Learning and Teaching News

NAPLAN

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests for Years 7 and 9 will take place in Weeks 7 and 8 of this term. These assessments are an important way of tracking your child's academic progress and identifying areas for improvement. To help ensure your child feels confident and well-prepared, we encourage them to take part in practice sessions. The public demonstration site (https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/public-demonstration-site) offers valuable resources where students can access practice questions and familiarise themselves with the test format. Our students will also continue engaging in literacy and numeracy initiatives during their classes to support their preparation for the upcoming tests.

In Week 4, students in Year 7 and 9 participated in NAPLAN readiness testing. If your son was absent, please note that this event was primarily for system testing and for students to become familiar with the platform. He can still log on to the public demonstration site (link above) to practice and get familiar with the format.

The specific testing schedule for NAPLAN has been sent to parents of Years 7 and 9 students via email (and is also listed below).

A reminder that students will need to bring:

• A fully charged laptop
• Charger (for IT support)
• Wired headphones/earphones
• A pen

• A water bottle

   

If you have any questions about NAPLAN, please contact Mrs. Leigh Jackson, Assistant Head of College – Learning and Teaching – Middle Years, at jacksonl@marash.qld.edu.au

Head of College Award Winners

Effective learning takes place through effort. This can be seen in behaviour, preparedness and keeping on top of work. These efforts are recognised through our Head of College awards, and we congratulate the following boys for achieving an A in all behaviour, application and effort rating areas in their 2025 Semester 2 report:

Year 5, 2025

Benjamin Armstrong, Frederick Barber, Patrick Beacroft, Henry Biggs, Nicholas Bounas, Elijah Branford, Otto Calder, Benjamin Cipriano, Hugo Danckert, Marlon Davies, Charlie Davis, Oliver Davis, Andre Dua, Xavier Fruk, Preston Gallagher-Beck, Carter Gladwin, Nate Hodgetts, Roman Kaminski, Henry Krinke, Lachlan Mitchell, Ryan Noronha, Harry O'Shea, Raphael Pennisi, Daniel Perpich, Edmond Porter, Case Purcell, Jasper Ryan, Arthur Sheahan, Carter  Sorbie, Morrison Sowerby, Lachlan Stephen, Jed Stevens, Iggy Tognini, Henry Tracey, Harry Vickers, Henry Vos, Ryan Wallington, Anderson Wild, Josef Windisch, Jack Woollard, Jack Wurf, Torben Zupp

Year 6, 2025

Harrison Davis, Conleth McKenna, Miguel Pua, Daniel Sadimenko, Ruben Vos, Jack Felix, Edward Hallo, William Jackson, Charles Mackay, Corey Murphy, Toby Patricks, Rory van Gent, Viaan Fernando, Maverick Hardiker, Daniel Larme, Darcy Muir-McCarey, Ned O'Farrell, Jimmy Ryan, Bailey Scholz, Man Shui Yeung, Tejas Koirala, Edward Moloney, Callum Murphy, Cameron Murphy, Remington Taylor, Harry Geraghty, Alexander Grealy, Oscar Munro, Jackson Real, Jack White, George Coulter, Hamish Donnelly, Noah Newman, Lucas Puzey-Reitmayer, Thomas Stevens, Perry Ballinger, Joseph Cairns, Spencer Davis-Dodd, Jack James, Harrison Kirkman, Charlie Maclean, Emerson Maxwell, James Midgley, Leo Scuderi, Patrick Thirgood, Max Davis, Chandler Forrest, Olivier Grammare, Matthew Hendrick

Year 7, 2025

Joseph Allen, Lincoln Bartlett, Jonathan Lutkic, Oliver Monaghan, Daniel Pinchbeck, Xavier Ross, Oliver Scott, Jack Willoughby, Xia Xia, Thomas Bounas, Sebastian Kaminski, Roman Krutil, James Snow, Edward Tickle, Barnaby Armstrong, Virom Bastara, Mitchell Belyea, Jake Byrne, James Channells, Archer  Hardiker, Aidan Rainbow, Oliver Rolls, Liam Santos, Henry George, Patrick Hambleton, Harrison Heisel, Harry Maher, Samuel Martin, Dominic Rowe, George Scerri, Finn Vincent, Charlie Baker, Balthazar Caesar, Benjamin Herrera, Thomas Martin, James Sexton, Joseph Sullivan, Toby Watherston, Finn Beaver, Jaxson Grapsas, Patrick Keating, Samuel Mellifont, Toby Mullin, George Padilla, George Robertson, Sebastian Trowse, Rhys Adams, Sebastian Averillo, Dominic Guinea, Nicholas Lepelaar, Flynn Ashford, Flynn Barrett, Arthur Grinham, Maxwell King, Hugo Moore, Lachlan Widt

Year 8, 2025

Thomas Di Sipio, Oliver Holt, Andy Robbins, Ronan Sadimenko, Harry Anderson, Frankie Hain, Xavier Hill, Luke Keir, Hamish McAndrew, Flynn Mohr,Benji Skinner, Darcy White, Nicolas Cienfuegos, Casey Kuhnert, Toby Mannix, Matthew Davies, Tommy Guerrero Hayllar, Jack Hamilton, Lincoln Hughes, Henry Mackay, Leo O'Rourke, Toby Russell, Kobe Summers, Pedro Chadud, Thomas Graham, George Holland, James Phelan, Quinton Reibelt, James Stute, Hugh Sutton, Noah Watherston, Meredith Chee, Tristan Krueger, Luca Pennisi, Julian Bishop, Louis Fornazaric, Isaac Gervais, Alexander Holding, Hunter Kayra, Harvey Pye, Severiano Ahlholm, Ned Clifford, William Croft, Joshua McLean

Year 9, 2025

Thomas Davis, Remi Dehamel, Teo Dehamel, James Doolan, Kieran Dwyer, Xavier Kelly, Lachlan Nicholas, Gabriel Pua, Reilly Keane, Yuvraj Keeney, Jack Lambley, Felix Law, Tyson Pinna, Xavier Tyndall, Isaac Bell, Harris Braid, Nathaniel Christison, Oliver Dyer, Jackson Harney, Christopher Hartfiel, Angus Mortimer, Eamon Reeves, Mitchell Stacey, Charles Bishop, James Burt, Darcy Jackman, Hudson Melrose, Tom Corby, Leo Doolan, Luke Smith, Henry Walker, Kenneth Brian, William Broughton, William Dunn, Jack Dunstan, Matthew Kepka, Thomas Shaxson, Parker Stayte, Archie Breitkreuz, Sam Coleman, Oliver Davis-Dodd, Caleb Fuller, George Henderson, Dohyon Park, Aarav Patel, Toby Saunders, Lucas Weigl, Andrew Boys, Cormac Deady, Charlie Kelly, Ben Pollock, Thomas Ryan, Archer Smythe, Maverick Tucker, Andrew Vetter

Year 10, 2025

Declan Barbaro, Luke Dwyer, Thomas Ghidella, Benjamin Gilbert, Julian Lewis, Jack Liddell, Harrison Monaghan, Sherman Ngatia, Harrison Smith, Alastair Williams, Rome Danckert, Thomas Freshney, Riley Kennedy, Lachlan McAndrew, Christiano Nodari, Aiden O'Reilly, Kane Patricks, Joseph Richards, Joshua Simonetti, Shehan Tenison, Oscar White, Fletcher Young, Hamish Ansell, Leo Barre, Guy de Putron, Oliver Leigh, Max McBride, Joseph Niere, William Stigter, Luca Bordignon, Callum Curtin, Archer Engstrom, Jakub Falcnik, Jack Northcote, Thomas Revis, Kiedis Shepherd, Joseph Stirling, Fraser Ullman, Cooper Willmann, Fletcher Byrnes, Theo Calder, Jack Cannon, Rafael Gonsalves, Aidan Mansul, Finn Monkivitch, Thomas Stute, Arthur Sweedman, Thomas Bartlett, Jeremy Harvey, Harrison Hind, Tarkyn Howard, Hamish Jackson, Caleb Van Coevorden, Lachlan Chandler, Ben Flanagan, Mitchell Hale-Robertson, Jonah Horgan, Murphy Lunney, Nicolas Pola, Adrian Simon, Toby Banner, Julian Cassar, Patrick Collins, Charlie Harris, Isaac Mahoney, Jacob Newman, Benjamin Thirgood

Year 11, 2025

Llewellyn Carrigan, James Dee, Cade Kelly, Darcy Mill, Nathaniel Neville, Fletcher Wessling, Dylan Jennison, William Lambley, William Beaton, Luke Garvey, James Johnston, Sebastian Martinuzzi, Malachi Artho, Cooper Chugg, Angus Miller, Henry Robinson, Lucas Boshoff, Fletcher Carlson, Thomas Farrell, Harper Frazier, Hudson O'Neill, Matthew Stower, Caden Tucker, Aiden Agnew, Tyson Cooper, Lucas Dempsey, Callum Doherty, Alessander Javier, Ryan Mullin, Max McGuinness, Joseph Murphy, Connor Parsons, Heath Parsons, Daniel Thirgood, William Davis, Isaac McDonnell, Archie Searle

Student Monitoring Week 

Mentoring weeks begin in Week 4 with a focus on students developing a clear and precise academic goal for Term 1, 2026. Students will be engaging with their subject results, overall GPA and their learning processes.

These weeks provide an opportunity for conversations between students and teachers, and it is important for boys to identify their goals, the processes that need to be changed and a timeline of implementation. Some key guiding questions will be:

• What is my goal? 
• What is my current habit that may limit me from reaching this goal?
• What habits need to change for me to achieve this goal?
• What is my timeline for achievement?

Assessment Schedules  

Assessment schedules have been released.  This document outlines the dates of all summative assessments your sons will have throughout the term. Parents and students are encouraged to review these documents so our boys can manage their time effectively, plan their study routines, and approach assessments with confidence. 

Please note that assessment due in ‘Exam Block’ can take place any day during the exam block week.  Boys are to be ready for their exam from the start of exam block.  Year level specific exam block schedules will be released late next week. 

All students from Years 7-11 are expected to be present at school during the Term 1 exam block. Year 12s will not be required to be at school when they do not have an exam rostered but must be available during the entire exam block. For any student from Years 7 – 12, please do not arrange holidays during this time.  If your son is unwell, he will need to obtain a medical certificate. 

Boys will be able to locate the schedule in the Orbit app and Student Café on the portal under “Exam and Assessment Schedule Information”. Your son is encouraged to download this schedule and transfer assessment dates to his College Diary and any home planners. Please note that the Parent Orbit app will eventually become the primary source of this information, as the College will be moving to this platform in future terms.

Old Boys Tutoring List

Please find here a list of Old Boys who are available to tutor your son outside of school hours. This list can also be located on the parent portal or via this link. Please note it is the parent’s responsibility to organise and liaise tutoring times with the Old Boys.

Marist Subject Support 

Marist Subject Support tutoring is off and running. 

Tutoring is offered by Old Boys and takes place in the Primary Library and I109 from 7:30am to 08:30am and also 3:30pm to 4:30pm Tuesday to Thursday each week.

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