Year 12

Key Dates

  • 21-23 March Secondary School Musical
  • 25 March Student and Parents UAC Webinar
  • 28 March SS Cross Country Carnival
  • 30 April – 10 May  Yr 12 IB Half-Yearly Examination Block
  • 28 June Yr 12 Formal
  • 26 July Gala Arts
  • 20 & 21 June Senior Music Festival 
  • 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
  • 16 October – 8 November Yr 12 HSC Exams
  • 21 October – 11 November Yr 12 IB Exams 
  • 2024 Term Dates

Redlands International Women’s Day Breakfast

This year, Redlands embraced the opportunity to host the first International Women’s Day Breakfast with the Hon. Bronnie Taylor, Deputy Leader of the NSW Nationals and Member of the NSW Legislative Council, and Vicki Condon AM, Founder, CEO and Executive Director of Raise Foundation. The morning was filled with students from all Year Groups who brought along a special adult who has invested in their lives. The speakers were incredibly inspirational and in tune with their audience. The energy and excitement for gender equality and the desire for a stronger future was evident.

This initiative was led by Yr 12 Students, Antonia Morgan, Will Algar, Apoorv Pilani and Ava Taylor. Thank you as well to Yr 12 volunteers who supported the initiative on the day, including James Stuart, Johnny Wang, Hamish Campbell, Daniel Lev, Indi Hindmarsh and Grace Durrant. Several students in Yr 7-11 also supported on the morning by welcoming guests, ushering to seats and fundraising.

In the lead-up to the International Women’s Day Breakfast, Yr 12 students Antonia Morgan, Will Algar, Ava Taylor, Apoorv Pilani, Johnny Wang, James Stuart, Sophia Rolon and Ruby Voyce, along with Yr 11 student volunteers, organised a bake sale and sold IWD merchandise to raise funds for women in need around the world.

 

International Women’s Day Round Square Event

A small group of students from Naoko Abe’s Japanese class were also able to join an IWD Event hosted by Round Square. See Scarlett Thorp’s reflection below:

The International Women’s Day Round Square zoom hosted by MLC was an invaluable experience where six of us were able to engage in a virtual dialogue with senior students and teachers from various other Australian and international schools. Hearing firsthand perspectives on women’s rights from international perspectives shed light on the diverse challenges women face globally. One particularly impactful conversation was with a student from India, who shared stories of girls marrying as young as 13 and how women are still discouraged from pursuing education in most rural areas. Such exchanges highlight the importance of fostering global awareness of women’s issues, as these are not often topics we hear about firsthand. As Redlands students, these conversations help us develop a more globalised perspective and inspire us to advocate for gender equality on a broader scale.

 

Team Spirit and Support

Last Saturday, several teams competed in their final game for Summer Sport. In true Yr 12 spirit, a large group of supporters came out to cheer on the Touch Football Boys 1st team and Touch Football Girls 1st team. The boys played a strong game and won in extra time! Congratulations to all student athletes for a strong Summer season. For more Sport information and team results see the Sport Note Day page. 

Congratulations to the 2024 Redlands Swimmers who competed at the ISA Swimming Carnival this week. Yr 12 students are Xander Halfen, Rafferty Heard, Charlotte Hugman, Chloe Jennings, Julius Keller, Johnny Wang and Ruby Voyce.

Congratulations to all students competing in the Sailing Racing Championship this week. For Yr 12, this includes Alissandra Braden and Sholto Mirrlees-Black.

Best of luck to Nathan Barrie as he was invited to travel with the Wanderers A-League team in Melbourne and Perth this week.

University and Careers Update

This week, both HSC and IB students had a presentation from University and Careers Advisors during their Core sessions. All resources from these presentations are linked in iLearn on the HSC and IB Core pages. Students are reminded to work on their Career Plan during Tutor.

Continue to regularly check the University and Careers Page in Pulse. When you click Events or News you will be able to access all opportunities offered for Yr 12 students.

HSC and IB Academic Updates

  1. Oxford Study Courses for IB are now available on OSC. OSC will be hosting a workshop for IB students at Redlands in the Term 2-3 Break 8 -17 July. Again, this is external to Redlands but being hosted by Redlands.
  2. HSC students have just been provided their Jeddle account login (as mentioned in Note Day last week and below). All HSC students should have received a link directly from Jeddle to activate their personal account. Jeddle is a fantastic platform for revising a range of HSC subjects, particularly English. Students can work through modules at their own pace and it will provide students with a range of resources to use.
  3. We may also be offering our own workshops/study centre hours at Redlands and will confirm closer to date.

The Balmoral Swim is Back!

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Navigating Assessments due on the same day as Sports Carnivals and Cocurricular Events for Students in Year 11 and 12 (HSC and IB)

  • HSC students in Year 11 and 12 should be aware that if they are attending a sports carnival or cocurricular event and have an in-class assessment, they must complete a known absence form and have it signed by both the subject teacher and the Subject Coordinator a week prior to the carnival. 
  • If a take home assessment is due on the same day as the sports carnival or cocurricular event, students must still submit the assessment. No deadline extensions will be granted.
  • IB students in Year 11 and 12 are expected to submit their assessments on the same day as the sports carnival or cocurricular event. 

In the event of a clash with a in class assessment or exam, IB students are expected to communicate with their Subject Teachers a week prior to the assessment to arrange an alternative date and time. No deadline extensions will be granted.

Week 7: Uniform Recycling Week 

Please bring in your old Redlands uniforms for recycling tomorrow Friday 15 March. 

What to bring: 
All branded uniform items (photos are on the poster). 

Other items can be taken to your local charity bin for reuse, or to H&M or Zara, who offer used clothing recycling.

  • When: 8-8.20am (bring the uniforms with you to school)
  • Monday: Years 7 & 10
  • Tuesday: Year 8
  • Wednesday: Year 9
  • Thursday: Year 11
  • Friday: Year 12
  • Where: Student Services Foyer

Extra information about the recycling process: 

Textile Recyclers Australia (TRA) are an Australian based organisation who aim to keep textiles out of landfill, investing in partnerships to find circular solutions to Australia’s textile recycling problems. TRA have recycled various school uniforms in the past, alongside retailers such as Aldi and Woolworths, fashion customers Seed, French Connection and Uniqlo, along with Sheridan.

There have onshore and offshore solutions for textiles. Onshore solutions see TRA mechanically shred and use the uniforms as furniture filler. Offshore solutions involve mechanical fibre-to-fibre recycling. By recycling used uniforms in this way, the company is avoiding the disposal of textiles in landfills, which have negative environmental impacts. The various yarns make a variety of recycled products such as totes, cushions, gloves, socks, rugs, throws, blankets, felts, underlay, insulation, motor vehicle seat stuffing and more.

Clean Up Australia Day 

Well done to all students, families and staff who participated in the Clean Up Australia Day in North Sydney. Environment Captains, Conor Petersen and Tara Gold, are pictured below with Yr 12 students Emilie Leroux and Ethan Beggs alongside JS Environment Captain Grace and Sustainability Manager Kimberlee Chipper. 

 

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