RSC News SWIMMING SPORTS FOR RINGWOOD

RSC News 

The Newsletter of Ringwood Secondary College 

Issue Number 1 Online address: www.ringwoodsc.vic.edu.au/newsletters Feb 9, 2011 

SWIMMING SPORTS 

FOR RINGWOOD 

‘WOORKARRIM’ 

BLUE HOUSE 

‘NOOROOK ‘ 

RED HOUSE 

‘KARALLA’ 

YELLOW 

HOUSE 

Phone: 9870 2002 Fax: 9879 5414 Email: ringwood.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au Home Page: www.ringwoodsc.vic.edu.au

Newsletter Number 1 Feb 9, 2011 

Term 1 - 2011 

Quick Calendar 

Week 3 

Tuesday 15 Feb 

Wednesday 16 Feb 

Friday 18 Feb 

Week 4 

Monday 21 Feb 

Tuesday 22 Feb 

Wednesday 23 Feb 

Friday 25 Feb 

Week 5 

Wednesday 2 March 

Thursday 3 March 

The Next Meeting: 

PCTA 

Council 

Heritage 

Music Association 

Ladies Auxiliary 

Policy & Education 

 

Year 7 All Play Night 

MCG Year 12 Evening 

MEC Year 12 Student 

Seminar - Swinburne Uni 

Year 7 Transition 7A - 7E 

Year 7 Transition 7F - 7I 

Prefects Induction 

Student Photos 

Year 9 Community 2 - Coastal 

Fieldtrip 

Year 10 Geography Fieldtrip 

Year 7 Adventure Park 

Tues 22 Feb 

Wed 16 March 

Mon 21 Feb 

Mon 14 Feb 

Tues 22 March 

Wed 23 March 

The next Newsletter will be issued on 4th March 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the 

Principal ... 

This week we have welcomed nearly 1400 students and nearly 150 

staff to what promises to be another productive and significant year 

in the life of Ringwood Secondary College. We particularly welcome 

our 242 Year 7 students and 14 new staff members, as well as nearly 

20 new students across other Year Levels. 

It is always pleasing when one can commence the year with an 

operational timetable that has been fully staffed and classes have 

commenced in a positive manner. We have already completed the 

college swimming sports, distributed iPads to Year 7 students, commenced 

the implementation of the Year 9 laptop program and early 

next week will announce the College musical for 2011 and commence 

the summer round robin sporting competitions. 

The key priorities for 2011 include: 

• Improving the standard of learning (academic performance), 

particularly in literacy, numeracy and at VCE 

• Continuing to build teacher capacity to ensure highly effective 

teaching practice across all classes 

• Increasing the level of school connectedness and student engagement 

in their learning 

• Ensuring that innovative practices utilizing the Ultranet and 

mobile learning devices are embedded. 

These are reflected in the strategies outlined in our College Annual 

Implementation Plan for 2011. 

VCE Outcomes 2010 

The flyer attached to his newsletter provides a summary of key 

VCE results for last year. Once again our students performed well 

in most study areas and were able to gain excellent tertiary placements, 

apprenticeships, traineeships or work. 

PSW – Shop Times 

Ringwood SC Uniforms will be available from the PSW East 

Store 

18-20 Railway Ave, Ringwood East 3135 

Ph: 9879 5500 

Email: ringwood@psw.com.au – Website www.psw.com.au 

Shop Hours: 

Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5.00pm 

Saturday – 9.00am – 5.00pm 

Further VCE Successes 

The VCE Season of Excellence presents works created by VCE students 

in design, technology, multimedia and the cinematic, visual 

and performing arts through exhibitions, screenings and performances. 

Works are created by a representative sample of the most outstanding 

VCE students from the previous year, for the benefit of current 

VCE students and teachers. 

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The annual VCE Season of Excellence comprises twelve concerts 

(Top Class and Top Acts), two exhibitions (Top Designs and Top 

Arts), and multiple screenings of short films (Top Screen) presented 

in Melbourne’s major cultural venues. 

This year four of our 2010 Ringwood Secondary College student 

group have been selected for the Top Arts and Top Screens 

awards –a truly outstanding achievement. They are: Top Designs 

-Ryan Blandon (Visual Communication and Design), Estelle Mansfield 

(Media), Alycia Rowe (Media) and Top Screen Molly George 

(Media) 

Student Uniform 

Once again this year, I am requesting the support of all families and 

parents in ensuring that students wear the correct uniform. This applies 

to and from school and whilst at school. The way in which the 

school uniform is worn sends an important message to the wider 

community. 

A few students need to take some action in relation to shoes, tops, 

jewellery and hair. 

Our uniform supplier PSW has a retail outlet in Railway Parade East 

Ringwood and it is open during normal business hours and Saturday 

mornings. 

Maroondah Australia Day Awards 

Maroondah Youth Citizen of the Year: 

Beth Purcell was recognised for her strength and determination 

to raise more than $26,500 for a friend with autism and severe 

epilepsy. At just 16 years of age, Beth organised two sold out rock 

concerts that attracted bands and visitors from as far afield as 

New South Wales and Queensland. 

The events raised enough money for her friend to purchase a Pet 

Therapy Dog to assist with everyday tasks and to install life saving 

medical equipment around the home. 

Halloween Rise-Up- Community Event of the Year: 

Maroondah’s 2011 event of the year was a youth music event 

organised by students from Croydon, Parkwood and Ringwood 

Secondary Colleges, and Aquinas College.It was also supported 

by the Maroondah FReeZA group and Audio District.The purpose 

of the event, which attracted hundreds of young people, was to 

promote the message that young people can have fun without 

alcohol and drugs. The event was a component of the MEC No 

Regrets Project. Congratulations to all teachers and students involved 

with this project. 

New Staff 

This year we again welcome a number of new staff to Ringwood 

Secondary College 

Mr James Barut – VCE Leader and English 

Ms Rachel Carne – Dance & Visual Art 

Mr Lachlan McKay – Music 

Mr Michael Kent– Drama, English, Geography & History 

Mrs Pauline Templeton – Mathematics 

Mr Kervork Krozian- IT & RTO 

Ms Sarah May- English 

Ms Louise Copeman- Foods and Health 

Mr Brendan Ricci- History & Geography 

Ms Ann Marie Stellfox- Science & Health 

Mr Benn Jamieson- Geography & History 

Mr Phil Binnotto- Instrumental Music (Percussion) 

Ms Sandy Luong- Accounting, Commerce & Maths 

Ms Faith Stepniewski- Chemistry & Science 

We trust that your time at Ringwood is professionally rewarding 

and look forward to your significant contribution to our team. 

Our new staff will be profiled in our term 1 newsletters. 

Council Elections 

Nominations are now invited from any interested parent who would 

like to stand for College Council. Please contact Mrs Julie Sandy in 

the administration office for a nomination form. 

Nominations will close Wednesday February 23rd. 

Our college council plays a vital role in establishing strategic direction 

and developing policy around key issues that affect the education 

program and broader arrangements at Ringwood. 

Community Heads 2011 

By now all students would have met their coordination team and 

in particular their community head for this year. If a parent has any 

matter they would like to discuss that 

affects their student , in the first instance it is usually best handled 

by the classroom or form tutor and then the community head. Each 

coordination team is supported by an assistant principal, again in 

2011. Details are as follows: 

Junior School (Years 7 and 8) 

Leader - Mrs Elizabeth Keenan 

Year 7, Ms Victoria Wyatt, Ms Sarah Kramer, Mrs Elizabeth Keenan 

Year 8 – Ms Elise Chasemore, Mr Matt Tucker, Mr Nathan Hughes 

Assistant Principal - Mrs Julie Hughes 

Middle School (Year 9 and 10) 

Leader – Mr Daryl Stranger 

Year 10 – Mr Daryl Stranger, Ms Voula Margellis, Mr Peter Anderson 

Year 9 – Ms Jess Lambden, Ms Mel Eversteyn, Mr Andrew Scott 

Assistant Principal – Mr Chris Salisbury 

Senior School (Year 11 and 12) 

Leader – Mr James Barut 

Year 12 – Mr James Barut, Mr Jason Tan, Mrs Bianca Maassen (and 

VCAL) 

Year 11 – Ms Nicole Solomon, Ms Zoe Hattam, Mr Matt Porter 

Assistant Principal – Mrs Jennifer Ward 

Newsletter 2011 

The newsletter is published 3 or 4 times each term on our college 

website. The current link is - 

www.ringwoodsc.vic.edu.au/newsletter.html 

Each term the first edition will always be published in week 2. Newsletter 

dates for Term 1 are – February 11 March 4 March 25 

Michael Phillips 

Principal 

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From Mrs Ward ... 

VCE – 2011 

A welcome to all for 2011 and to the many new staff who are teaching 

VCE. Mr James Barut is Head of Senior School with Mr J Tan and 

Ms B Maassen assisting as Community Heads. In Year 11 the team of 

Ms N Solomon, Ms Z Hattam and Mr M Porter has commenced the 

year with positive messages. 

We wish all students and staff a successful year and remind parents 

too to communicate with the team early in the year. 

The VCE/VCAL evening is 24th February in the hall and parents are 

urged to attend. 

Prefects’ Induction 

This will take place on 23rd February at 2pm in the College Hall. We 

are pleased that the prefects have started the year with enthusiasm 

and the first focus is to assist with Year 7 All Play evening, help with 

Tours and co-ordinate the Valentines’ Day flowers. 

We thank all families and the team of workers who made this event 

harmonious. 

The Ladies Auxiliary welcomes new faces and our next meeting is 

Tuesday, 22nd March at 7.30pm. 

Mrs J. Ward 

Assistant Principal 

From Mrs Hughes ... 

A warm welcome to all students for the 2011 school year. In particular, 

welcome to our new cohort of Year 7 students. We are delighted 

to have you and your family join our community and trust 

you will enjoy your secondary education at the college. 

The start of the school year is the ideal time for students to organise 

a homework/study timetable to enable them to complete homework 

and revision after school. Being organised and focused from 

the start of the year assists students to manage their workload and 

be prepared for assessment tasks during the year. A set time also 

means they can plan for leisure, other activities and family commitments. 

MEC – day at Swinburne, Lilydale – 18th February 

All students in Year 12 are to go to this day at Swinburne, Lilydale. 

Cost is $45 and covers this event, the evening with Michael Carr 

Gregg, Wednesday 16th Feb at 7.15 at Deakin, Burwood, plus many 

revision sessions, lectures throughout the year. 

Parents are reminded of this value – not only in monetary items. 

Uniform 

All VCE students MUST know the college guidelines as they are in 

the diary. Shoes, piercings and clothing MUST comply and failure to 

abide by the rules results in suspension. Year 11 and 12 MUST set a 

standard and we expect that good communication and respect are 

keynote features of a positive relationship. 

Heritage 

Calling all ex-students (now parents) to be part of this small but 

committed band who strive to cherish our history and records. 

The first meeting for 2011 is Monday 21st February at 7.30pm in the 

Conference Room 

We make an appeal to all for samples of student work over the 

decades. It is needed for a record of change and learning. You may 

find something that would help illustrate the changing nature of 

education. 

Please help make RSC your college. 

Debutante Ball – March 19th at The Grand 

As I write 49 girls and partners have nominated to be part of this 

event. Should some change their mind then I would value knowing 

about it prior to the 1st rehearsal on 22nd February at 7pm. 

All involved are reminded of payments due to the team on the 

night and the commitment to the college for educational needs. 

Thanks to the parents who volunteered to assist and to Debbie 

Dare and Dominique Hockey for being so supportive. 

This year the students will be presented to Mrs Shirley Lahtinen and 

Mr Graeme Fox, two distinguished former members of staff. 

Secondhand Sale – collection of monies 

All refunds from sales must be collected by the end of February. If 

not collected these funds will become part of the profits from the 

sale. 

Change of date for the Year 7 Adventure Park excursion 

Please note that arrangements for the excursion to Adventure Park 

have been altered and it will now take place on Thursday, 3 March. 

The changed date is due to a very large student group attending 

from another school on 4 March. Our excursion on the 3rd will 

mean we are able to supervise our new students more effectively 

and enable them to have greater access to the facilities. 

Visitors to the College 

Throughout the year there are times when parents/guardians need 

to visit the school to discuss a matter with a member of staff and it 

is always wise to ring and make an appointment. As outlined in our 

Visitors Policy, all parents/visitors attending the college must report 

to the Administration Office prior to entering other sections of the 

school. A pass will be issued enabling access to other areas. Thank 

you for your support. 

Mrs J. Hughes 


From Mr Salisbury ... 

Welcome back and I trust you all had a relaxed and refreshing 

Christmas period. The start of each school year is an excellent opportunity 

for students to start afresh, set goals and form positive 

and productive working relationships with both fellow students 

and staff. I encourage students to reflect on last year’s efforts and 

if appropriate, commit to improvement. Success at school is so important 

on so many levels and with the right student attitude and 

the support of parents and staff, much can be achieved. 

This year, the college is placing a strong emphasis on Pastoral Care. 

Each students should feel valued, cared for and connected to our 

college community. To this end we have introduced a leading 

teacher position, filled by Ms Hall, to oversee the introduction of 

several initiatives such as Community Heads and extended form assemblies. 

As in previous years, there will also be a key focus on respect; respect 

for oneself, for others and respect for the environment. Respect 

epitomises our College vision and values, as highlighted in 

the following diagram. 

Last year I made some key points regarding respect and they are 

worth repeating: 

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Respect Others 

• Treat others as you wish to be treated 

• Do not interfere with the learning process 

• We all work together as a community 

• RADAR-Respect and Diversity at RSC 

Respect Yourself 

• Every student is valued at RSC 

• Believe in yourself and strive for personal best 

• Make sound decisions that build your future 

• Each and every student can make a valuable 

contribution to RSC and the community 

Respect the Environment 

• It’s our school 

• We’ve all done so much to improve the environment 

over recent years(Walkathons, Environmental 

Committee, Tree Planting, Working Bees etc.) 

• Practise sound Environmental principles 

• Our facilities are constantly improving 

LEARNING TO THINK 

LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER 

RESPECT 

OTHERS 

and the 

learning process 

YOURSELF 

OUR SCHOOL 

and the 

environment 

LEARNING TO BE YOURSELF 

And here’s some good tips on how to get the best out of your academic 

year. 

• Undertake homework and revision on a regular basis 

and develop sound work practices that will lay the 

foundation for success 

• Make every lesson and every day count and the 

rewards will follow. Fifteen minutes wasted each lesson 

is an hour lost per day! 

• Utilise your diary and aim for thorough organization. 

Remember the diary provides homework guidelines 

for each year level 

• Attitude is everything! Doing your best is a highly 

commendable attitude and counts far more than 

the actual grades you receive 

• Seek help from your teachers whenever necessary 

and take advantage of their expertise 

Some other key points/reminders 

School facilities: 

We have recently completed many important jobs around the 

school to improve our learning environment. Last year’s walkathon 

raised money for our soccer field and its development is nearing 

LEARNING TO DO 

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completion. Similarly 

the oval is continuing 

to improve and it the 

grassing of the banks 

late last year has tremendously 

improved 

the appearance of the 

area. (See accompanying 

photos). We are 

also thrilled with the 

new western fence 

which significantly improves 

the security of 

the site for students. 

-Resealing of the gym, 

hall, 500s deck and 

room 700 

-installation of air conditioners 

in rooms 300, 

301 and 302 

-painting of several 

areas 

-top dressing and 

verti-drilling of the 

college oval 

-soccer field development, 

including irrigation, 

top-dressing 

and sprigging 

-laying of turf on oval banks(completed late last year) 

-installation of fencing on Western side of the oval (see photos) 

Facilities Committee: Meeting Thursday 24th February, 7.30pm: 

I am very keen to have some additional parents join this dedicated 

and practical group of parents and staff. Involvement is one meeting 

per term and provides participants with the opportunity to 

have a voice in improving our school facilities. A warm invitation 

is extended to all parents for our first meeting on Wednesday 17th 

Feb, 7.30pm in the main office administration block. Please contact 

me at school if you are interested. 

Don’t miss our first twilight Working Bee in 2011: 

Friday March 18th-5.00pm- 7.30pm. A range of activities including 

basic carpentry, line marking, weeding, pruning, mulching and 

planting should provide something for everyone. We roster our 

working bees to spread the load and ask parents to attend at least 

one for the year. Students from all A and B forms will be provided 

with an information page, ie. 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, …..12A, 12B over the 

next couple of weeks. Please put this date in your diary and come 

along to assist with improving the College grounds. 

Uniform: 

The school uniform code is clearly detailed in the student diary. Students 

not wearing full uniform must bring a note to school and obtain 

a uniform pass from their respective level coordinators before 

the commencement of form assembly. A reminder that T shirts are 

not to be worn beneath college polo tops. Non-leather schools are 

not acceptable. Students out of uniform will have a note sent home 

in the first few days and we ask all parents to


PCTA: 

Meeting Tuesday 22nd Feb, 7.30pm: This key parent and staff group 

organises activities such as the Debutante Ball, Education Forum 

and last year played a key role in the College Walkathon. Our first 

meeting is on Tuesday 16 Feb, 7.30pm in the main administration 

block. Please contact me if you are interested. 

Traffic Management: 

All students crossing Bedford Rd are expected to use the pedestrian 

crossing at the front of the school. The traffic island just East of the 

railway often becomes too crowded and is not nearly as safe as the 

pedestrian crossing. Parents are reminded of and requested to follow 

parking and speed restrictions at the front of the school. 

Chewing gum: 

Students are not to use chewing gum at school. It is an environmentally 

unfriendly product and is unsightly in many areas around 

the school. 

Ringwood Lake: 

We strongly urge parents not to permit their children to walk to or 

from school through the Ringwood Lake area. We do not believe it 

is a sufficiently safe environment for students. 

Mr C. Salisbury 


New RSC Staff 

In an unprecedented move, RSC welcomed 14 new and beginning 

staff and 3 interns for the beginning of the 2011 school year. All our 

graduate staff and interns have the support of mentors who work 

closely with them to offer support and guidance. Everyone has begun 

the year excitedly and we trust that the journey of each new 

member is professionally fulfilling and rewarding. 

Eleni Stathatos 

Teaching and Learning Leader 

James Barut 

Mr James Barut joins us as Head of Senior College after spending 

the last two years as Head of English at 

Marcellin College in Bulleen. Before that, 

James was a co-ordinator at Yarra Valley 

Grammar for nine years. 

As an experienced educator, he thrives 

on the passion of teaching English and 

Literature across all year levels. He is excited 

by the prospect of working with all 

the VCE students at Ringwood Secondary 

College and maintaining the high 

standards and expectations that is symptomatic 

of the College. 

His interests include reading, travelling, family and film, and he 

always challenges his students to be film ‘critics’ rather than film 

‘watchers’. 

Lachlan Mackay 

This is Lachlan’s first year as a classroom 

teacher having taught the last 5 years as 

an instrumental teacher at RSC as well as 

other schools in the area. 

Lachlan has been involved with music 

ever since he can remember having 

learnt keyboard from an early age and 

then trombone and piano in secondary 

school. Lachlan continued on to study 

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music at Melbourne University for 4 years and began a Master of 

Teaching degree last year. In his spare time, Lachlan plays in a Ska 

band, concert band and the odd musical. 

He is also a keen composer with works being performed at the Melbourne 

Town Hall and Robert Blackwood Hall and later this year 

having his first musical performed by a local primary school. He is 

very excited about the opportunity to now inspire every student 

with his passion for music and performance. 

Sandy Luong 

I am a 2nd year teacher and my teaching 

methods are Business Management 

and Accounting. I have travelled to 

some parts of Asia and my most recent 

trip was to Japan during the Term 2, 2010 

holidays. I love the Japanese food and 

culture, and I also studied the language 

for five years at Monash University. I am 

excited to work with everyone at Ringwood 

Secondary College this year. 

Louise Copeman 

Rachel Carne 

Hi, my name’s Miss Carne and I now teach 

Dance, Art and Media here at RSC. I was 

born in Melbourne but have spend most 

of my life in England. I love travelling, 

painting, dancing and music. I’m really 

excited about teaching subjects that I 

love this year! 

It’s a great pleasure to join the student’s 

staff and community of RSC as a Food 

and Technology and Health teacher. I 

have spent the past four years working 

in the Scottish Education System and 

am excited to be back in Australia sharing 

with you my experiences and passion 

for food, health and wellbeing 

Annmarie Stelfox 

Hi I am Annmarie Stelfox, I am excited to be teaching Biology, Science, 

Health & Music this year. I have been around RSC for many 

years as a past student, parent and now as a teacher here. I have 

been here filling in for a couple of years and prior to that was working 

as Nurse & Midwife for many years. 

I enjoy the extra curricular side of the 

program and you will find me involved 

in the Musical and Band Tour etc. I really 

look forward to working with all the students 

at RSC and encouraging them to 

reach their full potential.


Faith Stepniewski 

This is my first year out teaching, and I couldn’t think of a better 

place to be than Ringwood Secondary 

College. This year I will be teaching 

Science, and Year 8 General Science. I 

am very passionate about science and 

can’t wait to share my enthusiasm with 

students. In my spare time I enjoy reading, 

drawing and participating in indoor 

soccer. I am looking forward to the year 

ahead. 

Sarah May 

Having just returned from a 3 year teaching 

post in London, I am excited to now 

return to Melbourne and start here at 

Ringwood SC as an English teacher. I am 

looking forward to the challenges ahead 

and working with the community of 

Ringwood SC. 

Pauline Templeton 

Mrs Pauline Templeton joins us from Carrum 

Downs Secondary College. She has 

over 25 years teaching experience and 

is the form tutor of 8E. This year she will 

be teaching Mathematics from year 7 to 

year 11. 

Heather Davies 

Hello! 

I’m back again for my 16th year at RSC 

after trying another school closer to 

home for a year. Whilst it wasn’t all bad, 

Ringwood will always be a special place 

to me. I particularly missed our refugee 

students and am very happy to be 

teaching Literacy again in the Bridging 

Program, as well as ESL and Literacy Support. 

It’s wonderful to reconnect with both staff and students and 

be part of this vibrant learning community again. I’m very happy 

to be back! 

Kevork Krozian 

Kevork Krozian has joined us from Forest Hill College where he 

taught for 23 years and was IT manager, elearning manager and Cisco 

instructor. He is a keen soccer player and has a young family with 

his daughter starting school for the first 

time this year. He is also a LOTE teacher 

and assessor in Armenian in the VCE . He 

has authored a number of IT text books 

and regularly runs professional learning 

for teachers in IT and elearning as short 

courses. He is a well known go-to person 

with IT teaching and technical issues in 

schools. He will be supporting the Ringwood 

Trade Training Facility in delivering 

training courses in Certificate I, II, III, 

IV and Diploma in IT as well as teaching 

Cisco and IT in regular classes. 

Benn Jamieson 

Just recently moved back to Melbourne 

after two years teaching interstate and in 

New Zealand 

Born and raised in New Zealand, I have 

an Australian wife with a 2 year old boy 

born in Australia and a 5 month old 

girl born in New Zealand making up an 

ANZAC family. 

Michael Kent 

This is my first year at Ringwood Secondary College and I am very 

excited for the coming year. My teaching 

methods are Drama and History, two of 

my greatest passions. Outside teaching, 

I spend my spare time playing cricket, 

playing guitar , painting and spending 

time with friends. I love AFL and am a one 

eyed Collingwood supporter. 

Philip Binotto 

I have been teaching for ten years across 

Victoria as a Percussion and Drum Kit 

teacher. I am also a full time performer 

working on shows such as ‘The Lion King’, 

‘Dancing With The Stars’ and ‘Hey Hey it’s 

Saturday Reunion Show’ amongst other 

things. 

I am married and have a 3 month son William 

and am looking forward to teaching 

at Ringwood. 

From The Office 

Education Maintenance Allowance Information 

The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is 

provided to assist eligible families with the costs associated with 

the education of their children. 

To be eligible for receipt of the EMA you must: 

• be either a parent or guardian of a primary or secondary school 

student up to the age of sixteen; and 

• be an eligible beneficiary of a Centrelink pension, allowance or 

benefit within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2004 or be 

a Veterans Affairs (TPI) pensioner or be a foster parent. 

Consequently parents/guardians are able to access the EMA if they 

have a valid Health Care Card or valid Pension Card. 

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The eligibility criteria must be met as at the first day of Term 1 (1 

February 2011) which is the first day for teaching staff) and Term 3 

(18 July 2011). 

The EMA application must be submitted to the school by 28 February 

2011 for the first instalment and 5 August 2011 for the second 

instalment. 

The EMA provides an annual amount of $460 for secondary students 

and is paid in two instalments. This amount is split evenly 

between the parents/guardians and the school. Students turning 

16 years in 2011 will be paid on a pro rata basis. 

Parents with continuing eligibility, who are paid the first instalment 

of 2011 through this school will not be required to complete a new 

application for the second instalment. Parents who transfer children 

to another school after 28 February 2011 and prior to or on 5 

August 2011, must reapply at the new school for the second instalment. 

Contact: Linda Wheeler in the Administration Office on 9870 2002 

for an application form and further information. 

Linda Wheeler 

Administration 

College Chaplain 

Welcome back and hello 2011, along with the old feeling that it 

only seems like yesterday that we were gearing up for Christmas 

then bam, back to school we go. 

I hope a restful holiday was had by all with time found to relax in 

the midst of so much devastation in our nation, ranging from the 

somewhat trivial loss of the Ashes to England to something as life 

changing as floods, hurricanes and even more recently the fires over 

in WA. It seems to become ever more complex to live in our times 

with so many disasters and financial issues. No wonder people are 

over worked and over anxious as they feel like things continue to 

plummet out of control. 

But one thing that stays strong is the human spirit and camaraderie 

in times of need as seen in Queensland’s flood recovery. So never 

be afraid to ask someone for a lending hand if you may be finding 

things difficult at the moment. People really do care. 

Adam Bryant 

College Chaplain 

Subject Reports 

Careers 

Melbourne Cricket Club Work Experience Student of the Year 

2010 

Samantha Hickman of Year 10 was recently awarded the Work 

Experience Student of the Year by the 

MCC. Samantha worked at the MCG for 

one week, doing a variety of jobs from 

ticket allocations, turf management, 

equipment storage, cloakroom maintenance 

plus more. She performed all 

tasks to the best of her ability and she 

is to be commended for her diligence 

and excellent communication with all 

staff. Gary Walshe presented her with 

an Australian Cricket Team polo shirt, 

two caps and a fully signed polo from 

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the Australian Women’s Cricket team. Samantha is a fine ambassador 

for Ringwood Secondary College and is to be congratulated for 

her award. 

Maria Allison and Helen Doherty 

Careers Coordinators 

Lote 

Bitche Homestay 2010-2011 

Welcome back to all students and teachers of LOTE and to the 

school community. I trust you have all had a long, relaxing holiday 

and are now ready for the new year. As you are aware, seven of our 

year 10 students headed off to our sister school, Bitche, which is in 

France on the 27th December, 2010. It was pleasing to receive news 

of their safe arrival and happy start to their Homestay with their 

French families. This is an invaluable experience for the girls and 

will definitely give them a head start with VCE French. Already they 

feel more confidence speaking 

the language and picking 

up all the up to date 

colloquial expressions that 

we do not always learn in 

the text books or the class 

room. We are looking forward 

to hearing all about 

their experiences over there 

and to meeting their host 

sisters, when they come 

here in August this year. 

RSC will again organise a group of French students, preference 

given to year 10 and 11 students due to limited numbers, in December 

2012. If you are a French student and wish to improve your 

language, this is the trip of a life time for you. Expenses in general 

are the air fare and passports. The host family will care for each child 

while they are there. So save your money and aspire to this opportunity 

offered by both schools. Continuing a language is not only 

fulfilling but also helpful with results at the end of your VCE year. 

Going on a trip such as this will give you the opportunity to travel 

and to make friends for life in a different country. This is well worth 

considering. 

Here is an email I received from Verity Boyd on behalf of the girls 

when they arrived in France. 

“Hi Mrs Devereux, 

Just wanted to give you an update on us girls. Hope you are having 

a lovely Christmas break because we have had our first day in 

France and so far its been great! I can understand my Host family 

with no trouble and I can already feel my French improving and it’s 

only the first day here! 

Camille, my host sister, says very kindly that I speak French very well 

but she’s so good at speaking English. I can’t wait for you to meet 

her! 

We are going to visit Strasbourg and go shopping in a few days. 

The Christmas markets are there and she says that it’s great to buy 

things there! 

The biggest difference between our two countries is the snow. It’s so 

amazing. I love it! It’s so soft and white everywhere !!!!! Can’t wait for 

the rest of the month – I’m sure it’ll fly past. 

Hope you are well - Verity and the girls” 

Mrs. Devereux 

LOTE Coordinator


International and Exchange Report 

The allocation to houses for 2011 is as below. 

Miss Kimberley Hall 

Student Connections Leader 

We have welcomed seven new students to our International and Exchange 

Program. They are Naomi Truong from Vietnam, Hengyang 

Xin, Erkang Gu, and Yinghan Song from China, Connor Kim from 

Korea, George Pfaendner from Germany and Lea Carbonnier as 

an exchange student from France for five months. I look forward 

to working with these students, learning more about their cultures 

and language and hope that they feel at home here at Ringwood in 

no time! I also welcome back our other International students who 

over the holidays returned home to visit their families. 

Thailand Trip - 2011 

Our trip to Thailand next June will be leaving on Monday 27th and 

returning on Thursday 14th July. We will visit Chiang Mai in the 

North of Thailand with students living with homestay families from 

Montfort College (our sister school). From there they will explore 

and take part in many exciting activities such as Elephant riding, 

white water rafting and ancient temples. We will return home via 

Singapore and among other activities visit the Zoo where we will 

breakfast with the orangutans. Please see the form in this newsletter 

for further information. 

For those students who have expressed an interest in our trip to 

Thailand we will have a meeting on the 22nd February in room 209 

at 7.00pm. For students who would like to come and haven’t yet 

returned an expression of interest please fill in the form at the back 

of the newsletter and return it to the school office as soon as possible. 

Lynda Cody 

International Coordinator 

The RSC Student House System 

Last year the College introduced a 3 House System. Students have 

been allocated to a House based on their tutor group for 2011. The 

3 House System enables the students to be grouped in a vertical 

community from Year 7 to 12 allowing for increased opportunities 

for student participation, mentoring and leadership. 

There will be 3 House Captains (Year Level Leaders) at each year 

level who will be selected soon. This structure will also allow for 

increased teacher involvement and connectedness to students 

within their House structure. 

A point system will operate for many college activities throughout 

the year, including the Swimming and Athletic sports, Crosscountry, 

Walkathon, yard duty, inter house year level competitions/ 

activities and various Performing Arts activities. The winning House 

Captains will be awarded the annual House Shield. 

In 2010 the House Shield was awarded to Blue (Woorkarrim) House 

which consists of GHI forms. 

Music 

Learning a musical instrument is a wonderful skill for any child but 

did you know that research shows how learning music can help 

your child in SO MANY OTHER WAYS: 

. Improved reasoning capacity and problem solving skills 

. Improved maths and language performance 

. Better memory 

. Greater social and team skills 

A series of research in Hungary found that learning and playing 

music improved not only academic performance, but also memory, 

reasoning, working as part of a group, time management and the 

ability to think in the abstract. 

In Switzerland, a massive two-year study of 1200 students in 50 

classes scientifically showed how playing music improved students’ 

reading and verbal skills through improving concentration, memory 

and self-expression. 

Other effects revealed by the study showed that students learned 

to like each other more, enjoyed school more and were less stressed 

during various tests, indicating they were better able to handle performance 

anxiety. 

Ongoing research at the University of California demonstrates that 

learning and playing music builds and modifies neural pathways 

related to spatial reasoning tasks, which are crucial for higher brain 

functions such as complex maths, chess and science. 

Research shows that playing a musical instrument can make significant 

differences to students’ abilities related to learning, memory 

and social interactions. Learning music can make a difference for 

your child. 

With this in mind could you really miss the wonderful opportunity 

for your child to join our vibrant instrumental music program 

here at RSC, especially when having lessons outside school costs 

so much more? For example, lessons outside school would cost at 

least $4000 per year. At RSC you pay a music levy of $ 395 and can 

hire an instrument for the year for as little as $225 per year. 

Over the next 3 weeks all year 7’s will undergo a music aptitude test, 

try out all the instruments on offer and are invited to join our program 

at Recruitment night Monday 28 February 7pm in RSC Hall. 

Please see the attached flyer at the end of the newsletter. 

Don’t miss this great opportunity to make a difference to your 

child’s learning ability 

Janine Pero 

Director of Music 

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Performing Arts 

Ringwood Secondary College is truly “A college which performs” 

and there is certainly no better showcase of this than our vibrant 

Performing Arts program. Over the years, we have established a 

proud tradition of excellence, variety and inclusivity in our work 

and we intend to build on this further in 2011. 

The start of a new year is always a good time to invite new members 

to get on board and take up some of the fantastic opportunities 

that are provided in the disciplines of Music, Drama and Dance. In 

particular, I would like to welcome all new students to Ringwood – 

including our Year 7s – and extend a special invitation to them to 

become involved in our activities. It is certainly a great way to build 

new relationships with other students and teachers. 

Our major focus for this year will be the annual College Production 

from August 11. The audition process begins almost immediately 

and we will be commencing our rehearsals later in Term 1. The following 

dates are of critical importance for all students wishing to be 

involved in this year’s show: 

Wednesday February 16 – Show announced and launched – College 

Hall 1.30pm 

Thursday February 17 – Learning of audition material – College Hall, 

lunchtime 

Friday February 18 – Learning of audition material – College Hall, 

lunchtime 

Tuesday February 22 – First round auditions – Room 403, after 

school 

Wednesday February 23 – First round auditions – Room 403, after 

school 

I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome our four new 

teachers in the Performing Arts family: Mr Phil Binotto will be teaching 

percussion two days per week and we have three new graduates 

in Mr Michael Kent (Drama), Mr Lachlan Mackay (Music/Performance) 

and Miss Rachel Carne (Dance). 

I look forward to working with everyone in the Ringwood Secondary 

College community throughout 2011 as we continue to promote 

creativity, excellence and positive relationships through Performing 

Arts. 

Ben Moody 

Director of Performing Arts 

Refugee Student Homework Club 

RSC currently has 55 students from a Refugee Background studying 

at the school, across Yr 7-12. We established a Homework Club Term 

3 last year, to assist these students with their work. We desperately 

require volunteers, who can talk to the students and assist them 

with understanding words, helping to explain what the question is 

asking and with test revision and assignments. 

Please see the flyer at the end of the newsletter for more infomation. 

Cathy Kinnear 

Cultural & Linguistic Diversity Programs Coordinator 

The Sports Pages 

Welcome back to another big year in Ringwood sport. 

and Tennis on Monday 14th February. Term 1 also includes Summer 

round robins for Year 7, Year 8 and Intermediate students, as well as 

the school cross country. 

Be sure to read the notice below regarding School Sports Victoria 

(SSV). Their website is an excellent source of information regarding 

dates and venues for our school competitions and also includes 

details about opportunities for students to represent Victoria in National 

and International competitions. 

Swimming 

Preparations will commence shortly for the Division Swimming 

competition to be held on Monday 10th of March. Students that 

have made the team to represent the school against other Maroondah 

Division schools will be notified shortly. Training will run Monday 

and Thursday afternoons after school for approximately 45mins 

in the lead up to the Division competition. Hopefully we can secure 

our 19th consecutive Division championship! 

Summer Sport 

Interschool competition in Cricket, Tennis, Baseball, Softball and 

Volleyball will take place during this term with all levels participating 

with the other Maroondah Division schools. 

The relevant dates are: Senior (11&12) – February 14th, Intermediate 

(9&10) – March 25th, Year 8 – April 6th and Year 7 April 1st 

Notices will appear on the student bulletin in the coming weeks 

about training times so keep your eyes peeled! 

School Sport Prefect 

Our sport prefect this year is Liam Oakey. Liam represented the 

school last year in the State Relay team, and also played for the 

school cricket team. He has also showed a high degree of prowess 

on the football field, being selected for the Eastern Ranges U16 

squad. 

Liam is sure to be a great asset to the sport team this year, and we 

look forward to working with him. 

Sport Trainee 

This year former student Amy Malander joins us as part of the AFL 

Sports Ready traineeship program. Amy has been involved in a 

wide range of sporting activities including Junior and Senior Athletics, 

Swimming and Soccer. Amy was the 2010 recipient of the RSC 

Hazel Hirons Memorial award in recognition of her sporting excellence, 

and has achieved outstanding results at numerous Victorian 

All Schools sporting meets. We look forward to the wealth of experience 

Amy will bring to the sporting teams she assists this year. 

to participate in programs that extends from grassroots intra and 

inter school sport, to district, division, region, conference, state and 

national levels. Students attending schools affiliated with SSV are 

eligible for selection in Victorian Teams to compete in 2011 School 

Sport Australia National Championships. Further information is 

available from your School’s Sport Coordinator or on the School 

Sport Victoria website, www.ssv.vic.edu.au. Parents and teachers 

are encouraged to regularly visit the site. 

The Senior Summer sport round robin is also approaching fast, with 

senior students competing in Cricket, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball 

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School Sport Victoria (SSV) 

School Sport Victoria (SSV) actively promotes 

school sport for all Victorian school students, 

years 4 to 12, as a means of supporting schools 

in developing their students’ health and well 

being. SSV operates under the auspices of the 

Department of Education and Early Childhood 

Development. Membership of School Sport Victoria 

is open to all Victorian schools, providing 

the opportunities 

the Maroondah Division championships on Thursday March 

Swimming Sports Carnival 

A late start to the school year saw our Swimming carnival at 

Ringwood Aquatic Centre held in the first full week of term. 

However, despite such an early start there was a fantastic turn 

out, with the involvement of the Year 9 students as part of their 

InterGREAT program helping to create a great atmosphere 

poolside. 

At the end of the day, Noorook House (Red) 604.5 points, saw off 

a fast finishing Karalla (Yellow) House 543 points, to triumph as 

Swimming champions for 2011. After scoring a victory in last years 

Swimming carnival Woorkarrim (Blue) finished this year on 390.5 

points, and will hope to bounce back in the Cross Country carnival. 

The performance of our new Year 7 students was exciting and 

we look forward to seeing many of them in action at the District 

Carnival. 

10th at the Ringwood Pool where our team will be aiming to 

win its 19th successive swimming championship. Once the team 

is finalised training will commence for our swimming team on 

Monday and Thursday nights after school in the lead up to the 

District carnival. 

A big thank you to the students for their enthusiasm and 

participation throughout the day and to the staff who worked 

tirelessly in the many jobs required to make the day such a 

successful one. 

Kyle Simkin 

Sports Coordinator 

The final events featured some fiercely contested relays involving 

Year 7 and 8 students, with the traditional staff versus student 

relay concluding the program. In a big upset, the staff team was 

defeated by a student team for the first time in recent memory. 

Whilst Mr Scott, Ms Asbury, Ms Sawyer and Dan Haysom left the 

pool looking dejected, their defeat bodes well for the student relay 

teams in the upcoming Maroondah Division competition. 

Ringwood students farewelled the Ringwood Aquatic pool, which 

will be closing in May for a redevelopment, in style with 6 records 

broken on the day. Tristan Blizzard led the charge with 3 record 

breaking swims, with Daniel Haysom close behind breaking 2 

records. Sinead Lumsden also broke a record, beating the 50m 13 

Year Freestyle record that had stood for 8 years. 

Winners of events on the day were Tristan Blizzard (7), Hannah 

Coward (6), Dan Haysom (6), Khy Blizzard (4), Courtney Smythe 

(4), Aaron Bentall (4), Erin Danks (3), Jordyn Dell (3), Tyler Oates 

(2), Nathan Cairns (2), Sinead Lumsden (2), Jacqueline Smart (2), 

Hongran Yu (1), Scott Mullin (1), Emma George (1), Madelyn Tucker 

(1), Nastassja Jardine (1), and Ashleigh Shield (1). 

Our Age Group champions were: 

Girls 

Boys 

13 Years Sinead Lumsden Khy Blizzard 

14 Years Jacqueline Smart Tristan Blizzard 

15 Years Courtney Smyth/Erin Danks Aaron Bentall 

16 Years Hannah Coward Tyler Oates 

17 Years Daniel Haysom 

18-20 Years Jordyn Dell 

Many of our swimmers and divers will now represent Ringwood at 

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First Aid 

Welcome back from holidays and welcome to the new families who 

have joined our school community. We hope that you have enjoyed 

the break and are fit and healthy to start the new school year. Now 

a bit of business: 

• If your child is sick and needs to come home they need to 

come to sick bay/ first aid and we will contact you. This is so we 

can account for each and every child and sometimes a rest is 

enough and your child can continue for the rest of the day but 

if your child is too unwell to stay we will contact you. 

• If your child has a headache or stomach pains and needs panadol 

we require a permission slip to be signed from you to allow 

us to give them this medication. If you have signed a form 

in the past it will still be current and attached to your child’s 

record’s in First Aid so we do not require another. However, if 

you think you have not signed one and would like to have one 

on record you will find one attached to the newsletter. Please 

fill in and return to the school. 

Immunisation. 

In accordance with Department of Health guideline, Maroondah 

City Council’s Immunisation team will be visiting the school to provide 

immunisations to students in years 7 and 10. 

Immunisation cards will be distributed VERY shortly to all year 7 

and 10 students in form assemblies. 

ALL cards must be returned to the college whether your child is being 

immunised or not, we MUST a card registering your preference. 

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. 

Absences 

Please contact the school as soon as possible if your child will be 

absent for any reason: 

• 

• 

• 

• 

Telephone: 9845 7519 - Direct line to attendance officer 

Email: ringwoodsc@edumail.vic.edu.au 

Send a note with your child 

In person at the General Office, 

Be sure to provide your child’s Full Name, Year/Form Group, the 

date/s and reason for the absence. 

For extended absences of three days or more, parents are requested 

to contact their child’s Year Level Coordinator to discuss what 

arrangements need to be made in regard to continuity of work and 

study. This is particularly important for VCE students who need to 

maintain a minimum attendance rate of 80% in all subjects to successfully 

complete years 11 & 12. 

We thank you for your continued support and assistance with this 

matter and please do not hesitate to call myself or other staff members 

should you wish to discuss any issues related to your child’s 

attendance. 

Welfare 

Kay Priestly 

Attendance Officer 

Finally we will still be experiencing some hot weather and it is important 

for the students to remember to be sunsmart. It is important 

to put sunscreen on and remember to wear hats when out in 

the sun especially at recess and lunchtime. 

Attendance 

Shirley McInnes and Nancy Davies 

Important Information on School Attendance 

Regular attendance at school is important for your child’s educational, 

social and emotional wellbeing. Students who regularly attend 

school find it easier to maintain relationships both with their 

fellow students and their teachers as well as keeping up to date on 

important happenings and events at school. 

Late Arrival 

This year we are aiming to reduce the disruption caused by students 

arriving late to school and ask for your support in encouraging your 

child to arrive on time or to bring a note when circumstances prevent 

this. Students who are regularly or exceptionally late to school 

without a note or valid reason may be required to attend a College 

Detention. 

Early Departure 

To maintain accurate records, which are particularly important in 

the case of emergency, it is vital that we are aware of students who 

leave school early. Please provide your child with a note requesting 

an early leavers pass, which they will need to bring to the school 

office to obtain their pass or if your child becomes unwell during 

the day they should report to the Sick Bay and the school nurse will 

arrange for a pass if necessary. 

Feeling a bit out of the loop? 

Looking for some support? 

Want to meet other young people 

or look at new possibilities? 

footholds is a program for young people aged 

17 to 25 providing a supportive environment, an 

opportunity to connect with others and explore 

options for the future. 

footholds is a youth and family team program at 

each social and community health. 

Term 1 

Contact 

program (Drumbeat) will be 

held on Wednesdays February 

16th to April 6th from 4:30pm 

to 6pm (venue TBC) 

Jacqui Cousins for referrals or 

more information on 

9871 2638 or 0400 118 275. 

Drumbeat: building resilience 

through rhythm 

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Employment Focus and 

the Australian Apprenticeships Access 

Program 

 

Pathway to 

Home & Community Care (HACC) 

Selected units from 

CHC30308 : Certificate III in Home and 

Community Care 

14 th February 2011 in Box Hill and Ringwood 

 

Supported, flexible training for 5 weeks 9.30am 

to 2.30pm 

Offering 5 accredited modules 

Job search training/Employer visits/Interviews 

Commence your traineeship 

 

Contact Louise at Employment Focus on 

 

(03) 9450 5700 

 

 

 

The Australian Apprenticeships Access Program is funded by the 

Australian Government. 

Employment Focus is the Registered Business Name of the Heidelberg 

Training & Resource Centre Inc. (Reg. No A0011660X) (TOID 3854) 

RSC 

RECRUITMENT 

NIGHT 

For Year 7’s 

MONDAY, 28 th FEBRUARY 

7.00 pm – RSC Hall 

‘Performance and Demonstration’ 

7.30 pm – 500 Block 

Try Outs, advice/discussion 

Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to 

learn an instrument and join the music 

program. 

See you there! 

RSC Recruitment Night flyer 2011 

An election is to be conducted for members of the School Council of 

Ringwood Secondary College 

Sharlene Agnew 

Student Welfare Coordinator 

Nomination forms may be obtained from the school and must be lodged by 4.00 pm on 

22 / 02 / 2011 (insert date and year). 

The ballot will close at 4.00 pm on 

08 / 03 / 2011 (insert date and year) 

Following the closing of nominations a list of the nominations received will be posted at the school. The terms of office, 

membership categories and number of positions in each membership category open for election are as follows: 

MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY TERM OF OFFICE NUMBER OF POSITIONS 

Parent member 

From the day after the date of the 

3 

declaration of the poll in 20 11 

to and inclusive of the date of the 


DEECD employee member 

From the day after the date of the 

2 


to and inclusive of the date of the 


If the number of nominations is less than the number of vacancies, a notice to that effect and calling for further 

nominations will be posted in a prominent position at the school. 

Michael Phillips 

Principal 

 

 

 

 

We require volunteers for our Homework Club (established 

2010), to assist students with understanding English words 

and helping them with their assignments! No prior 

experience necessary! 

When: 

Time: 

Place: 

Thursday (we may expand if we have enough 

volunteer interest) 

3:30pm-5pm during school terms 

Ringwood Secondary College, Bedford Rd 

Ringwood. 

Interested? Please contact Cathy Kinnear via email 

ckinnear@ringwoodsc.vic.edu.au or call on 9870 2002 (BH) 

Training Session for Volunteers 

We will hold a short training/information session for volunteers. 

Exact date/time to be confirmed. 

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Dear Parents, 

Ringwood Secondary College Visit to Thailand 

2011 

You are most likely aware of the previous most successful tours to Thailand, and it is 

now time to move quickly to prepare for this year’s visit to our sister school, Montfort 

College, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. 

This tour has been a most valuable learning experience for our students in the past and 

exposure to another culture is recognised as an important part of the general education 

process at this College. Elephant riding, white water rafting, shopping in the markets, 

visiting temples are amongst many activities on offer. 

The tour will take place in June leaving on Monday 27 th June and returning on 

Thursday 14 th July. Students will stay in a homestay provided by Montfort College 

and tour the North of Thailand. We will have a stopover in Singapore on the way home 

where we will have breakfast with the Orang-outangs in the famous Zoo and explore the 

city sights. 

Tour costs are not finalised (depends on numbers) but it is anticipated that approximately 

$2,250 will be required to cover the cost of airfares, transfers, taxes, insurance and hotel 

(Singapore). 

There will be a meeting on Tuesday 22 nd February in room 209 at 7.00pm. A deposit 

will be needed to secure your place for this exciting trip, this will be required by the 

25 th February. 

If you are interested in coming to the meeting can you please complete the attached form 

and return to Mrs L Cody (International Office next door to Middle School Coordinators) 

or to the General Office, as soon as possible, but no later than Monday 21 st February. 

Look forward to seeing you there! 

Mrs Lynda Cody 

International Coordinator 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Return to: Ringwood Secondary College – Mrs L Cody 

I am interested in the trip in the trip to Thailand in June/July, 2011 

Student’s Name : 

Form: 

Parent Signature: 

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Congratulations to the Class of 2010 

Outstanding Year 12 Results 

Dux 

Julie Ta 99.15 

Students who achieved 95+ 

Andrew Amos 96.65, Kyle Kohinga 96.05, Jack Lu 95.95, Julia Matthews 95.00, 

Hannah Monson 95.70, Cheng Xi 98.75 

Students who achieved 90+ 

Kristen Byrne 93.05, Amber Craig 90.85, Jennifer Guy 92.45,Katelyn Hodgson 93.35, 

Belinda Hutchings 93.45, Phillip Kolar 92.80, Mikaela Kos 90.65, Mairead O’Brien 93.20, 

Connor Palmer 94.10, Jacob Palmer 94.15, Timothy Simpson-Williams 94.45, Meliza 

Thomas 92.70, Bronte Wright 94.5 

98% students satisfied their VCE/VCAL 

11% achieved ATAR scores above 90 





Median ATAR score: 71.10 

9% of students with study scores above 40 

Perfect Study Scores of 50 

Julie Ta (Business Management), Julie Ta (Design and Technology-Textiles), Kyle Kohinga (English Literature) 

Scholarship-Belinda Hutchings (Dean Scholarship in Education-Swinburne University) 

Congratulations to the following students folios being selected for VCAA Top Designs -Ryan Blandon 

(Visual Communication and Design), Estelle Mansfield (Media), Alycia Rowe (Media) 

and Top Screen Molly George (Media) 

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Destinations and Offers 

90% of students gained tertiary placements 

62% of students gained University places 

26% of students gained TAFE places 

12% of students undertaking Apprenticeships or Preapprenticeships or Traineeships or 

Working/Travelling 

Vic Uni 

Uni of Melb 

Swinburne 

RMIT 

Monash Uni 

La Trobe Uni 

Deakin Uni 

Box Hill Institute 

Aust Cath Uni 

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 

Categories of tertiary study 

Agriculture, Animal Studies and Natural Resources: 6 

Architecture, Building and Planning: 5 

Creative Arts: 33 

Education: 15 

Engineering and related technologies: 5 

Food, Hospitality and Personal Services: 1 

Health: 27 

Information Technology: 5 

Management and Commerce: 24 

Natural and Physical Sciences: 14 

Society and Culture: 51 


‘the college that performs’ 

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In 2011 the MEC is continuing to work collaboratively 

to improve the educational outcomes for all coalition 

students. The following schools form the Maroondah 

Education Coalition (MEC): Croydon SC, Croydon 

Community School, Heathmont College, Maroondah 

SC, Norwood SC, Parkwood SC and Ringwood SC. 

 

Term 1 Activities 

MEC Curriculum Day – February 2 

 

 

Approximately 

450 delegates participated in the MEC 

Curriculum Day at the Karralyka Centre for keynote 

presentations, 

followed by afternoon workshops at our 

coalition schools. 

 

David Eddy, a noted educational leader and currently 

Governance Facilitator of the new Ormiston Senior 

College 

 

(Auckland), and Jim Davies, president of the 

South Australian Secondary Principals Association 

and 

 

the former principal of the Australian Science and 

Mathematics School, were our keynote speakers. 

 

Key ideas from David Eddy: 

 

Lasting change involves mobilizing people to tackle tough 

problems and innovate. Innovation requires both learning 

and unlearning to be effective. 

Relational trust allows and sustains improvement – with 

interactions more important than actions. 

Tough school cultures with high expectations get results. 

Building connections between research and practice is a 

powerful lever for improving student outcomes. 

 

Increasing public confidence and reducing inequities is the 

critical work. 

 

Setting clear and agreed improvement goals based on 

evidence is essential for success. 

Maroondah Education Coalition 

 

MEC Day Teacher Workshops: 

Twenty-three different workshops were offered to 

curriculum day participants, the majority of which were 

presented by coalition teachers. On behalf of the MEC 

Curriculum Leaders Team I would like to acknowledge 

and thank all presenters for their generosity and 

leadership. 

Session 4 presenters: 

Croydon Community School: Norwood SC 

Gina Carroll 

Rosemary Homersham 

Joanne Roughan 

Croydon SC 

Louise Rynia 

Cameron Bell 

Brett Groves 

Ringwood SC 

Andrew McNeil 

Karin Blain 

Nick Mammoliti 

Jackie Quenette 

Jim Ringin (Numeracy Coach) Elise Gill 

Zoe Hattam 

Maroondah SC 

Andrew Hansen 

Mark Dewar 

Graham Harris 

Michael Douglas 

Kimberley Hall 

Chris Hunter 

Simone Hobbs 

Cheryl Lawson 

Amanda Milkeraitis 

David Lees 

Clare Rafferty 

Barry Williams 

Eleni Stathatos 

Parkwood SC 

Sally Morgan 

DEECD – Learning Division 

Gary Shaw 

Foundation House 

Sharrin Murphy 

EMR 

Madeleine Parker 

Kaye Hoorn 

(EMR Options) 

Trudy Brentnall 

(Maroondah Network 

Ultranet Coach) 

2010 No Regrets–Student Led Social Action Project 

Major Project Event - ‘Halloween Uprising’ 

Awarded ‘Best Community Event’ by Maroondah City 

Council at the Australia Day Celebrations, Ringwood. 

The ‘Halloween Uprising’ event was the culmination of a 10 - 

month project, with students working with their peers, as well as 

linking to the broader community, to facilitate the project key 

messages via a music event for young people in the local area. 

Key ideas from Jim Davies: 

Personalising learning enables students to become 

increasingly 

 

internally driven learners. 

The teacher’s role becomes less directive and the studentteacher 

relationship is focused around the personal learning 

needs of the student. 

Feedback about learning, through a range of assessment 

practices is essential, providing rich data and information to 

students about the quality and extent of their learning. 

Assessment practices can become increasingly personalised 

leading to a position where assessment is primarily focused 

on improving learning, rather than an examination of what 

has been learned. 

Lyn McGoldrick – MEC Lead Learner 

 

 

 

 

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Community Announcements 

The Department of Education and Ringwood Secondary College do not endorse the 

products or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the 

Department of Education and Ringwood Secondary College for the accuracy of information 

contained in advertisements or claims made by them. 

NORWOOD 

Junior Football Club 

Come and Play 

Football in 2011 

Come Play 

Table Tennis 

Starts Friday 4 th February 

Every Friday night during school terms, we 

conduct 2 sessions of Junior Pennant. 

Beginners are placed into the earlier session. All players will 

be able to play 2 singles matches and a doubles match. 

Session 1: 6.00pm-7.45pm Session 2: 8.00pm-9.45pm 

Players will be placed into a team of two players, based on playing ability, at the start of a 

season, where you will get to play against other similar standard players over a season. This is 

available for anyone under 21 years of age. 

(Please contact us even if you have missed the start date) 

For any further information, please contact: 

Greg Bristowe on 0411 237 351 

Season Starts 

April 3, 2011 

U8 to U16 

All welcome 

KILSYTH INTERNATIONAL TABLE TENNIS STADIUM 

Kilsyth Sports Centre 

Liverpool Road, Kilsyth, 3137 

[Melways Ref. Map 51-H7] 

Email: croydon.pennants@gmail.com 

Website: www.insports.com.au/ttv/cdtta 

Contact Andrew Panayi 

Director - Football Operations 

0400 686 867 

Or visit our web site 

http://football.norwood.org.au 

 

 

When: 

Cost: 

 

 

 

4:30pm to 6:30pm (Under 8’s, 9’s and 10’s) 

7:00pm to 8:30pm (Under 11’s, 12’s, 13’s, 14’s, 15’s & 

16’s) 

$130 for 1 st child registered 

$90 for 2 nd and subsequent children from same family 

registered 

(payment via EFTPOS or Credit Card will be available) 

What’s 

Required: Completed registration forms (please download from our 

website) including Permission, Medical, Player and 

Parent Codes of Conduct, together with a copy of your 

child’s birth certificate (if registering for the 1 st time) and/or 

a transfer form if transferring from another club. 

COME & PLAY NETBALL 

Boronia Uniting Netball Club 

Is looking for NEW PLAYERS 

2011 Winter Season 

COMMENCING 

SATURDAY 18th March 2011 

• Ages 8 upwards 

• Beginners and all standards welcome 

• Training Tuesdays at Chandler Park Netball Courts 

(Behind K-Mart Boronia) 

• Play Saturday mornings 

Knox Regional Netball Centre (FTG) 

• No games on School Holidays or Long Weekends 

FREE GIFT 

FOR ALL NEW PLAYERS ON 

REGISTRATION 7 th , 15 th and 22 nd of February 

Please Contact: 

ALLISON KENINS 

Mob: 0405 818 951 

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• For those families who paid their child/children’s registration 

fees by 25 December 2010, please bring a copy of your direct 

debit receipt, together with your child’s completed registration 

forms on 9 February and hand them the appropriate Team 

Manager/Coach 

• Mouthguards will be available to order on the night at a cost of 

$90 (you can claim them through your Private Health Insurance 

Fund) and Club merchandise will also be available for purchase 

Please contact Stephanie Paterson, if you have any queries 

regarding registration on 0411-237-452. 

Mooroolbark Junior Soccer Club Registration Day 

Date: Sunday February 13 

Time: 10am to 3pm 

Venue: Esther Park, Esther Crescent, Mooroolbark 

All age groups welcome from 5 year olds to Under 18s 

 

 

 

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