Adrian Harrison, Acting Director of Academics

IBDP Subject selection evening

As part of our suite of information sessions surrounding subject selection for Year 10 students, we held our first in person sessions on Tuesday evening. We were especially glad to welcome in those students and families that will be joining us in 2026, including a number of girls. The audience was treated to a deeper dive into the origins of the IB Diploma programme and then a flyover of the more than 30 subjects on offer to study here at Cranbrook. At the conclusion of the talk families were invited into the various subject domain where they had one-on-one conversations with staff and current students offering valuable insights into the particulars of each of the subjects.

My sincere thanks to all our Year 11 and 12 students who gave of their time on Tuesday evening along with all of the staff who presented and also those spoke to the individual subjects, your expertise was greatly appreciated. I would also like to acknowledge to considerable work of Mr Hanrahan and Ms Karp for their work in setting up the evening. The next stop on this journey will be Wednesday the 18 June where we have our final Subject Selection Fair in Vicars Centenary Hall with Year 8 into 9 at 4pm and Year 10 into 11 starting at 5.30pm.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Tomorrow marks the Parent Teacher Interviews for Years 7-10. A reminder that each of these are 5-minute interviews and they will be occurring online via Microsoft Teams from 8am. Should you have been unable to secure a booking for a particular subject tomorrow please reach out to the specific teacher who will arrange a suitable time to talk with you next week.

Years 11 and 12

There will be no formal lessons for Years 11 and 12 tomorrow. Both colleges will be open with external tutors available for student’s who wish to use them. In addition, there will be a range of workshops. Attendance on this day is optional for Years 11 and 12, however, Full school uniform is compulsory for those students choosing to come on site.

ICAS

We will be running ICAS competitions in Term 3 across a variety of subjects Digital Technologies, Writing, English, Mathematics and Science.

What is ICAS?  

ICAS is an online academic competition that gives students the opportunity to challenge their higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Spelling Bee, and Digital Technologies. Every student who participates is celebrated and recognised with a printed certificate in each subject area, and an online results report to track development each year. Top performers are eligible for one of the highly coveted ICAS medals.  

To learn more about this year’s exciting ICAS competition, click here.

How to participate in ICAS  

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please go to the Parent Portal to sign up to your chosen subject areas using the link and code below.  

Registration for all subject areas closes on Monday 28 July at 11:59pm.

Parent Code:

ZMP800

Parent Page Link:

Click here for the parent page link.

Best regards,

Adrian Harrison
Acting Director of Academics