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HELP Conference 2024

Ronald McDonald House Charities Australia was honored to host the 2024 International Health, Educators, Learners, Parents (H.E.L.P.) Conference in partnership with the H.E.L.P. Alliance. Each year, thousands of children face serious illnesses, and the effects of hospitalisation, medications, and prolonged rehabilitation are often just the beginning for their families. By bringing together Educators, Parents, and […]

Book characters come to life at MCHS

Once upon a time at Monash Children’s Hospital, an enchanting celebration of Book Week! Colin Dobson (Principal) acknowledged that Book Week was an opportunity to come together as a community and celebrate the joy of reading. The event featured book readings, a range of craft activities inspired by children’s literature, and a butterfly enclosure where […]

MCHS supports the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

In December 2023, the Monash Children’s Hospital School (MCHS) was able to provide the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) with a food donation. ASRC is a not-for-profit organisation which offers services to support and empower individuals seeking refuge to maximise their own physical, mental and social wellbeing. The MCHS is privileged to partner with Monash […]

South Oakleigh College walk-a-thon

Monash Children’s Hospital School staff members had the privilege of participating in the annual South Oakleigh College walk-a-thon. The money raised by the school have been used to fund artists in residence programs, resource the MCHS school library, purchase equipment and resources for literacy, numeracy and STEM programs. The donations have also been used to […]

Thank you St Justin's Parish Primary School

Every year the school community at St Justin's Parish Primary School, in Wheelers Hill, donate Easter Eggs and gifts to the Monash Children's Hosptial front line workers and inpatients. Thank you St Justin's!

Close the Gap Day

Voyage to Voice, Treaty, Truth and Beyond. During Harmony Week MCHS teachers considered how we all have a role in closing the gap.

Monash Children's Hospital Walk

Thank you to the over 2,200 participants who came along and supported the 2024 Monash Children's Hospital Walk on Sunday at Jells Park. We are excited to report that as a result of your efforts, we have raised over $200,000 for the Monash Children's Hospital Paediatric Nephrology Department, with donations open for another two weeks. […]

Congratulations Jeremy!

Monash Children's Hospital School together with the Monash Children's Hospital Chronic Fatigue Clinic would like to congratulate Jeremy Chan on receiving the Premier's VCE Award for Music Sound Production. Congratulations Jeremy!

Science Week

Monash Children’s Hospital School teachers provided young people across all wards of the hospital the opportunity to experience science through fun and engaging activities. Our budding scientists explored binary bracelets, spaghetti engineering, playdough circuits, paper aeroplanes, popping states of matter, tsunami artwork and the DNA of strawberries.

Book Week Celebrations

During book week we celebrated the magic of books, as characters from all universes and worlds came to life at Monash Children's Hospital. We had appearances from characters from the wonderful worlds of Moana, Peter Pan, Where's Wally and many more. This year's theme was 'read, grow, inspire', an opportunity to celebrate everyone's favourite book […]

Camp Quality Puppets Visit Monash Children's Hospital School

Camp Quality is a Cancer Education Program that offers free programs to support families throughout their cancer journey. The Camp Quality Puppets travel to primary schools and preschools across Australia, performing a fun, interactive show that creates a supportive community for kids impacted by cancer. Last Tuesday, two representatives, Andy and Emma from Camp Quality […]

Have we got Australia's Best Teacher here at the Monash Children's Hospital School?

Monash Children's Hospital School Teacher, Belinda Husson. “For many people, we have one teacher that stands out to us for some reason, so to have been that teacher to Sophie and to have that significant impact feels really lucky.” Ward Teacher Belinda Husson has been nominated by her student Sophie for The Herald Sun’s Australia’s […]

Easter Hamper Thank You!

Monash Children's Hospital School together with the Monash Children's Cancer Center would like to thank St Justin's Paris Primary School for donating a fabulous Easter Hamper. Each year St Justin's Parish Primary School donate a Easter Hamper to different areas of the hospital and this year it was the Monash Children's Cancer Centre. Thank you […]

The school inside a hospital.

Monash Children's Hospital School welcomed The Age newspaper into our school to celebrate the collaboration between school, hospital and family. Click here to read the full story.

MCHS & Children's Cancer Centre Prep Transition Program

MCHS & Children’s Cancer Centre Prep Transition Program This month the Monash Children’s Hospital School Children’s Cancer Centre teachers conducted a pilot ‘Prep Transition Program’ to help support oncology students and families as they enter their first year of primary school. Three sessions were held, with an opportunity for the children to practice their social […]

Turner Neurodevelopmental Clinic at Monash Children's Hospital.

Senior psychologist Dr Alex Ure says in her 20 years of clinical experience, the Turner Neurodevelopmental Clinic at Monash Children’s Hospital represents a unique opportunity to embed research into clinical practice, enabling findings to be rapidly translated to care. “We have the opportunity to pilot and trial different assessment and support models, and come up […]

My dreaming, my future.

To celebrate this year’s theme, “My dreaming, my future”, Monash Health’s Aboriginal Health team have donated many fantastic books by First Nations authors to the Monash Children’s Hospital school. Tracy Van Beek, Aboriginal Health Liaison Officer for the Monash Children’s Hospital, presented the books to Colin Dobson, Principal of the MCH School. To further celebrate […]

Thank you Lucy!

"My name is Lucy and I am 12 years old. I was really sick in July 2022 and lost all movement in my left side. I had to have two brain operations and two sinus operations as I had Meningitis and Encephalitis from a sinus infection I had a couple of weeks before. I spent […]

Generous book donation keeps pages turning

The Monash Children’s Hospital School is grateful for the donation of over one hundred children and adolescent picture storybooks and novels, just in time for Book Week and Children’s Week. The storybooks and novels were donated by John Mason, the grandfather of a long-term patient at Monash Children’s Hospital, as a gesture of appreciation for […]

MCHS celebrates Book Week

Characters from different stories came to life at Monash Children’s Hospital as patients, visitors, and employees across our wards, units and departments celebrated Book Week. We had appearances from characters from the wonderful worlds of Harry Potter, the Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, the Mr. Men and Little Miss series and many more. The […]

Science Week @ MCHS

MCHS celebrated National Science Week the week beginning Monday August 15th. Our students donned their thinking caps to both submit questions to the Junior Scientists Quiz and take on the challenge themselves. Well done also to those brave folks who attempted a most challenging Experienced Scientists Quiz and well done to our top scorer. Our student scientists also had the opportunity to experiment with jellyfish, crystals, magnets and polymer snow during the weeks learning sessions.

New mural turns Monash Children's Hospital Courtyard into an ocean oasis.

The Monash Children's Hospital School has unveiled a new ocean mural in the Intensive Care Courtyard of the Oasis Unit at Monash Children's Hospital. This is the third mural in a series of artworks completed by artist Lynton Allan at Monash Children's Hospital. In 2019, we celebrated the opening of two beautiful murals completed by […]

South Oakleigh College raises $21,000 for MCHS in their annual Walk-A-Thon.

On Friday 8th April, four of our staff were honoured to participate in South Oakleigh College's annual walk-a-thon to Karkarook Park. Each year the whole school raises money to support our work and this year they have taken it to another level - with $21,000! It was a delightful way to spend a Friday morning […]

A celebration of learning at MCHS

Swinburne Senior Secondary College student, Rhiannon Mutch, achieved fantastic VCE exam results. As a long term patient, we were able to support her with her Year 12 studies and exams during the pandemic. Congratulations Rhiannon! To see more click here...

International Women's Day 8 March 2022

Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women's equality. Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.

Worlds collide at Monash Children’s Hospital during Book Week

This week employees and patients at Monash Children’s Hospital are celebrating Book Week. The theme for this year’s Book Week celebration is “old worlds, new worlds, other worlds”, which serves as an opportunity for everyone to dress up as their favourite book characters to bring some fantasy and joy to the hospital. On Tuesday, characters […]

The best medicine

Keeping young people connected to education while in hospital has unique rewards, as the teaching staff at Monash Children’s Hospital School explain to STEPHEN A RUSSELL. While most schools across the state were forced to close their doors to the majority of students last year, Monash Children’s Hospital School (MCHS) was on the frontline of […]

Casey Grammar - Monash Children’s Hospital Visit

Yesterday a group of 14 ‘Matilda’ students ventured down to Monash Children’s Hospital to perform for the patients as part of their book week celebrations. The students performed three songs in the foyer before heading up to the starlight lounge where they performed again on the Starlight Network, a television channel broadcast to the patients […]

New School at Monash Children's Hospital

The opening of a state-of-the-art school at the new Monash Children’s Hospital will ensure that the hospital’s young patients continue to get a great education regardless of their health challenges. Students like Peter Nekitis who is now busy preparing for his Year 12 VCE exams. A year ago, he was diagnosed with Stage Four Hodgkin’s […]

Herald Sun - The Monash Children’s Hospital School has started operating

SICK children undergoing lifesaving medical treatment will now have access to education at the comfort of their bedsides. The Monash Children’s Hospital School was opened last month by Premier and Mulgrave MP Daniel Andrews and Minister for Education James Merlino. The $6.8 million school will provide education for children and young people with chronic medical […]

VHBA - Monash Children’s Hospital school opens

Sick children in Melbourne’s south-east now have access to a world class education while continuing life-saving medical treatment with the opening of the new state-of-the-art Monash Children’s Hospital school. Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Education James Merlino opened the $6.8 million school for children and young people who are at-risk of disengaging from education, […]

Premier - Monash Children’s Hospital School Opens

Sick children in Melbourne’s south-east now have access to a world class education while continuing life-saving medical treatment, with the official opening of the state-of-the-art Monash Children’s Hospital School. Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Education James Merlino today opened the $6.8 million school for children and young people with chronic medical or mental health […]

July 2021

12 July 2021

Term 3 Begins

August 2021

12 August 2021

General Achievement Test

19 August 2021

Science Week incursion - Holly’s Backyard Bees

23 August 2021 - 27 August 2021

Book Week Celebrations - Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds

September 2021

13 September 2021 - 17 September 2021

Monash Health Accreditation week

January 2023

30 January 2023

MCHS Start 2024 school year

30 January 2023

School term starts

March 2024

March 3

Monash Children's Hospital Walk

Jells Park Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill, VIC, Australia

March 8

International Women's Day

March 20 - March 26

Harmony Week

Monash Children’s Hospital School acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung peoples, and we pay our respects to them, their culture and their Elders past, present and future.

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