The Macedon Ranges Shire Council is once again hosting Youth Mental Health First Aid courses for adults. A special mens only course is scheduled to take place on Thursday evenings in April, and community courses are scheduled to take place in May and June. The Youth Mental Health First Aid course is specially designed for […]
Has the Equestrian Team been calling your name..? All students who ride are encouraged to join the Braemar Equestrian Team. Reflecting the values of the school, the team is non-selective, inclusive and encouraging of participation. The Braemar College Equestrian Team is well known for its camaraderie, with students from Years 5 to 12 involved and […]
With the current easing of restrictions, we are thrilled to now be able to host tours of both our Middle and Senior School Campuses. We invite you to join the College Principal, Mr Russell Deer, to hear about our contemporary teaching practices that engage and motivate our students to learn in a unique setting. The […]
We are proud to be an eSmart school. We are continually aiming to provide opportunities to keep students and parents up to date with eSafety. Next Tuesday 9 February is Safer Internet Day and the eSafety Commission are offering free webinars for parents. The 2021 Safer Internet Day Webinar will look at how parents and […]
We are very excited to share that our online ordering system for the Tuck Shop and Food Van is here! Flexischools is an online platform that will allow our students/families to order food/drinks/snacks online for recess and lunch. The main driver behind our introduction of this new system is to ensure we are doing our […]
Registrations for Braemar scholarship testing, for the 2022 academic year, are now open. The scholarship testing will take place in Heyward Hall at Braemar College (Mount Macedon Campus) between 8.45am and 12.30pm on Saturday 27 February 2021. The College offers four Academic Scholarships; two are offered at Year 7 and two at Year 10. All […]
The final assemblies for the year were conducted on Thursday afternoon. These assemblies were designed to present and celebrate a range of awards that would have traditionally been awarded at the Celebration Night in October. The Celebration Assembly was conducted in Heyward Hall and broadcast by webinar to the College (students and staff across both […]
Over the past few weeks our Year 7 Encounter students have been learning about Ancient Civilisations of the world, with a focus on cultural practices; the organisation of societies; and the historical significance, mysteries, and legacies of such civilisations. One of the tasks was to create an ancient artefact using accurate historical detail and cultural […]
This year has regularly reminded us how important it is to love what we do. With this in mind, a focus on further developing our students love for learning along with activities to encourage the students to reconnect with their peers has been an important focus in the Investigate classrooms. To see busy and engaged […]
One of our normal College traditions is to announce the new student leadership team each year at our Celebration Night event in front of our entire College community. We would typically invite the new leaders on stage and they would be welcomed and recognised by their predecessors. This year, as we all know, things are […]
One thing we can say with certainty this year, is that we have seen an increased reliance upon the use of technology to support learning and teaching. Earlier this year, we communicated a planned upgrade of the management software for all Apple devices. We decided to delay the rollout because of the onset of Remote […]
Last month, on October 13, two of our Middle School students took part in the inaugural ‘Go Girl – Go For IT…CyberEdition’, a virtual technology conference. Over 600 young girls from around Australia logged on – either at school or at home – and enjoyed a day full of virtual presentations and workshops. The […]