Mickleham Secondary College

About Mickleham Secondary College

Mickleham Secondary College is a new government secondary school in Melbourne’s rapidly growing northern corridor. As a startup school, the College has focused on building modern, scalable systems that support staff efficiency, consistency and clarity from day one. With a strong emphasis on operational reliability and user-friendly tools, the school sought a timetabling solution that any staff member – regardless of technology experience – could use confidently. Mickleham Secondary College adopted Griddle to streamline operations, reduce administrative overhead and establish a dependable, easy-to-learn workflow for timetabling and Daily Organisation. The goal was a single, integrated system that worked smoothly across functions and supported the school’s rapid growth.

Locations: Melbourne, Victoria

The challenge

Before Griddle, as a brand-new school building its systems from scratch, Mickleham Secondary College needed:

A platform that anyone could use: Staff varied in their digital literacy, so the school needed a tool that was intuitive and accessible.
Reliable integration with Daily Organisation: Ensuring that timetable data flowed seamlessly across systems was essential to avoid duplication and errors.
A consistent, scalable process: As the school grew, operations required a system that would remain stable and efficient.

“We were after an integrated program that was user friendly, reliable and could be used by anyone with any level of technology literacy.”

Why Griddle

Griddle stood out for its simplicity, reliability and strong integration with Daily Organisation tools. The platform gave the school confidence that essential workflows—from timetabling to daily management—would work in harmony without manual intervention or the need for technical expertise.
Staff valued that Griddle’s interface was straightforward, uncluttered and designed for real-world school environments. The combination of ease-of-use and powerful functionality created a smooth operational experience right from implementation.

“The program is easy to use and not complicated.”

Implementation and support

As the school introduced Griddle, the support team played a central role in ensuring a smooth setup. Whenever questions or issues arose, responses were fast, clear and solution-driven. This level of reliability helped the school build confidence quickly and ensured staff could keep operations moving without delay.

“When issues do arise the support team are responsive and always able to resolve the issue.”

What sets Griddle apart

  • Seamless integration: Automatic syncing with Daily Organisation eliminates manual work and reduces errors.
  • Time savings: Removing compatibility worries frees leaders to focus on people, learning and planning—not system management.
  • Universal usability: Designed so staff with any level of technology literacy can learn quickly and work confidently.
  • Reliability: A stable, dependable system perfectly suited for a fast-growing startup school.

“They all work together and save probably the most valuable thing in schools at the moment – time!”

Impact and results

Since adopting Griddle, Mickleham Secondary College has established a smooth, predictable operational workflow that supports both day-to-day organisation and long-term planning. The integrated timetabling and Daily Org functions reduce duplication, eliminate compatibility issues and give staff confidence that the system will simply work. The result is a more efficient team, clearer processes and significant time savings for leaders running school operations.

Recommendation

Mickleham Secondary College strongly recommends Griddle as the leading timetabling and operational platform for schools. Its simplicity, reliability and modern integration make it ideal for both established schools and new schools building systems from the ground up.

“Absolutely… best product currently on the market.”