It has been wonderful to be able to get back to almost normal teaching and learning this term. Students have been able to participate in many excursions and activities that were cancelled last year, as well as come together as a year group or school. Let’s hope that it continues in this manner for the rest of the year.

Year 12 reports have been issued today. Please discuss these with your child and encourage them to set improvement goals for the second half of their school year. This first report is often based on only one or two assessment tasks, with the bulk of their assessment weighting still to come. Any improvements the students initiate now should pay big dividends to their final marks at the end of Term 3. One immediate goal students should be setting is to organise a detailed study timetable for the remainder of the year, including these holidays. Attached is a copy of what one should look like, with notes on how to complete it. The remaining time for Year 12 will fly by, so I encourage all students to set up their own study timetable.

Year 11 is one-third of the way through their courses now, with end-of-year exams in Term 3. Year 11 students would also benefit from organising a study timetable as outlined above.

Next term is a very busy one for students in Years 7-10. Students in Years 7 & 9 will be sitting the NAPLAN tests in May. Year 10 students will be sitting the three NESA Minimum Standards tests that are required to be passed for them to be issued with a HSC, and all students will be doing final assessments throughout the term to complete Semester One. We will also have numerous excursions and events, Carroll Day activities, Catholic Schools' Week activities, the College Musical, sporting teams going out to represent the College, and many more. Please help your child with their organisation during this time. If students use a diary to keep track of what they have on, they will be less stressed and be able to meet deadlines.

Please have a safe and enjoyable Easter break, and return well refreshed for next term.

John O’Neill

Assistant Principal
Curriculum and Achievement