Celebrating Diane’s 40 years of service as crossing supervisor
There are some people who become such a familiar part of our daily lives that it’s hard to imagine our community without them. If you and your children use the crossing on Landscape Drive each morning and afternoon, you’ll know I’m talking about Diane.
This year, Diane celebrates an incredible 40 years as a school crossing supervisor at Boronia Heights Primary School. What an achievement that is!
For four decades, Diane has been there to greet students and families, helping children and parents safely make their way to and from school each day. Through generations of families, Diane has remained a constant presence in our community.
Many of our parents will remember crossing the road with Diane when they were students themselves. Today, she is helping their children cross safely. That is a remarkable legacy.
Anyone who knows Diane knows that she brings far more than a stop sign to her role. Her friendly smile and cheerful greetings through rain, hail or shine, Diane has been there welcoming everyone and always looking out for others.
We are incredibly fortunate to have had someone so dedicated supporting our community for so long. On behalf of everyone at Boronia Heights Primary School, thank you, Diane. We are grateful for the thousands of safe crossings you have helped make possible over the past 40 years.
Congratulations on this amazing milestone. We hope you know just how much you are appreciated.
School Disco
Last Friday night’s school disco was another fantastic school event, with plenty of dancing, singing and excitement from start to finish. The K-Pop Demon Hunters soundtrack was still a clear favourite, with students belting out every word. The other big hits of the night were the Michael Jackson songs. I couldn’t believe how many kids knew the lyrics for Beat it!
A huge thank you to Rachel Husar, Holly Watson and their amazing team of parent volunteers for making the night such a success. Events like this don’t happen by accident, and we’re incredibly grateful for the time, energy and organisation they put in behind the scenes. The feedback from students and families has been overwhelmingly positive, and it was wonderful to see so many smiling faces throughout the evening.
Attendance at school is way up!
Thanks to the support from families and the value you place on your child attending school each day, our attendance data is looking much better this year. Your support is making a real difference.
One of our key goals has been to reduce the number of students missing significant amounts of school. In 2025, 30% of students were absent for 20 or more days across the year, meeting our school target and matching our strong result from 2023. This was also a better result than similar schools, the Knox network and the Victorian state average.
Our overall attendance rate in 2025 was 91.5%, the highest it has been since the years impacted by COVID. Even more encouraging is that our 2026 attendance data is currently tracking ahead of last year’s results. If this trend continues, we expect average student absences to reduce significantly and our attendance rate to improve to approximately 93.5%.
Like most schools, the main reasons students miss school are illness and family holidays. While family time is incredibly valuable, we encourage families to book holidays during school holiday periods whenever possible to minimise the impact on learning.
Our staff continue to closely monitor attendance and follow up unexplained absences or extended periods away from school. We know that students who attend school regularly achieve stronger learning outcomes, build positive relationships and feel more connected to their school community.
Improving attendance is one of the most challenging areas for schools because so much relies on family circumstances and decisions. That is why we are especially grateful for the support of our families. Thank you for partnering with us to ensure every child has the best opportunity to learn, grow and thrive by being at school every day they can.
Have a great weekend.
Mat Anderton
Principal