EDUCATION

Year 12 Physics

Students in Mr O’Connell’s class used their advanced physics knowledge to construct a working motor. Complete with armatures, power supplies, and commutators. 

These students, Hunter, Jasper and Taitum, built exceptional motors. Three outstanding engineers in the making!

Education Perfect

In Term 1 this year 855,410 homework questions were answered on Education Perfect - this is a record for the College and we are so proud of all our students for adopting these positive study habits!

We are pleased to report the average growth between pre and post tests for literacy and numeracy below. Those additional homework tasks are having a massive impact on our students’ essential skills and will definitely translate into success in the classroom! Great work!

To keep this train on the track to excellence, a reminder about the homework expectations for Year 7-10.

Students are expected to complete set weekly tasks for literacy and numeracy on Education Perfect. These tasks will be checked by their teacher at the start of each week, and if not completed students will be enrolled in a support session on a Wednesday afternoon. Teachers are available during support sessions to offer assistance if students require it. If they do not attend on the Wednesday they will be enrolled in a Friday lunchtime support session.

A reminder that you can monitor your child’s progress through their login (their SCSC email and password).

Sheridan Graham and Julia Kent 

Literacy & Numeracy Learning Specialists

Urban Surf

Students recently participated in a government water safety initiative at Urban Surf, where they developed their surf awareness and had the opportunity to independently manage a surf session.

Digital Technology

At the end of term 1 some of our Year 7 Students participated in the Tinker Timeworkshop  at Geelong Tech School. 

As part of the Digitech curriculum, students will design and create an automated mini-golf course using the Hummingbird robotics kit, including cardboard, robotics and Snap! coding. This day long workshop run by field experts is centred around problem solving and collaboration using technology.

VCE - VM Literacy

Our year 12 VCE VM Literacy students made sushi in a real-world application of recipes in our Life Information Texts Unit. 

Year 9 & 10 Outdoor Education Update

Year 9 and 10 Outdoor Education students have been actively developing their practical skills and independence through experiences such as snorkelling, surfing, canoeing, rock climbing, and Trangia cook-ups. Students also had the opportunity to have learn budgeting and meal planning before their 3-day journey program. 

Together, these experiences foster resilience, teamwork, environmental awareness, and real-world problem-solving.