Senior School Report
Year 11 & 12 News
Term 2 is almost over now, and we are moving into Semester 2 classes for the last two weeks of the term. In Senior School we make this transition before the end of term because the Year 12 classes finish in the third week of Term 4, and we need to have about the same number of weeks in both Semester 1 and Semester 2.
Our students have worked very hard to get through the end of Semester 1 assessment, and teachers are now writing their end of semester reports for parents. Year 11 students have just completed their exams in Weeks 7 and 8 of the term. The Year 12 students sat the GAT (3 hour exam) on Wednesday 10th June and their Practice English Exam (also 3 hours!) on Friday 12th June (Week 9). These exams were compulsory for Year 12 VCE students and there was a full turn out to both exam sessions.
The VCAA (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority) runs one examination at midyear on Wednesday 12th June – being the GAT or “General Achievement Test”. As there was only one VCAA mid-year exam, the VCE Exam Navigator booklet
for students will be coming out later this year. However, the VCAA full end-of-year exam timetable for Year 12 exams can be viewed at the following address: http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vce/exams/timetable.aspx
Enrichment programs have been running for Year 12 students in English, Accounting, Business Management, Maths Methods, Specialist Maths and History of Revolutions.
The “Stretch” Study Skills Program runs for Year 11 students in Terms 2 and 3, based on teacher feedback, and aims to improve the outcomes for students who need some extra support.
On Friday 26th June we will be running our celebration day for Year 11 students. We have a special event to mark “100 Days of Success”. 100 Days of Success celebrates the progress of VCE and VCAL students through Year 11. The Senior Team has organised an afternoon event for Year 11s where we will have a guest speaker and the presentation of Awards. Awards are given for achievement attendance and participation in a variety of programs.
Many thanks to the parents who contact us when their child is absent for any reason. This is of great assistance to the Year Level Coordinators, as we will call home regularly if there are any unexplained absences for your child. The Case Management process continues to monitor closely the attendance, achievement and individual needs of all our students. Please contact us on 9366. 2555 if you have any queries or concerns about the progress of your child.
