Year 12 Boarding News. Week 6, Term 3, 2011
Dear Year 12 parents,
Thanks to all the dads who came to the breakfast this morning. The boys really appreciated your presence and despite the cool temperature, I think all enjoyed the relaxed time together. Even though they mightn’t say it too often, the boys really appreciate all you have done for them to get them this far.
The end of term is fast approaching and so are the graduation events. I have again attached the Reply Sheet for those who have not RSVPed as yet. If your son does not know exactly who he’s Formal partner is yet, just put TBA in that section of the form. Obviously with less thanthree weeks to go this is a priority however!
We wish the debaters all the best for their final round of the competition tonight against Scots. It is good to see that quite a few Year 12s are keen to go to support them. This sort of support is also needed at the Athletics carnival next Saturday (10th September). Joeys is hosting this event at Blacktown and at least 15 Year 12s are required to help it run on the day. This is an opportunity for those who are not in the athletics squad to contribute in their final couple of weeks at school. I will be encouraging this but your prompting would certainly be appreciated too.
If there are any further overnight requests for this weekend, could they be sent today please? Sunday return time is by 9pm this weekend because of Father’s Day. Mass will be at 6.30 on Saturday night. I hope all the fathers enjoy their day on Sunday- breakfast in bed, the Sunday papers read in peace, no taxi service needed by the family for one day, no requests for money……well it’s nice to dream…
All the best
Pat
Year 12 Academic News. Week 6, Term 3, 2011
Dear Parents and Carers,
This week’s blog entry from me is quite brief because I would prefer to send an email to parents/carers about some academic matters that I would rather not publish in such a public way as our Blog.
Trial HSC Examination Reports
By now, most parents and carers would have received their son’s Trial HSC Examination Report in the mail. Should this not be the case, I ask that you contact me as soon as possible so that I can send another one out to you. The report represents only the performance in the recent written examination as well as the avage exam performance and your son’s ranking against others doing that same exam. I am now working with teachers and Heads of Departments to produce a final HSC Assessment Ranking report which will be posted in the last week of term.
STUVAC
With HSC examinations commencing on Monday 17th October and students returning to the College on Monday night 10th October, Year 12 are presented with a valuable opportunity to continue to engage with their teachers right up until the exmas start. Many staff memebrs have expressed a keen interest in conducting subject-specific workshops and generic workshops on a whole range of topics during that week of STUVAC. I hope to be able to publish an outline of these workshops on the blog before the end of term.
Graduation and the Formal will be exciting distractions that will led us all into the holiday period. Students should already be setting a holiday study program for after these celebratory events so that they can get their minds back on the job of studying during the holidays. There are many study seminars being held in a variety of locations that students may wish to take advantage of and these range from large revision sessions held at the major universities to programs being run by municipal councils and local libraries. I will continue to provide links as they become available but I encourage parents and students to investigate study activities in their local areas by searching council websites and visiting their public libraries. Mr Matt Bentley, our Head of English has alerted me to one such seminar at Ryde Municipal Library which I have attached a flyer to below.
Student Art Exhibition
Last Friday evening, our Year 12 Visual Arts students showcased their HSC Bodies of Work in our annual Student Art Exhibition. The event was very well attended and was opened by artist, Craig Waddell who spent two weeks at the College earlier in the year as our inaugural Artist in Residence. The Headmaster, Mr Tarlinton, spoke of the diversity of learning and experience that the exhibition demonstrates in the artworks of our students. He also congratulated Ms Michelle Markuse, Acting Head of Art and her staff for the work involved in putting on the exhbition and in supporting the creativity of all of our art students at Joeys. At the Year 12 level, it is always rewarding to see students and their families in awe at the sophistication of material and conceptual practices on display. Clearly, boys produce amazing artworks that they could not have even imagined doing 12 months ago. Special congratulations must go to Dominic Egan whose photograph was selected for the exhibition invitation and to Peter Distapan (video installation) and Jack Karikios (digital media installation) whose works were chosen by Craig Waddell to share the senior art prize.
Jack Karikios in front of his HSC Body of Work
Best wishes,
Mark Fenech
Year 12 Careers News. Week 6, Term 3, 2011.
This week was the final week for College-led instruction to registering on-line at UAC for university entry in 2011. Students are still able to access this online entry themselves.
UAC application fees
Applying to university in NSW through UAC incurs a $26 fee. There is no alternative but to pay this fee as (in general) school leavers cannot apply to university directly. At Joeys we try to get all students registered before end September as the fee increases from $26 to $116 on 1 October and thereafter to $133 and @143 at the end of each month.
This fee can be paid using a credit card on-line when students apply to UAC. The safer option is to print an invoice and then pay at any Post Office. This is what students are encouraged to do when registering with UAC with Mrs Charters. Students are asked to save an electronic copy of the invoice and email it home.
Information on the UAC fees can be found at:
http://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/fees/uac-charges.shtml and
http://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/faq/applications.shtml
An excerpt from the UAC web site reads as follows:
• What are the processing charges and payment options?
The processing charge is $26 for Year 12 applicants and $56 for non-Year 12 applicants. Late fees apply after Friday 30 September 2011.
The processing charge is not refundable under any circumstances and you must keep a record of the date and time of your payment.
Note: If you do not pay the processing charge your application will not be processed and you will not be made an offer.
When you use Apply you’ll be instructed on how to pay using:
o a credit card (MasterCard or Visa only)
o BPay
o Australia Post
o PayPal – allows you to transfer money securely from your nominated bank account to UAC.
If you choose to use PayPal, and you don’t have a PayPal account, you’ll need to set up your account at least 10 days before you submit your application.
Read fees for more information on the costs of study, UAC charges and financial assistance for applicants.
Some students may be interested in studying at interstate univeristies and the links below could be of interest to them:
Interstate Universities – Admission Centre web links
QTAC Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre
http://www.qtac.edu.au/
SATAC South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre
http://www.satac.edu.au/
Tasmania University of Tasmania
http://www.utas.edu.au/
VTAC Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre
http://www.vtac.edu.au/
Western Australia Tertiary Institutions Service Centre
http://www.tisc.edu.au/static/home.tisc
Lorna Charters
Careers Counsellor