Supporting your child through examinations
As the end of the year fast approaches, students will begin preparing for the end of semester exams. Many students will be experiencing a range of emotions and may find this time of year particularly stressful. It is important to remember that not all stress is bad, and a healthy level of stress can be motivating! If you notice that your young person is already feeling the pressure, you can support them in a number of ways. As a parent or guardian, you can encourage your child to sleep and eat well, have a quiet and clean study space, manage distractions, stay active and most importantly be there to listen as they ride the emotional wave.
Click here to visit kidshelpline.
or Click here to find out how you can be supporting your young person through their exams.
Social media age restrictions and your family.
From December 10, 2025, various social media platforms will be inaccessible to children under the age of 16. These age restrictions are likely to apply to social media apps such as Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, X and YouTube. These changes are coming into effect to support our young people with their social and emotional development, and to help them with building positive and healthy relationships offline. Bacchus Marsh Grammar is committed to enhancing the wellbeing of our students and our work to support them navigate the online world safely and positively will continue.
We would like to encourage families to have conversations with their children about these upcoming changes and how it may impact them.
Click here for further information about these new restrictions and guidance around supporting your child’s online wellbeing, please visit the eSafety Commissioner’s website by clicking here
Student Wellbeing Team
ICAS Update – Certificates have arrived!
Attention: Students/Parents (Years 2 to10)
For those students who participated in ICAS in August, certificates have arrived for distribution.
These certificates contain login details “TAP ID and Pin”, for parents to access their child’s results portal. Use these details to enter the Results Portal. The TAP ID and Pin from previous years can access 2025 results. Year 2 students will have to wait for the certificate details or contact ICAS directly to access the “TAP ID and Pin”.
The Administration team will work through distribution of these in the coming fortnight, dependent on available resources.
For those students in Years 2 to 6, certificates will be distributed by classroom teachers. For students in Years 7 to 10, certificates will be posted from the Maddingley Campus. We thank families for their patience.
Casey Ryder – Executive Assistant: Maddingley
Year 7 and Year 9 2027 Academic Scholarship Program
Registrations are now open for the 2027 Scholarship Program for students entering Year 7 and Year 9 in 2027.
Students entering Years 8, 10, 11 and 12 in 2027, if eligible, may apply for the Norman, Callow or Indigenous Scholarships.
The Scholarship Exam will be held on Saturday 28 February 2026
The Closing Date for registrations is Friday 13 February 2026
Click here to register for the Scholarship Program.
Second Hand Uniform & Textbooks
We are pleased to advise that Bacchus Marsh Grammar is working with “Second Hand School Specialists” (4 Beauford Avenue, Bell Post Hill / Geelong) for selling BMG Second Hand Uniforms and Textbooks.
A second-hand stall will be held on:
Maddingley Campus
Friday 28 November (Year 7 2026 Orientation Day)
8:30am to 5:00pm
Level 1, John Leaver Gymnasium
Access via Gate 1
Payment on the day is by cash or card (Visa / Mastercard with no surcharge).
A date for a Second Hand Uniform & Textbook Sale at Woodlea to be announced
Uniforms and some textbooks will be available for purchase (cash or card). Most uniforms and current textbooks, if in Very Good condition, are sold for around half the new price. Lists of some items with prices will be posted on Second Hand School Specialists Facebook page in the fortnight before the stall.
For any queries, do contact Second Hand School Specialists on 0422 402 458 (text 24/7, or phone during business hours).
Parents are also welcome to bring in uniforms or textbooks for sale on consignment on the day (Please note due to office renovations there is no capacity to store uniform or books before this date). Please ensure that all consignments are in bags labelled with your name, child’s name, mobile number and bank account details (BSB, account number and account name). You do not need to label every item. Non-BMG uniforms, old House Polo shirts, old editions of textbooks or stationery cannot be accepted.
Vendors receive 55% of the sale price after items are sold. Payment is by bank transfer. Anything not sold will be kept for sale at subsequent sales. Nothing is thrown out or given away without notifying you.
Michelle Graham – Director of Administration
2026 Annual Acknowledgement
BMG families were emailed on 11 November 2025 advising of the 2026 School Fee Schedule and release of the 2026 Business Notice.
All parents/guardians associated to a student at the school are required to complete the Annual Acknowledgement that has now been emailed via Edsmart. The Annual Acknowledgement needs to be signed and submitted by Wednesday 3 December 2025.
If you are requiring any assistance completing the Annual Acknowledgement, please contact Administration on (03) 5366 4800.
Term Dates
Both the 2025 and 2026 Term Dates are published on the school’s website.
Events Calendar
All upcoming events feature on the Schoolbox Calendar for both students and parents/guardians to view.
Uniform Shop
Uniform information and shop business hours for both the Maddingley Campus Onsite Shop and Rushfords in Werribee are listed on the school’s website.
Please note that uniforms can also be purchased by clicking here
Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) – The Y Ballarat
The Y Ballarat operates the Out of School Hours Care at Bacchus Marsh Grammar. Enrolments are completed online. For full information please visit the School’s website.
Email: chrissie.ashmore@yballarat.org.au
Phone: 0490 178 638
Website: https://yballarat.org.au/
Maddingley |
Woodlea |
| maddingley.oshc@yballarat.org.au | woodlea.oshc@yballarat.org.au |
| 0438 154 842 | 0490 490 362 |
Regular Contacts
Maddingley Campus |
Woodlea Campus |
Woodlea Early Learning Centre |
| South Maddingley Road Bacchus Marsh VIC 3340 |
111 Frontier Avenue Aintree VIC 3336 |
111 Frontier Avenue Aintree VIC 3336 |
| P +61 3 5366 4800 F +61 3 5366 4850 |
P +61 3 5366 4900 F +61 3 5366 4950 |
P +61 3 5366 4999 F +61 3 5366 4850 |
General School Email: school@bmg.vic.edu.au