Head of Secondary School

Yr 11 and 12 Examinations 

This week Yr 12 students have returned from their Trial HSC and IB Examinations while the Yr 11 students head off for the next two weeks to complete their final examinations for the HSC and IB. We wish Yr 11 students all the best on these upcoming exams. For our Yr 12 students, we hope that these Trials have been an opportunity for them to reflect on how they are progressing academically and to hone in on areas of improvement over the last few months before the HSC and IB Examinations. We look forward to recognising and celebrating the Class of 2018 in numerous ways over the last half of this term.  

Winter Sports Update 

The Winter Sports season is quickly coming to a close with the ISA Finals this Saturday for a number of our teams. It has been a tremendously successful season for our girls’ and boys’ teams with increased participation, excellent development and a positive culture permeating through the various programs. Many sports have moved up to higher divisions this season and not only remained competitive, but have excelled, with numerous teams reaching the Semi Finals and Finals in the ISA. A quick recap of some of these sports from last weekend:

  • In Tennis, both the 2nds and the 4ths played in the Grand Final. The 4ths were victorious (6-4) taking out the title. After a great season, the 1sts just missed out in playing in the Final on a countback after the last round.
  • In Rugby, the 1st XV played one of their best games of the season in the Semi Finals against Oxley, winning 34-7 and progressing to the Final against Chevalier this Saturday.
  • In Netball, most of our ISA teams competed in the Semi Finals last weekend. The Junior A and B teams continued their dominant seasons, progressing to the Final this Saturday, while the Inter A team won a thriller against Barker 31-30. The 1st VII played a great match against Barker in their Semi Final only to fall just short at the end.
  • In Boys’ Football, our 14A, 13A, 13B and 13C teams all played Semi Final matches over the weekend with the 13As playing their best game of the season to beat St Patrick’s 2-1 and progress to the Final this Saturday.
  • All four of our Girls’ Football teams played in the Semi Finals with the 1st XI and the Junior A teams winning tough matches to progress to the Final.

 

  • In Hockey, our 1st XI and Open B teams both played exciting matches against St Andrew’s, winning 2-1 and 1-0 respectively.

I had the great pleasure of attending the 1st XI Girls’ Football and 1st XI Hockey matches last Saturday. Both teams were put under pressure towards the end of their matches, holding slender leads in the final minutes. I was so proud to see the girls display fortitude, courage and resilience under pressure in the dying moments of the game to come out victorious.

I would like to congratulate all students who have made a contribution to their respective Winter sports this season and wish teams competing in Finals the best of luck this weekend. I also encourage as many students as possible to get out there and support our teams in the Finals on Saturday. A reminder that students not competing and cheering on our teams as spectators are expected to wear full school Winter uniform while attending these games.

HICES Music Festival 

Last night I had the great pleasure of attending the HICES Music Concert at The Sydney Town Hall. The HICES Music Festival celebrates music across the Independent Coeducational Schools in NSW. After completing a thorough audition process last term, selected students from the almost forty participating schools attend a three day Music Camp, that culminates with an exciting Music Festival Concert at the Sydney Town Hall. Seventeen Redlands students in Yrs 7-10, as well as our Coordinator of Music, Mr Darren Kuilenberg, participated in this prestigious event and were members of the vocal, orchestral, winds, strings and bands groups performing last night. Bravo and congratulations to all students who performed in this special concert last night.

Spring Fair

The Redlands Spring Fair is less than four weeks now and I encourage all families to ensure the 15 September on the Junior Campus is in your diaries. The Spring Fair has always been one of the school’s largest and most joyful events, and 15 September is going to be a fantastic day of carnival fun and enjoyment overflowing with food, rides, games, markets and prizes for the whole Redlands community – staff, students, families and alumni.   

This year we have nine rides and many carnival games that are suitable for a range of ages, including adults. Bubble soccer is back due to popular demand – so grab your team of 6 and register now. Be ready to launch into Carnival Fun and beat the queues on the day of the Fair by pre-purchasing your wristbands and coupons. The Spring Fair is largely cashless and all stalls accept coupons.

I would like to thank the army of dedicated parents and staff who are working hard to ensure that the Spring Fair will be another wonderful community event. Thank you also to the Yr 11 students who are running three of the stalls as part of their Service program.

Looking forward to seeing you at the Spring Fair, it will be great Carnival Fun!

Visual Arts Exhibition

Featuring works from Visual Arts students in Years 3-12, we hope you are able to visit the 2018 Visual Arts exhibition. The exhibition will also showcase the HSC bodies of work from the 2018 graduating students of Visual Arts. 

Mr Sean Corcoran
Head of Secondary School
scorcoran@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9870