Leader of Curriculum

It has been an extremely busy start to the year with a number of our senior students feeling the pressure of the Preliminary and HSC workload. I encourage all students to plan ahead with their assessments and try to keep a healthy balance between recreational activities, part time work and College demands. It is extremely important that they use their class time, study periods and allocated home study time productively to help keep on top of this work load.

Procedures are in place at the College if students are feeling like they are unable to cope with these demands. I urge any student feeling this way to be proactive and talk to either their Pastoral Coordinator, Mr Herb, Mrs Segrave or myself.

I would also like to stress that the assessment policy is very explicit regarding the submission of tasks. Students need to make prior arrangements with Mr Herb or myself if there is any reason why tasks cannot be completed by the due date.

I was very pleased by the attendance at the first Year 11 and 12 Information Night on Tuesday 19th March. I hope parents and students found the night helpful and informative. I am always interested in hearing from parents and students regarding any sessions they would like to see included in future information evenings. This will hopefully help us structure these nights to keep them relevant and informative for our senior students.

I have also met with Year 10, 11 and 12 to check each of their Conformation of Entries. A Confirmation of Entry is an official document from NESA outlining a students’ personal details, courses of study and nationality status. It is important that our records at the College reflect this. If there is any change of address or family circumstance, it is important that the College is informed and our records are up to date. Students also received information about how to register with NESA. Registering with NESA will enable students to check their details and courses. They can also access their RoSA results, if they leave school, as well as their HSC assessment ranks and final results. I urge all students in Year 10, 11 and 12 to follow the instructions given using your NESA student number.

Mr John Seers

Leader of Curriculum