TO THE PARENTS/GUARDIANS AND STUDENTS OF YEAR 12, 2024

Thank you so much in supporting us, and your child, in getting the current Year 12 students through their VCE exams and VM course, sometimes under some trying circumstances such as the COVID outbreak over the last few years. Our priority over this time has always been to get the students through their Unit 3 & 4 exams and VM course unscathed and despite some difficult moments along the way we have been able to achieve this. Credit goes to the staff for all their hard work in preparing the students for their final year. Congratulations also to the VM students in successfully completing the academic year.

I wish all students all the best with their upcoming results which will be released from 7am on Thursday 12th of December. You must register for the Results and ATAR service before you can log in to the website or app and it is highly recommended that you set this up now.

Google – VCE results 2024 release date – for more details.

(https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/assessment/results/Pages/interpretsor-aspx.aspx) is a table from the VCAA website that may give results some perspective.

On average there is around 50,000+ students doing their VCE/VM each year.

Study scores for VCE units are based on scores for the Graded Assessments and indicate how well the student performed in relation to all others who undertook the study. Fifty is the maximum study score. For studies with large enrolments (1000 or greater), the following table shows the approximate proportion of students who achieve a study score on or above the stated values. For studies with fewer enrolments, the proportions may vary slightly

Study score for an individual subject

20

25

30

35

40

45

Approximate percentage of students on or above this position (%)

93%

78

53

26

9

2%

Best wishes for the future,

Tony Jacobs, Principal

TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF CURRENT YEAR 12 STUDENTS

Applications for the annual 2025 Hawker Scholarships are now open. The online form can be accessed via the Hawker Scholarship website - https://www.hawkerscholarship.org/

I urge you to remind your graduated Year 12 students to visit the Hawker Scholarship website and read the FAQs and other useful historical information, before they submit an application.

Up to four Hawker Scholarships are awarded each year and each undergraduate residential scholarship is valued at $75,000 over three years.

Applications close at 5pm on Monday 6 January 2025 ACDT. Late applications will not be assessed.

Outstanding applicants are shortlisted from their online submission and interviewed by the Hawker Trustees, via Zoom, at the end of January. Selection is largely based on personal qualities, leadership and academic achievements.

The prestigious Hawker Scholarships perpetuate the memory of Australian scholar, soldier, pastoralist and statesman Charles Allan Seymour Hawker (1894-1938).

Yours sincerely

Ian Doyle OAM, BEc, DipEd

Hawker Scholarship School Coordinator

hawker@hawkerscholarship.org

VSC 2024 SUMMER PROGRAM - MONDAY 16th DECEMBER TO THURSDAY 19th DECEMBER

The summer program will consist of combined Year 7, 8 & 9 classes dependent upon the number of students attending the program. These classes are not part of formal assessment, and it is a non-academic program, as all student reports have been completed. Students will not be supervised by their normal teachers, but activities will be organised around specific subjects.

There is no additional cost involved for the program, and it will be operating on a normal four period day timetable.

To assist in planning for the Summer Program, parents MUST indicate if their child will be attending the program by Wednesday 11th December.

If you have any concerns or wish to discuss this program, please contact one of the Assistant Principals - Mike Stevens, Aidan Message or Cara Macfarlane on 8872 6300.

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