A message from the Principal

Term 3 is well underway. Year 12 now has less than five weeks of school left and last week completed their Trial HSC examinations. Enjoy your last weeks of high school Year 12 and please utilise your teachers’ skills and knowledge to best prepare yourselves for your HSC.

Over the past few weeks, I have signed a number of warnings of non-completion of course requirements or ‘N’ award letters for students in years 7 to 12 and I would like to provide the school community with some general information on this process.

A ‘N’ award letter is sent when a student has not fulfilled course or assessment expectations. When a ‘N’ award letter is sent it is a notification that the student is not meeting course requirements and that they are expected to submit this non-completed work within two weeks to their classroom teacher.

A student will be ‘N’ awarded if they are NOT meeting the criteria for satisfactory completion of a course as set out by the Board of Studies. A student is considered to have satisfactorily completed a course if, in the principal’s view, there is sufficient evidence that the student has: 

1. followed the course developed or endorsed by the Board;
2. applied themselves with diligence and sustained effort to the set tasks and experiences provided in the course by the school; and
3. achieved some or all of the course outcomes.

What all of the above basically means is that all students are:

1. expected to turn up to school every day and attend class;
2. expected to participate in all activities set out by the classroom teacher and 
3. expected to attempt the work set out by the classroom teacher (which will include at home assessment tasks). 

If you have a child who is struggling with their work and finding it hard to complete course requirements please contact me at the school and I will help you get assistance for your child through our learning support team so that your child will meet course criteria. 

If you have received a ‘N’ award letter recently and would like it clarified please call me at the school and I will be happy to talk to you more about it.

Parent Teacher evening will be held Wednesday 17 August from 4 to 6 pm. Students have been provided with information about how you can book interviews with teachers. 

As always, please contact me at the school if you have any queries about your child’s education.

Simon McKinney