Curriculum

Year 10 Examination Block

The Year 10 Examination Block commences Tuesday 17 May and concludes Friday 20 May. The assessments are written examinations.

The Examination Block timetable is available from the Year 10 Canvas page and students are reminded to note dates and times of their examinations. Students are also reminded to thoroughly familiarise themselves with the College’s Assessment Policy and Examination Rules posted on Canvas at the beginning of the school year.

Ignorance of the College’s Assessment Policy or Examination Rules will not constitute a valid excuse and penalties will be incurred for breaches of policy or procedures.

In particular, in the event of absenteeism due to illness or misadventure during the Examination Block, parents/carers and boys are reminded that a telephone call to the Year 10 Coordinator, Mr Herro, must be made prior to 9.00 AM on the day of the examination. Where possible, the missed examination or a substitute examination will be arranged within the Examination Block period. Immediately on the boy’s return to school, a medical certificate for the illness/misadventure must be given to the relevant Faculty Leader.

Michael Cutrupi 

Director of Curriculum

Year 9 Electric House Project

At the beginning of Term 2, students have made progress on their Electric House Project and are now at the stage of building their second floors and adding in circuits for the first floor of their houses. Students have completed the structural base of their first floor, with rooms such as bedrooms, bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room, and now parallel and series circuits for lighting, buzzers and fans are beginning to be formed. Fans use a motor with a spinning rod, where paper or polystyrene can be attached to create the shape of the blades of a fan. Lighting uses AA batteries with both LED and halogen options throughout the house, and a doorbell is constructed using a 9V battery in a circuit with a buzzer. All these features and circuits throughout the house use switches made from paperclips and paper fasteners to control whether the features are on or off. After constructing their second floor including circuits in the coming weeks, it won’t be long before students can present their completed houses to members of staff and students across the school.

Surekha Chander

Leader of Learning Science