Dean of Studies
St Norbert Day – Friday 7 June
The Semester One Examinations for ATAR Pathway (Year 11 & 12) students will be commence on Monday 27 May through to Thursday 6 June, and students are required to attend the College for scheduled examinations ONLY. All examinations will be held in the Cappenburg, unless otherwise specified.
The Examinations for Year Ten students will commence on Monday 10 June and go through to Friday 14 June. The examinations will be held in the Cappenburg and Rooms K6 and K7, and Year Ten students must check the timetable to determine where their class is required to attend the examination.
Year Ten Examinations
Monday 10th June – English (Period 1 & 2)
Tuesday 11th June – Mathematics (Period 1 & 2)
– Japanese (Period 5 & 6)
Wednesday 12th June – Religious Education (Period 1 & 2)
– Examination ‘Catch-up’ (Period 3 & 4)
Thursday 13th June – Humanities (Period 1 & 2)
– Sports Science (Period 5 & 6)
Friday 14th June – Science (Period 1 & 2)
– Examination ‘Catch-up’ (Period 3 & 4)
All students should be familiar with the expectations of uniform, presentation and conduct during examinations. If you are unable to attend an examination on the scheduled day due to illness or injury, your parent/guardian must inform the College as early as possible. A medical certificate must be provided upon return to the College.
The Subject Teacher and/or Head of Learning may allow a student to attend and complete a scheduled ‘Catch-up’ Examination, or the student may be referred to the Dean of Studies as required. Students should always aim to arrive to the College at least twenty minutes prior to the commencement of the examination, and all bags, mobile phones, smart watches and other devices must remain in the student’s locker.
Any student requiring special provisions for the examinations must place their Purple Card on the desk on the examination venue, and for students an Extra Time provision, all effort will be made for these student(s) to commence their examination first, and ensure that their finish time coincides with all other students. Please note the following examples as they apply to Year Ten students during the examination(s):
Year 10 Student A (Provision for Extra Time – 10 minutes)
Year 10 Student B (No provisions required)
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Students must ensure they are familiar with the required and permissible materials that may be brought into the examinations, and includes the provision of a water bottle with all labels/markings removed and to a maximum volume of 750ml only.
OLNA
The College recently received the OLNA Round One (2019) results, and a letter will be sent out to Parents with regards to their son or daughter’s OLNA Achievement next week. The purpose of the letter is to inform you if your child has now achieved Category 3 in the OLNA for either Reading, Writing or Numeracy. Parents will also be informed if the student has not yet achieved Category 3, and is expected to participate in the OLNA Round 2, to be held in Term Three.
Please note that for a student in Year 9, they are only required to sit the OLNA from next year if they did not achieve at least Band 8 in the NAPLAN Assessment.
St Norbert Day – Friday 7th June
The Feast Day for the celebration of the entry to eternal life for Saint Norbert is June 6th and it is traditional for the College to mark the occasion with a day of celebration. This year the College will celebrate St Norbert Day on Friday 7th June with the following arrangements:
8:45 – 9:00 Homeroom
9:00 – 9:15 Students move to the O’Reilly Centre (ORC)
9:15 – 10:45 College Mass (all are welcome)
10:45 – 11:15 House Morning Tea – designated House areas
11:15 – 12:00 Staff vs Students Sport (College Oval)
12:00 – 1:45 St Norbert Day Fair
1:45 – 2:00 Pack up stalls, clean up and money collection
2:00 – 2:15 Homeroom
2:15 – 3:15 St Norbert Day Concert – O’Reilly Centre
Students have the opportunity to purchase tokens for hot food prior to St Norbert Day. These will be available from Student Ministry during the lunch breaks.
Mr R Dowling (Dean of Studies)