Friday, 5 August Issue 11/21 THE RECTOR - St Aloysius

Friday, 5 August Education of youth is the renewal of the world. – Juan de Bonifacio SJ (1538‐1606), Jesuit educator Issue 11/21
THE RECTOR
Every five years the Board of Studies conducts a Renewal of
Registration and Accreditation of Non-government Schools (RANGS)
in New South Wales. The Board of Studies is responsible for providing
advice to the Minister for Education and Training about the registration
of non-government schools and for making decisions about the
accreditation of non-government schools to present candidates for the
School Certificate and Higher School Certificate. Our renewal takes
place next week on 10 & 11 August. We thank Neville Williams,
Director of Curriculum; Suzanne Leahy, Director of Curriculum (Years
3-8); Martin Lobo, Head of Junior School; Heads of Departments, and
so many others for preparing materials for this review.
To coincide with the Board of Studies’ Renewal of Registration and
Accreditation, the Jesuit Schools’ Commission is conducting our
Ethos and Identity Review. Fr Paul Mullins SJ (former SAC staff
member and Rector of Saint Ignatius’ College, Adelaide) and Mr Peter
Coffey (Deputy Headmaster of Saint Ignatius’ College, Adelaide) will
visit the College on 9 & 10 August. The Jesuit Schools’ Commission
invites us to reflect on our College through four lenses.
Lens One – Mission: How is St Aloysius’ College both Catholic and
Jesuit?
Lens Two – Formation: How does St Aloysius’ College form the various
members of our community in the Ignatian tradition?
Lens Three – Work: How do the school’s curricular and co-curricular
programmes reflect our guiding Jesuit documents and Catholic
teaching to transform the hearts and minds of our community to be
men and women with and for others?
Lens Four – Jesuit Province: How do we at St Aloysius’ College support
current Province priorities and requests from the Provincial?
The Jesuit Schools’ Commission
has care of the four Jesuit owned
schools: Xavier College in
Melbourne, St Aloysius’ College at
Milsons Point, Saint Ignatius’
College at Riverview, Saint
Ignatius’ College in Adelaide, as
well as our five partnered schools:
John XXIII College in Perth, Loyola College at Watsonia, Loyola
Senior High School at Mount Druitt, Saint Ignatius’ College in
Geelong, and Xavier Catholic College in Hervey Bay. The members
of the Jesuit Schools’ Commission are Fr Chris Gleeson SJ (Provincial
Delegate for Education), Bishop Greg O’Kelly SJ (Bishop of Port
Pirie), Fr Brendan Kelly SJ (Australian Province Novice Director),
Fr Paul Mullins SJ (Parish Priest St Ignatius’ Norwood), Sr Elizabeth
Dodds RSC (Former Congregational Leader, School Principal),
Professor Marie Emmitt (Dean of Education, Australian Catholic
University), Mr Neville Harpham (Former Chair of Council,
Saint Ignatius’ Riverview), Ms Julie Edwards (CEO, Jesuit Social
Services), Ms Jennie Hickey (Provincial Assistance for special
projects) and Mr Peter Hawkins (Executive Officer).
As a Jesuit school, we are part of a long tradition. In 1552 Ignatius
wrote to the Portuguese Jesuits about our vision for establishing
colleges: Our present students will in time assume various roles, some in the
religious life, some in the government of the land and in the administration of
justice, others in all sorts of responsible occupations, for the children of today
become the adults of tomorrow, so their good formation in life and learning will
benefit many others, with the good results of that spreading more widely every day,
to the greater glory and service of God our Lord. From our earliest years, we
valued education as a venture of future hope. Pedro de Ribadeneira SJ
wrote to Phillip II of Spain in 1556: The well-being of Christianity and of
the whole world depends on the proper education of youth. Juan de Bonifacio SJ
in the latter half of the 16th century said: The education of youth is the
renewal of the world.
Some years ago, US Jesuit Arthur McGovern proposed several
characteristics of Jesuit education: a pervading philosophy, a personal
concern for the whole life of each student, a striving for the magis, an
emphasis on critical thinking and effective communication, the
development of a broad liberal education, and a commitment to a
‘faith that does justice’.
Today, all Jesuit schools are committed to a “way of proceeding”. For
example, in Britain this is based on: Finding God in all things: we
recognise that every aspect of our work can affirm the goodness and
presence of God; Caring for the individual: we focus on the all-round
formation of each person; Showing love in deeds: we generously serve
others, particularly where human dignity is threatened; Building a
Christian community: we foster a faith commitment to Christ and prepare
students for a deeper participation in Church life; Engaging with the wider
world: we support students to be sensitive to the strengths and
weaknesses in contemporary society and to witness to Christ’s presence
in that society; Encouraging excellence: we are distinguished for our
academic, religious and pastoral provision, through which we
encourage the fullest possible development of talents; and Co-operating
in the mission of the Jesuits: we work with other Jesuit ministries in the light
of the apostolic aims of the Society of Jesus.
We have some guidelines for the type of person that we hope may
emerge from our school. Our previous Superior General, Peter Hans
Kolvenbach said: It is hoped our graduates will be well-rounded, intellectually
competent, open to growth, religious, loving, committed to doing justice in generous
service to the people of God … people who are competent and compassionate, whose
conscience is sensitive to the demands of the Gospel … people of peace and justice,
committed to be agents of change in the world, who recognise how widespread
injustice is, and how pervasive are the forces of oppression, selfishness and
consumerism.
Our Ethos and Identity Review provides encouragement to reflect on
these aspirational values. It is an occasion to consider what we are
doing and what we need to do better. In seeking this, may we
remember what Aloysius Kranewitter, the first Jesuit in Australia, said
in 1851: all will be accomplished with patience, courage and hope.
Peter Hosking SJ

THE PRINCIPAL
On 6 August, the world marks the anniversary of the dropping of the
atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, a second bomb was
dropped on Nagasaki. More than two hundred thousand deaths
would result from those two bombs. Tragically, neither of the two
attacks rate as the most horrendous events of the war in terms of
civilian casualties – the siege of Leningrad, the capture of Nanking,
not to mention the Holocaust itself, immediately come to mind. Yet
in our imagination, the dropping of the A-bombs marked a new stage
in warfare. We are confronted with the juxtaposition of the amazing
extent to which we human beings are able to achieve technologically
with our corresponding capability to inflict horror on our fellow
human beings. This remains an enduring challenge for humankind.
Peace Park memorial at Hiroshima
Albert Einstein wrote in 1946 of his fear about the way science and
reason could be used to increase our capacity to destroy: “the unleashed
power of the atom has changed everything except our modes of thinking and we
thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe”. It is good to pause this week to
remember all those who suffer in war, to recommit ourselves to be
peace-makers and to work for a more just world in which violence is
overcome. The dropping of the A-bomb is also a reminder that the
progress in knowledge is not a panacea for the human condition and
that the moral and spiritual dimension of the human needs constant
nourishment.
Coincidently, 6 August also marks the feast of the Transfiguration,
where Jesus allowed His disciples a glimpse of himself as their
transfigured Lord, as one whose humanity is united intimately and
fully to His divinity. The most fundamental question in Christian
faith is ‘who is this person?’. Ultimately most Christian theology,
spirituality and worship comes back to the response that we give to
this question. More personally, our faith responses to the question
determines the claim that Jesus has on us and the nature of the
relationship we are invited to have with Him.
In this ancient feast, we also celebrate something of the transfiguring
power of God, a God at work in our human story, both respecting
our integrity and freedom as human beings, while bringing new
possibilities to us, even to overcoming death itself. This ‘good news’
stands in stark contrast to the temptation to despair, which events
such as Hiroshima can place before us. We are caught up in the
mystery of God. Though not an orthodox believer in God, Albert
Einstein himself, wrote of the sense of mystery in life:
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source
of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no
longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes
are closed. This insight into the mystery of life, coupled though it be with fear,
has given rise to religion. To know that what is impenetrable to us really
exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty
which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms –
this knowledge, this feeling, is the centre of all religiousness. In this sense, and
in this sense only, I belong in the ranks of a devoutly religious man”.
Our great religious feasts are not
only ritual and memorials of past
events, but have an on-going role
in revealing something of the
fundamentals of the human story
and of God’s relationship to that
story. One of those fundamentals is
Christian hope. We are believers in
redeeming love, namely, that no
person and no situation are beyond
the power of God’s love. We are
realists in acknowledging the
propensity within the human to
inflict pain and sorrow, and thus the
reality of evil, but we also assert that humankind is in the image and
likeness of God, and that our capacity to love and to be loved
underpins human existence.
We welcome to the College two staff (Mr Masahiko Hamasaki and
Mr Takaharu Iwasaki.) and fourteen students from Kaisei High
School in Nagasaki, Japan. The school has had a real cosmopolitan
feel over these last weeks with groups of exchange students from
Poland, Italy and Japan with us, as well as individual exchange
students from France and Italy. As always we have relied on the
generosity of many families to host these visitors.
A highlight of the school social calendar is the Year 9 Ballroom
Dancing with Loreto. The boys, and girls, were in high spirits and
some considerable talent was shown. At the end of the night, the top
four pairs were chosen by popular acclamation: Nick Lonergan,
John-Paul Field, Charlie Hill and Tom Wells, and their partners.
Congratulations to our Year 10 Drama students who competed at the
State Shakespeare Festival. In the solo section, Felix Lush came
second, as also did our Mash Up group of Hugh Logan, Tom
Lawson, James Mullan and Ryan Greves.
Congratulations to our Year 10 CSDA Debaters who were runnersup
to Santa Sabina in the grand final of that competition.
In the School Sport Australia Swimming championships in
Melbourne, the Junior School’s Lucas Anderson (Year 6) had the
honour of being the Junior Boys’ captain in the NSW team. Lucas
took silver in the 100m backstroke and bronze in the 200m individual
medley and 50m Backstroke. Matthew Jepson (Year 11) was also
competing at the championships and won gold in the 200m Freestyle
and the 400m freestyle.
In Saturday sport, our First XV recorded an excellent win (28-8) over
Cranbrook, while the First XI went down (1-2) in a very tight
contest. The Firsts Tennis side had a clean sweep to stay well in the
hunt for the CAS title as did our Firsts’ Debaters. The Firsts
Volleyballers went down to Grammar. Many of the younger teams
also had excellent results. The 7Ds had a great 2-1 win in front of
their enthusiastic supporters, while the supporters were perhaps even
more enthusiastic as the 13As overturned the first round with a
magnificent victory. The comeback story, worthy of the Rabbitohs,
was the 10As – down 0-3 at half time, a different team emerged in
the second half to draw level at 3-3. In Cross country, William
Austin-Cray (Year 12) was fifth in the CAS in the Seniors, and the
U16s’ team was second.
Congratulations to our Junior Secondary Chess team which has
reached the Metropolitan North Regional finals of NSW Secondary
Schools competition. Our Intermediate and Senior teams were both
runners-up in their qualifying groups.
Finally, please keep in your thoughts and prayers our Year 12
students who commence their HSC Trial Examinations on Monday.
Our Drama and Music students have already completed their HSC
Trial Performances.
Chris Middleton SJ
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For those who have died:
Oremus
let us pray
Mrs Josie Edmonds (past parent), widow of Peter Edmonds
(SAC 1943) and mother of Tony Edmonds (SAC 1969)
Ask and you shall receive … knock and the door will
be opened unto you.” (Matt 7:7)
If you would like someone to be prayed for by the College community
(even anonymously), please pass the details to the Rector
THE HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL
Results of some of this year’s ICAS competitions have come through,
while some tests are yet to be completed. In the Computer Skills
Competition, open only to the Year 6 students, 19 of our boys
achieved Distinctions. In the Science Competition, in which all Junior
School boys took part, our results are quite outstanding with nine
boys achieving a High Distinction and another 64 boys, a certificate
of Distinction. Congratulations to them all, but “well done” in
particular to the following nine High Distinction achievers in
Computer Skills:
Ethan Gyoery Fergus Abbott Patrick Chambers
Andrew Gorga Finnegan Waugh Mark Eckert
Ricky Zhang Peter Munns Jason Djafar
In the Sydney Archdiocesan Year 6 Religious Education Test, we
were delighted with our results to learn that, of the 116 boys who sat
the test, 50 achieved a Credit, 40 Distinctions and another eight High
Distinctions. Well done to the following High Distinction achievers:
Charlie Blomfield Mitchell Antico Michael Cooke
Kieran Craven Joseph Dusevic Domenic Ferragina
Alexander Murphy Lewis Wallace
We especially congratulate Charlie Bloomfield on his perfect score
of 50 out of 50. That’s equivalent to a Gold Medal in any other
competition!
On the sporting front, the College congratulates Lucas Anderson,
the Junior School Swim Team Captain, who has been honoured with
the Captaincy of the NSW PSSA Swim team for 2011. Lucas is a fine
sportsman and a great ambassador for this school. Good on you,
Lucas.
Readathon 2011 is in full swing and in its second week. May I ask
parents where possible to check their sons’ Blue Reading Cards to
discuss and share ideas, stories and spend quality time together? The
Readathon has a double purpose, ie to promote a love of reading,
especially amongst the reluctant reader group and to indirectly
support the great work of the Jesuit Mission by signing up sponsors
who will support our boys by donating generously.
Can I once again draw your attention to a number of school events
to which you are invited? Firstly, we look forward to seeing many
parents at the Athletics Carnival on 5 August, from 8.45am-2.30pm.
14 August is a family day for Year 5 families when they come
together for Mass in the Boys’ Chapel, followed by morning tea.
15 August is “grandparents’ and special peoples’ day”. The day will
begin with a 9.00am Mass followed by morning tea, a mini concert in
the Junior School and class visits/activities up to 12.00noon. The
other reminder is that on 11 August, there is a Performing Arts
Concert at the Town Hall involving around 70 of musicians who will
join performing children from five other Independent Schools. If you
haven’t secured your tickets, please ring Debby Edwards at Junior
School Reception.
Our congratulations go to the following boys, who are celebrating
their birthdays this week:
1 August Anthony Sleiman
2 August Tobi Thomes
3 August Luca Marchione, Matthew
Rannard & Nicky White
6 August Harry Livingstone & Patrick
Wachnik
7 August Thomas Latimer
Martin Lobo
WHAT’S COMING UP
7 August 2010 Year 12 BBQ
POPS Mass
8-22 August Trial HSC Examinations
9 August World Youth Day Pilgrimage commences
9&10 August Jesuit Schools’ Commission Review
10 August Senior School Winter Sport Photos (except Opens)
10&11 August Board of Studies Registration Inspection
11 August Junior School Photos
Years 7 Chickenpox & Year 10 DTP Vaccinations
13 August Cadet Recruit Uniform Issue Day
Year 7 Parent Function
14 August Year 5 Family Mass & Morning Tea
THE DEPUTY HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL
Year 6 RE Test: The Year 6 Religious Education Test was
conducted in Term 2 in schools in the Archdiocese of Sydney and in
the dioceses of Armidale, Lismore and Wilcannia-Forbes. In total,
5173 students sat for the test. The test was processed for marking by
Educational Assessment Australia (EAA). Out of 119 boys who sat
the test, eight scored a High Distinction and 41 secured a Distinction,
52 a Credit and the rest a Participation. Your son will bring home the
RE Test and an analysis of the results. Please take the time to discuss
these results with him. Congratulations to Mitchell Antico, Charlie
Blomfield, Michael Cooke, Kieran Craven, Joseph Dusevic, Domenic
Ferragina, Alexander Murphy and Lewis Wallace on achieving a High
Distinction.
Seasons Program: This term we will be offering ‘Seasons’ – a
program designed to assist the boys and their families in coping with
the grief experienced through death or family breakdown. Seasons is
a key component of our approach to Pastoral Care and Student
Welfare. It is a process that aims to give the boys: the opportunity to
express and acknowledge the grief experience and a place to tell their
story, be heard and supported in an environment that nurtures selfesteem,
affirmation, trust, confidentiality, acceptance, peace and hope
the freedom to express and acknowledge the range of grief and loss
reactions that they may experience.
The program runs over eight sessions of approximately 45 minutes
each. Trained Seasons Companions from within the school
community run the sessions. Seasons’ groups may have various
structures, but generally have a ratio of five to six boys to one
companion. Group sessions with those enrolled will commence this
week. If you would like to discuss the matter further, please don’t
hesitate to contact me or Mrs Sara Johnson.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: On behalf of the Aloysian
community, we would like to congratulate and pray for the following
boys in Year 3 who recently received the Sacrament of
Reconciliation:
Year 3.1
Dominic Adams Aaron Anquetil Marcus Aprile
Thomas Bruce Henry Cox William Doughty
Tom Forsyth Thomas Latimer Joshua Manconi
Liam McSweeney Patrick Murray Finn O’Loan
Luke Rupolo Rhys Smith Tobi Thomes
Lachlan Welch
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Year 3.2
Jonas Abeleda Sebastian Adams Luca Antico
Francis Bolster Ted Conlon Andre de Mestre
William Fletcher Finn Griffin Finn Harrison
James Larkey Peter Lim Patrick O’Kane
Harry Rudd Tom Smelt Marcus Spano
Jonathan Vo Jaden Walsh Hugo Wicks
Australian Prayer for World Youth Day
God of hope and grace, send your Holy Spirit upon us as our
helper and guide.
As we prepare for World Youth Day in Madrid, help us to build
upon the many graces and experiences that were the fruit of World
Youth Day in Sydney.
Send forth the power of the Spirit upon us so that we may continue to be your
witnesses in service and love to other youth in Australia.
May we journey together in the great south land of the Holy Spirit and share in
this pilgrimage of faith to the ends of the earth.
Pour your grace into our lives so that we may be apostles of reconciliation and
builders for the new creation.
Nourish and unite us through the Eucharist, so that firm in the faith we may be
planted and built up in Jesus Christ.
We ask this through the intercession of Our Lady of the Southern Cross and in
the healing name of our Lord Jesus, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit one God forever and ever. Amen.
WYD Pilgrimage to Madrid: The tradition of celebrating WYD
began in Rome, in 1986 and since then WYD has continued to be
celebrated internationally every three years. It was only like yesterday
that World Youth Day in Sydney 2008 came and left an unforgettable
mark on all who attended it. It was a conversion story – not simply
for pilgrims, but for all who witnessed it and all who were involved in
it. World Youth Day 2011 will take place in Madrid where we will
join over two million young people from across the globe who will
come together, united as one, to celebrate faith with each other and
with Pope Benedict XVI. For six days at hundreds of venues spread
across the city of Madrid we will participate in sessions of catechesis,
prayer, liturgy and Masses – and of course the youth festival, which
will bring the faith alive through art, music, dance and dramatic
performances from around the world.
Fr Peter Hosking, Mijo Ticinovic,
twenty-eight boys from St Aloysius’
and myself, are about to embark on an
unforgettable pilgrimage in the
footsteps of St Ignatius of Loyola,
with other Catholic schools. The three
week journey will take the boys on the
adventure of a lifetime, where we will
explore the wonders and beauty of
Manresa, Montserrat, Barcelona and Madrid. Last Friday night, the
boys from St Aloysius’ and the girls from Loreto Kirribilli and Marist
Woolwich gathered at the final formation session in preparation for
their pilgrimage to WYD in Madrid. It was a chance to ask last
minute questions, to attempt speaking in Spanish and to be reminded
about the importance of security in Spain … but most importantly it
was a time to reflect on the meaning of pilgrimage, a journey that
began last year for our boys but kicks fully into gear next Tuesday
when we depart. The boys will be contributing their reflections to the
daily blog on our Manresa intranet site whilst we are on pilgrimage.
Joe El-Khoury
CURRICULUM NEWS
JUNIOR SCHOOL LIBRARY NEWS
A big thank you to all parents who have ‘activated’ their readathon
with their sons. The Jesuit Mission Readathon is a very important
part of our ‘men for others’ mandate in Term 3. The theme for this
year, as you know, is ‘One World, Many Stories’ and to this end we
are encouraging the boys to embrace stories from, and information
on other countries, their peoples and communities.
Year 6 has a mini-project based on their chosen country. Their task is
to present a small amount of basic information in a visually appealing
manner. The due date is 15 August; however, the project can be
handed up any time prior to that date. At the same time I am
introducing the classes to the various books that have been short
listed on this year’s Book Council Awards (CBCA). I hope all families
have received their memento, a guide to best books for children,
included with their readathon card.
Caroline Byrne
Teacher Librarian
PASTORAL NEWS
THE DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL SERVICES
Heavenly Father,
give us the strength and courage
to be your good and faithful servants,
to use your gifts well and not to bury them
So that we may be a part in your joy.
Matthew 25:14-30
I was invited during the week to visit one of the Year 9 Visual Art
classes and to admire some of my Science students’ pottery work. I
was very impressed with their creations. While I was there I was
asked by one of the Year 12 students to view his major work. This
was a culmination of a lot of hard work and effort that had gone into
this major work and it was obvious that he was very proud of the
finished product – and rightly so. The strong colours and the political
message being conveyed made a bold statement!
Each year I am always amazed at the quality of the artwork which
highlights the broad range of gifts of talent our students are showered
with from God. Some of the boys’ masterpieces will be on show at the
Art Exhibition on 19 August. If the attention-grabbing invitation, and
what I have seen so far, is a taste of what is to come then I am sure it
will be an outstanding success and I highly recommend you take the
time to see such an appealing broad range of art.
Chris Gould
THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY
THE PARENTS’ & FRIENDS’ ASSOCIATION
Our next P&F Forum will be held at 7.30pm on 7 September in
the Bellarmino Theatre. The keynote speaker will be Sue Martin. Sue
has worked for many years as an environmental educator. She is the
environmental education officer at Riverview. She helped Catholic
Earthcare develop “On Holy Ground” and edits the Catholic
Sustainable Schools Newsletter. Put it in your diary now, it will be
very interesting.
The Junior School Grandparents’ & Special Persons’ Day is coming
up on 15 August, a day enjoyed by both the boys and, of course, their
grandparents or special friend. We will be asking the year coordinators
of the Junior School to help with that morning. We will
contact you later, but keep the morning free in your diary.
All parents and friends are invited to join the First Friday Mass in
The Juana Mateo Room (Level 4) on 5 August at 8.45am, followed by
coffee and colloquium (a conversation, some sharing). Look forward
to seeing you. Edwin.
We would like to wish our Year 12 boys all the best with their trial
examinations next week. Please keep them in your prayers.
Michael Morgan
President
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UPCOMING EVENTS
5 August First Friday Mass: 8.45am [The Juana Mateo
Room]
DIARY DATES
13 August Year 7 Function [The Juana Mateo Room]
14 August Year 5 Mass & Morning Tea [The Boys’ Chapel &
The Canisius Room]
15 August Grandparents’ Day [Junior School]
19 August Senior School Art Exhibition [The Canisius
Room]
21 August Year 11 Mass & Morning Tea [The Boys’ Chapel
& The Canisius Room]
26 August Father & Son Mass [The Boys’ Chapel]
1 September Father & Son breakfast (Junior) [Junior School]
3 September Year 6 Function [College Oval]
7 September P&F Forum [The Juana Mateo Room]
11 September Years 3&4 Mass & Morning Tea [The Boys’
Chapel & The Canisius Room]
22 September Year 12 Valete Morning Tea [Wyalla]
23 September Valete Mass and Dinner [The Boys’ Chapel & the
Great Hall]
CONTACT DETAILS
Chairman
President
Vice-President/President Elect
Vice-President/Pastoral Care
Secretary
Assistant Secretaries
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurers
Prayer Group Co-ordinator
Phillip Cornwell
Michael Morgan
Bryan Jenkins
Anita Lee
Christine Moult
Ann & Alex Paton
Justin Van Deventer
Cate & Greg Russell
Edwin Lapitan
THE SENIOR SCHOOL CANTEEN
0414 223 765
0419 679 591
0414 355 255
0413 946 581
0413 007 486
0412 250 551
0402 842 136
0405 100 463
0410 463 517
The following parents have kindly offered their services in the Senior
School Canteen for the week commencing 8 August:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Nadia Lorenzutta
Canteen Manager
THE UNIFORM SHOP
The Uniform Shop operates Tuesday and Friday from 8:00am to
3:00pm during school term.
Delivery to Junior School Only: Orders can be made via email,
phone (9.00-11.30am) or by leaving a message on our answering
machine. Items will be delivered to Junior School Reception before
lunch. Please inform you son to collect your purchase from Reception.
Bob Stewart Credit Accounts: I urge that, if you have not yet
opened a Credit Account with Bob Stewart, kindly please do so; as it
helps to process transactions much faster and gets the boys back to
their classes. For more information, please go on to the College
website, under Uniform Shop, to download the form. If you do not
wish to open a Credit Account, please obtain a form of payment for
your son to make a purchase.
* If you would like to send your son to the shop for a uniform purchase, we are
happy to fit him for your convenience. We accept cash, cheques (payable to “Bob
Stewart Pty Ltd”), credit cards, EFTPOS or Bob Stewart Credit Account.*
Irene Lau
Supervisor (staloysius@bobstewart.com.au /9955 4193)
CO-CURRICULAR NEWS
THE DIRECTOR OF CO-CURRICULA
In debating news, the 1sts won their second CAS debate last Friday
evening against the Cranbrook School. Other winners on the night
included the 3rds, 10As, 9Bs, 8As, 8Bs and 7Bs.Unfortunately, our
Year 10 CSDA team lost their grand final to a strong Santa Sabina
team. However, the team did really well to make the grand final in the
first place.
Overall results in rugby were much improved from the first round
against Cranbrook. The College won ten of the sixteen matches
played. It was terrific to see all Opens’ teams win on the same day.
The 1sts played impressively to win 28-8, five tries to one, which was
a fair indicator of the difference between the two teams. Mitchell
Wood and Mitchell Baumgart both posted two tries each. The 1sts
never really let Cranbrook into the game and were deserving winners.
Every boy in the team played well. The 2nds began very positively in
their game and, at one stage, had raced out to a 20-0 lead early in the
second half. Cranbrook responded, but the 2nds finished strongly to
win 25-14. Cranbrook 2nds had beaten Knox 2nds the previous
week!! The 3rds came from behind to snatch a 12-10 win. The 4ths
(10-0) and 5ths (24-10) also ran out winners.
The 16As went down narrowly in a very entertaining game that either
team could have won. It was a noticeable improvement on the first
round effort against Cranbrook. The 16Bs were too strong in their
match, winning 44-0.The 15As went down 0-17 to a very strong
Cranbrook outfit. The 15Bs and Cs both lost but, again, the margins
were much closer this round against Cranbrook. The 14As started
very well in their fixture, leading 12-0, but Cranbrook hit back
strongly to win 20-12. The 14Bs (15-7) and Cs (41-5) both won their
games. The 13As had a 41 point turn-around from their first round
game against Cranbrook. The team won this time 22-14. Well done
to the Bs on their 26-12 victory. The Cs lost 19-41.
In football, the College won seven and drew six of the twenty-one
games played. The 1sts commenced well in their match against
Cranbrook, scoring the opening goal, courtesy of good play from
John O’Toole, who was also one of the best players on the field.
However, the Cranbrook 1sts responded strongly to win a closely
contested game, 2-1. Without taking anything away from the
Cranbrook victory, many of our boys were backing up from CAS
representative games played earlier in the week along with having
played the Barker deferred game on the Wednesday. In that match,
Barker won a very keenly fought game, 1-0. The 2nds secured a 1-1
draw. Well done to the 4ths on their win.
The 10s’ age group was our most successful, with two wins and two
draws. The 10As came back very well from 0-3 down to force a 3-3
draw in their fixture. The 10Cs recorded an impressive 5-0 win whilst
the Ds were successful 3-1. The 9As avenged their first round loss to
Cranbrook with a solid 3-0 victory. Both the 9Cs and 9Ds recorded
draws. Cranbrook dominated the 8s’ matches but the Ds did win 1-0.
In the 7s’ age group, the Bs won 4-0 and Cs won 2-0. The Ds drew
their match 1-1. Cranbrook was too strong in the A game.
In tennis, only the 1sts and 8Bs were victorious on the weekend. The
1sts won handsomely 8-0 on sets to remain on top of the CAS
competition. All four boys played very well, including Scott Murray
who substituted for Robin Pfister, who was unavailable. Cranbrook
was too strong in other grades. Well done to the 8Bs on their success.
The 8As also performed well, without winning.
Our two Opens volleyball teams played Sydney Grammar last
Saturday with Cranbrook not fielding volleyball teams. The 1sts
defended resolutely but went down 0-3 on sets against a very strong
Grammar outfit. Ryan Shanahan and Tim Wheatley stood out. The
2nds are to be congratulated on their fine 2-1 success, having come
from behind to win.
There were many pleasing performances at last weekend’s cross
country at Kings. William Austin-Cray represented CAS in the Opens
event and finished 5 th overall amongst the CAS runners. The 16s’
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team, comprising of Tim Robinson, Joe Whelan, Joel Vozzo and
James Sinclair, was placed second amongst CAS schools. Tim
Robinson did wonderfully well to play in the 10As’ football game and
then turn up to run. He was the best placed of our runners in this age
group. In the 14s, James McFadden and Ben Vozzo stood out.
Whilst on running, athletics trainings continue this term at Rotary
Oval on Mondays and Thursdays. The athletics season is only two
weeks away. Interested athletes should attempt to make it to one of
these trainings each week. Year 11 swimmer Matt Jepson is
competing at Nationals this week. At this goes to print, Matt has
already won gold in the 200 metres freestyle. Well done, Matt.
For the first time in a number of years, a rugby lunch will be held, on
12 August, at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth. The lunch will be
dedicated to celebrating Aloysius’ rugby, past and present. Over the
last few years, many ex-students have gone on to playing rugby at the
highest level. This season we had three ex-students playing at Super
15 level, including Wallaby Patrick McCabe (SAC 2005), Jonathon
Owens (SAC 2004) and Tom Kingston (SAC 2009). Tom, only
recently, played for Australia’s U20s’ team in Italy and also this
season received the NSW Waratahs’ Rookie of the Year award.
Bernard Foley (SAC 2007) is the current Captain of the Australian 7s’
team. Also, we have a number of boys playing in the 1sts grade Shute
Shield competition, including three captains!! We are hoping to have
all of the above at the lunch. Rugby legend, Mark Ella, is our guest
speaker. Ex-parent and well-known radio celebrity, Murray Olds, will
MC the function. It should be a wonderful occasion. We would love
to see all rugby enthusiasts there. There is a flier later in this
newsletter with more details, including how to book.
This weekend, the College plays Waverley College in all sports in
CAS Round 9 of competition. 1sts teams are playing at home. Good
luck to all coaches and players. The cross country this week is at
Centennial Park, 10.00am, hosted by Sydney High. Tae Kwon Do is
in the gym at 8.30am.
Paul Rowland
THE JUNIOR SCHOOL SPORTSMASTER
Gymnastics: Any Junior School boy who competes in gymnastics
outside school is invited to attend the following competition. Please
see me for a registration form. CSSA run a State Gymnastics ‘Levels’
Championship each year for both WAG (female) and MAG (male)
competitors. As CIS Gymnastics is only open to WAG (female)
competitors, CSSA would like to open our Boys’ Gymnastics
competition to other associations. Note: This is a stand-alone
competition and only for boys competing in Levels – no team events.
It is open to primary and secondary boys.
Date: 16 September
Venue: Northern Beaches Gymnastics Centre
Time: 11.00am-4.00pm
Closing date for entries: 5 September
Trevor Dunne
Round 9
FOOTBALL
Opponent Result
12A
Draw 2-2
12B Loss 0-1
Waverley
12C Loss 2-3
12D Win 3-0
11A
Loss 1-2
11B Loss 1-5
Knox
11C Loss 1-3
11D Loss 0-1
10A small sided games
Loss 3-5
Scots
10B small sided games Loss 1-6
9A small sided games
Gold Win 14-1
Mosman Blue Win 9-0
9B small sided games Win 11-3
CAS ATHLETICS
RUGBY
Opponent Result
12A
Loss 14-36
12B Shore Loss 10-52
12C Loss 10-12
11A
Win 12-5
Barker
11B Loss 2-10
11C
Loss 10-63
Waverley
10A Loss 5-22
10B Scots Win 52-5
9A Grammar Edge Loss 30-35
By the 1980s Javelin throwers were
getting such distances – almost 105
metres – that because of safety concerns
at events, the IAAF decided to change
the design of Javelins so that they could
not be thrown as far. Since the change in
design, there has been one dominant
Javelin thrower – Železný! Jan Železný is a
world and Olympic champion and world
record holder in the javelin throw. He holds all
five of the top 5 javelin performances of all
time. Železný won the gold at the 1992, 1996
and 2000 Summer Olympic Games and silver
in the 1988 Olympics. Because of his
achievements he is widely considered to be the
greatest javelin thrower ever. Železný holds
the world record, at 98.48 metres (323 ft 1 in)
set in 1996. Železný has made 52 throws over 90 meters, more than
all other javelin throwers combined. He is also the only athlete to
throw more than 94 meters with the new type of javelin, something
he achieved five times.
Season Update: The athletics season starts with training and the
Season Launch, on 15 August, at the College Oval. Training is at the
usual time, and the launch goes from approximately 5.00-6.15pm.
The whole squad will train on the same days at the same location as
each other this year. For the four weeks of the regular season,
training will be:
Monday College Oval (all athletes, including throwers)
Tuesday Rotary Athletic Centre
Thursday Rotary Athletic Centre
The Saturday carnivals go Homebush (20 August), Homebush
(27 August), Barker (3 September) and Blacktown (10 September).
The CAS Championships are on 15 September at Homebush.
If you have any questions regarding the Athletics programme, please
don’t hesitate to contact me or Dr Batten (pbatten.t@gmail.com).
Chris Salto
MIC Athletics
PUBLIC SPEAKING
vir eloquens
Public Speaking coaching is available every Monday and Thursday
during term, from 3.30-5.00pm, in The Bellarmino.
Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award: James Elhindi and
Benjamin Kyriazis have been selected to represent the College in this
year’s competition. The Local Final No 2 Round for North Sydney
will be held on 5 August at St Augustine’s College, Brookvale. We
wish both boys every success.
Trinity Grammar School 12 th Invitational Senior Oratory
Competition: This competition will be held on 27 July and Benjamin
Jackson will represent the College. We wish him well.
Magar Etmekdjian
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SENIOR SCHOOL SPORTS FIXTURES & RESULTS
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Thought for the week: Our greatest glory consists not in never
falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Confucius (551-479BC)
Chinese thinker & social philosopher
Year 12 Information: The 2012 UAC Guide was distributed to
Year 12 on Monday this week. Students are urged to put it away
safely until after the HSC Trials when they should spend time
researching and comparing courses and universities. I am available
for meetings with them and/or parents to assist with further
information and advice.
I recommend that every Year 11 student purchases a copy of this
UAC Guide from a newsagent. Having it helps with motivation,
direction and much more.
Very helpful sites for Year 12 students and parents: For researching
course options, Educational Access Schemes, etc visit
www.uac.edu.au/schoolink/year-12.shtml and to understand HSC
scaling visit www.uac.edu.au/documents/schoolink and select
‘Demystifying the ATAR’.
Students interested in a career with the Australian Defence Force
are urged to go down to Canberra and visit the Academy for their
Open Day on 27 August. The program for the day can be viewed on
their website – it also helps you to get the most out of your day there
(http://www.openday.adfa.edu.au/program.html). Students do not
necessarily have to identify a particular job before going for an
interview to the Australian Defence Force. A great idea is to keep
your options open and to speak to their career advisors to see what
job would suit you best. Always remember to show confidence
during the interview process. When you arrive, look your interviewer
in the eye, shake their hand and introduce yourself with confidence.
Be mindful that there is a fine line between confidence and
arrogance. It also pays to be well researched and informed about the
ADF. At present the Australian Defence Force offers only 100 Gap
Year places in the Army each year.
INFORMATION RECEIVED THIS WEEK
2012 Optus Engineering Cadet Program: A three-year program
that combines paid-on-the-job training and study for formal
qualifications through Lidcombe TAFE. This program is designed to
grow engineering talent by developing highly skilled, motivated
Telecommunications engineers who have been exposed to leadingedge
technologies used to build the Internet, Mobile and Satellite
Networks. Applications close on 31 August. For more information
go to www.optus.com.au/careers.
23 August, 7.00-9.00pm: National Institute of Dramatic Art
(NIDA) Information Night. Their degrees are designed to prepare
people for careers in theatre, film and television. Come and hear
firsthand about their degree program from the Heads of disciplines –
Acting (including the Music Theatre stream), Design, Production,
Properties. Costume, Directing and Playwriting. Register your
attendance at website www.nida.edu.au/infonight. Applications to
NIDA for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses are now being
accepted and close on 30 September. For more information contact
Kellie Mackereth (kellie.mackereth@nida.edu.au or 9697 7511).
28-30 September: Short course in Journalism at SCEGGS
Darlinghurst. For students in Years 10-12. Fee: $270 for three days
and includes lunches. There are only 20 places, so you need to book
immediately if you are interested. For more information contact
Carrol Evans (9332 1133) or collect a flier/application form from the
Careers Room or register online at mq.edu.au/uniinaday. If you have
any questions contact the “Uni in a day” team at 9850 1890 or
uniinaday@mq.edu.au.
The University of Canberra will be offering the Principal’s
Recommendation Scheme to school leavers for 2012 entry. This
allows HSC students to secure an offer to university during the
UAC early round in December. Last year more than 600 such
offers were made. Closing date is 30 September. For further
information and to see the courses available, go to their webpage
http://www.canberra.edu.au/principals-recommendation/home.
New Vice-Chancellor for Bond University in 2012 will be Prof Tim
Brailsford who is currently Head of the Business School at the
University of Queensland.
Morrisby Report Testing: Oakhill College is offering students in
Years 10, 11 and 12 the opportunity to complete a comprehensive
career guidance tool called the Morrisby Report. It is useful in the
process of career and educational choices as it provides an objective
statement of a person’s underlying abilities, personality and career
preferences. It is been extensively used in the UK for over 20 years
and is gaining acceptance in Australia. For further information about
this testing go to www.careeranalysts.com.au. Testing will occur at
Oakhill College on 20 August from 9.00am-1.00pm. Cost: $90. This
needs to be paid no later than 19 August. The questionnaire will be
sent to a student to be completed at home and then brought to the
testing day. There will be a parent feedback session in mid-
September. There is an additional fee for an individual feedback
session. For more information contact Marisa Quattrocchi or
Gabrielle Seaton (9899 2288).
Bayerboost Scholarship: Australian Geographic Society in
conjunction with Bayer Australia is running this scholarship which
closes on 30 September. It is open to all Australian secondary
students in Years 11 or 12 who are interested in a career in
environmental science which they can apply for up to $6000. This
scholarship gives the student the opportunity to take on a research
project in a university or industry setting during the summer holidays.
The scholarship aims to foster in young Australians an understanding
and awareness of Australia’s unique environments and the issued that
they face. Application forms and information can be found at
www.bayerboost.com.au. For more details contact Rebecca Baker
(9263 9825).
Australian Catholic University will be offering two new and
dynamic programs in International Relations and Development
studies next year:
Bachelor of International Development Studies which will
introduce students to humanitarian and development work from a
values-based perspective and gain hands-on experience through an
international program.
Bachelor of Global Studies (dual four-year degrees). Can be
combined with Arts, Business, Administration, Commerce or
Theology. See www.futurestudents@acu.edu.au for more information.
New programs on offer in 2012 at the University of Western
Sydney:
B Arts/B Business & Commerce – Parramatta & Bankstown
B Engineering Science – Penrith
B Medical Science (Adv) – Campbelltown & Hawkesbury
B Med Science (Nanotechnology) – Campbelltown
B Natural Science (Adv) – Hawkesbury
B Natural Science (Sustainable Agriculture & Food Security) –
Hawkesbury
B Science (Zoology) – Hawkesbury
In 2013 a new Chartered Accountants Program for Australia and
New Zealand will start as the foremost professional designation for
accountants on both sides of the Tasman.
Information received about various training options to become a
pilot or a paramedic. Please see me if you wish to have more details.
International College of Management at Manly has opened its
scholarship and Early Entry programs. See www.icms.edu.au.
John Hall Venice Course: From late January till late March each
year, this course begins with a week in London and ends with a week
in Florence and six days in Rome. The heart of the experience is
Venice. Visit www.johnhallvenice.co.u.
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Queenstown Resort College runs courses in Hospitality and
Adventure Tourism Management. Visit
www.queenstownresortcollege.com.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Careers in Sport Workshop, 10.00am-2.30pm: Sydney Olympic
Park, for students and their parents. Dates: 9 August, 24 August, 29
August and 5 September. Cost: $30 per person. Email
julie.stafford@sportnsw.com.au or phone 8116 9737.
10 August: Two Post-school transition training forums (3.30pm or
6.00pm) for students with a disability, at Dougherty Centre, 7 Victor
Street, Chatswood. Register online at www.ndco.cds.org.au/.
(http://ncdo.cds.org.au/index.php/post-school-transtion-planningforums)
14 August, 11.00am: Open Day at St Patrick’s Institute of
Education in Surry Hills. Diploma courses in Marketing Business
and Business Administration, which are pathways to university.
16 August, 5.30pm: Men in Nursing Forum at UTS, Building 10,
Level 7, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo. Attendance is free, but registration
is essential at www.nmh.uts.edu.au. Come and learn from four very
different male nurses – a current student, a recent graduate, an
intensive care nurse and a neuroscience nurse. Discover about the
wide range of career options you can pursue as part of the nursing
profession. Also have a tour of UTS’ state of the art clinical labs and
meet their robotic patients. Parents are most welcome too.
16-28 August: Ultimo Science Festival. Some terrific fun events
especially to nurture students interest in technology, eg forensics and
research. See www.ultimosciencefestival.com/2022/. Some events
require tickets to be booked – mostly free admission.
16 August, 6.30-8.00pm: Macquarie University Business &
Economics Info Evening. Learn more about their aspiring
professionals program, scholarships and graduate opportunities.
(http://mq.edu.au/pubstatic/events/2011/08/16/business_and_eco
nomics-information_evening/)
18 August: UNSW Engineering Day for selected Years 10 & 11
students.
20 August: Wesley Institute Course Information Day
21 August, 10.00am-3.00pm: Open Day at the International
College of Management at Manly. They have courses in business
management, event management, sports management, hospitality
management, international tourism, retail management and property
services management. They also offer career weeks, which is a great
way for students to experience life as an ICMS student. Registration
via www.icms.edu.au/apply/test-drive/career-week.html. ICMS will
be awarding three National Scholarships, commencing in 2012,
valued at over $50,000 each. Application forms can be accessed on
website at www.icms.edu.au/apply/scholarships.html.
27 August, 9.00am-2.30pm: Modern History Study Day at the
Australian History Museum. Phone 9850 8870 or email
tracy.sullivan@mq.edu.au.
27 August, 10.00am-2.30pm: Science scholarships information
sessions at UTS Broadway CB04 Lecture Theatre 2.34, Level 2,
Building 4.
29 August, 6.00pm: Talk by three American Universities (Columbia,
Princeton and North Western) in War Memorial Hall at Cranbrook
School at 5 Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill. Registration is essential.
Email dberridge@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au or phone 9327 9439. Please
note there is no parking on the campus.
29 August: Lunchtime talk by UNSW in The Bellarmino.
31 August: Lunchtime talk at College by Macleay College
31 August, 6.30-8.00pm: Macquarie University Law School
Information Evening. For information, phone 9850 4271 or visit
www.mq.edu.au/pubstatic/events/2011/08/31/macquarie_law_school_informati
on_evening/.
1 September: Closing date for Year 12 applicants for Early Entry
consideration at the University of Wollongong. It is well worth
reducing your stress and putting in an application. You do not have
to accept it in January 2012, but it is a great back-up plan.
14 September, 5.45-6.45pm: University of Sydney Forum
Lectures 2011 – ‘The Brain on Drugs – how drugs affect
behaviour’, presented by Professor Iain.
17 September: JMC Academy Open Day. 3D animation, film and
TV, digital media, audio engineering and music management.
30 September: Final date for submission to UTS for Special
Admissions Elite Athletes & Performers’ Scheme. For more
information go to UTS Equity website.
HSC in the September/October Holidays: A series of interactive
workshops run by senior HSC markers will be held at UTS on both
city and Kuring-gai campuses for Year 12 students. Thirteen of the
most popular subjects will be offered. See
www.hscintheholidays.com.au or phone 1300 677 336.
7 October: Closing date for 2012 Teacher Education Scholarships
Australian Defence Force Academy Education Award: Comprises
a laptop computer and certificate and open to current Year 11 students.
See www.defence.gov.au/adfa/applications/education_award.html.
International College of Management at Manly has opened its
scholarship and Early Entry programs. See www.icms.edu.au.
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
A scholarship search on MyFuture website shows over 2500
scholarships. Go to www.myfuture.edu.au, select ‘The Facts’,
‘Funding’ and ‘Awards and Scholarships’.
For opportunities available at UNSW scholarships, visit
https://scholarships.online.unsw.edu.au/scholarship/sc_search.login.
For information on Macquarie University Sport Scholarships,
visit http://www.campuslife.mq.edu.au/sport/sport-scholarships.
2012 Teacher Education Scholarship Program: Up to 300 on
offer to train in secondary key learning areas of Maths, Science,
English, and in primary or secondary Special Education, for
employment as teachers in western and south-western Sydney and
non-coastal rural NSW. Application process is simple – log on to
teach.nsw website and apply online. Support of up to $28,000 over
up to 5 years is available. Closing date for applications is 7 October.
For more information see www.teach.nsw.edu.au/scholarships.
AUSGRID (formerly EnergyAustralia) are well known for
empowering school-leavers – they offer apprenticeships, cadetships and
traineeship opportunities. Apprenticeships for Years 10-12 students
offers five trades – closing date 29 July. Apply at
www.ausgrid.com.au/careers/apprenticeships. Traineeships in
Electrical Engineering (Year 12) – closing date 30 September. Phone
8745 1600 or apply at www.ausgrid.com.au/careers/traineeships.
Cadetships in Electrical Engineering (Year 12) – closing date 30
September. Apply at www.ausgrid.com.au/careers/cadetships.
AUSGRID is holding an Open Day on 25 June at Ausgrid Learning
Centre, 48 Holker Street, Silverwater. To book a seat call 1300 305 613.
Students who wish to apply for most scholarships later in 2011
should start preparing their documentation now.
Macquarie University in 2012:
Bachelor of Information – Games Design & Development – a
new course in gaming. This is the only games development degree
course offered by a university in NSW. It will be a three-year course,
with students undertaking a final year project to practice their
knowledge. This will provide them an opportunity to showcase their
work to potential employers. The course contains most of the core of
the BIT degree together with specialist game units. The ATAR is
expected to be around 75.00.
Bachelor of Marketing & Media – will combine both theory and
practice. In the marketing component, areas covered include
marketing fundamentals, statistics, consumer behaviour, marketing
strategy, brand management, integrated marketing communication
and social marketing and sustainability. The media component covers
topics such as media cultures, digital media production, international
communications, public relations and media production (eg radio,
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screenwriting, multimedia). There will also be a media internship
component in this degree. ATAR is expected to be in low 90.00s.
31 July, 2.00-4.00pm: Macquarie University’s Robotics Fun Day.
See www.engineering.mq.edu.au/community/first for more
information.
HSC Subject Selection for Year 10 students: “Studying the NSW
HSC” flier is now online. It contains information on the rules and
requirements, selecting the right courses and HSC Pathways
(http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu/au/schoolcertificate/pdf_doc/
studying-hsc-11pdf. Another very useful website is
www.uac.edu.au/schoolink/year-10shtml.
“Choosing HSC courses: facts and myths” covers the HSC, ATR
and pathways to uni, and dispels common myths about subject
selection and scaling, and also “A walk through the 2014” Year 10
Booklet, which has been given to all our Year 10 students.
EARLY ENTRY OPTIONS
Early Entry applications at the University of Wollongong will open
on 1 July for students completing HSC this year. This is how our
current Year 12 students can earn a place in a Bachelor degree at
UOW before they sit the HSC. See
www.uow.edu.au/future/earlyentry/index.html.
University of Notre Dame Early Offer Scheme: Students can get
a conditional offer of a place prior to completing their HSC. The
program looks for students with high personal and leadership
qualities who have been active in their school, church or community
or have applied their talent to sport or the arts. See www.nd.edu.au.
MEDICINE
University of Tasmania: A five-year degree,
B Medicine/B Surgery. Pre-requisite: Pass in Year 12 Chemistry
and sound background in Mathematics. For more information go to
www.medicine.utas.edu.au.
UNSW: Their new Undergraduate Program Guide is now available
to download and it contains all the information applicants must be
aware of when applying. The Medicine Application Form has been
available from 2 May. Information is given as to what ATAR and
UMAT score is needed to be offered an interview. Although there
are no prerequisites for entry to UNSW Medicine they recommend
Chemistry (Year 10 students might find this useful as they select
HSC subjects shortly.) Applicants who will be offered a main round
interview will be contacted late October 2011. Main Round
interviews will take place 24 November-1 December. See
www.med.unsw.edu.au.
Projects Abroad: Operates in 25 countries and enables thousands of
volunteers to take the opportunity to make a contribution to a
community and foster cultural exchange and understanding. Contact
them at www.projects-abroad.com.au.
VISITS TO UNIVERSITIES
UNSW Campus Tours: Every Friday at 3.30pm. See
www.campustours.unsw.edu.au. This one-hour tour gives participants
the chance to ask any questions about faculties, student life, etc.
Guides are highly trained student ambassadors with a wealth of
knowledge about the university. Registration to attend is essential, as
group size is limited to 10.
The University of Wollongong runs guided campus tours. These
are conducted by current students who are very helpful and can give
lots of relevant information to prospective students and parents. All
details and booking form can be found on the UOW Future Student
website or on 1300 367 869. Students wanting more information
about courses at UOW, should contact Shannon Archer (4221 532 or
sarcher@uow.edu.au.
Some out-of-Sydney universities do not hold traditional Open Days.
Rather, they are open to visitors every day! Please always phone
ahead to book a campus tour and let them know for which
courses/degrees you want information, and they can arrange for
someone to talk to you and show you around.
Charles Sturt University 1800 334 733
Southern Cross University 1800 626 481
University of New England 1800 818 865
University of Wollongong 1300 367 869
2011 UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS
17 August: UTS Kuring-gai campus evening
20 August: Uni of Newcastle Central Coast Campus
27 August: UTS, Uni of Sydney, Uni of Notre Dame, Uni of
Newcastle (Callaghan campus)
All universities in Canberra + ADFA
28 August: UWS
3 September: UNSW, ACU (North Sydney campus)
10 September: Macquarie Uni, ACU (Strathfield campus)
KEY UAC DATES FOR YEAR 12 STUDENTS
Early August Applications open
30 September In-time applications close
14 December HSC results released
15 December ATAR released
5 January Cut-off for change of preferences for main round
consideration
18 January Main round offers
Deirdre Agnew
Careers Counsellor (deirdre.agnew@staloysius.nsw.edu.au)
My usual days at the College are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
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