From the Director of Studies
Mr Riccardo Bombardiere
Upcoming Events
The next few weeks will be a busy time at the College with the following academic events scheduled:
- Year 8 Study Skills Evening Wednesday 5 May (Week 3)
- Careers Expo Thursday 6 May (Week 3)
- NAPLAN Testing Tuesday 11 – Thursday 13 May (Week 4)
- Parent-Teacher-Student Interviews
Friday 14 May and Sunday 16 May (Week 4) - Year 7 – 10 Semester 1 Examinations Thursday 20 May – Wednesday 26 May (Weeks 5/6)
HSC Minimum Standards Testing
The College would like to congratulate students in Year 10 as well as some students in Year 11 and Year 12 on passing their HSC Minimum Standards Testing at the end of last term.
All students in Years 10 – 12 who sat for the tests, successfully satisfied the requirements of the Reading Minimum Standards Test. The vast majority of students also passed their Numeracy and Writing Minimum Standards Tests. For those students who have yet to pass tests, there will be another opportunity at the end of this term.
If you would like more information on HSC Minimum Standards Testing, please follow this link:
https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/hsc/hsc-minimum-standard
Year 8 Study Skills Evening
Date: Wednesday 5 May (6.30 – 8.00pm)
The Year 8 Study Skills Evening is the next instalment in Dr Prue Salter’s workshop series with students and parents.
This workshop is designed to supplement the learning that took place during the Year 7 Study Skills Evening and will serve as both a refresher to effective study skills and as an extension to
the skills learned last year. This evening will be valuable for students and parents/carers and is compulsory for all students.
NAPLAN
Date: Tuesday 11 May – Thursday 13 May
Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will have NAPLAN Testing from Tuesday 11 May – Thursday 13 May. These national tests will assess students on their Reading Comprehension, Language Conventions, Writing and Numeracy skills. This will be the last time that our students will complete the paper version of these tests.
Students are undertaking various activities in class in preparation for the tests and they will need to bring a 2B or HB pencil, eraser, black pen and calculator (Numeracy) to the tests. The timetable below indicates when Year 7 and Year 9 will be completing their tests. If students are away for any of the tests, they will catch up either on the next day of testing or on Friday during the Parent Teacher Student Interviews.
Further information about NAPLAN testing can be found at:
Semester 1 Examinations
Date: Thursday 20 May – Wednesday 26 May
Beginning in Week 5, students in Years 7 – 10 will complete their Semester 1 Examinations.
In preparation for these exams, students will receive Examination Notification Sheets which will indicate key information about exams and provide directions on preparing for the exams.
In the lead-up to the examinations, it is recommended that students prepare their notes for each of the examinations, test themselves on these notes and practice specific skills related to examinations.
Between timetabled examinations, students will still be attending normal timetabled lessons and this will be important for students to continue learning as well as to finish practical tasks in subjects without examinations.
If a student is absent for an examination, please contact the relevant Academic Care Leader and give them a Medical Certificate by the first day back at school. Year 10 students will also need to submit a Student Assessment Form in addition to the Medical Certificate. While there are no formal opportunities for catch-up exams, other assessments and class tasks will be used to make a judgement on the student’s grade in the absence of their examination mark, teachers may ask students to complete the task as an informal or take-home task to provide students with feedback.
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