Senior School  

End of Term 2 

Congratulations to our Senior School students who completed their exams in the last fortnight!  For many, it was the first time they sat exams in all subject areas, requiring time management and effective revision.  As teachers begin to return exams, please take the time to read the feedback and identify what was done well and what needs to be improved upon for the next round of exams at the end of the year.

Work Experience

Our Year 10 students are on work experience next week – many thanks to Mrs Haines in Careers for her dedication and hours spent organising and supporting the students to locate placements.  I do hope that the students take the learning opportunity from these placements to help identify future careers and jobs.

Progress Interviews

Over the coming weeks, Senior School will be organising progress interviews with Year 10 and Year 11 students and their parents/guardians to reflect upon their exams and Semester 1 performance.  These interviews are not designed to be a punitive measure, but rather to reflect on what we all need to do to best assist the student to achieve success in the upcoming semester.  A thank you, in advance, to Mr Santos and Ms Wood for what I know will be a busy few weeks for us.

Information Nights

Early in Term 3 are the Senior School parent information nights:

• Tuesday 17 July – Current Year 10 and Year 11 students moving into Year 11 or Year 12
• Tuesday 24 July – Study skills seminar run by Elevate Education designed to assist parents/guardians of Year 11 and Year 12 students to support their child through their VCE
• Tuesday 31 July – Current Year 8 and Year 9 students moving into Year 9 or Year 10

We do encourage all parents and guardians to attend these sessions.

Finally, I wish all Senior School students a restful and productive holidays – stay safe and relax!

Ellen Sawyer

Head of Senior School