Senior School
Year 9 - 12
Year 12 Dress Up Day
The Year 12s were looking real snazzy last Tuesday for our much anticipated ‘Throughout the Decades’ Free Dress Day theme! Students from across our year level dressed up as iconic outfits from a variety of eras—think 70s disco, 80s neon, 90s streetwear, and everything in between. We had students in all sorts of creative and funky fits, from retro rockstars to vintage streetwear, and even a gold miner from the 1800s! We really went all out for this one.
The enthusiastic participation from the Year 12 cohort truly showed the rest of the school the togetherness and community spirit that we value here at Wantirna College. A big thank you to everyone who was involved in making last Tuesday a fun one to remember. More exciting events are in the works—stay tuned!
Kaustaubh Kishore, Tiji D’Amico,
Sabah Durrani & Sienna Reese
Year 12 Year Level Captains
Student Supports Across Senior School
Senior Boost (optional)
Senior Boost is a great opportunity for senior students to work in study groups and to complete additional work whilst getting valuable feedback from the many VCE teachers who are there weekly offering extra support.
When: Every Thursday afternoon
Time: 3:15pm – 4:30pm
Where: Senior Centre and Pathways Hub
Who: Open to all Senior students, Yr 9-12, not just VCE students.
Learning Recovery (required)
The purpose of Learning Recovery is to provide VCE and VM students an opportunity to catch up on required work / learning and to get additional support from teachers and members of the sub school team regarding their learning.
When: Every Tuesday & Thursday afternoon Time: 3:10pm – 3.50pm
Where: Senior Centre
Who: Learning Recovery is for students who have not submitted ongoing and significant amounts of homework and/or classwork.
Teachers in the first instance will implement strategies to support students in work completion and maintain high expectations around learning during and after classes. Teachers will provide appropriate interventions before any student is booked in for Learning Recovery.
If students are still behind in classwork and/or homework after teacher interventions and is deemed significant and ongoing, then teachers will consider student for a Learning Recovery session.
Explore (required)
We would like to express the importance of your child's attendance at the Explore program each Wednesday during Period 3 or at an alternate time if a VET student. Explore is compulsory for all students across Years 9–12.
Explore is designed to allow students to 'explore' who they are, who they can be, how to be their best and how to confidently navigate a lifetime of careers. Students engage in a combination of Study Skills, Career Education and Wellbeing and Respectful Relationship programs.
In addition, we use this time to distribute important information regarding:
Teacher and student conferencing
Subject Selection
VTAC
VCE and exam information
VCE / VM Information Evening
Please find attached the PowerPoint slides from our VCE information evening which covered a wide range of topics and administration related to the Year 11 & 12 VCE/VM program:
The Importance of Time Management
Research confirms that secondary school students who regularly complete their homework have higher achievement than those who do not. Parents/carers have a crucial role in helping their child manage homework. This does not necessarily mean helping their child do the homework. It is important for parents/carers to set routines and provide encouragement for homework completion.
Senior School students are expected to complete home study to complete class tasks, revise work, prepare for assessments and exams, and extend their learning. Attached is important information about the importance of Time Management:
James Doble
Assistant Principal - Senior School