YEAR 12
Leaving A Legacy

Ms Lucy Fitzpatrick

Head of Year 12
lfitzpatrick@cns.catholic.edu.au

YEAR 12 KEY INFORMATION: WEEK 1

Thanking our Student Leaders for 2025

As we prepare to welcome our incoming 2026 School Leaders, we extend our heartfelt thanks to our current Year 12 Student Leaders. Their dedication, maturity, and service have made a lasting impact on our College community. We are proud of their leadership and the example they have set for younger students.

JCU Rising Star Scholarships

If your child is interested in applying for a scholarship with JCU, they will need to see the information sent via email from Mrs O’Grady on the last day of Term 3. Closing date for these applications is this Wednesday, 8 October.

Week 3 – Flexible Study Program

Students are expected to attend school during Week 3. They will have access to additional subject-specific classes to support their preparation for external exams. Mrs Ross has communicated further details.

Reminder for Year 12s in Weeks 1-3

Students have received information regarding Weeks 1- 3 of Term 4 (click on the link below). All Year 12 students are expected to attend these weeks (including VET students). They will be in regular, timetabled classes in Weeks 1 and 2. In Week 3, they can then attend alternative classes on their timetabled lines, in negotiation with their classroom teacher.

External assessment will begin on Monday, 27 October and finish on Tuesday, 18 November. All students received detailed information about this in Week 10 of Term 3.

Year 12 Attendance Requirements Term 4, Weeks 1-3

Graduation Mass Practice

Graduation Mass rehearsal will take place during the sports in Week 3. Attendance is essential for all students to ensure a smooth and respectful celebration.

Uniform Schedule: Week 1

WHOLE-OF-COLLEGE NOTICES

Term 3 Reports

Term 3 Reports have now been uploaded and can be accessed via the MyCE Parent App or the Parent Portal. Please click on the tab labelled 'The Learning Dashboard' to view your child's report.

Parents are encouraged to view these with their students, celebrating the successes and discussing the challenges.

Jewellery & Personal Grooming

Please see below the Jewellery and Personal Grooming requirements for the commencement of Term 4, as observed in the Student Expectations document found on the College website.

Please keep in mind: Students who DO NOT meet these expectations at school's commencement will be withdrawn from recess breaks, with expectations to be adhered to by Thursday at 8:30 am. After Thursday, further consequences that impact the usual learning program will follow should these expectations not be met.

JEWELLERY:

Jewellery is to be discreet, meaning not particularly noticeable, and is limited to:

1x Watch
1x Silver or gold simple necklace with a religious medallion or cross is only worn under the College uniform and is not visible
1x Small silver or gold sleeper/stud in each earlobe, onl,y no larger than 5mm

PERSONAL GROOMING:

Makeup, nail polish, and cosmetic accessories, such as acrylic nails and eyelash extensions, are unacceptable. Eyebrows are to be natural and discreet.
Hair is to be of a conventional style, neat and of natural colour, shade and tone. Examples of unacceptable hairstyles include, but are not limited to, mullets, undercuts, shaved patterns, lines, tracks, cornrows, dreadlocks, and marked contrasts in hair length, no shorter than a number 3 comb length.
Students are to be clean-shaven.

Stop, Drop & Go Zone Reminder

We ask that parents drive as far forward as possible in the Stop, Drop & Go zone at the front of the College, especially during wet weather. Please do not stop at the Teepee, as this causes traffic to back up and creates further congestion.