Firstly, I just want to thank Mrs Andrews for all of her hard work with our current Year 12’s, she is off on some well deserved Long Service Leave and her last 2 events with the Year 12’s ( their Final Assembly and breakfast and the School Ball ) were both huge successes because of her hard work. We will see you next year Mrs Andrews and thanks.

Term 4 always moves along very fast and there are many events to look forward to and plenty of work still to finish up. The Year 12s have their WACE exams during November and as this is a culmination of the years’ hard work our thoughts were with them at this time. We are also busy planning and organising our Year 12 Valedictory on Friday 15 November which no doubt will be an amazing night and an appropriate way to farewell the Class of 2024.

Our Year 11 students are very busy finishing off the year, completing all course work, having their Exams, and participating in Workplace Learning. Just a reminder that Students on Workplace Learning will need to bring their logbooks back to school by Thursday November 21.

Students who still need to complete assessments are encouraged to access the study hub which will be running in the library during the exam period.

Students doing exams will complete them over Weeks 5 and 6 and come back to school for Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 November for feedback from their respective exams. In the mist of all that our hard working Year 11 Coordinator Ms Maguire is making final arrangements for the design and ordering of their jackets, and the much-anticipated Year 11 River Cruise which will be on the Tuesday 19 November. Remember, students must have their Good Standing to be eligible for these events so please see Ms Maguire if you are unsure.

For our Year 10’s, the 2 most important things on everyone’s minds are the upcoming exams and the end of year activities. I want to wish our Year 10s all the best for their exams, these could have implications for your subjects for Year 11 so please make sure you that you apply yourself. This is a really good practice for the rigours of Year 11 and 12 so start preparing now rather than leaving it to the night before. If a student is sick during exams they will need a medical certificate so that staff can factor this into their final grades.

As part of the Good Standing Program our Year 10 students have the opportunity to participate in the end of year activity. Students must have their Good Standing to attend this event so if your child is unsure if they meet this requirement, please get them to check with Ms Walton their Year Coordinator.

Year 10 into Year 11 is also a big discussion point.  Some students have said that they are not returning in Year 11 because they will be off pursuing other options. This is fine, however, I would really encourage you to have a chat with your student as sometimes these 'plans' are not that concrete and when they start looking for apprenticeships or jobs, they are doing it with a whole lot of other students in the same boat. Please have these discussions with your student now and if you need any assistance, then please do not hesitate to contact the school.