Year 11/12

Senior School news

 Semester One Exams

From Friday 7th June, our Semester One VCE Exams will begin.  The following arrangements will apply:

Friday 7th June - Year 11 and 12 ENGLISH

All senior school VCE students will undertake their English Exam on Friday 7th June 2019.

All students must be assembled in the Red Building Foyer at 8:30am ready to enter the exam room at 8:40am. The Exam will commence at 9:00am sharp and will conclude at 12:15pm.

Tuesday 11th June- Friday 14th June

Unit 1 Exams and Unit 3 Exams will take place on these days, please see attached timetable.

Any Year 11 student who has an issue with their exam timetable should contact Miss Corney.  Any Year 12 student who has an issue with their exam timetable should contact Ms Jessop.

GENERAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST (GAT)

Wednesday 12th  June, 2017 - 10.00am – 1.15pm

The GAT is a compulsory exam that must be undertaken by all students undertaking one or more units 3 and 4 subject this year.

Students must be assembled in the Red Building Foyer by 9:15am. The GAT commences at 10:00am and concludes at 1:15pm.  Students will be dismissed at that time.

WHAT IS THE GAT?

The GAT is a three-hour test of your general knowledge and skills in:

·         written communication

·         mathematics, science and technology

·         humanities, the arts and social sciences

WHY IS THE GAT IMPORTANT?

·         The GAT is an essential part of the VCE assessment process.

·         The test does not count directly towards your child’s VCE. However, GAT results may play a very important part in determining his/her final assessments for the VCE.

·         GAT results are used to check that your child’s VCE external assessments and School-based Assessments have been accurately and fairly assessed.

·         The GAT is used in these checks because its results are a good predictor of final assessment for VCE studies. If a student has done well on the GAT, they are likely to do well in their School-based Assessments and external assessments.

ABOUT THE GAT

·         The GAT is a single session three-hour test.

·         There are two writing tasks and 70 multiple-choice questions.

Students will only attend school for their scheduled exams during exam week and must be in full school uniform.

Please contact your child’s relevant Year Level Leader should you have any queries regarding these arrangements at the College on 5990 0200.

Year 11 and 12 VCE Mid-Year Exam Schedule

YEAR 11

Senior School Key Dates: Term 2

Year 11 Presentation Ball 2019

Currently we have 19 Year 11 couples signed up to do the Presentation Ball. Please see below lesson schedule that will be held in the red foyer at the College. If students would like to be a part of the ball they need to be at the first rehearsal date.

BALL DATE:  Presentation Ball Thursday 19th September 2019.

VENUE: “The Grand on Princes” 2251 Princes Hwy Mulgrave.

Northern Territory Tour 2019

Not long to go! The tour date is Friday June 21st- Wednesday 3rd July.  Please make sure medical forms are returned to Ms Corney by Friday 7th June.

·    The school mobile number for the tour is: 0401997934

·       Students may bring movies for the coach

·       Please meet in the front of the bus at 5:00am on Friday morning as we depart at 5:30am. DON’T BE LATE!

·       A reminder that during the course of the tour there will be random bag checks

·       No soft drinks, energy drinks or milk to be consumed on the bus (drinks must have lids)

·        Please remember to pack your manners, sense of fun and willingness to be a team player- We all want to have a fantastic time away!

Senior School and Sport

Well done to the senior school girls netball team who played interschool sport on Monday 27th June. Senior A team came second overall and senior B team are going through to the regional competition.

Senior School and Careers

On Thursday the 2nd of May Year 11 and 12 VCE students attended the VCE career Expo. Students were very active in asking questions, attending seminars, talking to TAFEs and Universities and further Career Pathway options.

On Tuesday 14th May, students took part in a personal development day through Monash University. The students learnt all things University from pathways and programs to Uni life and learning for success.

Senior School VCE Homework Club

Senior School Homework club is running every Wednesday night after school from 3:00pm-4:15pm in the Yellow Building. It’s been great to see so many students working with teachers to improve their results.

Year 11 VCAL