Monthly Archives: October 2017

Community Food Freezer

October 13, 2017

Located in the Get Well Room in the Primary School. The purpose of this freezer is to support families from Pre-Kindy to Year 12 at SSS Duncraig with a home cooked meal when they are going through a very difficult family situation.

If you would like to contribute to this freezer by cooking a meal we would greatly appreciate it. We are looking for simple, nutritious meals that are both family and freezer friendly. These include meat and vegetable based casseroles, lasagnes, hearty soups and mild curries. Please do not use any nut or nut products. Please include all components of the meal e.g.

Tin foil containers and labels available next to the freezer.  Bring the frozen meal to school and place in the freezer for another family to enjoy!

Thank you for your support.

Global Programs Team

October 13, 2017

Congratulations to our Global Programs Team on winning the 2017 NGS Super Scholarship Award two years in a row. The scholarship is awarded to schools involved in exemplary and innovative programs that enhances student learning. Our partnership with Yiyili and Purnululu Indigenous Schools in the Kimberley was judged as an excellent example of this.

Well done!

 

“He is your praise and He is your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen.” – Deuteronomy 10:21

WACE Information

October 13, 2017

WACE results online Tuesday, 19 December 2017

Contact
Jenny Offer (08) 9273 6313
jenny.offer@scsa.wa.edu.au

Schools are advised that 2017 Year 12 students will be able to access their results online at https://www.wace.wa.edu.au on Tuesday, 19 December 2017.

To log on, students will need their student number and other personal identification information. It is advisable that students provide an alternate email address via the student portal. This is to avoid issues where school email accounts close prior to the release of results.

Students who experience technical difficulties in accessing their information need to contact the Authority at wacehelp@scsa.wa.edu.au [monitored from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) between 8:00am to 5:00pm].

Schools are reminded that the Authority may need to speak with the specified contact person early in January should students question the results reported by schools to the Authority.

Students will receive their folios of achievement (i.e. WACE, WASSA and ATAR course report) during January 2018.

Students who are seeking details relating to university admission (including their ATAR) are advised to contact the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre.

 

Stephen Kernutt

Careers Advisor

 

New Ceramic Wall Mural in the Quad

October 11, 2017

 

 

Please take the time to look at the wonderful mural that has been applied to the wall in the Quad.

Visual Art Students from Year 10, class of 2017, worked in groups with Mr Elsing and Ms Davenhall, to depict the four episodes of the life of St Stephen, with designs influenced by the Italian Futurists:

  1. St. Stephen feeding the widows and orphans
  2. St. Stephen preaching the gospel with signs and wonders
  3. St. Stephen being arrested
  4. St. Stephen stoned to death and seeing heaven opened for him.

St. Stephen’s life was one that embodies our school motto – Serve God, Serve One Another.

Congratulations to all involved.

“Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.” – Isaiah 49:16

Captain’s Commissioning Service

October 10, 2017

St Stephens Secondary Duncraig would like to congratulate our new School and House Captains.

To mark these appointments, we would like to welcome your to attend our Captain’s Commissioning Service on Monday 16th October at 10.05am in the Gym.

Staff Professional Development

October 10, 2017

Matthew English is a Humanities & Social Science Teacher facilitating Vocational Business Certificates for Senior School students.

He recently spent some time at Waypoint Consulting.

He was able to witness some cutting-edge use of modern business applications within the cloud environment, the integration of various applications, applicant tracking and Customer Relationship Management systems.

The technology has changed a great deal in the time he has been away from the corporate world, but at its core, Recruitment, Human Resources, Training and Business Consultation is still about relationships first and foremost.

Its been a great experience for Matthew to learn about business in the modern world, which will be of great assistance when getting back to the classroom in term 4 and applying this new-found knowledge and experience to the Vocational students.

 

ANU Tuckwell Scholarship – News for Current Year 12 Students 

October 9, 2017

Every year, ANU offers twenty five students from across the country a Tuckwell Scholarship – Australia’s most transformational undergraduate scholarship.

The Tuckwell Scholarship Program allows students to take full advantage of their time at university, including the many academic, social, cultural, sporting and leadership opportunities that come with life on campus at ANU.

The application process for the 2019 intake opens for Year 12 students in March 2018, so we would encourage all Year 11 students to look into this opportunity now by heading to the Tuckwell Scholarship webpage and beginning to prepare.

Students can stay up to date with the latest Tuckwell news by:

If you would like more information about the Scholarship, explore the following pages:

 

Stephen Kernutt

Careers Advisor

Year 12, 2017 – External WACE Examinations

October 5, 2017

Please remember if you are unwell and unable to attend your WACE exam, you must see a relevant medical specialist on the day of the exam and obtain a detailed medical certificate. This applies to each separate exam. You are responsible for sending your whole application to SCSA. A request for Sickness/ Misadventure is made by you to SCSA, and not through the school. You obtain the form from: http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au. It is always strongly recommended and preferable that you attend all exams, even if you are slightly unwell.

 

If you do not sit the examination for an ATAR course, then that course will be deemed by SCSA to be incomplete and will not be counted for ANY element of the WACE, nor will the pair of units for the Year 12 course appear on your WASSA (Statement of Attainment). This is also the case related to attendance and participation in courses with practical examinations (you need to sit both components). This has been previously explained to you in Education Plus. If you are unwell on the day of an exam, it is best to sit the exam and do your best, plus go to the doctor for a medical certificate and apply for Sickness and Misadventure.

 

Best wishes for your exams! Study Seminars are being held during the first week of this term so that your Mock Examinations can be returned to you and you can overview your course. Please email your class teacher or HOLA if you need to catch up during the study break to organise a meeting time.

 

Dr Liz Criddle.