Congratulations to Yr 12 who complete their HSC exams today.

We now sit back and wait for their results to be released in mid December. A reminder to Year 12 students that their CEO Destination and SJCHS Exit surveys need to be completed before sign out day. Please check compass and school emails for further details.

Year 11

It has been a busy few weeks for Year 11. Alongside starting HSC courses a number of students have had one (or in some cases two) HSC exam to prepare for as part of our Pathways program. Other students have been busy undertaking placement as part of their VET courses. 

The HSC Assessment manual has been shared with students. This year we are trying a new process by having the manual ‘live’ on our school website. Students and families are strongly encouraged to access the manual and review the contents to familiarise themselves with all the NESA and school requirements around HSC assessment. In particular the dates scheduled for all HSC assessment tasks for the coming year. A reminder that absence due to family holidays etc are generally not considered valid reasons for not completing an assessment task.

Students should also be in the preparation phase for the first round of HSC assessments that are scheduled across the last 3 weeks of term for most subjects.

Stage 4 and 5 Assessment Weeks

Year 10 have their formal assessment week, Year 9 have theirs next week. A reminder that school work and assessment can and will continue in all classes until the end of the year. In terms of finalising grades formal assessments are important but not the only means of finalising grades for the semester. Everything students do in class counts, including informal tasks, class observations, completion of classwork etc can and do contribute to the formation of a students final grade.