Year 12InformationNight 2020Wednesday 26 February 2020

Welcome to our introduction and meet the Learning Mentor evening

Outline

• An overview of the final year, Year 12• Mark Geraets Head of Senior

School• Roger Barrows Stage Leader 10-12• Rob Cowan Head of Student

Learning• Meet the Learning Mentors• Refreshments

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It has been a GREAT start to 2020.

A significant increase

in the student

population

New, vibrant and talented staff

Modifications to boarding house and classrooms - ongoing

Some amazing HSC and ATAR results

Portfolios are taking

off

All of our graduating

students were placed

School production

coming soon!

Student Centred Inquiry based, Students perform at their level and grow from there

Holistic Academic, wellbeing, physical, spiritual, social

Lifelong A love and thirst for learning, well beyond school

World Ready Beyond academic success; capable of adapting, surviving and thriving in any environment

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Learning WellAcademic

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Learning WellWellbeing

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Personal Learning Plan

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The Learning Mentor will...- Be in contact with your child every day- Be the link between the student and other teachers and home- Help to guide and support students in all aspects of school life- Act as an advocate- Monitor overall wellbeing and progress of students (social, emotional,

physical and academically)- Take an active interest in identifying and encouraging students’

interests and skills in, and beyond the curriculum- Set Semester goals (PLPs) and support the student in achieving these

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Communication• Whole School and Senior School Newsletters • Facebook• LM (and Subject teacher)• Year Parents • From your son/daughter • Parent workshop sessions • Social events, on the sports field/court, at the

production, after Chapel services…• Please come and speak with us if you have any

concerns!• App coming...

What does success look like?

Rob CowanHead of Student Learning

HSCHSC (Year 12)

● minimum of 10 units● maximum of 4 units of Board Endorsed

Courses (CAT B Courses)

To Satisfactory complete a course students must:

● apply themselves with diligence● make a genuine attempt at assessment tasks

including external Examinations● complete work placement for VET Courses

HSC Result

• Internal - School based assessment mark

• External - Examination Mark

• Combined to form a HSC Mark

• Performance bands

Internal AssessmentsSchool Based Assessment

• 50% of your final HSC markMisadventure

• Illness needs a Dr Certificate• Misadventure needs supporting documentation

Special Provision• In place for assessments and or examinations• Used in case of misadventure during the examination

period

External HSC Assessment

50% of your final HSC mark

HSC External Assessments

How is the HSC Mark Determined?

Moderation

How is the HSC Mark Determined?

What is the ATAR?

Eligibility for an ATAR

• at least 10 units of Board Developed Courses

• English – 2 units compulsory

• at least 8 units of Category A

• no more than 2 units of Category B

Summing Up

Calculations of HSC and ATARs● Out of our Control

What you can do…..● Taking control of your learning

● Removing distractions when studying

● Have a plan

Assessment and Continuous Reporting

- Feedback on student work is one of the primary drivers of learning and improving

- Feedback is offered in a formative setting within the classroom every day.

- Continuous Reporting is feedback for summative tasks (assessment tasks) - available to parents and learning mentors as well as students.

Benefits of Continuous Reporting:- immediacy: it provides students

with feedback for improvement at the time of the assesment.

- relevance: effective feedback needs to occur as soon as possible after the execution of the task.

- specific: applies to a specific task and the assessment of a specific skill set

- Access through Parent Lounge.

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Casey ScottClass of 2019

Section LeaderPastoral: Mr Roger Barrows.

Learning Mentor

• First port of call

• Learning conversations with students

• Tracking student progress throughout the year

• Helping students set goals and help them work on plans to achieve their goals

• Communicate with parents, teachers and myself

Section Leader

• Oversee wellbeing program (Academic and Pastoral)

• Weekly Update

• Communicate with Parents / Continuous Reporting

Learning Mentor and Section Leader

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• Term 1 – The skills of learning/ Goal setting /Note taking / Summarising / Memory skills / Time

management & Organisation / Student monitoring

• Term 2 - Positive thinking / motivation / Sexual Health / Drug and Alcohol awareness/ Leadership

• Term 3 - Exam preparation techniques / Trial Exams / Final Events

• Term 4 - HSC exams

Year 12

Wellbeing program

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Learning conversations run in conjunction with advisory program

Focus on

• Organisation and ability to complete all tasks

• Current progress in each subject

• Goal for that subject

• Strategies for achieving that goal

• Coaching students about receiving and acting on feedback from teachers

• 3 SMART goals for the term

Learning Conversations

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Independent Learning Periods (Study Periods)Building students ability to work independently• Very successful program

• Designed to be used in conjunction with a subject

• Access to teachers during ILPs

• Collaborative rooms and independent work

• Monitoring and Evaluating

• Supervised by academic staff

Years 12

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Senior School Focus 2020

• Raising Standards

• Learning Mentor

• Schoolbox

• Education Perfect

• Data collection and utilization

• Communication

• Plus• Library• Experiential Learning• Student Voice• Feedback Register

IT

• Imre (IT) - if you have any issues with Parent Lounge

• Call Reception 6022 0000

Term 1 Events• March 5 - 7 Production of High School Musical • March Yr 8-12 Camps• March (TBA) University, Careers and Futures- Yr

12 and Parents meeting.• April, Friday 3 Easter Chapel Service• April 10 - 27 Easter Break• April 25 ANZAC day (TSSA march, reading, pipers

etc)• April 27 Parent Teacher Student Interviews 3-7 PM• April 28 Students return Term 2 begins• May 18 Year 12 Interviews.

Our Learning Mentors

12LMASue Mitchell

12LMBDee Sparkes

12LMCLiz Heitmeyer

12LMDRob Cowan

Year 12InformationNight 2020Thank you for coming!

Spend some time with your child’s Learning Mentor

Please help yourself to refreshments.