Year 10

On Monday, the Senior School participated in an evacuation and fire drill. The new PA system was tested in the Senior Centre and Year 10 did a great job following instructions and moved through the campus quickly and quietly to our emergency assembly point.

In Academic Care on Tuesday, Elizabeth Gilberthorpe (Acting Director of Studies Year 7 to Year 10 ) held a workshop on helping the girls get organised in Year 10. The assessment schedule for 2026 is available on Canvas and we’ve encouraged Year 10 to set up their study space, print off the schedule and use the term calendar in their school diary to record their tasks. Using a diary (paper or digital) is essential for the girls to feel in control and reduce the cognitive load of having to manage their workload.

Peer Support training continued Thursday with the second group preparing to lead activities with Year 7. We have had an outstanding group of students who have volunteered their time to develop their leadership skills as future mentors for Year 7.

Careers Profile interviews will begin on Friday 20 February 2026 and conclude on Tuesday 3 March 2026. An email with booking details has been sent to all of Year 10. The meetings are on Teams and parents are encouraged to attend. Please contact Nicole Massara or Jo Cilia (Head of Careers and Pathways) if you have any questions.

Vaccinations for Year 10 will be held on Friday 13 March 2026 in Potts Hall. Please see communications in this newsletter on information about the vaccinations and how to provide consent for your daughter to be vaccinated at school. Please contact our Health Centre on dlhealthcentre@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au if you have any questions or concerns.

For pastoral and wellbeing concerns, please get in touch with your daughter’s luminary or me on 02 8741 9736 or sconnolly1@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au. For academic concerns, please contact your daughter’s class teacher.

MLC School is pleased to invite Year 10 and Year 11 students to apply to represent our community as delegates at the 2026 Round Square International Conference (RSIC) and/or the Post-Conference Tour. For more information, please refer to this article.

– Sharon Connolly
Head of Year 10