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Coronavirus - Department of Education statement

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 19:38:54 AEDT

The department is working with the Ministry of Health to monitor and respond to the unfolding international novel coronavirus situation.

Get up-to-date information about the department's response to novel coronavirus.

Are you #Ready2020?

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:44:40 AEDT

Hints, tips and resources to make a great start to the new school year – whether it’s your first day of high school or you’ve been here a while.

We work hard to make sure every student is known, valued and cared for – even before they walk into the classroom on Day 1, Term 1.

We’ve got great advice and resources for high school, no matter what year you’re heading into...

For families of students starting Year 7:

download our Getting ready for high school booklet
read our top tips for a smooth transition.

For families of returning students:

visit the back to school checklist to make a hassle-free start to the year
download the 2020 calendar to stay organised all year
check out our hints for setting up a study space.

Video – #Ready2020: First day at high school

Duration – 1:00

Join us for your HSC journey

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:34:59 AEDT

The HSC can be one of the most exciting moments of high school. Here’s how to be prepared.

We’re committed to supporting every student to do their best – especially during the HSC – and making sure every student is known, valued and cared for.

For HSC students, we’ve got advice on how to make the most of your study, set healthy habits and finish out high school in style.

Check out our HSC resources for hints, tips and checklists to make a great start to the new school year.

Video – #Ready2020: First day of Year 12

Duration – 1:00

Staying healthy into the new school year

Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:40:02 AEDT

Immunisation is a simple, safe and effective way to protect your family from harmful diseases this holiday season and into 2020. Visit your doctor for general health and vaccination advice.

Immunisation not only protects you and your family but also others in your community, by reducing the spread of preventable diseases.

Children starting school in 2020 must have up-to-date immunisations to enrol.

These vaccinations help protect children from highly infectious and severe diseases including whooping cough and measles.

Travel health

If you’re travelling overseas during the school holidays, you may need vaccinations or medication – both for general health protection and for region specific diseases.

If you’re travelling to the Northern Hemisphere, you may even need a flu shot.

Find out more about staying healthy while travelling.

NSW schools respond to bushfires

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 15:52:27 AEDT

Many schools are responding to the catastrophic fire rating that is affecting communities across the state this week.

We are continuously updating the School safety page with a list of government and non-government schools, as well as TAFE NSW campuses that are currently non-operational.

While some schools are temporarily non-operational due to localised fires, many others in high-risk areas are non-operational as a precautionary measure.

Schools in some areas are being used as emergency evacuation centres at the direction of the Rural Fire Service.

For schools that are currently operational, school pickups and dropoffs will continue as usual. If your school is currently non-operational, it will likely remain so tomorrow.

Large scale distressing events affect our school communities in many ways. Headspace’s mental health support resource (PDF 100.52KB) is available to help students, teachers and school staff respond to the bushfires.

Visit the School safety page for updates. The department’s Facebook and Twitter accounts will also provide updates during this period.

Book yourself in for Reading Hour

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:10:27 AEST

This Australian Reading Hour, encourage your child to discover or rekindle their love of a good book. Take the time to learn, escape and relax on Thursday 19 September and read for one hour.

Reading has been shown to reduce stress by 68% more than listening to music, going for a walk, or having a cup of tea.

Take the Book Swap Challenge

We all have favourite books that we come back to again and again.

To help celebrate Reading Hour take our Book Swap Challenge. We want students, teachers, staff and parents to try reading something new on the day. To get involved, simply pair up with someone and swap your favourite books.

Take a photo and tag it with #ReadingHour so we can see how you got involved.

Video – Ben Law asks students about their favourite author

Duration: 1:18

Author and #ReadingHour ambassador Benjamin Law talks with some of our students about their favourite books.

How to be smart and safe on social media

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:24:35 AEST

Use our new Digital Citizenship toolkit to empower your child to understand how their online behaviour affects themselves and others.

You and your child can find information on:

how to ‘be positive’ by understanding online behaviour and its effect
'be smart’ by thinking critically and being digitally aware
'be safe’ by protecting your security, privacy and wellbeing.

A toolkit to empower you and your child

You can find articles and videos to equip and empower your child to minimise the risks and maximise the opportunities in our digital future.

We’ve partnered with leading researchers to produce a curated toolkit – aligned to the curriculum – which teachers and you can share with the young people in your lives.

Guide your child through important concepts such as:

managing privacy settings in social media
collaborating online
avoiding scams and hoaxes
understanding the law when it comes to online speech
Internet banking, shopping online and much more.

Keep your child safe and happy online

Visit and bookmark the Digital Citizenship website. We’ll continue to add articles and resources to ensure the best possible tools are available to help you guide your child to be positive, smart and safe online.

What’s next after high school?

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 11:19:11 AEST

Is your child in Year 9 to 12 curious about their career choices? Now they can use LifeLauncher, a free online tool to explore and simplify their career choices.

Your child can explore courses and careers in-depth, at their own pace, anytime, anywhere and on any device. The tool includes 4,000 careers and 1,500 course options, all in one place.

How does it work?

Encourage your child to jump online and complete the 5-minute personality and subject quizzes to be matched to a range of career options that suit their passions and strengths.

If they take both quizzes, they’ll get more refined suggestions. They can even create free online pinboards to shortlist the courses and jobs that interest them.

When your child creates an account, they can save their searches and build a real understanding of the opportunities and pathways open to them.

What can your child learn about their career options?

Your child can explore the weekly salary of the career options they’re interested in. They’ll also find the employment and growth rates of those careers and the number of workers currently in those fields in Australia.

Each career option shows them the education they need as well as other related careers. They can follow links to other sites to find out more about a course to help them find the best provider for them.

Launch into the future today

Use this tool to chat with your child about their post-school options in a meaningful way.

Inspire your child to find their career match today at LifeLauncher.nsw.gov.au.

Education Week – Every student, every voice

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:50:06 AEST

We are celebrating our students and their powerful voices this Education Week Monday 5 August to Friday 9 August. Every year Education Week celebrates the achievements of public schools, our students and the value of public education.

This year, the theme is Every student, every voice.

Join us for #EdWeek19 as we celebrate our students and their power to shape the world.

Video – #EdWeek19 – Every student, every voice

Duration: 0:34

Creative and Active Kids vouchers now available

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:25:58 AEST

Creative kids can now put a $100 voucher towards extra-curricular creative activities outside of school.

Together with Active Kids, this program aims to encourage more NSW children to participate in a range of extra-curricular activities such as coding, languages, circus, performing arts and visual arts.

Parents can apply for one $100 voucher for each child enrolled in school on the Creative Kids website and use it towards the cost of registration, participation or tuition. You just redeem the voucher with a registered provider in your area when making your payment.

This is a great opportunity for your child to become involved in a range of activities that will build on their education, growth and development.

Service NSW is working with industry bodies to deliver the program.

For more information, contact Service NSW on 137 788 or creativekids@service.nsw.gov.au.

The Game Changer Challenge is back

Fri, 31 May 2019 11:40:52 AEST

It’s not too late to become a Game Changer with applications for the Education Week challenge due by 7 June.

The Game Changer Challenge brings 16 teams from public schools across NSW – eight from primary and eight from secondary – to Sydney during Education Week in August for a three-day, intensive design-thinking workshop.

The Game Changer workshops, which start on Tuesday 6 August, includes teacher training in the use of design thinking as a teaching methodology and its application for school planning.

It also includes a team competition where schools will work under the guidance of experts from industry and academia to develop a solution to this year’s critical question: How might we humanise technology?

Department of Education Secretary Mark Scott has encouraged students and teachers to get behind the event as it highlights the critical thinking students will need to develop to succeed in the future.

“The Game Changer Challenge is an exciting initiative that helps educate and inform our students and teachers on how to integrate the problem-solving methodology of design thinking into the classroom,” Mr Scott says.

“It embraces the 21^st century skills our students will need to thrive in a globalised world such as collaboration, creative thinking and communication.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for our students at all levels to be involved in discussing and addressing a real-world issue that will affect their future lives. I encourage every school to get involved.”

The challenge is designed to make strong learning and teaching connections to the NSW syllabus specifically in the area of developing general capabilities such as critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, communication and problem-solving.

The challenge also provides teachers with an opportunity to gain exposure to the design thinking process and includes teacher resources to introduce this creative problem-solving methodology into the classroom.

Finalists will be selected based on a 60-second video that showcases your team’s vision around the question of humanising technology.

For more information email edweek@det.nsw.edu.au or visit the Game Changer Challenge page.

Your NAPLAN questions answered

Thu, 09 May 2019 15:53:58 AEST

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The tests assess the foundational skills in reading, writing, spelling and numeracy that are essential for every child to progress through school and life.

This year NAPLAN takes place between 14 and 16 May for paper tests and between 14 and 24 May for schools participating in NAPLAN Online.

NAPLAN data is used to help monitor student progress over time against a national measure and to identify areas of strength and improvement. It is used in combination with other school assessments to guide and support student learning.

Watch students ask an expert the tough questions about NAPLAN.

2019 P&C Committee

Wed, 01 May 2019 14:36:38 AEST

Apply now for My Community Project funding

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:10:09 AEST

Do you have a great idea to improve your area?

My Community Project is a new NSW Government funding program that is all about local ideas, local projects and local decisions.

You can apply now for grants from $20,000 - $200,000 for projects that will make a difference to your community. Projects could include new playground equipment, sports facilities, paths or ramps to improve access, public art or a community service.

The local community can vote for their favourite projects in July and successful projects will be announced in September.

Project applications close 15 May 2019.

Apply for My Community Project funding

Bring back memories, not measles

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:09:37 AEST

With school holidays just around the corner, it’s time to visit your doctor to check that you and your family are fully protected against measles, before you travel overseas.

Measles is a serious, highly contagious, viral illness that is easily spread through the air when an infectious person coughs, sneezes or breathes. If you and your family are not fully vaccinated, or have never been vaccinated, you are at risk of contracting measles.

Not sure if you’re fully protected?

In Australia, the measles vaccine (MMR) consists of 2 doses. If you’re not sure whether you’ve had 2 doses of the measles vaccine, visit your doctor. It’s safe to receive another dose.

Children born in Australia

If your children were born in Australia, they may have received the measles vaccine at 12 months old and the second dose at 18 months, in accordance with the National Immunisation Program.
If you have a baby under 12 months old, consult your doctor about getting their measles vaccination.

Adults born in Australia

Born before 1966 – you were most likely exposed to measles as a child and are generally considered to be immune. If in doubt, ask your GP.
Born between 1966 and 1994 – you may not have received 2 doses. Talk to your doctor about the free vaccine if you’re unsure.
Born after 1994 – the National Immunisation Program offers 2 doses, and you can check your vaccination status using the Australian Immunisation Register.

For more information about the measles vaccination, visit NSW Health or consult your local doctor.

Follow your heart, not the herd

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 13:20:58 AEDT

We spoke with a group of Kindergarten students to find out what they had to say about going against the herd. They had some wise words for us on how we can care, respect and support each other in our schools.

Let’s start the year off right and prevent student bullying happening in our playgrounds, classrooms and online. If a group of 5-year-olds know the difference between right and wrong, shouldn’t everyone?

Video – Wise at 5

Duration – 1:08

Back to school

Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:19:55 AEDT

The first day of high school and the return to school in the new year are busy times for your child – and for the entire family. To help you and your child get organised and enjoy the experience we've compiled some useful tips for each year group.

We want every student to be known, valued and cared for in our schools.

Official Notice Update

Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:32:44 AEST

In 2019, we would like to upload copies of Towers – the official school yearbook to the school website. Current Privacy Legislation requires us to make reasonable attempts to advise people who may be featured in the publication before individual consent was common practice. If you are aware of your image appearing in copies of Towers published from 1955 onwards, please contact the school via email(penrith-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au) if you would like an image redacted. We will endeavour to do this as quickly as possible. Anticipated publishing date for copies of Towers from 1955-2017 is mid 2019.

2019 school budget allocations

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 11:58:47 AEDT

Like all NSW public schools, this week we will receive a School Budget Allocation Report with our funding for 2019. The report will help us manage our total budget delivered through the Resource Allocation Model (RAM).

The RAM supports schools through needs-based funding to ensure a fair, efficient and transparent allocation of funds. Our school has the flexibility to make local decisions based on the specific needs of our students.

We will use our 2019 funding to support students and improve educational outcomes. The school executive will continue to work with the school community as we implement the school plan using this needs-based funding.

Learn more about the 2019 RAM funding.

Congratulations Ricky Rangra

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 14:21:14 AEST

A big congratluations to Ricky Ranga who was awarded a 2018 MInister's Award for Student Excellence in Student Achievement at Sydney Town Hall recently. Ricky's service in an beyond the school has been outstanding.

We are very proud of his achievements.

P&C Committee for 2018

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:19:43 AEST

P & C Office Bearers for 2018 – 2019 are:

President – Praba Prabaharan (Maheswaran)

Vice-President - Anu Prakash

Vice-President – Jagadesh Subburayalu

Secretary – Malcolm Heath

Treasurer – Shivkumar Ramachandran

Auditor – Janine Peters

Non-Executive Members:

Danielle McLoon

Prakash Rajasundram (Assistant Secretary & IT)

Chirantan Pandya

David Sheady

Sanjeevan Thanabalasingam

Mamta Alajpur

Aslyn Chand

Dipa Khan

Komal Kalyani

Arvindhan Siva

Mahendra Garnepodi

P&C Second-hand Uniform Shop

Mon, 07 May 2018 18:03:59 AEST

Please follow the link below to find out about the opening hours for the Second-hand Uniform Shop plus additional information about the website for Buy and Sell.

P&C Second-hand Uniform Shop (pdf 256 KB)

P&C Annual Report for 2017

Mon, 07 May 2018 18:03:58 AEST

P&C Annual Report 2017 (docx 16 KB)

Bridges Conference

Mon, 07 May 2018 18:03:58 AEST

We have been so lucky to host world experts Dr Susan Baum and Dr Robin Schader from @ BridgesAcademy (Los Angeles) at Penrith High on Friday, Saturday and Monday which was their final day of workshops for staff. It was particularly encouraging to welcome colleagues from our local schools, OCs, Selectives, Partially Selectives and interstate.

During the three days Dr Susan Baum and Dr Robin Schader led many interesting, comprehensive and enlightening workshops specifically focussing on 2e/ twice exceptional/ dual exceptional students. These are students who are academically gifted in addition to another learning difference.

For further information:
http://bit.ly/sydney2eworkshops

P&C Forum - Pathways to Studying in the USA

Mon, 07 May 2018 18:03:59 AEST

On Tuesday March 13 the guest speaker at the P&C Forum was Sarah O'Reilly from the US Consulate who did a Presentation on Pathways to Studying in the USA..

109 people were in attendance including not only staff and families from our local Penrith Schools but also those from Girraween, James Ruse and Baulkham Hills Selective High Schools.

The night was a huge success.

Below is some useful interesting information.

ApplicationTimeline (pdf 104 KB)

Undergraduate admissions (pdf 109 KB)

Useful Websites (pdf 97 KB)

Penrith P&C establishes Buy and Swap platform for Uniforms and other equipment

Mon, 07 May 2018 18:04:00 AEST

The Penrith Selective High School P&C has established an online platform that allows families to swap and buy uniform and other school items.

Please download the PDF information flyer for details.

Thank you to the P&C for leading this important initiative.

Uniform Buy and Swap Flyer (pdf 496 KB)

A student's view on 2017 Reconcilliation Week

Mon, 07 May 2018 18:03:58 AEST

A copy of the speech given by Year 10 Aboriginal Student, Divinia Eather at last week's assembly.

As you may or may not be aware, this week is Australia's National Reconciliation Week which really is an important celebration for all Australians. Unfortunately though, I realise many of us have never heard of not only this week, but of reconciliation as a whole.

In the context of Australia's history, reconciliation has been a journey of improving relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people and non-indigenous Australians through unity, respect of heritage, justice and equity for all Australians.

National Reconciliation Week runs every year from the 27th of May until the 3rd of June, marking very important milestones in our history.

The 27th of May recognises the 1967 referendum which paved the way for Aboriginal Australians to be counted in the census, established a citizenship status and finalised voting rights for the aboriginal people. An incredible 90% of the population voted to remove clauses in our constitution which discriminated against Indigenous Australians.

The 3rd of June, the last day of reconciliation week, marks the anniversary of the Mabo decision, named after Eddie Mabo who fought for the recognition of the indigenous people as the rightful owners of their land. After 10 years, the High Court of Australia officially recognised Native Title, finally acknowledging the rights of the indigenous people as the traditional custodians of Australia, as we do at the commencement of our assemblies and presentations with the acknowledgement of country.

This week also recognises every stage in Australia's history which has and continues to contribute to the unification of our society. Including the freedom ride, the equal wages campaign, National Sorry Day, the Corroboree Bridgewalk and Kevin Rudd's apology to the stolen generations.

National Reconciliation week presents all Australians the opportunity to celebrate our collective identity. It also raises awareness and educates us about our past as a nation and the rich history and culture of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by removing the myths, misinformation and prejudice among the population.

2017 is a significant year for reconciliation, as it marks the 50th anniversary of the referendum and the 25th anniversary of the Mabo decision, so Reconciliation Australia has made this year's theme 'Let's take the next steps' as we continue on this journey together to become a connected, understanding and most importantly, equal society.

Many of you would have tuned out by now because you can't see what all of this means for you, but this week is the perfect opportunity for each and every one of us to learn about the building blocks of our country and about the incredible culture of the custodians of this land. It's our time to show we all stand together and to recognise our connection to each other.

There are many ways you can get involved this week. Perhaps take a few minutes out of your day to research indigenous historical figures such as Mabo and Bennelong who have played a massive role in Australia's development. There are some events around Sydney such as the Bennelong light display in Sydney during vivid as well as the rooftop projection at the National Maritime Museum, inspired by the work of Eddie Mabos daughter, Gail.

So be sure to get the most you can out of such a significant week!

Divinia Eather (Year 10- 2017)

Follow PSHS on Facebook or up to date news

Mon, 07 May 2018 18:03:58 AEST

Please follow the school on our Facebook page for up to date news and pictures about all of the great things happening. You don't need a Facebook account to access our page, just search for www.facebook.com/penrithselectivehighschool

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PENRITH STUDENT JENNANY JEYAKUMAR SELECTED TO UBS WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Mon, 07 May 2018 18:04:00 AEST

Year 11 Penrith Selective High School student Jennany Jeyakumar has been

selected to attend the UBS Young Women's Leadership Academy, recognising her leadership potential

and individual achievements.

Jennany is one of 40 female students selected from public high schools across NSW for a 4 day

residential program at Women's College, University of Sydney. The academy aims to offer young female leaders the opportunity to build confidence, learn leadership skills and business knowledge as well as raising awareness of rising social issues.

UBS Academy alumni, Elizabeth Cameron, currently working at UBS on secondment from a leading law firm notes the Academy was an excellent introduction to valuable leadership skills which she has been able to apply throughout her career. "I am thankful for the chance to be involved and for the

opportunities the Academy provided. Hearing admired female leaders' share their experiences

highlighted the variety of careers available to me."

Matthew Grounds, UBS Chief Executive Officer Australasia said, "The academy, now in its 13th year

continues to be one of the major pillars of UBS Australia's community program, providing more than

750 young aspiring female leaders new experiences, knowledge and inspirations to enact real change

within our community".

During the week, students will hear from a diverse group of contemporary female leaders including

Nicole Sheffield, Managing Director, News DNA, Shona McPherson, Foundation for Young Australians and Dr Amanda Bell from Women's College. The students will also be treated to a tour of the Art Gallery of NSW and networking events at the UBS offices.

The Academy runs from Monday 3 April till Thursday 6 April.

Student Achievement - Sinduja Sureshkumar

Mon, 07 May 2018 18:04:00 AEST

Sinduja Sureshkumar from Year 7 has led her scout patrol to first place in a state wide Camp Competition. Congratutalions to Sinduja and her patrol. Sinduja has also excelled in cricket. Well done!

2016 Junior State Debating Championships

Mon, 07 May 2018 18:03:56 AEST

Recently, I was lucky enough to be selected to compete at the Junior State Debating Championships at Sydney Uni as a representative of the Western Sydney Region. On this team there were also four other students from James Ruse, Glenwood, Crestwood and Nepean CAPA.

Between the 28th-30th November, we had three high intensity debating days, made up of both debating and workshops with international debaters from Sydney University.

In our round robin, we won 3/4 of our debates and this placed us as 2nd overall within our pool. With the Sydney region also on 3/4 wins, they were placed 1st as they beat us in the politics round. Topics were as follows:

Topic 1 - Education
That sports and extra-curricula activities should count towards a student's ATAR

We were affirmative & won this against Hunter/Central Coast

Topic 2 - Politics
That politicians should be forced to send their children to public schools.

We were negative & lost to Sydney

Topic 3 - Media
That we should remove age limits on social media

We were affirmative & won against New England

Topic 4 - Law & Order
That we should never imprison those under 18.

We were affirmative & won against Western NSW

We were then up against the winners of Pool B, the Riverina Region, in our semi-final. It was a close debate with the topic:
That we should give primary school teachers an annual bonus based on positive feedback received from students.

We were negative and closely lost this debate. Riverina then went on to verse Sydney in the final, after Sydney defeated South-West Sydney in their semi-final. The Sydney Region won overall, keeping their title for the third year in a row.

This was the most wonderful learning experience and I cannot thank everyone who supported me throughout this enough! This was a once in a lifetime opportunity and the Western Sydney team is now in the top 4 in the state, an amazing achievement for all of us!

2016 Osaka Gagugei Visit

Mon, 07 May 2018 18:03:57 AEST

Students from Osaka Gagugei Secondary visited our school on Monday 17th October. The visit was a great way to help both students of Penrith High and Osaka Gagugei Secondary school to develop an appreciation for other countries and cultures.

The students of Osaka Gagugei Secondary school were directed towards the school gym, where introductory speeches were delivered and a selection of students engaged in musical performances.

After the brief orientation, students assembled into their specified groups (Echidna, Emu, Goanna, Kangaroo, Koala, Kookaburra, Lyrebird, Platypus, Wombat and Wallaby), consisting of approximately 15 Japanese students. Soon after all students were in their allocated groups, they proceeded to their first activity of the day. They were provided with a wide range of activities, which included: Australian cooking, drama, Boomerang-making, Australian sport and English-Japanese conversations.

As the day progressed, students began to gather back into the school gym, where farewell speeches were made and when it was time for their departure, a souvenir was given to remind them of their time here at Penrith High School. All students and staff bid goodbye but the memories will be remembered for a lifetime.

Farewell and Thank you- Mr Steve Duclos

Mon, 07 May 2018 18:03:58 AEST

On Friday 14th of October, we farewelled a Penrith legend, Mr Steve Duclos. Mr Duclos has been teaching at Penrith Selective High School for 20 years and will be sorely missed.

We wish him all the best in retirement. Below is a summary of his incredible career.

Steve Duclos' career

Commenced teaching at Whalan High School in 1978, as a reserve teacher for 3 months.

Became a permanent teacher on the ANZAC Day weekend of 1978 at Shalvey High School.

Moved to Cambridge Park High School in 1984, where he was a teacher, year adviser, sports organiser and relieving Head Teacher Social Science.

Moved to Doonside High School in 1994 as Head Teacher.

Moved to Penrith High School in 1997 as the first merit selection appointment for the school as Head Teacher Social Science. He finished his career in the position of Deputy Principal.

During his career, Steve was heavily involved in a range of extra programs to provide students with opportunities. These include:

Life member of Sydney West sport after involvement since 1992.

Life member of CHS sport, contributing since 1993.

Life member of the Western Sydney Social Sciences Teachers Association- involved since the mid 1990's, including being the current president.

Australian Schoolboys Rugby League between 2002 and 2015.

Worked for the Department of Education's Assessment and Reporting Directorate at Ryde

HSC marker, judge and senior marker for 24 years

HSC Advice Line for over a decade, including 7 years as the coordinator.

2013- Minister's award for Excellence in Teaching

2016- Minister's award for Contribution to School Sport

OnStage HSC Drama Nominations

Mon, 07 May 2018 18:03:58 AEST

On-Stage is a presentation and exhibition of outstanding individual and group performances by Higher School Certificate Drama students. Nominations for Performers have now been determined by BOSTES.

Congratulations to Nripesh Ahuja, Liam Holt, Victoria Hospodaryk, Tasfia Kabir and Jasleen Kaur, who have been nominated for their Group Performance, A Waste of Time. Their expressionistic piece is a witty and highly physical exploration of society's prolonged quest for more time.

Victoria Hospodaryk has also been nominated for her Individual Performance, a gripping and emotionally powerful monologue, Happiness, which is adapted from Jean Anouilh's tragedy, Antigone.