Assistant Principal (Years 10-12) Report 

Report from Assistant Principal Jason Tickner

As Term 4 draws to a close, I want to acknowledge the efforts of both our staff and students for working together through curriculum and assessments across all subjects throughout 2023. In recognition of this we have once again held our Semester 2 Awards Assembly and Yr12 Graduation on Thursday 23rd November. Both events were hugely successful and celebrated the academic achievements of our students across all sub-schools.

Our Semester 2 Awards assembly was open to all staff, students, and families. Congratulations to our 2024 School Captains, Jorden Khauv and Zoi Spiliopoulou who introduced each guest speaker and performing acts, with style and grace. Well done to Deziah Fogale (Yr9) and Phuong Linh Tran (Yr9) who both played the piano solos with great artistry, impressing the audience. Many students across Yr7-11 were acknowledged across the school, accepting either an Academic Excellence or Personal Best award in each subject. Students were presented with certificates for these achievements. Special recognition must also go to a select group of students who received overall Academic Excellence or Personal Best at each year level. These award winners are listed below:

Overall Year 7 Personal Best award was presented to Mikaela LAY

Overall Year 7 Academic Excellence was presented to Harshika SATISH KUMAR

Overall Year 8 Personal Best was presented to Vaishanavi VINNAKOTA

Overall Year 8 Academic Excellence was presented to Calvin LY

Overall Year 9 Personal Best was presented to Israel MOEROA

Overall Year 9 Academic Excellence was presented to Khyber LUSTRE

Overall Year 10 Personal Best was presented to Mischa KOUMAKIS

Overall Year 10 Academic Excellence award was presented to Rin PRUM MONKOL

Overall Personal Best Award for Year 11 Vocational Major was awarded to Bintang RARA

Overall Academic Excellence Award for Year 11 Vocational Major was awarded to Elaiza Palalagi-Sundari

Overall Year 11 Personal Best Award was awarded to Ratanakviseth HENG

Overall Year 11 Academic Excellence Award was awarded to Jorden KHAUV

In recognition of Music excellence across the college there were also two awards music awards presented. The Senior Instrumental Music Award was presented to George PAORA and the Junior Instrumental Award was presented to Wilson KRAI.

Two very special awards were also presented Year 10 students at our assembly. The ADF Long Tan Leadership Award, recognises the student who has demonstrated leadership and teamwork within and outside the school, while displaying strong values, such as doing one’s best, respect for others and ‘mateship’. This year the Long Tan Leadership Award was presented to Bilal MOHAMED. Additionally, the ADF Future Innovators Award, recognises recipients’ science and mathematical abilities while highlighting the value the Navy, Army and Air Force place on STEM skills and STEM career opportunities within Defence. This year the ADF Future Innovators Award was presented to Rin PRUM MONKOL. Congratulations to both boys for receiving these prestigious awards.

Our Year 12 Graduation event was also a special night full of celebration and reflection. The Senior school section of this newsletter will have a breakdown of this event however it is worth noting down our special award winners of this night who are detailed below:

Yr12 ADF Long Tan Leadership Award was presented to Joe BONNYJOSE

Yr12 ADF Future Innovators Award was presented to Raymond DANG

Charlie Mizzie Community Leadership Award was presented to Tarnica MOETAUA

Ampol Best All-Rounder Award was presented to Monineath SEANG

Overall Year 12 VCE Personal Best was presented to Ashley SANGIL

Overall Year 12 VCE Academic Excellence was presented to Monineath SEANG

Overall Year 12 Vocational Major Academic Excellence was presented to Teiva UEA

Overall Year 12 Vocational Major Personal Best was presented to Soe Mar Yar Bee

SBAT Student of The Year Award was presented to Jumaed TEREVA

VET Student the Year Award was presented to Zaima SYED

Sporting Excellence Award Male Category was awarded to Justin CHAI

Sporting Excellence Award Female Category was awarded to Teiva UEA

At this time, I would like to both thank and wish our departing Yr12 graduates all the best for their upcoming VCE results and for all the challenges, experiences, and achievements for their lives as adults. I know that the time spent learning and growing at Westall has prepared them well for their future.

Additionally, I would like to acknowledge the efforts of our Yr12 leadership group this year:

College Captains Monineath SEANG & Joe BONNYJOSE

College Vice Captains Niza YONG & Raymond DANG

Sports Captains Vleniss TAN & Alexandros BALATSAS-KARTSIONIS

Wellbeing Captain Alexis BEREDO

International Captain Sopheathida SOK

Art Captain Sothica LIM

Vocational Major Captain Jumaed TEREVA

The above-mentioned leadership team have displayed excellence in all facets of their roles and provided great support to both staff and students throughout the year. I congratulate and thank them for their dedication to their roles this year.

2024 Booklist & Resources

In preparation for next year it is crucial that all Westall students start the 2024 academic year with the resources needed in each of their subjects. This includes required texts and stationary items. If students don’t have access to these basic resources, they are less likely to learn. Having textbooks is a basic requirement for every student! All parents and/or caregivers should ensure that you support your son or daughter by purchasing the texts and resources that are listed on the 2024 Booklist. If you are experiencing financial difficulty, and cannot afford to make this purchase the Camps, Sports, and Excursions Fund (CSEF) can assist. Families holding a valid means-tested concession card or temporary foster parents are eligible to apply. Each family receives $225 per year paid for each eligible secondary school student. Payments are made directly to the school and are linked to the student. If you applied this year, you do not need to re-apply unless your circumstances have changed. Information on how to do this will be provided when enrolment packs are sent out next week. The 2024 Booklist (Junior, Middle & Senior) are attached below for your reference. 

Next year, the families of students without textbooks and resources will be contacted to discuss the reasons why this may be occurring, to support student learning.

Students (10-12) who will be studying VCE subjects Unit 1-4 may be required to purchase EDROLO texts/portal resources in some subjects. These are clearly detailed on the Senior Booklist. EDROLO classes have already been set up and students can gain access to EDROLO resources and activating their accounts (Yr11s) or for existing students (Yr12s) the same login details will re-activate accounts for the 2024 academic year. All students accessing EDROLO texts and/or resources will have up until Friday 2nd February 2024 to pay for EDROLO access. After that time students will be locked out unless you have been identified as experiencing financial hardship. The cost of EDROLO for 2024 is:

1 Edrolo subject = $50

2 Edrolo subjects = $100

3+ Edrolo subjects = $150 capped

Information on how to access and pay for EDROLO can be found in the ‘EDROLO Parent Information Letter’ attachment below.

Semester 2 Reports

A reminder that Semester 2 Reports will become available on Compass on Monday 18/12 via Compass. A reminder that reports will display your child’s progress across all five learning behaviours, performance in assessments and for progress across Vic Curriculum Levels (7-10) and unit completion and outcome completion (VCE/VM) in each subject. If you need support in accessing students reports, please call the college for assistance where you will be directed to your son/daughters’ respective sub-school for direct assistance. To support you to be able to access student reports you may also want to use the ‘How to Access Reports’ attachment below.

On a personal note, I wanted to thank all staff, students and care givers within our Westall school community. It is my belief that this year we have continue to create a supportive and learner focused environment for all students to engage in a quality secondary education at their point of need and interest. As always there is room for improvement, and we will continue to look for more effective strategies and approaches to support our students education and personal development in 2024.

Jason Tickner

Assistant Principal (Years 10-12)