Learning and Teaching News

We were proud to celebrate our Year 5, 7 and 9 students who achieved exceptional results in the recent NAPLAN assessments. To acknowledge their success across Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation, Numeracy, Reading and Writing, the boys were invited to a morning tea at the Tower on Tuesday last week.

Congratulations to the following students on their outstanding achievements:

Year 5

Nate Baldwin

Elijah Bartlett

Cameron Browne

Otto Calder

Benjamin Cipriano

Oliver Davis

Roman Kaminski

Harold Martin

Charles Moule

Winston Nolan

Ryan Noronha

Hamish O’Toole

Morrison Sowerby

Henry Trebbin

Oliver Walker

Jack Wurf

Year 7

Thomas Ball

Joshua Bany

Cameron Cleary

Lucas Crowley

Jaxson Grapsas

Archer Hardiker

Sebastian Kaminski

Maxwell King

Roman Krutil

Harry Maher

Alexander Michael

William Minahan

Edward Perpich

Asher Price

Liam Santos

Oliver Scott

Joseph Sullivan

James Tatnall

Loghan Zhang

Year 9 

Zac Andersen

William Broughton

Aidan Currie

Jack Davis

Remi Dehamel

James Doolan

Oliver Dyer

Caleb Fuller

George Henderson

Darcy Jackman

Charlie Kelly

Felix Law

Christian Manning

William Marshall

Aarav Patel

Riordan Patterson

William Quinn

Thomas Shaxson

Montek Sidhu

Henry Slack

Nicholas Steffens

Quinlan Taylor

Jesse Walter

Lucan Weigl

These results are not only a reflection of success in a point-in-time assessment - but they also speak to each student’s sustained commitment to learning throughout their schooling. We look forward to watching these young men continue to grow, thrive, and exceed expectations in their educational journey.

Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews – In Person

The Year 5 – 11, in person, Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews are taking place on Tuesday 7 October between 11:00am and 5:00pm.

For Primary and Secondary school interviews, parents and guardians may only book one interview timeslot for each student, per teacher.  Please note that if you attended an online interview on Monday 18 August, you are not permitted to book a face to face interview this is to ensure all families have the opportunity to attend a Semester 2 Parent/Teacher/Student interview.

Students are encouraged to attend these face to face interviews. If so, they must be dressed in full academic uniform. Details on how to book these interviews via the Parent Orbit App was emailed to all parents and carers on Thursday 4th September.

End of Term 3 Exam Blocks 

Year 7-12 End of Term 3 Exam Block schedules have been released to all students and parents. Please check your emails or access the Parent Orbit App for a copy of these schedules. 

 It is an expectation that all students will be at school for their exams. A Medical Certificate will be required, if a student is absent from these important assessment tasks. 

 No exams will be sat early. 

Other important things to note: 

• all boys must have their student ID card for their exams.  This allows us to mark our roles accurately.  If your son has lost his student card, please order a new one this week. 
• Please ensure boys have necessary equipment.  This includes pens, pencils, highlighter and calculator.  
• A student will make up a missed exam as soon as possible when they return to school.  Boys will be emailed make up session time and rooming. 

Request for Leave – Unapproved leave over assessment periods 

Please know that if leave has not been approved for missing assessment (assignments and exams), that a summative mark of NA will appear on the End of Semester Report for the relevant subject. This is in line with QCAA policies in regards to leave and missing assessment and includes events such as family holidays. Students will still sit the assessment on return to school, and receive formative feedback; however, the result will not be counted towards the summative result at the end of the semester for the following reasons: 

• Deadlines for reporting not being met 
• Conservation of academic integrity 
• Workload of teachers and staff around marking and reporting times 
• The validity of the mark completed in timelines given for the assessment 

Please note that this does not apply to leave that has been granted for approved reasons (Illness, etc.) as per QCAA policies.  

As this is a Trial period for the Year 12 External Exams, no ‘make-up’ exams will be offered. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they are present at all exams. 

Subject Selection Year 9 2026 

Current Year 8 students will be choosing their electives for Year 9 2026.  The Year 9 Subject Handbook has been sent to all families with initial planning culminating in ASH on Tuesday 26/08. Subject selections were due last week, and must be completed ASAP. 

Year 12 Night Study Sessions    

Year 12 Night Study Session will commence again this week - Wednesday night between 5pm and 8pm. Mini-masterclasses in External exam preparation are also being offered at the following times:

Year 12 Wednesday night study requirements:    

• Current ID card is to be presented on arrival    
• All students must sign in and out of the library    
• All standard library rules are to be followed (including no eating)    
• Normal student behaviour expectations apply; if these cannot be met, boys will be prohibited from returning to future sessions    
• Students are free to wear full College uniform or plain clothes    
• Students are free to arrive and leave as they see fit. Supervision is only provided in the library between 5:00pm-8:00pm.    
• Students are to be in the library only. This is not a time for sport or social gatherings

Marist Subject Support 

Marist Subject support tutoring is off and running. 

Tutoring is offered by Old Boys and takes place in the from 7:30 am to 8:30 am and also 3:30pm to 4:30pm Tuesday to Thursday each week.

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.

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