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.
Please read this important school vaccination program update from NSW Health.
SCHOOL VACCINATION PROGRAM UPDATE
Keeping your child up-to-date with routine vaccinations helps to protect them from serious preventable diseases. As part of the NSW School Vaccination Program, students in Year 7 are offered free vaccines to protect them from diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (dTpa) and human papillomavirus (HPV). In Year 10, students are offered the free meningococcal ACWY vaccine.
Your consent is required for your child to receive routine vaccinations at school. If your child is in Year 7 or Year 10 this year, you can now provide this consent online.
This year’s school vaccination clinics will be held on Wednesday, 1 March 2023 and Tuesday, 19 September 2023. You can provide consent for your child’s vaccinations via Service NSW using this link.
From February 2023, only one dose of HPV vaccination is required to be fully vaccinated. This change has been endorsed by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) based on the latest evidence, showing that one dose provides the same level of protection against HPV as two doses.
If you have already consented to your child receiving two doses of HPV vaccine, they will only receive one dose. If your child is in Year 8 or above and previously missed their second dose of HPV vaccine, they are now considered fully vaccinated and do not require a second dose.
A small number of students who are immunocompromised are still recommended to receive a three-dose course of HPV vaccine. If your child is immunocompromised, it is important to discuss their immunisation needs with their GP.
If your child misses a school vaccination clinic, the school immunisation nurses will try to catch them up at their next visit. Alternately, you can speak to a GP or pharmacist about catching up on vaccination.
More information on school vaccination: health.nsw.gov.au/schoolvaccination
Questions: please contact South Eastern Sydney Public Health Unit on 9382 8333 (Ext 2).
Click here for more information about HPV
Dear Parents and Carers,
As referenced in the Year 8 Assessment Booklets, there are some mandatory subjects where classes are streamed to ensure that students are supported appropriately and according to their needs. These subjects are Mathematics Years 7-10, English Year 9-10, and Science Years 9-10.
An overview for each of these subjects is outlined below:
English:
Year 9
| Class | Structure |
| 2 & 6 | Streamed top classes of equal aptitude |
| 1,3, 5-9 | Mixed ability classes of equal aptitude |
Year 10
| Class | Structure |
| 1 | Top streamed class |
| 2 & 3 | Streamed classes of equal aptitude |
| 5-9 | Mixed ability classes of equal aptitude |
Mathematics:
Year 7
The Year 7 cohort study Mathematics across two lines. Classes 1- 4 are graded on one line and classes 5-9 are graded on their line.
The grading is as follows within their line:
| Line 1 | Line 2 |
| 07MA01 | 07MA05 |
| 07MA02 | 07MA06 |
| 07MA03 | 07MA07 |
| 07MA04 | 07MA08 |
| 07MA09 |
After the completion of the Term 1 Mathematics assessment task, the Mathematics Department will spend considerable time and effort to ensure that all students have been placed in the appropriate class.
Year 8
| Class | Structure |
| 1 | Accelerated (by invitation only) |
| 2 | Extension Class |
| 3 & 4 | Graded |
| 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 | Mixed ability |
Please note that in Year 7 our students study Mathematics on two different lines. If your son was in, for example, 7MA04 last year and is now in 08MA06, this does not mean he has been “demoted”. In Year 7, Maths classes are streamed across two lines (1-4 and 5-9) however, in Year 8, the full cohort is graded across all nine classes.
Year 9
The structure for the Year 9 Mathematics classes for 2023 is as follows:
| Class | Structure |
| 09MAA.01 | Accelerated (by invitation only) |
| 09MAL3.01 & 09MAL3.02 | Study Level 3 Mathematics and are graded. |
| 09MAL2.01 | Study Level 2 Mathematics and is graded. |
| 09MAL2.02, 09MAL2.03, 09MAL2.04 | Mixed ability and studying Level 2 Mathematics |
| 09MAL1.01 & 09MAL1.02 | Mixed ability studying Level 1 Mathematics |
Year 10
The structure for the Year 10 Mathematics classes for 2023 is as follows:
| Class | Structure |
| 10MAA.01 | Accelerated (by invitation only) |
| 10MAL3.01 | Extension |
| 10MAL3.02 | Studying Level 3 Mathematics |
| 10MAL2.01 | Studying Level 2/3 Mathematics |
| 10MAL2.02, 10MAL2.03, 10MAL2.04 | Study Level 2 Mathematics and are graded.
|
| 10MAL1.01,10MAL1.02 | Mixed ability and studying Level 1 Mathematics. |
Science:
Year 9
| Class | Structure |
| 1 & 5 | Both streamed top classes |
| 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 & 8 | Equal mixed ability classes |
Year 10
| Class | Structure |
| 1 & 5 | Both streamed top classes |
| 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 & 8 | Equal mixed ability classes |
If you have any questions, please contact the relevant Heads of Department who will be able to assist.
Ms Lynsey Porter
Director of Curriculum
lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Dear Parents/ Carers and Students in Years 7-10
The Years 7-10 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.
Please see this message from NSW Health regarding online consent for your child’s school vaccinations in 2023.
If your child is in Year 7 or Year 10 this year, you can now provide online consent for their routine school vaccinations.
In Year 7, students are offered free vaccines for diphtheria–tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) and human papillomavirus (HPV). In Year 10, students are offered the meningococcal ACWY vaccine.
Vaccination will only be provided at school if consent has been received.
If you or your child do not have a Medicare card, consent can still be provided by requesting a paper-based consent form directly from Waverley College.
For more information on routine school vaccinations, please visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/schoolvaccination.
If you require information in your language, please visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/school_vaccination_language.aspx
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!
One more week left until the end of the term and end of the school year. With all exams done and dusted, assessments handed in and the summer holidays just around the corner, it’s time for all textbooks and English novels to be returned to Book Hire!
As such, if everyone can please ensure that ALL their textbooks have been returned by no later than Wednesday, 30 November, that would be greatly appreciated.
Please note that Book Hire is open Monday-Thursday, 8am-4pm, with the library as the second drop off point if needed.
A HUGE thank you to all students who have been diligent and returned their books already :)
Congratulations to our Year 7 students – the first year of secondary school almost done and dusted!
Starting next week, Monday 21 November, all students are kindly asked to bring all their textbooks to school from home, and check their lockers, having them ready to return to Book Hire or are welcome to place them in the marked crates in the library.
Please note that all textbooks are due no later than Monday, 28 November.
Thank you to all students who have already started handing in their textbooks this week :)
Year 7 parents and carers are cordially invited to an evening ‘end of year’ drinks to celebrate the close of a wonderful College year.
Drinks and delicious food available to purchase.
RSVP Essential. Please RSVP via email to Claire McGaffney ASAP, as there is a maximum capacity of 100 guests.
Email: claire_abey@yahoo.com
St Clare’s College Waverley will host a Year 7 and 8 Dance on Friday, 25 November 2022.
Tickets to the Glow Disco are $15 and there will be a BBQ and other items for purchase.
Waverley College staff will assist with supervision, and the highest standards of behaviour are expected at all times.
Please book using the QR code on the poster.
Each year since 1945, the Children’s Book Council of Australia has brought children and books together across Australia through CBCA Book Week. During this time, schools and public libraries spend one glorious week celebrating books and Australian children’s authors and illustrators. The theme this year is ‘Dreaming With Eyes Open.’
To celebrate Book Week, the Library is offering students of Year 7 a ‘Reader’s Pick.’ Students can either nominate their favourite book or a book that they would like to read. The Library will then purchase any nominated books that are not in the Library collection.
Email: librarystaff@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Phone: 02 9369 0639
Ms Sherri Falkinder
Librarian
E: sfalkinder@waverley.nsw.edu.au
We are delighted to announce that ICAS will return to Waverley College this year for Years 7-10 Science and English. We encourage you to consider entering your child for either ICAS assessment.
This fantastic assessment program allows students to challenge themselves and be recognised for their academic efforts. The assessment is now fully online in school time and sitting dates commence in Term 3.
Please visit the link below before Monday, 1 August to register for either the English ICAS, Science ICAS or both!
You now pay for ICAS individually online.
Ms Emily Pace and Ms Andrea Fernandez
Assistant Head of Science, Assistant Head of English
E: epace@waverley.nsw.edu.au
E: afernandez@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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