{"id":1981,"date":"2020-07-31T15:48:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T05:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1981"},"modified":"2020-07-31T15:48:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T05:48:18","slug":"deputy-principal-academic-6","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/article\/deputy-principal-academic-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Principal &#8211; Academic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-138 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/08\/DSC_4662-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/08\/DSC_4662-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/08\/DSC_4662-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>Deputy Principal &#8211; Academic<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Amy Byrnes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Assessment Calendar<\/h3>\n<p>The Semester 2, 2020 assessment calendars have been published.\u00a0 This document was emailed to all parents\/guardians and students and is also available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpatscollege.qld.edu.au\/curriculum-pastoral\/academic\/assessment-exams\/\">College website<\/a>.\u00a0 These documents can be used to assist students to plan their study timetable and ensure that they meet all due dates.\u00a0 The final page of the document also contains an excerpt of the College Assessment Policy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Year 12 Mock Exams<\/h3>\n<p>The Assessment Calendar notes that Year 12 students will participate in Mock Exams in the final weeks of Term 3.\u00a0 Mock Exams will be held for all General Subjects to help students in their preparations for the <a href=\"https:\/\/learninghub.stpatscollege.qld.edu.au\/homepage\/3375\">External Examinations<\/a>.\u00a0 We encourage Year 12 students to ensure they try their best in these Mock Exams to they can receive valuable feedback prior to the External Assessments.\u00a0 The purpose of these mock exams is to help students:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>revise and test subject knowledge;<\/li>\n<li>familiarise students with the language of external assessment, the types of questions that might be asked and the expected length of responses;<\/li>\n<li>enable students to experience external assessment conditions and practise relevant skills;<\/li>\n<li>build students\u2019 confidence and ability in sitting exams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Tutoring Schedule<\/h3>\n<p>Teachers at the College provide a range of tutoring opportunities for students, including before and after school and during lunch breaks.\u00a0 The tutoring schedule for Semester 2, 2020 has been distributed and can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpatscollege.qld.edu.au\/curriculum-pastoral\/academic\/curriculum\/\">College website<\/a>.\u00a0 As well as this document, students are encouraged to speak to their teachers for alternative tutoring times.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2104 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/07\/Amy-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1379\" height=\"919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/07\/Amy-Banner.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/07\/Amy-Banner-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2020\/07\/Amy-Banner-225x150.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Principal &#8211; Academic Amy Byrnes &nbsp; Assessment Calendar The Semester 2, 2020 assessment calendars have been published.\u00a0 This document was emailed to all parents\/guardians and students and is also available on the College website.\u00a0 These documents can be used to assist students to plan their study timetable and ensure that they meet all due [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2104,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1981","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/1981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1981"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=1981"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=1981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}