SCHOOL OF POSSIBILITIES

Congratulations to the Year 12 students for officially graduating from St Anne’s College!

The Year 12 students celebrated this incredibly momentous occasion with a special ceremony on Friday last week. The evening began at the College where students were presented with their graduation certificates. This was followed by a special dinner event at the Woolshed at Emerald Bank with special speeches and the presentation of awards.

It is the final step in our Year 12 students’ journey which is also an incredibly important step in the St Anne’s College journey as these students become the inaugural graduating class and inaugural college alumni.

We wish you all the very best on your next chapter!

This week we commenced formal classes with our Unit 1 and Unit 3 students for 2025.  The students have embraced this challenge in a positive manner and have been fully engaged in their classes.  Our Year 12 students have been using their study classes productively and have been allocated an area specifically designed for this purpose.  It has been wonderful to watch our Year 12 students quietly working on tasks in their study time. Many students have taken it upon themselves to commence holiday homework this week which demonstrates the learner assets of self-managers, researchers, communicators and collaborators to the full extent. We encourage all students to use the two weeks of ECP to its fullest to make a positive start to their VCE studies. 

We welcome a number of new teachers to the Senior School to teach our VCE students next year and for the early commencement classes this week and next.

Emma O’Keeffe is taking on our Unit 3&4 Health and Human Development class. Emma is an experienced health teacher who is dedicated and committed to ensuring that she gets the best out of all of her students.  We thank Emma who is taking this class in addition to her duties and role with the School of Wonder.

We welcome Georgia Sofra as a new staff member to our school. Georgia will be teaching a range of senior math classes. Our students are fortunate to have such a wonderful, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and experienced teacher to guide them in their studies next year.

Kaitlin Bonner will be teaching Unit 1&2 Food Studies and Health and Human Development.  For an early career teacher Kaitlin’s preparation, teaching of classes and knowledge of her subject areas is second to none. We are thrilled to welcome Kaitlin as a teacher in the senior secondary school next year.

We will hold our Leadership Day for the 2025 Year 12 students next week on Thursday at Belcibo & Co in Fryers St Shepparton. Students need to attend school first thing in the morning and be marked off in Pastoral Group and should be here at the expected time of 8.55am.  After PG time students will then go by bus to Belcibo & Co. The day is designed to bring the group together as a whole and to guide our student leaders in a number of workshops. The day will be facilitated by Kate Wilde who is an engaged presenter and has expertise in working with school groups and leadership groups. Morning tea and lunch will be provided on the day. All dietary requirements have been forwarded to the venue and these will be catered for on the day.

After lunch students will partake in some group activities and will complete some goal setting for Year 12.  Students will be dismissed from the venue at 2.30pm and are asked to make their own way home. Students can walk to the bus exchange at NDC to catch their usual bus home or make other arrangements. If any student has any difficulty getting home they are asked to communicate this with either Mez or Sarah.

The booklist for 2025 has now been emailed home to families of Yr 10, 11 and 12 students in 2025, along with a letter explaining the resources and how to order. You will also find these important documents on PAM as well as a link below. A reminder that all students in Yr 10, 11 and 12 in 2025 must provide their own textbooks and stationery. It is very important that students start the 2025 year with the learning materials they require, to ensure they are prepared for success. 

Second Hand Textbook Sale 

St Anne’s College Year 11 VCE-VM students are running a second hand textbook sale and are asking students to bring in their textbooks that they no longer require to be sold at this sale. When giving in these books we require an envelope with the students name selling the book and how much they would like to sell their book for. Please use the attached price guide when nominating a price for your books. We will be accepting books as of Thursday 21 November and they can be given to the office reception, SOP leaders or a VCE-VM student. Students can reserve a book for 24 hours if they don’t have money on the day. The store will only accept cash payment and no change will be provided. All money and unsold books will be returned by the end of Tuesday 3 December. 

The sale will be held in Meeting Room 1 next to reception at recess and lunch on the following days:

- Tuesday 26 November

- Thursday 28 November

- Monday 2 December

- Tuesday 3 December

If students in Yr 10 and 11 have not collected their Semester 2 exams from the Yr 10 and Unit 2 VCE staff, we ask them to come to Collab at lunchtime Monday 2 December and Tuesday 3 December. Any exams left uncollected after this time will be disposed of. 

Hi Year 12,

Please find attached a list of CHANGE OF PREFERENCE (CoP) DATES, EVENTS, AND INSTITUTION CONTACTS.

A reminder that VTAC CoP closes 12pm Saturday 14 December.

If you would like careers advice after you receive your results (Thursday 12th December) please make a booking via the careers booking website.

Go to the St Anne's College Kialla careers website to make your booking - https://www.sackiallacareers.com.au/

Click on Book an Appointment button on the homepage.

You will need to use the Semester Two booking EVENT CODE - rxsuk

-Naomi 

VCE study scores, ATAR and VTAC Scaled Study Scores will be available to students via the Results and ATAR website and the Results and ATAR app on Thursday 12 December 2024 at 7am.  Students will receive a statement of VCE study scores from the VCAA, and those who applied for courses through VTAC this year and have paid their VTAC processing fees, will be sent an ATAR statement in the mail.

Students who wish to receive their results online, will need to register at Results and ATAR before results are released. Registrations are already open, and students are encouraged to register soon. Note: To register, you will need your VCAA student number and will be requested to choose a secure password on registering.

If you have any questions, contact VCE Coordinator Naomi.