Subject Selection for Year 10

Year 10 students have begun their journey of selecting subjects for study in Year 11 and 12. The process is outlined below. The students are encouraged to seek advice from a variety of sources as well as the information they are given. The journey is not over yet as there are a few steps yet to be taken.

The process includes:

1. Viewing an informational presentation about each subject, distributed on 28 April
2. Receiving and reading the Stage 6 Subject Selection Handbooks Part 1 and Part 2 distributed 28 April and 25 May respectively
3. Students listening to subject talks from Coordinators of Learning KLA
4. Students receive Subject Level Recommendations specifically tailored for them on 15 June
5. Students accompanied by parent(s) attending the Subject Selection Expo (optional) and Information Evening (compulsory) on 16 June
6. Students with their parent(s) using the data from the Year 9 and Year 10 Reports (which provide a clear indication of your daughter’s progress and achievement to date) to inform her subject choices
7. Students, accompanied by a parent, attending Transition Interviews on 22 June which focus the student’s suitability for Stage 6 study and her subject choices
8. Students submitting their Subject Selection form by 5.00pm on 25 June
9. Finalising subject selections by the school

Subject Selection for Year 8

Year 8 have also begun the process of subject selection for their two Stage 5 electives. They will receive a subject information presentation to view next week and their subjects will be finalised early next term.

If anyone has any queries about the subject selection process, please feel free to contact me at michelle.israel@syd.catholic.edu.au

NAPLAN

This week (Wednesday and Thursday), Year 7 and 9 undertook NAPLAN examinations in Writing, Reading, Conventions of Language and Numeracy. It was good to see the students focused on performing to the best of their ability. All tests were conducted via an online platform.

Assessment Tasks

it is a very busy time at the moment for students doing assessment tasks both submission and in-class versions. Please remember that if there is any reason why your daughter cannot submit a task or complete one, that the process to follow is in the assessment handbooks located on the Compass portal. The process is there to assist all students, and I encourage parents to become familiar with the process.

Reports

All year groups will be receiving reports this term. I will notify parents via the Compass portal that the reports are available for viewing. As we no longer print reports, it is vital that parent contact details with the College are kept updated. There is a change of details form available from Student Services, and some details (e.g. email) can be updated via the Compass portal. Please contact Grace Labbozzaetta if you require any assistance in the use of Compass.

I look forward to meeting you at various events throughout the term.

Miss Israel, Leader of Learning – Curriculum