Please be advised that NESA is working to reschedule HSC exams to start on 9 November 2021 in line with today’s announcement by the Premier and Minister for Education.
The updated start date means HSC results will be released in mid-January.
NESA will publish a revised exam timetable in early September and is continuing to work very closely with NSW Health and the school sectors to develop comprehensive COVID-safe protocols for running the exams. NESA is aiming for these protocols to be available in early September.
The College will continue to update you as information about the new timetable and COVID-safe plans becomes available.
Warm regards,
Ms Lynsey Porter
Director of Curriculum
E: lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The laptops currently held by Year 12 students will be end of lease in December and parents can now nominate to purchase or return units once the HSC has been completed.
We have put together an information sheet explaining the process. The sheet is published in the Parent Lounge — School Links — End of Lease Macbooks .
Mr Simon Potter
Director of ICT, Campus and Innovation
E: spotter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Thank you for attending the Year 12 meeting today outlining that we will be enacting Plan B for the HSC Trial Period.
I thank the Heads of Department for their tremendous hard work in creating a task that is best suited for each course’s context.
You will still follow the HSC Trial Examinations Timetable that begins on Wednesday 18 August but you will access an alternate online open book task via Canvas during each examination period.
These open book tasks will replace HSC Trial Examinations for your school-based assessment. Once the CSSA and Independent Trial security periods are over, we will make sure you have copies for practice before the final HSC Examinations.
Further details will be shared next week about logistics as will further instructions from Heads of Department.
This revised timetable has also been posted on the Waverley College App. Please read the details carefully as there are now staggered starting times for some of the bigger exams, particularly English and Studies of Religion.
Warm regards,
Ms Lynsey Porter
Director of Curriculum
E: lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Thank you to all Year 12 Parents and Students for attending our meeting today at lunchtime to go through the latest updates regarding the HSC Trial Examinations and other questions surrounding Year 12.
As promised, here is the information that I shared, including key dates, surrounding UAC applications. The latest advice from UAC is that with the rescheduled HSC Exam timetable, UAC has made the following date changes:
There are no additional schemes in place at UAC to consider a COVID-19-related disadvantage. If any students are making any applications to universities, and have any questions, they should contact Ms Knowles who will assist them – particularly if any students are interested in early entry possibilities to ease the pressure.
Ms Lynsey Porter
Director of Curriculum
E: lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Dear Parents and Carers of students in Year 12,
Thank you for your ongoing support of your son and the College as we continue to navigate the challenges of the pandemic.
So you are aware, we had a meeting with Year 12 students today to clarify the following:
The current advice from NESA, in line with Health advice, is that HSC Trial Examinations will go ahead onsite in Week 5 as scheduled. The CSSA (The Catholic Secondary Schools Association), who set the dates for the HSC Trial Timetable, has confirmed that they do not intend to postpone the examinations further. The message to students is that the HSC Trial Examinations will go ahead as scheduled and if there are any changes to this advice we will work with NESA to inform students straight away of any contingencies.
This also applies to students completing Major Works, Projects or Performances. Teachers will continue to work with students if there are essential reasons for being onsite.
Since our meeting at 12.05pm, NESA has released the following update regarding adjustments to timings of the HSC Examinations and Major Work/ Performance due dates which has been communicated to students via email:
These changes mean all students have some additional time to prepare for exams or complete their project and still receive their results this year.
The decision aims to give students as much clarity as possible so they can focus on their studies, their wellbeing and plans for the future.
Revised timetables for the language oral, practical, performance and written exams will be published on the NESA website and Students Online by next Friday.
Kind regards,
Ms Lynsey Porter
Director of Curriculum
E: lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
This was sent to Year 12 parents and students on Tuesday 20 July 2021.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Ms Lynsey Porter
Director of Curriculum
E: lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Dear Year 12,
I hope that your HSC preparation is going well as we begin a term that is certainly a different one than we expected. We can’t change the way things are, so let’s focus making the most of some advantages – not having to lose time traveling to and from school each day, being able to get focused work done at home, being able to contact your teachers easily for help, being able to focus just on your studies at this critical time with the Trials being pushed back a few weeks.
You are getting close to the finish line, exciting stuff. Visualise yourself in LESS THAN 4 MONTHS, sleeping in each day, going out to the beach, seeing friends, going out at night – much better that the lockdown happens now rather than when you finish Year 12! And good luck to those with performances and major works in the next weeks, soon that will be another thing off your plate.
As you prepare for the Trials, the Dr Prue Salter Year 12 Support Study Skills resources can assist you with your preparation. Login to the videos using the details below:
https://pruesalter.com/videos/year12waverley.php
Username: year12waverley
Password: year12waverley
And watch this video in the Term 3 section:
| WHAT SHOULD YOU DO BE DOING NOW? (15 min) |
| Watch this video early in Term 3. You may like to pause in each section and then complete the activities on the worksheet below for that section before continuing to the next. |
1. KEEPING THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE
* Complete the PDF Handout for this section
2. ASSESS YOUR STUDY APPROACH USING SWOT
* Complete the PDF Handout for this section
3. AUDIT EACH SUBJECT
* Complete the Handout (DOC) for this section
4. MAKE A PLAN FOR THE TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THE HSC TRIALS
* Complete the Handout (DOC) for this section
Ms Lynsey Porter
Director of Curriculum,
E: lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Although we are learning online, students are still able to complete their Duke Of Edinburgh from home! Students are required to complete one hour a week of physical recreation, a skill and a service. Here are some ideas for your son to consider in order to maintain his award progress whilst in lockdown:
Now more than ever we need to ensure we are consistently getting up and moving our bodies.
Track your fitness progress over time
There are many ideas for learning a new skill at home! Here are a few:
Learn a new musical skill at home
A reminder that your log must be at least 1-2 sentences explaining your participation. Don’t forget to download the ORB Participant app for quick logging!
Ms Gemma Brown
Duke of Edinburgh Award Leader
E: gbrown@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Ms Lauren Ryan
Executive Assistant to Deputy Principal
E: lryan@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Dear Parents and Carers,
The College has just been advised by our HSC Trial Examination provider, Catholic Schools NSW and Catholic Secondary Schools Association, that the 2021 CSSA Trial HSC Examination Timetable has been revised.
The dates of the REVISED 2021 CSSA Trial HSC Examination timetable are:
Term 3, Weeks 5-7, Monday 9 August to Monday 23 August 2021
We will communicate with you further as more information becomes available.
Kind regards
Ms Lynsey Porter, Director of Curriculum
E: lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Bookings are now open for the Year 12 Parent / Teacher / Student Interviews to be held on Wednesday 14 July from 3:30pm- 7pm. This will occur through the TASS Parent Lounge.
Due to COVID-19 NSW Health Restrictions, the interviews will be conducted online via Zoom.
Zoom codes will be sent out prior to the session.
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 are requesting 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.
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 access the Waverley College Parent Lounge
user id = Your son’s student ID
password = if you cannot remember your password you can reset by selecting ‘forgot password’
For any technical issues or if you need to confirm your son’s ID please contact iAssist at iassist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Chris Soden
Assistant Director of Curriculum
E: csoden@waverley.nsw.edu.au
During the past two terms, most Year 12 students have met with me to discuss their post-school pathways and options. For those students who are thinking of studying at university in 2022, applications for undergraduate students have opened. Early bird applications will close at midnight on Thursday 30 September, 2021. I recommend that students spend some time over the break to further investigate and research the courses and Universities they are interested in.
I encourage any students who are applying to University to submit applications for early entry. Some universities make an early offer to successful applicants prior to sitting their final exams. This alleviates common stresses and anxiety many students have about achieving their perfect score.
These are some of the more popular early entry programs that have opened:
The upcoming break provides an opportunity for Year 12 Vocational students to utilise the time to source work experience or apprenticeship opportunities which can be undertaken in Term 3 during and after the Trial examination period. This is a valuable opportunity to investigate different trades and vocational pathways and for some, to secure employment.
I wish all Year 12 well in preparing for the Trials and in making informed decisions regarding their post-school pathways.
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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