DEPUTY PRINCIPAL – ACADEMIC

As we near the end of Week 4, Term 2 has been filled with many events already and much positivity from our students.

DILIGENCE ASSEMBLY

The College held our Diligence Assembly in Week 2, acknowledging students who demonstrated a strong work ethic through their effort, and a persistent attitude towards their learning as shown on their Term One Progress Report.

During my speech, I discussed the concept of Diligence, being an active learner, taking responsibility for one’s own learning, including completing set tasks, demonstrating excellent levels of effort and perseverance. This attitude to learning also aligns with our 2022 College focus on the Finnish concept of Sisu: the extraordinary endurance in the face of adversity. Sisu is persistence, determination, guts, tenacity, courage and willpower. During my speech I discussed influential people in History who have displayed such sisu, including:

  • Thomas Edison who failed somewhere between 1000 and 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb.
  • JK Rowling who was rejected by 12 different publishers before finally receiving a publishing deal which led to awards and millions of copies of Harry Potter being sold.
  • Walt Disney who was fired from his first job because he didn’t have enough imagination or creativity. He was also told that the idea of a giant mouse on the screen wouldn’t work because it would terrify women.
  • Dylan Alcott, 2022 Australian of the Year. A man who before his success as a Paralympian and disability advocate was filled with self hatred and doubt. He became proud of his disability and in 2022, made history by becoming the first Australian of the Year with a physical disability since the award program started 62 years ago.

Overcoming obstacles is something that everyone in life must learn to do, this is the notion of sisu.

But our learning is more than just sisu. We all need to challenge ourselves, specifically in your learning journey. When we challenge ourselves in our learning, we not only need to use sisu, but also a diligent approach.

NAPLAN 2022

2022 was the first year the College ran NAP Online. Congratulations to all our Year 7 and 9 students who participated in the tests in Week 4. Students are to be commended on their positive attitude throughout the testing.

2023 SUBJECT SELECTION EVENINGS

A friendly reminder that information regarding 2023 Subject Information Evenings was sent to parents. These evenings allow parents and students to find out information about choosing subjects for 2023.

The 2023 Subject Selection Evenings will be held on the following dates:

  • Tuesday, 7 June 2022 – Year 10 into Year 11, 2023 (5.30pm in the Auditorium)
  • Tuesday, 14 June 202 – Year 7 into Year 8, 2023 (5.30pm in the Auditorium)
  • Tuesday, 14 June 2022 – Year 9 into Year 10, 20223 (6pm in the Auditorium)

These events are compulsory for students in these year levels and students must attend in their College academic uniform with a fully charged laptop.

To assist in the subject selection process, students the year levels listed above will be will be involved in subject presentations throughout Weeks 5 and 7 to learn about the possible subject options for 2023. Heads of Faculty will present this information to ensure students are aware of subject offerings and possible pathways linked to specific subjects.

YEAR 11 AND YEAR 12 SENIOR STUDIES SUPPORT PROGRAM

Year 11 and 12 students will be involved in further ATAR preparation and support programs as presented by Elevate Education. This will occur on Friday 20 May 2022:

  • Periods 1 and 2: Year 12 – Finishing Line
  • Periods 3 and 4: Year 11 – Memory Mnemonics
  • Periods 5 and 6: Year 11 – Ace Your Exams

REPORT CARDS

Report Cards will be issued in the June/July holidays to all year levels via email.

Year 7 to 10 students will receive a Semester 1 Report, Year 11 students will receive a Unit 1 Report and Year 12 students a Unit 3 Provisional Report.

If your email address has changed please advise the College Office to ensure our records are updated and you receive your daughter’s report.

Ms Amy Byrnes

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL – ACADEMIC