tim Faulkner - New Educational Series for Students 
  • Get your kids involved in the Youth Week Challenge 2020
  • Port Macquarie Hastings Library - ebooks
  • Virtual Coding for Kids
  • An ultimate guide to keeping the FMNC Football Family engaged
  • Football Mid North Coast - Home Training Program

It is so important to keep connected. Find out all our latest news by liking our  Facebook page and website.

 
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Owen Street
Port Macquarie NSW 2444
Westport Campus T: 6583 1844
Website: www.hastingssecondarycollege.com.au
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