Senior School

Key Dates:

Mon 29 July: YR 12 VTAC Applications Close

Wed 31 July: Yr 12 VTAC Assembly in Explore

Wed 7 Aug: Yr 9&10 Subject Selection Day

(No classes Yr 9&10)

Tue 13 Aug: Athletics Carnival

Fri 30 Aug: CHES Applications Close

Centre of Higher Education Studies (CHES)

Opportunity to Study an Extension and Acceleration Subject in 2025

CHES provides high-achieving and high-ability senior students from Victorian government schools with opportunities for extension, acceleration and enrichment as part of their Year 10 or VCE program. 

Opportunities for 2025 Year 10 students

CHES offers Year 10 Enrichment Subjects (in addition to school curriculum). If a student decides to complete an enrichment subject through CHES, they will be supported through the Explore and Elevate programs at Wantirna College. Students will be expected to complete 2 or 3 hours of hy-flex learning each week (for the 15-week semester).

Four subject choices:
Research Matters: Independent research investigation of choice
Critically Thinking and Creative Matters: Critical thinking skills in real-life situations of choice
Introduction to Algorithmics: Solving real world problems using computational methods
LingoLab: Unveiling the Wonders of Real-world Language

Opportunities for 2025 Year 12 students

CHES offers four VCE subjects including Units 3&4 Algorithmics and Units 3&4 Extended Investigation, as well as first year university subjects.  Students have the choice to study a subject at 20+ universities including, University of Melbourne, Monash University, Deakin University, Swinburne and RMIT. There are a large range of subjects to choose from including:

Economics (University of Melbourne)
Exercise and Sports Science (ACU)
Health Science (La Trobe University)
Psychology (University of Melbourne)
Space Industry (Swinburne University)
Sustainable Development and Innovation Ecosystems (RMIT University)

Benefits to studying a first-year university subject include:

Credit towards a university qualification
Full access to university systems, libraries and resources
Academic challenge from an extension subject
When students successfully complete a HES they will have the title of the study, the year of enrolment and the university name reported on their VCE Statement of Results.
Contribution towards completion of the VCE as a Unit 3-4 sequence and subsequent contribution towards the calculation of the ATAR via an increment for a fifth or sixth subject.

For more information about CHES, you can visit the following website: www.ches.vic.edu.au

Information packs and handbooks are attached to the relevant posts on Compass and MS Teams.

Applications close Fri 30 August 2024 for the 2025 academic year. Students will need to apply through CHES directly through the website. Students must speak to me or Mr Black BEFORE applying online.

If students have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact or Mr. David Black (BLA@wantirnacollege.vic.edu.au).

Katarina Fonda

Senior School Leader

Learning & VCE Improvement

My First Speech Competition

Towards the start of the Term, Parliament made a nation wide announcement about a competition for Year 10-12 students to make a 'first speech' as if you were speaking in the House of Representatives. One student from each year group will be chosen to fly to Canberra to make that speech and undertake a program at Parliament House. As a College Captain and fellow Year 12, I chose to participate in this challenge and submitted a speech on the current housing crisis and homelessness issue that many Australians are facing. I hope to be selected to have the opportunity to speak at Parliament and represent Wantirna College and the Aston Electorate!

Nathan Bromfield

College Captain