Learning and Teaching
Ms Jodie Connell - Deputy Principal
As we come to the end of Term Three, the College continues to ensure that all students are provided with the best learning opportunities possible, and we give thanks to the teachers who have worked hard to support all students during this term.
Parent-Teacher-Student Interviews
Thank you to all those Parents who took the time to speak with staff at last week’s Parent Teacher Student Interviews. The communication between school and home is important in ensuring that students feel supported in their learning. For those students who were given advice on how to improve their learning outcomes, now is the time to put in place the recommendations of your teachers. For those parents who were unable to attend, please feel free to email or make phone contact with your son or daughter’s teachers.
2024 Subjects at Mary MacKillop College
The allocation of subjects for 2024 is determined by student choice via Web Preferences Subject Selection. I am delighted to announce that the College will offer the following Subjects in 2024. As we continue to grow as a College we will endeavour to continue to offer an expanded range of options for our students.
Because of the extremely low numbers of students wishing to complete some courses, these will be offered as combination classes.
If you have any further questions regards these subjects or other curriculum matters, please do not hesitate to contact me at the College.
2024 VCE Subject Allocation
Year 11 | |||
Agriculture | Health & HD | Psychology | VET Sport & Rec |
Art | Legal Studies | Religious & Society Unit 1 | Vocational Major – Literacy |
Biology | Literature | Theatre Studies | Vocational Major – Numeracy |
Business Man. | Maths Methods | Visual Com & Design | Vocational Major – WRS |
Chemistry | Media Studies | VET Applied Fashion | Vocational Major – PDS |
English | Physical Education | VET Building & Cons. |
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Food Studies | Physics | VET ICT |
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General Maths | Product Design | VET Music |
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Year 12 | |||
Agriculture | General Maths | Physics | VET ICT |
Art | Geography | Psychology | VET Music |
Biology | Health & HD | Religious & Society Unit 2 | VET Sport & Rec |
Business Man. | History – Revolutions | Specialist Maths | Vocational Major – Literacy |
Chemistry | Legal Studies | Theatre Studies | Vocational Major – Numeracy |
Economics | Literature | Visual Com & Design | Vocational Major – WRS |
English | Maths Methods | VET Applied Fashion | Vocational Major – PDS |
Food Studies | Physical Education | VET Building & Cons. |
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| Combined Classes (Year 11 and 12) | |
| Art | Visual Com & Design (Year 10,11 and 12) |
| Food Studies | VET Applied Fashion (Year 11 and 12) |
| Product Design (Year 10 and 11) | VET ICT (Year 10 and 11) |
| Physics | VET Music |
| Theatre Studies |
Booklists (Term Zero – Year 12)
Booklists for 2024 are now available on the College Website.
Booklists need to be completed online by Friday 27th October in order to receive books ready for the commencement of Term Zero on Tuesday 21st November.
If purchasing second-hand online, please be sure to check the current booklists to ensure that you are purchasing the correct editions. Please note Edrolo books are reprinted and updated yearly, they will be distributed by the College at the beginning of Term One, 2024.
Exam Study
Parents, families, and students can do some specific things to maximise achievement during this time.
- Make sure the student has a space that is in some way similar to an exam situation – perhaps sitting at a desk or a table with good lighting and appropriate heating/cooling – not sitting or lying on the bed.
- Ensure the student is as prepared and planned as possible. This includes sleep, regular meal times, hydration, exercise, staying connected, being part of family events, having a planned study schedule.
- Once the student has begun studying or completing a Trial Exam, allow them to have quiet time to focus and do their best. No interruptions. No distractions. No phones.
- Encourage the student to stay out of their room while they are completing exams.
- Keep a light, airy zone as the exam space, not the couch or the bed.
- Students should give themselves time between Trial exams. Don’t try and do them all in one day. Space them out across the two weeks.
- Students should treat every Trial exam as a proper exam. Make sure there is enough time to complete the paper. Time yourself precisely as the real exam will be. Use the reading time properly and write the answers in the sort of detail that the instructions require.
- Have a checklist of the Trial Exams you are planning to complete. Cross them off once they’re done. What a great feeling that will be.
We thank parents and families in advance for the vast support you will be to your Unit 3&4 students during this holiday period. We are confident that each student will ensure that their effort is the best they can do. We ask that every student strive to be the very best person they can be.
End-of-Year Dates for Year 12 Students
- Year 12 Theatre Studies Performance Exams – Thursday 12th October @ Kingston City Hall, Moorabbin.
- Final Day of Year 12 classes – Friday 13th October
- Year 12 VET Music Performance Exams – Sunday 29th October @ Trafalgar High School
- Year 12 Exams Start on Tuesday 24th October and conclude on Wednesday 15th November
- ATAR and Year 12 VCE results will be available to students on Monday 11th December
End of Year dates for Year 11 Students
- Year 11 Exams Start on Wednesday 8th November and conclude on Friday 16th November
- Friday 17th November – Student Free day for Year 11 students
- Monday 20th November – Exam Feedback Day
- Term Zero starts Tuesday 21st November
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our families a happy, healthy and restful holidays.