Assistant Principal - Learning & Teaching

Reflecting on Online Learning

Since returning to face-to-face learning across the College, we have been engaging in targeted reflections with staff and students on their experiences of learning from home.  COVID-19 has had some unintended positives for teaching and learning moving forward.  For staff, it has been the opportunity to engage in a range of technologies that will continue to be used to enhance learning and support students, and an appreciation of the importance of partnerships with parents in education.  For students, experience ranged from those who thrived in this environment, to those whom it did not suit at all.  Semester 1 reports have been changed slightly due to our changed circumstances.  Subject attendance data has been omitted and some alternate areas for improvement and areas of growth have been added for the junior reports that reflect the online experience. 

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent/Teacher interviews will still take place on Monday night, 10 August (Week 4 – Term 3).  Face to face and social distancing measures will be applied if there is still a government requirement for this to happen.  We will be taking bookings via the schoolinterviews.com.au portal and the booking code will be made available early in Term 3. 

Year 10 into 11 Subject Selection

All Year 10 students should now have the Year 11 – 2021 Course Selection Handbook and you would have received a letter outlining the timeline for subject selection.  On Wednesday, 22 July (Term 3 – Week 1) Year 10 students will be presented with subject information by a range of teachers at school.  This will be followed by the Year 10 into 11 Subject Selection Information night on Monday, 27 July (Week 2 – Term 2) from 4 – 6.30 pm.  This event will be staged face-to-face and restrictions will be applied if necessary.  On Monday, 3 August we will then be conducting Year 10 Subject Selection Interviews.  I would like to say how important I think it is for parents to discuss subject selection with their children.  Students should choose the subjects that they enjoy and not be influenced by peers.  These important discussions should also include career choices and access to further education, ie university or vocational institutions, and any prerequisite subject students may require to pursue certain career pathways.

Year 8 into Year 9 Subject Selection

The Year 8 into 9 Subject Selection process will begin in Week 5 of Term 3.  Year 8 students will be able to choose two elective subjects to study as part of the Year 9 curriculum.  Students will choose five subjects to participate in during the Year 9 Subject Selection Taster Day.  During this day, in Week 5 of Term 3, students will be shown a sample of the content available from the Year 9 course and will participate in practical activities associated with that subject.  At the conclusion of the Taster Day students will be asked to complete an online subject selection form where they will choose three subjects in order of preference.  The subject lines for elective subjects in Year 9 will then be created using these subject selections.

Mr Leon Robinson - Acting Assistant Principal