In the Know

From the Leadership Team

Welcome back

Jon Charlton, Principal 

 

Welcome back to School everyone, with an extra special welcome to our new students and families. While it is disappointing that within a short period of time we have gone into a lock-down period, I hope this time it will brief. 

 

All families will have received  communication from the School on Friday about the change in operations from today until to Wednesday. Information on our remote learning program can be found on KCEE via the 'Remote Learning' tab on the left-hand side of your Parent Dashboard.

 

We will continue to update you and look forward to seeing everyone back on campus soon.

As I mentioned at the Parent Information Evenings , it was so good to be meeting again face-to-face. To be fully human requires face-to-face contact. Presence, direct encounters with others, and engagement in the back and forth of listening and speaking is essential to our relatedness. Depth of relationship and connectedness is diminished if we are only able to communicate via technology.  

 

As you know, at Kilvington we live and breathe community. Our goal is to provide students with an authentic experience of human connectedness – where each person’s wonderful uniqueness and difference is celebrated, where everyone feels safe, where growth and achievements are applauded, where support is offered in hard times, where friendships are formed and deepened, where much fun is had. 

 

We are very much committed to building a connected and giving community – a community that is fully present and engaged and which regularly gets together face-to-face.

Kilvington 2021 themes

Our key themes for this year are Connect/Reconnect, Consolidate and Growth. 

 

Connect/Reconnect - our focus is upon furthering our relationships with all within our community, making the most of our regained freedom to meet face-to-face. 

 

With freedom comes responsibility. So it is upon all of us to continue to practice good hygiene measures: to wash and sanitise our hands and to socially distance as best as possible, and if we can’t, to wear a mask.

 

Consolidation - we will be working hard to ensure that any student who may have fallen behind in their learning, due to the impact of COVID, catches up with their cohort. We want to consolidate each student’s learning.

 

Growth - there are some opportunities for improvement and growth before us. More will be said about this at another time. 

Semester one character trait word  - Optimism 

Last year, the Student Leaders suggested Optimism as our Semester One character trait word. Irrespective of what is thrown up this year, we want to endeavour to stay positive, look for the good in all situations, have a growth mindset, and remain upbeat and optimistic. 

Class of 2020 VCE Results

Last year 142 students undertook at least one Unit 3/4 study sequence and 79 completed the full VCE. 

We are delighted to report that three students achieved an ATAR of 99 plus. 

 

Here is a brief overview of the results: 

  • The Dux, Harry Xi, achieved an ATAR of 99.35.
  • 4% of our students were in the top 1% of the State.
  • 9% of our students were in the top 2% of the State.
  • 38% of our students were in the top 10% of the State.
  • 84% of our students were in the top 25% of the State.
  • 20% of Study Scores were 40 plus.
  • The Median Study Score is 35.
  • Perfect Study Scores of 50 were achieved in Psychology and Biology.
  • One student’s Systems Engineering work has been chosen as one of the VCE Top Designs (one of only nine in the state).

Class of 2020 tertiary course offers  

As per usual, the range of courses offered was broad and diverse, reflecting our student's different interests and talents:

  • 18% of students chose Medicine and Health
  • 26% Natural and Physical Sciences
  • 21% Law, Society and Culture
  • 22% Management and Commerce
  • 13% Design, Music and Technology

Class of 2020 tertiary course destinations 

The most popular destinations are Monash University (50%), The University of Melbourne (20%),  Swinburne (12%),  Deakin (10%) and  Other (8%).

New Administration/Junior School building

Staff and students are delighted to be using the new Administration/Junior School building. And it has been wonderful watching the students enjoy the new playground spaces.

Board members met for the first time in the new Board Room at the last Board meeting of 2020.  It’s impressive. More importantly, before starting the meeting, the Board gathered at the entrance to the building under the Aboriginal flag where an Acknowledgment of Country was read.

 

I wish everyone a most productive Term 1 and year.  May we all perform at our best for the collective benefit.