Learning and Teaching News

Term 4 Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews   

 Face-to-face interviews will be held on campus on Monday 30 September. During these interviews, parents, students and teachers will discuss your son’s results so far this semester, including ways in which they are able to improve on their learning across Term 4. Students are encouraged to attend these interviews and must wear full school uniform.

Bookings for these interviews close at 7:00pm on Wednesday 11 September. Please note, that if you booked in during the recent parent/teacher/student online interviews, you are not eligible for face-to-face interviews in this round. It is one interview only per semester for each family.

Year 12 Masterclasses  

As we approach the end of Term 3 and the completion of normal timetabled classes for Year 12 students, our focus shifts towards our Term 4 Masterclasses. Masterclasses run for all Year 12 students across Weeks 1-3 of Term 4.

The Masterclass sign-up session is scheduled for this Wednesday Period 6.

For students who complete any General subjects 

To prepare students sitting external exams, the College has developed a Masterclass timetable which allows targeted revision in a class of each student’s choosing. For each General subject, the boys will enrol in three Masterclasses (e.g. three English Masterclasses) which cover different preparation topics.

Across the three-week preparation period, there are two Masterclass sessions per day, one starting at 9:00am (Period 1) and the other at 12:20pm (Period 4). Students are only required to attend these classes (not Pastoral Group) and can leave once their class has finished. For students who complete less than six General subjects, this will mean they may leave the campus after the morning session or not arrive on campus until the afternoon session. 

For all Masterclasses, students will need to be dressed in full school uniform (including blazer and College bag) and ensure they have all required equipment for their subjects (e.g. calculators).

Please be aware that it is a College expectation that when not in Masterclasses, boys are at home studying or making use of small group study sessions with students in similar classes with similar study habits. Boys should not be socialising outside Masterclass times during the school day.

The External Exam block runs from Monday 21 October to Tuesday 12 November 2024. 

For students who do not complete General subjects 

For boys who are not enrolled in any General classes, the College is running Skills Masterclasses across Weeks 1-3 of Term 4. These classes are designed around the concept of life skills required after school. While these classes are designed for students not completing General subject Masterclasses, if your son has a break in his Masterclass schedule and would like to attend, he is able to do so by enrolling in his course of interest via the Skills Masterclass link emailed to him from Mrs Gooley.

For the Skills Masterclasses, boys will need to meet each morning at 9:00am. Classes will run from 9:00am-11:00am. While there are no formal classes in the afternoon and boys are not required to be on campus, they are encouraged to take advantage of the support services at the College including working with Mrs Gooley and Mrs Franklin for individual help in career planning, developing employment resources or discussing tertiary education opportunities.

For all Skills Masterclasses, students will need to be dressed in full school uniform (including blazer and College bag). 

Further information on both Masterclasses will be delivered to students this Wednesday afternoon. 

End of Term 3 Feedback

Student results and feedback for assessment items can be accessed at any time by parents on Parent Lounge. Term 3 assessment results and feedback for students in Year 5-10 will be available on Parent Lounge on the afternoon of Friday 13 September.

Please follow the steps below which highlight how to access your son’s results and feedback. 

1. Open parent portal and click on “Parent Lounge”.

2. On the left-hand tab select “Curricular Activities Due” and select “view all activities” on the top right-hand side of the page.

This will take you to a screen that lists of your son/s assessment to complete or has been completed.

3. Click on a subject to view feedback.

4. Once you click on the subject you will be able to find the following information:    

1. Task sheet for assessment – this will outline what your son needs to do to complete the task successfully    
2. Draft due dates and due dates    
3. Criteria sheet    
4. Feedback    
5. Result 

Bachelor of Education Pre-requisites

Changes have occurred with the pre-requisite subjects required to study for an Education degree in Queensland. Please search the relevant university website or contact universities for further information.

Year 12 Night Study Sessions

The Night Study Sessions are weekly study times available to Year 12 students who wish to work in collaboration with their peers for assessment, complete revision, revisit classwork or work on external exam preparation.

When: Every Wednesday during term time from 5:00pm-8:00pm

Where: Senior Library

Who: 2024 Year 12s only

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.

A supervisor will be on duty from 5:00pm-8:00pm to assist if required; however, these are not tutoring sessions.

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