What’s going on at LTC?
- Year 12 Breakfast and Final Assembly
- Transition Day 2026 Information
- Mura Lanyon Christmas Support
- ACT Youth Advisory Council
- Dance and Music Showcase
- Success Assembly
- Spirit Week 2025
- Visual Art, Photography and Graphic Design Exhibition
- RACI Science Detectives Competition
- Drama Students Perform at Come Alive 2025
- Work Experience Opportunities at LTC
- Canberra Short Film Festival Selection for Student Film
- Sociology Simulation Summit
- Careers Advisor Recognition
- Early Childhood Studies Community Learning
- World Teachers’ Day
- Chromebooks – Year 12s
- Repair Cafe
- Public Transport Changes for Early 2026
- Social Media Age Restriction
- Free UNSW ACTivate Cyber Security or Systems Architecture course
- UC Accelerated Pathways Program
- Online Safety Presentations for Parents and Carers
- Deepfake supports
- Explore Student Support @ College Life
- 2025 school year Equity Fund now open
- ACT public school term dates
- Free Period Products Available at ACT Schools
- Become a Homestay Host
- Menslink – Supporting Young Men in Canberra
- Parentline ACT
- Blog information
Year 12 Breakfast and Final Assembly
A great morning at the Year 12 Breakfast and Final Assembly.
Looking good, Year 12 – we’ll see you at Formal and Graduation! 🎓
Transition Day 2026 Information
We are excited to welcome your family to Lake Tuggeranong College in 2026! Our Transition Day is a unique event aimed at giving current Year 10 students a glimpse into college life.
Whether they want to explore subjects, meet future classmates, tour the campus, or simply soak in the college atmosphere, this day is designed for them.
It promises to be a relaxed, friendly, and enjoyable experience, offering students the perfect chance to ask questions, discover their interests, and feel enthusiastic about the next chapter of their education.
📅 Date: Monday 8 December 2025
⏰ Time: 8:45 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Location: Lake Tuggeranong College
📝 RSVP by 1 December 2025: https://shorturl.at/ad0yf
(Note RSVP for this event is mandatory for catering purposes)
We are eager to meet our students, introduce them to the campus, and help them feel confident and enthusiastic about beginning Year 11 at Lake Tuggeranong College.
Mura Lanyon Christmas Support
This Christmas, Mura Lanyon will support over 200 local families to help ease the financial pressure of the holiday period.
ACT Youth Advisory Council
Applications are now open for the ACT Youth Advisory Council (YAC), a key youth advisory body that gives young people aged 12 to 25 a voice in ACT Government decisions that affect them.
YAC brings together young Canberrans from diverse backgrounds to share ideas and experiences that help shape policies, programs, and services for young people. Members meet every 2 months in Civic from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, help design and deliver the annual ACT Youth Assembly, and take part in youth advocacy and community projects.
Young people from all backgrounds and lived experiences are encouraged to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth, LGBTIQA+ young people, young carers, people with disability or neurodivergence, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Applications close Friday 19 December 2025.
Apply online: 2026 ACT Youth Advisory Council – Expression of Interest Form.
Dance and Music Showcase
Our Year 11 and 12 Dance and Music students lit up the stage at the LTC Dance & Music Showcase.
It was a strong celebration of Performing Arts at LTC, recognising the work and creativity of our performers and the staff who supported them behind the scenes.
Success Assembly
We came together to recognise the achievements of our students at the Success Assembly.
🎓 Learn Awards acknowledged students who demonstrated academic success in various subjects.
🌟 Thrive Awards celebrated students who thrived in their studies or in extra-curricular areas.
🤝 Connect Awards recognised students who supported others in our community, volunteered their time or demonstrated strong citizenship.
Thank you to the families, friends and staff who attended and supported our students.
Spirit Week 2025
LTC marked Spirit Week 2025 with a range of themed days as we prepared to farewell our Year 12 students. Themes included Blast from the Past, where students wore old school uniforms, Future Me, where staff and students dressed as who they might be in the years ahead, Comfy Day, with pyjamas and trackies across campus, and Decades Day, where everyone dressed to match a chosen decade.
Visual Art, Photography and Graphic Design Exhibition
The LTC Visual Art, Photography and Graphic Design Exhibition opened this month. Opening Night brought our community together to view a wide range of student work, and the exhibition continued throughout the week in the College Library.
The exhibition showcased the creativity and skill of our Year 11 and Year 12 students across a variety of mediums.
RACI Science Detectives Competition
Lake Tuggeranong College entered five teams – the most of any school – in the RACI Science Detectives competition at UC.
Students worked through a staged murder mystery run by the UC School of Chemistry and AFP Forensics, using genuine forensic analytical techniques. All teams represented LTC with enthusiasm, teamwork and determination.
Drama Students Perform at Come Alive 2025
Our Drama students performed The Boxing Day Test, 1975 at the Joe Woodward Theatre, Daramalan College, as part of Come Alive 2025 – a youth arts festival celebrating original, student-devised theatre.
Inspired by the Living the Seventies exhibition at the National Library of Australia, students explored artefacts, researched history and created an original play set around the first colour TV broadcast. The piece focused on family, identity and change in 1970s Australia.
Work Experience Opportunities at LTC
Students at LTC can undertake work experience placements to explore possible pathways for their future. Lalita and Carlene in the Careers team (Pav 6) can help organise a placement that aligns with student interests and goals.
Year 12 student Rory Carroll, who is interested in directing and theatre-making, recently completed a placement with Missing Bits, a Braddon-based production team working across live streaming, concept development and film production. Rory gained experience in lighting, camera setup, talent coordination and pre-production planning, and received strong feedback and a solid reference.
Canberra Short Film Festival Selection for Student Film
Year 11 student Ruby Kisiel’s short film The Pilot was selected for two screenings at the 2025 Canberra Short Film Festival.
Her film was included in the festival’s Opening Night program at Tuggeranong Arts Centre and the Schools Screening at Dendy Cinemas Canberra.
🎥 Promo video for The Pilot: https://youtu.be/uIMFwBeKgaQ?
Sociology Simulation Summit
Sociology students took part in a Simulation Summit, where they stepped into the role of decision-makers and negotiated responses to the gender pay gap through an interactive assessment.
Careers Advisor Recognition
Congratulations to Lalita, who was a finalist at the NSW/ACT Careers Advisors Association 50th Annual Conference.
Lalita’s work supporting LTC students in their career pathways is highly valued, and this recognition reflects her contribution to the college.
Early Childhood Studies Community Learning
During Term 4, our Early Childhood Studies classes visited South.Point to support The Learning Nest Co., helping run play-based experiences for young children and building connections with a local community organisation. It was a meaningful, hands-on learning opportunity for our students, and it happened to land on Halloween.
World Teachers’ Day
We celebrated our amazing teachers and had a bit of Halloween fun along the way!
Thanks to everyone who helped mark the day and show appreciation for our staff.
Chromebooks – Year 12s
Attention all year 12 students! As the school year winds down, it’s time to bid farewell to your trusty Chromebook and charger.
If your Chromebook is still in tip-top shape, we’ll pass it on to another student. If it’s seen better days, we’ll retrieve its license and dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way. If you do keep the device, we will have to lock it, and it won’t be usable.
So, help us keep it eco-friendly by ensuring all returned devices are recycled responsibly and let’s make every device count!
Repair Cafe
Last Repair Cafe for the year is this Sunday 30th November 1-4pm at The Impact Centre 200 Clive Steele Ave Monash.
This month our repairers will be fixing :
Electrical items
Sharpen Garden tools and knives
Lawn mowers, whipper Snippers
Jewellery
Xmas decorations & toys.
Laptops, iPads and Apple software
Clothing and textiles
Our JP will be present to witness legal documents.
No charge for repairs parts not included.
Our repairers will guide and demonstrate how to fix
your own broken household items.
Refreshments available at the cafe for a small charge.
Swap your full Zero Waste Warrior tub or purchase one for $29.00 per year.
New volunteers are always welcome drop in for a coffee and chat if you’re interested.
An initiative of SEE-Change Tuggeranong.
Keeping broken household items out of landfill.
Held every month February-November.
Public Transport Changes for Early 2026
Transport Canberra has issued important messages for families to help plan transport needs for early 2026.
Key information includes:
- A new bus timetable will begin at the start of Term 1 on Monday 2 February 2026.
- School bus services will not operate on Day 1, Term 1 (Friday 30 January), including dedicated school buses, ‘S’ trips that divert into schools and Supported School Transport services (formerly Special Needs Transport).
- A school holiday bus timetable will run from 22 December 2025 to 1 February 2026.
Transport Canberra has prepared newsletter content for families of students returning in 2026 and an email for families of students starting in 2026. In Week 0, schools will receive updated bus timetables and school packs to share with families.
Social Media Age Restriction
The Australian Government’s new Social Media Age Restriction (SMAR) legislation comes into effect on 10 December 2025. This national law is designed to help protect the mental health and wellbeing of young Australians by ensuring social media platforms take steps to prevent Australians under 16 from creating or keeping an account.
Our school system is taking proactive steps to comply with the new legislation and support our students to have safe and positive experiences online.
To meet these new laws, from 10 December 2025, students in kindergarten to year 10 will no longer have access to YouTube through their school issued accounts. This may impact on how students can access the platform after this date. Further information from the eSafety Commissioner can be found in the attached fact sheet.
Please speak with your children and young people about the Social Media Age Restriction legislation. We know that some students may find it difficult to adjust to the new rules around social media use. Resources are available to support your discussions Social media age restrictions | eSafety Commissioner.
Free UNSW ACTivate Cyber Security or Systems Architecture course
Students starting years 11 or 12 in the 2026 school year at an ACT school are invited to submit an Expression of Interest for entry into a free UNSW ACTivate Cyber Security or Systems Architecture course.
A total of 32 places are available to study the UNSW courses which are considered as an ‘H Course’ for the purposes of senior secondary study. They are approved by the Board of Senior Secondary Studies. A successfully completed course will provide 6 Units of Credit when applying to an approved UNSW bachelor’s degree. UNSW will assess the EOIs, these will be assessed with an equity focus.
UNSW ACTivate is part of the ACT Government’s H Course initiative which gives year 11 and 12 students the opportunity to have a successfully completed course recognized towards and undergraduate degree with UNSW.
Students will attend the UNSW Canberra campus in Reid.Visit www.unsw.edu.au/canberra/study-with-us/city-campus-programs/unsw-activate to find out more.
UC Accelerated Pathways Program
The University of Canberra’s Accelerated Pathways Program is open to eligible students interested in starting university study while still in college. For more information, visit: https://shorturl.at/y35Ip
Online Safety Presentations for Parents and Carers
Help your family feel more confident and safe online. Learn about current online safety issues, how to support your child, and where to find further help and resources. Afternoon and evening sessions available.
RSVP to access video content and resources: bit.ly/2025_PC_OnlineSafety_RSVP
Deepfake supports
Australian reports have shown an alarming rise in incidents involving ‘deepfake’ images, where realistic but fake intimate images of students or staff are created and shared without consent.
These digitally altered images of minors are generally considered child sexual abuse material. To understand the risks of deepfake technology and learn what to do if your child receives a deepfake image or becomes a target, read the eSafety advisory on the impact of deepfakes in schools.
Explore the Student Support @ College Life Website
Hey LTC students!
Need resources or support? Visit the Student Support @ College Life website for helpful information:
2025 school year Equity Fund now open
To ease the pressure of back-to-school costs, eligible Canberra families can apply now for 2025 Future of Education Equity Fund payments.
The Equity Fund supports eligible low-income families and independent students from preschool through year 12 with a one-off, annual payment to help cover the costs associated with schooling such as uniforms, sport equipment and activities, tuition and music lessons.
The 2025 school year payments for eligible families are $400 (preschool), $500 (primary school), and $750 (high school and college).
Payments of completed applications will begin earlier than previous years, with the first payments to families expected from 6 January 2025.
Families will have until the end of November 2025 to apply for the Fund. Check your eligibility and find more information about supporting documents on the Equity Fund webpage.
ACT public school term dates
The ACT public school term dates for 2026-2030, including student-free days, are now available on the Education Directorate’s website.
Each year, the first day of every term is a student-free day. We use student-free days for staff development, enabling us to plan in a student-free environment.
Use these dates when planning your future holidays.
Free Period Products Available at ACT Schools
All ACT public schools are stocked with free period products so students can access them no matter their circumstances. This is part of the ACT Government’s commitment to ensuring students feel comfortable and confident within our schools.
Free period products are available at our school’s front office. Students can access them at any time by talking to our helpful front office staff.
Sanitary pads are available from the front offices of primary schools, while pads and tampons are available at the front offices of high schools and colleges.
Because menstruation is a fact of life, we believe free access to period products should be too.
fTo learn more about this equity initiative and other places where free period products are available, please visit: https://www.act.gov.au/community/women/free-period-products
Become a Homestay Host
Are you interested in broadening your family’s cultural experiences and forming lifelong friendships?
The ACT Education Directorate is seeking Homestay hosts for international students planning to study at an ACT public high school or college.
By becoming a Homestay host, you’ll not only provide a room and meals, but you’ll also welcome a young person into your family and support their growth as they gain new perspectives, confidence, English fluency, and academic and essential life skills.
International students participating in the Homestay program are aged 16 years or above. If you have the time to support a student’s social wellbeing and academic endeavours, and have an interest in other cultures, we would love to hear from you.
A weekly payment will be provided to help cover the costs of living expenses.
Find out more at bit.ly/HomestayCanberra or email ieu@act.gov.au, or call 02 6205 9194.
Menslink – Supporting Young Men in Canberra
Menslink has provided free counselling to young guys throughout the Canberra region for 20+ years.
If your young guy is having a hard time, is anxious, uncertain or fearful of his future and could really use someone to talk to, get in touch!
Our wait times are relatively low so we’re ready to help when your young guy needs it.
We provide a welcoming and supportive environment for young guys to share their concerns and worries and we provide tips and strategies to get them through those tough times that many of them are facing right now.
Menslink Counselling sessions are completely confidential and are available to any young guy aged 10-25. There are no fees or charges, and no limits to the number of sessions. You don’t need a mental health plan and we are available during school terms and school holidays.
Do you think your young guy would really benefit from a counselling session? If so, have a chat with them and head to www.menslink.org.au, hit the ‘Get Help’ button, fill in the form and we’ll get back to you, generally the same or next business day.
If you need more info on how to have that chat with them, just email admin@menslink.org.au or call 6287 2226 and we will send you some information.
Parentline ACT
Parentline ACT offers free and confidential telephone counseling for parents and carers in the Australian Capital Territory. This service provides guidance and assistance on various parenting issues, ensuring you have the support you need with no appointment necessary. Parentline ACT is open on Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. For support, call (02) 6287 3833.
Blog information
Do you have a positive story to share about our students, alumni, staff, or the wider college community?
We’re excited to showcase stories, photos, and artworks on our blog.
Please send your submissions to scott.montoyaval@ed.act.edu.au
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