From the Dean of Teaching and Learning
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Secondary Excellence Awards Night
Congratulations to all our award winners last night. It was truly a special occasion.
I particularly congratulate the Year level DUX and Year 12 major award winners. The Year 12 2024 Top 3 academically ranked students based on ATAR result, including the College Dux, will be announced at our first Academic Assembly in 2024.
I also would like to thank staff who made the night a success, including our fantastic director and stage managers (Ms Aimee Watt, Mr David Richardson and Ms Chloe Coslovich), Heads of Faculty, Heads of House, Mr Stewart Williams and his AV Team, Mr John McGeachin, Music staff, Mr Will Pike, the Communications team, Ms Samantha Harris and finally, our students who are all outstanding Lauries Gentlemen!
Year 12 External Assessment Information.
I have sent information to Year 12 students and parents regarding expectations of External Exams via previous editions of the newsletter, and an email has been sent this week with more specific information. The email, in case parents and students missed it, can be found here.
As sent previously, the College timetable for External Assessment can be found here.
We ask for your help, to reinforce the below expectations with your son:
- Students are asked to arrive at the scheduled arrival time. This will allow for marshalling, equipment checking and arrangement in alphabetical order. This will also help prevent unnecessary stress due to students arriving late.
- Mobile phones MUST be left in lockers. Students in possession of mobile phones may be removed from the exam room due to academic misconduct, and their exam mark could be affected – thus negatively impacting their ATAR.
- Students must bring the correct equipment for their exam.
- Students are highly encouraged to utilise every second of the exam time, check, re-check and check answers again if finished early.
- Students are not permitted to leave the exam room early.
We wish students the very best of luck as they move into External Exams next week. I congratulate them on their outstanding behaviour and attitude thus far this year.
Middle School Focus on Learning
It is often this time of the year that our Middle School students start to lose focus. Illness, camps, sporting activities and talk of the Christmas break tend to take over from learning and assessment.
It is therefore important to help our young people to stay focused by maintaining routines at home with allocated time for physical activity and homework, assignments and study.
If you find that your son needs support to remain in focus, please remind him of Study Starter on Monday and Wednesday afternoons and the Faculty Based tutoring sessions that are offered regularly.
Faculty Based Tutoring timetable can be found here.
If you continue to be concerned, please don’t hesitate to contact Emma Serico, our Head of Teaching and Learning – Middle School eserico@slc.qld.edu.au .
I wish all students and families the very best as we look to beginning Week 4 of Term 4.
MS KIRSTEN WARDROP
Dean of Teaching and Learning (Acting)