Learning & Teaching

Curriculum & Pathways Information Night

Tue 23 July, 5:45pm - 8:15pm

Next term, students in Years 8-11 will be asked to finalise their subjects for 2025 and the subject selection process is already underway with year level assemblies and conversations taking place over recent weeks. While this is an exciting process, it can also be stressful for parents and students, and we aim to provide quality resources and supports to assist in making the right choices. 

Early next term students will be given the 2025 Curriculum Handbook which provides clear information about the subject and pathways offerings available at each year level. Families are also invited to our annual Curriculum and Pathways Information Night on Tuesday 23 July from 5:45 pm - 8:15 pm which is designed to support students to make their subject selections choices. 

This year, our Information Night is bigger and better than ever with up to 20 Tertiary/TAFE providers invited along to provide information and advice to students about future vocations, training, apprenticeships and courses so they can make informed and appropriate choices about subjects for the following year. There are three main elements to the evening and families are encouraged to take advantage of all three:

The Curriculum Marketplace - parents and students can chat with teachers from each learning about subject offerings and subject pathways. 

Pathways Hub – with Tertiary / TAFE Providers, our own VCE, VCE-VM and VET experts, and the Careers Team will be available to advice students on TAFE and university options, as well as information regarding entering the workforce. 

Formal Presentations – will provide students in Year 8, 9 and 10 with specific information about course requirements and the subject selection process. NB - students interested in the VCE-VM pathway should attend both the VCE/VET and VCE-VM presentations

Formal Presentation Times - Theatre 

Semester Reports

Released on Maestro/Compass

4pm, Friday July 19 July

In 2024 our reports will include the following: 

Year 7-10 Reports - in two parts: 

Compass Reports - Learning Behaviour and Graded Assessments

In 2024 the Compass reports will also include a Letter Grade for the summative assessment tasks the students have been completing in recent days. More information about these grades will accompany the reports. The Learning Behaviour reports include an additional category - Overall Learning Progress. This will provide clear feedback to parents from both students and teachers about how your child is progressing in their subjects and areas for improvements. Learning behaviour feedback for Explore (Y 9 - 12) and Elevate (Y9 - 10) is also included in the reports in 2024.

Maestro - Victorian Curriculum Reports:

The Maestro report will give accurate information about a student’s Victorian Curriculum level of achievement and their achievement relative to their peers.

VCE Reports - On Compass 

The VCE semester reports will include the Learning Behaviour reports include an additional category - Overall Learning Progress. This will provide clear feedback to parents from both students and teachers about how your child is progressing in their subjects and areas for improvements. Learning behaviour feedback for Explore (Y 9 - 12) is also included in the reports in 2024.

The subject reports will include the S (satisfactory) and N (unsatisfactory) result for each unit and the achievement Letter Grades (from A+ to E) for each of the major SAC and SAT assessment tasks. The letter grades at the end of the unit is in keeping with our practice of focusing on (and acting on) quality feedback during the unit to improve student learning. Letter / performance grades are important at the end of the learning sequence to reflect achievement. More information about these grades will accompany the reports

Maestro Data Dashboards 

Provide important information in a range of areas related to academic achievement, academic progress and engagement. We are improving the quality and scope of information provided in these reports all the time.

Parents will need to log into their Maestro Accounts to access the reports (year 7-10) and Data Dashboards (Y7-12). Please see the attached guide to assist you. 

Year 7-11 Semester 1 Academic Awards Evening

Monday 29th July

Invitations to awards recipients will be sent out early next term to parents of students receiving one or more awards for Academic Excellence and or NAPLAN Achievement. This year we are recognising achievement in two categories in the Mid-Year Awards:

1. Academic Excellence Year 7-11
2. NAPLAN Achievement (students in Year 7 and 9)

The Awards Program

Part 1 - Year 7 and 8 Awards

Afternoon Tea

5:00pm to 5:30pm (Orchard) - Prior to the awards ceremony, all awards recipients and their families are invited to enjoy light refreshments with our leadership team.

Year 7 & 8 Awards Presentation

5:30pm - 6:10pm (Theatre)

Part 2 - Year 9 to 11 Awards 

Afternoon Tea

5:45pm to 6:15pm (Orchard) - Prior to the awards ceremony, all awards recipients and their families are invited to enjoy an afternoon tea with light refreshments with our leadership team.

Year 9 to 11 Awards Presentation

6:15pm - 7:00pm- (Theatre)

Elevate Term 3

Next term, all Year 9 and 10 students will participate in their next Elevate Rotations. They can look forward to one of the following courses: 

Year 9

Powerful Storytelling - Everyone has a story to tell but what makes a great story and storyteller? Storytelling is one of the oldest and most powerful forms of communication in the world and a great skill to have and this course builds your ability to tell and listen to stories with a deeper understanding of this craft. 

Holocaust Education - Understanding the past helps us to better appreciate the present. Studying the Holocaust provides opportunities for you to explore and be inspired with stories of courage and adversity, upstander behaviour and resilience.

9 RR - Building and maintaining healthy respectful relationships are arguably among the most important skills we can help you to develop. In this course you will participate in vital lessons on how to develop healthy and fulfilling relationships of all types with yourself and others. Sexual health, consent and sexual relationships are important parts of the lesson content.

Year 10

Fake, Fiction or Fact? - With the thousands of images and text you scroll through every day it can be hard to tell what's real and what's not. Becoming more savvy in the digital world is every more important and this course is focused on preparing you to sniff out misinformation and stay informed.

Indigenous perspectives - Our indigenous people have existed for over 65000 years and represent the oldest continuous culture on earth. In this course you will gain a greater appreciation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experience both historically and currently though real stories and case studies.

Extended Investigations - Ever wondered if gum chewing can improve your attention and memory or what the most challenging skateboarding trick is? Well you can when you study EI. It is a guided adventure where you learn how to design and undertake your own investigation into a real-world problem of your choice.

10 RR - It is a complex world and navigating important topics drugs, pornography, gender and sexuality can be difficult, esp. if you are not equipped with the facts. This course helps you to understand respectful language, communication and behaviours in all types of relationships. It also supports you to make informed decisions to keep yourself and your friends safe now and in the future. 

Logging into Maestro

Natalie Manser 

Assistant Principal

mar@wantirnacollege.vic.gov.au