Learning and Teaching News

Year 12 Academic Schedule 

The rescheduled Year 12 IA3 exam block commenced today and will conclude on Thursday. 

During this Exam Block, when boys are not sitting exams, they are expected to be at home studying or completing other upcoming assessment tasks. As with previous exams blocks, the College expectations for this period are as follows:

1. All normal College rules apply.
2. Boys must arrive to and from school in full school uniform (including blazers and bags) and sign in using the QR codes posted at The Tower, Student Administration and The Champagnat Centre.  They are to sign out using these QR codes when they are leaving the College grounds.
3. Boys are to travel directly to and from school without congregating at shops, outside other schools etc.
4. Boys must arrive at the exam room at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
5. Boys must bring all required equipment (calculator, pens, highlighters etc) in a transparent container or plastic sleeve. Water bottles must also be transparent. This is in line with the requirements for External Exams.
6. Boys must adhere to the exam coordinators’ instructions at all times.

If a boy is unwell and cannot attend an exam, please contact the school to explain the absence. A medical certificate will be required to be emailed to the College at curriculum@marash.qld.edu.au.  Students will then be required to sit a make-up exam/s. They will receive email notification about the rescheduling of the exam/s so please ensure emails are checked each day.

The schedule for the exam block is outlined below –

Year 12 Sport and Recreation students will be on camp during this exam block. These students will complete their make-up exams on Monday 14 August. Please check emails for information about the time and location of these make-up exams.

The Year 12 mock exam block scheduled for Weeks 7 and 8 of this term will now be held from Monday 28 August to Wednesday 6 September and will include a mock external exam for every General subject. Students will return to normal classes from Thursday 7 

September until the end of the term at 3:10pm on Thursday 14 September. The schedule for these mock exams will be released closer to the date.

Year 11 Applications for Music Extension and English/Literature Extension

Any Year 11 student who is considering either Music Extension or English/Literature Extension for Units 3 and 4 (beginning Term 4 this year) must apply via the Academic Care Team office. Applications must be in by the end of Week 7.

Year 11 End of Unit 2 Exam Block

As per the College calendar, the Year 11 End of Unit 2 exam block was scheduled for Friday 31st August – Thursday 7 September (Weeks 8 and 9). This block will now commence on Wednesday 6 September and conclude on Wednesday 13 September 2023 (Weeks 9 and 10).  The exam bock schedule will be released closer to the date.

Year 11 Unit 2 report cards will be released in Week 3, Term 4.

Tutoring at the College 

Tutoring at the College is available for all students, and outlined below are faculties where your son can receive assistance. 

*Other faculties by appointment with the classroom teacher. 

Additionally, the CLE run touch-base tutoring for specific students in the College. For more information, contact CLE@marash.qld.edu.au  

If you would like an external tutor, please find a list of old boy tutors below. 

Assessment Calendars

These were released last week and form an important basis for your son's planning. Using this document, your son should be writing key dates (draft and due dates, along with exam block) into his college diary.

Please note that some subjects will conduct assessment during class time.  This will be slightly different per class. For example, Drama performances will occur across Drama classes which fall at different times. Your son will be informed of due dates for these subjects during class times.   

Year 7 Tutoring

The Academic Captains are trailing tutoring for our Year 7 boys on Mondays from 3:15pm to 4:15pm in Room 105.  This will start next Monday 14 August.  No need to sign up, just show up.

Year 8 Literacy and Numeracy

On Thursday 10 August during Periods 4 and 5, Year 8 students will complete a literacy and numeracy assessment. This is to provide our teachers with valuable insight into the progression of literacy and numeracy skills amongst these boys. The boys do not require any preparation but will need their laptops and a pen on the day.

Year 9 Performance and Pathways Conversations

Many thanks to the parents, students and staff involved in the Performance and Pathway conversations that have been occurring over the past few weeks. This has been a great opportunity to discuss what subjects your son/s is interested in for Year 10.

It is very important to understand that Year 10 is the year that your son should be trying different subjects so that he can make an informed choice of subjects into Years 11 and 12.  A key message has been to choose subjects that you enjoy and are good at. s

If you have yet booked in for your performance and pathways conversation, please contact curriculum@marash.qld.edu.au to schedule a time. 

Year 11 and 12 – Registering for myQCE 

The QCAA is running a competition to encourage all Queensland students to sign-up to myQCE – a platform to allow them to access key information and results as they progress to their attainment of a QCE by the end of Year 12. The myQCE competition opens on Monday 10 July and closes on Friday 15 September. It offers Year 10–12 students a chance to win one of four prizes: a MacBook Air and three Sony WH1000XM5 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones.  

To enter the competition students must:  

• follow the myQCE Instagram account  
• like a myQCE Instagram post  
• tag three friends in the comments  
• register for the Student Portal (if they haven’t already), log in and check/update their information such as their personal email address and phone number. 

Students can enter the competition and find more information at: https://myqce.qcaa.qld.edu.au/get-motivated/get-involved. The QCAA will contact the four winners by email, and their names will be published on the myQCE website, myQCE Instagram account and in the Term 4 myQCE update  

Senior Library Hours       

Our senior library is open from 7:30am every morning until 5:00pm Monday-Thursday. It closes at 3:30pm on Fridays. 

Your son is encouraged to head to the library before and/or after school to complete his homework or study, free from the distractions at home. 

Study Hall   

Year 12 Night Study Sessions      

The Night Study Sessions are weekly study times available to Year 12 students who wish to work in collaboration with their peers for assessment, complete revision, revisit classwork or work on external exam preparation. 

When: Every Wednesday during term time from 5:00pm-8:00pm

Where: Senior Library

Who: 2023 Year 12’s only

Requirements:      

• Current ID card is to be presented on arrival      
• All students must sign in and out of the library      
• All standard library rules are to be followed (including no eating)      
• Normal student behaviour expectations apply; if these cannot be met, students will be prohibited from returning to future sessions      
• Students are free to wear full College uniform or plain clothes      
• Students are free to arrive and leave as they see fit. Supervision is only provided in the library between 5:00pm-8:00pm.      
• Students are to be in the library only. This is not a time for sport or social gatherings.            

A librarian will be on duty from 5:00pm-8:00pm to assist if required; however, these are not tutoring sessions. 

Accessing Student Results 

Student results and feedback for assessment items can be accessed by parents on Parent Lounge. Please follow the steps below which highlight how to access your son’s results and feedback.

1. Open parent portal and click on “Parent Lounge”   

2. On the left-hand tab select “Curricular Activities Due” and select “view all activities” on the top right-hand side of page.    

This will take you to a screen that lists of your son/s assessment to complete or has been completed.   

3. Click on a subject to view feedback.    

4. Once you click on the subject you will be able to find the following information:   

1. Task sheet for assessment – this will outline what your son needs to do to complete the task successfully 
2. Draft due dates and due dates
3. Criteria sheet
4. Feedback 
5. Result