The Lakes South Morang College
About The Lakes South Morang College
The Lakes South Morang College is a large Prep to Year 12 government school in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. With a complex daily schedule and a wide range of programs across primary and secondary settings, the school needed a more efficient way to manage timetable updates, staff changes and daily organisation. The College adopted Griddle to replace a system that required multiple spreadsheets and manual steps. The goal was to centralise processes, reduce duplication and create a more reliable and accurate workflow for both timetabling and daily organisation.
Locations: South Morang, Victoria
The challenge
Before Griddle, The Lakes South Morang College faced several obstacles:
Multiple disconnected systems: Managing room changes, staff coverage and updates required juggling spreadsheets and separate tools.
Slow updates: Even simple adjustments took significant time and created frustration.
Inconsistent information: Timetables and daily organisation would sometimes fall out of sync.
High administrative load: Managing constant change made it difficult to work efficiently or collaboratively.
“We needed a more efficient, centralised way to manage these processes and ensure information was always accurate and up to date.”
Why Griddle
Griddle brought clarity, simplicity and instant accuracy to the school’s workflow. The interface was easy to navigate, reducing the time spent searching for information or checking for errors. Staff especially valued the way Griddle synced automatically with Compass, ensuring that any update flowed across all systems immediately and without extra steps.
“The seamless syncing with Compass has been a real highlight.”
Implementation and support
Introducing Griddle immediately reduced the workload for both timetabling and daily organisation. The platform’s real time updates created confidence that information was always correct, and staff could track changes as they happened. The support provided by the Griddle team was consistently responsive, helpful and knowledgeable, which made the transition smooth and stress free.
“The support from the Griddle team is outstanding.”
What sets Griddle apart
- Intuitive interface: Clean design that makes it easy to spot gaps, clashes and opportunities.
- Real time updates: Changes appear instantly in Compass without any extra work.
- Collaborative workflow: Multiple people can work together without conflict or confusion.
- Cloud based reliability: Always up to date, always consistent, and accessible across the team.
- Designed for schools: Built around the actual needs of timetablers and daily organisers.
“Seeing everything update instantly was a real wow moment.”
Impact and results
Since adopting Griddle, the College has transformed its daily organisation and timetabling process. Tasks that once took hours now take minutes. Room changes, teacher adjustments and timetable updates flow through immediately and stay accurate. The reduction in manual steps has saved significant time and allowed the team to work more collaboratively with full confidence in the information they are using.
“Griddle has streamlined a process that used to take hours into something that now takes minutes.”
Recommendation
The Lakes South Morang College strongly recommends Griddle to any school looking to simplify and modernise its timetable and daily organisation workflows. The platform is reliable, efficient and easy to use, and the support from the Griddle team ensures a smooth experience at every stage.
“For any Daily Organiser or Timetabler, it is a genuine game changer.”