The Year 7 Parent Information page contains information about the following which are relevant to students transition from primary school to secondary school at Kurnai College.
- Year 7 Parent Information Evenings
- Advanced Learning Program (ALPs) Testing
- Transition Program (Awareness & Orientation Days)
- Timeline of Events
Information Evenings
Kurnai College’s Morwell Campus and Churchill Campus will be holding information evenings for families of students who are transitioning into Year 7 in 2025.
The evening will provide an outline of our Year 7 Program including curriculum, orientation process, and a tour of our education facilities.
If your child is currently in Grade 6 and coming up to Year 7, it would be lovely to see you!
Morwell Campus
Tuesday 23rd April commencing at 5pm
42 - 66 Bridle Road, Morwell
For more information, contact Daniel Murphy on (03) 5165 0600
Churchill Campus
Wednesday 24th April commencing at 5pm
Crn Northways Road & McDonald Way, Churchill
For more information, contact Erin Gruis on (03) 5132 3700
2024 Year 7 Advanced Learning Program (ALPs) Testing
Kurnai College is looking ahead to the year 2025 and will be providing testing opportunities for students considering the Kurnai College ALPs program.
The Advanced Learning Program is designed to cater for students who have a strong work ethic and aims to extend students' depth and breadth of thinking and learning in Maths, English, Science and Humanities.
Testing will be completed with all Grade 6 students from the Morwell feeder schools (Morwell Park Primary & Morwell Central Primary) and Churchill feeder schools (Churchill Primary, Churchill North Primary, Yinnar Primary, Yinnar Primary, Yinnar Sth Primary & Hazelwood North Primary) at their primary schools.
The following dates are for students who wish to complete the ALPs testing who do not attend a Kurnai College feeder school.
Morwell Campus: Wednesday 28th February 2024, 3:30pm
Churchill Campus: Wednesday 28th February 2024, 3:30pm
Bookings essential, please contact the school office at your relevant campus.
Students may need up to two hours to complete the testing and are recommended to have a phone to contact parent/guardian when the test is finished.
Transition Program
Moving from primary to secondary school is a big change. It can be exciting but can also be challenging or worrying for many students.
Kurnai College has a Transition Program that runs to support students who will be transitioning from grade 6 to year 7 to ensure that the move from primary to secondary school is as smooth as possible.
Activities and events are held throughout the students’ final year of primary school to support students and ensure that they feel confident when they commence at Kurnai College. A number of awareness days occur throughout the year for students from both the Churchill Campus and Morwell Campus feeder schools, with the state-wide orientation day in mid-December.
Awareness Days
In early term two Kurnai College hosts its first set of Awareness Days.
Morwell Campus
Tuesday 23rd April
Churchill Campus
Wednesday 24th April
Our goals for awareness day is building confidence
- Students gain a better understanding of our secondary school environment.
- They have an opportunity to interact with current Year 7 students.
- They will meet Kurnai teaching staff, especially the Year 7 teaching team.
- They will build knowledge of our procedures and expectations.
- They will experience a fun, caring and engaging day.
Students are required to be in their primary school uniform and bring their pencil case.
Please bring a snack for recess. BBQ lunch and drink provided, however please bring a packed lunch if not having the BBQ lunch.
Extended Transition Days
In early term four, Kurnai College hosts extended transition days for the students to continue on their familiarisation of their Kurnai College Campus.
Morwell Campus
Thursday 17th October - Morwell Park Primary Schol
Thursday 24th October - Morwell Central Primary School
Thursday 31st October - Other feeder schools
Churchill Campus
TBA
Orientation Days
Is a great opportunity for students to spend a day at the school to meet some of their teachers and classmates, familiarise themselves with the campus, and learn how to become involved in co-curricular activities.
The state-wide Orientation Day occurs on Tuesday 12th of December.
However, at Kurani College we recognise the significance of supporting students through the transition from primary to secondary school and therefore hold three days of orientation on Friday 6th, Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th of December, 2024 for all grade 6 students who will be commencing Year 7 at Kurnai College in 2025.
A parent information session will also be held on Tuesday 10th of December at 5pm at the students' respective campus.
Year 7 Camp
The Year 7 camp to Coolamatong usually occurs during Term 2.
Students participate in a range of fun and challenging cooperative activities that are designed to enhance teamwork, relationship building, communication and self-confidence.
Timeline of Events
2024 Dates | Activity | Notes |
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Term 2, Week 1 (April) | Placement Information Packs | Primary schools will distribute the Placement Pack for Parents/Carers for 2024 school year to all families of current grade 6 students. |
Term 2, Week 2 | Awareness Days | Grade 6 students from Kurnai College's feeder schools attend an Awareness Day at their respective campus |
Parent Information Sessions | For families of students who are transitioning into Year 7 in 2024. The evening will provide an outline of our Year 7 Program including curriculum, orientation process, and a tour of our education facilities. | |
Friday 10th May | Application for Year 7 Placements 2024 Due | Return Application for Year 7 Placements 2024 Forms to primary school |
Term 3 | Kurnai College Enrolment Packs | Kurnai College sends out Kurnai College Enrolment Forms to the families of all students who plan to attend Kurnai College in 2025 |
Term 4 Fri 6th, Mon 9th, & Tue 10th December | Orientation Days | All grade 6 students commencing Kurnai College in 2025 participate in 3-day orientation |
Tuesday 10th December | Information Evening |