News and Events

Event Calendar

Thursday

15

May
Curriculum Day - Student Free Day
No classes will run on this day. Enjoy the day off
Friday

27

June
Preliminary applications close for Scholarship program and SEAL
Saturday

26

July
SEAL Entrance exam
09:00 AM
Computer Lab - North Geelong Secondary College
Tuesday

12

August
Staff Professional Practice Day - Student Free Day
Wednesday

27 - 29

August
School Production - Matilda Jr
Belmont High School - Performing Arts Center, 12 Rotherham Street, Belmont 3216
Matilda - NGSC Production 2025
Monday

08

December
Report Writing Day - Student Free Day
No classes will run on this day. Enjoy your day off
Tuesday

09 - 10

December
Year 7-9 Activies
Thursday

11

December
Awards Evening
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Geelong Arts Centre - Playhouse Theatre

Please join us as we celebrate the achievements of our students over 2025. Check back closer to the date for more details.

Friday

12

December
Year 7-9 Activies
Saturday

20 - 27

December
Summer holidays 2025/2026
Thursday

25

December
Christmas Day
Friday

26

December
Boxing Day
Thursday

01

January
New Years Day
Monday

26

January
Australia Day
Wednesday

28

January
Start of Term 1 - Year 7, 11 and 12 Students
Welcome to the 2026 school year. Be prepared for plenty of learning. This is a ten week term.
Wednesday

28 - 30

January
Year 12 Camp
Thursday

29

January
Start of Term 1 - All students
Welcome to the 2026 school year. Be prepared for plenting of learning. This is a ten week term.
Thursday

29

January
Year 7 Meet the Teacher and Chromebook Handout Night
05:30 PM - 06:00 PM

Say hi to our teachers and enjoy a bbq. Recieve some important information regarding devices and schooling. Families that have ordered a device can collect it and those that have a BYOD can drop it in for setup.

Monday

09 - 13

February
Year 7 Camp

Group 1: 9/2/26 to 11/2/26
Group 2: 11/2/26 to 13/2/26

Saturday

14

February
Valentine's Day
Monday

16 - 18

February - March
Ramadan
Tuesday

17

February
Lunar New Year
Year of the Horse
Saturday

28

February
Pako Festa
Celebrate Geelong’s diversity through the magic of food, dance and music along Pakington Street, Geelong West
Tuesday

03

March
Year 10 Immunisations
North Geelong Secondary College

On Tuesday 3rd March 2026, Barwon Health immunisation service will visit our Year 10 students to administer the free Meningococcal ACWY vaccine. It is important to complete a consent form, whether consent is YES or NO. Barwon health immunisation need to know that you have received the information and made an informed decision for your child, then no further contact will be required to chase up your response. Families are able to provide consent online via a recent Compass News notification sent to all families or by paper consent forms that were sent home with students.

Sunday

08

March
International Women's Day
Monday

09

March
Labour Day - Public Holiday
Enjoy the day off
Tuesday

10

March
School Photo Day
Smile! Please wear your full uniform, not sports uniform.

Catch up day Monday 16 March

Wednesday

11

March
Open Night
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Gym - North Geelong Secondary College
Tuesday

17

March
Athletics Day
Landy Field, Geelong

A day filled with various sports activities and games for students to participate and enjoy.

Tuesday

17

March
St Patrick's Day
Saturday

21

March
Harmony day
Wednesday

01

April
Parent/Teacher Conferences
11:30 AM - 06:30 PM

Bookings can be made closer to the date through the Compass Portal. Keep checking Compass for further details or contact the college.

No timetabled classes will run this day except for pre approved VCE SACs . Students will be notified of these details.

Thursday

02

April
End of Term 1
Students finish at 2.30pm. Enjoy your holiday and see you back in Term 2
Friday

03

April
Good Friday
Sunday

05

April
Easter Sunday
Sunday

05

April
Day Light Savings End
Clocks go back an hour. Yay an extra hour of sleep!
Monday

06

April
Easter Monday
Monday

20

April
Start of Term 2
Welcome back to Term 2. This is an ten week school term.
Saturday

25

April
ANZAC Day - Public Holiday
Lest we forget
Sunday

10

May
Mother's Day
Thank you to all the wonderful mother's out there
Monday

01 - 05

June
Year 7-10 Mid Year Exams
Monday

08

June
Kings Birthday - Public Holiday
Enjoy the day off
Tuesday

16

June
Report Writing Day - Student Free Day
No classes will run on this day. Enjoy your day off
Tuesday

16

June
GAT
All Unit 3 students expected to attend to take the GAT
Friday

26

June
End of Term 2
Students finish at 2.30pm. Enjoy your holiday and see you back in Term 3
Monday

13

July
Start of Term 3
Welcome back to Term 3. This is a ten week school term.
Thursday

06

August
Parent/Teacher Conferences
11:30 AM - 06:30 PM

Bookings can be made closer to the date through the Compass Portal. Keep checking Compass for further details or contact the college.

No timetabled classes will run this day except for pre approved VCE classes or SACs . Students will be notified of these details.

Tuesday

25

August
Year 7 Immunisations

More information will be shared with students and families closer to the date

Thursday

27

August
Curriculum Day - Student Free Day

No classes will run on this day. Enjoy the day off

Sunday

06

September
Fathers Day
Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads out there. Thanks for being you.
Thursday

10

September
RUOK Day
RUOK Day
Friday

18

September
End of Term 3
Students finish at 2.30pm. Enjoy your holiday and see you back in Term 4
Sunday

04

October
Day Light Savings Start
Clocks go forward an hour. Don't forget you'll lose an hour of sleep
Monday

05

October
Start of Term 4
Welcome back to Term 4. We're almost at the end of the year.
Monday

19

October
Last day for the Class of 2026

Today is the final day of their six years of education at the North Geelong Secondary College.
Congratulations to all students and best of luck for your exams and future endeavours!

Wednesday

21

October
Geelong Cup - Student Free Day
The college will be closed and no students are required at school for classes on this day
Friday

23

October
Multicultural Festival
11:00 AM - 03:00 PM

It is with great pleasure we invite you to attend North Geelong Secondary College’s annual fundraiser, the Multicultural Festival, on Friday 23th October, 2025. The Festival is a celebration of cultural diversity within our school and local community, and runs from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.

There will be live entertainment, amusement rides, market stalls and much more. In addition to the 1100+ students and staff from our school, the festival is also open to the wider community and students and staff from several local primary schools will be joining in the fun.

All proceeds raised ensure we are able to continue to meet the academic and social needs of our diverse students, through programs such as our Breakfast Club and numerous scholarships. We appreciate the support and generosity from the local and wider community.

We look forward to seeing you all at the festival.


Monday

26 - 18

October - November
VCAA Exams
Good luck to all those students sitting their Unit 4 exams.
Tuesday

03

November
Melbourne Cup
Classes run as usual on this day. It is not a day off.
Monday

09 - 13

November
Year 11 Exams
Good luck to all Year 11 students sitting their exams
Wednesday

11

November
Rememberance Day
Monday

16 - 20

November
Year 10 Exams
Best wishes to the Year 10 students sitting their exams
Monday

23 - 27

November
Year 11 into Year 12 Orientation Program
All Year 11 students are required at school on time and in full school uniform for the orientation into Year 12 program
Monday

23 - 27

November
Year 7 and 8 Exams
Best wishes to those students sitting exams
Tuesday

24

November
Graduation Evening
More detail closer to the event
Monday

30 - 04

November - December
Year 10 into Year 11 Orientation Program
All Year 10 students are required at school on time and in full school uniform for the orientation into Year 11 program
Monday

30 - 04

November - December
Year 9 Exams
Best wishes to all students sitting exams
Monday

07

December
Grade 6 Orientation Info Session
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
College Gym

Please join us for a quick session outlining the running of the orientation program for the 2027 Year 7s running at NGSC on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th, December. Please meet us in the school gym for a 6pm start. If you can't make it, don't worry, this information will be emailed out to all families or contact the college for details.

Tuesday

08 - 09

December
2027 Year 7 Orientation Program

Welcome to the 2027 Year 7 students.
We are excited to invite all of our future Year 7 students to North Geelong Secondary College on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th, December to participate in our two day Orientation Program. Information about the running of these two day will be discussed at the Info Evening on Monday 7th December as well as being emailed to families incase you can't make it.

Monday

14 - 18

December
Enviro Days