Teaching and Learning
Year 9 Course Counselling Meetings
All Year 9 students will participate in a 30-minute course counselling meeting at Kildare Campus next week (4 – 8 August). These meetings provide an opportunity for students and parents to discuss what Year 10 will look like for them in 2026, including subject selections and future pathways. Bookings can be made through the Compass App.
Semester 1 Awards Ceremony
The Semester 1 Academic Awards Assembly was held on Tuesday 29 July. A total of 96 students were recognised for their outstanding academic achievements during the first semester.
Academic Excellence awards were presented to students who achieved an A in English and maintained an A average across their other subjects. Academic Distinction awards were presented to students in Years 7–10 with an overall A+ average, and to VCE students who achieved an A+ average in two or more subjects.
We also celebrated students who achieved 'Exceeding' proficiency in NAPLAN for Reading and Mathematics.
It was fantastic to see such strong support from families at the assembly, acknowledging and celebrating the effort and success of our students.
Here is a list of student recipients of each award:
Academic Excellence Awards
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Dridan | Ayla Berryman | Cohen Baker |
| Sophie Gould | Kyla Collins | Isla Cladingboel |
| Bethany Larcombe | Evie Dickinson | Makenzie Fayle |
| Delilah Lubke | Allira Edgar | Nate Fountain |
| Xavier Mai | Elysha Franco | Ruby Green |
| Amber Merkel | Parker Goulding | Evee Hazelman |
| Achilles Murrillo | Sophie Gunn | Ellen Hennessy |
| Audrey Stewart | Brayden Haas | Yeji Kang |
| Charlie Haw | Tiana Knight | |
| Sadie Jones | Maggie Oliver | |
| Macy Kean | Addison Power | |
| Ayla Louttit-Lee | Charlotte Serpell | |
| Abbey McCarty | Sophie Tritton | |
| Evie McCredden | Gemma Van Zutphen | |
| Charli O'Donnell | Damien Whyte | |
| Ebony Peace | ||
| Milla Ryan | ||
| Lucy Smith | ||
| Olivia Thompson | ||
| Quinn Tomkins | ||
| Lily Warren | ||
| Emily Wilkinson |
| Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Emily McMahon | Rose Byrne | Claire Colturi |
| Azalia Palmer | Lucy Elliot | Bodhi Griffiths |
| Annabelle Turner | Mylie Ireland | Emma Head |
| Georgia Mahoney | Gillian Huggett | |
| Lila Mahoney | Bethany McCurdy | |
| Ruby Reid | Gabrielle McMahon | |
| Kyla Warde | ||
| Cora Wilson |
Academic Distinction
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoe Howard | Lily Adriaans | Ashlyn Carter | Daniel Adriaans | Coby Morgan |
| Harper Maddison | Zara McRae | Claire Dridan | Jamisen Knight | |
| Kayla O'Grady | Lily Dunham | |||
| Mila Palmer | Eden Maddison | |||
| Emily McMillan | ||||
| Zarah Brielle Mendoza | ||||
| Ruby Naujok | ||||
| Matilda Smith |
NAPLAN
| Year 7 | Year 9 |
|---|---|
| William Andrew | Cohen Baker |
| Zachary Brown | Lexie Howard |
| Patrick Dridan | Logan Ireland |
| Xander Eldridge | Peyton Olsson |
| Hamish Ferguson | Xavier Stewart |
| Jaxon Foley | Rylee Tyrrell |
| Harper Maddison | |
| Charlie Mitchell | |
| Judd Morgan | |
| Liam Vetesi | |
| Thelea Warren |
Year 9 Taster Program
In the final week of term, our Year 9 students took part in an exciting three-day Taster Program, designed to give them a real insight into what it’s like to be a Year 10 student at Brigidine Campus. The program offered students the opportunity to experience 12 different 30-minute subject sessions, covering a broad range of learning areas. These sessions were led by our passionate and knowledgeable Year 10 and 11 teachers, who brought energy and enthusiasm to every class.
Highlights of the program included engaging hands-on experiences in Physics, Health Services, Humanities, VET Engineering and more. Students were encouraged to step out of their comfort zones and explore subjects they may not have previously considered. They also completed a reflection journal throughout the program to help them identify areas of personal interest and potential future study.
To conclude the experience, students completed a survey about the program. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive - students reported that the subjects were engaging, the sessions helped clarify their learning pathways and subject selections for 2026 and they enjoyed the chance to try something new. The Taster Program proved to be a valuable step in preparing our Year 9 students for the exciting journey ahead.
This session was followed up by the Subject Selection Evening on Monday of this week which involved parents and students speaking with teachers of the Year 10 - 12 subjects and listening to a presentation about pathways. The last step in subject selections for Year 9 is attending the course counselling meetings next week held at Kildare Campus. These can be booked online using the Compass App.
Compass App – are you using it?
If you are not currently using your Compass App, please email lteasdale@sje.vic.edu.au to obtain your login or get any help required.
Learning Tasks
The Compass app can be customised on the front page so you see what you need to see. We encourage parents to add the ‘Learning Tasks’ tab to their home page so they can track when students have assessments due and then read grades and feedback once they have been marked.
Students at multiple Compass Schools
Parents can use the ‘Switch Accounts’ button to toggle between accounts.
Training Videos
Please use this link to access training videos.
Rhys Leslie
Director - Data and Improvement