Year 12

Key Dates

  • 29 May Student Presentation: Healthy Relationships & Sexuality Program
  • 3 June SS Cocurricular Photos
  • 3 June Student Presentation: Drugs and Alcohol Awareness
  • 5 June Year Group Photos
  • 20 & 21 June Senior Music Festival 
  • 25 June SS Athletics Carnival
  • 28 June Yr 12 Formal
  • 28 June Last Day of Term 2
  • 23 July First Day of Term 3
  • 26 July Gala Arts
  • 5-16 August YR 12 HSC & IB Trials
  • 26-30 August Yr 12 Final Orals & Yr 3-12 HSC Visual Arts Exhibition
  • 16-20 September IB Visual Arts Exhibition
  • 25 September Valedictory
  • 26 September Last Day of Term 3
  • 14 October First Day of Term 4
  • 16 October – 8 November Yr 12 HSC Exams
  • 21 October – 11 November Yr 12 IB Exams 


Tomorrow Woman

This week, the Yr 12 cohort, identifying as she/her, participated in a two-hour workshop run by leaders from Tomorrow Woman, building on their first workshop with the program in the end of Yr 10.

On Tuesday, students started to explore Herstory by outlining the key events that have impacted women’s rights in the last century and recognising how far we still need to go as a society. Students identified current expectations on women, then reflected back on the timeline of a woman’s right to vote, access to contraception, right to education, choice in marriage, expectations of heterosexual marriages and holding a job while married and the right to drive. Students were then encouraged to create their own timeline with an emphasis on key moments and people who have impacted their life and helped shape who they have become today.

Guiding students to ask curiosity questions to engage one another in conversation instead of judgment is also a key value of Tomorrow Woman as they support young individuals to seek to understand others to build empathy, support and connection. Providing our students with opportunities to build this type of space is essential for our young adults to make a positive change for their future. As each student is the creator of their own space, they are in charge of how they make others feel and how they feel around others.

Our he/him cohort will have a chance to engage in a similar workshop later this year. 

Healthy Relationships and Sexuality Program

Next Wednesday, students will be participating in the Sexual Health, The Media & Consent workshop, hosted by In Your Skin and Dr. Tessa Opie, where a similar space of support and connection will be essential for the content discussed and presented. Please see some resources for parents to support continued conversation around the same topics at home.

HSC and IB Holiday Workshops

Please find attached the schedule for the Year 12 HSC and IB Holiday Workshops and links for registration.

In Week 1, workshops will be delivered by Redlands teachers and do not require registration. Some of the IB workshops delivered by the Oxford Study Courses group are full but you can contact them at osc@oxfordstudycourse.com to register your interest in a full course and have your name added to a wait list. If there is sufficient interest, another workshop may be opened.

Year 12 HSC and IB Holiday Workshops July 2024 

Yr 12 Formal

Please note, all students and parents received information last Friday regarding the Year 12 Formal. Please ensure the tickets are purchased and students register their attendance and table choice through the link provided in the letter. The letter can be found here on Pulse.

Sport Celebrations

Congratulations to the following students for their incredible determination in their Sport and being invited to compete in the fourth round of ISA this week.

  • Jess Van Extel for CIS Open Hockey Championships
  • Eva Osborn and Alex Tanner for CIS Girls Open, U16 Basketball Championships  
  • Jasmine Black for ISA Girls Football Trials
  • Liam McFarlane for ISA Boys Football Trials

Balmoral Burn Teams Relay Humpty Dumpty Fundraiser

On Sunday, Redlands has seven incredible teams competing in the Balmoral Burn Teams Relay, a thrilling race that challenges participants to run 420m up Awaba Street. This exciting event supports the Humpty Dumpty Foundation’s mission to provide essential medical equipment to children in need.

Our teams need the support of the Redlands community to make a real difference! Every dollar you donate goes directly to helping sick kids receive the care they deserve. Your generosity can have a profound impact on their lives.

Click the link below to make a donation and support the Redlands Balmoral Burn Teams Relay Fundraiser: Donate Here.

Also coming up tomorrow, is the Year 11 Balmoral Burn Bake Sale at lunchtime. Students are reminded to bring cash or card along, to buy baked goods with all proceeds going towards the Humpty Dumpty Foundation.

Together, we can climb any hill and overcome any obstacle.

Best of luck to Yr 12 runners Freddie Yates, Isaac Brooks, Hamish Campbell, Conor Petersen and Eva Osborn.

Ice Cream Social

Thank you to our incredible Spirit Committee and fantastic ice cream scooper volunteers, assisting in pulling together ways we can celebrate the hard work of the cohort and keep everyone motivated through the finish line!  

Spirit Committee: Summer-Eve Smyth, Isla Dawson-Damer, Indi Hindmarsh, Isla Wickham, Hannah Garde, Madeleine Lamport, Hannah Jones-Way, Sarah McLaren, Mikaela Hunter

Geography Excursion

This week, Yr 12 students participated in a Geography excursion to Port Stevens and the Hunter Valley as part of their senior studies. We explored the changing dynamics of Stockton Sand Dunes and how this is an ecosystem at risk. We then investigated the economic activity of Tamburlaine, an organic winery in Pokolbin. It was a fantastic excursion to experience our wider geographical area.

Secondary School Photo Dates

3 June

  • Art, Dance, Music, Theatre Groups
  • Portrait Photos (outstanding students)

5 June 

  • Year Group
  • Debating and Public Speaking Groups

12 June 

  • Music Groups

Year Group Photo Schedule

Year 7 to 12 students will present to the Fahl Garden to have their Year Group photo taken as per the schedule below. In the event of wet weather, an alternate date of 18 June has been set.

  • 8.20am: Year 7
  • 9.15am: Year 9
  • 10.10am: Year 12
  • 11.05am: Year 11
  • 12.00pm Year 8
  • 1.35pm: Year 10

All students are required to be wearing their full school uniform, including blazers and ties for boys (ties optional for girls). Boys must be clean shaven with hair that has been cut so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Hair touching the collar is to be styled and tied-up neatly so that it is away from eyes, ears and collar. Hair is to be tied back with navy or hair-coloured accessories. No hair dye, mullet style haircuts, make-up or nail polish is permitted. No jewellery is to be worn other than one pair of plain gold or silver studs in ear lobes.

Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 12 Advisor
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9865