Mount Ridley P-12 College

✨📚2026 Yearbook Cover Voting is NOW OPEN!✨📚

It's time to help choose the official 2026 Yearbook cover.

📅 Voting opens today and closes on Tuesday 16th June.

👉 Swipe through to see all of the submitted cover designs.

How to vote?
❤️ Simply drop a like on the comment featuring your favorite cover design. You can only vote once.

Once voting closes, the design with the most likes will be crowned the official 2026 Yearbook cover winner! 🏆

📱Want to give your favourite design an extra boost? head over to our Instagram page and cast your vote there too.

Good luck to all our talented designers, and happy voting! 🎉

Last week, our students took part in National Walk to School Day! 🚸

Sophia from Year 2 wrote an excellent informative piece reflecting on the day and highlighting the benefits of walking to school. We love seeing our students connect their learning with real-life experiences! 🌟

🎉Come join the fun at Mount Ridley College🎉

We've got a range of awesome lunch time clubs running throughout the week - there's something for everyone.👏

If any club interests you:
✅Find the relevant teacher
✅Check the times it's running
✅Come along, get involved, and have fun

Don't miss out on making new friends, trying something new, and enjoying your lunchtime! ❤️

Science in Action! 🌱🔬💧

Our year 5 students have been investigating how living things grow and change through hands-on experiments. This week, they created a mini drought simulation by growing two identical plants under different conditions and observing the changes over time. 🌧🧪

From making predictions to collecting data and sharing discoveries, students are thinking and working like real scientists - using scientific language, digital tools and teamwork every step of the way! 🌱

Our year 12 Business Management students recently visited Yakult to explore the operation system behind a successful manufacturing business. 🔥✨

Students gained valuable insights into the operation system of a manufacturing business.

To top it off, everyone enjoyed a Yakult taste test!

A fantastic hands-on learning experience connecting classroom concepts to the real business world.

MRC's Year 12 VCE Vocational Major students recently explored what it takes to be an effective leader and respond in emergency situations through their personal development skills studies. 📚

Students were inspired by a special guest presentation from one of our staff members who volunteers with the CFA, gaining real world insight into teamwork, leadership under pressure, and the importance of giving back to the community.

A valuable and engaging experience that highlighted responsibility, resilience and community service.🔥

Year 11 Royal Botanic Gardens Excursion 🌱🌹

Our year 11 food studies students recently visited the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne for an First Nations heritage walk as part of their unit 1 Outcome 2 Studies. 📚

Students explored the strong connection between First Nations peoples, food and Country, gaining valuable insights into native ingredients, sustainable food practices, and the cultural significance of Australia's Indigenous food systems. This hands-on experience helped deepen their understanding of food origins, sustainability, and the importance of traditional knowledge in shaping contemporary food practices.

✨2026 YEAR BOOK COMPETITION✨

Calling all our creative students — or anyone wanting to be part of something fun and exciting! 📚💡

We are officially looking for the 2026 Year Book Front & Back Cover Design for Mount Ridley P-12 College! 🏆

Think you’ve got the creativity to design this year’s winning cover? Applications are NOW OPEN for students to submit their designs for a chance to be selected as the official 2026 winner! 👏

📌 What you need to do:
Create a front and back cover design that includes the following text:

“Mount Ridley P-12 College Year Book 2026”
“Preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s opportunities”

The rest is completely up to YOU — get creative! 🎨🔥

📆 Submissions Open: Friday 8th May
📆 Submissions Close: Thursday 28th May

📧 Submit your designs to:
[email protected]
or
[email protected]

🗳 Once all submissions are received, we’ll put the designs to a public vote on Instagram & Facebook, so keep an eye out for your chance to vote!

Want some inspiration? Swipe right to see last year's front cover.

We can’t wait to see all the amazing and creative ideas you come up with 💙💛

Year 10 Geography students headed into the city for an exciting day of exploration and hands-on learning! 🌿🏙️

From discovering biodiversity and green space planning at the Royal Botanic Gardens, to investigating the importance of the Yarra River and exploring urban design and land use throughout Melbourne’s CBD.

Students gained valuable insights into how people and environments interact.

A fantastic day of learning beyond the classroom! 🙌📚

At our College, student wellbeing is a top priority. 💙

In week 2, our Year 11 students participated in the Pat Cronin Foundation “Violence is Never OK” incursion. This powerful session encourages young people to stand against violence, understand its real-life consequences, and make safe, responsible choices.

We’re proud to continue supporting initiatives that empower our students to look out for themselves and each other.