Welcome to the 2024 school year. My name is Adrian Hooper and I am the Deputy Principal overseeing both the Year 8s and the Year 11s again this year. Working with me on both Year levels will be HoD of Student Support and Wellbeing, Mrs Anita Beutel. Supporting our students in Year 8 will be Year level Dean, Mrs Kylie Child and in Year 11, Year level Dean Ms Cassie Roads.

I am also the Deputy Principal tasked with creating and maintain the Secondary campus timetable.

Timetables, Subject Changes and Assessment Calendars

We have had a relatively smooth start to the year with regard to students’ timetabled classes. I would like to thank parents for all their work and support in Term 3 and 4 of last year with the subject selection process. Unless there are extenuating circumstances, subject changes have now closed for Semester 1.

Parents and students are reminded students can access their timetables at any time through OneSchool. I have emailed all students the instructions on how to do so.

The instruction email also shows students how they can download from OneSchool their own personal assessment calendar. These will be available from the beginning of Week 3. Students are reminded to download this important document a few times a term, or particularly if their classroom teacher has informed them of an assessment date change. Timetables and assessment calendars are also available in QParents for those parents who have registered.

Please continue to remind your child to bring their fully-charged laptop each day and check their emails daily.

Expectations of the Senior School

Its an exciting time for both Year 11 and 12 students; for Year 11s commencing their post-compulsory senior phase of learning and for Year 12s commencing their last year of high school. It is timely that we remind all Year 11 and 12 students of the expectations of the Senior School:

• Actively participate in the academic program;
• Attend school between 8:45am and 2:55pm daily as per your timetable and maintain an attendance rate of at least 90%;
• Have less than 10% unacceptable/unexplained reasons for lateness to school;
• Attend all timetabled lessons, unless absent due to a medical or other reasonable circumstance verified by parent/carer;
• Have no incidents of truancy;
• Comply with the Redlynch State College Student Code of Conduct;
• Complete required course work and assessment for each subject;
• Submit all drafts and assessment items by the required due dates;
• Attend all scheduled exams;
• If relevant, attend all work placement requirements according to your timetable.

I look forward to working with all parents this year, especially those with children in Years 8 and 11.

Welcome back to school. My name is Natasha Glover and I am the Deputy Principal overseeing both the Year 9s and the Year 12s again this year as well as the International Student Program.  Supporting me with Year 12s will be Mr Matt Crosby, HoD Senior Schooling and Ms Rebecca Meyer, Transition Pathway Officer. Mrs Nicole Neil, HoD of Student Support will also be supporting both Year levels as well as Ms Samantha Parkinson, Dean, Year 9.  While managing and overseeing the International Program, Mr Nick Smith, HoD Languages, Mr Dudley Bertram, EALD teacher and Ms Cait Pearson, Homestay coordinator will be supporting our international students.

Congratulations to our College Leaders for 2024, Natalie Bean and Ace Almond, College Captains, Joyce Neah and Taryn Ivory, College Vice Captains and to all of our other Leaders across the College.  All these students will be acknowledged and receive their badges at our upcoming Leadership Induction Ceremony on Tuesday 14 February.

Our students are to be commended on a great start to the year. We have seen a few changes and updates to some of our general rules and the students, in the main, have accepted these and moved on to the business of learning.

A few reminders:

• Mobile phones and smart devices are ‘Away for the Day’, switched off and in your pocket
• Only one student to a toilet cubicle
• Students are to attend all timetabled classes
• Students to remain on campus from 8:45am to 2:55pm, unless parent/carer notification has been received by the College
• Student Drivers are to complete the Intention to Drive to School form and park in the top carpark, entry is off Giauca St

Year 12 Date Claimer – Formal 2024 – Friday 21^st June – Pullman International

This is going to be a very special year for our Year 12s, the Graduating class of 2024. A year of ‘lasts’, but a year of preparing for a lifetime of ‘firsts’. If you have any questions regarding your son/daughter’s education, you can email me at the college on nglov12@eq.edu.au

I look forward to working with you all this year.