Year 12

Key Dates

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

Yr 12 Formal Tickets – Purchase by this Friday 21 June

Please note, all students and parents have received information via Pulse 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.

Year 12 Stepping Beyond

This year, several students have been recognised for Stepping Beyond and School Captains, Jasmine Black and Isaac Brooks, are highlighting these individuals and celebrating their efforts through the Step Beyond Awards given out during stage assemblies.

The purpose of the Step Beyond award is to celebrate and recognise those who have stepped outside their comfort zones. These individuals may have incredible personal achievements or consistent small acts of effort noticed by teachers or peers. These students stepped outside their comfort zone, achieved their goals, and bettered themselves in the process. Recognising these individuals at the student-led stage assemblies also allows for peers to see what others are doing, to feel inspired by others, get new ideas, and to celebrate their friends.

Yr 12 Semester 1 recipients

Daisy Thomas
Amelia Barter
Dylan Keay
Freddie Yates

Yr 12 HSC Drama Individual Project Showcase

Last Friday, Yr 12 HSC Drama students presented their monologues and costume design – chosen to suit their interests, strengths and to challenge their abilities. Each monologue and costume design was uniquely tailored and crafted by students from a full length production. Students have been working on these pieces since the start of the HSC course. The audience was blown away by the depth of each piece, the use of the stage, the connection with character, the use of props and the depth of content. Each project captured your attention immediately from the beginning and left the audience thinking well beyond the performances, covering important and meaningful topics, such as mental health, abuse, love, confidence, doubt and loss. Well done to all students and staff involved in this incredible evening.

Student Performers: Zara Naismith, Alex Tanner, Hugo Little, Jay Sefton, Isla Dawson-Damer, Grace Durrant, Thomas Wright

Student Costume Design: Hannah Jones-Way

Australian Economics Olympiad 2024

Year 12 student Anneka Steele has been announced as the national winner of the Australian Economics Olympiad 2024! The level of competition this year was incredibly high, with economics students from all around Australia competing in the event, making this accomplishment even more remarkable.

As a national winner, Anneka will now compete in the Australasian Economics Competition (AAEO) in the coming weeks. Alongside four other national winners, she will face competitors from the Asia Pacific region including New Zealand, Singapore, China, Taiwan, and Malaysia. This exciting event will bring together exceptional talents from across the region for a variety of activities, including a visit to the Reserve Bank of Australia. This unique opportunity will allow Anneka to showcase her skills on an international stage while fostering cross-cultural exchange and collaboration.

Congratulations to Krishan Price for advancing to the top 40 students and making it to the second round. We commend everyone who participated and challenged themselves in this exciting opportunity.

Student-Led Conferences

While students are encouraged to remain in control of their daily choices, actions and studies, it is always encouraged for parents to continue connecting with their children around their academic progress. During the Student-Led Conferences this week, students were provided time in school to reflect on their growth in each of their courses and consider the prompts below.

To continue conversations at home, consider starting a conversation with your child utilising a few of these prompts that might not have been discussed during the conferences.

Learning Style and Efficacy:

The feature that is most surprising me about my learning in this subject is …. (Eg: academic grades, effort tracking, interest or passion.)

I have achieved the most learning growth in ….. which can be seen by …. (Eg: academic outcomes, effort tracking, classwork, teacher feedback.)

I have found this element of the subject to be most challenging …. because …. (Eg: a specific unit of work, style of teaching or learning, assessment task.)

The most useful improvement target/learning strategy I find in the classroom for me is ….. (Eg: teacher feedback, peer review, hand-in tasks, collaborative learning.)

Future strategies:

Study… What activities do you engage in when you are studying? How do you study? What successful independent learning strategies are you currently using?

Persistence… How do you respond when you believe the content is too challenging? What steps do you take to improve your understanding?

Feedback… When was the last time you asked for feedback from your teacher? What did they say specifically?

Barriers… Are there any barriers to your learning growth? If so, how are you managing them? What strategies are you using to overcome them?

Final thoughts… The best learning occurs when both teacher and the student are working in partnership. What do you bring to the learning process?

Commitment:

Moving forward I need to ……

Specific strategies I will adopt include….

The person/place/thing that can help me moving forward is … by doing …

Making one change for the biggest impact, it would be ….

My future goal is … and I need to do …. in this subject to help me reach …

Y12 Term 2 University Sessions

This Term, Year 12 has had the opportunity to hear from UNSW, UTS and Sydney University who visited Redlands during tutor time. Macquarie University will be coming next week. This has given students an opportunity to hear about courses, pathways and due dates first hand.

Y12 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

26 July Macquarie University early entry direct applications first round close

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 Term 4

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.

Year 12 Legacy Gift: Our Gift, Our Legacy

It has been an exciting journey with the Year 12 Legacy Gift team working through ideas, concepts and fundraising initiatives. This year’s student led initiative is focusing on the importance of ‘Giving Back’ to the School. It is wonderful to see students working collaboratively and with a passion to continue this tradition which was started by the Class of 2016.

This year, funds raised will be contributed to the sixth Redlands Means Tested Scholarship named after Coralie Amos OAM Redlander Class of 1964. For all her efforts and commitment to Service, Coralie was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia for Community Service in 2021.

Please join Year 12 in their efforts: Yr 12 are inviting the entire Redlands community to support them in their fundraising efforts. They appreciate your support as they come to the end of their Redlands journey by purchasing one, or more, of our special commemorative 2024 drink bottles, Redlands Rhino key chains and greeting cards, or contribute directly to the Scholarship Fund.

If you make a purchase, products will be available next Term (July/August) either delivered to your child’s class/tutor or by post for an extra charge.

PURCHASE HERE – Legacy Gift 2024 – Drink Bottles & Key Chains

Alternatively you can make a tax deductible donation to the Coralie Amos OAM Scholarship.

Yr 12 Teaching History

Photos this week capture Yr 12 teaching a History class with Ms Peterson.

Words of Encouragement

Thank you to all the Yr 12 parents for submitting their inspiring quotes, words of encouragement and advice for the cohort. The first round of messages have been put up just outside the entry into Level 4 of the Redlands Learning Hub. One term to go!

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