ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS' REPORT

PUNCTUALITY TO SCHOOL

It has been the College’s policy for many years that students who arrive late to Period 1 (which begins at 8:50am), will receive an automatic after school detention next day, unless a note/phone call with an acceptable excuse is provided by a parent. An acceptable excuse is a doctor’s appointment, illness, etc. We ask all parents to support our expectations by ensuring students arrive at school by 8:30am, allowing enough time to get organised and in class before our 8:50am start every day.

If students have to leave school during the day or are arriving late (e.g. due to a medical appointment), they must have a note from their parents explaining the situation. Students must show this note to the Attendance Officer at the General Office when signing in or out of the school. In addition, this information can be entered on Compass. We thank parents for their support on this matter.  

EXAMS

End of Semester 1 exam period is commencing next week for students in Years 9 to 11. Students should be preparing for exams at home, spending time working through revision sheets and revisiting topics covered over the semester. We wish all students undertaking exams a productive period of study. All students undertaking a VCE Unit 3 and 4 study will sit the General Achievement Test (GAT) on Wednesday 12 June. Information about this test will be sent to students directly. All student undertaking the GAT must report to their student managers by 9 am to be signed in.

REPORTS

End-of-semester reports will be available on Compass at the end of Term 2. Please read these reports carefully and discuss with your child how they can further improve their academic performance in the second half of this year. These reports will include a transcript of all information provided via Learning Tasks throughout Semester 1. Progress reports reflecting on students’ work ethic, behaviour and organisation will also be published at the end of Term 2.

When reflecting on their reports, students should focus upon the attributes and behaviours teachers recommend for further improvement - perseverance, hard-work, asking for help, taking pride in their learning and setting high expectations. Educational research has proven that intelligence is changeable (not predetermined or fixed), and that academic growth can be achieved by all - working hard, being resilient and acting on the advice in end-of-semester reports are the keys to achieving this growth.