At this time in the school year, we are leading up to final examinations for our Year 11 and Year 12 students. We hosted our Annual Year 12 Awards Night at the Moonee Valley Race Course on Thursday, 19 October, and Year 12 classes finished on Wednesday, 25 October.

The Year 11 students have their final assembly on Friday, 3 November which is also the last day of classes for them.

Year 12 VCE students did their ‘September Exams’ during the second week of the school holidays. Students got a ‘taste’ of where they are at with their studying and what sort of preparation is ahead of them leading up to the final exams.

On Wednesday, 18 October, the Year 12 VCAL students had their interviews where they show cased their folios for the two years they were in the VCAL program and discussed with the panel the skills, knowledge and experience they gained in the program and what they plan to do in 2018.

Year 11 VCAL students displayed their projects for ‘CHASE’ also on Wednesday, 18 October. Groups showed a power point and spoke of the projects benefits to the community group targeted. Students were well prepared and spoke clearly and proudly of their work with their CHASE mentors.

2017 Awards Night

Our 2017 Awards Night proved again to be a sensational evening, with a full house of students, their families and their teachers, coming together in a joyous celebration of the college culture of success and life-long learning. Our Guest Speaker, a former student of St Albans Secondary College, for the evening was Ms Nade Petreska.

Nade studied Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Business (Human Resources) at Victoria University and completed a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at Leo Cussen Centre for Law. She was admitted to the Supreme Court of Victoria as a practitioner in July 2017, however, she commenced her role with the Fair Work Commission as part of the Unfair Dismissal Case Management Team in December 2016. She is currently an Associate to a Deputy President of the Fair Work Commission.

The major award winners are:

Stephanie Giao, Academic Excellence Award

Imogen (Immy) Nund-Dam, VCAL Excellence Award

Dominic Lay, Caltex All Rounder

Kanokwan (Fai) Srikhum, Long Tan Youth Leadership Award

Subject awards winners are:

Amy Huynh, Studio Arts, English, Literature, Biology

Anh Tu Hoang, Specialist Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, English as an Additional Language, Chemistry

Stephanie Giao, English Language, Japanese, Chemistry

Nhung Cam Nguyen, English, Further Mathematics, Mathematical Methods

Hao Truong, Physics, Further Mathematics

Malenga Singehebhuye, Health & Human Development, History Revolutions

Nga Quynh (Kylie) Hoang, Accounting, English as an Additional Language

Judy La, English, Biology

Edward Roussac, English (VCAL), Numeracy

Hao Lu, Psychology

Vivian Vien, Physical Education

Sang Nguyen, English

Ricki Tran, English

Thanh Vy, Nguyen, English

David Wilson, Certificate III Vet Music Industry (Performance)

Lam Hoang Tran, Certificate III Information Technology

Johnson Nguyen, Further Mathematics

Yvonne Chan, Further Mathematics

Tony Lam, Further Mathematics

Ai Viet (David) Truong, Further Mathematics

Thien Truong, Accounting

Julie Ho, Mathematical Methods

Linda Le Nguyen, French

Jessica Mollica, Biology

Jeremy Lien, Visual Communication

Thong Tran, Psychology

Linda Thi Nguyen, Business Management

My-Phung Dang, Business Management

Bethany Seitz, Legal Studies

Jessica Mangalindan, Legal Studies

Celine Lay-Chung, Health & Human Development

Jonathan Su, Cert.II Kitchen Operations

Manuela Soma, Cert.III Sports & Recreation

Jessica Vo, Cert.II Applied Fashion Design

Cuong Huy Quang Tran, Vietnamese

Kelvin Le, Work Related Skills

Jack Ty, Work Related Skills

Edward Roussac, Numeracy

Ai Thuy Nguyen, Numeracy

Jaedyn Azzopardi, Literacy

Vivean Dang, Literacy

Aaron Arcega, Personal Development Skills

Peleta Vaiusu, Personal Development Skills

Year 12

On Wednesday, 25 October during the Whole School assembly, students came dressed up in costumes and paraded in front of the whole school during the assembly.

The school provided a Pizza lunch and students enjoyed their afternoon with some activities. All students were then dismissed from school to begin their study week in preparation for their final examinations.

The Year 12 Exams commenced on Wednesday, 1 November, with English being their first exam - and will conclude four weeks later. We encourage students and parents to read the VCAA VCE Exam Navigator and End of Year VCAA Exam Timetable, to check on the dates and times of exams. Students need to be at the exam center ‘Nindethana’ at least half an hour before reading time starts for each exam. Every student doing Year 12 subjects was issued with a hard copy of the Exam Navigator by the school last term, however a pdf copy of the Exam Navigator is available from the VCAA website at the following address:

http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/documents/vcaanavigator_web.pdf

The VCAA VCE Exam Navigator also provides the information about what materials students are permitted to bring into each of their examinations. By reading this through with your child you can ensure that they attend their exams at the right time and with the right equipment.

The VCAA VCE Exam Navigator also has a lift out section with the End-of-year VCAA Exam Timetable.

Important dates for Year 12 Students

The Year 12 Formal is on Wednesday, 22 November 2017 at Luxor Reception Centre.

The cost for the student is $80. This activity is organised by the school and there will be teacher supervision during the evening.

ATAR for all Year 12 students who are doing their external exams are released on Friday, 15 December 2017.

Important dates for Year 11 Students

Last Day of Year 11 Classes: Friday, 3 November 2017. All Year 11 students will have an assembly during periods 3 and 4 where students will be receiving awards, and the music students will be performing.

Wednesday, 8 November to Wednesday 15 November: Year 11 VCE Exams

Wednesday, 8 November to Friday 17 November: Year 11 VCAL Work Placement

Thursday, 16 November to Wednesday, 29 November: Year 12 VCE Orientation. It is compulsory for all students who will be doing Unit 3 & 4 studies to attend.

Monday, 20 November to Wednesday, 22 November – Year 11 into Year 12 VCAL Orientation. It is compulsory for all students who are enrolled in Year 12 VCAL to attend.

Thursday, 30 November – Year 12 (VCE and VCAL) Accreditation day.

Attendance

Many thanks to the parents who contact us when their child is absent for any reason. This is of great assistance to the Year Level Coordinators, as we will call home regularly if there are any unexplained absences for your child. The Case Management process continues to monitor closely the attendance, achievement and individual needs of all our students. Please contact us on 9366. 2555 if you have any queries or concerns about the progress of your child.

Stav Bekiaris

Senior Sub School Leader

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