Every year, Waverley places students from Years 5 – 11 in the da Vinci Decathlon, run through Knox Grammar School.
It is a fantastic opportunity to enrich academic studies and extend skills across a range of different domains, such as Art, Science, Creative Producers, English, Ideation, Mathematics, Poetry, Engineering, Cartography, Code Breaking and General Knowledge.
The da Vinci Decathlon is running in Term 2 online from 24 – 26 May, with specific year groups participating on separate days.
We are seeking a few more students for a combined Years 7 – 8 team.
If you are interested, please email enrichment@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Please note, spaces are extremely limited, so students who do not get a spot on the team will be placed on a reserves list.
For those who have not participated, more information can be found below.
>>> Click here to view further information about the da Vinci Decathlon.
Ms Stephanie Boyce
Academic Enrichment Coordinator
E: enrichment@waverley.nsw.edu.au
From next Monday, 28 March, you will be able to make bookings for the Years 7-11 Parent/ Teacher/ Student Interviews to be held on Wednesday, 27 April from 8:30am – 6:30pm.
This will occur through the TASS Parent Lounge and bookings will close on Tuesday, 26 April 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.
The interviews will be online via Zoom. Instructions and individual Teacher Zoom codes will be sent prior to the session.
These interviews are an opportunity to meet class teachers and to assist students to set goals for the coming term.
In order to have staff available to as many families as possible, interviews will be of five (5) minutes’ duration.
To make the process as efficient as possible, and to minimise lost time, we request that you:
Details on how to login to the Parent Lounge were sent to all parents earlier in the term. The link to the parent lounge is below.
>>> Click here to view 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’
Please contact iAssist at iassist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Mr Chris Soden
Assistant Director of Curriculum
E: csoden@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Just a reminder to parents that the Year 8 Parent Social is on Thursday 24 March, at 6:30pm, at the Clovelly Hotel.
Thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets. It will be a great night out!
If you haven’t purchased a ticket, please click on the link below:
>>> Click here to view information about ticket purchase.
Jade Stapleton
Parents’ Association President
Assessment Schedules for 2022 are now available for students in Year 8 here, and on the College website. Students should download a copy of their schedule, and add the dates and study plans to their College Diaries.
>>> Click here to view the Year 8 Assessment Booklet.
Ms Lynsey Porter
Director of Curriculum
E: lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Students in Year 8 need to return their texts to the Book Hire office during Week 8, once their Semester 2 tasks are completed.
These books need to be returned during the dates scheduled below, to ensure that the return is COVID-safe. Students should ensure that they have their books in their lockers ready to return on their scheduled date.
If a student is absent during the scheduled period, they must make arrangements to return their books as soon as possible.
Monday–Thursday
Students who need to return books outside of these times, may use the returns crate, which will be located at the entrance to the Library.
All books must be returned by Monday, 29 November.
If you have any questions, please contact Ms Nikki Pearce on 02 9369 0636 or npearce@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Ms Nikki Pearce
Book Hire Coordinator
E: npearce@waverley.nsw.edu.au
On Monday 22, Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 November, Year 8 will be issued with their new Student MacBook. At the same time they will also be returning devices or having them released if they are being purchased.
Students were emailed on 1 November with their appointment times and the room they should attend. If they are returning a laptop, it must be returned with the Apple power adapter to avoid any additional charges. Students should also ensure they have backed up any important files from the old unit, as once returned files will not be able to be recovered. Google Drive should be used for this purpose ahead of the appointment time.
Purchased devices will be released by iAssist Staff and from that point should not be used in school.
Mr Simon Potter
Director of ICT, Campus and Innovation
E: spotter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
To assist all students in their return to face-to-face learning this term, Heads of Department and their teams have carefully reviewed the assessment task programs for students in Years 7-10 in accordance with NESA guidelines. Students were scheduled to sit examinations in Weeks 5-6, but this has now been adjusted with the following considerations:
Please rest assured that Heads of Department have also worked with each other to ensure a balance across the expectations for tasks due in the same week.
Students should reach out to their teachers, Heads of Department or Heads of House if they need any support with the assessments that are due.
Ms Lynsey Porter
Director of Curriculum
E: lporter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Thank you to all the parents who took advantage of the Recruit Uniform and Equipment Issue over the holidays. It certainly helped to get some of this stock out to the students in preparation for our return.
I would encourage any Year 8 parents yet to complete the Google Form with their son’s measurements, to do so by Friday 8 October, so we can package up their gear with minimal handling of uniform.
>>> Click here to complete the Google form with your son’s measurements.
Uniform and gear will be issued over the next two weekends:
provided we follow these COVID-safe guidelines:
This system worked really well in the holidays. Your sons now have such a short time left in the Unit before AFX. It would be great for them to have their uniform and equipment to be able to take every advantage of this unique experience.
MAJ(AAC) Julie-Ann de Kantzow
Commanding Officer – WCCU
E: jdekantzow@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Every September, Australia celebrates and takes time out to read for Australian Reading Hour.
This year, Years 7 and 8 have the opportunity to join us on Monday 13 September and Tuesday 14 September at 12:50pm for two great readings. Students will be read to for five minutes on both days.
Monday session: Mr Roberts (Head of Library Services)
Tuesday session: we hope to have our new School Captain reading with Mr Robert Tall (College Literacy Coordinator).
Access to this event is via your sons accepting the Google Meet invite sent. You are welcome to join your sons in this event via your sons’ Google Meet.
One reading will feature the highly anticipated new book by Morris Gleitzman, Always.
“Morris Gleitzman has a rare gift for writing very funny stories and an even rarer gift of wrapping very serious stories inside them.” – The Guardian.
The final powerful episode in the life of Felix, hero of the moving and multi-award-winning Once, Then, After, Soon, Maybe and Now. Includes a personal Afterword from the author, Morris Gleitzman … It’s 15 years since readers were first introduced to Felix in Once and, across six celebrated books, our brave young hero has survived many unforgettable and emotional journeys. 2021 sees the publication of the seventh and final part of Felix’s story.
Mr William Roberts
Head of Library Services
E: wroberts@waverley.nsw.edu.au
The laptops currently held by Year 8 students will be end of lease in December, and parents can now nominate to purchase or return units.
We have put together an information sheet explaining the process. The sheet is published in the Parent Lounge — School Links — End of Lease Macbooks;
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Mr Simon Potter
Director of ICT, Campus and Innovation
E: spotter@waverley.nsw.edu.au
COVID-19 lockdown has impacted our newest recruits in so many ways, and we are so thrilled that they have engaged with the program as well as they have in Term 3. This has been further complicated by their lack of uniform and equipment.
In order to address this, and to minimise handling of uniform through the usual fitting process, could I please ask parents to open the below Google Form and enter the requested measurements for their son?
Cadet gear will then be bagged up for individual issue and collection in November when we are back on Campus.
Thank you for your cooperation.
MAJ(AAC) Julie-Ann de Kantzow
Commanding Officer – WCCU
E: jdekantzow@waverley.nsw.edu.au
A reminder that registration for the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme is due to be finalised today.
Students who have already registered will receive information via email on Monday regarding their first meeting.
The program is offered at Waverley College to students in Term 3 Year 8. The award requires students to consistently apply themselves to physical activity, learning new skills and community service. Participants also develop their navigation skills, resilience and leadership in the multiple Adventurous Journeys they undertake.
The Duke of Edinburgh Award is a three-certificate system which encourages and enables students to be proactive in taking on challenges, setting goals and being active in the local community. The award requires students to take responsibility and initiative to progress and complete the award scheme.
He will require the following information to register:
Please do not hesitate to contact me for further information.
Ms Gemma Brown
Duke of Edinburgh Award Leader
E: gbrown@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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