Provides information on Mary MacKillop including:
- Beginnings
- Growth
- Challenge
- Influences
- Legacy
- Pilgrimage
- Canonisation
- Gallery
St. Andrew's Church is found at 105 Greaves Street North in Werribee.
Our parish is a vast and colourful landscape that draws its living breath from so many families and individuals living either side of the Princes Highway – or the Werribee River which flows across coastal plains emptying into Port Phillip Bay. Many natural communities have developed within our Parish of St. Andrew’s over the years.
The following links provide information and materials of a general nature that
may be of interest to the parents of MacKillop College.
Internet Safety Advice
CyberSmart Kids
This site will help you and your family to find out how to be cybersmart and use the internet safely. It's a young person's guide to smart 'net surfing, chatting and emailing. Have fun on the internet and explore cool sites, but remember the cyber rules and always be cybersmart.
Cybersafety Help Button
The Australian Government’s cybersafety help button provides internet users, particularly children and young people, with easy online access to cybersafety information and assistance available in Australia.
The help button is a free application that is easily downloaded onto personal, school and library computers. It provides help and advice on a range of online risks including cyberbullying, unwanted contact, scams and fraud, and offensive or inappropriate material.
All you need do is download it from this page and install it on your computer desktop. You can leave the button icon on your desktop or place it on the taskbar. Then just click it twice if you ever need help or advice about something unsafe or upsetting that you have encountered on the internet.
Family Support
Australian Parents Council
Directory of Family Resources: Parent Participation in Literacy and Numeracy Learning
Changing Schools
The Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) has developed an Interstate Student Data Transfer Note (ISDTN) to assist schools in meeting the needs of students who move interstate. If parents are interested to see copies of the ISDTN forms, they are available on the MCEETYA website at:
http://www.mceetya.edu.au/transfernote
The information booklet Changing Schools for parents and the Changing Schools Checklist brochure are available via the DEST website at:
http://www.dest.gov.au/changingschools
Both these publications provide practical suggestions for parents to assist their child's transition to a new school.
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A Catholic welfare agency which provides a range of social services and programs, to support children, young people and adults in their relationships with others.
Has developed a range of diverse community social service programs that provide assistance to vulnerable children and families and to young people who are at risk of homelessness and suicide. Parenting Australia and Sole mates (for single parents) are two of the service programs offered.
Is a Catholic welfare agency working to foster hope in every person by awakening them to an appreciation of their self-worth.
Triple Zero Kid's Challenge
Kids will learn about getting help by playing games and solving mysteries. They'll learn about safety messages and hear what happens when you call Triple Zero. Along the way they will meet the "Zeros" as they are guided step by step through the game. This can be accessed in a number of languages including Arabic, Dinka, Vietnamese and Chinese.
Exists to assist people to develop strategies and skills which enable them to more effectively manage their own lives. An integral part of this mission is the provision of free, accessible national services which are founded on the principles of empowerment. A National 24 hour Telephone Counselling Service is availa
ble for Children and Young People in Australia.
KPV aim to promote, develop and sustain quality early childhood education. They do this by supporting the role of parents as primary educators of their children and the key role of early childhood professionals.
This brochure highlights the positive contribution that the study of languages makes to children's development of literacy skills in English. It addresses many of the questions often asked by parents in this regard. The development of the brochure was funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) under the National Asian Languages and Studies in Australian Schools (NALSAS) Strategy.
Offer a professional and confidential service to anyone who is bereaved: child, sibling, parent, grandparent, relative, and friend or work colleague.
Is dedicated to helping parents raise confident kids and resilient young people. We assist teachers and other professionals to work effectively with kids and also to support parents in their community or organisation. Parenting Ideas produces a range of high quality, innovative resources and programs.
Parents play a key role in ensuring the health and wellbeing of their children. The Victorian Parenting Centre is a research and training organisation committed to developing and disseminating effective supports for families in the challenging task of raising their children.
Is a website which is designed by the Centre for Community Child Health to pull together into the one place, much of the information about the early years. It contains almost 400 Australian and more than 350 International website links and continues to grow. These links are collated alphabetically and in submenus to provide easy viewing and access to the most up-to-date information for professionals and parents interested in the renewed emphasis on the early childhood years.
The Australian Government requires schools to report to their communities each year on specific areas relating to the previous school year. The Compliance Report needs to be read in the context that it provides certain specific statistical information and does not purport to be a detailed report of MacKillop College’s activities last year.
 Compliance Report - 2011 (1004 KB)
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