For the past 18 years, InspirationED (formerly HSC in the Holidays) has partnered with leading universities to support Years 11 and 12 students to achieve their best in the HSC. Over 100,000 students have benefited from this program since its inception.
To kick off the school year, InspirationED would like invite you to a free HSC Seminar, run in partnership with UTS and Macquarie University, taking place later this term. The dates and venues are below:
The presentation will be delivered by a former Senior HSC marker and will include insight into the following topics:
Spaces are strictly limited and registration is essential.
Please call 1300 677 336
Dear Parents/ Carers and Students,
The link to the Years 7-12 Assessment Booklets, on the College Website, was emailed to all Parents/ Carers and Students.
You can also access the link to the Curriculum page of the College Website HERE. Please scroll down to the relevant year group to access the downloadable booklets.
Students are advised to download a copy of their assessment booklet and transfer the key dates for their subjects into their diaries/ calendars.
Dear Parents/Carers and Students in Years 11 and 12
Earlier this week, all students in Years 11 and 12 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.
The Waverley College Parents’ Association warmly invites you to the Year 12 Mother & Son Luncheon.
When: Sunday, 26 March 2023
Time: Midday – 2:30pm
Where: Doltone House, Darling Island Wharf, 48 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont
Tickets: $95 per person
Number are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment!
Congratulations on the end of your secondary school life! Please consider donating your uniforms to the Secondhand Clothing Pool, there is a blue donation bin at reception. This provides someone else with the opportunity to purchase a secondhand uniform well below the new price, and at the same time, raising funds for the students of the College through the Parents’ Association.
Did you know that there is a $30 ‘buy back scheme’ for the donation of Blazers and All Weather Jackets in excellent condition?
Leave your donations at the Senior School campus reception in the blue Secondhand Clothing Pool donation bin. (If leaving Blazers and All Weather Jackets, please include name and phone number inside the bag, and we will contact you to arrange ‘buy-back.’)
Email us for more information or visit us on Monday mornings or Wednesday afternoons during term.
The first day open will be Monday, 30 January 2023, 8:20-9:30am
Location
You will find us in the main building on Birrell Street. Enter via the Senior School campus reception, and take the lift to Level 3. The Secondhand Clothing Pool is next door to the Uniform Shop.
Contact
For more information or to make an appointment, please email the Secondhand Clothing Pool.
clothingpool@waverley.nsw.edu.
(02) 9369 0703 — please leave a voicemail, and one of our volunteers will get back to you.
Secondhand Clothing Pool donation box in Senior School Reception
Camille and Kirsten
Secondhand Clothing Pool Coordinators
clothingpool@waverley.nsw.edu.
As the Term and College year are now officially finished and with some students having been away over the last couple of weeks, the Book Hire Room will be open 8am-4pm, as well as a crate placed at the Senior School Reception from Monday, 5 December until Wednesday, 7 December for any outstanding textbooks that need to be returned.
Thank you so much for all your help and wishing everyone happy holidays!
Congratulations on nearing the end of your secondary school life! Please consider donating your uniforms to the Secondhand Clothing Pool – there is a blue donation bin in the Senior School Reception.
This provides someone else with the opportunity to purchase a secondhand uniform well below the new price, and at the same time, raising funds for the College through the Parents’ Association.
The Secondhand Clothing Pool will gladly accept the donation of all clean and wearable current uniform items for resale. There is a $30 ‘buy back scheme’ for the donation of Blazers and All Weather Jackets in excellent condition.
If leaving in the Clothing Pool bin in Reception, please include your name and number inside the bag, to arrange the ‘buy-back-scheme.’
Email us for more information or visit us on Monday mornings or Wednesday afternoons.
For more information, please email clothingpool@waverley.nsw.edu.au
In Term 4, we will be open Mondays 8:30-9:30am and Wednesdays 2:30-3:30pm.
Secondhand Clothing Pool donation box in Senior School Reception
Camille and Kirsten
Secondhand Clothing Pool Coordinators
E: clothingpool@waverley.nsw.edu.
In 2022, Year 12 MacBooks will be at the end of lease. Parents have been emailed with all the information needed to choose whether they wish to purchase and retain their son’s laptop, or return the unit.
The email also contains all the payment options for those purchasing. The nomination needs to be submitted by Friday, 28 October. If no nomination is received by this date, it will be assumed that the unit is being returned.
iAssist will release devices that have been purchased, and collect units that are being returned, once a student has completed his final HSC exam.
If you have not received either of these emails, please contact iAssist who can re-issue.
iAssist are available Monday to Friday – 7:30am to 4:30pm. Email: iAssist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Dear Year 12 Parents, Carers and Students
Please read below the following information regarding the upcoming HSC Examinations.
All students are to be onsite in the Centenary Quad for the first exam – English Paper 1 – on Wednesday, 12 October by 9:20am at the latest.
We will meet for all other examinations (except Music I and II which are in the PAC) in the Centenary Quad, 30 minutes prior to the time published in the NESA HSC Exam timetable.
Wishing you all the best for the upcoming examination period.
Kind regards,
Ms Watson
Ms Elizabeth Watson
Deputy Principal, Teaching & Learning
E: ewatson@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Stay Healthy HSC Check-In Week runs from Monday 19 September – Friday 23 September.
At this time, we encourage Year 12 students to check in with each other, friends, family and the College community.
NESA has compiled student wellbeing information and resources to ensure Year 12 students feel supported in the lead up to their HSC exams.
>>> Click here to view the Stay Healthy HSC Hub.
>>> Click here to view the HSC Study Guide 2022.
>>> Click here to view the Managing Exam Stress Fact Sheet.
>>> Click here to view the Check-in-Week Wellbeing Checklist.
Ms Elizabeth Watson
Deputy Principal – Teaching & Learning
E: ewatson@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Please find below the schedule for the Year 12 Tutorials in Term 3, Week 9.
Topics covered during the tutorials include content revision, study skills, exam preparation and practice papers. These tutorials have proven extremely valuable and, while not compulsory, are strongly encouraged.
| Date | Subject | Time | Room | Teacher |
| Monday, 12 September 2022 | English Standard: Mod A | 3:30pm – 4:30pm | K13 | Michael Couani |
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Tuesday, 13 September 2022
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Business Studies | 3:30pm – 5:30pm | W33 | Adam Wallington/Sean Picone |
| SOR I & II | 3:30pm – 5:30pm | W22A | Martina Cooper/Cath Stewart | |
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Wednesday, 14 September 2022
|
Maths Ext 2 | 3:30pm – 5pm | E32 | Steven Hall |
| PDHPE | 3:30pm – 5:30pm | GHR | Patrick Darvill | |
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Thursday, 15 September 2022
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Engineering Studies | 7:30am – 8:30am | Library | Silvia Baylie |
| English Advanced: Mod B | 7:30am – 8:30am | K13 | Michael Couani | |
It is important that we know attendance numbers, so teachers can prepare accordingly. To that end, the expectation is that students who register for the tutorial, attend. Rolls will be taken to assist us to manage the program. The cut-off time to register for morning tutorials is 3pm the day prior.
Ms Lauren Ryan has emailed the registration sheet to students to register their attendance at the tutorials.
Ms Elizabeth Watson
Deputy Principal – Teaching & Learning
E: ewatson@waverley.nsw.edu.au
NESA launched the Stay Healthy HSC campaign on 28 July. Stay Healthy HSC is a cross-sector campaign, now running for its third year, and plays an important role in providing HSC students and their families access to essential health and wellbeing services and information.
This year’s campaign, with support from ReachOut, will roll out in three phases to encourage students to put their health and wellbeing first, connect with one another, and reach out to support services if needed.
The three phases include:
>>> Click here to view the Campaign Resource Hub.
>>> Click here to view the campaign assets.
Ms Elizabeth Watson
Deputy Principal – Teaching and Learning
E: ewatson@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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