Thistlelonian Grand Reunion
We brought together nine Year levels for our Annual Thistlelonian Grand Reunion. Included were the first ever graduates called the originals - Class of 1959.Also Classes of 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979,...
View Article2020 McKinnon Musical
To find more information about auditions for our 2020 Junior Musical, please follow this link.https://sites.google.com/mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/seussical-jnr2020/home
View ArticleYear 10 Physics Visit to the Melbourne Planetarium
On Friday 1 November the Year 10 Physics classes visited the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks.The Planetarium is a fully immersive experience where students (and members of the public) can explore...
View ArticleYear 8 Boys Table Tennis State Finals
The McKinnon Year 8 Boys Table Tennis Team, consisting Kevin Zhou, Kanato Sato, Matthew Kwong and Bastien Meric, travelled to the Melbourne Sport & Aquatic Centre on Friday 29 November to...
View ArticleGerman Folk Music Incursion
On Wednesday 4 December Year 7 German students participated in a German Folk Music Lesson with the best German ‘Oom Pah Pah’ Band in Melbourne. The ‘Schwarzwald’ band play nightly at the Munich...
View ArticleAustralian Schools Basketball Championships 2019
During the week of 2 - 6 December the Australian Schools Basketball Championships were held in Melbourne at the State Basketball Centre and Dandenong Basketball Stadium. This was the 8th year McKinnon...
View ArticlePresentation Night
Presentation Night is a celebration of our students’ talents and hard work in their academic pursuits, music, sport and the arts during 2019. The students being presented with awards on the evening...
View ArticleYear 12 Camp
On Monday February 3, the Year 12 cohort headed to Phillip Island for three days filled with adventures, laughter and STUDY! We were divided into cabins alphabetically and although many of us were...
View ArticleSwimming Carnival
On Wednesday February 19, the weather was not as kind to us as it had been for the last few consecutive years. Despite the heavy downpours, however, the annual McKinnon Swimming Carnival had to go on....
View ArticleBig Band Sunsets
Introducing new members to the band, the Senior Stage Band began 2020 with an enthusiastic performance at the Big Band Sunsets Jazz Festival on February 22nd in Mordialloc.Just 4 weeks into the school...
View ArticleYear 10 Surf Camp Ocean Grove
In the first week of March 105 Year 10 outdoor Education students ventured to Ocean Grove for a 3 day Surf Camp. Group 1 went Monday-Wednesday, Group 2 Wednesday-Friday. Each group participated in...
View ArticleYear 12 Formal
On the 5th of March, the Year 12 Class of 2020 began to arrive at Merrimu Receptions for the 2nd annual Year 12 Formal. Despite the concerns of the weather overhead, the overcast evening made for some...
View ArticleTop Class Music 2020
On Friday 13 March McKinnon’s Year 11 & 12 VCE musicians attended the Top Class Music 2020 concerts at the Melbourne Recital Centre. The Top Class Music concerts are part of the VCE Season of...
View ArticleOn Court for a Cause
Since the start of term, we have been very busy with two events for our community. Our first was our bushfire fundraiser: On Court for a Cause. Our event saw our wider community come together to see...
View ArticleImportant Enrolment Information
Thank you for your interest in applying for a place at McKinnon SC.We currently do not have enrolment packs available and given the current situation, McKinnon Secondary College has postponed all...
View ArticleBalibo House Schools Fundraiser
Mr Quinn, Mr Machin, Ms Mauger and I attended a fundraiser in support for the Balibo House Trust last Thursday 12 March. The Balibo House Trust facilitates the College's Year 9 Leadership Expedition to...
View ArticlePi Day Challenge
On Friday 13 March, International Pi Day was celebrated with students from all year levels battling it out to see who could recite the most digits of the never-ending number. It was awesome seeing...
View ArticleMaths Enhancement Club
SUDOKU CHALLENGE (TERM 1)“Each 3x3 box, as well as each row and column must contain all the numbers from 1 to 9.”A rather simple rule for a puzzle, and yet, it can lead to thousands of variations, and...
View ArticleYear 10 Mock Court Excursion
Throughout March all the Year 10 Commerce classes visited the Old Melbourne Gaol, to participate in a mock trial designed to complement our studies.We first had to take the train there, which took much...
View ArticleMcKinnon Minecraft Building Competition
Congratulations to Andrew Seamer (Year 10) for winning the first ever McKinnon Minecraft Building Competition! Participants had 90 minutes to build a world monument of their choosing. Andrew accurately...
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