STUDENT ACTIVITIES    

TRANSITION TO SECONDARY

This term, several of our Year 7 students have been really excited to go back and visit their primary schools to share their experience of transition to secondary college. Liam, Gracie, Sadie, Monty, Alex and Genevieve confidently led discussion groups to answers questions from the Grade 6 students and help them feel more prepared for exciting changes over the next 12 months.

They were able to share how well they have settled into the routines of high school and how many different experiences they have all had in only one term including camp, swimming sports, athletics carnivals, interschool sports, leadership opportunities, music and so much more! It was an incredibly proud moment for their primary school teachers to see how much these students have grown in maturity (and height) in just under 6 months.

We would like to thank Andrew Gill for generously donating his time and expertise to create engaging snapshot videos of what Orientation Day and Year 7 Camp looks like at Mount Eliza Secondary College.  We loved being able to show off the amazing experiences our school has to offer!

SENIOR SCHOOL 

It’s been a busy start to Term 2 for Senior School as students work towards the completion of their Unit 1 and 3 studies. We are very pleased about the high number of students who attended both their teachers’ and external organisation revision workshops on the Term 1 holidays and hope that students continue to take advantage of these opportunities throughout the remainder of the year as they become available.

 In Week 7 (June 3rd to June 7th) , all Year 10 – 12 students will be partaking in mid-year practice exams. The rationale behind these formalised practice exams are to provide students with an authentic exam experience to better prepare them for their official VCAA exams. We encourage all students to make the most out of this opportunity so they’re able to get a thorough understanding of their progress thus far in their subjects, and what they need to do to improve moving forward.

 On Wednesday our Senior students participated in their first of two Elevate session where students learnt of effective study techniques they can utilise in their preparation for VCE assessments. Students will participant in a follow up ‘Time Management’ workshop in two weeks’ time in preparation for their practice exams in Week 7.

During Mentor, our Unit 1 and 3 students also participated in a GAT preparation workshop with experienced VCAA assessor, Deb Marshall. The GAT is an exam that ALL students enrolled in one or more VCE or scored VCE VET Unit 3 and 4 sequences must sit. Whilst the GAT does not always count directly towards a student's VCE results, it plays a very important role in checking that school assessments and examinations have been accurately assessed, and in determining derived examination scores for students whom for unforeseen circumstances are unable to sit their exam. During Practice mid-year week all Unit 3 and 4 students will therefore be sitting a practice GAT exam in addition to their subject exams