Subject Selections

Thank you to all Year 9s and 10s and their families who joined us for Subject Selection evening recently and SETP interview in the last two weeks. It has been great to see so many parents taking a genuine interest into their child’s pathway. Based on your child’s selections, we will take steps towards building our timetable for 2025 and meeting your child’s needs.

If you haven’t been able to attend a SETP interview but still wish to discuss your child’s subject choices for next year, please make contact with your child’s year level Deputy Principal.

Year 11 Unit 2 Assessment Week & Year 12 Week 10 Mock Exam Block

The Year 11 Unit 2 Assessment Week & Year 12 Mock Exam Block will be held from Monday 15^th September to Friday 19^th September. The timetable for this week will be provided to students at Year Level Assembly and emailed to parents/carers. 

It is an expectation that all students attend their required exams and catch up sessions.  Please note the following important information.

Students are expected to

• Wear full School Uniform
• Arrive to each applicable exam session at least 20 minutes prior to the scheduled start time
• Be prepared for their exam session with the appropriate equipment and resources

During this Assessment Week and Exam Block, it would be an expectation that when students are not completing an exam, that they are studying and completing assessments at home. Where this is not possible, individual circumstances need to be discussed with the Deputy Principal for Senior Schooling, Jacinta Alexander.

Students whose ability to attend or participate in an exam or catch-up session is adversely affected by illness or an unexpected event may be eligible for consideration to reschedule the exam, without penalty, on grounds of illness and/or misadventure. 

The following principles apply:

• The situation cannot be of the student’s own choosing or that of their parents/carers, such as a family holiday.
• The illness or event is unforeseen and beyond the student’s control.
• The student has informed the school as soon as practical. It is preferable that this occur on, or before, the date(s) of the exam session.
• Provide a medical certificate to justify being absent from an exam.

In the case of all exams, students who have provided the necessary contact and/or documentation will sit the exam in the next scheduled exam session without penalty. Students, who have not provided the necessary contact and/or documentation, will be issued a Not Rated (NR) grade and will still be required to complete the exam at the next available opportunity. Please note this will place their Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) in jeopardy. Year 11 students who do not complete their required assessment are putting their enrolment at risk of cancellation.

Should you have any questions about the upcoming Assessment Week and Exam Block, please make contact with the Deputy Principal for Senior Schooling, Jacinta Alexander on 46390 444.

External Exams

The first round of Senior External Exams will soon be upon us. The exam block is devised by the QCAA and schedules exams across a four-week period from October 27 to November 18. During these External Exams, all students in Queensland studying a particular subject will sit the same assessment, at the same time, under the same conditions.

To inform students the QCAA has developed a number of publications: External Exam Directions for Students, External Exams equipment list and External Exam timetable.

My QCE

All students in years 10, 11 and 12 are reminded of the importance of activating their myQCE account. This QCAA initiative allows students to plan a pathway for QCE attainment by the end of year 12. It also provides information about:

• Subjects and courses
• VET
• Study Tips
• Assessment & Results
• ATAR & Tertiary entrance
• Jobs & careers

Jacinta Alexander
Deputy Principal