Dean of Studies

Student achievements and OLNA 2022

College Achievements

Congratulations to all students who were presented with awards and certificates at the final College Assembly (as pictured above).  The full list of award-winners is featured in the year book, the Koinonia, which has been distributed to the youngest members of each family, or is ready for collection.

 

Students from the Class of 2021 and students in Year 12 for 2022 will be presented with their awards at the commencement of 2022.

OLNA 2022

Please note the information from the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) regarding OLNA: 

 

To successfully meet the literacy and numeracy requirement, students must demonstrate the skills regarded as essential to meet the demands of everyday life and work in a knowledge-based economy. These skills are described in Level 3 of the Australian Core Skills Framework opens in new window. 

These skills must be demonstrated in:

• Literacy (reading and writing)

• Numeracy.

 

Prequalification 

Students who have achieved Band 8 or higher in any of the three components of reading, writing and numeracy in their Year 9 NAPLAN are acknowledged as having demonstrated proficiency in using a range of ACSF Level 3 skills in that component and will not be required to sit the corresponding OLNA test.

 

Tests

The reading and numeracy tests each comprise 45 multiple‐choice questions. Students have 50 minutes to complete each of these tests. The writing test is a typed response of up to 600 words. Students have 60 minutes to complete the writing test. The table below provides a quick guide to each test.

 

 

Numeracy

Reading

Writing

Number of questions

45

1

Question type

Multiple-choice

Typed response (up to 600 words)

Time

50 minutes

60 minutes

Disability Adjustments

A variety of adjustments are available

 

2002 Test dates (Provisional)

ComponentRound OneRound Two
Writing28 February–2 March29 August–31 August
Numeracy and Reading28 February–25 March29 August–23 September

Post-Year 12 sits

Post-Year 12 students can apply to sit the test for each component that they have not demonstrated the standard in. Applications can be made via the WACE after Year 12 page.

 

 

Mr R  Dowling

(Dean of Studies)