Year 12

School Attendance

We have noticed that some Yr 12s are starting to become a little relaxed with their arrival times and lesson attendance. Whilst we are so impressed with how well they handled their Trial Examinations, there is still plenty of learning left in the classroom. These last few weeks of school play a crucial role in their final examinations and will provide them with important feedback and learning content from their teachers.

Science Week

It is National Science Week and, despite some of the usual events not going ahead this year, the Redlands Science Department has been celebrating and sharing their passion for the subject. The National Science Week theme this year is Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our Oceans. 

No matter where you live on our blue planet – you’re connected to the sea. But the seas are under threat. The industrialisation that has occurred in the oceans over the last century mirrors the events that triggered mass extinctions on land. Industrial scale fishing, habitat destruction, species loss and pollution have placed the ocean in peril. The very nature of the sea is being irretrievably altered. By international standards, Australia is a marine conservation leader. It has the world’s largest coral reef, the best managed fisheries and potentially, the greatest network of marine protected areas on the planet. However, the crisis of ocean change lapping on our shores has critical implications for the future of our country and our way of life.

The Yr 12 HSC Science Extension students presented their Student Research Projects to the Yr 11 HSC Science cohort and our Deputy Principal Ms McGarry, Head of Teaching and Learning Mr Bentley and Dean of Studies Mr Randall. This is the culmination of the Yr 12 students’ study of the nature, development and processes of Science through the development of their own research question, methodology and analysis of data.

Mr Edward Atkins
Yr 12 Advisor 
eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133