Learning and Teaching News

Years 11-12 Information Night 

Last night we welcomed our Year 11 and 12 parents for an information night where important information was shared regarding ATAR, Vocational Education and Careers. Thank you to those parents who were able to attend and to Mr Holding, Ms Badini, Mrs Franklin and Mrs Gooley for presenting.

A link to the recording will be released for boarding families shortly.

Assessment Schedules

Assessment schedules will be released this week. Please remember that assessments that have “EXAM” in the name are placed during exam block. The exact timing of that assessment will be released with the exam block schedule, however, please know that it will fall sometime during Week 9.

Boys will be able to locate the schedule in the Orbit app and Student Café on the portal under “Exam and Assessment Schedule Information”. Your son is encouraged to download this schedule and transfer assessment dates to his College Diary and any home planners.

Student Monitoring Week 

James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, encourages a rethinking of goal setting to maximise change. Focus on the process and habits that lead to a goal being achieved rather than the end product. It is the incremental and sustained shifts in behaviour that make goals achievable.

2025 is a new year, providing an opportunity to pause, reflect, and assess whether we achieved our goals in 2024. Perhaps we fell short, and now is the time to consider how we can adjust our habits to achieve them in 2025.

Teachers have been reviewing their systems in the lead-up to the term, and as a school, we will continue this process under the leadership of pastoral group teachers. Pastoral teachers will review targets and processes with boys in the coming weeks. A key focus of these discussions will be on boys changing their own systems and processes to make goals achievable.

Mentoring weeks continue in pastoral care lessons during:

• Week 3 – Years 9 and 10
• Week 4 – Years 10 and 11

These weeks provide an opportunity for conversations between students and teachers, and it is important for boys to identify their goals, the processes that need to be changed and a timeline of implementation. Some key guiding questions will be:

• What is my goal?
• What is my current habit that may limit me from reaching this goal?
• What habits need to change for me to achieve this goal?
• What is my timeline for achievement 

Diary Use

It is expected that each boy has a diary that is free from markings, in good order, and filled out at the end of each lesson.

As a school, we encourage students to be self-regulating, and building good organisational habits is central to this. The boys are responsible for their learning, and their organisation and preparation will determine their success.

Teachers will continue to monitor diary usage and assist boys with their organisation.

As guardians, please continue to sight and sign the diary weekly. Pastoral care teachers will also sight and sign diaries weekly.

2025 Calendar

The College calendar provided to each family, and available on the Orbit app, outlines the scheduled exam blocks across the year for students in Years 7-12. Please ensure you check these Exam Block dates before booking any holidays, as they are an essential and compulsory part of the learning process at the College. Leave is not granted to students during this time.

Please note that a medical certificate is required for all students from Years 7-12 who are absent during the exam blocks.

Year 12 Study Session 

On Wednesdays 5:00pm – 8:00pm, Year 12 students are able to access the Library for their own private study. This is a privilege for Year 12 students in preparation for their senior assessment and a recommended study habit. In the past, students have used this time to work on their external exam study nights, prepare their drafts, or even create small study groups. Students will need to sign in and out. They can arrive and leave at any time between 5:00pm – 8:00pm; but they are not able to keep coming and leaving during the night.

Head of College Awards

This week we recognised students who received all ‘A’ results across all areas of the Learning Behaviours (Punctual and Prepared, Application and Homework, Behaviour) on their Semester 2 2024 report. These young men are setting the classroom and academic climate that will benefit all boys – and must be congratulated for being a ‘team player’ in this regard. 

Year 6, 2024

Barnaby Armstrong, Yevin Bandara, Flynn Barrett, Lincoln Bartlett, Finn Beaver, Mitchell Belyea, Jake Byrne, Balthazar Caesar, Daniel Carey, Harrison Fowler, Patrick Hambleton, William Hutchison, Archie Jankowski, Sebastian Kaminski, Maxwell King, Roman Krutil, Hugo Lockhart, Thomas Macdonald, Harry Maher, Isaac McGeachin, Samuel Mellifont, James Murdoch, George Padilla, Jack Patricks, Daniel Pinchbeck, Dominic Rowe, Liam Santos, Oliver Scott, James Sexton, Harry Stevens, Jack Willoughby and Nathan Wright.

Year 9, 2024

Matthew Alvarez, Hamish Ansell, Jenson Bartlett, Rafael Berkovich-Robles, Elliott Broadfoot, Theo Calder, Connor Campbell, Julian Cassar, Lachlan Chandler, Jack Cannon, Patrick Collins, Harry Cootes, Callum Curtin, Luke Dwyer, Max Edye, Archer Engstrom, Jakub Falcnik, Ben Flanagan, Blake Guest, Jeremy Harvey, Cooper Heather, Ethan Heiner, Matthew Henselien, Harrison Hind, Jonah Horgan, Tarkyn Howard, Hamish Jackson, Reilly Keogh, Riley Kennedy, Jack Liddell, Oliver Leigh, Julian Lewis, Aidan Mansul, Lachlan McAndrew, Max McBride, Harrison Monaghan, Owen Moreira, Addison Mills, Jacob Newman, Nicolas Pola, Samuel Plumb, Joseph Niere, Cristiano Nodari, Jack Northcote, Aiden O'Reilly, Thomas Revis, Lincoln Ryan, Harrison Smith, Adrian Simon, Joshua Simonetti, William Stigter, Thomas Stute, Ethan Taylor, Shehan Tenison and Caleb Van Coevorden.

Year 11, 2024

Matthew Christensen, Matthew Curcuruto, Lachlan Davidson, Maximillian Davis, Isaac Deem, Cullen Fitzgerald, Thomas Gahan, Max Gallagher, Owen Hair, Ignatius Hallman, Max Hammond, Benjamin Hartfiel, Thomas Kerridge, George Kettle, Angus Lanagan, Hamish Locke, Cooper McGinn, Cameron McPhee, Killian Menzies, Lachlan Murray, Micah Netzler, Joshua Newman, Aiden O'Shea, Aidan Phillips, Braidyn Polich, Tomos Pratt, Maxwell Reibelt, Elliot Schanzl, Francis Schutt, Lachlan Vink, Benjamin Wex and Andrew Woodward.

Parent Webinar Series

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