DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - CURRICULUM

2023 BOOKLISTS NOW AVAILABLE

The 2023 Sacred Heart College Booklists are now available on the College Websiteunder the relevant year group in the ‘Current Families’ tab. They are also live on Campion Education's website. Parents can order online using the code WX6Y by Friday 23 December to guarantee supply of all items. All online orders must be prepaid. Orders can still be placed past the return date, but may incur a late fee. 

Parents should have recently received confirmation of electives and streams for 2023 via email, particularly for English and Mathematics. 

SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL SHOP: SECOND-HAND TEXTBOOK AND RESOURCE TRADING

Our P&F provides parents with the ability to trade second-hand items, except for College uniforms, via the Sustainable School Shop website (www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au). This service is easily accessible and preferences our school first before providing access to buy and sell items to and from families attending other schools. Access to second-hand textbooks, calculators, stationery, musical equipment and all other resources is available all year round. We hope that you make the most of the opportunity to recycle your child's school items annually as this will help all families at Sacred Heart.

SEMESTER TWO REPORTS

End of Year reports for students in Years 7-10 will be uploaded on SEQTA by the end of the day on Friday 16 December. 

ACCESSING THE SEMESTER TWO REPORT

To view your child’s Semester Two Report, simply login to SEQTA with the username and password you have previously received from the College. If you have any technical issues accessing reports (e.g. passwords) please EMAIL Mr Colin Bradley at cbradley@sacredheart.wa.edu.au.

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM GRADE

Student achievement is reported on a five point (A-E) scale against the Western Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards which describe expected achievement at each year level for each Learning Area, relative to the performance of the student's peer group. This is identified on the College Report as a State grade. Students will therefore receive two grades for most subjects: a School-based grade and a State grade. In all cases, apart from streamed classes, these two grades will be identical. In a streamed class, a student in Advanced might receive a 'C' (School) grade which equates to a 'B' (State) grade when compared to all students across the state. There are a number of subjects for which State grades are not reported. These include Religious Education, Project-based Learning, Astronomy, Sports Science and Fitness and Languages.

SEMESTER TWO ACADEMIC AWARDS

Students can receive three types of academic awards on their Semester Two Report. These awards were distributed to students in Years 7-9 at an assembly today. 

1. Sacred Heart Learner Awards - One student in each class is awarded the Sacred Heart Learner Award to acknowledge they have demonstrated one of the following behaviours/skills:
    - Innovation in tasks
    - Collaborative learning
    - Engagement in learning
    - Critical thinking skills
    - Perseverance in the learning process
    - Independent learning
   
   The recipients of Sacred Heart Learner Awards can be found here:
     • Year 7
     • Year 8
     • Year 9
    
2. Academic Honours - This is awarded to a student who achieves ‘A’ grades for two-thirds of the school-based subjects they studied in a semester. 
    - To be eligible for this award, a student must also have completed at least 75% of the total assessment for each subject in which they have achieved an ‘A’ grade.
   -  If a student has more than 25% worth of standardised marks for a particular subject and achieves an ‘A’ grade for that subject, the ‘A’ grade is not counted toward the achievement of Academic Honours. 
   - To be eligible for Academic Honours, a student must also achieve a ‘C’ grade or higher for Religious Education. State/Australian Curriculum ‘A’ grades achieved in Extension and/or Advanced classes are included in the calculation of Academic Honours.
   
   The recipients of Academic Honours can be found here:
     • Year 7
     • Year 8
     • Year 9
    
3. Always Striving Upwards Award - The Always Striving Upwards Award is a special Award that acknowledges up to nine students from each year group who, across the year, have demonstrated growth and commitment to the College, demonstrating this in their academic performance, Sacred Heart Learner attributes and co-curricular participation.
   
   The recipients of Always Striving Upwards Awards can be found here:
     • Year 7
     • Year 8
     • Year 9

YEAR 10 RESULTS AND YEAR 11, 2023

Students and parents/caregivers should carefully review and reflect on the final Year 10 results. Each student has received their allocation of subjects for Year 11, 2023 and should be aware of the process for making subject change requests.

YEAR 11 SEMESTER TWO REPORTS

Year 11 Semester Two Reports are now available on SEQTA. Students and parents/caregivers are requested to check the Semester Two Report to ensure all data is correct. All final marks and grades are sent to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) and are used for the calculation of the award of the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) at the completion of Year 12. Students and parents are requested to report any errors directly to me via email by Tuesday 6 December. Only the final marks and grades are sent to SCSA and not examination marks.

MAKING CHANGES FOR YEAR 12, 2024

Each current Year 11 student received subject selection confirmation for Year 12, 2023. This confirmation provides detailed information about how to make course change requests. Students and parents/caregivers are urged to carefully read all details on the course allocation.

TISC, AUSTRALIAN TERTIARY ADMISSION RANK (ATAR) AND UNIVERSITY OFFERS

Students are able to obtain their ATAR via www.tisc.edu.au by using their WA Student Number and a password from Sunday 18 December. Initially, the password is preset, with instructions on the TISC login screen. It is recommended that students do NOT use their school email as their contact email. The deadline for updating details is Monday 19 December, 2022.  Please refer to TISC's website to ensure that you are aware of dates with regards to university entrance.

Year 12 results will be available online via SCSA's Student Portal. To log on, students will need their student number and other personal identification information. Year 12 students' results will be available on Monday 19 December, 2022. Students can download digital copies of their WACE, WASSA and ATAR course reports from mid-January 2023. Award certificates will be available in February 2023.

Mr Lucio Cicchini

Deputy Principal - Curriculum