We hope that your son has settled well into the start of Year 12. As per the College Calendar, there is a Year 12 (2023) Parent and Student Information Evening next Wednesday, 19 October in the College Gymnasium at 6pm.
There will be a number of speakers who will provide an overview of the most important information that parents, carers and students need to know for the HSC including: the HSC assessment program, processes for illness/misadventure claims, and other important items.
Each family will also need to read through the HSC Policies and Procedures booklet which can be accessed by clicking on the button below.
HSC Policies and Procedures Booklet
Please take time to read through this booklet with your son, particularly if he is ever absent from school or unable to complete a task due to illness/misadventure.
Please rest assured that we are all here to support your son on his HSC journey, so please contact the Curriculum Team, Heads of Department or Heads of House if you have any questions or concerns.
As per the College Diary, this is a reminder that the Year 12 (2023) Elevate Session – Student Elevation – is held during Period 1 next Wednesday, 19 October, 2022. This is a compulsory session for HSC plus ATAR Students who will attend the session in their House groups as per the schedule below.
HSC plus Vocational Students are also welcome to attend. They must inform their Period 1 teacher that they will be attending the session prior to the day, otherwise they must attend their scheduled Period 1 class.
This session is delivered by a group of recent successful graduates and will cover:
Click here for further details about Elevate Education
Elevate work with our students in Years 9-12 at key times in the year, and they also offer free webinars for parents and carers. The webinars are held fortnightly on Wednesday evenings.
Register for free parent/carer webinars
The Year 11 Semester 2 Report will be available next week for you to view and download on the Parent Lounge in TASS. You will receive an email when the reports are ready, which will include the instructions on how to access the information on TASS.
This report will include your child’s Learner Profile grades, final course mark, rank and cohort rank number (number of students in the course) based on his assessment task(s) for each subject. VET subjects do not include a mark or rank as they are competency-based subjects.
From the start of Term 4, all Year 11 textbooks must be returned to the Textbook Hire Office or to the Library please.
Once returned, Year 12 textbooks can then be issued.
Mr Bill Roberts
Head of Library
E: wroberts@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The NSW School of Languages is a distance education school run by the Department of Education that offers 12 languages for study from Years 9-12. The courses are taught in a blended mode, including online coursework (completed during the scheduled school study lessons in the library), and a weekly 20-minute speaking lesson (delivered online).
The languages available in 2024 are:
Enrolments are being accepted for students from Waverley College who would like to study an accredited course with NESA (NSW Education Standards Authority) and in Years 11 and 12 which count towards your ATAR.
NSW School of Languages Course Information
Should you require further specific details about your course of interest, please view the NSW School of Languages website www.nswschoollang.schools.nsw.
Ms Priscilla Quintana
Head of Languages
pquintana@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Details: Geography Year 11 and Year 12 Field Trip – Narrabeen
Date: Friday, 2 September 2022 (Week 7)
Time: Meet in the Centenary Quad at 8:30am, to arrive back at school approximately 3:15pm
Cost: The cost of this excursion has been added to your son’s school fees
Uniform: College Sports Uniform
Wet Weather Advice: The field trip will go ahead in all weather expect thunder and lightning. Therefore, students are advised to bring along a raincoat / umbrella with a change of footwear.
Food: Students are to bring their own food for morning tea and lunch – there will be limited time to visit food outlets.
*We aim to be back at school by 3:15pm. Students will be expected to attend any co-curricular activities that afternoon. Should traffic prevent our timely return, this will be communicated via the Waverley app.
Do I Need to Give Permission? Yes.
Please complete the permission slip in the link below. This confirms that you have read the above information and give your permission for your son to participate in this excursion. Please complete this form by Wednesday, 24 August 2022.
>>> Click here to view and complete the Year 11 and Year 12 Geography Field Trip Permission Slip.
Ms Rebecca Sutcliffe
Geography Teacher
E: rsutcliffe@waverley.nsw.edu.au
A friendly reminder to Year 11 parents, carers and students, that in Week 6 (next week), we will start to size Year 11 students for their Year 12 (Class of 2023) jerseys.
*Fittings will take place at the Uniform Shop on Monday/Wednesday/Friday.
The Uniform Shop is on Level 3 of the Centenary Building.
Ms Sue Walsh
Director of Identity & Student Formation
E: swalsh@waverley.nsw.edu.au
In this inaugural Speed Mentoring Event, illustrious Waverley College Alumni will advise and mentor students on study, pathways and professions. Our mentors represent various backgrounds that extend to engineering, physiotherapy, leadership, IT, investment, sport, finance, business, entrepreneurism, and communications.
A panel discussion will be followed by dynamic one-on-one mentoring where students will gain insights and be inspired by Waverley graduates who are now hugely successful in their chosen careers. Come prepared with any questions you may want to ask.
Don’t miss this important opportunity to learn about the future of work and how to maximise your potential!
This event is open to all interested students.
Light refreshments will be available in the Library from 3:30pm.
Please RSVP here by Monday, 8 August.
Enquiries, please email Ms Venettia Miller.
E: vmiller@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Bookings will open during the school holidays for the Years 7-11 Parent/Teacher/ Student Interviews, to be held on Monday, 25 July from 8:30am – 6:30pm, face-to-face in our College Gymnasium.
You will be notified via email once the bookings become available. These will occur through the TASS Parent Lounge.
Bookings close on Wednesday, 20 July at 5pm. It will not be possible to open the bookings after that time, so please ensure that you access the system by this date.
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 kindly ask that you please:
Details on how to login to the Parent Lounge were sent to all parents in Term 1. The link to the parent lounge is below.
>>> Click here to view the Waverley College Parent Lounge.
user id = your Family ID
password = if you cannot remember your password, you can reset by selecting ‘forgot password’
Please email iAssist at iassist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Chris Soden
Assistant Director of Curriculum
E: csoden@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Year 11 students of Studies of Religion II will have the opportunity to engage in a Jewish Depth Study excursion on Thursday, 21 July.
Students will participate in guided tours at The Great Synagogue and Sydney Jewish Museum.
Dress/Attire: full College winter academic uniform with blazer.
Please complete the permission slip below by Friday, 24 June.
>>> Click here to view and complete the permission slip.
Ms Martina Cooper
Head of Religion
E: mcooper@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Friday, 17 June, all Year 11 Marine Studies students will attend an excursion to the Sydney Fish Markets and the Sydney Aquarium.
Students will meet at the Sydney Fish Markets at 6:15am. Students will attend the fresh fish auction of the morning and have a behind-the-scenes tour of the Sydney Fish Market.
Following the Fish Market tour, students will then make their way to the Sydney Aquarium at Darling Harbour, for a tour starting at 10am.
The purpose of this tour is for students to become more familiar with the ‘Dangerous Marine Creatures’ that we have been studying this term.
Students will be dismissed from Darling Harbour at 2pm to make their own way home at the conclusion of the excursion.
Students must wear full academic winter school uniform.
Yes.
Mr Richard Chen
Science Teacher
E: rchen@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Need to improve your Resume and CV writing skills? Waverley Library is hosting an event that is sure to get you that next job.
Waverley Library is running the HSC Help: Resume and CV Writing talk and all students are welcome.
When: Wednesday, 13 July, 6:30pm – 7:30pm.
Where: Waverley Library Theatrette, 32-48 Denison Street, Bondi Junction
Cost: Free but bookings essential.
>>> Click here to view more information and to book.
Ms Kath Knowles
Senior Studies & Careers Coordinator
E: kknowles@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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