Principal: Mark Zimmermann
President: Karen Shurdington Vice President: Nathan Albrecht
Parent Reps: Kandice Deckert, Amy Schnaars, Rheanna Wise
Student Reps: Katie Muller, Taylor Ryan
DET Reps: Mu Si Ler, Kim Magrath, Emma Toll
The School Wide Positive Behaviour Support program is designed to bring together school communities to develop positive, safe and supportive learning cultures by helping to foster an environment that assists schools to improve social, emotional, behavioural and academic outcomes for children. As part of the SWPBS program, a rewards system has been developed to encourage students to always:
Is your child starting school in 2027? We invite you to join us for a special School Visit and Information Session at Nhill College on Friday 14 August 2026.
This exciting morning is the perfect opportunity for families to experience our vibrant school community and gain valuable insight into life at Nhill College. Visitors will have the chance to tour our learning spaces, see classrooms in action, and meet our dedicated staff.
During the session, families will learn about our educational programs, student wellbeing initiatives, and the transition-to-school process. There will also be plenty of opportunities to ask questions and discover how we support every child to feel confident, connected, and ready to learn.
Date: Friday 14 August 2026
Time: 9:15am – 11:00am
Location: Nhill College
We warmly welcome all families with children commencing Prep in 2027 and look forward to sharing what makes Nhill College such a wonderful place to learn, grow, and thrive.
Come along and take the first step in your child's exciting school journey!
The SWPBS Focus for Term 3 is to work with students to reduce disruption in the classroom. Students will be asked to identify what they believe to be the most common causes of disruption in the classroom, as well as the most likely consequences on student learning when disruption occurs. Specific examples of disruptive behaviours will be demonstrated by staff to clarify what disruptive behaviour looks like, and show how it can be detrimental to student learning. As always, staff will continue to reinforce and acknowledge positive behaviours.
Our Week 4 Primary Assembly and Secondary Form Assemblies provided another wonderful opportunity to recognise students who consistently demonstrate our SWPBS expectations of Being Respectful, Being a Learner and Being Safe.
Throughout Week 3, students were acknowledged for the positive choices they made in their classrooms and across the school. From showing persistence and taking responsibility for their learning to supporting others and demonstrating kindness, each recipient has made a valuable contribution to our school community.
Congratulations to our Week 3 Term 3 ROARWARD Champions: Tilly M, Rachel, Moung, Kyison, Max D, Axel and Htoo.
Every ROARWARD celebrates the positive behaviours that help make Nhill College a safe, welcoming and supportive place for everyone. We are incredibly proud of the students recognised and encourage everyone to continue making positive choices and striving to be their best.
Our Primary students continue to embrace our Weekly Values Program, demonstrating positive attitudes, respectful relationships and a genuine commitment to learning. It has been fantastic to see students applying these values both inside the classroom and out in the playground.
Throughout 2026, our Weekly Values Program continues to strengthen student wellbeing, encourage positive friendships and build a culture where every student feels connected, supported and valued.
Our weekly values encourage students to:
Each weekly value supports our SWPBS expectations of Being Respectful, Being a Learner and Being Safe, helping students become confident, caring and successful learners.
Week 3 Focus Value – ExcellenceExcellence is all about giving your absolute best in all the tasks you do. It helps you develop the best version of yourself, rather than trying to be better than others. When we practice excellence, we can be proud of the effort we have contributed.
Congratulations to our Excellence Award recipients:
P/1: Jase
1/2: Charlize
3: Asher M
4/5: Addison
6: Indi
Congratulations also to this week's Milkshake Voucher winner Asher M, who was recognised for demonstrating our school values.
A special thank you to our student leaders, Molly and Charlotte who confidently hosted this week's Primary Assembly and to our Assembly Tech Leader, Hugo for ensuring everything ran smoothly. Your leadership and enthusiasm are greatly appreciated.
Well done to every student recognised this week. We are proud of the positive contribution you continue to make to our school community.
Our Reading Nights Program continues to flourish, with many Primary students achieving exciting new milestones during Week 3 of Term 3.
Establishing a regular reading routine at home helps students strengthen their fluency, comprehension, vocabulary and confidence. Most importantly, it encourages a lifelong enjoyment of books and reading.
Congratulations to all students who reached a Reading Nights milestone this week.
At the end of Term 2, all students who had received a Reading Nights Award were entered into a special prize draw. We are delighted to announce that Ryan S was the Term 2 Reading Nights Award winner. Congratulations, Ryan, on your wonderful commitment to reading!
Every night spent reading contributes to continued growth and success. We also sincerely thank our families for encouraging and supporting reading at home. Your involvement plays an important role in helping students develop positive reading habits that will benefit them for many years.
We look forward to celebrating many more reading achievements throughout Term 3.
The program recognises students who consistently demonstrate our SWPBS expectations of Being Respectful, Being a Learner and Being Safe. Every ROARWARD earned represents a positive choice, responsible behaviour or commitment to learning.
Congratulations to the students who achieved the following milestones during Week 3 of Term 3:
50 ROARWARDs: Kendra, Connor and Lorraine
100 ROARWARDs: Abbey, Htoo and Dustin
150 ROARWARDs: Max D, Tilly and Teo
This week, we were especially excited to announce our first-ever 350 ROARWARD milestone recipient. A huge congratulations to Hugo on this outstanding achievement! Reaching 350 ROARWARDs reflects Hugo’s consistent commitment to demonstrating our school values and setting a positive example for others.
Each milestone reflects the consistent effort these students put into demonstrating our school values. Through kindness, perseverance, responsibility and leadership, they are helping to build the positive and supportive school culture we are proud of at Nhill College.
Congratulations to all our Rank Card recipients. Keep making positive choices, striving for success and continuing to ROAR!
Our Junior Primary students continue to make wonderful progress through the Magic Coloured Words and Fry Words programs. These programs help students develop automatic recognition of high-frequency words and build the essential foundations needed to become confident and successful readers.
A special congratulations to Vance, who achieved his next level in the Fry Words program, and to Teo, Josh, Jase and Genevieve, who each achieved their next level in the Magic Coloured Words program during Week 3 of Term 3. Their commitment, perseverance and enthusiasm for learning are wonderful to see and deserve to be celebrated.
Every new word mastered is another important step towards becoming a stronger and more confident reader. We are incredibly proud of the effort our Junior Primary students put into developing their reading skills each day.
Keep up the fantastic work!
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School preparations for the bushfire season
Each year, we undertake a range of activities to ensure the safety of our school and to prepare for bushfires and grassfires.
An important part of this process is communicating to parents what will happen when certain fire danger ratings are issued to help ensure the safety of students and staff.
Our school has been identified as being at risk of bushfire or grassfire and is a Category 4 school.
Our school will close on a day forecasted as Catastrophic fire danger rating in the Wimmera fire district.
Closure of the school due to a Catastrophic fire danger rating will be enacted when the Bureau of Meteorology forecast and related public safety messaging are confirmed. Due to uncertainties in the forecast, the timing of this confirmation may vary. Information regarding potential or confirmed Catastrophic fire danger days will be communicated to you by Compass.
It is also important to be aware that:
As part of preparing our school for the fire season, we have updated and completed our Emergency Management Plan and cleared our facility’s grounds and gutters.
What can families and the school community do to help us prepare?
Families are encouraged to action their Bushfire Survival Plan on Catastrophic fire danger rating days in their district. The safest option is to leave the night before or early on the morning of the Catastrophic day. On such days, children should never be left at home alone or in the care of older children.
You can find more information on emergencies, warnings and preparedness actions here:
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the department’s policy?
The Department of Education annually assesses the fire risk of all schools and early childhood services with the support of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). They are allocated a category of risk (categories 0 to 6). Schools and services that are Categories 0-3 are published on the Bushfire At-Risk Register (BARR). Schools at some risk of bushfire and grassfire are published on the Category 4 List.
The department’s Bushfire and Grassfire Preparedness Policy requires all schools and early childhood services on the BARR and the Category 4 List to close when a Catastrophic fire danger rating day is forecast in their fire weather district. All school bus routes which travel in or through a district with Catastrophic fire danger must also be cancelled.
The policy also requires that schools at the highest risk of bushfire (those in Categories 0, 1 and 2 of the Bushfire At-Risk Register) enact pre-emptive action plans based on the fire danger forecast for their Local Government Area (LGA).
Who issues fire danger forecasts?
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) provides public fire danger rating forecasts each day of the fire danger period using fire weather district areas. In Victoria, there are 9 fire weather districts, which are based on Local Government Area boundaries.
The department uses these forecasts when supporting schools to enact their pre-emptive bushfire actions plans.
We’re sharing information about Early Help, a free program for families with children aged 0–18 that provides practical support with everyday parenting before concerns grow. Early Help can assist with parenting challenges, behaviour concerns, routines, emotional wellbeing and self-care, and connecting with services such as Paediatricians, Speech, OT and Counselling. The program helps families set and work toward goals like building stronger relationships, growing confidence in parenting, and improving children’s wellbeing.
On-site support: Katie Collings, Early Help Practitioner, will be at Nhill College on Mondays. If you’d like an appointment, please reach out to Katie directly (details below).
Please note Early Help is not a crisis service. For urgent support, contact The Orange Door.
Contact Early Help:
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Update Your Child/rens Asthma Plan AnnuallyWhy you need a Written Asthma Action Plan An Asthma Action Plan is one of the most useful asthma tools we have. It sets out your important asthma information in a way that is easy to follow to help manage your asthma. It is a valuable reminder of what to do in case your asthma gets out of control. Following your Asthma Action Plan and having regular reviews with your doctor leads to:
All carers and family members should understand how to use your Asthma Action Plan so they can help during an asthma flare-up or attack. How often should an Asthma Action Plan be reviewed? Be sure to ask your doctor to update your Asthma Action Plan whenever asthma medicines or your symptoms change. Otherwise, your doctor should check it:
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The school bus service transports children from Nhill schools to after school care.
Fruit and light snacks are provided.
To enrol your children in after school care, please complete the online enrolment form found at https://www.wwhs.net.au/oshc and select the after school care days you would like to book.
The daily fee for after school care is $36. Child Care Subsidy is available for eligible families.
If you have any queries, please email: oshc@wwhs.net.au
It is that time of year again when students and staff need to adhere to the school's Sun Protection Policy. The policy stipulates that from mid-August until 30 April, all students (and staff) must wear a sun protective hat that shades the face, neck and ears for all outdoor activities. For the purposes of this policy, an appropriate hat is one that protects the face, head, neck and ears when outdoors, for example broad-brimmed, legionnaire or bucket hat. Baseball or peaked caps and sun visors are not considered a suitable alternative, as they do not protect the ears, cheeks or neck. It is also worth noting that beanies do not meet the specifications of the Sun Protection Policy. Students and parents are asked to ensure that an appropriate hat be brought to school to be worn when outdoors.
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Nhill College now has a Facebook page to help us promote school events and activities with the wider community. We will continue to use Compass, our web page and the weekly newsletter to keep families associated with the school up to date with all of the events and activities that occur in and around the school each week. However, our Facebook page has allowed us to broaden exposure to the school and reach a number of people who may not have otherwise had access to our formal communication channels. Our Facebook page will continue to be purely for promotion, publicity and to inform everyone of the upcoming events and happenings within the College. All notes, questions, concerns or communication to staff regarding students still need to be directed to the College via Compass or on (03) 5391 2111. To find our Facebook page, simply follow this link: https://www.facebook.com/nhillcollege/ or type Nhill College in the search function on Facebook. (Please be aware there is also an unofficial Nhill College facebook page that does not show the Nhill College logo).
Please like/follow the page and then you will be kept up-to-date with all of our posts.
If you are reading this, you obviously have access to the school newsletter. However, some families have asked how grandparents or community members can stay in touch with the school when they don't have access to Compass. The answer is that anyone can access the school's newsletter through the College website: www.nhillcollege.vic.edu.au. Please advise any family, friends or interested members of the wider community, that the newsletter is the main source of information from the school and that it is available to anyone who would like to read it. Spread the word!
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