Term 3 Week 4

Trial HSC Exams/Major Projects
Yr 12 finish their trial exams this week. This is a pivotal moment in any students HSC year and students generally have met this challenge very positively. The remaining weeks of the term are a time to finish course work and begin the process of revision and preparation for the HSC exams starting in Term 4. From next week Yr 12 classes will run as normal and students are expected to attend all lessons as normal.

Students enrolled in subjects with major projects are currently working feverishly to finalise their works for submission in coming weeks. We look forward to seeing their finished products after 12 months of toil. I would also like to pass on an expression of gratitude to the teachers of these subjects who have given up lots of free periods, lunch times, before/after school time as well as the odd weekend and holiday time to support students in this endeavour over the past 12
months.

Yr 11 Exams
Yr 11 will complete their end of year exams across Weeks 9 and 10 of this term. Details will be provided once finalised. Students should be making efforts now to start preparing for these exams. Any students needing assistance with this process should talk to their class teacher first but Yr 11 PALS and the Curriculum Office can also assist if required. A reminder that all students have access to the online Study Samurai platform that has lots of useful strategies to help with study and exam preparation as well as subject specific preparation ideas also.

Subject Selection
Yr 11 2023 - Yr 10 students have now completed the process of subject selection for Yr 11 2023. In coming weeks we will be meeting with students to review their selections and make sure they align with the students ability level and intended post school pathway.

Yr 10 2023 - This week Yr 9 students have been assessing whether they take up a Pathways option in 2023 instead of their normal Yr 10 electives. There was a zoom for students and parents/carers that was well attended, I would like to especially thank Owen Micovski (Yr 10) who gave up his time to provide his perspective of Pathways as a current student in Yr 10 who has engaged in this opportunity this year. Applications to be considered for Pathways close on Monday (15th August). Once the applications for Pathways have been finalised we will look at finalising the process for Yr 10 2023 elective choices. This should happen across Weeks 5-7.

Yr 9 2023 - Once Yr 10 2023 electives have been completed we will start the process of choosing electives with Yr 8 for Yr 9 2023. In coming weeks students will receive a subject selection manual with all the details about this process and the subjects being offered. They will complete this process across Weeks 7 and 8 at this stage.