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FROM THE PRINCIPAL Mr Mark Anderson B. A. Dip. Ed.

Normanhurst Boys Open Day: Each year we hold an Open Day for prospective parents of students considering Normanhurst Boys for their son’s education. This Open Day is designed for parents of current Year 5 student who are yet to begin the Selective Schools process (Year 7, 2018). This year the event will be held on the last day of term, Friday, 23 September. If any parents belong to community groups or have friends considering sending their son to a selective school, I would be very appreciative if you could let them know about this event. Disseminating this sort of information to everyone in our broad demographic is almost impossible. More information is available on the school website.

Congratulations to all who were involved in MAD – a showcase of Visual and Performing Arts. I think that everyone who attended witnessed an extraordinary showcase of talent in Music, Art and Drama at NBHS.

With all the major works for Creative and Performing Arts on display the hall was decked out to show off the amazing accomplishments of our boys in this area of the curriculum. The performances on the night included:

• Alexander Caldwell: Music 1 performance major who performed four pieces for his HSC on a mixture of guitar and voice.

• Edward Zheng who is a combined musicology and performance major. Edward played three pieces on violin and, for his musicology elective, has chosen to examine the development of one of Alexandre Desplat’s themes from the Grand Budapest Hotel.

• Hugh Harrington: a Drama student who chose to perform a monologue for his individual option and performed a monologue entitled You’re a good man Charlie Brown.

• Virushaan Sritharan: a composition and musicology major Music 1 student who performed Maybe composed by Yiruma.

• Sean Chen: a musicology and performance major in Music 1 who played Vincent by Chet Atkins.

• Matt Wang: a Drama student who chose to perform a monologue for his HSC and performed a piece entitled The Prime Minister.

• Phil Lentz: sang The Moonflower by Mathew Dewey and his composition was performed by Ms Sumiko Yamamura on piano and Ms Santwana Lentz on clarinet.

NORMANHURST NEWS

the THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF NORMANHURST BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

2 SEPTEMBER 2016 | VOLUME 25 ISSUE 28

Left: In the grounds of NBHS

IN THIS EDITION RUOK? Day Yellow Mufti Day: Thursday 8 September

Year 12 Graduation Ceremony: Tuesday 20 September

End Term 3: Friday 23 September

SCHOOL EXECUTIVE

Mark Anderson Principal

Asli Harman Deputy Principal

Frank Abas Deputy Principal

A Normanhurst Boys High School Pennant Hills Road Normanhurst NSW 2076 T +61 2 9489 1077 F +61 2 9489 5722 W www.normanhurb-h.schools.nsw.edu.au E normanhurb-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

• Aaron Kao: an Extension Music student who is majoring in performance performed Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in D minor, Dohnanyi’s Rhapsody in C major and Debussy’s Passepied.

• Ian Thorvaldson: a performance major who played Introduction, Theme and Variations by Hummel and Benjamin Britten’s Six Metamorphoses after Ovid and the Mozart Quartet for oboe and strings.

• Kevin Chen: a Drama student chose to focus on script writing for his individual option. His piece Satirical Sexism was read by Matt Wang, Hugh Harrington, Kevin Chen and Mr Ailwood.

• Nathan Tong: an extension music student who is majoring in performance on piano and played the 1st movement of Dvorak’s piano trio in F minor, La Soirée Dans Grenade (Evening in Granada) by Debussy and Chopin’s Etude in E major.

• AND… The evening concluded with our drama students performing their group item Verts.

It was an amazing program and a real tribute to the hard work of our students, their supportive parents and to all of our CAPA staff. In particular I would like to thank Ms Venczel, Mr Howell, Ms Cousins, Mr Ailwood and Ms Johnson for their dedication and commitment to ensuring this event is the brilliant showcase it always is.

Congratulations to Matthew Hu who ranked 10th in snowboard Slopestyle and has progressed to the national competition. Matthew also ranked 18th in snowboard GS, narrowly missing qualification for nationals and 35th in snowboard cross. Matthew will now compete in The Australian Interschools Snowsports Championship at Perisher on 8 September. Good luck Matt.

Year 9 Information Night: Thank you to all of the parents and students who took time out of their busy lives to attend this information session. Year 9 is a time when many students are vulnerable to traps that result from the normal adolescent psychological and physiological continuum. In many schools (if not most) Year 9 tends to be the year that causes more behavioural issues than any other year group. I am happy to say that this is not the case at Normanhurst. And why is this so? While I have no empirical data to base this on I do have a theory based on my own longitudinal observations.

Boys thrive on competition, brotherhood, high expectations, boundaries and love. If you can provide them with these things (and a bottomless refrigerator of food!) you will in most instances get the best out of them. If boys can be surrounded by others with a like mind where they feel they belong, and they can be comfortable in their own skin, then the sometimes over-relaxed approach to almost everything exhibited by this demographic can be made to work in a positive direction. Sessions like last night form an important part of this. Providing the opportunity to engage in acceleration in particular areas of passion, at the time in their lives when they are prone to disengagement, is a good thing. Being explicitly addressed by academic experts on things like the potential issues surrounding digital over-consumption is a good thing. Seeing their parents and teachers working together and taking the time to help and support them is a good thing.

This night could not occur without the dedication and hard work of my wonderful staff who must at times feel like they spend more time with our boys than their own children. I sincerely thank them for their time and commitment. A special thanks to Mr Abas who drove back from (and returned to) a conference up near Newcastle for the event. Thanks also to Ms Menzies, Mr Randall, Mr Pearse, Ms Bhamra, Ms Kshetrapal and Ms Ellen who all helped make this night a success.

Solar Car Challenge: Good luck to the boys who will be competing in the University of NSW Solar Car Challenge on the weekend. In this competition the teams are required to design, build and race a model car powered only by the energy of the sun- it’s not looking good from a solar perspective at the moment! I look forward to hearing about their exploits and hopefully their successes over the weekend. Thanks to Mr Raj for her support of the boys and giving generously of her weekend to enable this program to exist in support of our boys.

Year 11 Toolbox: Yesterday the Year 11 cohort was provided with one of what we call our “Toolbox” sessions. These sessions explicitly teach the boys the specific learning skills that they need to enable them to excel in the senior school - things that many may otherwise have to learn the hard way or may miss entirely. Elite sportsmen have coaches for very specific things. Elite cricketers, for example, have batting coaches, fielding coaches, bowling coaches, fitness coaches and mind coaches. To achieve at the pointy end of the achievement curve it can be the little “secrets” which pin-point areas that enable individuals to turn excellent into outstanding and provide a performance edge. This week’s toolbox covered the following sessions:

• Welcome and revisiting the importance of Blooms taxonomy by Mr Cusick – HSIE

• Getting to the Point and using Sources in your Short Answers -"Waffle won't work" by Mr Pearse - HSIE

• Expectations in English exams, methodology and inside the Marker's mind by Mr Briefrel - English

• The Markers in Mathematics and "The How to...' of Number Crunching by Mr Lam - Mathematics

• Cornell Note taking Techniques by Ms Kshetrapal – HSIE

• The Science of the HSC by Ms Barbeler - Science

• Balancing life, Stress and helping yourself by Ms Klausen- NBHS School Psychologist

Once again thank you to all of the staff involved today. It really has been a big week at Normo. Have a wonderful (if wet) weekend.

► P&C NEWS Mr Sade Kalasabail, P&C President

Our P&C Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month during school terms. Our next P&C meeting will be held on Tuesday 13 September 2016 in the school library at 7.30 p.m. All are welcome. P&C Financial Year starts on 1 September We shall be providing a brief summary on this in our next P&C meeting.

There was a good turn-out of 69 people for this terms Grounds Day held on 21 August. The great weather and determination of all attendees made for an incredibly productive day as we managed to spread 2 big piles of mulch around the garden beds, planted over 100 seedlings and plants and did lot of weeding and cleaning up in garden beds at the Pennant Hills Road side. We also did some planting of Clivias (generously donated by a parent Mr Rob Kerr) along the science block. At the oval, we cleaned up the weeds along the sides and planted natives and four more Loropetalum ‘Plum Gorgeous’ plants (this is in addition to the 3 we planted at last grounds day, trying to fill up the beds on the sloping wall of the oval with plants which will look colorful throughout the year). The parents who attended had a good time as not only did they help out, but this was also an opportunity to meet and chat with some the other parents of the school. The boys who came provided the much needed muscle power and were a great asset to have! It was very encouraging to see entire families turning up, some even with grandparents and younger siblings (future Normos!). Our Principal, Mr Anderson also joined in and enjoyed a good workout. On behalf of the P&C, I’d like to thank everyone who contributed; it is very much appreciated and thanks to Mr Anderson for providing us with the morning tea.

The list of the parents who attended:

• Alex Yao, Ashish Bhatia, Belinda Wu, Praveen Aranha, Ash Gholkar, Ian Frank, Jennifer Crouch, Geoff Walshaw, Fannie Wong, Julie Crouch, Sade Kalasabail, Robert Kerr, David Song, Mark Sun, Rodney Pavitt, Yang Liu, Amer Magrabi, Qiong Wei, Sherry Zhang ,Alison Zhou, Sophie Lwin, Denis Peadon, Seong-Chul Shin, Canzhong Wu, Ramesh Vengalil, Philip Lam, Rupert Zhu, Scott Baldwin, Ross Horsburgh, Paul De Silva, Sungkyu Lee, Jason Velleley, Yoon Choi, Kenny Yuen, Nisantha Jayanetty, Mark Anderson, Adam Chang, Ke Li, Gary Liang, Hylda Kwok, Vincent Lo, Gurjeet Bindra, Bhuvana Veerakumar

And the following students attended:

• Zac De Silva, Aman Bindra, Jacob Jordison, Thomas Lee, Lucas Masina, Naditha Jayanetti, Kiran Kumar, Callum Maddox, Luhith Jayanetty, Samuel Sebastian, Nicholas Vaughan, Benjamin Lo, Ethan Frank, Swapnik Sanagavarapu, Brandon Velleley, Sukhman Mehrok, Siddharth Warrier, Jeremy Chiu, Nik Sun, Alex Pavitt, Jabir Magrabi, Angus Zhou, Ashan Wijesinghe, Oliver Yao, Yao Ke

Apologies if I have missed out any one.

Further information about P&C is available on the School web site http://www.normanhurb-h.schools.nsw.edu.au , under the “P&C” tab along with details of the previous meetings.

► YEAR 10 DEBATERS FACE NORTH SYDNEY BOYS IN QUARTER FINALS Brandon Velleley, Debating Team Captain

Last Friday, the 26th of August, the Year 10 Premier’s Debating team faced off against North Sydney Boys High School in the regional Quarter Finals of the Premier’s Debating Challenge.

The topic That Australia should ban drinking at public events such as sporting matches and music festivals was chosen through the usual process of elimination. Both teams presented well thought-out cases which made for a great debate.

As the affirmative, Normanhurst (Brandon Velleley, Tanishk Malhotra, Anush Sharma and Aryan Nangia) proposed that by 2018 alcoholic beverages would be banned from public events, which would coincide with the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. To enforce such bans, security and bag checks at public events would be ramped up, and anyone who looked intoxicated

would be refused entry to such events. Throughout the case, we stressed that you don’t need to drink to enjoy an event.

With this model the backbone of our case, we argued that it would make events safer, as it would stop much of the violence and make it a much more enjoyable experience for those who choose not to drink. We also discussed how Australian culture had been tarnished by the abuse of alcohol, and that this had sent a bad message to the youth of Australia that it was OK to get drunk at a public event, further inflating the problem. We also discussed the nature of alcohol and its ability to inhibit decision making, as well as how alcohol was a ‘gateway drug’, which could encourage users to try more dangerous drugs.

North Sydney, as the negative, used 3 scenarios to explain how our model was flawed. They stated that the problem we

presented was exaggerated, and it was unfair to apply a blanket ban on alcohol for all attendees of public events when it is just a small number of people who create problems. In regards to violence at events, they shifted the blame to the nature of the sports, and stated that alcohol had no effect on causing violence. They presented a point that banning alcohol would result in ‘harder’ drugs such as ecstasy and ice being smuggled into events, which posed a much greater risk to the community, and that if alcohol was banned at public events, the message of responsible drinking would not be reinforced.

Sadly, in the end North Sydney claimed victory. Thank you to Lloyd Cameron from the Arts Unit for adjudicating the debate, as well as Mr Martinez who has supported our team and helped to develop our skills throughout the year. He has dedicated many hours this year organising debates, transporting us and liaising with other schools, and we greatly appreciate his support of debating at Normanhurst.

► YEAR 7 AND 8 PREMIER’S DEBATING CHALLENGE: A WIN AND A LOSS Joseph Mathew (Year 7)

Last Tuesday, the 30th of August, the Year 7 and 8 Premier’s Debating teams faced off against Cherrybrook Technology High Schools A and B team in the 2nd round of the Premier’s Debating Challenge.

The first debate was between Cherrybrook’s A team and Normanhurst’s B team on the topic You should not be allowed to post online comments anonymously.

As the affirmative, Cherrybrook defined the topic as posting comments online without a name or with a fake name. They based their idea around the fact that people would more readily post mean comments or bully people because they could hide behind anonymity so they wouldn’t have to face punishment. Cherrybrook told us under the status quo, people could be lied to because you don’t know who you are talking to. They then pointed out that it was harder for police to find people who were anonymous than for people with their real names online. Cherrybrook stated that if no one was anonymous then everyone would know who they were talking to and that everyone would be safe.

The Normanhurst Team B (Darcy Barlow, Mannan Bains, Jash Shah and Joseph Mathew) as the negative team stated that even if we tried to stop people from “going anonymous” many people would still use fake names which defeated the purpose. We then talked about how it would be a waste of time and energy and instead it would be better to teach kids how to use online services more responsibly. We showed how this would stop people from getting into these problems in the first place. Our second speaker talked about the breach of privacy. How this would make it easier for hackers and stalkers to find you. We emphasised how we would not trust certain websites with our personal details. We then went on to talk about the freedom of people and how people could talk more freely if their name was not labelled to their comments. We showed how people would be more safe if their identity wasn’t known to everyone. In the end of an intense debate, Cherrybrook ended up in front.

The second debate was of Cherrybrook’s B team and Normanhurst’s A team. The topic Downloading music is theft was chosen with Cherrybrook as the negative.

The Normanhurst A Team (Prakul Sahai, Kailash Sarma, Noah Koshy, Edward Gilfillan) started off with how the music industry, worth billions of dollars, was being ripped off and not getting the money they deserved. We talked about how many composers were getting less money than they deserved because of illegal downloads done by people. Normanhurst gave examples of many careers that had been crushed due to people downloading the songs instead of paying for them. We proposed that all websites that converted YouTube to mp3 should be blocked by Internet Service Providers so people could not download music against the law. In addition, the Normanhurst team showed that indulging in such bad habits at an early age could lead to worse habits in the future. We showed that there were alternatives to buying every single song with apps such as Spotify that enable you to stream thousands of songs for a low price every month.

The Cherrybrook team based their argument around the point that there was no problem. They talked about how hard it would be for officials to track every single person that has ever downloaded music with many having more than one device. They talked about singers such as Taylor Swift who still earn millions of dollars even with the illegal downloading going on. Cherrybrook said that adding a law for downloading music would just be double up of an already existing law – piracy and that this would involve a lot of paperwork and energy. They also said that adding a new law for music would be distracting us from more urgent topics such as terrorist attacks and we should not be wasting time about downloading music. They stated that we did not need a law for music.

At the end of a very close debate Normanhurst managed to pull through and win. Thanks go to the adjudicator Luke Beveridge and Cherrybrook Tech for hosting the debate. We also thank Mr Martinez for his continuing support for all the debating teams and the hassles he had to organise the debate.

► CANTEEN NEWS Bindi Shah, Canteen Convenor

Roster for the upcoming week: Monday 5 September: Reshma Bhatia, Hyo Eun Jeong Tuesday 6 September: Jessica Liao, Vera Zhao Wednesday 7 September:Yang Liu, Gillian McLachlan Thursday 8 September: Jessica Yang, Huam Tao, Hong Liu Friday 9 September: Suzanne Prabhudesai, Melissa

Loustau, Penny Anderson

Please Note If you are rostered on and cannot commit, please arrange for someone to cover your day. Please try and let the Managers know to help organise the weekly roster. If you are still having difficulties, please phone the Canteen Managers, Jessey or Keralie on 9489 4122. Thanks.

► A CALCULATED COLUMN Mr H Lam, Head Teacher Mathematics

BOSTES New Syllabuses for 2018 This week, BOSTES has concluded their consultation for the proposed 2018 (Year 11)/2019 (Year 12) draft syllabuses for Stage 6 Mathematics. The intention of these syllabuses is to align the New South Wales curriculum with the Australian Curriculum at the most senior levels. The current syllabus for Mathematics (“2 Unit”), Mathematics Extension 1 (formerly known as “3 Unit”) and Mathematics Extension 2 (formerly known as “4 Unit”) has been in use since 1982.

Coupled with the Minister’s announcement on July 19, this represents part of the “package” for the new HSC, to be in full effect for the 2020 Year 12 cohort. Given its implementation date, it will affect Year 9 2016, with the first effects to be felt for the subject selection for senior courses.

Some of the obvious changes are the name changes to be aligned with English courses:

Old Name New Name Mathematics General 1 Mathematics Standard 1 Mathematics General 2 Mathematics Standard 2 Mathematics Mathematics Advanced Mathematics Extension 1 (no change) Mathematics Extension 2 (no change)

There is inherent difficulty with such realignment, as the Australian Curriculum specifies two courses for calculus based work at Year 11/12 level, known as Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics. Attempting to break up two courses (Methods, Specialist) into three (Advanced, Extension 1 and Extension 2) is not easy. Our faculty has taken this opportunity to submit a very extensive feedback report in hopes that the BOSTES will reshuffle some content as well as make the three calculus based courses (of which our school draws a candidature of at least 120 out of 130 on a regular basis) a continuum of learning as well as a nested course structure, as opposed to two separate courses targeting different areas of mathematics.

Having outlined some difficulties, there are some other very positive points about the drafts:

• Examination based assessments weighting are capped (current proposal: 25% for the Trial HSC)

• A mandatory investigative task-style assessment in each course (Standard/Adv/Ext), worth up to 30%.

• Some modern topics and concepts in mathematics are taught (statistics)

For your perusal, our faculty response can be found here: http://goo.gl/a6agdp The draft syllabuses can be found here: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabuses/curriculum-development/senior-years.html

► ASSEMBLY PHOTOS (Photos by Zac de Silva, Year 11)

► SUMMER SPORTS RESULTS – ROUND 1 Mr P Edwards, Sports Coordinator

Sport Opponent Winner Score Bonus

Cricket (Pre-Season)

1st Grade Pre-Season - - - -

2nd Grade Pre-Season - - - -

15s Pre-Season - - - -

14As Pre-Season - - - -

14Bs Pre-Season - - - -

Basketball

1st Grade North Sydney North Sydney 53-27 -

2nd Grade North Sydney Normanhurst 42-26 -

15s North Sydney North Sydney 52-32 -

14s North Sydney North Sydney 40-30 -

Volleyball

1st Grade North Sydney Normanhurst 2-1 -

2nd Grade North Sydney Normanhurst 2-0 -

15s North Sydney North Sydney 2-1 -

14s North Sydney Normanhurst 2-0 -

Baseball

Opens 1sts North Sydney Normanhurst 10-0 -

15s North Sydney Normanhurst 6-2 -

Tennis

1st Grade North Sydney North Sydney 5-1 -

2nd Grade North Sydney Draw Unfinished -

15s North Sydney Normanhurst 4-2 -

14s North Sydney Normanhurst 3-3(RD) -

Waterpolo

1st Grade North Sydney Normanhurst 7-4 -

2nd Grade North Sydney Normanhurst 3-2 -

14s North Sydney North Sydney 14-1 -

Futsal

1st Grade North Sydney North Sydney 6-2 -

2nd Grade North Sydney Normanhurst 2-1 -

15As North Sydney North Sydney 8-4 -

15Bs North Sydney North Sydney 4-2 -

Oztag

1st Grade Epping 2 Epping 2 13-2 -

2nd Grade North Sydney North Sydney -

15As Trial v Epping Epping 15-5 -

15Bs North Sydney North Sydney 11-3 -

► CAREERS NEWS Ms Kay Woodhams, Careers Adviser

Important Information – Calendar of Events Check this calendar for upcoming University Open Days, Parent/Student university nights plus more Go to: http://www.nbhscareers.com We also have additional information including a comprehensive calendar on the MhsCareers website www.mhscareers.net User name: nbhs - Password: careers

SCHOOL CAREERS INFORMATION Year 12 Three Point Transition Plan To be submitted before Friday 9 September

Applications requiring school information USyd E12 – automatic to the school Teaching NSW – Thurs 1 September Charles Sturt (Dentistry & Vet Science), James Cook Medicine and UWS Medicine - school information page to me by Friday 16 September 2016. UNSW Co-op & Medicine – automatic to the school.

UAC Preferences/Interview page To be submitted before Friday 16 September. Year 12 if you need an interview to review your preferences see me next week. UAC preferences can still be changed up until Friday 6 January 2017.

UAC Entry On-time closing date Friday 30 September 2016. TO BE DONE NOW! Don’t forget university accommodation if required Interstate Admission Centres – Direct links on the NBHS Careers website under Post School Options.

UAC Educational Access Scheme (EAS) Application and support documentation to be returned to Ms Harman before Tues 20 September. NBHS Careers website – HSC/RoSA – UAC for Year 12 or http://www.uac.edu.au/documents/eas/eas-booklet.pdf

Schools Recommendation Schemes (SRS) for 2017 There are twelve institutions participating, they are ACU, ANU, Charles Sturt, Macquarie, Griffith, National Art School, University of Canberra, UNE, UNE, UTS, UWS & SAE Creative media Institute. For more information including courses and how to apply download ‘The Schools Recommendation Schemes 2016’ booklet; NBHS Careers – HSC/RoSA – UAC for Year 12 – About – Schools Recommendation Schemes or http://www.uac.edu.au/documents/srs/SRSbooklet.pdf

Scholarships, course applications, university pathways and additional criteria Students are to keep checking closing dates and requirements. Go to www.nbhscareers.com - post school options – Info about universities & courses

Early School References Year 12 who nominated for an early reference can collect it at the Office from Wednesday 14 Sept.

Cover Pages Cover pages for the Year 12 semester one report will be ready for collection by Tuesday 6 Sept. Boys requiring it earlier are to see me in the Careers Office. The cover page is for students applying for courses &/or scholarships and have said ‘yes’ to an early reference.

Textbook Return and School Reference Distribution Friday 4 November.

University Early Entry Programs Go to www.nbhscareers.com - post school options – University - Info about universities & courses – click on early entry

Year 12 Parents Read the information in the Year 12 Grapevine I emailed to you last week. The NBHS Careers website will answer many questions. Also a reminder, the boys have the UAC Guide 2016-2017 as well as a comprehensive handout. The university contact numbers on the back of the guide go through to student/parent advisers if you have any university specific questions.

University of Sydney Open Day It is encouraging to see so many Year 12 students attending the University Open Days. The photo below shows a number of the boys catching up with Chris Lewis at the USyd Open Day. The boys had already been introduced to Chris at our Toolbox USyd Scholarships session the previous Wednesday.

UNIVERSITIES Upcoming Open Days UNSW – Sat 3 September - www.unsw.edu.au ACU – North Sydney – Sat 3 Sept– www.acu.edu.au National Art School – Sat 3 Sept – www.nas.edu.au

UNSW Art & Design Open Day 2016 For more information and registration http://bit.ly/29XrQcg Where: UNSW Art & Design, Corner of Oxford St & Greens Rd, Paddington NSW 2021 When: 9am - 4pm, Saturday 3 September 2016

University of Sydney Engineering Leadership Scholarships Applications close: 14 October 2016 Students will take part in an annual structured professional experience placement with a leading firm. Scholars will also receive leadership insights through working with the University of Sydney’s John Grill Centre for Project Leadership and by having direct access to an industry mentor. Contact: engineering.scholarships@sydney.edu.au http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/scholarships/undergraduate/future/leadership.shtml

Defence Civilian Undergraduate Sponsorship Open to aspiring university students who wish to pursue a degree through the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). There are no military service obligations or requirements. This is a sponsorship for civilian students. Applications close: 15 September 2016. Contact: student.opportunities@defence.gov.au or call (02) 6127 3103. The degree disciplines available in 2017 are: Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aeronautical and Civil) & Computing and Cyber Security.

Eligible applicants will have the full tuition costs of their degree covered by the sponsorship agreement and receive a generous annual bursary to cover the cost of text books and equipment. During the sponsorship students may have the opportunity to participate in paid work placements within Defence which will provide exciting opportunities and give an insight into how one of Australia’s largest organisations conducts its business. http://www.defence.gov.au/casg/Careers/StudentsandGraduates/UndergraduateSponsorship/

Getting to Know Nursing – Notre Dame 6 September, 6pm, 160 Oxford St, Darlinghurst For students interested in a career in nursing, the event will provide the opportunity to speak to academic staff and a guest speaker, who will give an insight into what a career in nursing is like. http://www.nd.edu.au/events/sydney

Notre Dame Twilight Hours and Course Information 22, 23, 24 November 2016, 5pm to 7pm, 140 Broadway, Chippendale The night is aimed at those unable to attend tours during the day and will include a campus tour, information on admission and tertiary education options. http://www.nd.edu.au/events/2016/twilight-tours

University of Wollongong: Turning Human Challenges into Business Opportunities 5 September 2016, 6pm to 8pm, Lvl 18, Gateway Building 1 Macquarie Place, Circular Quay This event, run in conjunction with the Sydney Business School and Hausmann School of Public Relations will provide the opportunity to explore business opportunities and examine creative thinking. To register follow the link below. http://business.uow.edu.au/about/events/index.html

The University of Newcastle: Student Living Brochure Accommodation applications open Thu 1 October. The brochure provides information on accommodation options and associated costs at The University of Newcastle. http://www.issuu.com/universityofnewcastle/docs/2015_student_living_brochure__digit

Bond University Film and Television Awards Bond University Film and Television Awards (BUFTA) is THE short film competition for aspiring filmmakers from Year 11 and 12 secondary schools across Australia. The Best Overall Filmmaker will receive a full scholarship to study a Bachelor of Film and Television at Bond University and there are various other prizes available. Competition closing date: 7 October, 2016 http://www.bufta.com.au/

UNSW Aviation 2 day course 29 & 30 September - 9.30am – 3.00pm Chemical Sciences Mezzanine, UNSW. For secondary students who are interested in a career in the aviation industry. Cost: $20. Apply by 15 September. https://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=213624

PRIVATE COLLEGES AFTRS School Holiday Courses 26 Sept- Intro to Game Design for ages 13-17 26 Sept- TV Presenting for Kids for ages 9-12 26 Sept-AFTRS Film Club for ages 9-12

27 Sept Music for Film & TV for ages 14-17 28 Sept Teens Radio for ages 13-17 29 Sept Kids Digi Animation for ages 9-12 5 Oct Teens Digi Animation for ages 13-17 5 October Make a Stop Motion Movie for ages 9-12 5 October Video Intensive for ages 15-17 6 October Screen Acting for Kids for ages 9-12 https://www.aftrs.edu.au/short-courses/kids-and-teens

OTHER NEWS National Summer Art Scholarships 2016 Applications close 31 October Scholarships allow students in Year 11 to spend a week over summer (14 – 21 January 2017) at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. This provides an opportunity to engage with staff at the National Gallery as well as other arts professionals, artists and peers from around the nation. Two students from each state and territory will be selected to participate in the program. Contact: (02) 6240 6632 or summerartscholarship@nga.gov.au http://nga.gov.au/SummerArtScholarship/index.cfm

Careers in Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine is an exciting branch of medical radiations that uses radioactive materials in the form of radiopharmaceuticals to generate images that are used to diagnose diseases and in the form of radioisotopes to treat disease or relieve pain. http://www.nuclearmedicine.org.au/

Four Ways to Fireproof your Career http://www.mq.edu.au/study/articles/four-ways-to-fireproof-your-career

My Health Career: ATARS for Exercise Science and Dentistry Courses Throughout September My Health Career will be publishing the ATARs for every undergraduate health course in Australia. ATARs for every Exercise Science course in Australia: https://www.myhealthcareer.com.au/exercise+science/exercise+science-atar ATARs for every Dentistry course in Australia: https://www.myhealthcareer.com.au/dentistry/ATAR-for-dentistry

Australia’s Careers Online Job Seeker’s Workshop has good advice. http://www.careersonline.com.au/

TSFX: Creating and Implementing Effective Exam Study Timetables http://www.tsfx.com.au/hsc-study-tips/

Becoming an Architect Architects are professionally trained designers who work on buildings and the built environment. They combine creative design with a wide range of technical knowledge to provide integrated solutions for built and natural environments. Find out more: http://www.architecture.com.au/architecture/national/becoming-an-architect

All of the information is emailed in good faith and it is the responsibility of the reader to confirm all details with the appropriate institution. Make sure you look at any relevant websites.

Don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

► CALENDAR Wk Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8 5 September WEEK B Year 12 Support Interviews Year 11 Non Excursion/Assessment Week Year 8 Geography Assessment Year 7 Visual Arts Assessment

6 WEEK B Year 12 Support Interviews Year 11 Non Excursion/Assessment Week Year 10 Science Assessment Year 10 History Assessment Year 7 Visual Arts Assessment

7 WEEK B Year 12 Support Interviews Year 11 Non Excursion/Assessment Week CHS Athletics Carnival Year 12 Music 1 HSC Marking Year 10 English Assessment Year 9 Japanese Assessment

8 WEEK B Year 12 Support Interviews Year 11 Non Excursion/Assessment Week CHS Athletics Carnival RUOK? Yellow Mufti Day Year 8 Inquisitive Minds Maths Workshop Year 10 Science Assessment Year 7 Music Assessment Year Meetings

9 WEEK B Year 12 Support Interviews Year 11 Non Excursion/Assessment Week CHS Athletics Carnival Year 10 Science Assessment Year 10 Society & Culture Assessment Year 9 Commerce Assessment Year 8 English Assessment Year 8 Technology Assessment Year 7History Assessment Year 7 Technology Assessment

9 12 September WEEK A Year 11 Assessment Block Year 10 Japanese Assessment Year 9 Japanese Assessment Year 9 IST Assessment Year 8 History Assessment Year 8 Japanese Assessment Year 7 Science Assessment Year 7 Music Assessment Year 12 Music 2 and Extension HSC Marking Year 10 ELP Pecan Summer Opera

13 WEEK A Year 11 Assessment Block Year 9 Geography Coastal Fieldwork Year 10 Science Assessment Year 8 Japanese Assessment Year 8 Music Assessment Year 7 Science Assessment P&C Meeting, 7.30 pm

14 WEEK A Year 11 Assessment Block Year 8 Japanese Assessment Year 7 Science Assessment

15 WEEK A Year 11 Assessment Block Year 10 Science Assessment Year 9 Japanese Assessment Year 9 History Assessment Year 8 Music Assessment Year 7 Science Assessment Year 7 English Assessment School Assembly

16 WEEK A Year 11 Assessment Block Year 10 Japanese Assessment Year 10 IST Assessment Year 10 Science Assessment Year 8 Japanese Assessment Year 8 Science Assessment Year 7 English Assessment Year 7 Science Assessment

Sat 17 & Sun 18 Sept Year 8 Science

Assessment

10 19 September WEEK B Year 11 Assessment Block Year 10 Science Assessment Year 8 Science Assessment Year 12 Assembly Rehearsal and Critique

20 WEEK B Year 11 Assessment Block Year 12 Farewell Assembly Year 10 History Assessment Year 9 Graphics Technology Assessment Year 9 Science Assessment Year 8 Science Assessment 7DIN and 7WAY Geography Assessment Task Year 12 Graduation Ceremony

21 WEEK B Year 11 Assessment Block Year 8 Science Assessment

22 WEEK B Year 11 Assessment Block Year 9 Circus Workshops End Year 10 GAT-E Assessment Year 9 PDM Assessment Year 9 Music Assessment Year 8 Music Assessment Year 8 Science Assessment Year Meetings

23 WEEK B Year 11 Assessment Block Information Morning for Year 7, 2018 Year 10 PDM Assessment Year 8 Science Assessment End Term 3

Sun 25 Sept, 9.30am Year 11 CSIRO Research

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