Learning and Teaching News

Get to know our 2025 Academic Captains 

Name: Micah Nitzler

Role: Rush Academic Captain

What do you want to do when you leave school? 

Hopefully Mechanical Engineering. 

Best study tip you use?  

Making sure to utilise practice exams and past papers. To improve in subjects, I recommend doing pre study to prime your brain before a new topic/unit. 

When do you most like to study? Why? 

Starting at 1:00pm on weekends because it allows me to procrastinate during the morning.

What are you most looking forward to this year? 

I’m looking forward to the 2025 Ski Trip.  

What would you spend your last $20 on? 

A zinger box.   

Year 7-11 Exam Block 

Exam block starts this week (Wednesday 20 November) for our students in Years 7-11 and will continue until Wednesday 27 November.  

Students in Years 5-9 will all remain at school throughout the assessment period. The only cohort who are granted study leave (to study at home and only come to campus for scheduled assessments) is Year 10-11. Any student not up to date with all the required assessment items will not be granted study leave and will be required to remain at school. This includes modules for Certificate and Diploma courses.  

A reminder that if students are absent for an exam, a medical certificate is to be submitted for all year levels. Please also note that no exams will be sat prior to the scheduled exam block date. If your son misses his exam, he will make this up or be provided with an NR (no result) for that assessment item.  We ask that you organise appointments outside of these dates and remain at school until the completion of the school year.  If your son is leaving school early and not returning, you must complete an Early Departure form. 

Stationery Ordering 2025 

In 2025 Marist College Ashgrove is partnering with Campion Education for all our stationery and book supplies. 

The due date for orders is Wednesday 11 December. Any order placed by this date will be delivered free of charge to your home address and boarding families can have their packs delivered directly to the College. 

The stationery lists are now available, and parents/guardians can order online at www.campion.com.au.

Please note there is a four-character code to access the 2025 resource lists (3GGK). Additional instructions are included below.

Release of Year 12 results to students  

From 9 am on Wednesday 11 December 2024, Year 12 students who have completed a QCAA subject in 2024 can access their final subject results and SEP (Student Education Profile) from their learning account in the Student Portal via the myQCE website at https://myqce.qcaa.qld.edu.au. Depending on students’ individual circumstances, their SEP will comprise one or more of the following documents:  

• Senior Statement
• Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)  

 From 9:00am on Friday 13 December, 2024 ATARs will be available from students’ ATAR accounts – www.qtac.edu.au. While students should have already signed into these accounts, if they haven’t, they will need their full name, date of birth, LUI number and personal email address ready to set up their account. 

After ATARs are released, students can seek advice on QTAC applications by contacting Ms Jen Smeed at smeedj@marash.qld.edu.au or Mr Adam Knight at knighta@marash.qld.edu.au  

Academic Integrity 

With assignments due it is important that students are reminded about the nature of Academic Integrity.  All students in the Middle School have completed an Academic Integrity course as part of their ASH lesson.  This course taught our students about effective academic practices, ways to improve their work as well as understanding Academic Misconduct (particularly plagiarism and the use of AI) and how to avoid this. 

In ASH lessons, Year 10 students are currently completing their QCAA Academic Integrity course. This is a requirement for a student in Queensland to obtain their QCE, and our boys must complete it by Monday of next week (18th November) if they are to be afforded exam block privileges. In other words, any Year 10 student who has not completed the course by Monday will remain at school in Weeks 8 and 9.  

Please continue to work with your son to ensure that the work he submits is his own.  Failure to do so is academic misconduct. 

Parent Webinar Opportunities 

Parent Orbit App 

Student results and feedback for assessment items can be accessed at any time by parents on Parent Orbit. Term 3 assessment results and feedback for students in Years 5-10 are available via Parent Orbit. Please follow the steps below that highlight how to access your son’s results and feedback.  

School Tutoring Opportunities  

Tutoring is available for all students, and outlined below are faculties where you can receive assistance: 

*Other faculties by appointment with the classroom teacher. 

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