Friday 1 March was a highly anticipated date on the Year 12 Calendar. The Class of 2024 attended their Year 12 Ball at Fraser鈥檚 Restaurant in Kings Park. This cohort, without a doubt, represented the College incredibly well. Their behaviour, manner and the way in which they engaged with one another, College staff and event staff was much appreciated. It was a wonderful way to begin 2024 for this year鈥檚 graduating class and to celebrate how far they have come as a cohort. Thank you to Mr Nathan Pereira (Leader of Wellbeing Year 12) for his organisation of this significant occasion for our Year 12 students.
International Women鈥檚 Day
Today marks International Women鈥檚 Day. This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥淚nspire Inclusion鈥�. Our Class of 2024 chose this event as one of their legacy projects. There was a sea of purple ribbons across Marcellin Campus which students were encouraged to buy and wear in recognition of International Women鈥檚 Day. The money raised from this initiative will be donated to Caritas with the intention of support the 鈥榚mpowering women鈥� initiative. Our Year 12 students supporting this initiative placed positive affirmations on the mirrors in the girls鈥� bathrooms encouraging the young women in our College Community to see value in who every one of them is.
Minister of Youth Affairs
On Thursday 7 March, we were very fortunate to have the Honourable Sue Mary Ellery (Minister of Youth Affairs) attend the College. Our Year 10 and 11 Guild Representatives and our Year 12 Leaders attended this session. The discussion centred around: some of the challenges facing women in Parliament and society today, and advice for their own individual leadership journeys.
Guild Uniform
On Wednesday 13 March, our Secondary students will engage in Guild Activities organised by the Guild Coordinators. These activities will take place during Extended Pastoral Care time commencing at 10.20am. Students are required to wear their Guild Uniform on this day.
Class of 2025 Ball
The date of the Year 12 Ball is Tuesday 4 February 2025 and will be held at Fraser鈥檚 Restaurant in Kings Park. We ask that the Class of 2025 mark their calendars with this date, and keep this date in mind when planning any holidays. Further information will be shared with students and families in Term 3 this year.
SmartRiders and Transperth Services
A reminder to students who use Transperth Services that they must ensure that they tag on or off. Not having money on their SmartRider is not an excuse. There are a few ways that students can add value to their SmartRiders such as:
In person at a Retail Sales Outlet or InfoCentre
An add-value machine at a station
Board a bus with cash
Set up and autoload direct debit on the Transperth website
John Henry 秀秀直播 Learning Hub
From Monday 11 March, the John Henry 秀秀直播 Learning Hub will be open from 8am. Prior to this time, there is no staff supervision on Marcellin Campus. We ask that parents and guardians refrain from dropping their children off earlier than 8am.
Year 11 students may request a subject change until Term 1 Week 8. After this time, the timetable is locked and it will not be possible to make subject changes.
If you would like to request a subject change, it is best to contact me via email first and then we can see what is possible and start the process. Please note that subject changes are requests and still require permission from Leaders of Learning and parents / guardians before it can be swapped.
WACE (secondary graduation) requirements
In Year 11 and 12, students are progressing towards their Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE), otherwise known as their secondary graduation.
In order to achieve their WACE, students need to meet certain academic targets across Year 11 and 12. These are:
Demonstrate the minimum standard of literacy and numeracy (either in Year 9 NAPLAN or in Year 10-12 OLNA).
Be enrolled in English / Literature in Year 11 and 12.
Be enrolled in at least 1 鈥楲ist B鈥� (Maths / Science / Sport / Technology) subject.
Achieve at least 14 C grades, with at least 6 C grades in Year 12 subjects.
For students considering UniReady / UniPath in Year 12
A reminder to students on the General Pathway who are considering UniReady / UniPath in Year 12 next year. It is expected that students from the General Pathway would have participated in extra-curricular activities such as work experience, VET Certificates, Leadership, Service, and/or College sport. General Pathway students who have not participated in any of these extra-curricular activities may not be eligible for UniReady / UniPath.
For students thinking of attending University
TISC has a series of videos explaining things like ATAR calculation, prerequisite subjects, scaling, and preferences. You can find them here:
Are you thinking of attending a University Open Day? Dates are below. This blog might help you:
Year 12
Changing subjects
Year 12 students may request a subject change until Term 1 Week 8. After this time, the timetable is locked and it will not be possible to make subject changes. This is a deadline for all schools in WA.
If you would like to request a subject change, it is best to contact me via email first and then we can see what is possible and start the process. Please note that subject changes are requests and still require permission from Leaders of Learning and parents / guardians before it can be swapped.
WACE (secondary graduation) requirements
In Year 11 and 12, students are progressing towards their Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE), otherwise known as their secondary graduation.
In order to achieve their WACE, students need to meet certain academic targets across Year 11 and 12. These are:
Demonstrate the minimum standard of literacy and numeracy (either in Year 9 NAPLAN or in Year 10-12 OLNA).
Be enrolled in English / Literature in Year 11 and 12.
Be enrolled in at least 1 鈥楲ist B鈥� (Maths / Science / Sport / Technology) subject.
Achieve at least 14 C grades, with at least 6 C grades in Year 12 subjects.
University information
Early Offers
Students and families are advised that Early Offers for University in 2025 will open on Monday 1 September 2024. Further information about Early Offers will be provided when available.
Information about University entry
TISC has a series of videos explaining things like ATAR calculation, prerequisite subjects, scaling, and preferences. You can find them here:
Are you thinking of attending a University Open Day? Dates are below. This blog might help you:
Are you the first person in your family to attend University? This might assist:
Here are some useful tools to prepare students for the transition to University:
Finally, here are some gap year ideas:
Thinking of studying Medicine or Dentistry in 2025?
All students who wish to enrol in Medicine or Dentistry in 2025 (including Assured Pathway at UWA) will need to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) this year.
Please see below for some important dates:
5 March 2024: UCAT bookings open
17 May 2024: Deadline to book your UCAT for 2024
10 June 2024: Deadline if you need to cancel your UCAT booking
1 July 2024: UCAT testing begins
9 August 2024: Last test date
September 2024: Results available
You can check for more information, tips and practice tests.
Also, students applying for Medicine at Curtin University are required to sit the CASPER Test. You can find more information about this, and book your test, here:
UWA Medical entry handbook here (for Assured Pathway):
Curtin Medical entry handbook here:
Entry to Medicine handbook (Australia-wide) is here:
University scholarships
Curtin University
Edith Cowan University (ECU)
Murdoch University
Notre Dame University
University of Western Australia (UWA)
UPCOMING CAREERS EVENTS
EVENT
DATE
LINK
UWA Open Day
17 March
Doctor of Medicine Assured Pathway Webinar (Notre Dame)
20 March
Murdoch University Open Day
23 March
Curtin University Open Day
24 March
Year 11 and 12 Exploration Day (Murdoch)
3 April
ECU Open DayJoondalup
14 April
Perth Open Evening (SAE Institute)
18 April
ECU Engineering Information Evening
24 April
ECU and WAAPA Information Day
28 April
ECU Open DayMt Lawley
28 April
Notre Dame University Open Day
5 May
Careers Expo & VET Expo
16 May to 19 May
Parent and Student Information Evening (Murdoch)
22 May
Engineering Information Evening (ECU)
6 June
Perth Skills West Careers & Employment Expo
25 July to 27 July
Health and Education Information Evening (Murdoch)
28 August
Science, IT, Engineering Information Evening (Murdoch)
29 August
Business and Law Information Evening (Murdoch)
4 September
Science and Maths Information Evening (ECU)
4 September
Engineering Information Evening (ECU)
6 September
Health Sciences Information Evening (ECU)
11 September
Teacher Education Information Evening (ECU)听
12 September
Computing and Cybersecurity Information Evening (ECU)
