Senior School Report
SENIOR SCHOOL UPDATE
Information Evenings
During week 3 and week 4, Wheelers Hill Secondary College will be holding Information Evenings for students entering and moving through the Senior School in 2020.
YEAR 10
On Thursday 1st August, the Information Evening is for current Year 9 students and their parents. The evening will be held in the library between 6:30 and 7:15pm
VCE
On Thursday 8th August, the Information Evening is for all parents of students entering Years 11 and 12 in 2020.
The evening will consist of two sessions:
Session 1 (6:30 – 7.00pm) for current Year 11 students and their parents will be held in the library.
Session 2 (7.15 – 8.00pm) for current Year 10 students and their parents will be held in the same venue.
From 6.00 – 7:30 pm in L1 and L2 there will be a display by Domain Areas of the VCE subjects that will be offered in 2020. Staff members will also be available to answer questions and give information and advice.
These evenings will be an important opportunity for parents and students to learn about and discuss course options for next year.
Selection Process
This year, the student selections for Year 10 and Year 12 in 2020 will be completed online. At the Information Evenings, students will receive a letter outlining the procedure to follow with a unique password to use.
Year 11 2020
Current Year 10 students will be making their selections for 2020 during the individual interviews that will take place on Friday 16th August. Each student will be given a time to meet with one of the subject advisors. Parents are encouraged to attend the meeting with their son/daughter. No Year 10 classes will be running on this day.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Judith Riddoch
Senior School Leader
NAIDOC Week
NAIDOC week is a very special week in July, it celebrates the culture, history and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. To me NAIDOC week is important as it makes me reflect on my aboriginal heritage and think about the aboriginal culture and how it has changed over time. I find it to be a very inspirational week to see the indigenous peoples and culture which has shaped the world we live in today. I am 6th generation aboriginal, and I have no immediate family who is full-blood aboriginal although I still celebrate this week no differently. I watched the documentary on the great Adam Goodes during the week and was fascinated by him and his achievements in his AFL career. The documentary was very moving to see what he had experienced and how he overcame the issues. I am proud of my aboriginal background and I related to his documentary, I know of the issues my ancestors went through which were similar to Adam’s. It is important that we as a nation commemorate the week every year, as these people are the owners and the first peoples on our land, and they make us who we are as a country!
Zoe Robertson