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:
Wednesday, 31 July 2024
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.
With the end of the school year in sight, please note that all textbooks, across Years 7-12 are now overdue!
As such, we kindly ask that all students return any outstanding textbooks and English novels to Book Hire or drop them off in one of the marked green crates located in the library and main reception area, by Tuesday, 5 December (Presentation Day) at the latest.
*Please note that any outstanding textbooks will unfortunately have to be charged at the end of the year for a replacement copy, therefore if you have any questions at all, feel free to contact me by sending an email to bookhire@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Lastly, a very big thank you to all students who have already returned their books and wishing everyone the loveliest Christmas holidays spent surrounded by your loved ones :)
Kindest regards,
Ms Tamara Bliznjakovic
Library Technician – Book Hire
tbliznjakovic@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Year 10 boys are fast approaching their upcoming Service Week that begins on Monday, 20 November through to Friday, 24 November 2023. We have over 200 students who will be representing Waverley College and actively involved in volunteering in their local community.
Students have elected to spend their service helping out in a wide variety of community services and not-for-profit organisations, working alongside the disadvantaged, elderly, disabled, children and family support services.
Just a selection of these services include; Thread Together, Re-love, Matthew Talbot Hostel, Illowra Aged Care, Ronald Coleman Lodge, Our Big Kitchen, the Exodus Foundation, Windgap Foundation, The Salvation Army and St Vincent de Paul charity stores, St Gabriel’s School, Jarjum College and numerous preschools and primary schools in the local area and further afield across Sydney.
Students are expected to wear their school sports uniform unless otherwise stated. All students will be making their own way to their placement and will make their own way home again. Service hours each day will vary depending on each organisation and teachers are allocated to check on students throughout the week.
*If for any reason your son cannot attend, is sick or absent on any day, please inform the College and also contact his organisation that morning.
We look forward to all students enjoying a very memorable Service Week, making a contribution to their community, in addition to their own personal growth and learning.
Ms Marie-Anne Maakrun
Assistant Director of Student Formation
mmaakrun@waverley.nsw.edu.au
With the exams just around the corner, followed by Service Week right after, please note that all issued Year 10 textbooks are to be returned preceding or straight after the exams starting on Monday, 13 November 2023 in Week 6A.
We will place marked crates for book returns:
Book hire will of course be open as well, with the opening hours noted below:
Monday to Friday – 8am-4pm.
All textbooks are due back Friday, 17 November 2023, especially since their classes conclude this week.
My apologies for the tight turnaround, however we want to ensure that the students have access to their textbooks for their exam studies.
Wishing our Year 10 students the best of luck in the exams!
Thank you for all your help :)
Waverley College welcomes auditions from boys in Year 9 (2024) upwards for Tartuffe (the Hypocrite) by Moliére, being performed in 2024 at the PAC!
The Plot : Orgon is the man who has everything. Money, power, a beautiful family. But lately he’s been questioning the point of it all. When he invites Tartuffe into his perfect household, he unleashes a whirlwind of deception and seduction that threatens everything.
With Orgon under Tartuffe’s spell, can his family outwit this charismatic trickster? Are Tartuffe’s wild claims truth or fiction? Is this mysterious stranger the villain he appears?
Updated to a 1980s setting, this new version of Moliére’s comic masterpiece looks at the lengths we go to find meaning – and what happens when we find chaos instead!
Tartuffe will be performed from Tuesday, 18 June – Thursday, 20 June 2024 with rehearsals starting in Term 1 2024.
Please note that we are after boys from Year 9 upwards for this particular play, as it’s the last chance for some of our senior boys to shine in a Waverley production. Younger boys will get a chance to audition next year for a 2025 school musical to be performed at the NIDA theatre.
Email Mr Lamb plamb@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Peter Lamb
Head of Drama/Entertainment
Director/Producer of ‘Tartuffe’
plamb@waverley.nsw.edu.au
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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