Parent News

Meeting Student Needs in Remote Teaching

As you are well aware, over the past three months the teachers and staff at Suzanne Cory

have been rising to the challenge of effective teaching and learning practice through digital means. During this time, the teachers of SCHS worked together to share their ideas

and practices and collected feedback from their students to direct learning in the

digital space. The Learning Specialist Team (responsible for improving students

outcomes through improving teacher practice and students’ learning experiences)

could not be prouder of the variety of strategies and platforms teachers used to

engage the students of SCHS and how well the students adapted and openly

provided feedback around what worked for them and what didn’t. Teaching and

learning is an important relationship between teachers, students and support staff; all

members of our school community have done an outstanding job through a difficult and

challenging experience. It has been fantastic to hear of students assisting staff in new

platforms and helping to build the technological skills of the whole class. Watching our

school come together has been one of the silver linings from this experience. After all, the

best part of learning, is sharing what you know.

Moving forward, it will be a focus of our team and the teaching staff, to increase the use of

digital technology and integrating different platforms into teaching and learning here

at SCHS; increasing student engagement and outcomes. It will also be our focus to

foster the learning relationships and build best practice for both staff and students.

Laura Ruddick, Nick Kemp and Kimberley Pye

(Learning Specialists)

ATAR Release and VTAC Application Dates

ATAR and Unit 3/4 Study Scores will be released 30 December. This is a fortnight later than previous years, due to the delay in exams caused by COVID-19.

Year 12 students will submit their course applications in Term 3, but can adjust their course preferences after submission. SCHS will support students to submit their Victorian Tertiary Admission Centre (VTAC) applications and Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) application in Term 3, finalise their course options at the end of the year, and respond to course offers at the beginning of 2021. Students can list up to eight courses in their application, so should include a range of courses and universities. 

VTAC Course Preferences Video:

VTAC Application Dates:

Brendan Taig - Careers Practitioner

Western Chances Scholarship

Western Chances provides financial support students across Melbourne’s West. Many SCHS students receive this scholarship to support them to purchase educational resources, such as textbooks, stationary, laptops, and Myki cards. Students can continue to receive scholarship support throughout their university studies.  

To be eligible for scholarship, students must:

• Demonstrate a talent (academic success, leadership, community involvement, visual arts or performance)
• Have evidence of financial disadvantage (e.g.  Health Care Card)
• Maintain good attendance and behaviour at school
• Have motivation for further study

Applications for the scholarship will open in July. Further details of the application will be published on the Compass Bulletin at the beginning of Term 3.

Brendan Taig – Careers Practitioner