Dear Parent/carers, The Premier of Victoria has announced an extension of the current lockdown.  Remote and flexible learning will continue until the end of this term. There are five reasons to leave home and the curfew from 9pm -5am remains in place. The reasons to leave home are: Essential shopping within 5 km of home [...]

Dear Parent/carers, The Premier of Victoria has announced some further restrictions in addition to those already in place in the current lockdown. Early Learning Centres are now only open to children who have authorised parents/carers and those who are vulnerable. Parents/carers who are authorised workers must provide a copy of their authorised worker permit in [...]

Dear Parent/carers, The Premier of Victoria has announced an extension of the current lockdown.  The lockdown period is now due to end at 11:59pm, Thursday 2 September In addition to the five reasons to leave home, there is now a curfew between 9pm and 5am. The reasons to leave home are: Essential shopping within 5 [...]

Dear Parent/carers, The Premier of Victoria has announced a 5 day lockdown. This means that there are only 5 reasons to leave home Essential shopping within 5 km of home (one person per household, once per day) Exercise (2 hours/day) within 5 km of home Caregiving/compassionate/medical Authorised work or permitted education To get vaccinated Advice [...]

9 June 2021   Dear parents and carers, The Victorian Government has announced changes in the restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne from 11:59pm on Thursday 10 June. Based on advice from the Victorian Chief Health Officer, all students in metropolitan Melbourne will return to school on Friday 11 June Masks must be worn indoors by all [...]

 Dear parents and carers,  The Victorian Government has announced arrangements for schools in Victoria from and including Friday 4 June.  Based on advice from the Victorian Chief Health Officer, all schools in metropolitan Melbourne will continue with remote and flexible learning until Thursday 10 June. This includes our school. The Early Learning Centre remains [...]

Good Evening Doveton College community, As per Department of Education advice just received – tomorrow Friday May 28 is a planning day for staff.   Children Prep – Year 9 are not required to do any learning.  Remote and flexible learning will begin on Monday May 31, 2021. If you are an essential/authorised worker and require [...]

Dear Parent/carers, The acting Premier of Victoria has announced a 7 day Stage 3 lockdown. This means that there are only 5 reasons to leave home -          Shopping -          Exercise (2 hours/day) -          Caregiving/compassionate/medical -          Permitted work -          To get vaccinated The Early Learning Centre remains open and the school is open for vulnerable children [...]

Dear parents and carers, The Victorian Government has announced that additional COVIDSafe measures will be in place from 6pm on Tuesday 25 May, in metropolitan Melbourne. Changes to the COVIDSafe settings include new limits to public and private gatherings and changes to mask wearing in some settings. Doveton College will remain open with the current [...]

Dear Parents & Guardians, The most recent update from the Department of Education implement the following guidelines for students: • Masks (for secondary students and staff) are no longer mandatory but should be carried for instances where called upon for their safety and when physical distancing cannot be maintained. • Students must wear a mask [...]