Student Welfare
The Student Welfare Coordinators are available for confidential discussion and assistance with school, family or personal concerns or problems. Students are encouraged to make an appointment with the Coordinators in the Welfare Office. Students are also encouraged to use the various supports available such as the Chaplain, Year Level Coordinators, Form Teachers and Assistant Principals.

The College has the following policies relating to student welfare:
» anti bullying policy
» anti smoking policy
» drug education policy
» sun smart policy

A number of programs are run to support these policies

Peer helpers program
Year 11 students are trained each year to be VCE Helpers at the college. Their role is to support fellow students, assist in resolving incidents and issues that may arise and meet regularly to provide feedback on matters relating to students welfare. The training that these students have completed aims at providing participants with the knowledge and skills that will enable them to carry out their supporting role effectively.The VCE Helpers program not only strengthens the student welfare structure in the College but also provides significant personal growth for those students.

A group of Year 8 students are trained each year as Peer Helpers by Heather Klineberg, Student Welfare Coordinator, Peter Mangold, Chaplain and Karen Gibson, Assistant Student Welfare Coordinator. These students are trained to be "friends" to their peers. They are there to be proactive in instilling support and friendship.

Student Leadership
Many opportunities exist for students to take on leadership roles within the College both in Junior and Senior School. The Junior School is lead by two Junior School Captains and Vice Captains and each Form group has two Captains. These positions are appointed by an interview process. Other Junior Leadership roles include Flag monitors; House Captains; SRC Members and Peer Helpers.

Insider Parent Participation Program – Year 7
This program is especially designed to give parents the ‘inside information’ and knowledge to best support their child educationally from home. It consists of three (3), three hour sessions (held on Saturday mornings) covering the following:
Transition Learning to learn
Self-esteem Homework
Research Skills Assignments and projects
Literacy and Numeracy Resilience

START Program
School, Transition And Resilience Training
The START program has been designed to assist schools in planning and implementing crucial primary prevention strategise to build belonging and promote wellbeing in all students as they reach a stage of potential vulnerability. The workshops place an emphasis on transition education, bullying, team building and recognising differences.

Let’s Stamp Out Bullying
As part of our anti-bullying program students are required to complete a course which is designed to assist with any problems they may experience. The Peer Support Leaders run the program which consists of four lessons specifically tailored to identify bullying behaviour and to develop strategies to deal with different forms of bullying.
Students are required to complete an on-line course and survey. Successful students are awarded certificates and wrist bands and also sign an anti-bullying pledge which is displayed in their Form Room.

STRIDES
Students and Teachers Resourcing Innovative Discovery in Education in Schools
STRIDES is a program involving all Year 7 and 8 classes. The objective of the STRIDES program is to create a school environment which actively promotes effective learning. This is achieved in part by ensuring a smooth transition process for students arriving from Primary School. Year 7 and 8 students have fewer classroom teachers and dedicated home rooms to help with adjusting to the change. Furthermore, the STRIDES program encourages innovative and creative learning and teaching. Three major integrated learning projects are undertaken at each year level, bringing together skills and knowledge from across the VELS Disciplines.