FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

YEAR 12 2021

A reminder that many Trial exams can be collected from the library but will be disposed of if they are not collected by the end of next week as we will assume they do not want them. After Friday they will all be placed in one box and students will need to ask the librarians for access. 

Students will need to return all books and textbooks by their last exam. They should check with the library for a list of books owed and if at school next week they can collect any from classrooms and return unneeded books.  

Dates to remember:

• The HSC exams start November 9. 
• The ATAR’s will be released January 20 and the HSC results January 24. 

YEAR 12 2022

Our new Year 12 cohort have started to change classes this week and are settling into new routines. Most have not picked up more study lessons and must use these appropriately. The examination results for many students indicate that they did not prepare adequately and yet they all have many hours already allocated during the year. Those who misuse study will be placed in junior classrooms to study individually.

Study should be used for:

• completing homework
• making study notes
• watching ATOMI clips
• starting assessment tasks
• accessing teacher assistance (by agreement if the teacher is available).

These suggestions and others are supported in the link: HOW TO STUDY EFFECTIVELY: 12 SECRETS FOR SUCCESS

Students are to always follow the instructions of the library staff if they wish to keep studying in this room. There should be no more than 4 students per group. 

YEARS 7-10

There are still a number of students from Year 10 who need to see me about their subjects but have not yet turned up. As such I will be allocating them classes for English, Maths and if they have a clash. If they come and see me I can change this but I cannot keep chasing them with messages on Compass. 

Year 10 and students in Year 9 who are accelerating will also need to undertake All My Own Work this term so they can be entered into their Year 11 subjects next year. This will be on Compass and take place later this term. 

It is still possible to change electives so students should come and see me during breaks.

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF STUDIES

Over the past two weeks, students in Years 7-10 have participated in Progressive Achievement Testing across the domains of Mathematics, Reading and Spelling. These short tests, developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research, are used by the College to ascertain the development of our students and the effectiveness of our teaching. Our students have approached these tasks in a manner that shows they care about their learning and want to achieve their best. Well done!

Assistant Principal - Teaching and Learning                                  Director of Studies

             SHARON HIBBERT                                                                 IAN MERGARD