By Mrs Jenny Gillespie

Beginning Secondary School - Parent Information

Welcome to Assumption College.  For some parents, this will be your first year with us.

New students, whether into Year 7 or from another high school may have mixed feelings about coming back to school. They might be:

• excited about new friends, subjects and teachers, and
• nervous about learning new routines, making new friends or wearing a new uniform, and
• worried about the workload or whether they will ‘fit in’

You might also worry about these issues and wonder if your child will have the confidence and skills to handle them. These concerns are all normal and will generally fade over time as students become familiar with their new school environment.  

When students are making the move to a new school, remember you have the biggest influence on how smooth the transition is. Your child’s friends do influence how your child feels about the move, but your support has stronger and longer-lasting effects.  Keep talking with your child about their new school, normalise their worries but also convey the message that not only do they have your support, school staff are always there to help and can be approached as needed.  

By the end of first Semester, most students will have settled well into their new school environment. 

For further information visit Transition to high school for teenagers - ReachOut Parents