Senior School
Key Academic Dates
Term 4
Week 3: Fri 20 Oct
Celebration Day for Year 12 students
Week 4: Tue 24 Oct - Wed15 Nov
Unit 3 and 4 (Yr 12) Written Examinations
Week 7: Mon13 - Mon 20 Nov
Unit 1 and 2 (Yr 11) Examinations
Week 8: Tue 21 - Wed 29 Nov
Year 11 into 12 Step Up
Week 9: Thu 30 Nov
Year 11 Academic Review Conferences (last day for Yr 11 students)
Week 9: Fri 1 Dec
Year 10 into 11 & Year 9 into 10 Transition Day (last day for Yr 10 students)
Week 10: Mon 11 Dec
Results available to Year 12 students
Yr 11 vs Yr 12 Dodgeball Match
To have a bit of fun at the end of Term 2 the Senior School Team organised a Year 11 vs Year 12 Dodgeball match. Some teachers also got involved including Mr Pollock, Mr Pearson, Mr Knowles, Mr Burleigh, and Mr Mason. Miss Fonda was the referee to make sure none of the teams cheated! Mr Burleigh potentially carried his teams, as the team that he played on always won. Everyone who played had lots of fun. It was great to see so many students getting involved in playing and it was fantastic to see students cheering on both teams.
Unit 3 & 4 VCE Exam Timetable Now Available
Get the diaries out! Click HERE to access the VCE examination timetable for 2023, including exam rules and authorised material and equipment list.
All students must read the VCAA Examination Rules for VCE. It is also the responsibility of all students to be familiar with materials and equipment authorised for use in VCE written examinations.
Learning Recovery
The purpose of Learning Recovery is to provide VCE and VM students an opportunity to catch up on required work/learning and to get additional support from teachers and members of the sub school team regarding their learning. Learning Recovery is for students who have not submitted ongoing and significant amounts of homework and/or classwork.
Teachers, in the first instance, will implement strategies to support students in work completion and maintain high expectations around learning during and after classes. Teachers will provide appropriate interventions before any student is booked in for Learning Recovery.
If students are still behind in classwork and/or homework after teacher interventions and is deemed significant and ongoing, then teachers will consider student for a Learning Recovery session.
Learning Recovery Process
1. Subject teachers can book a student into one of these sessions via the ‘VCE / VM Learning Recovery’ Chronicle Post.
2. Students who receive a ‘Learning Recovery’ chronicle post are required to attend Learning Recovery, which runs every Thursday afterschool from 3:15pm – 4:00pm in the Senior Centre (F4). VM/VPC Learning Recovery will be run weekly on a Friday at lunchtime.
3. An automated email letter is sent to the student and parents / guardian, providing them with an overview of the sessions, their purpose, and the date.
4. Teachers are required to inform and explain why a student have been booked into Learning Recovery, as well as detail what they need to do during this session. Teachers are encouraged to provide support and feedback before and/or during these sessions to assist students in their work and learning.
5. If students catch up on required classwork / homework before the weeks Learning Recovery, the teacher can comment and resolve the chronicle post, which will trigger the student to be removed from learning Recovery.
6. Learning Recovery sessions will be supervised by a member of the Senior School team.
7. Once a student attends their Learning Recovery session, this will be communicated via the resolved Chronicle post.
8. If student fails to attend the required Learning Recovery Session, they will be re-booked to Learning Recovery the following week.
9. If a student fails to attend two required Learning Recovery sessions in a row will lead to a parent phone call, parent meeting and may include an internal suspension.
VCE Boost
Thursdays 3:15pm - 4:30pm Senior Centre
VCE students are strongly encouraged to attend VCE Boost every Thursday after school in the Senior Centre and Pathways Hub.
VCE Boost runs from 3.15-4.30pm with students able to work in study groups or independently and get additional support from attending teachers.
To encourage attendance, any Year 12 student who attends VCE boost will go into the draw to win a Unit 3/4 Exam Workshop of their choice, valued up to $100. To enter, students must attend VCE boost till at least 4pm. One entry per Thursday. The more VCE Boost sessions students attend, the more chances to win!
David Black, Tim Pearson
& Darren Hoogkamer
Senior School Leaders