Year 12
Key Dates
- 1 August Yr 8-12 Dance Curriculum Showcase
- 5-16 August Yr 12 HSC & IB Trial Examinations
- 20 August SS Parent Wellbeing Session
- 26-30 August Yr 12IB Final Orals
- 28 August Yr 3-12 HSC Visual Arts Exhibition Opening Night
- 18 September Yr 12 IB Visual Arts Exhibition Opening Night
- 19 September Yr 12 Final Chapel Service
- 23 September Yr 12 Thanksgiving Assembly
- 24 September Yr 12 Breakfast Cruise and Activities Day
- 25 September Yr 12 Farewell Assembly and Valedictory Prize Giving Ceremony and Dinner
- 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
This past week has started several “lasts” for our 2024 Cohort. The student’s last Gala Arts was last Friday and this week started the many Yr 12 showcases to highlight the hours of work students have devoted to their various areas. Classes have worked tirelessly with many of their projects spanning the two years of the IB or HSC course. While these have been emotional journeys for our young adults, there are many feelings of relief, pride and anxiousness that will continue throughout this term and we are all along for the ride as they navigate these important moments of recognition and celebration.
Gala Arts 2024
Congratulations to all students who participated in the Gala Arts 2024 performance last Friday. The evening was full of impressive and memorable talent and the judges had a very difficult time choosing their category winners. Unsurprisingly, our incredible Captain of Arts duo, Sholto Mirrlees-Black and Halcyon Hunt, shared their pure joy and love for the arts through their introductions, commentary and various performances as well.
Yr 12 students who participated in this event:
- Summer-Eve Smyth Dancing in the Street
- Halcyon Hunt Woman is from Lempicka
- Isla Dawson-Damer, Olivia Everingham, Tara Gold and Scarlett Ilic Look at Me I’m Sandra Dee from Grease
- Jocelyn Wang Toccata
- Halcyon Hunt, Sholto Mirrlees-Black A Musical from Something Rotten!
- Tara Gold New York State of Mind
- Olivia Everingham, Scarlett Thorp, Jocelyn Wang Girls from Ipanema
- Summer-Eve Smyth I Love You
- Kathryn Baker, Isla Dawson-Damer, Halcyon Hunt Meet the Plastics from Mean Girls
- Daisy Thomas Visual Arts Finalist for Yr 10-12
- Halcyon Hunt, Mikaela Hunter, Madeleine Lamport, Summer-Eve Smyth
Thank you to all additional support from the Arts Activities Captains:
- Will Howard, Captain of Band
- James Stuart, Captain of Drama
- Ahnu Guan, Captain of Strings
- Tara Gold, Captain of Choirs
- Marcus Cooper-Hor, Captain of Production
- Olivia Everingham, Captain of Theatre
- Summer-Eve Smyth, Captain of Dance
- Jocelyn Wang, Captain of Small Ensembles
- Annie Zhang, Captain of Visual Arts
Thank you for the encouragement and support from the House Captains:
- Isla Dawson-Damer and Kane Thompson, Captains of Cowper
- Hugo Little and Sophia Rolon, Captains of Dumolo
- Jay Sefton and Alexandra Tanner, Captains of McDouall
- Henry Charles and Ruby Voyce, Captains of Roseby
A special thank you to Katharine Boase as Yr 12 Assistant Advisor and Producer/Director of Gala Arts 2024 for all of her enthusiastic guidance, support and never-ending energy and care for our Yr 12 Cohort.
Design, Textiles and Computer Science Showcase
Congratulations to all students in Textiles and Design, Design and Tech and IB Computer Science HL for working so hard in creating their clothing items, architectural models, creative tools and objects as well as scheduling platforms. The preparation of their showcase was evident Monday evening with peers, parents and staff in attendance. The quality of work and the description of the ideas was impressive and it is exciting to see the thought put into these designs with sustainability in mind. Our future looks incredibly bright with these students behind future careers in these areas!
HSC Textiles and Design: Sierra Allen, Chloe Auyeung, Flora Cutchey, Hannah Garde, Hannah Jones-Way, Sophia Parkinson, Alex Power, Sarah McLaren, Felicity Schlederer, Olive Scown, Summer-Eve Smyth, Isla Wickham, Alex Tanner
HSC Design and Tech: Flora Cutchey, Isla Dawson-Damer, Will de Saxe, Emma Noes, Thomas Reeves, Hugo Scott, Zachary Creighton, Miles Eden, Sebastian Gray, Adam Leach, Fletcher Logan, Caitlin Preece, River Stefanovic and Zac Stonley
IB Computer Science HL: Aaron Beder, Henry Moate, Jack Petering, Chris Szeto and Kabir Yohannan
IB Music Showcase
Congratulations to all students involved in IB Music as they prepared several pieces for this past Monday evening to showcase their diversity in musical talent as they shared their musical journey over the last two years with the audience. The time taken to choose and prepare these pieces was evident and the presentation and description of each piece was professionally done.
IB Music Students: Harry Fenton, Olivia Everingham, Sabine Murray, Sholto Mirrlees-Black, Jocelyn Wang, Scarlett Thorp and Ahnu Guan
Yr 12 Legacy Gift
Thank you for your continued support of the Yr 12 Legacy Gift Team. Please click the image below to continue supporting this initiative and to purchase the flashy merchandise.
Careers and Universities
At this point in Yr 12, students should have:
- Met with the Careers Advisors and know what applications they are making.
- Know the due dates and methods for applications.
- Be checking the weekly Careers Pulse newsletter for reminders.
- Have started any international applications and be in frequent contact with the Careers Advisors to manage them.
Due dates are in the Key Dates section below, and are sent out each week in the Pulse News Careers Newsletter.
Several Early Entry programs including Macquarie University and UTS are now open. Not every university offers an Early Entry program and many are restricted by certain criteria, to check see participating Universities, if you can’t find a program for the university you want then you will apply as per normal through UAC.
Key Dates Term 3
2 Sept Macquarie University Leaders and Achievers (early entry) first round offer
2 Sept ANU early entry offers
9 Sept UTS early entry direct applications close
26 Sept UTS early entry direct application offer
Key Dates
30 Sept UAC early bird applications close
21 Nov EAS documents uploaded to UAC by this date
18 Dec UAC ATARs released
23 Dec UAC December main round offers released
9 Jan UAC January main round offers released
Year 12 University Applications Overview reminder. Please see the Careers Pulse page for further information on events, pathways and career exploration.
Friday Jeans for Genes
This year’s Jeans for Genes Day will be taking place Week 2 Friday 2 August! This event is all about supporting medical research and raising funds for children and families living with genetic disorders.
Did you know 1 in 20 children faces a birth defect or genetic disease? That’s around 1 per class!
On Friday Week 2, students can come to school in their favourite pair of jeans or denim clothing, as well as the colour blue. For the privilege of dressing down, a gold coin donation will be collected during Tutor. Students may also wish to purchase a blue ribbon before school for $2, or buy a bake sale item in the Liggins Quad at recess.
Valedictory Invitation
Tickets Are Selling For Away!
Away by Michael Gow, will be performed by Redlands students and is set in 1960s Australia, following three families on holiday, each grappling with personal issues. Away transcends class distinctions and xenophobia, demonstrating how understanding and empathy can bring us together.
- When: Thursday 8 August 2024 – Saturday 10 August 2024
- Where: Zenith Theatre in Chatswood (corner Mcintosh St and Railway St)
Ms Alissa Ynson
Yr 12 Advisor
aynson@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9865