From the Principal

Trinity Catholic College Lismore

the Lantern No. 12 Week Four Term Three

Tuesday, 8th August, 2017

Dear Parents/Carers,

August 8 is the Feast day of St Mary MacKillop, Australia’s Saint. Mary MacKillop learned from her parents the importance of trusting in God. Her whole life showed a firm belief that no matter how big or small the difficulties and challenges she might experience, God would always be by her side. Even when she was misunderstood and let down by Church officials, Mary’s faith in God remained strong and carried her through. It is not surprising therefore that the Gospel for the feast captures this sense of total trust in God.

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life? And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you — you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’ For it is the Gentiles who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

“So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.”

Matthew 6:25-28

ENROLMENTS FOR 2018 Let any families you might be aware of who are considering applying for their son or daughter to attend Trinity Catholic College Lismore in 2018 know to apply now. We are in the process of finalising classes for 2018 and our classes are filling quickly. It would be disappointing for someone to miss out because they delayed their application.

THE CLEANUP CONTINUES “School cleanliness next to Godliness” – so read the headline in the Northern Star last Saturday. The article outlines the College’s engagement of local consultants from Ecoteam to assist us in identfying any risks as a result of the recent flooding and advise us how to clean these up. We have stringently followed the advice of Ecoteam and placed the safety and security of our College community at the centre of our actions. The process of cleaning up and rebuilding will continue for the remainder of 2017 and our plan is for the College to be fully restored by the start of the 2018 school year. The overall cost of all this work is yet to be fully calculated. We have been very fortunate that Catholic Church Insurances have been fully supportive of us.

Take care and God Bless,

Brother John Hilet, fmsPrincipal

DiaryTERM TWO

2017

Week FourTuesday, 8th August• Year 12 Trial HSC Exams• Year 11 PDHPE Excursion

Wednesday, 9th August• Year 12 Trial HSC Exams• Dio Junior Basketball Championships• HSC Dance Practical Exams

Thursday, 10th August• Year 12 Trial HSC Exams• Dio Junior Basketball Championships• NESA Major Project Finalisation• Write a Book in a Day

Friday, 11th August• Year 12 Trial HSC Exams• 12pm House/Pastoral Meetings

Week FiveMonday, 14th August• Performa Tech Day• Year 10 Drama Excursion• 12.30pm Liturgy Band Rehearsal

Tuesday, 15th August• FEAST OF ASSUMPTION• FOUNDATION DAY• Student Art Exhibition Opening 6pm • 12.00pm Foundation Day Mass• ICAS - Mathematics

Wednesday, 16th August• Student Art Exhibition• 6.00pm Cambodia Immersion

Decommissioning

Thursday, 17th August• Student Art Exhbition• Shine Conference• Trial HSC Music Performance• 7.00pm Performa

Friday, 18th August• Student Art Exhibition• Trial HSC Music Performance• Shine Conference• 7.00pm Performa

Assistant Principal - Senior School

As Year 12 students move towards the last days of their HSC Trials, I encourage them to stay focused and look forward to seeing you all back at the College on Monday 14th August. Before the Trials a letter explaining the process leading up to the Graduation Ball was handed to all Year 12’s who were present on the morning to take home. To make sure that all families received this information, it was also emailed home.

The Ball is the culmination of a very exciting and busy year for Year 12’s. The theme this year is ‘Masquerade’ – and we promise to make it a glittering, beautiful formal event for the students and their family.

We aim to have the ticket sales finalised by 21st August in order to then start the table allocations and finalise catering. If you have any questions regarding this event, please email my Personal Assistant, Ms Robyn Stuart, on rstuart@trinitylismore.nsw.edu.au.

Mrs Karen Davies

PARENT FORUMMany thanks to the parents who came along to the College last Wednesday night to attend the Chris Hudson presentation relating to raising teenagers. Good information and wisdom was provided and I am sure all would have left the evening with a little gem to work with. Thanks also to our Parent Forum group who co-ordinated the presentation.

FOUNDATION DAYAugust 15th, the Feast of the Assumption, is also the day we celebrate our Foundation Day. We are reminded of a long history of Catholic education in Lismore and recognise that we also contribute a page to that history.

Our day will be slightly different to a normal Tuesday programme but will include periods 1 - 3, a full College celebration of Mass followed by a BBQ lunch. All students, unless absent due to illness, are expected to be in attendance and presented in full winter uniform.

The afternoon session will see the resumption of the Foundation Day games. Our Year 11 students have been working with their Heads of House to design some interesting and fun activities that hopefully will capture the attention of our students. Students are advised to bring along either their sport uniform or some other suitable clothes to change into for these games.

YEAR 9 CAMPJust a reminder to parents of Year 9 students to update any medical details with our Office so that our Camp provider will be supplied with accurate information about your child whilst they are on the camp later this year. Contact Mrs Jenny Dwyer on 6627 6647.

Mr John Loadsman

Assistant Principal - Middle School

WINTER APPEAL 2017

Our annual Winter Appeal has now come to an end. I want to thank the Trinity community for their efforts and support in running and contributing to the appeal.

We started our appeal with the Winter Sleep Out in June. This event had 110 students attend which involved learning about homelessness in our local area and somewhat experiencing what it would be like to be homeless for the night. On the evening, students donated money per their level of comfort.

Over the course of the appeal, we asked each Year Group to donate a range of items such as toothpaste, tissues, socks and soap to be able to assist those living with homelessness in the local area. The boxes were packed and sent off today at the commencement of homelessness week. We sent off six large boxes of donations!

To finish off our appeal the school community banded together with a casual clothes day and donated money in tutor group. From all of these events, as a school community, we raised a total of $1360 which was donated to St Vincent de Paul to assist those living with homelessness in our area.

Thank you to our Ministry Captains, Gabe & Elise in assisting with organising and running these events. Thank you to the Winter Sleep Out Committee for their support and commitment in organising the Winter Sleep Out. Lastly, thank you to the Trinity community for your donations and support throughout this appeal.

Miss Angela Geoghegan

Ministry Co-ordinator

Term 3 is certainly moving at a rapid pace, particularly in the area of student learning. In the context of Trial HSC examinations, HSC practical assessments, Year 8 and 10 Subject Selection, and with the release of the 2017 NAPLAN results on the horizon, I take this opportunity to communicate the following:

RELEASE OF 2017 NAPLAN RESULTS - 14 AUGUST

Last Thursday NESA released its NAPLAN Preliminary Results Report ahead of the official release of the 2017 NAPLAN results on 14 August. For our Year 9 students, these results mark the first opportunity to gauge whether they are meeting NESA’s HSC Minimum Standard. It is important to recognise that Year 9 students who do not achieve the minimum standard on their first attempt are provided with follow up opportunities in the future. To provide more context about how the current Year 9 cohort performed across the state, I have included NESA’s key findings below:

“Year 9 students who achieve a Band 8, 9 or 10 in reading, writing and numeracy are considered to have demonstrated the HSC Minimum Standard early. Nearly one third (32 per cent) of Year 9 students [across the state] have reached the minimum standard for literacy and numeracy in the HSC early by gaining Band 8 or higher in Reading, Writing and Numeracy. This is at least 10 percentage points more than would have reached this level in previous years. Across the three domains, 54 per cent of students have already met the HSC minimum standard in Numeracy, 55 per cent in Reading and 42 per cent in Writing. 68 per cent of NSW Year 9 students, or 61,015, received at least one test result in Band 8 or above, 52 per cent (46,481) received at least two test results at Band 8 or above and 32 per cent (28,403) attained Band 8 or above in all three.” [NESA, NAPLAN Preliminary Results Summary Report, 2017, p. 5].

Attached to this newsletter is a copy of NESA’s Year 9 NAPLAN results and the HSC Minimum Standard message, for your information, plus a copy of NESA’s HSC Minimum Standard Fact Sheet.

TRIAL HSC EXAMINATIONS + POST TRIAL ATTENDANCE EXPECTATIONS

I commend Year 12 students for their cooperation in the Trial HSC examination block thus far. As the penultimate week of examinations begins, Year 12 students are reminded of the importance of being punctual to all exams, the need to wear correct College uniform to every exam, and the necessity of arriving with the correct equipment. In the event a student experiences significant illness or misadventure on the day of an exam, then they - or their parent/carer - must phone the Office of Student Learning: 66276603. Students will then be expected to present relevant documentation upon their return to the College, as per the Assessment Handbook.

I also encourage parents/carers to ensure their daughter/son attends every day, unless ill, for the remainder of Term 3. Many courses are yet to be completed so Year 12 teachers will be busy in the weeks ahead moving through new content. Students also need to use their Trial performance as a measure of their progress to date, and enact a revision plan as they build towards the HSC examination block in October. Consistent attendance and application is vital at this stage of Year 12, so I strongly encourage all Year 12 students to finish their time at the College productively.

YEAR 11 END OF COURSE EXAMS - 4 - 13 SEPTEMBER

These exams are scheduled for Weeks 8 - 9 of this Term. Year 11 students should begin, if they have not already, a regular revision regime as we are now in Week 4. I would encourage all Year 11 students to devote at least 60-90 minutes a day, as a minimum, to their studies. Students will be briefed on exam expectations in the coming weeks, and the examination timetable will be published for their information. Students requiring Disability / Special Provisions for this examination block are encouraged to self-advocate by contacting the Learning Enrichment Centre / Mrs Toni Ivers.

SUBJECT SELECTION FOR 2018 - CURRENT YEARS 8 & 10

We still have a small number of students in Years 8 and 10 who have not submitted their subject preferences. This needs to be done urgently if students wish to be placed in courses for 2018. For students in Years 8 and 10 who are not returning, it is requested that parents/carers inform the College in writing as soon as possible. Correspondence should be directed to the student’s Head of House.

Thank you for your ongoing support of our work here at the College.

Mr Jesse Smith

Acting Director of Curriculum

School newsletter copy July 2017 1 of 2

School newsletter copy

Year 9 NAPLAN results and the HSC minimum standard

Message from NESA

HSC minimum standard required to receive the HSC from 2020

Literacy and numeracy skills are the foundation for success in life after school. This is why eligibility

for the HSC is changing. From 2020, students will need to show they have the basic literacy and

numeracy skills needed to complete everyday tasks.

Your child will have a number of opportunities from Year 9 to Year 12, and even after the HSC to show they meet the HSC minimum standard

Some students will meet the requirement early through their Year 9 NAPLAN results in reading, writing

and numeracy. However, most students will show they meet the standard by passing short, online

reading, writing and numeracy tests in Years 10, 11 or 12.

Year 9 NAPLAN reports available in mid-August

Your child’s Year 9 NAPLAN report will indicate which online HSC minimum standard test/s (if any)

they will need to pass to be eligible for the HSC certificate. Remember your child has three more years

of learning before the HSC and can take the HSC minimum standard online tests in Years 10, 11 or 12.

Year 9 NAPLAN is a good chance to check they are on track or get support to meet the minimum

standard by Year 12.

If your child has achieved a Band 8 or above in reading, writing or numeracy, the NAPLAN report

will indicate that they have “Met the HSC minimum standard early” in the respective area/s.

FACT SHEET HSC minimum standard A minimum standard of literacy and numeracy will be required to receive the HSC from 2020. The NSW Government has introduced this change to ensure students have developed the literacy and numeracy skills required for life beyond school. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate the HSC minimum standard by taking new, short online tests when they are ready in Years 10, 11 or 12. However, if your child has achieved Band 8 or above in their Year 9 NAPLAN reading, writing and numeracy tests, they have shown they have met the HSC minimum standard early and will not be required to take further tests. What is the HSC minimum standard? The HSC minimum standard is set at a nationally agreed level of literacy and numeracy required to meet the demands of everyday life and work. It is expected that students, on finishing their HSC, will, at a minimum, be able to do things like:

• Find the time and date of a music concert on an online ticket website • Calculate the quantity of paint needed to paint a room • Estimate distance, travel time and costs for a transport route • Take notes from a lecture or training session • Create a personal weekly budget in a spreadsheet • Measure quantities to follow a recipe • Follow safety instructions in an equipment manual • Enter data in a computer based management system.

The Susan Warrick Young Writers Award, a 1000-word short story competition for Northern Rivers residents aged between 13 and 21 years, is an excellent opportunity for students with a passion for creative writing to showcase their work. Nino Gaidier, from 7ENG11, has done just that… He entered his 1000 word narrative, ‘Moustique’ in this year’s Susan Warrick’s Byron Bay Writer’s Festival Competition and received 4th place! The English faculty and his peers would like to congratulate him on his achievement with his story.

Nino’s narrative follows but stay tuned for his unedited version; no word limit - no guidelines.

MoustiqueThe true story of Moustique

Moustique flew, raging down the flights of stairs of the building, accommodating unsubstantial five by six metre flats. A variety of smells bombarded Moustique’s sensitive nose: smoke, charcoal, garbage and more. He also smelt the ‘pack’. They all emitted a very

energetic aroma. Moustique could smell the two ‘pack younglings’’ uncontainable excitement and the two ‘females’’ and ‘pack leader’s’ bubble of excitement and nervousness.

They reached the bottom step and entered the vast, intimidating street of Rue Maison Dieux, towering walls of plaster trailing the sides of the street, an urban jungle or inescapable labyrinth. Bang! The dog’s nose erupted from the phenomenally infinite smells of Paris, some not as divine as one would have hoped. It kind of reminded Moustique of his old Moroccan home in Afourer where he had lived with ‘Pack leader’, ‘female’ and the two ‘younglings’. They had been kicked out by Moroccans, demanding independence from France in 1958. They hopped into the borrowed Peugeot 202, “New moving box,” Moustique thought. Moustique sat in the youngsters’ stroking arms for the tedious, twelve kilometre drive. They drove bumper to bumper to the other side of Paris. Moustique leaped out to discover an almost completed housing commission of Nanterre. “So many places to pee,” moustique barked, giddy as he ran about.

“Claire! Catch the - oh, never mind. We’ll get him later,” Jean murmured. The little yellow dog vanished around the corner. He looked at the new building, hopeful. He had heard it was much better than the cramped flat they shared with Louise. Every night they had to put the mattresses out on the floor and every morning they had to put them back behind the wardrobe. Six beings in a bird cage. But that were to change then: 1959. Builders milled around the place doing all sorts. He knew for a fact that there was no plumbing of electricity yet, proven by hanging wires and scattered copper pipes. He also saw children running around. People lived here before the construction was completed due to the mass of refugees fleeing from North Africa. He looked at his two sons, kicking loose stones about. Mark, being fifteen and little Jean – Jacques six years old. He looked at his beautiful wife, Claire; filled with love and compassion. And Louise, the sister of Claire, equally loving.

A poorly dressed, round shaped man came to a stop on his Solex, a little horn on the handlebars. He was unshaved with a Gauloise cigarette propped in the corner of his mouth. He seemed to be off the top of his head on the drink: stumbling towards him. Just across the road laid a Shanty - Town; more of a dump than anything else, filled with thousands of poor families living in the cold, harsh mud. All homes in that dump were constructed with corrugated iron, pallets and scraps, having dirt floors and no insulation, inviting freezing hell in the six - month winters. Jean was just lucky.

“Bonjour Monsieur,” the plum greeted, “I am Pouet Pouet, legal guardian of this construction site.” The man slipped off his coat, revealing numerous stains on his stretched singlet and a stench far beyond revolting. When he spoke, Jean could so easily pick up red wine, cigarettes, smelly cheese and something close to death itself. Jean was blown aback. “Bonjour Pouet Pouet. I am Jean. These are my two sons: Jean-Jacques and Mark, my wife: Claire and my sister in law: Louise. We are here to take a look at this housing commission flat, if that’s okay?” “Certainly,” Pouet Pouet bellowed, “ Right this way.”

Run, run, run! Sniff, sniff, sniff! Pee, pee, pee! Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark! Beg food from worker. All things Moustique needed to accomplish before he went home. Moustique ran along the stretch on the side of the building feeling as free as a bird. Already he had tripped four odd workers. People shouted curses and tried to catch him but they just weren’t fast enough. The cheetah zoomed around the back of the building and there it was: El Puss in Boots. A shady, mangled cat glared at Moustique. Eyes narrow. Back arched. Hair raised. Claws exposed. “You’re dead kitty cat,” Moustique triumphantly spat. He charged at the cat. No hope for the cat. The cat realised its inevitable doom and sprawled out of the way, barely avoiding the dog. It ran for the nearby fence and was so close to escaping in one piece. It leaped but the dog leaped harder and bit its tail. The poor cat left the site with an incomplete behind. Moustique was exhausted. He could faintly hear distant calls of his name but could not appease them. He collapsed under a scaffold in the shade for a quick snooze.

English News

“Mon Dieux,” Jean gasped, “Claire, this place is perfect. We-”“Papa! We cannot find Moustique anywhere,” Mark whined, Jean-Jacques crying beside him.“Okay,” Jean reasoned,” I’ll take a thorough look around and if I can’t find him, there’s not much I can do.”“Okay Papa,” Mark agreed. Minutes later Jean was back with no Moustique. “Come on.”

The yellow dog stood up, energised. He ran back around to where his pack was, but they weren’t there! Moustique ran around but he couldn’t find them anywhere! “Where could they be? I have to find them,” Moustique determinedly barked. And so his adventure onto the streets of Paris began to somehow find his way back home.

“Papa,” Mark cried, “ it’s been three days and I miss Moustique!”“I known, I know, but we’ve done our very best and - WAIT do you here that?” Very soft scratches were sounding from the door. “Could it be? Claire! Open the door,” Jean urged. Claire did so and screamed. “Moustique!” “Really? We lost him twelve kilometres from here! He’d never been there before! We drove there in a borrowed car,” Jean-Jacques said.“It’s a miracle!” Jean cheered, the dog licking vigorously at his face.

Nino Gaidier - Year 7

BYRON BAY WRITER’S FESTIVALOn Thursday 3rd of August we travelled to Byron Bay to attend the Byron Writer’s Festival. Approximately 70 students attended, roaming around the site and stopping to listen to inspirational authors and artists from all over Australia. We listened to many people such as Deng Adut, Charlie Veron, Josh Yeldham, Joel Serong and others. These people all had unique and amazing stories to share. We learnt much about the unjust treatment of refugees and the appalling misfortunes of refugees around our world. It was certainly a DAY TO REMEMBER!

Nino Gaidier - Year 7

The Byron Bay Writers Festival had 8 authors in 2 tents who spoke about the books they had written throughout the day. We were able to choose 4 people to listen to and I chose Hannah Kent, Charlie Veron, Josh Yeldham and Christiana Lamb.

THE CRAFT OF STORYTELLING: THE GOOD PEOPLEHannah Kent was the first Author that I went to see, she spoke about the books: “The Good People” and “Burial Rites”. She read out a snippet from “The Good People” and explained how she got into writing and why she wrote the book.

DISCOVERY: A LIFE UNDERWATERCharlie Veron is a long time scuba diver who wrote a book about the impact of our civilisation on underwater life. He was very knowledgeable about the earth getting warmer and humankind’s impact on the continuity of our earth.

Oliver Davies - Year 8

At the Byron Writer’s Festival my favourite speaker was Christina Lamb. She talked about her book Malalia and also a little bit about her life. I found this the most interesting because it was a true story and Christina was a great speaker.

Bronte Clarke - Year 8

English News Cont.

Careers News

SCU HEADSTART PROGRAMCongratulations to Jiya Van De Veerdonk, Sophia Walston, Jaume Pirie and Winona Freihaut for successfully completing the SCU Headstart program in Semester 1 2017.

Headstart provides an opportunity for Year 11 and 12 students to gain direct entry and advanced standing into a variety of courses offered at Southern Cross University. It is designed for senior high school students who are academically capable of undertaking university level study while completing their HSC.

This year four Trinity Catholic College students took part in the Headstart Program. Jiya Van De Veerdonk, in Year 12, studied Biology and gained a Credit. Jaume Pirie, in Year 11, also studied Biology and also gained a Credit. Winona Freihaut, in Year 11, undertook the Visual Communication and Design course and also gained a Credit. And finally, Sophia Walston from Year 11 successfully completed the Communications in Organistations and was awarded the grade of Distinction.

The photo below was taken at the Completion Ceremony at Southern Cross University on 25 July. Congratulations Jiya, Sophia, Jaume and Winona on these fantastic results.

Miss Pauline Leeson

HSC Tips and Advice Nights at Lismore City Library

Assistance with your exam preparation from HSC markers.

Free 1-hour sessions. Questions answered. Pizza served!

Thursday 24 August

4.30pm - PDHPE Tips for planning for the exam

and structuring responses.

5.45pm - Biology

Thursday 31 August

4.30pm - Ancient History Core (Pompeii & Herculaneum)

5.45pm - English

Thursday 7 September

4.30pm - Legal Studies

Student of the Week

Is this you caught on camera?

Please see Brother John at SMS Office to claim your prize - a Canteen

Voucher to the value of $5.00 that can be redeemed at either Site Canteen.

The Write a Book in a Day competition involves students teaming up to write, illustrate, print and bind a book over the course of one 12-hour period. The Kid’s Cancer Project organises this competition so the entry fees (as well as any extra fundraising money the students collect) go towards funding childhood cancer research. The finished books are also donated to libraries in Children’s Hospitals around Australia.

This year Trinity will once again offer a team the opportunity to participate in this competition. The team will be writing their book on Thursday 10th August, from 8am to 8pm. We will be putting copies of the finished books on display in the College libraries.

This is an incredibly worthwhile cause and donations are very much appreciated. If you would like to donate, please go to:https://www.writeabookinaday.com/teams/trinity-catholic-college-lismore.

Donations remain open until 31st August. Miss Jessica Hunter

“Click the social media links to find out what has been happening in the Multimedia classrooms @ Trinity”.

blog website link https://jconomos21.wixsite.com/mysite

Twitter link https://twitter.com/MultiTrinity

Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrJ_6ueFA6Pwwy6gQgJK-EA

UNIFORM SHOP NOW OPEN

Opening HoursTuesday and Friday 11.30am - 4.30pm

Enquires: 66 21 8066

Last Wednesday evening 2 August saw Trinity’s PA team host a group of 60+ parents from Trinity and other schools in the Lismore Diocese. They all gathered to hear guest speaker Chris Hudson talk about, ‘Surviving the Emotional Rollercoaster of Adolescence’. Chris shared his wealth of experience and insight to help assist parents navigate the emotional extremes that can occur during Adolesence. He set the scene by giving us an overview of the workings of an adolescence’s emotional brain and spoke about the need to create a safe, calm home and how to set and maintain healthy emotional boundaries. As parents our goal is to help our teenagers learn to identify, explore and manage their own emotions, so to become more emotionally aware and resilient. e.g. ‘Emotions are temporary, this won’t last, so get through today and it will get easier! Chris offered us many practical tips e.g ‘Parenting traps’ to avoid and some self care advice ….’Do not hitch your value to your teenager’s emotions’. Even when he/she is crabby ’Show up’ by saying, ‘ I love you, are you OK?’ For further information on this topic and many others we recommend Chris’s website and Blog, ‘Understanding Teenagers’ or Email: chris@understandingteenagers.com.au

Many thanks to all those who made this event possible- Mr Chris Hudson, Mrs Jo Kelly, (CSO Parent Assembly Co-ordinator), Sr Mary Bruggy, Parent Connect Trinity & Mrs Zelinda Brown, Trinity Teacher and Rose from St John’s Woodlawn and PA Reps

Also Thanks to Jamilla - Year 12 for serving and Year 10 Childcare volunteers Narika, Sienna, Grace. Special thanks to Dennis and his crew and Darryl and his team at Trinity for set up and clean up.

Tundra, Sue, Kylie, Karla, Helen, Zelinda & Sr Mary

Parent Assembly News

VET Entertainment News

On Friday 28th July the Year 11 VET Entertainment crew went on an excursion to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) in Brisbane. The excursion was an important opportunity for us to experience first hand about what goes on ‘behind the curtain’ of the Entertainment industry. Our tour guide, Ian, was very knowledgeable about the industry and the venue itself. We were able to go into every theatre of QPAC – Concert Hall, Cremorne Theatre, The Playhouse Theatre and of course the impressive Lyric Theatre which was currently playing ‘The Bodyguard – The Musical’.

We were able to learn about aspects of the Entertainment industry we had not learnt about before e.g. sound-proofing of rooms, and types of stages. We were able to go backstage of the QTC’s Gilbert and Sullivan’s, ‘Madness, Mayhem and Marriage’; which was being shown at the Playhouse Theatre at the time.

As we walked through the theatres and learnt about the logistics and the construction of them, we experienced sound checks, stage set ups, the green room and many other exciting activities that go on backstage of a major event that we could not see at school.

If you are a current Year 10 student thinking about choosing Entertainment for Year 11 and 12 it is an excellent opportunity. Apart from excursions,

through work placement we are able to go to major events in the industry including Splendour in the Grass and help out in local events such as the Lismore Lantern Parade and NORPA.

Year 11 Entertainment students - Zali Drew and Kyle Stones

Woolworths Earn & Learn 2017Dear Parents,

This year we will be participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Through this program we will be able to get new educational resources for our Learning Centre – and all we need you to do is shop for your groceries at Woolworths.

From Wednesday 26th July to Tuesday 19th September or while stock lasts, we are collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers. You will get one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards). Place the Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and when it’s complete, the Sticker Sheet can be dropped into the Collection Box here at the school.

At the end of the promotion, we’ll be able to get some great new equipment. The range is extensive and offers lots of items ideal for our students – including resources for Maths, English, Science and some fantastic fun supplies for Arts & Craft, Sport and for our library. If you’d like to know more visit woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn

Anyone can help our school earn amazing resources:• Earn one sticker for every $10 spent at Woolworths*.• Complete Sticker Sheets.• Drop Sheets in a Collection Box for our school .̂Runs 26 July to 19 September 2017.Find out more at woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn

Earn & Learn is on againStart collecting today

*From Wednesday 26 July to Tuesday 19 September 2017. Excludes liquor, tobacco and gift cards.^By Tuesday 19 September 2017.

Collection of school information by the Australian Government under the Australian Education Act 2013

Dear Parent/Guardian

Collection of information about schools

The Australian Government provides funding to Australian schools under the Australian Education Act 2013. That Act and the associated Australian Education Regulation 2013 require that your child’s school provide the Australian Government with certain information about the school, its financial arrangements, and its student body, in order that the funding is properly calculated and accounted for.

What information is collected by the Australian Government?

The authority that operates your child’s school such as, a state or territory education department, a Catholic Education Office, or an independent school authority, will provide basic information about the school to the Australian Government, such as its name, address, contact details, years of schooling, and number and makeup of its staff.

The authority must provide the Australian Government with information about the school’s finances, including annual audited financial statements and certification that Government funding has been used for proper purposes relating to education.

In addition, the authority will provide certain performance information at an aggregate level, including student attendance rates, student results in the National Assessment Program, and for secondary schools, post-school student destinations; such as going into the workforce, vocational education and training, or higher education.

The authority is required to publish much of this information, and it is also published by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) on the myschool web site at www.myschool.edu.au.

The school authority must also provide information to the Australian Government about the makeup of the school’s student body during an annual school census. This is because Australian Government funding varies according to whether students are primary, secondary, receiving distance education, or are overseas students; and is calculated to provide additional funding, called ‘loadings’, for students at educational disadvantage.

The authority must provide information about the number of students attending the school, including the number of:

primary and secondary students full-time and part-time students Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students students with disability students with low English proficiency students receiving distance education boarding students overseas students.

Who receives this information?

Most of the information is provided by school authorities to the Australian Government Department of Education. Some of it is provided directly to ACARA.

The Department of Education may in turn pass the information on to ACARA, state and territory education departments and authorities, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), and the Productivity Commission. The department will also provide the information to other organisations if required or authorised by law to do so.

Why is this information collected?

The Department of Education collects information about schools under the Australian Education Act 2013 for the purposes of that Act, which include:

calculation of Australian Government funding oversight of funding conditions and requirements monitoring of financial performance and educational outcomes of schools publishing and providing information about schools to the public.

The department also uses the information for research, statistical analysis, and policy development on school education for the Australian Government.

Information passed to ACARA, state and territory education authorities, the ABS, and the Productivity Commission is used by those organisations for their public purposes. For example, the information collected from school authorities under the Australian Education Act 2013 forms part of the national statistical collection maintained by the ABS.

Is my child identified in the information collected by the Australian Government?

Where school authorities are required to provide the Australian Government with information about students, that information is aggregated statistical data that does not identify individual students. The information is not matched with any other information held by the Australian Government that can be used to identify individual students.

However, from time to time the Department of Education engages contractors to audit or verify school records, to ensure that the information that a school provides to the department is accurate. The information previously collected by the department may also be passed onto these contractors for this purpose.

When carrying out an audit, the contractors may need to access information about individual students from the school’s records. This information may be ‘personal information’ within the meaning given in the Privacy Act 1988. The contractors may pass this information onto officers within the department if there is a discrepancy in the data provided by the school and the school’s records and further investigation is required.

There may be other circumstances in which a school authority will voluntarily provide information about individual students to the department, when seeking additional funding for those students. Most commonly, these are where a student has not been in attendance at a school during the annual school census but the authority wishes to receive funding for him or her, and where the authority believes that the demographics of the students at the school are not representative of the households in the ABS statistical areas serviced by the school.

Other than in exceptional circumstances (for example, investigation of fraud relating to overseas students), the department does not disclose personal information to any overseas recipients.

Contacts for further information

If you have questions about the collection of information about schools by the Australian Government under the Australian Education Act 2013, please contact: The Recurrent Assistance for Schools team at: GrantsandData.help@education.gov.au.

The Department of Education’s privacy policy is available on the department’s website at www.education.gov.au. The privacy policy contains information about:

how individuals can access and seek correction of the personal information held by the department

how complaints about breaches of the Privacy Act 1988 can be made how the department will deal with these complaints.

If you wish to contact the department about privacy related matters, please e-mail the department at privacy@deewr.gov.au or write to:

Privacy Contact Officer

Legal and Compliance Group Location C12MT1 Department of Education GPO Box 9980 Canberra ACT 2601

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