Internationally Educated assists students and their families through the selection and application process for United States universities. They offer a SAT Practice Exam in partnership with test prep provider, Revolution Prep.
Taking full-length practice tests under timed conditions is essential to being ready for the official test. A proctored practice exam will help students build testing endurance and give them a real-time snapshot of their testing performance.
Additional information and registration can be found HERE.
Register by 1 May 2024.
The University of Sydney is excited to invite Year 10 students to attend their online ‘Your Path to Sydney’ information evening, designed to help Year 10 students and their parents, caregivers and teachers navigate the journey to university with confidence.
In this session, students will learn everything they need to know about subject selection, university applications and admissions.
The event will feature a presentation and live Q&A, where University of Sydney staff, current students and a UAC representative will cover topics such as:
When: Thursday, 11 April 2024, 6pm-7:30pm AEST
Where: Online via Zoom
Register: HERE
Questions?: Email schools.outreach@sydney.
Interviews on both of these days will take place between 8:30am and 6:30pm.
All interviews will be held via Zoom.
IT have provided a video on how to set up a Zoom Meeting. You can view this video HERE.
Bookings for these interviews can be made through the Parent Lounge in TASS.
Bookings opened on Tuesday, 2 April at 9am and will close on Friday, 26 April at 3:30pm.
There will be no classes or sport training for any Senior School students on either of these days.
A list of Zoom account numbers will be sent by IT to all parents/carers prior to the interview dates. This will usually be a day or two before the interviews. You do not need the Zoom code to make your bookings.
In order to have staff available to as many families as possible, interviews will be of five minutes’ duration.
To make the process as efficient as possible and to minimise lost time, we ask that you don’t make consecutive bookings and leave at least a five minute gap between your bookings to allow time to move between meetings with the teachers.
The following staff will not be available for interviews;
Monday 29 April
Ms H. Chia
Ms M. Cooper
Ms K. Downey
Ms F. Heffernan
Mr P. Riley
Ms N. Silsby
Ms C. Stewart
Mr J. Walker
Tuesday 30 April
Ms H. Chia
Ms K. Downey
Ms F. Heffernan
Mr P. Riley
Ms N. Silsby
Mr J. Walker
The link to the Parent Lounge is HERE.
User ID = email address
Password = if you cannot remember your password you can reset by selecting ‘forgot password’.
If you have any technical issues with using the system then you should contact the IT Department on (02) 9369 0784 or email iAssist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Year 10 vaccinations are fast approaching – Wednesday, 3 April 2024!
SESLHD has advised that we currently only have 30% of students consented for the Meningococcal ACWY vaccine. This is a nationally-recommended vaccine and is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
*If your child is unable to attend this particular date, they will be able to present on 31 July 2024 during the Year 7 vaccination day. Please make the School Nurse aware.
All students must have parents’/carers’ consent before vaccinations can be administered. To provide consent, please click this LINK.
View the vaccinations flyer in this LINK.
If you have any concerns or queries please contact the school registered nurses, as we are happy to assist in any way we can.
Warm regards,
Ms Emma Quirk and Ms Julia Ritoli
Registered Nurses
equirk@waverley.nsw.edu.au
jritoli@waverley.nsw.edu.au
As per the College Calendar, this is a friendly reminder that there is a compulsory information evening for parents/carers and students of Year 10 next Tuesday, 12 March from 6pm-7pm in the Senior School Gym.
The session marks the beginning of the transition into senior studies and post-school pathways for Year 10 students.
The session covers:
During Ms Cooper’s session she will make reference to the Subject Requirements Booklet for Year 11, 2025.
This booklet is found on the Curriculum page of the College website HERE.
Please note that this information booklet will be updated in Term 2 with some minor changes depending on any decisions regarding HSC courses on offer in 2025-2026.
As per the College Diary, this is a reminder that the Year 10 Elevate Session, Study Sensei, will be held in Period 1 on Wednesday, 28 February during their normal careers lesson.
Students are required to bring a pen to the session.
This session is delivered by a group of recent successful graduates and will cover:
Further to this, Elevate also offers free Parent / Carer webinars.
The webinars are held fortnightly on Wednesday evenings.
Parents and Carers can register HERE
Further details can be found HERE
Years 9-12 Waverley students and their families are invited to attend the next ‘Study in the US’ virtual information session from Internationally Educated.
This general presentation will cover the US university application process as well as the higher education system in the US.
A brief Q&A session will follow the presentation.
*Registration is required.
When: Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 6pm AEDT
Further information and register: HERE
As part of our Career program for Year 10 at Waverley College, we offer a Career Assessment program to all Year 10 students to assist with senior subject selection and choosing a career pathway.
The program will begin with a four hour online career testing session run by Dr Marian Kratzing, a Careers Psychologist. Dr Kratzing has developed a unique career profiling system which she and her colleagues provide to many schools in Sydney.
Please click the button below to view further information.
Click for Career Profile Testing information
Ms Kath Knowles
Senior Studies and Careers Coordinator
kknowles@waverley.nsw.edu.au
At times, all students benefit from additional teacher support to consolidate classroom content and skills, particularly in the lead up to assessments. During Term time, we have the following supports available via our co-curricular program, run by expert teachers.
Ms Martina Cooper
Director of Curriculum
mcooper@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Each year NSW Health works with schools to offer the vaccines recommended and funded for adolescents by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
The School Vaccination Team at the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Public Health Unit is excited to work with the parents, carers, students and staff at Waverley College.
In 2024, the following vaccines will be offered:
Please note that catch-up vaccinations are offered at all visits throughout the year, including for Year 7 and Year 10 students. Any students who miss out during visits will be offered another opportunity at their next scheduled visit.
For a student to be vaccinated at school, consent must first be provided.
To provide consent, you will need your Service NSW account details and the Medicare Card number for you and your child.
Parents/carers: please start providing online consent by clicking the button below – this button is for both Year 7 and Year 10 parents/carers.
Click here to provide online consent
This short video may also be of assistance.
Click here to view the School Vaccination - NSW Health video
Click here to scan the QR codes for the link to the 2024 Year 7 online consent portal
Click here to scan the QR codes for the link to the 2024 Year 10 online consent portal
Please get in contact with the Health Centre nurse if you have any questions about the vaccinations or clinic.
Dear Parents/ Carers and Students in Years 7-12,
All students in Years 7 and 8 should have received their stationery pack and class teachers will advise when and what materials are needed for particular lessons.
Years 9 and 10 teachers will also advise students about subject specific requirements.
In the interim, students are advised to bring writing materials: exercise books and pens, as well as their laptop, to all classes.
The same advice applies to Years 11 and 12 students.
Dear Parents/ Carers and Students in Years 7-12,
The Years 7-12 Assessment Booklets are currently going through the final checks and will be available on the College Website next week. Parents/ Carers and Students will receive an email with a direct link to the page on the College website where they will be able to download the latest version of the schedules plus other relevant information.
Students should ensure that they save a copy of the schedule on their laptop and it is recommended that they add the key dates to their College Diaries.
All students in Years 11 and 12 will now have received their Assessment Schedules. The Assessment Booklets, which outline further details regarding processes and tasks, are currently going through the final checks and will be available on the College website next week. Parents/ Carers and Students will receive an email with a direct link to the page on the College website where they will be able to download the latest version of the schedules plus other relevant information.
Students should ensure that they save a copy of the schedule on their laptop and it is recommended that they add the key dates to their College Diaries.
We would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation who are the traditional Custodians of the land on which Waverley College is located. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We are committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual connections to the land, waters, seas and sky and their rich contribution to society.
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