This publication provides a range of useful information for parents of children beginning seco ndary school. It will also help you understand the range of opportunities available at Victorian government seco ndary schools.

Every school is supported by a solid education system, so you can be co nfident that statewide standards in education are maintained. At the same time, each school has the flexibility to tailor its programs to meet the individual needs of students and the local community.

Government schools are an im portant part of their local community. The people who make our schools great places for your child – principals, teachers and other staff, and school councillors – make every effort to be involved in and co nnect with their community.

Everyone has clearly benefited from a long and relaxing holiday. We look forward to another great year in 2012.

I would particularly like to welcome those students, parents and staff who have joined the College Community this year. I hope you find our school to be very warm and welcoming and that your time with us is happy, productive and successful.

VCE Results 2011

I begin by celebrating the wo nderful performance of the Year 12 class of 2011. The last week of the 2011 school year was one of great excitement, o nce again Glen Waverley Seco ndary College was recognised as the best performed non-selective government school in the state. We are very proud of that success and proud of our students and staff who worked so hard to achieve it.

Co ngratulations Year 12 Class of 2011

15 ATARs over 99

154 (46.4%) ATARs over 90

5 perfect study scores

19% of study scores over 40

DUX Amila Sedarage 99.85

Brilliant!

80% of the group achieved an Australian Tertiary Admissions Ranking above 70

Not surprisingly, these excellent results have ensured that a very high percentage of the cohort have been able to gain entry to the tertiary course of their choice. 98% of the class of 2011 have received tertiary offers. Of these offers 96% are university offers and 4% TAFE offers. Over 60% of the university offers are to Melbourne and Monash. This is as very impressive outcome. I extend to all of our graduating students the best wishes of the College as they move on to the next im portant stage of their education.

School photos

School Photos have been taken – Order o nline www.arthurreedphotos.com.au/schoolorders.asp.

School Password is available on this issue of GWSCNews on Clipboard. Any queries please call Arthur Reed on 5243 4390

Leadership Changes

A very im portant change to the Leadership Structure of the College is the promotion of Mr Vin Penso to the position of Acting Assistant Principal to replac e John Roodenburg who has taken long service leave for the 2012 academic year. Mr Penso has extensive experience and has held the position of Director of Students in the Senior School for many years. As a co nsequence of this change Ms Sue Simadri has assumed the position of Director of Students, Ms Fiona Bui takes over the Director of Learning in the Senior School and Mr Richard Phillips has been appointed Head of Science for 2012.

New Staff

It is always exciting to welcome new staff into the community and 2012 is no exception. I extend a very warm welcome to the following new staff and trust they will enjoy working and learning at Glen Waverley Seco ndary College.

Athena Romanas – Maths

Amy Wert – Director of Music

Jane O’Callaghan – Legal Studies/ Global Politics

Louisa Hare – Accounting/Humanities

Bo Chen – Chinese

Barry Haines – Biology/Science/Maths

Kate Watkins – PE/Outdoor Ed

Jemma Burt – Humanities/ESL

Geoff O’Neill – Accounting/Humanities

Marina Marinias – Maths/Science

Adriana Falco nieri – Italian/Humanties

David Storen – Science/Maths

Clipboard

Clipboard provides parents and students with information a bout what is happening in the school. Photographs of recent events, the latest sports stories and reports of the wo nderful things being done by so many people make it a useful read and it will enable you to keep your finger on the pulse of Glen Waverley Seco ndary College. Access to Clipboard will be through the College Extranet on the user’s start page. This parent newsletter, “GWSC News”, is published twice per term and will co ntain more detailed reports from the subschools, the Principal’s Column, Careers News, sports news and notices. Copies of current and past newsletters can also be found on Clipboard.

School Council and AGM

The College is seeking nominations for THREE parent vacancies on the 2012 College Council. Parents wishing to nominate can collect the appropriate nomination form from the General Office from 13th February. Forms must be returned to the College by 20th February.

The results of the School Council elections will be announced at the Annual General Meeting of the Council which will be held on Wednesday 14th March at 7.30pm in the Professio nal Learning Centre which is located in the administration building. The AGM is an open meeting of the College Council, parents are welcome to attend.

入学要求墨尔本格兰威夫利中学入学要求主要包括考试成绩、面试和语言能力等方面。其中,语言能力是入学要求中重要的一环。学生需要提交英语测试成绩,并且必须满足语言能力要求。此外,学生还需要进行面试。校方会通过面试来考察学生的综合素质,并及时做出录取决策。

学费20,000-30,000澳元

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教学质量 致力于提供高质量的教育，以确保每个学生都能得到最佳的学术支持。学校引进了一系列先进的教学方法和课程，包括个性化辅导、小班授课和丰富多样的选修课程，这些措施有效地提高了学生的学业水平。