Dear Parents, Carers and Students,
Expressions of interest are being sought for a 2025 educational tour to World Expo Japan focusing on Technology and HSIE subjects including STEM, Design & Technology, Commerce, Business Studies and Geography.
The proposed tour dates are: 25 September 2025 (Thursday night, Week 10, Term 3) to Sunday 5 October (Middle weekend of Holidays)
The estimated cost of the tour is $5,950, and it includes airfare, accommodation, insurance, departure taxes, all meals and activities, entry to world expo, a full-time tour liaison officer, and a tour uniform.
The only additional monies that need to be considered, is for each individual’s personal spending. This could be used for the purchasing of gifts and/or individual leisure activities apart from those included with the tour.
As part of the selection process and the College’s Tour Policy, teaching staff, Heads of House, CLT and the College’s Finance Department will be consulted and asked to provide feedback and information on each candidate in terms of wellbeing record, academic performance, and school fee status. This information will be used to determine the final touring group.
Please be aware that this tour is only for students in Year 8, 9 and 10 (2024), which will be Years 9, 10 & 11 in 2025.
An expression of interest also does not guarantee selection for the tour.
When the tour party is finalised, a non-refundable deposit of $1,000.00 will need to be paid (Date TBC).
To register your ‘Expression of Interest’, please complete and submit this form no later than Friday of Week 7, Term 4.
If you would like further details, please contact Adam Wallington Head of HSIE or James Spargo Head of Technologies.
Click here to see the proposed itinerary
Kind regards,
Mr A. Wallington & Mr J. Spargo
awallington2@waverley.nsw.edu.au
jspargo@waverley.nsw.edu.au
With the exams now done and dusted, we have arranged for all year 9 students to return their textbooks and any outstanding english novels next week (starting 25 November) during designated class times.
As such, if you can please ensure that any books ‘hanging out’ at home are brought in then, that would be wonderful, but please rest assured that Book hire is open Monday-Friday 8am-4pm as well, in case a student is away the day their class is scheduled and is welcome to drop off the books beforehand or when back from camp.
As another option, books can be dropped off in the marked crates in the library and reception.
Thank you in advance for all your help and any questions, please feel free to contact me by sending an email to bookhire@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Dear Parents and Carers.
At the end of the 2024 school year, the student laptops currently held in Year 9 will be at the end of lease. As per the iLearn agreement families now have the choice of the following two options:
Option 1 – RETURN the unit. No payment will be required. Devices should be returned damage-free with no graffiti or stickers. Insurance forms will be issued for damaged units, and students will be asked to clean units if they have graffiti or stickers. The Charger must also be returned with the unit.
Option 2 – Nominate and Pay the residual amount on the unit and take ownership of the device. The agreed residual amount is $525. Payment & nomination must be made by 3:00 pm Friday 18 October. (This option can only be selected if all school fees are up to date)
New Macbooks will be issued to students for the 2025 school year in the week commencing Monday 4th November 2024. Contracts and further details will be issued under a separate email for digital signing.
Please note the following important information regarding the CURRENT device.
– Only families that have no arrears owing on their school fees will be allowed to purchase the device.
– Once purchased and released, units can no longer be used at Waverley.
Payment and Nomination Process
Please complete an online Nomination form by clicking the following link. This must be done by 3pm Friday, October 18:
Payment for the laptop is $525 and can be made via TryBookings only (50c booking fee applies)
Use this link, select “Book Now” top right, enter your details and submit payment.
In the meantime, if you have any questions relating to the end-of-lease process for students in Year 12, please feel free to contact us.
The Year 9, 10 and 12 Parent/Teacher/Student Interviews will be held on Tuesday, 23 July and Year 7, 8 and 11 interviews will be held on Monday, 29 July. Interviews on both of these days will take place between 8.30am and 6.30pm.
All interviews will be held by Zoom and a video on how to set up a Zoom Meeting has been provided by IT here.
Bookings for these interviews can be made through the Parent Lounge in TASS. Bookings will open on Monday, 24 June at 9am and will close on Friday, 19 July at 3.30pm for Year 9, 10 and 12, and Friday, 26 July at 3.30pm for Year 7, 8 and 11.
There will be no classes or sport training for any Senior School students on either of these days.
A list of zoom account numbers will be sent by IT to all parents prior to the interview dates. This will usually be a day or two before the interviews. You do not need the zoom code to make your bookings.
In order to have staff available to as many families as possible, interviews will be of 5 minutes duration. To make the process as efficient as possible and to minimise lost time, we ask 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.
The following staff will not be available for interviews;
Tuesday, 23 July
Ms M. Joyce
Mr G. Kennedy
Ms F. O’Connor
Monday, 29 July
Ms M. Joyce
Ms F. O’Connor
The link to the Parent Lounge is here.
user id = email address
password = if you cannot remember your password you can reset by selecting ‘forgot password’.
If you have any technical issues with using the system please contact the IT Department on 93690784 or email iAssist@waverley.nsw.edu.au.
A reminder to all discontinuing Year 9 cadets that your uniforms and equipment must be returned to the Unit this weekend please.
Bookings are available HERE.
Please park in the Carrington Road carpark to access the Q Store.
Any items not returned will incur a replacement fee charged to your school account.
Warm regards,
MAJ(AAC) Julie-Ann de Kantzow
Commanding Officer – WCCU
jdekantzow@waverley.nsw.edu.au
This Term Elevate Education delivers high-impact workshops to our students that help to develop their study skills, motivation, and exam preparation. Over the Term, you are invited to join their parent webinar series, where you can help support your child at home by reinforcing the skills they are learning at school.
Elevate Education’s free webinars for Term 2 will take place on the following Wednesdays:
Parents learn how to help their child revise effectively, prioritise high-impact work, and build good routines in the run up to exams.
Parents learn how to help their child manage stress and anxiety during exams, and how they can maximise marks in the exam room.
Parents can ask the Elevate study skills experts any burning questions in the run-up to exams. This is a great opportunity to ask any questions you feel have been unanswered by Elevate in their webinars so far, whether that relates to your child’s study space, their motivation levels or the way they study.
Register for the series by clicking HERE.
Internationally Educated assists students and their families through the selection and application process for United States universities. They offer a SAT Practice Exam in partnership with test prep provider, Revolution Prep.
Taking full-length practice tests under timed conditions is essential to being ready for the official test. A proctored practice exam will help students build testing endurance and give them a real-time snapshot of their testing performance.
Additional information and registration can be found HERE.
Register by 1 May 2024.
Interviews on both of these days will take place between 8:30am and 6:30pm.
All interviews will be held via Zoom.
IT have provided a video on how to set up a Zoom Meeting. You can view this video HERE.
Bookings for these interviews can be made through the Parent Lounge in TASS.
Bookings opened on Tuesday, 2 April at 9am and will close on Friday, 26 April at 3:30pm.
There will be no classes or sport training for any Senior School students on either of these days.
A list of Zoom account numbers will be sent by IT to all parents/carers prior to the interview dates. This will usually be a day or two before the interviews. You do not need the Zoom code to make your bookings.
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 ask 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.
The following staff will not be available for interviews;
Monday 29 April
Ms H. Chia
Ms M. Cooper
Ms K. Downey
Ms F. Heffernan
Mr P. Riley
Ms N. Silsby
Ms C. Stewart
Mr J. Walker
Tuesday 30 April
Ms H. Chia
Ms K. Downey
Ms F. Heffernan
Mr P. Riley
Ms N. Silsby
Mr J. Walker
The link to the Parent Lounge is HERE.
User ID = email address
Password = if you cannot remember your password you can reset by selecting ‘forgot password’.
If you have any technical issues with using the system then you should contact the IT Department on (02) 9369 0784 or email iAssist@waverley.nsw.edu.au
A reminder to all Year 9 parents/carers that AFX doubles as the Year 9 Camp which is a compulsory week of school. Any applications for leave require school approval.
With only three weeks to go until we leave for camp at Holsworthy Army Barracks, I would advise everyone in the Unit to go through the Equipment List this weekend and make sure you have everything you need.
Q Store will be open Wednesday, 20 March and Wednesday, 27 March at recess and lunch for those last-minute provisions.
*Please note – there will be no provision to issue any gear or equipment after Wednesday, 27 March as Q store will be closed.
Dear Parents and Carers,
The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment of literacy and numeracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. Students in Years 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.
Our school will be participating in NAPLAN Online between 13 – 22 March 2024.
Years 5 and 7 students will sit their test in Periods 1-2 and Year 9 students will sit their test in Periods 3-4.
Students must bring their fully charged laptops and headphones to this session.
Excessive preparation for NAPLAN Online is not recommended. Students do not need to be able to touch type to complete NAPLAN Online as the tests are not about keyboard skills (just as the paper test is not about handwriting skills).
Students can use the Public Demonstration Site to familiarise themselves with the types of questions and tools available in the NAPLAN Online tests.
Please click on this link 2024 NAPLAN Online – Information for parents and carers sheet for further information.
If you have any questions regarding this practice test please contact either Ms Martina Cooper (Director of Curriculum), Mr David Parnell (Head of Learning Support) or Mr Elliott McKimm (Acting Assistant Director of Curriculum – Year 5 students).
Additional resources:
Furthermore, if parents or carers are interested in learning about strategies to support their son through NAPLAN our Head of Academic Enrichment, Ms Helen Barrie has prepared this informative video:
Ms Martina Cooper
Director of Curriculum
mcooper@waverley.nsw.edu.au
Years 9-12 Waverley students and their families are invited to attend the next ‘Study in the US’ virtual information session from Internationally Educated.
This general presentation will cover the US university application process as well as the higher education system in the US.
A brief Q&A session will follow the presentation.
*Registration is required.
When: Wednesday, 6 March 2024, 6pm AEDT
Further information and register: HERE
In line with the PDHPE curriculum, all students in Year 9 will be participating in ballroom dancing lessons and an evening of dance during Week 6 of Term 1. The dance will be conducted in association with St Clare’s College and will be led by the Joan Carmody School of Dance. The details for each event are as follows.
Ballroom dancing lessons will be conducted in the Lacey Gymnasium at Waverley College during Periods 1 and 2. All students are required to bring their PE shoes to change into (normal school uniform to be worn to school).
Students will participate in an organised dance with St Clare’s College. The dance will begin promptly in the Lacey Gymnasium at Waverley College at 6:30pm and will conclude at 8:30pm. Students are requested to wear collared shirts, long pants and trainers.
The dance will be supervised by both Waverley and St Clare’s staff members. Students are required to get their name marked off as they enter the dance.
This is a fantastic opportunity for students to learn the skills of ballroom dancing and to enjoy a social evening with their peers. Boys are reminded that they will be representing the College and therefore normal school expectations for behaviour and cooperation will apply.
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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