Year 12

Week 5 has been a short but very busy week for Year 12. Trials officially finished on Monday, with students returning to school on Tuesday. As graduation is only four weeks away, the time between Trials and the end of term is critical. There is much to do in the meantime that can make a significant difference for most Year 12 students. Your support in ensuring your daughter is at school every day is critical at this time. Coursework continues to be taught, and skills are consolidated in class activities and discussions with teachers. Study periods continue in the senior study space on Level 3 and attendance at study periods is compulsory. Your daughter’s teachers, Luminary and mentor are key components of the team we build for our students to achieve success. Study Hub continues Monday to Thursday from 3.30pm to 6pm, with teachers supervising each session to offer support.

In Academic Care on Tuesday morning, Elizabeth Gilberthorpe, Assistant Director of Music, gave a great presentation to Year 12 on the use of AI in improving study technique. A major highlight of the week was Year 12 receiving their jerseys on Tuesday, and it has been great to see how proud they are to wear them.

On Wednesday, the HSC and IB Showcase was held in Kent House. Major works were featured from the following courses on offer in the HSC: Visual Arts, Textiles and Design, Industrial Technology (Multimedia) and IB Design Technology. The standard this year is exceptionally high, and the range and quality of the work is excellent. Students spend months working on original pieces with their teachers, putting in long hours after school and during holiday breaks and we congratulate the 2025 cohort on their work. A big thank you also goes to the Visual Arts and Technological and Applied Studies Departments for their dedication and support.

Year 12 had another special assembly on Thursday, when the P&F visited us to present the girls with their notebooks. The notebooks are a lovely MLC School tradition, and we encourage the girls to journal their final reflections and share supportive messages with each other. P&F President, Felicity Clemens, spoke with Year 12 about the opportunity for connection and to create memories they will look back on forever. Year 12 was also introduced to the Old Girls’ website and the alumni network by Barbara Hoffman, MLC School Archivist and Marketing and Community Relations staff member.

Our images this week are of Kaitlyn Hoang and Tiana Robinson in their new jerseys, the 2025 Captains and Isabella Dodd Shipsey, with Robyn Langford, Teacher – Technological and Applied Studies (TAS), and her Textiles and Design creation.

The post-Trial period can be challenging for some students, so please reach out to your daughter’s teacher for any academic concerns. For pastoral and wellbeing issues that may arise, please get in contact with me – I am available Monday to Friday on sconnolly1@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au or 02 8741 9736.

Senior School House Athletics Carnival
Thursday 4 September 2025 – please go to Omnia here to submit excursion approval

– Sharon Connolly
Head of Year 12