Learning and Teaching News

Year 12 External Exams 

We enter our final week of External Exams. Well done on the application witness in these exams – it is very heartening to see our boys working all the way to the very end of the exam. For those approaching a very tough week – all the best in your preparation. We remain here to help if you need anything. 

External exam reminders for all boys: 

• the exam schedule with locations is available on the Orbit App.  
• they can book in times with their classroom teachers during their normal timetabled double periods to ask questions or review content in preparation for their exam.  
• the list of prescribed equipment can be found here - External assessment equipment list (qcaa.qld.edu.au). 

Year 11 Academic Conversations 

The Year 11 Academic Conversations continue this week, where our young men of Year 11 are invited to chat about their progress through Units 1 & 2, to see a way forward in preparing for Units 3 & 4. Details will be as per email communication sent last week – please note the deadline for bookings. For boys on an ATAR pathway, you will be given an ATAR Estimation range with a print-out of how this is calculated. There is room on this document for students to take notes – it is suggested that students bring a pen with them to these interviews. Any student who is on a non-ATAR pathway will be invited to make an appointment with Robyn Gooley (Program Leader – VET) to discuss progress and future pathway options. Any issues encountered with bookings, please contact Alicia Lee -  leea@marash.qld.edu.au.

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.

Request for Leave – Unapproved Leave Over Assessment Periods 

Please be advised that if leave is not approved for missed assessments (including assignments and exams), a summative mark of NA will appear on your son’s End of Semester Report for the relevant subject. In accordance with the College Examination Policy (available via the Parent Portal) and QCAA guidelines, events such as holidays, weddings, or family reunions are not considered unavoidable and will result in an NA for the missed assessment.

Students will still be required to complete the assessment upon their return to school; however, no assessments will be scheduled earlier.

While students will receive formative feedback on the completed assessment, the result will not contribute to their summative grade due to the following reasons:

• Reporting deadlines cannot be met
• Academic integrity must be preserved
• Teacher and staff workload during marking and reporting periods

• The validity of assessment results within the designated timelines

   

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

Release of 2025 Year 12 Subject Rresults and Senior Education Profiles (SEP) to Sstudents  

From 9:00am on Wednesday 17 December 2025, Year 12 students who have completed a QCAA subject in 2025 can access their final subject results and SEP from their learning account in the Student Portal via the myQCE website at https://myqce.qcaa.qld.edu.au. Depending on students’ individual circumstances, their SEP will comprise one or more of the following documents:  

• Senior Statement
• Statement of Results (students who have completed a QCAA subject but are not in Year 12)
• Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)  

SEPs are issued as electronic documents and stored in students’ learning accounts. Students can save their SEP on a computer or mobile device and provide it to third parties electronically or they can download it as a secure PDF and print it. Electronic SEP documents in students’ learning accounts are official documents. They contain an embedded digital signature to confirm they are authentic, and they cannot be altered. If students download or print their SEP, an employer or further education provider can scan the unique QR code on the document. This will direct the user to a unique QCAA webpage confirming the SEP’s authenticity. For more information see www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/assessment/results/authenticating-a-certificate. 

Please note the QCAA nor the college will print student SEPs. The QCAA will provide an option to request a printed copy of their SEP, and this will become available in the Student Portal when SEPs are issued and will close on 31 January 2025. SEPs will be posted during March 2025. Printed copies are free. SEPs printed by the QCAA are no different from those that students can print for themselves and are not official documents. They are provided for students’ convenience only. 

Academic Integrity 

With assignments due it is important that students are reminded about the nature of academic integrity.  All students in the Senior Years have completed the QCAA Academic Integrity course as part of their ASH lesson.  This course taught our students about effective academic practices, ways to improve their work as well as understanding academic misconduct (particularly plagiarism and the use of AI) and how to avoid this. 

Please continue to work with your son to ensure that the work he submits is his own.  Failure to do so is academic misconduct. 

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