Secondary Update – Term 1 Week 6

Nicole Dyt on 08/03/2024

Class of 2024 – Year 12 Ball

Friday 1 March was a highly anticipated date on the Year 12 Calendar. The Class of 2024 attended their Year 12 Ball at Fraser’s 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’s 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’s Day

Today marks International Women’s Day. This year’s theme is “Inspire Inclusion”. 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’s Day. The money raised from this initiative will be donated to Caritas with the intention of support the ‘empowering women’ initiative. Our Year 12 students supporting this initiative placed positive affirmations on the mirrors in the girls’ 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’s 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 Newman Learning Hub

From Monday 11 March, the John Henry Newman 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.

Pathways and Careers Information 

Contact details: 

Justin Farley 

Leader of Pathways and Partnerships 

justin.farley@newman.wa.edu.au 

Tel. 9204 9457 

Year 10 

Prerequisites for Year 11, 2025 

Students and families are advised that prerequisites for Year 11 subjects (for 2025) are now available via the College website at https://www.newman.wa.edu.au/careers-transition/#choosing-and-changing-school-subjects  

Year 11 

Changing subjects 

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 ‘List B’ (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 

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 ‘List B’ (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 

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 https://www.ucat.edu.au/ 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: https://acuityinsights.app/casper/ 

UWA Medical entry handbook here (for Assured Pathway): https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/courses/doctor-of-medicine#admission-requirements 

Curtin Medical entry handbook here: https://s30991.pcdn.co/study/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/07/Medicine-domestic-admissions-guide-2024.pdf  

Entry to Medicine handbook (Australia-wide) is here: https://ncwa.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/8191-PathwaysandVET/ETjw34qlL3JItUN0ZODOMmkBAYwaFrwfJdQIzJuBgCDnLw?e=LrJcAu  

University scholarships 

Curtin University Search scholarships | Curtin University, Perth, Australia  
Edith Cowan University (ECU) ECU | Overview : Scholarships  
Murdoch University Scholarship finder (murdoch.edu.au)  
Notre Dame University Find a Scholarship | Notre Dame  
University of Western Australia (UWA) The University of Western Australia : Scholarships (uwa.edu.au)  

UPCOMING CAREERS EVENTS 

EVENT DATE LINK 
UWA Open Day 17 March https://www.uwa.edu.au/open-day 
Doctor of Medicine Assured Pathway Webinar 
(Notre Dame) 		20 March https://events.nd.edu.au/doctor-of-medicine-webinar  
Murdoch University Open Day 23 March https://www.murdoch.edu.au/study/open-day 
Curtin University Open Day 24 March https://www.curtin.edu.au/open-day/ 
Year 11 and 12 Exploration Day (Murdoch) 3 April https://www.murdoch.edu.au/events/all-events/year-11-12-exploration-day 
ECU Open Day Joondalup 14 April Edith Cowan University | Open Days 2024 (ecu.edu.au)  
Perth Open Evening (SAE Institute) 18 April https://sae.edu.au/event/sae-perth-info-night/ 
ECU Engineering Information Evening 24 April https://www.trybooking.com/COXTM 
ECU and WAAPA Information Day 28 April https://www.ecu.edu.au/open-day 
ECU Open Day Mt Lawley 28 April Edith Cowan University | Open Days 2024 (ecu.edu.au)  
Notre Dame University Open Day 5 May  
Careers Expo & VET Expo 16 May to 19 May Home (careers-expo.com.au) 
Parent and Student Information Evening (Murdoch) 22 May https://www.murdoch.edu.au/events/all-events/year-11-12-parent-supporters-information-evening 
Engineering Information Evening (ECU) 6 June https://www.trybooking.com/COXTM 
Perth Skills West Careers & Employment Expo 25 July to 27 July Perth Careers & Employment Expo (careersemploymentexpo.com.au) 
Health and Education Information Evening (Murdoch) 28 August https://www.murdoch.edu.au/events/all-events/mu-open-nights-health-education 
Science, IT, Engineering Information Evening (Murdoch) 29 August https://www.murdoch.edu.au/events/all-events/mu-open-nights-sciences-information-technology-engineering-maths 
Business and Law Information Evening (Murdoch) 4 September https://www.murdoch.edu.au/events/all-events/mu-open-night-business-law-humanities-arts-social-sciences 
Science and Maths Information Evening (ECU) 4 September https://www.trybooking.com/COKLI 
Engineering Information Evening (ECU) 6 September https://www.trybooking.com/COXTM 
Health Sciences Information Evening (ECU) 11 September https://www.trybooking.com/COKMA 
Teacher Education Information Evening (ECU) 12 September https://www.trybooking.com/COKLT 
Computing and Cybersecurity Information Evening (ECU) 17 September https://www.trybooking.com/COKNO 
Engineering Information Evening (ECU) 9 October https://www.trybooking.com/COKXE 
Year 12 Online Information Evening (Murdoch) 15 October https://www.murdoch.edu.au/events/all-events/year-12-online-information-evening 
Future Students Information Evening (ECU) 20 November https://www.trybooking.com/COKYN