Curriculum News
Our farewell to Year 12 this week was a wonderful celebration of their 13 years of schooling. Listed below are the students who achieved Academic Excellence Awards (awarded to a student who came first in a subject) and Endeavour Awards (awarded to a student for their exemplary application and conduct over the year) at the Awards Ceremony on Wednesday.
Chisholm House
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Student |
Endeavour Award |
Academic Excellence Award in |
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Maggie BLYTHE |
Endeavour Award |
PDHPE |
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Jade BRIGGS |
Endeavour Award |
Extension Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics |
|
Molly BURROWS |
Endeavour Award |
Music |
|
Ethan HANSON |
Hospitality, Standard English |
|
|
Ruby LYTTLE |
Endeavour Award |
Sport Coaching |
|
Liarna MILLER |
Endeavour Award |
Community and Family Studies |
|
Austin REID |
Standard Mathematics |
|
|
Jorja SCOTT |
Endeavour Award |
|
|
Nicholas USHER |
Endeavour Award |
Advanced Mathematics, Studies of religion 1 Unit |
MacKillop House
|
Student |
Endeavour Award |
Academic Excellence Award in |
|
Cadyn ARGENT |
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Catholic Studies, Industrial Technology – Timber, Construction |
|
ellaRose COWDEN-DAVIS |
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Modern History |
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Antoinette McMANUS |
Endeavour Award |
Photography, Design and Technology |
|
Teagan MOSES |
Endeavour Award |
Advanced English, Extension English, Extension 2 English, Legal Studies, Studies of Religion 2 Unit |
Xavier House
|
Student |
Endeavour Award |
Academic Excellence Award in |
|
Jade BORG |
Endeavour Award |
Visual Arts |
|
Presley BRENNAN |
Endeavour Award |
Information and Digital Technology |
|
Rheannan MURRAY |
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Sport Coaching, English Studies |
|
Shayla TA |
Endeavour Award |
Business Studies |
Congratulations to these students and all the other Year 12s for the successful completion of their schooling. Best of luck in the upcoming HSC exams and for whatever your future has in store for you.
NESA has developed a site with many resources available to HSC students, in dealing with all the additional pressures this time of the year may bring, from coping with COVID-19, stress and staying healthy during exams. It is well worth a visit.
https://education.nsw.gov.au/student-wellbeing/stay-healthy-HSC
Year 11 students will have received back their End of Preliminary exam results. They should now be reflecting on how well they went compared to the effort they put in. Year 11 is a practice run for the big year of Year 12 where everything counts. Students should be ensuring their study regime will get them the results they are after to pursue their dream careers.
Year 11 students may now be thinking of dropping one of their subjects. NESA guidelines permit Year 12 students to study a minimum of 10 units in their final year. When considering which subject to drop, students should factor in their like of the subject and whether it is a necessary course for their future endeavours. If they are unsure they should speak with our Careers Advisors Mrs Karen Lyttle or Mrs Tania Chalker or me. Students do not have to drop a subject if they don’t want to or they can make a decision later in Year 12.
Students in years 7-10 will be sitting their end of year exams in weeks 4 and 5 of next term. It would be a good use of part of their upcoming break to ensure they have all the required study notes and material to maximise their results.
John O’Neill
Assistant Principal - Curriculum and Achievement