Leader of Curriculum News
Dear Parents / Guardians,
I would firstly like to congratulate all year 12 students on their approach to the Trial Examinations. The Bagtown Conference Centre has been a very pleasant environment for the students, with all students being punctual and applying themselves well in each of their courses.
I cannot stress how important it is that students let the college known if they have had any illness or misadventure during this period so we can put measures in place to ensure they are not disadvantaged.
The Trial Examinations have run from Monday 26th July to Friday 6th August. All students are expected to return to school on Monday 9th August.
Due to lockdown concerns in Sydney, there has been an adjustment to Trial periods for some schools. This has resulted in an extension of the security periods for our trial examinations. We will ensure that the students have their examinations returned as soon as the security periods are over.
Languages and Oral timetables as well as Practical and Performance examination timetables have also been adjusted. It is important that all students are aware of these dates. Below is the link to access this information from the NESA website.
The HSC timetable has also been moved back a week, with the HSC Examinations now commencing on Tuesday 19th October and concluding on Friday 12th November.
It is important that all year 12 students access Students Online to update their own personal timetable. Below is the link to the full HSC timetable.
On Friday 30th July all year 10 students were invited to the hall to hear about the NESA Requirements and Marian Procedures around Stage 6 Subject Selection for Year 11 2022.
The students were engaged for the full hour on the topics of; Decision Making, NESA Requirements, Types of Courses on offer, the ATAR, All My Own Work and Minimum Standards.
Students were also informed on Major Works, Extension Courses and the different Pathways students can take in stage 6.
Students then had the opportunity to visit each KLA to discuss courses and requirements with the coordinator or senior staff member in the KLA. Students also completed a workbook covering common questions and important points from the day. Students can then refer back to this as a further resource.
All the above information, has been provided in a website that students/parents/carers can access on the Marian Portal
The portal gives all students / parents / carers access to the Stage 6 Curriculum Handbook, Curriculum Information, Interview Bookings and a video of each course offered at Marian. Offering the following drop down menus:
It is now important that students / parents / carers utilise this site to help inform their decision on courses for 2022.
Below is a timetable of the process now in place to help students in term 3.
Friday 30 July
iDay- Information and Ideas | The Leader of Curriculum and the Pastoral Coordinator meet with Yr 10 to walk through the process for subject selection for the 2023 Higher School Certificate and give an overview of all possible choices. Students can then access the Subject Selection Webpage, where KLA Coordinators have presented their relevant subjects, outlining the requirements and the structure, content and kinds of assessment tasks involved. |
1st – 13th August
Parent Information | All parents and students are invited to access the information on the portal (stage 6) regarding NESA requirements, course specific information, VET and the process. Information will also be given about TAFE courses and the possibility of ‘school-based apprenticeships’. KLA Coordinators will be available to answer questions from students at the college. |
1st – 13th August Appointments with Careers Advisor | Appointments can be made with the Careers Advisor, Mrs Farrugia, regarding post-school options (university, apprenticeships, TAFE, work). Students can book with Mrs Farrugia a sit down meeting or arrange a Zoom meeting for parents / guardians. |
Friday 13th August
Interview Day | Students and their parents MUST make a booking on-line via a link on the Subject Selection Webpage. for a 20 minute ZOOM interview with a Coordinator to discuss their subject selections, check requirements and answer any questions. Year 10 students do not attend school on this day.
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Monday 16th August Final date for subject selections | All students intending to continue at Marian need to have their subject selection forms completed and returned to the Office by 11.00am. |
| Week 7 - 9 | Subjects are allocated to ‘lines’ (groupings of subjects) based on student choice. Interviews with some students may follow. |
I look forward to helping year 10 students with this important next step in their schooling and meeting a number of parents / carers via Zoom on Friday 13th August.
Regards,
Mr John Seers