An Update from Deb Kirk

Home Learning Support 

Home Learning Support runs on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3.15 – 4.15 in B13 for any student requiring additional support with home learning tasks or wanting a quiet place to study. All students are encouraged to attend as needed. Home Learning Support begins in Week 3. Students are not required to sign up to attend. 

New Families ICT Tools Workshop

SAVE THE DATE

We are excited to welcome our new families to the college to attend one of the following ICT workshops.

• Wednesday 26 February 6:00 – 6:45pm – ONSITE (enter via Reception)
• Wednesday 26 February 6:00 – 6:45pm – LIVE STREAM via MS Teams (Year 7 Channel) 
• Thursday 27 February 5:30 - 6:15pm – ONLINE via MS Teams (a meeting link will be emailed to registrants)

The workshop will introduce families to the Microsoft 365 platform and provide an understanding of how Teams, OneNote and Compass are used for teaching and learning, as well as assessment and reporting at the college. 

Additional information regarding the event and instructions on how to register will be sent to families next week. We look forward to seeing you in week 5. 

NAPLAN Online Tests 2025

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) - tests for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will be held in March this year in the period between March 12 and March 24.

NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. The results of the tests provide information for students, parents, teachers and principals and can be used to improve student achievement.

 Please see below information for Parents and Carers.

Adjustments are available for students with disability who have diverse functional abilities and needs. Beaumaris Secondary College will work with parents/carers and students to identify, on a case-by-case basis, reasonable adjustments required for individual students with a disability to access NAPLAN. Adjustments should reflect the support normally provided for classroom assessments. 

To help inform these decisions, please refer to the NAPLAN brochure which contains links to the NAPLAN public demonstration site, the Guide for schools to assist students with disability to access NAPLAN, and our series of videos where parents/carers, teachers and students share their experiences in using NAPLAN adjustments. 

In exceptional circumstances, a student with a disability that severely limits their capacity to participate in the assessment, or a student who has recently arrived in Australia and has a non-English speaking background, may be granted a formal exemption. 

Later in the year you will receive your child’s personal NAPLAN report. The report will also show how your child performed in relation to national minimum standards. These describe the minimum acceptable standards for students across Australia.

I am confident that the information you receive as a result of your child’s participation in the NAPLAN tests will be valuable in helping you to assess your child’s progress in literacy and numeracy.

Deb Kirk

Assistant Principal