Year 12

Best of luck to Lucy at the 28th National Schools Constitutional Convention. 

This week, Lucy Horton will be among 116 Yr 11 and 12 students from around Australia attending the 28th National Schools Constitutional Convention (NSCC), being held at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, Canberra. The program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education (DOE), coordinated by National Curriculum Services (NCS) and supported by the Australian Curriculum Studies Association (ACSA) and department of education from all states and territories.

The topic for the 2023 Convention is, ‘Constitutional Reform – Is section 128 still a necessary requirement to change such an important document as the Australian Constitution?’. This topic will provide students with the opportunity to examine Section 128 of the Australian Constitution and discuss if the requirements for alteration are still appropriate. A range of stimulus speakers will discuss the issues with students for them to debate with all delegates. 

Best of Luck to Lucy!

The Addams Family Musical

Best of luck to all of the Year 12 cast and crew who have been working so incredibly hard as part of The Addams Family Musical. Hours of rehearsals have been conducted over the last six weeks, and it is exciting that the Musical is finally coming together, which should make for a spectacular, entertaining evening. 


Autumn Fair Success 

Well done to all the Yr 12 students and Legacy Gift Fundraising Team volunteers who participated in Saturday’s long awaited Autumn Fair. It was entertaining to see many Redlands staff members and Yr 12 students get dunked in the ‘Dunk Tank’ as part of the 2023 Legacy Gift Fundraising initiative. 

A big thank you to the following Redlands staff who were dunked on Saturday, including Mr Sean Corcoran, Ms Katharine Boase, Ms Lucienne Willis, Mr Ari Guha, Mr Jimmy Tod-Hill, Mr Jack Gooding, Mr Chris Allen, Ms Kirsten Phillips, Mr Joseph Montz and Mr Gerry Gomez. 

A big thank you also to the Legacy Gift Fundraising Team who spent hours of work in the lead up to the Autumn Fair, organising Redlands staff, ticketing and marketing for the Dunk Tank. Special mention to Taylor Riddell, Aurora Golowenko, Elke Mueller, Freya Gait and Alyssa Tinetti for leading the organisation of the Dunk Tank and for all their school spirit on the day of the fair. Thank you also to JP Forrest and all the Yr 12 parents from the RPFA for their assistance and organisation of the Autumn Fair, and to Ms Casimaty for all her organisation and assistance with the Dunk Tank Legacy Gift Fundraiser. 

Strong Results at Head of the River

Congratulations to our Yr 12 Rowers who competed at Head of the River last weekend at the Sydney Regatta Centre. Special mention to our Co-Captains, Briar Carter and Matt Fry for leading the charge and for all their leadership as captains throughout the Rowing season. The Head of the River results were some of the strongest results ever achieved by our Rowers. Our Yr 12 rowers are to be congratulated for their extensive commitment to the Redlands Rowing program over the last six years. 

Below are the Top 4 results achieved by our Yr 12 students at Head of the River:

  • Silver: Dan (Schoolboy Single Scull)
  • Third: Briar, Catarina, Georgia, Alana, Zoe (Schoolgirl Coxed Quad)
  • Third: Matt and Will N (Schoolboy Double)
  • Fourth: Trinity, Charlotte S (Schoolgirl 2nd Quad)

Well done Yr 12 Rowers!

XC Carnival – Monday 27 March

Best of luck to all Yr 12 students competing at next Monday’s Redlands Secondary School House XC Carnival at the Macquarie University Playing Fields. Registered Yr 12 students, will be making their way out to the carnival at 8am, meeting at the Top Terrace and will return to school by 11am to complete Periods 3 – 6.  Students registered in the 17 years Boys will run 6km, the 17 year Girls will run 4.5km and both the 18 years Boys and Girls will run 6km. 

XC Training sessions are currently on offer every Wednesday morning at 6:30am – meeting in the Undercroft, and as of Week 1, Term 2, an additional XC training session will be offered on Friday afternoons down at Balmoral Oval (3:30 – 5:00pm) with a bus taking students to and from Balmoral Oval. 

Best of luck to all Yr 12 runners! 

UAC Presentation moved online.

The UAC Presentation to Redlands by UAC on the ATAR and applying to University has been moved from Redlands to an online Zoom webinar on 27 March, 5.30-6.30 pm.

Year 11 and 12 HSC and IB parents / carers are invited to join via the following Zoom link https://uac.zoom.us/j/4556279899. 

The following will be covered:

– What the ATAR is

– HSC scaling and how the ATAR is calculated

– IB and ATAR

– The UAC application process

– Adjustment Factors & selection ranks

– Educational Access Schemes (EAS)

– Schools Recommendation Schemes (SRS, UAC’s early entry)

– Equity Scholarships

– Offers

Parents and students will have an opportunity to ask questions at the end. 

Mr Nicholas Walker
Yr 12 Year Advisor
nwalker@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133