DEPUTY PRINCIPAL – ACADEMIC

In Week 3, we held our Academic and Diligence Assembly based on the Semester One results for Year 7 to 10, Unit One results for Year 11 and Unit Three Provisional Results for Year 12. This assembly acknowledged those students who achieved academic success, as well as recognising students who displayed diligence through a strong work ethic. This was the first time we held two separate assemblies, one for Year 7 to 9 and one for Year 10 to 12, allowing for our whole College community to celebrate these achievements. 

During my speech, I discussed our 2022 College focus on the Finnish concept of Sisu; the extraordinary endurance shown in the face of adversity. Sisu is persistence, determination, tenacity, courage and willpower. In particular, I discussed a 7.30 report on Caitlin Parker, an Australian boxing champion who has set her sights on winning Australia’s first ever Olympic boxing gold. Caitlin’s attitude is a true reflection of Sisu. Many of her challenges are things we face daily – you get yourself up, even when you don’t want to, even on those hard days, where you wake up and you don’t feel great. Caitlin’s determination and positive attitude rests on her goals and her determination to succeed. Every one of us needs to display the same determination in our own lives. Each of us must have our own goals to strive for, to get you out of bed and excited for each day, and to allow you to make personal progress. As Caitlin says, you set those goals and you know what you want. You get up and you do the work, no matter what. 

I congratulate each of our award recipients and I encourage all students to strive for the next academic awards presentation at Speech Night.

(Further information regarding the criterion for Academic and Diligence Awards can be found on the College Website and the video of the assembly can be found on the Learning Hub.)

TUTORING SCHEDULE

Teachers at the College provide a range of tutoring opportunities for students, including before and after school and during lunch breaks. The tutoring schedule for Semester 2, 2022 can be found on the Academic tile on the Learning Hub. As well as this document, students are encouraged to speak to their teachers for alternative tutoring times.

YEAR 12 EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT

As many of our Year 12 students are in the midst of submitting their final internal pieces of assessment for general subjects, it is timely to look at resources available on the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority website that relate to External Assessments. This includes a suite of external assessment preparation videos for a range of subject areas. Further resources are also available on our College Learning Hub.

Amy Byrnes

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL – ACADEMIC