Learning and Teaching News

End of Term 3 Exam Block Schedules

Year 7-12 End of Term 3 Exam Block schedules will be released to all students and parents at the start of next week. Please check your emails or access the Parent Orbit App. for a copy of these schedules. 

 It is an expectation that all students will be at school for their exams. A Medical Certificate will be required, if a student is absent from these important assessment tasks.  No exams will be sat early. 

Exam Block | Make-up Exams

Please note that Students missing an exam during exam block, will be required to make-up that exam after-school, between 3.20pm and 5:00pm. Make-up exams will occur throughout the exam block and could be scheduled for any afternoon throughout the exam block. If all missed exams are not completed during exam block, make-up exams will continue to be scheduled until End of Term and into Term 4.

Students & Parents will be notified through the Curriculum Office, via an email, advising the rescheduled date & time in advance. As with all exam block expectations, students must be ready to sit any exam upon their return to school after leave.

External Exam Block

The 2026 External Assessment (EA) Exam Block has been released by QCAA

QCAA external assessment timetable 2026.

Term 3 Assessment Schedules 

Student specific due dates for Term 3 Assessment items can now be viewed in the Parent Orbit App. Your son is encouraged to look at their subjects and transfer all assessment due dates to his College Diary.  

Year 11 – Music Extension and English/Literature Extension 

Any Year 11 student who may be interested in undertaking an Extension subject in either Music or English/Literature in Term 4 (Unit 3 & 4) must contact the Academic Care Team to arrange an interview. The deadline for this is the end of next week. 

Marist Subject Support

Tutoring support will take place in the Senior Library and is open to all boys in Years 7 to 12. 

Old Boys Tutoring List

Please find here a list of Old Boys who are available to tutor your son outside of school hours. This list can also be located on the parent portal > School Links > General Links or via this link.

Please note it is the parent’s responsibility to organise and liaise tutoring times with the Old Boys.

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