Year 11 – Week 8 Alternate Program 2026

27 February 2026 

Dear Parents/Carers

Year 11 – Week 8 Alternate Program Information 2026

As your son now settles into the workload of the Preliminary course of the HSC, the College has developed an alternate program for Week 8 for all Year 11 students. The goal for this program is to provide students with a variety of different skills, learning experiences and preparation time for their first upcoming assessment tasks. 

This program will include seminars to cover challenging course content, specific skill requirements of HSC courses. individualised feedback from class teachers in preparation for upcoming assessment events, the completion of assessment tasks as well as class work set for students to complete. 

This program has been designed to develop independent learners capable of managing their time and requirements. It provides structure for students while also offering the flexibility for students to explore areas of need and priority. These sessions are all compulsory and require students to attend in full school uniform and continue to uphold the College grooming expectations.

During Week 8 students will be afforded flexible timetable privileges, which allow students to leave the College once they have completed their scheduled session for the day. However, students will need to stay on College grounds if they have a scheduled session in the afternoon.  It is expected that students will go straight home at the completion of their sessions and use this time to complete set tasks or to prepare for upcoming assessments. If any student behaves in a manner not aligned with College expectations, their privileges can be revoked. If a student does not have a session scheduled on a particular day, he can stay home to study. 

The College has organised an area for students to conduct private study, before or after timetabled sessions in the library. A detailed timetable of the Week 8 program can be found here. Students will resume regular scheduled lessons on Monday 23 March.

Kind Regards

Ms Monique Brame                                                               Ms Emily Mattick

Director of Curriculum & NESA Accreditation                   Leader of Wellbeing – Year 11