Welcome back to Term 2.

This term looks set to be a busy one with Year 12 Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) camp, Year 12 Externally Set Tasks (ESTs) and Year 11 and 12 ATAR exams, as well as sporting events including the West Coast Fever Cup and Country week concluding the term.

As there is so much packed into this term, it is important to keep up to date with class work and assessments. It is useful to calendar the upcoming events and assessment deadlines to ensure you are organised and keeping on top of your studies.

Please remember that for the Year 12 Math, Plant and Animal ESTs you will need to bring your own equipment including: a scientific calculator, pen/pencil, eraser and ruler. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide these, so it is your responsibility to make sure you are prepared with the correct resources.

Finally, for those students who missed the first window of Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessments (OLNA) in Term 1 due to absence, there will be a second and final opportunity for Semester 1 to complete these in Week 8.

Ms Wells

Head of Curriculum

Tales from the English Room

With Mrs Packham and Her Amazing Students

Welcome back to Term 2! It’s been a great start, with all the students getting right into English and giving it their all.

The Year 12s have been busy getting ready for their EST Exam (Externally Set Task), coming up in Week 3. They’ve been revisiting all the important parts of writing a narrative, including how to develop characters and use descriptive and figurative language to really bring their stories to life. Once the EST is done, they’ll be starting a novel study - The Maze Runner by James Dashner, looking at how narrative techniques shape audience responses and the different ideas and values presented in the story.

The Year 11s are busy working on their submissions for Heywire—a fantastic initiative by ABC Radio and ABC Rural that gives young people from regional, rural and remote areas a chance to share their stories on a national stage. It’s all about giving a voice to those who are often unheard and helping students drive projects that support their peers, schools, communities and themselves. The students have been listening to a range of winning stories from past years and have created posters all about their own personalities and traits. They’re now working on writing their personal autobiographies. After that, they’ll dive into the study of the documentaries David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet and Kiss the Ground, exploring how these films present issues, attitudes, values and perspectives—and how different audiences might interpret them in different ways.

It’s been a busy, exciting term so far, and I’m really proud of the enthusiasm and effort the students are putting into their work. Here’s to a productive term, working together—and to plenty of rain for those who need it most across our communities.

College Chatter

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Term 2 Issue 1 · 08 May 2025

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Rural educational excellence through innovation, passion and collaboration

Ngala kaadatj nidja Nyoongar Ballardong Boodja
We acknowledge this is Nyoongar Ballardong Country