This week we acknowledged our Year 12 students at their Graduation Awards Assembly. After completing a year of assessments and exams, students who ranked first in a Year 12 course received an Academic Excellence Award. Congratulations to the following students:

Chisholm House

	Angus Blythe	Academic Excellence Award in Community and Family Studies
	Emily Borg	Academic Excellence Award in Legal Studies
	Stephanie Bow	Academic Excellence Award in English Standard Academic Excellence Award in Biology Academic Excellence Award in Chemistry Academic Excellence Award in Mathematics Extension 1
	Bill Eppelstun	Academic Excellence Award in Business Studies Academic Excellence Award in Economics Academic Excellence Award in Mathematics Advanced
	Reis Gaspari-Nicholls	Academic Excellence Award in English Advanced Academic Excellence Award in English Extension I Academic Excellence Award in Design and Technology
	Lincoln Keough	Academic Excellence Award in Ancient History Academic Excellence Award in Mathematics Standard 2 Academic Excellence Award in History Extension
	Beau Mullins	Academic Excellence Award in Photography
	Justin Murphy	Academic Excellence Award in VET Entertainment Industry
	Kira Pendlebury	Academic Excellence Award on Studies of Religion I Academic Excellence Award in Tourism, Travel and Events (studied through TAFE)

MacKillop House

	Ryan Johnston	Academic Excellence Award in English Studies
	William McAteer	Academic Excellence Award in Geography
	Marissa McDonald	Academic Excellence Award in VET Business Services
	Keira Sharp	Academic Excellence Award in Modern History
	Isabella Syne	Academic Excellence Award in Music
	Scarlett Walters	Academic Excellence Award in Studies in Catholic Thought

Xavier House

	Ciara Coffey	Academic Excellence Award in Visual Arts
	Erin Drewsen	Academic Excellence Award in Studies of Religion 2 Academic Excellence Award in English Extension 2 Academic Excellence Award in Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Academic Excellence Award in Society and Culture (studied through Distance education)
	Will Grant	Academic Excellence Award in Numeracy
	Ava Jameson	Academic Excellence Award in VET Hospitality (Food and Beverages)
	Robert Slockee	Academic Excellence Award in Physics

HSC Examinations

Year 12 students are busy preparing for their HSC examinations. Exams take place in Weeks 1-5 next term. Here are some helpful tips to help them prepare for their examinations:

• When studying for an examination, the most effective approach is to simulate the behaviour you’ll ultimately be required to perform. Therefore, always include practice exam questions and past papers in your revision sessions. This way, you can get used to the style of questioning and become familiar with any patterns.
• Work through as many examination papers as possible. Aim to complete at least 5 past papers per subject before your Examination.
  • The first batch of examination papers should be addressed in an ‘open book’ fashion, ie. students can refer to their notes, text and books as they are working through the first 2-3 papers.
  • After reading a question – give it a go. If you cannot answer the question, refer to your notes.
  • Do not worry how long you take to complete a paper. We do not expect you to work through an entire paper at this early stage.
  • The next two papers should be tackled in a ‘closed book’ fashion.
  • Circle or highlight any difficult questions and revisit these questions before the Trial Examination.
• Note what’s required of you in the exam(s). Are you required to answer every question in the paper or do some sections allow you to choose between different questions.
• Practice writing answers to sample essay questions. Ask a friend/parent/teacher to use the exam criteria sheet to mark your paper. Use the feedback to make necessary corrections.
• Be aware of marker expectations and ensure you provide well-structured answers to attain maximum scores. Browse the NESA website for past papers and markers feedback notes.

I wish our Year 12 students all the best as they prepare for their upcoming HSC exams beginning in Week 1.

Year 11 Lines for 2026

Using the information collected from students through the online course selection process, the Year 11 lines for 2026 have now been finalised. These lines have been carefully designed to best meet the needs of the current Year 10 cohort, with every effort made to accommodate the requests of as many students as possible.

To support Year 10 students in preparing for their senior studies, the College has organised course counselling sessions. Each student will spend 10–15 minutes with a member of the Executive Leadership Team or a Curriculum Leader. Parents are warmly invited to attend these sessions.

Year 10 students have been emailed their allocated courses this afternoon. Within this email, each student has their counselling session date and time. All sessions will take place in the Hall.

If a student is missing a subject on a line, they will need to complete the return form, which requires a parent signature and return it to the College front office next term.

I wish all students and families a safe and enjoyable break.

Mrs Sandra Harris
Assistant Principal (Acting)