Curriculum and Learning

REMINDER: Year 12-2026 HSC Assessment Student and Parent/Carer Information Evening

As per the College Calendar and Diary, on Tuesday 14 October, Year 11 students and their parents/carers will have an information evening where important information about the 2026 Higher School Certificate and course assessment will be disseminated and addressed.

The HSC Assessment Information Evening will be held in the College Gymnasium on Tuesday 14 October, commencing at 6:30 PM and concluding 8:00 PM. It is expected that all current Year 11 students attend in Senior College summer uniform and are accompanied by at least one parent/carer.

The evening will “walk through” the 2025-26 edition of the HSC Assessment Handbook, which includes the College’s HSC Assessment Policy and a set of HSC assessment schedules for each subject. An HSC assessment tasks calendar for fourth term will also be issued. These documents will be posted on the CANVAS Year 11 page and the TASS Parent Lounge/Parent Orbit App in the first week of next term.

It is expected that all students thoroughly familiarise themselves with this assessment information to plan and prepare for the rigours demands of the HSC year ahead. I also urge parents/carers to read this information with their sons.

A Personal Note of Thanks and Gratitude

By now the College community would be aware that after 25 years of service as the Director of Curriculum at the College, I will no longer continue in that role after Friday 26 September.

Working as the Director of Curriculum at St Patrick’s has been a very demanding but at the same time, rewarding experience.

I feel truly blessed to have been given the opportunity to have worked alongside so many wonderful colleagues and fine educators. It has been a real honour and privilege to have been a part of the lives and education of so many students, and to watch them grow into fine young men and successful Old Boys. That is why I do what I do.

I will be forever thankful for so many fond memories and the friends that I have made over the years and the support I’ve received from you, the College community.

This is my last entry in the Especean.

I wish the College continued success in the future.

Michael Cutrupi 

Director of Curriculum