Secondary School News
Year 7 students on the first day of Term 3.
From the Dean of Teaching and Learning, Kathy Paul
Learning New Experiences
As part of the School’s Professional Learning schedule on Thursday 21 July, the Dean of Teaching and Learning with the Heads of Department visited Curtin University to see some of their innovative learning spaces including the Nursing Simulation Suite, Engineering Pavilion and the School of Design and the Built Environment. The Curtin University visit enabled the School’s Heads of Department to see progressive teaching and learning spaces which are collaborative and flexible in their design for students to help inform our teaching practices at John Wollaston, providing broader opportunities for student learning.
ATAR 2022
The 2022 Year 12 ATAR course written and practical examination timetables can now be accessed via the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) website:
The 2022 Year 12 ATAR course written examinations are scheduled from Monday 31 October to Friday 18 November 2022. In addition, all Year 12 students enrolled in ATAR course examinations are required to complete the online Student Declaration and Permission details prior to Thursday 8 September 2022. Please check your SEQTA Direqt messages for further information regarding Year 12 ATAR Student Declaration and Permission details.
Year 11 2023 Pathways and Course Selection
The Year 11 2023 Compulsory Parent Information Evening and Career Expo will be held on Wednesday 3 August in the BDISC from 6:30pm. This is an important evening for Year 10 students and parents to obtain specific information regarding course selection, course counselling and Year 11 2023 pathways. The University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, Curtin University and a range of Registered Training Organisations and TAFEs will also be attending the evening to provide vital course and counselling information to parents and students to support their decision-making for life beyond school.
Semester 2 Years 7 – 12 Parent/Teacher Interview Evening
Parent/Teacher Interview Evening will be held in Week 3 on Tuesday 9 August from 3:30pm to 6:30pm.This term for the first time, we will be managing the bookings process online using Edval software. Please note that only the bookings will be completed online; interviews will still be held face-to-face per the usual process. Parents will receive an automated invitation, sent directly to their e-mail address (note: not via Seqta direct message). The invitation provides login details and a brief “How to” guide. Using the instructions provided in the invitation, parents are asked to:
- Log in to Edval
- Check for any teacher initiated interview requests, and book an appointment with the requesting teacher
- Book appointments with any other teachers you would like to see
Please complete the booking process by Thursday 4 August. Bookings are strongly encouraged, as parents without an appointment on the day will only be seen subject to the teacher’s availability. If you have not received your automated invitation by Monday 1 August, please contact Shelley Bydder via Seqta direct message for further assistance.
Kathryn Paul
Dean of Teaching and Learning
From the Dean of Pastoral Care, Kylie Virgo
Welcome back to Term 3.
At our Secondary online assembly this week we announced the winners of our Inter-House competitions that occurred late last term. Congratulations to Ramsden House for winning the Inter-House Chess Tournament while Hale were victorious in the Uno Competition. We also recognised the students who were awarded Colours in recognition of their Cross Country performance and the students who were awarded a Character Merit award for achieving top Character Domain ratings in their Semester 1 report.
Congratulations to all of these students.
This week the Year 11s continued their Sigma Leadership Program with David Castelanelli with his session titled: Beyond belief: Achieving your wildest dreams. David imparted his advice and wisdom encouraging the students to continue being a kid when they consider their dreams; to have energy, to be fearless, to be excited. He discussed the idea of success being a choice and motivated the students to put aside fear and doubt in order to succeed. We look forward to David completing the program over the next three weeks and retuning to work with our Year 12s.
In a couple of weeks time Team JWACS will be sleeping out at Optus Stadium for the annual Anglicare School Sleepout. We will be roughing it in support of Anglicare WA's youth homelessness service, Street Connect that provides outreach, counselling and support to young people experiencing homelessness via its mobile youth resource facility – the Street Connect Bus.
If you would like to support Team JWACS you can donate to the team via:
https://www.anglicarewaschoolsleepout.org.au/t/team-john-wollaston
All donations received will help keep the Street Connect bus on the streets of Perth, helping WA’s most vulnerable young people.
We look forward to a great term ahead.
Kylie Virgo
Dean of Pastoral Care
Semester 1 Award Winners
Character Merit Awards
| Charter | Scott |
| Pearl Baidoo | Addison Brewer |
| Thomas Biddulph | Mason Burr |
| Chelsea Bydder | Dylan Cant |
| Lila De Sena | Imogen Coetzee |
| Codi Dewhurst | James Dumbreck |
| Tari Dewhurst | Devlin Flockhart |
| Elisabeth Diarra | Gabriel Gill |
| Holly Fleming | Jonah Lee |
| Alison Gangwar | Maylia Louis |
| Clay Gibsone | Lila McLeod |
| Elmerillea Jacob | Emily McPhail |
| Nicole Kipchumba | Chase Mitchell |
| Grace Kleyweg | Nicole Murazvu |
| Joel Knapp | Ashton Noordzy |
| Mcenzie Lee | Jaxon Prothero |
| Israel Ngoy | Amelia Seymour |
| Dinali Pathinaike | Rowan Smart |
| Anna Shaw | Matilda Smart |
| Noemi Tavernitti | Jayde Trinidad |
| Madison Tokeley | Georgia Van Den Berg |
| Hailey Utting | Mia Wall |
| Serah Waqanivavalagi |
| Hale | Ramsden |
|---|---|
| Thomas Bowman | Charlotte Adam |
| Menuka Ganegama | Chad Duggin |
| Lachlan Grant | Bethany Fisher |
| Katie Henderer | Georgia Smithson |
| Darien Jonker | |
| Pearl Sijo | |
| Nadia Tin | |
| Sebastian Warwick | |
| Sophie White |
Inter-House Competitions
Congratulations to Ramsden House for winning this year’s Inter-House Chess competition while Hale House took out the Uno competition last term.
Inter-House Chess winning team.
| Ryley Hall | Zoe Catherall |
| Abdul Sesay | Eli Millar |
| Jerin Solomon John | Curtis Tranchita |
| Beau Martin | Xavier Reed |
| Liam Cotter | Ka Chun Zhang |
| Daniel Pirie | Komalpreet Saini |
| Kyle Harrison | Milly Naik |
| Marlon Fini | Barath Thandapani |
| Bradley Syme |
Inter-House Uno winning team.
| Sarah Booth | Cailen DeGalt-Rohlf |
| Amy Crocker | Emma DeGrussa |
| Thenuka Herath | Aurora Ladbrook-Stagg |
| Mia Rogerson | Rylee Hancock |
| Sienna Macri | Lucy Power |
| Mikayla Clark-Drage | Naledi Nare |
| Meg Kwe | Jayden Thatcher |
| Joshua Gripton | Cooper McDonald |
| Eva Anning |
Senior Production Night
The Year 11/12 Drama class presents Girl Asleep by Matthew Whittet. It’s the late 1970s and Greta Driscoll is chronically shy, and much to her dismay her parents have invited her entire year to her 15th birthday party. When her beloved music box is stolen from her she goes on a through-the-looking glass style adventure, meeting a cast of curious – and vaguely familiar – characters, as she attempts to retrieve her childhood from the grips of a silent crone. Featuring awkward dance scenes, goblins, aging queens, and live music this production proves that you’re never too old to dream and enjoy some happy mayhem.
Dates:
Friday 5 August, 7:30pm
Saturday 6 August, 7:30pm
Sunday 7 August, 2:30pm
Location: Williamson Theatre
Cost: $10.00 per ticket
From around the Secondary School
First day of Term 3
Year 11 VAP guest speaker David Castelanelli
Year 9 Science Challenge
