Term 4 Week 4

HSC Exams

The HSC exams conclude today with our Design and Technology students sitting the final HSC exam on the schedule. Well done to all our Year 12’s on completing this journey. The feedback from the exam supervisors has been very positive. We now sit and wait to see the results the students have achieved. Hopefully, they are reflective of the hard work that has been done over the past 12 months. In the meantime enjoy the break!!

Yr 11 Update

Last week we had a Year Meeting with Year 11 regarding HSC rules and procedures. Students were also issued a hard copy of the NESA HSC Rules and Procedures Manual. Students and parents/carers and strongly advised to take the time to review this manual to ensure they are aware of all the requirements to follow to qualify for the HSC. 

Year 11 Yearly Reports have been completed and are available to access via Compass.

HSC Minimum Standards Tests

We will be running 2 further attempts for students in Years 11 and 10 to sit the HSC Minimum Standards Tests. Students needing to complete these tests may be withdrawn from class in the coming weeks to provide extra tutorial support to assist in meeting the required benchmark for these tests.

Subject Selection Confirmation

Over the next two weeks, we will be issuing students in Years 8-10 confirmation of their chosen electives for 2023. Students in Year 10 will also be interviewed to ensure they meet the required NESA qualification criteria and that their subjects align with their intended post-school options.

Semester Two Assessment Periods

Year 10 students are completing their Semester 2 Assessment week this week. Next week is set aside for Year 9 students while Year 7 and 8 students will have their assessment week in Week 6.

Year 7 Japanese Class

Year 7 students Kenzie and Sophie wrote the following about their Japanese class experience: 

The Year 7 Japanese class recently got to have their own tea ceremony inside the class. A Japanese tea ceremony is when a group of people come together and eat sweet foods while one person makes green tea for them. After the sweetness from the food sets, the tea is given to the people to use as a palate cleanser to wash away the sweet taste. We got to have some delightful foods such as different flavoured cakes, red bean mochi, and many other foods before tasting some of the green tea our teacher, Abel Sensei, had made for us. Some people were even taught how to make green tea the way it is made during all tea ceremonies, and everyone got a turn to enjoy it. It was a fun time for everyone and was an extremely delightful experience.

Thank you Abel Sensai for organising this experience for our class.