Year 12 2024

On behalf of the Senior School teachers, I would like to wish all of the VCE students the very best as they start the final exams next week. I hope all of the long hours of coursework, homework, and study are well rewarded. We are very proud of you all. Good luck!

For those students not completing exams and moving into employment and/or further education, I would like to wish them all the best in their next phase of life.

Semester 2 Exams

Information for the Semester 2 exams for Year 10 & 11 will be available from Thursday 24 October, including the exam timetable. The exams commence Wednesday 13 November and finish Thursday 21 November. During the last two assembly periods, Year 10 and 11 students have been allowed to develop a revision program in preparation for these exams. The Melbourne Cup break is an excellent opportunity to prepare for the exams, with the 5-day break enabling students to revise for all of their subjects.

There are several revision techniques available to help students.

A fantastic strategy is the Pomodoro Technique. This is a great time-management technique if you're having trouble concentrating. The Pomodoro method follows a basic pattern of 25 minutes of studying followed by a five-minute break, allowing for the perfect blend of study and rest. It is a way to manage your time and make tasks seem more achievable by breaking them down into manageable chunks. By completing revision tasks in a short time frame, whilst giving your brain a breather, you’ll be ticking things off your list without becoming overwhelmed by too much information.

The Pomodoro technique is for you if…

• You get overwhelmed by how much revision you have to do, so end up not doing any at all.

• You get distracted by everything – checking your phone, tidying your room – basically anything that isn’t revision.

• You’re struggling to motivate yourself and find revision really boring.

• You have exams coming up soon and need to do your revision in a short amount of time.

Active Recall

How to use active recall to revise for exams and revision:

Flashcards

• Write key points on one side, and the answer on the other. Test yourself regularly!

Practice questions 

• Find past papers or create your own questions to mimic the exam format. Be sure to pick the right exam board.

Explain it to someone

• Teach a friend or family member the topic, or plan a lesson. This forces you to truly understand it. ‍

Summarise in your own words

• Condense key points into a shorter text or bullet points. This tests your grasp of the material.

Blurting 

• Rapidly write down everything you recall about a topic. It's messy, but effective!

Step Up: 2025

The Step Up program then commences Friday 22 November and concludes Thursday 5 December. All students will start their pathway, either VCE, VCE VM or VET. Students will have 6 lessons during Step Up. These two weeks are compulsory and extremely important for all students.

Subject Changes for 2025

The 2025 Senior School subject loads will be emailed to students, on the afternoon of Friday 25 October. 

From Monday 28 October, students can submit a request to change subjects via a link to a Google Form that will be posted on Daily messages. Students have until Monday 18 November to make changes to the 2025 subjects.