WELCOME TO PORT!
OUR VALUES, OUR POSITIVE CULTURE AND OUR STRONG RELATIONSHIPS FORM THE FOUNDATION OF OUR FANTASTIC COLLEGE COMMUNITY. WHEN YOUR CHILD ENROLS WITH US, IT’S THE START OF AN ADVENTURE THAT CONTINUES WELL BEYOND THEIR TIME AT SCHOOL. OUR VISION IS TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF CONSIDERED THINKERS, CURIOUS LEARNERS, SUPPORTIVE PEERS AND CONFIDENT LEADERS, READY FOR THE WORLD THAT AWAITS THEM. OUR EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY MEANS OUR STUDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, EQUIPPED WITH THE TOOLS TO CONTINUE LEARNING THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. WELCOME TO PORT!
OUR PRINCIPAL
Timothy Nolan has extensive experience in secondary schools, including the leadership of curriculum, student wellbeing, and school operations in both the government and non-government sectors. He has served on boards of various educational associations and developed curriculum with the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
Tim was appointed Assistant Principal at Albert Park College in 2018, where he developed and led the school’s Positive Education Model. He was then appointed Principal at Port Melbourne Secondary College at the beginning of 2025.
Tim holds a Bachelor of Creative Arts, majoring in Literature and Media and Communication Studies, a Graduate Diploma in Education, and a Masters of Educational Management from the University of Melbourne.
Meet Our Executive Team
From left to right:
Patricia Sklavakis
Assistant Principal, School Operations and Innovations
Bridget Tellefson
Assistant Principal, Student Life
Fiona Simmonds
Acting Assistant Principal, Learning and Teaching
Jessica Lai
Business Manager
OUR COMMUNITY
We aim to nurture a strong partnership of learning between school and home, and we fully embrace the involvement of families in the life of the college.
Our Port Parents and Friends Association brings families together for social events, fundraisers and to support learning programs within the college.
All families become ‘Port Parents’ when they enrol their children and family connections are strengthened through our joint ventures and the time we share together.
We take pride in our location in the heart of the new Fishermans Bend Innovation Precinct and look forward to working with neighbouring businesses and organisations to build community connection.
Want to partner with us?
Contact our principal and come in for a chat about how we can work together.
OUR ZONE
Details of our school zone can be found on findmyschool.vic.gov.au along with the most up-to-date information about Victorian school zones. Students residing in our zone are guaranteed a place at our school, which is determined on the basis of a student’s residential address.
The School Placement Policy ensures students also have the freedom to choose other schools, subject to facility limitations.
You can find more information and answers to frequently asked questions on the Department’s website under School Zones or contact the college on 91133500 for enrolment information.
The community of Port Melbourne Secondary College acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we live, work, teach and learn, the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation. We recognise their deep and enduring connection to the lands and waters upon which our college is founded, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.