Senior School

Raising Responsible Digital Citizens

One of the greatest challenges facing young people today is learning how to navigate an increasingly connected world. While technology provides wonderful opportunities for learning, communication and creativity, it also comes with responsibilities that require ongoing guidance from both schools and families. 

At All Saints’ College, we are committed to helping students develop not only as learners, but also as respectful and responsible digital citizens. This means understanding that the choices we make online can have very real impacts on the wellbeing, privacy and dignity of others. 

Over recent weeks, we have taken the opportunity to remind students of the College's expectations regarding personal devices, photography, filming and the use of social media. These expectations are not about restricting students unnecessarily; rather, they exist to protect everyone in our community and help students develop healthy habits around technology use. 

A particular area of focus has been respecting the privacy of others. Students have been reminded that photographing or filming others without permission, sharing images online, or posting content involving students in school uniform can have serious consequences. What may seem like a harmless post or quick video can quickly spread beyond its intended audience and impact others in ways that were never anticipated. 

As parents and caregivers, you play an important role in helping young people develop good digital habits. Conversations at home about privacy, consent, respectful online behaviour and the permanence of digital footprints are invaluable. Encouraging young people to pause and consider questions such as, "Would I be comfortable if this was shared about me?" can help them make more thoughtful decisions online. 

Research continues to show the benefits of young people having opportunities to disconnect from their devices throughout the day. Time away from phones can support improved concentration, stronger face-to-face relationships and increased overall wellbeing. Our expectations around phone use during the school day are designed with these outcomes in mind. 

At All Saints’ College, our goal is not simply to enforce rules. It is to educate, support and empower students to use technology in ways that are safe, respectful and responsible. By working together as a school and parent community, we can help our young people develop the judgement and character needed to thrive in a digital world. 

If you would like some support with your child in the area of technology use, please don’t hesitate to contact us at the College.

Thank you for your ongoing partnership in supporting the wellbeing of all students. 

Oliver Beath 

Acting Director of Senior School (Student Wellbeing)

Managing Complexity and Interconnectedness – Seeing the Bigger Picture

The world our young people are growing into is shaped by countless connections between people, ideas and systems. 

From global events and emerging technologies to everyday decisions, students are increasingly required to navigate information that is interconnected and constantly evolving. Managing complexity and interconnectedness is about recognising these relationships and understanding how one action, idea or system can influence many others. 

At All Saints’, we help students develop the ability to see the bigger picture by looking beyond individual facts and exploring the connections between people, ideas and systems. Through our partnership with the University of Melbourne's New Metrics for Success project, managing complexity and interconnectedness has been identified as a key element of the Quality Thinking competency. It involves noticing patterns, understanding cause and effect, considering multiple perspectives and recognising that complex challenges often require thoughtful, nuanced responses. 

This capability becomes particularly important as our Year 12 students prepare for their mock examinations at the end of this term. Success in Senior School is about more than recalling information. Students are asked to draw connections between concepts, analyse how different factors interact, evaluate competing viewpoints and apply their understanding to unfamiliar situations. The ability to think across disciplines and identify relationships between ideas supports deeper learning and stronger problem-solving. 

While these skills help students perform well in examinations, their value extends far beyond the classroom. The capacity to understand complexity and interconnectedness enables young people to make informed decisions, engage thoughtfully with contemporary issues and navigate an increasingly interconnected world with confidence and insight. 

You can encourage bigger-picture thinking through everyday conversations by asking questions such as: 

Shannon Armitage

Director of Senior School (Teaching and Learning)

Looking Ahead: Matching for Success (New Metrics)

At the heart of the University of Melbourne’s New Metrics initiative is a recognition that traditional methods of measuring educational achievement are no longer fit for purpose. In our modern, complex world, we need to ensure that students have developed skills, attributes and values that enable them to thrive and at ASC we are proud to have been one of the first mover schools to be involved in this initiative. This year, around 400 students across our three campuses will be receiving either a report or a credential (co-warranted by the University of Melbourne) that officially recognises their achievement in a range of competencies beyond their academic scores. 

An exciting, recent development in this initiative is the University of Melbourne’s “Matching for Success” ARC Linkage Project, which aims to understand how such assessments from New Metrics might be used to enhance, complement or replace existing tertiary admissions processes in the future. In the last two years, this project has tracked students as they transition from school into tertiary study and this year, for the first time, Western Australia and All Saints’ College will be involved. 

What is most exciting about this project is the possibility that tertiary admission centres across the country will be able to access a range of information about an applicant in their selection process beyond an academic grade or ATAR score that will better match them to a tertiary pathway and better predict their chance of success (hence, ‘matching for success’). For example, nursing as a career requires much more than sound medical knowledge. Nurses need to have highly developed people skills; to be genuinely caring people and to be good communicators who listen well. They also need to be able to work effectively in a team. Yet these are qualities that are not measured by an ATAR number or an academic grade and, traditionally, have not been considered in the course selection process. Other professions also have their own required set of skills and attributes that a simple ATAR number does not show. 

This year we will have over 50 of our Year 12 students at both The Studio School and ASC's Senior School involved in this process. With their support, and the support of their families, we will be better able to ensure that they, and others, are not only successful in their pursuits, but that the tertiary selection process is fair, transparent, and equitable, based on reliable evidence. 

If anyone is interested in finding out more about the “Matching for Success” project please do not hesitate to be in contact. 

Peter Langford-Smith

Project Facilitator (New Metrics for Learning)

Year 12 Examination 

Year 12 students can now access their examination timetable for their Semester 2 Examinations. These examinations commence on Monday 21 September (Week 10, Term 3). Further information can be found via MyASC.  

Personalised timetables for Year 12 2026 ATAR course examination timetables are available on SCSA website and can be accessed via the SCSA website and student portal. 

Rising Scholar Program

Curtin University is again running the Innovative Schools Scholars Program, being relaunched as the Rising Scholar Program (RSP) commencing in Semester 1 2027. 

The RSP offers students the tertiary learning experience at Curtin University while still in high school, allowing them to earn university credit. Students will engage with staff and students through any of the available delivery modes of the University (on-campus, blended learning, or online). The program will consider outstanding Year 10, 11 or 12 students into one unit per semester and students may complete up to 4 units over the course of the program. Students will be granted a full fee sponsorship for the cost of the units (some unit resource costs may apply). Units available to study include Business & Law, Humanities, Health Sciences and Science & Engineering and more. 

Successful completion of units through the program may be credited towards an undergraduate degree however, students will need to seek eligibility regarding CRL (Credit for Recognised Learning). Students will receive a Curtin Certificate upon successful completion of an RSP unit. 

Please note students should be clearly aware of the additional workload associated with these courses, and note that changes cannot be made to the ASC timetable to accommodate this.  

For more information or to find out how to apply please visit MyASC.