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IMPORTANT DATES

Date Name

21st Mar, 2016 VSSC Unit 3 Chemistry Exc

23rd Mar, 2016 Performing Arts Evening - Hall

23rd Mar, 2016 Basketball – Rowville SC

24th Mar, 2016 Last Day Term 1

11th April, 2016 Commence Term 2

11th April, 2016 Y11 Legal Studies – Court Visit

14th April, 2016 Student/Parent Conference (SPC)

18th April, 2016 Y11 English – Holocaust Exc

20th April, 2016 Y12 Food & Tech Exc – Top Designs

20th April, 2016 BHSSC Tours commence – Prospective students and parents – visit website for details

21st April, 2016 Basketball – Snr B&G interschool

25th April, 2016 Public Holiday – ANZAC Day

26th April, 2016 EMR Snr Boys Golf & Baseball

29th April, 2016 Whitehorse District Cross Country

29th April, 2016 Blood Bank

17th May, 2016 Music – Upwey RSL - evening

18th May, 2016 Y11 Physics - Scienceworks

18th May, 2016 Music – Upwey RSL - evening

26th May, 2016 NEVR Concert – Hamer Hall

30th May, 2016 Y11 Exams commence

6th June, 2016 Y10 Exams commence

7th June, 2016 Y12 GAT

13th June, 2016 Public Holiday – Queen’s Birthday

24th June, 2016 Y12 Formal

24th June, 2016 Last Day Term 2

Principal’s report College Council membership for 2016 On Tuesday March 22 we will have the first meeting of the 2016 College Council. I extend a very big thank you to the parents and teachers who have volunteered to take on a voluntary role as Council representatives for this year. All government schools in Victoria have a governing council. Councils are legally formed bodies that are given powers to set key directions for the college within centrally provided guidelines. In doing this the Box Hill Senior Secondary College council will be able to directly influence the quality of education that is provided for our students.

March No 2 - 2016

Dunloe Avenue, Mont Albert North 3129 Email: [email protected]

Phone: 9890 0571 Fax: 9899 4093 Website: www.bhssc.vic.edu.au

http://www.bhssc.vic.edu.au/


In 2016 Council will consist of the following members: Parent representatives:

Lara Pimblett

Denise Mackey

Trevor Ahale

Dale Shearer-Munn

Mary McDonald Staff representatives:

Cathie Mallis

Damian Dwyer

Andrew Delfinis

Peter Taylor College Payments: Box Hill Senior values and celebrates diversity and offers a rich and broad curriculum that is educationally relevant to a diverse range of young people. At this college students are able to choose from an extensive range of programs that provide sustainable pathways to tertiary education, training and employment. The Department of Education (DET) provides funding to enable the day to day running of the college and the provision of basic resources. These funds, however, are insufficient to totally resource the quality learning environment that is provided. To ensure the continued provision of a wide range of programs, it is vital that parents support the college with subject, elective and specialist program contributions to enable us to maintain our high standards. Box Hill Senior is not a private school and the capacity to charge for fees and services is constrained by government policy. For example, the Sports Development program is fully funded from participants’ fees – we receive no DET funding to run our Football, Basketball, Tennis and Future Stars programs. We endeavour to be in constant communication with families if Sports Development fees are not being met. In some circumstances if payment is not received a student may be suspended from participating in the program until a suitable financial arrangement can be made. Many families have authorised the College finance staff to process transactions from a credit card on a regular basis to pay appropriate fees. COMPASS is now being used to assist with the processing of these plans. Some families have an agreed payment plan in place which they are self-managing by the use of BPAY. I would ask families to carefully check any correspondence that is sent to them regarding outstanding payments for subjects, electives and the Sport Development program. Please contact the College Business Manager, Mrs. Karen Leeder, if you need to discuss a payment plan for any aspect of College charges.

Fiona Erwich Principal (Acting) Attendance: The Department of Education and Training (DET) mandates that an explanation be provided for all student absences. It is essential that parents monitor their son/daughter’s attendance and approve absences to ensure DET and BHSSC attendance requirements are met. Students on excursions or camps

Students attending activities such as excursions, camps or Instrumental Music, will be marked “not present” from their scheduled class.

The teacher responsible for the extra-curricular activity will mark the activity roll.

In some cases, due to access to the internet, there may be a delay in marking the roll for the activity.


Parent approval is only required if the student is absent from BOTH class and the activity. General information regarding absences:

Government policy does not recommend family holidays during school term.

Parents should email the Year level Coordinator and/or relevant teacher if there are any discrepancies. Please do not enter an approval on Compass until the matter is resolved.

Extended absences to attend sporting commitments must be approved by the College.

Students with approval for an extended absence, must obtain a Learning Plan from their Year Level Coordinator, a minimum of one week prior to departure.

Students undertaking a Year 12 subject who miss a SAC require a medical certificate. Failure to provide a medical certificate may receive an N for the SAC and potentially fail the subject as a consequence.

Parental Notes are not required for absences entered online. Only parents are to approve absences via their personal login code. Medical Certificates must be presented to the Year Level Coordinators upon return to school. Parent Approval – COMPASS How to: Step 1 Login using your unique secure code and Password (Students have their own login and must not be given your parent code as it allows them to approve absences – you would not give them the PIN to your bank account, treat this the same way) Step 2 Click on the Student Profile Step 3 Select the Attendance Tab then the Summary will display. (Scroll down if it is not all appearing on screen) You can hover over any of the Headings to find out what the values relate to. Click on any number in the pink columns to see what day and time your child was marked absent.


Step 4 To approve an absence for your son/daughter, including late arrivals and early departure select the Approvals Tab, then click on the green Plus (ADD PARENT APPROVAL) to add details.

Step 5 Select a Reason from the drop down menu. Enter the date and times of the absence. (The display on the RHS of the screen will indicate exactly which classes have been missed due to the absence) This can cover more than one day at a time. Remember to SAVE before you close the screen.

Unique Student Identifier – USI From 1 January 2015 all new and continuing students studying any units of accredited VET training in are required to have a Unique Student Identifier – USI. (The Student Identifiers Act 2014). A student who does not have a USI will not be able to receive a Statement of Attainment or their qualification until they present a valid USI. What this means for BHSSC students All students at the college who are studying a VET subject, either here at the college or externally must apply for a USI and provide this to the college. VET subjects delivered at the college include:

Landscape Horticulture

Building & Construction

Electrical Pre-apprenticeship & Integrated Technologies

Plumbing

Sport and Recreation

Fashion

Music – Technical Production VET subjects delivered externally include:

Hairdressing


Make up

Yr 10 Hair and make up Taster

Community Services

Hospitality

Information Technology

Allied Health

Children’s Services How do students obtain a USI? Students can apply online. It takes about 5 minutes and some form of identification is required eg. Medicare card details, learners permit etc. VET Teachers here at the college have been assisting students to apply. Some students are yet to complete this task. Students studying a VET subject externally to college will need to apply for their USI and supply the USI number to the VET Coordinator here at the college. Please have a conversation with your son or daughter and check that they have provided the college with their USI. Attached is an information sheet about the USI and instructions. Sandy Toohey VET Coordinator

Library News

“FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH BOOK CLUB” Our newly formed Book Club held its first meeting on Tuesday 8 March at 4.00pm in the library. Latest releases were displayed, lists of the top 150 most popular books discussed and individuals recommended ‘good reads’. Light refreshments were served, making it a pleasant way to end a busy day. A warm invitation is extended to all staff and students to our next get-together on Tuesday 3 May at 4.00pm in the library. Peter Taylor, Manager Library

Blood Donation Program at BHSSC On March 4 & 11, 2016 a group of BHSSC students travelled to the Ringwood Red Cross to donate blood. Pictured, are Aaron Mason (2nd donation and now saved 6 lives) and Courtney Halper making her first donation and saving 3 lives. Overall students from BHSSC have made 79 donations, saving 237 lives. The next donation times are: April 29th at 9am May 6th at 9am July 18th at 1pm Please see Louise Macfarlane in the Maths/Science office if you are interested in being a donor.


2016 BHSSC Student Leaders Congratulations to the following students for being selected as student leaders in 2016:

Pictured – Year 12

Year 12 Year 11 Year 10 Year 9 MYSC

Bianca Jones 12E

Brent Paterson 12B

Brit Jackson 12C

Cam Evans 12D.

Christina Jiang 12X

Domino McCathrion 12F

Emma Weninger 12E

Gabrielle Horvath 12A

George Charitakis 12A

Hunter Farrelly 12F

Jess Glasson 12B

Kiaan Robertshaw. 12C.

Lily Aitken 12G

Moriah Aloisio 12A.

Rory Kendall-McHugh 12C

Tarsha Jones. 12G

Victoria Burns. 12E

Amy Browitt 11G

Amy Nguyen 11X

Andrew Devine 11I

Ben Robinson 11K

Caitlyn Martonyi-Campbell 11H

Dylan Donnelly 11L

Georgia Dodds 11N

Grace Arceri 11C

Jarmane Bashir 11C

Jenny Kilsby 11F

Jordan Abicair 11A

Justine Wiggins 11I

Peter Bradford 11M

Rory Kinsella 11B

Roscoe Tsiavis 11J

Ruben Marks 11G

Tom Strmecki 11L

William Fountain 11D

Adam Walczak 10J

Amber Johnson 10A

Breanna Welsh of 10E

Chloe Marks 10D

Imogen Coleman-Shortis 10J

Rachel Stokes 10L

Ryan Smith 10M

Sophie Peters 10G

Stephanie Fabian 10F

Victor Chi 10X

Xanthia Sanbrook 10A

Ana Luca

Leia Hanafin

Matthew Woerndle

Riley Coughlin

Science News

On March 2, Box Hill Rotary Club invited our Rory Kendall McHugh, his proud parents, and myself, to their breakfast meeting at the Box Hill Golf Club. Rory gave a professional presentation, thanking the Club for their sponsorship and support allowing him to attend the National Youth Science Forum in Canberra. The Rotarian's quizzed Rory on his views regarding the environment and his plans for the future. Any students interested in attending the next forum should speak to Louise Macfarlane.


Performing Arts News Performing Arts Evening – Wednesday March 23 Students from Drama, Theatre studies and Music Performance at all year levels will come together to present some of the items they have been working on. This is a ‘warts and all’ event, with the emphasis on getting to know each other and presenting ‘works in progress’, rather than a polished performance. This event was very well received last year with parents enjoying a relaxed, informal evening including snacks, entertainment and an insight into the development of the students’ performance material. Please come along for an enjoyable evening! Time: 6:30pm Place: The College Hall Admission: Gold coin donation College Musicians to perform at Blackburn Lake Primary School Music students from BHSSC will perform at the Blackburn Lake Primary School on Saturday March 19th. The students will perform at 1:00pm and at 3:00pm.

Music Performance at the Strawberry Fair in Park Orchards

On Saturday March 5th, our year 10 and 11 music students performed at the 2016 Strawberry Fair in Park Orchards. Feedback from the fair committee was that they were very impressed by the standard and abilities of our performers. An invitation has already been extended for BHSSC to perform at next year’s fair.

Ella Murphy 10F

L to R James Foster, El McCarney, Georgia Dodds, Bek Nafiz L to R Ella Murphy, Rhea Arora, Chris Schurmann

Sport News

Basketball Congratulations to the Boys First team for winning the inaugural Senior Rowville Tournament. Also well done to the Girls First and Second teams as well as the Boys Second team for being competitive in the tournament. Once again all students represented their school in a sportsmanlike and professional manner.


USA Tryouts. USA team selection tryouts will be held for the girls on Monday the 21st of March and the boys on the 22nd of March. Complete information of tryouts will be forthcoming on Compass when all deposits are paid. Cricket Senior boys cricket recently competed in the Whitehorse district competition. Unfortunately they could not emulate last year’s effort losing one match. Adrian Vidajic, Jack Cameron, Nick Pearson and Harry Shore all played well. Volleyball Senior girls and boys volleyball recently played at the State volleyball centre in the local Whitehorse district competition. Again the students played and the represented the college well. Unfortunately, they will not progress any further in the competition. Upcoming events for term 2 are: Thursday 21 April Senior Soccer, Basketball and Table Tennis Friday 29 April District X-Country Monday 2 May Inter-Boys AFL Wednesday 4 May Premier League AFL Thursday 12 May Sen Boys and Girls AFL and Badminton Wellbeing Section

Local Initiatives

Whitehorse Homework Support Program (Cruzin’ Study) The program aims to assist young people who may be having difficulty with their school work. The program provides young people with access to professional tutors able to assist secondary (years 7-12), TAFE and university students in a range of subjects including english, maths, science and humanities. The program runs every Thursday afternoon during school terms from 4.00pm to 6.00pm at the Box Hill Library. Fresh Youth Theatre – Places Available Fresh is a not for profit theatre company delivering personal development for young people in difficult life circumstances through innovative theatre practices. Each season explores social issues through applied drama and culminates in a large scale community performance. Fresh also delivers in school programs. See below website for more information http://www.freshtheatre.org/programs/

https://mail.bhssc.vic.edu.au/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=Ha6TG0q_ZM9vU3i-3Z0oBMvz4qxVCP4ReecqV0PeedYFlOOUx0fTCGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AdwB3AHcALgBmAHIAZQBzAGgAdABoAGUAYQB0AHIAZQAuAG8AcgBnAC8AcAByAG8AZwByAGEAbQBzAC8A&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.freshtheatre.org%2fprograms%2f


Youth Connexions (open from 1pm–5pm each week day) Youth Connexions is Whitehorse City Council’s youth information, support and referral centre based at Centro Box Hill Shopping Centre. The centre offers a comfortable and supportive environment for young people aged 12–25 to find information and seek assistance on a range of issues. Services are free and include access to technology, recreational games, hot and cold drinks and music and recording facilitates. Personal support is provided by friendly youth workers who came make referrals to a range of more specialised services if required. Group Programs A number of group programs and committees are run by the Youth Services team. These include: Whitehorse Youth Representative Committee – A youth leadership group that acts as a voice for young people in the municipality. Members take part in a year-long program to develop leadership skills and training in the areas of consultation, public speaking, marketing, advocacy and community participation. FReeZA – Flying Pig Events - Funded by the state government, FReeZA is a youth development program that allows young people aged 12-25 to hold fully supervised, drug and alcohol free music and cultural events in venues across Victoria. The Whitehorse FReeZA committee members gain event management skills, develop professional relationships and explore various education and employment pathways into the music industry. Whitehorse School Holiday Program - This program provides a series of free workshops and activities with a life skills/recreation focus for young people aged 12-25 years. Other services which you may like to find out more about include the Young Person of the Month Award, the Youth Information Card and the Youth Services Directory. For more information on any of the above services please phone Youth Connexions on 9898 9340 or email: [email protected] or visit www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/Youth-Services.html

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http://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/Youth-Services.html

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CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors, excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works and sports teach teamwork, discipline and leadership. All are part of a healthy curriculum.

CSEF will be provided by the Victorian Government

to assist eligible families to cover the costs of

school trips, camps and sporting activities.

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or

are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible

for CSEF. A special consideration category also

exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The

allowance is paid to the school to use towards

expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting

activities for the benefit of your child.

The annual CSEF amount per student is:

• $125 for primary school students

• $225 for secondary school students.

HOW TO APPLY

Contact the school office to obtain a

CSEF application form or download from

www.education.vic.gov.au/csef

MORE INFORMATION

For the CSEF application closing dates

and more information about the fund visit

www.education.vic.gov.au/csef

Every Victorian child should have access to the world of learning opportunities that exist beyond the classroom. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps ensure that no student will miss out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities. It is part of making Victoria the Education State and the Government’s commitment to breaking the link between a student’s background and their outcomes.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEINFORMATION FOR PARENTS

http://www.blackburnnewhopefc.com.au/

usi.gov.au

Student Information on the Unique Student Identifier (USI)USI...bringing your skills together

If you are undertaking nationally recognised training delivered by a registered training organisation you will need to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI). This includes studying at TAFE or with a private training organisation, completing an apprenticeship or skill set, certificate or diploma course.

A USI gives you access to your online USI account which is made up of ten numbers and letters. It will look something like this: 3AW88YH9U5.

In time, your USI account will contain all your nationally recognised training records and results from 1 January 2015 onwards. Your results from 2015 will be available in your USI account in 2016.

When applying for a job or enrolling in further study, you will often need to provide your training records and results. One of the main benefits of the USI is that you will have easy access to your training records and results throughout your life.

You can access your USI account online from a computer, tablet or smart phone anywhere and anytime.

Do you need a USI?You will need a USI when you enrol or re-enrol in training if you are a:�� student enrolling in nationally recognised training

for the first time, for example if you are studying at TAFE or with a private training organisation, completing an apprenticeship or skill set, certificate or diploma course;

�� school student completing nationally recognised training; or

�� student continuing with nationally recognised training.

You are a continuing student if you are a student who has already started your course in a previous year (and not yet completed it) and will continue studying after 1 January 2015.

Once you create your USI you will need to give your USI to each training organisation you study with so your training outcomes can be linked and you will be able to:�� view and update your details in your USI account;

�� give your training organisation permission to view and/or update your USI account;

�� give your training organisation view access to your transcript;

�� control access to your transcript; and

�� view online and download your training records and results in the form of a transcript which will help you with job applications and enrolment in further training.

If you are an international, overseas or an offshore student please visit usi.gov.au for more information.

ED15-0175 14July2015

http://www.usi.gov.au

usi.gov.au

How to get a USIIt is free and easy for you to create your own USI online.

While you may create your own USI, training organisations are also able to create a USI for you. Training organisations should do this as part of the enrolment process when you begin studying. Where this service is provided, training organisations will let you know.

Steps to create your USIThe following steps show how you can create a USI:

Step 1 Have at least one and preferably two forms of ID ready from the list below:�� Driver’s Licence

�� Medicare Card

�� Australian Passport

�� Non-Australian Passport (with Australian Visa)

�� Birth Certificate (Australian)

�� Certificate Of Registration By Descent

�� Citizenship Certificate

�� Immi Card

IMPORTANT: To make sure we keep all of your training records together, the USI will be linked to your name as it appears on the form of ID you used to create the USI. The personal details entered when you create a USI must match exactly with those on your form of ID.

If you do not have proof of ID from the list above, you can contact your training organisation about the other forms of ID they can accept to help you get a USI.

Step 2 Have your personal contact details ready (e.g. email address, or mobile number, or mailing address).

Step 3 Visit the USI website at: usi.gov.au.

Step 4 Select ‘Student Entry’ and then Select ‘Create a USI’ link and follow the steps.

Step 5 Agree to the Terms and Conditions.

Step 6 Follow the instructions to create a USI— it should only take a few minutes. Upon completion, the USI will be displayed on the screen. It will also be sent to your preferred method of contact.

Step 7 You should then write down your USI and keep it handy and safe somewhere, perhaps on your phone.

More Information

For more information please visit: usi.gov.au

Or contact us at Email: [email protected]

Phone: 1300 857 536

To view this document online please visit: usi.gov.au



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