Duncraig Secondary Snapshot

St Stephen’s is another step closer to being a water wise school.  Year sevens participated in the Water Corporation ‘Waterwise Schools Program’ which is a multi-sensory experience for students.  The purpose of the program is for students to receive education in conservation and sustainability of the water in WA.

Students discovered that gardens and bathrooms use most of the household water. Students also discovered that a 4 min or less shower uses 4 buckets of  water and a shower at over 10 min uses 10 buckets of water.  It is estimated a bucket of water is used per minute in the shower.  Waterwise suggests shorter showers and hand water your garden to reduce evaporation. These are two easy ways to save water.

Parents of 12 students are reminded that the last date for applications for Special Provisions for the 2021 ATAR examinations is Thursday 1 April 2021. Any subject changes should have already occurred. Year 12 students are required to sit ATAR course examinations. Where the course has both written and practical examinations, students are required to sit for both of these examinations. Students who do not sit an ATAR course examination and do not have an approved sickness/misadventure application for that course, will not have the units contribute to the calculation of the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE). 

This information has been discussed with students in Education Plus classes. Further information from SCSA is available in the Year 12 Information Handbook:https://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/publications/year-12-information.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Mrs Sarah Cooke

Careers Advisor

Mrs Toni Mills

Head of Learning Enrichment

Year 7s packed heaps of activities into their camp at Ern Halliday – beach games, abseiling and archery were just a few of the highlights for students. It was a great way for Year 7s to build friendships and learn some new skills!

Swimming Champion Results 2021

Overall Results

50m Ultimate Champions:

Female: Crystal Edwards (C) Male: Oliver Bridgman (C)

Records Broken:

Boys:

Year 10: Ollie Bridgman: 50m Butterfly

Year 11: Tom Anderson: 50m Breaststroke

Year 10: Carana: 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay

Year 7-12: Timae 4 x 50m Medley Relay (new event)

Girls:

Year 12: Crystal Edwards: 100m Freestyle & 50m Butterfly

Year 7-12: Carana 4 x 50m Medley Relay (new event)

Supporting your child’s career development: tips and tools from myfuture webinar

Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 1–2 pm AEDT

The earliest and often the most powerful learning about careers is shaped by the adults in a child’s life. myfuture, the National Career Information Service, has tools and resources available to help parents guide and support their child as they explore career options and occupations of interest. In this webinar Michelle Maes, Careers Manager, will demonstrate the career development resources that are freely available on the myfuture website to assist the career development process.

Register now

A presentation about achieving success this year! 

The school is hosting an Information Evening on Monday 29 March, for all Year 11 parents of Direct Entry Pathway students. These are students enrolled in four or more ATAR subjects. A similar event was held for Year 11 parents of VET and Certificate Pathway students at the start of term. Information covered on the evening will also be presented to students during Education Plus lessons.

The evening will commence with an overview of WACE Graduation and what success looks like in Year 11 and beyond. We will then discuss how to review progress from Term One, and strategies for successful results in the direct entry pathway. This will include examination literacies, how to manage workloads, applications to University, and how the ATAR is calculated. Plus there will be a chance to ask questions. Presenters will include our Deputy Head of Teaching and Learning and our Careers Advisor.

Details: Monday 29 March from 6.30-7.30pm, in Cousins Hall.

NB: If there are any changes due to government advisories, a further email will be sent out as well as a notification in the Secondary Newsletter.

Year 7 and 10 immunisations Wednesday 10 March.

Sports uniform for the day.

Can you please make sure that your child has a good breakfast and a drink before coming to school.

Community members are invited to join Principal Donella Beare, our leadership team and a Council member at one of our annual Connecting in Conversations events.

Please book via principal@ststephens.wa.edu.au

As we know, the world of work is changing. What you may not be so familiar with is that the pathways into the workforce are changing too.

The infographics below show how there are various pathways from school to work  – some include university, some include TAFEs and some include starting with casual work.  Take a look and see if there are other options or possibilities that you have not yet considered. The qualifications listed are a guide only  – there may be others that are specific to WA.

If you have any questions about these pathways or any other issue around possible future pathways, please contact Mrs Cooke.

Career Advisor.

9243 2154.

sarah.cooke@ststephens.wa.edu.au

School Pathways