Head of Secondary
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As we begin the new year, the staff in the Secondary School have been setting goals in a range of areas – individual learning goals, faculty goals, HSC improvement goals and their own personal goals for 2025.
I encourage our students to be thinking about what they want to achieve for the year. While accolades and high grades are wonderful, at the core of our hope for our students is that they do everything to the best of their ability, with a heart that honours God. I hope our students do have academic goals but giving their best effort should apply to all aspects of their life, including sports, art, music and relationships with others, with a focus on serving others and being kind.
The Bible encourages us to do our best for the Lord in everything we do. Colossians 3:23 reminds us, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” Each of our students have been blessed with gifts and when they are trying to do their best with those gifts, they are stepping into God’s purpose for their lives.
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NAPLAN 2025 Parent and Carer Information
Each year the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is sat by students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Students will participate in tests for writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy. NAPLAN 2025 will take place from Wednesday 12th March to Friday 21st March. The College’s timetable will be released in Week 4.
NAPLAN is just one part of our school’s learning assessment program. The tests assess literacy and numeracy skills your child is already learning at school, so the best preparation is their everyday classroom learning. Our school will also undertake activities to help students become familiar with the types of questions and tools available in the online tests. The public demonstration site (https://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site) is available for you to see the format of the online tests.
Further information about NAPLAN is available on the NESA website. (https://www.nsw.gov.au/education-and-training/nesa/naplan) and the NAP website (https://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/for-parents-carers).
If you have any questions about NAPLAN participation, exemption or withdrawal please contact Mrs Jane McLarty, Deputy Principal. jmclarty@gpcc.nsw/edu.au
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