Year 11 & 12 Examinations

Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Year 12 have completed their HSC Trial Examinations and will be receiving feedback and guidance about where to next. Whilst some will be buoyed by their results and celebrate how disciplined preparation supported ‘successes’, the mindset cannot be this is ‘final.’ No student will have mastered every skill at this point in their HSC program.

In contrast, for some, there may be a sense of ‘failure”, or frustration about how application may not have delivered expected results. Or others may lament it is too late. Students need to understand that this is not ‘fatal’, and it is certainly not too late. They need to be guided by the experts (their teachers) about how to consolidate, improve and have the courage to keep going in the final stretch.  

Year 11 will be starting their end of Preliminary Examinations on Friday, September 6. (End of Week 7). They will conclude on Monday September 16. While this a compressed exam block it provides an important practice examination experience. This is an opportunity for students to start honing their exam technique in preparation for Year 12.

The full timetable can be accessed on the Year 11 CANVAS page, under the Academic Information tile. More detailed information about locations and expectations will be conveyed to students nearer to the commencement date.

If you child is unwell during the exam period and cannot attend a session, they will be required to have a medical certificate which covers the dates they were absent. They will also need to complete an Illness Misadventure form (also accessed on CANVAS).

Warm regards

Lee McGuinness
Director of Curriculum 7-12