In Term 2, I was fortunate to visit all our Primary Schools and speak to all our future Year 7 and 8 students. It was a fantastic opportunity to speak with students who had many questions about transitioning to Balaklava High School. It also provided the opportunity to speak with teachers to understand each student’s individual learning needs.

Selected Year 8 students will return to their primary schools this term, as our Year 8 Ambassadors, to speak with the current Year 6 and 7 students about their first year of high school and proudly display some of their school work. This also provides a fantastic opportunity for primary school students to ask any further questions they may have about high school.

Extra transition visits have also been organised for students with additional needs and these have been arranged for the following times and dates.

Monday 2nd August 9:30am -10:50am
Thursday 26th August 10:45am - 12:45pm
Thursday 16th September 9:30am - 1:10pm

Travel arrangements and staff supervision will be communicated with families through your child’s primary school if your child has been identified as needing one of these visits.

Balaklava High School will soon send out information regarding Transition Interviews where each family will be able to discuss the following; your child’s strengths, interests, what you would like the high school to know about your child and how best the high school can support your child with achieving success.

Our transition days will be held separately for each year level, please see table below.

On these days, students will meet their Homegroup teacher and participate in a range of subjects.

If your child will be catching the bus to Balaklava High next year and on transition days, please ensure the bus form which will be attached with the enrolment form is correctly filled in. Please contact Balaklava Primary School on (08) 8862 1660 if necessary to find out details regarding times and location of pick up/drop off.

This year for the first time the enrolment form will be emailed out for completion with a number of other forms. This will occur during August to all families who provided email addresses during the register for enrolment process. 

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact myself or our Principal, Sonia Pringle on (08) 8862 0600.

Michelle Pudney
Middle School Assistant Principal