NSW School Vaccination Program

The Year 7 vaccine date is rapidly approaching. NSW Health will be at the college to administer vaccinations to Year 7 students on Wednesday, 28 May 2025.

Parents/carers will need to consent to their child's vaccination online or complete the paper consent form if they want their child to receive the immunisation.

Students receiving the vaccination can wear their sports uniform on the day.

If you have questions regarding the school immunisation program, please contact the Public Health Unit.

Year 10 Minimum Standards Tests

The HSC Minimum Standard Test is a way of supporting and ensuring students have a functional level of literacy and numeracy. To achieve an HSC, students must sit the HSC Minimum Standards Online Tests in reading, writing and numeracy. Each of the three tests are of 45 minutes duration.

Year 10 students downloaded the required lockdown browser and completed the practice numeracy test during Maths classes last week. Practice tests for the HSC minimum standard in Numeracy are valuable because they help students familiarise themselves with the test format and content, allowing them to identify areas where they need to improve. Students developed an understanding for how long to spend on each question, so they don’t run out of time when completing the test in June.

Students who did not get Level 3 or 4 in the practice test are encouraged to attend Tuesday Tutorials at AM break in B3 for extra support. Students are also encouraged to do a little bit of revision each day, especially on the areas they need to revise. For example: interpreting graphs/tables, fractions, percentages and ratios, units of measurement and basic algebraic skills.

Year 10 students will complete the Minimum Standards Test in Term 2, Week 6.

Wednesday 4 June – Reading

Thursday 5 June – Numeracy

Friday 6 June – Writing

Year 11 Student Absences

As we approach the end of Semester 1 for Year 11, I would like to remind parents/carers about completing your child's absence reasons. Year 11 reports will be distributed at the end of Week 6 and explained absences ensure your child’s attendance records are accurate and reported correctly.

To complete your child's absence reports:

1. Log in to your Sentral Parent Portal.

2. Navigate to the 'Absences' section.

3. Review your unexplained absences and provide a brief explanation for each.

Parents can review their child’s attendance records by selecting their child's profile and navigating to 'Attendance'.

Next week’s reminders …

· On Monday 26 May we will have an extended homeroom for Reconciliation Week.

· Good luck to our AFL teams competing on Tuesday 27 May and Tuesday 3 June.

· ADF is visiting the college on Wednesday 28 May.

· The College Doof will take place on Wednesday 28 May from 6.00pm – 9.00pm in the college hall.

· Year 7 Vaccination Day is Wednesday 28 May.

· On Friday 30 May the Year 10 Pastoral Day is being held at the college.

· Year 8 students will participate in their Formation Day on Friday 30 May.

· The Hospitality students are attending the Novotel SHE Program on Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 June.

· We welcome Year 10 parents to the Urban Challenge information night on Wednesday 4 June at 6.00pm in the College Hub.

· Year 10 Minimum Standards Tests begin on Wednesday 4 June.

· The SLT presents World Environment Day in the Hub on Thursday 5 June at AM break.

Mrs Sandra Harris
Administration Coordinator