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Volume 20 16 December 2016

Telephone: 96344199 Facsimile: 9899 6527 Email: [email protected] Website: www.castlehill-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Wonderful HSC results – we are so proud of our students and teachers

Our 2016 HSC results are wonderful. Early analysis reveals:

170 Band 6s, the highest band category, were achieved

Four students were placed in the high achiever category in the state:

Ovais Rathani 5th in English Standard, Hannah Spinks 8th in Society and Culture,

Victoria Fernandez-Jones 3rd in Spanish and Rana Mousavimsooleh 2nd in Persian

Five students gained band 6s in all ten of their units of study:

Dylan Bender, Georgia Fugar, Connor Holmes, Landy Huang, Mitchell Perl

Seventeen subjects were above the state percentage in Band 6 achievement –

that’s extraordinary.

Presentation Evening

Once again, I have published below my Presentation Evening address, this year on the theme of “post-truth”, Oxford Dictionaries 2016 word of the year.

Presentation Evening – 2016

Principal’s Address

I’d firstly like to acknowledge the land on which we meet tonight – Aboriginal land –

and pay my respect to Elders both past and present. I’d also like to acknowledge our special guests – principal colleagues (thank you Ros, Craig and Peter), members of parliament (thank you Ray and Alex), director of

schools, (Tim, thank you) our P and C executive (they do such a tremendous job), and our many other special guests and sponsors. They have all given up precious time at

this precarious time of year. Re-runs of “Midsummer Murders” were not seductive enough to keep them at home. As well, I’d like to acknowledge tonight’s guest speaker, Dr Scott Griffiths, an old boy

of CHHS, a graduate and dux of the class of 2006; a very good year, if I do say so myself. Scott, you are a fine man doing really interesting, stimulating and important

work. We are privileged to have you with us and I look forward to listening to you tonight.

I spoke last year of the tyranny of Presentation Evenings in the eyes of some, perhaps many. You may remember that I spoke about a Guardian journalist , Simone Andrews who wrote an article entitled “Why must Awards Nights be such an exquisite brand of

torture?” Andrews was particularly strident about the principal’s address, if you recall, saying that it was , amongst other things “pompous, indecipherable, irrelevant “and

suggested that the said principal should “outsource the writing of the script to the English faculty” after remonstrating that “surely she’d have something interesting to

say, or better still she’d have nothing to say, realise it and sit down”. I confess that since last year I’m a bit more guarded when making speeches, especially at awards ceremonies. These nights are filled with “in-crowd speak”, there is

a lot of self - congratulations and sometimes we are reduced to cliché. But this year I was heartened, and comforted, by Fiona Higgins’ new book “Fearless” as previewed in

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an article recently in the Herald. Higgins’ first strategy for managing public speaking as outlined in the article is “dare to be mediocre”. She says: “Take the pressure off yourself to be charming, witty and intelligent. When it comes to public speaking “good enough” is absolutely fine.” I am buying that book and sharing it with many.

I’m hoping at least for “good enough” tonight. I want to deviate from what might be expected tonight and speak about something reasonably close to home but

something with more global , esoteric implications. I want to talk about TRUTH – specifically POST-TRUTH. The Oxford Dictionary – a finer, more prestigious tome you won’t find – nominated “post-truth” as the 2016

international word of the year. Now this is of great interest to us at CHHS for our motto is “Truth is Strength”. So any discussion of notions of truth, or any 21st century tinkering with definitions on a fundamental tenet of this school’s, and this society’s, moral and ethical code is cause for some analysis.

Well, if post truth is the word of year , are we all clear on what it means? I confess, that at first I thought that it might be a fact that was posted on Facebook. Not so.

Post-truth, according to Oxford Dictionaries is where “objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief” or as one wag put it: “Facts are passe”. Oxford Dictionaries selected “post-truth” as 2016’s word of the year after the contentious Brexit referendum and

an equally divisive US presidential election. That the people of the US voted for their 45th president even though nearly 70% of statements were wrong or

dishonest, as cited by Washington Post’s Fact Checker, is of concern. Of more interest though, disturbingly, is not that there was dishonesty on a large scale, but according to current research, at least half of the US

population thinks what the president- elect was saying was true, or worse, they didn’t care that it wasn’t the truth. It’s sobering to say that truth is now blurred. Truth , post the US election, is a casualty. There’s permission if you like to play with the facts. Well, very prominent and high profile people have successfully practised this

deception – so it must be OK. Oxford Dictionaries have cut to the chase. In a post-truth world, they say, truth has become irrelevant. Oxford

Dictionaries president, Casper Grathwhol, said “I wouldn’t be surprised if “post -truth” becomes one of the defining words of our time”. Could it be true, in an era where truth is so diluted that it is more than passe or

irrelevant? Could it be true that truth is dead? That’s concerning. Remember: at CHHS we believe that truth is strength. The implications for us, for the next generation of young people who are learning about values, are massive.

How did this happen?

If we avoid answering questions, is the truth likely to be forgotten?

Are we more tolerant of louder, wilder, more aggressive oratory – and does this emotion camouflage the

facts?

Is the emotive, passionate denial of facts so persuasive that we’ve lost the art of critical thinking?

Or are we so overstimulated and overwhelmed with information in this highly communicative age that we

just can’t discern?

Is it all too much?

Probably. For example, is it any wonder that trying to discern the truth – that is the facts and the evidence – in the Gonski

funding debate (that’s the one where the neediest students and schools are funded more generously in order to lift seriously and embarrassingly declining standards) is nigh on impossible for the average citizen. It doesn’t matter that one of the country’s most eminent and conservative thinkers, David Gonski, and his team of

researchers produced evidence of need, and evidence of consequences if there was no funding. Their views were shut down by the white noise and mumbo jumbo. It is a truth that our results worldwide are falling; that’s a

fact. It is a truth that Australia’s most vulnerable students are falling further behind our most able students; that’s irrefutable.

The truth is that money won’t fix these problems alone. But together with good leadership, imagination, high expectations AND substantial investments of money – Gonski money - educational standards can be lifted. That’s my truth, anyway.

If deception is a growing norm, as witnessed by the US election and acknowledged by the Oxford Dictionaries, what can schools do when faced with this? What are our obligations to young people?

I think that we at CHHS are steadfast. We have to hold to our values. There’s one thing to have a motto about truth, it’s another to live and breathe those beliefs.

This is our truth and it gives us strength: 1. The heart of this school is founded on three ideas, in priority order: relationships, relationships, relationships.

You will not learn, grow or be challenged if there are not respectful, optimistic, connected relationships between schools and their communities, and especially between students and their teachers. If we want a more moral,

ethical, well society look to the relationships in the home, in its schools, at work. The way people treat one another is the benchmark of a truly truthful, open community.

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2. Academic achievement is prized. Our 2015 outstanding HSC results attest to this. We were the envy of schools in the shire. Our teachers need to take a bow on this. They are magnificent. I have always believed, and I think many of our teachers believe that the brain is the most important organ of the body and to not challenge

students academically is to fail them. We must continue to pursue this vigorously and with as much resourcing as possible. We must have our students thinking critically, weighing up evidence, learning to critique and analyse,

learning to sift the low order from the high order. If you are a critical thinker you have a better chance of sniffing out deception in a post – truth world.

3. All students count. All students are valued. We do not pick and choose. Our values are based on inclusion – no matter your religion or no religion, gender, sexuality, race, income or academic standing. We embrace and celebrate diversity. It is our comprehensiveness that makes us such an interesting and dynamic place, that “small

country town” I often feel here. It’s a fact that we reflect our local area; there is no artificiality or manufacturing or border control on who belongs to this school.

So it is that these are some of the tenets of our school that make us who we are. I’m very proud of all who belong to this establishment and love working with and for them. I often say to students, and I say it to you tonight, that the only person you can control is yourself. So it is

imperative that each individual is empowered with the tools to evaluate decisions, weigh up consequences and choose truth as opposed to post - truth. Perhaps Michelle Obama is close to the mark when she said after an

offensive and disrespectful comment made by President – elect Trump during the campaign: “When they go low, I go high”. I think what she means here is stand your ground, don’t succumb to base tactics, hold on to what you

believe and what is important to be a decent and good person and opt for respectful, well-reasoned, polite argument. In an era where truth is being contested, at best, and eroded, at worst, I believe Michelle Obama’s words are a

guiding light. Ladies and gentlemen, tonight is one of our truths on display for you. We will see excellence academically, good

people doing good things for our community, we will see a diverse and happy group of students and families celebrating achievement. It is about “going high” in a year when new lows were set as an unprecedented

benchmark, in a year of post-truths. All we can do is to honour the fact that “truth is strength”. Merry Christmas to all – have a safe and relaxing holiday

On behalf of the new senior executive, I’d like to wish all the Castle Hill High School community a terrific break during the Christmas holiday. It’s a great time to unwind, catch up on reading and spend time with family and

friends.

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It’s hard to believe but another year has gone by and it has been a very busy and productive one for the Castle Hill High School P&C. As I have been meeting the parents of many new year 7 starters I have been asked the question ‘What is the P&C voluntary levy?’

The levy is a donation we ask of parents to support CHHS P&C. As you are aware, in primary school, to help support their school, many P&C’s request a voluntary levy or

contribution, as well as organising and running numerous fund-raising activities throughout the year. CHHS P&C does not hold regular fund-raising events and we ask for a one off payment, currently $40 per student / year, which is a substantially lower levy than most primary schools. We concentrate on raising funds

through our two shops; the uniform shop and the canteen. With both services, we endeavor to produce a cost- effective, efficient and accessible service to all students and families, as well as producing a financial profit

we can use in our continuing support of the school and its students. The uniform shop has been operating for over 30 years and is currently managed by Margaret Pritchard. At the

beginning of this year each transaction and receipt was written up by hand and transferred to a general ledger by hand at the end of the day. Given the growing size of the school population and the need to be able to control our stock and financial reports more efficiently we decided to move to an electronic Point of Sale system which allows

us to have a much quicker and clearer overview of our stock and profits. This has been a great success and it now allows us to answer the question we are asked most often – Can we buy the uniform online?- As of next year, the

answer will be yes, we are just finalising the logistical difficulties. As with the uniform shop the canteen has been operating for over 30 years and has had to deal with the same

issues of increasing student numbers in addition to the catering side of the business. Prior to the introduction of online ordering, the canteen were taking roughly 30 lunch orders per day, now it is close to 100 with this figure only set to increase as each new year starts. The canteen Managed by Joanna Sutherland and the canteen staff

have coped amazingly, but a refit and extra storage were much needed to handle these challenges. Over the past 12 months we have been equipping both our shops with technology that will enable us to manage

the P&C stock, finances and financial reports more efficiently. We have spent roughly $5,000 on the Uniform shop and $20,000 on the canteen refit, with the school contributing the remaining $30,000. These two projects have been the main works for the current P&C committee this year but, as ever, we have

dedicated a set amount to school projects:

· $20,000 was set aside to pay for extra tuition for students under taking their HSC · $8,000 is donated every year to the SRC group to pay for leadership camps and fund-raising activities

· $800 is donated to the Smith Family to aid Student Sponsorship Next year we are keen to take on a major project for the school, with the re-fit of the Auditorium foyer top of our

list. We do have a separate Building Fund Account and we will be sending out requests for donations in the new year.

As you can see there are many ways in which you can support CHHS P&C either through payment of the levy, a donation to the building fund or simply using either the uniform shop or canteen. All monies raised by the P&C

goes directly back into the school for improving services, providing additional resources or simply giving areas a much-needed face-lift. We always welcome suggestions for projects both major or minor so please feel free to email me if you think there is any service or area of the school the P&C might be able to improve.

[email protected] As this is the final Newsletter of the year I would like to wish Mrs. Brewer, the teachers, staff, students and their

families a well-deserved and relaxing holiday break, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Ingrid Waite

P&C President

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P&C Mission Statement

Castle Hill Parents & Citizens Association Inc. is a not for profit association consisting of parents,

carers, teachers and members of the community. We exist to raise funds to enhance the educational

experience of the students and staff of Castle Hill High School. We organise events and oversee the

operation of the Uniform Shop and school Canteen, along with other endeavors, for the purpose of

raising funds and providing a quality service to the school. The proceeds of our fundraising

initiatives, including donations and grants, are primarily targeted towards enhancing the academic,

social, emotional and physical well-being of our students. Additionally, we endeavor to empower

parents and carers with information and knowledge to better support their children's education,

growth and development at Castle Hill High School. We aim to promote an inviting, inclusive, cohesive and engaged community.

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CANTEEN UPDATE

We’ve had an amazing year in the Castle Hill High School Canteen – major

renovations, invaluable help from volunteers and appreciation from both students

and staff.

In this last Drawbridge for 2016, we must pass on some important information.

Firstly, due to the popularity of Flexischools online ordering, we are forced to

change the cut off time for orders from 9.30 to 9.00am. We simply need the extra

time to process and complete the lunch orders. I am sure everyone will adjust

quickly to this necessary change. Please remember that from the beginning of the

2017 school year all online orders must be submitted by 9.00am.

The end of term four sees some of our longstanding volunteers end their time in

the canteen. Their children have finished and so must they. You will be missed!

New volunteers are always needed in the canteen. It is never too late to

volunteer.

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STANDARD OPENING HOURS TERM 4

MONDAY AND FRIDAY

8.15-11.30 AM

Last day for uniform shop—Friday 16th December, 2016

hours 8.15—11.30am 2017

Monday 23rd January, Tuesday 24th January, Wednesday 25th January & Friday 27th January 10.30am—1.00pm

Week One—Monday, Tuesday & Friday 8.15am—11.30am Weeks 2-11 Standard Opening Hours (Mon & Fri 8.15-11.30am)

My sincere thanks to all the customers who visited the Uniform Shop for their pa-

tience and often help while everyone became accustomed to the new ways, and new

programs on the iPad.

All the best for Christmas and the New Year.

Margaret Pritchard

Uniform Shop News Year 10 into Year 11 2017 Students Senior Uniform is available and may be worn from the beginning of Term 4 2016.

Girls Check Senior Skirt Sizes 2-22 $65.00 Blouses Sizes 6G-14G $40.00 The blouse is the same for all years Boys Blue Senior Shorts Sizes 76-107 $40.00 Long Blue Trousers Sizes 14-22 $50.00 Shirts Sizes 3-44 $40.00 The shirts is the same for all years Junior Girls Year 7-10 Check Dress Sizes 1-24 $70.00 To be worn Term 4 2016 and Term 1 2017

We are always happy to exchange or refund items but when returning an item please return in the same condition as you received it and, if possible, in the same packaging.

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Boys Open Knockout Basketball

Our Boys Open team started training last October in an effort to create as much team building as possible. Our boys were extremely enthusiastic and we trained every Wednesday lunchtime. In the first round we had a bye and then in the second round, we were to play Chifley College who actually forfeited to us. We then had to play Glenwood High. It was an exciting match and our boys played really well outscoring them 35-27. We then went on to play in the Sydney West Gala Day and played some very demanding opposition but fortunately won the whole carnival and were Sydney West Champions. This allowed us to play in the CHS Draw and we played Gosford High School. Our Boys played an outstanding game and we were leading up until the last 2 minutes when we unfortunately lost the lead and ended up losing by 9 points. Gosford High went on to win the CHS final this year. It was a devastating blow to our players who had the ability but had a very difficult game. Congratulations to the following players for their dedication and excellent sportsmanship; Conner Holmes (captain), Alexander Wandel, Kyle Serret, Matt Ncube, Max Woodward, Patrick Goseco, Joel Erickson, Jahaan Sallie, Jacob Klajman, Romail Sellapperuma and James Salvador.

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Boys Open Knockout Volleyball

Our boys Volleyball team were an outstanding group of boys who tried really hard and definitely had height on their side with the average height well over 1.8 metres. In our first round we played James Ruse Agricultural School in their gymnasium. It was an interesting game as they had a very large fan on the roof that we had to avoid to get the ball served over the net!! Our boys played an exciting and skilled game and won two sets to one. We then were to play Greystanes and they forfeited. Next for round 3 we played Baulkham Hills High and were well and truly given a lesson in excellent volleyball. Many thanks to the following students who proudly represented our school: Kyle Serret, Josh Cramer,

James Salvador, Mitchell Perl, Nick Wardle, Conner Holmes, Joel Flude, Alexander Wandle, Liam

Gilchrist, Mustafa Khalif and Harry Sutherland.

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Girls Knockout Hockey

Our Girls Open Hockey team had some excellent players this year. We played three rounds in Sydney against Colo High, Cumberland High and Glenwood High. The girls at times won 12-0 with many of our players scoring goals. Our most prolific goal scorer was Annabel De Vroedt who actually scored 7 goals in one match. We were then the Sydney West Champions. Unfortunately, she returned home to The Netherlands before our game against Lithgow High. All our players worked well together and we were outclassed by Lithgow High who were the NSW Champion School last year. Many thanks to all the dedicated team players: Meg Attard (captain), Caitlin Richmond (goalie), Kaitlyn and Hannah Eagleton, Caitlyn Eales, Valentina and Alessia Veltkamp, Lara Bargh, Elen Attard, Stephanie Conyngham, Annabel De Vroedt, Manish Chelliah, Josie Lenaz and Carley Thomas. Special mention must also go to Mr Thomas who assisted me in coaching.

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Girls Knockout Volleyball Our girls Knockout Volleyball team were very enthusiastic and practised hard. We played Crestwood High in the first round and played an excellent game. We won 3-1. After two very easily won sets we lost the third set in a nailbiting result by 2 points. We then went on to win the last set easily and the girls were the victors. Next we travelled to Baulkham Hills High and played an outstanding opposition losing in straight sets 3-0. We were outplayed by an excellent team who went on to play in the state finals. The team consisted of Ada Choy (captain), Kiara Dizon, Isabella Li, Brooke Hoskins, Frances Fu, Kitty Shi, Kaylah Williams, Christine Wilson and Farnaz Sedghidiznab. Thank you to all the girls for their excellent sportsmanship and for representing our school well. J. Leeds-Roberts

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Girls Under 15’s Basketball Knockout Team This year we had a large number of good players eager to play for the school. In an effort to include as many players as possible, and to develop new talent, we trained together as a squad for a few months before the team was selected. The girls started their competition with a game against Glenwood were the girls played a good solid game defeating the opposition easily. We then travelled to Winmalee and had a closer game with a few changes of the lead to finally win 42-32. The girls then were due to play Girraween but in a mix up they failed to arrive and subsequently forfeited. We then went on to play in the Sydney West Gala Day. The girls did a great job at playing their best but unfortunately came up against some outstanding opposition and failed to make the finals. I would like to congratulate all the girls on their effort and good sportsmanship. The team was Rachel Hogan, Brooke Wills, Gemma Musty, Lauren Attard, Sally Shokrey, Isabella Hin, Lia Adamson, Kaylah Williams, Harriet Bevan, Suniyah Whale, Jade Cameron, Tara Wilson.

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Water Polo

Congratulations to Ethan Zirh who attended the state finals representing the

Sydney West region in Water Polo. The tournament involves the best

players from each region in the state. Ethan is the goalkeeper in his team and

also is the goalkeeper in his representative weekend team. At the finals Ethan

Zirh was voted the best all-rounder at the tournament. This is an amazing

achievement and the first time anyone from Castle Hill HS has received this

award. Congratulations Ethan.

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Sydney West Awards Night

On 6 December at Plumpton High School was the annual Sydney West Awards Night. The awards

night involves the most talented athletes in the Sydney West Region receiving an award for the

contribution to school sport. Students receive an award for representing the Sydney West region,

Combined High School Team or the National team.

From Castle Hill HS we had Lachlan Campbell and Zoue Sefton receive an award on the night. Both

students received a Blue which is the highest honour that a student can receive on the night.

Zoue Sefton received an award for her contribution to Swimming and Lachlan Campbell received an

award for his contribution to Football. Congratulations to both students, an amazing achievement.

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Photograph of the Month December

There are two award winning photographs selected for December’s Photograph of the Month 2016. Firstly the hidden talent of Maksim Merkuryev of Year 9 is revealed in “Timeworn Fences”. The sub-ject in this photograph slopes precariously towards its demise and the textured craggy timbers of the fence display its character and history. Secondly, Darren You’s “Red” is a stunning pageant, a splash of red in a vibrant, monochrome garden. The red floral blossoms are like butterflies which gracefully dance across the scene.

Maksim Merkurvyev, Year 9

“Timeworn Fences”

Darren You

Year10

“Red”

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SCIENCE SUPER QUIZ

On Monday 12 December, about 375 students participated in the fourth annual Science Superquiz. This was the biggest number of students that have ever took part in this amazing day. The auditorium was buzzing with excitement in both sessions that the competition was held. There were a whopping 25 Year 8 tables of six students each in the second half of the contest, making the total number of tables up to 62. Some of the questions we faced were:

“What is a clavicle most commonly known as?” “What is the name of a red sapphire?” “What are incisors and canines better known as?” and “How many men have walked on the moon; 2, 12, 22 or 32?”

All of the given questions were original, interesting, and I’m sure we’ve all learnt something new. It was surely a day to remember. Developed, organised and run by Mr Eggleston himself, we appreciate all the work that he has done to prepare such an amazing day. Winners from Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 could win movie tickets to watch any movie of your choice (1st prize), $5 vouchers to the canteen (2nd prize) or a bag of chocolates (3rd prize), as well as other prizes for heads and tails, “Who am I?” and straw tower building. The day was filled with many surprises, and we must take a moment to thank Mr Eggleston, all the supervising teachers and the amazing Year 9 and Year 10 quiz markers who made this day possible. All of us who took part are so appreciative of everything you’ve done, and the work you’ve put in to make this day enjoyable for us. We urge all students to take part in Science Superquiz V next year.

Lia Bremner and Ellen Dickinson (7G)

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Term Dates for 2017

Term 1 Friday 27 January Staff Resume

Monday 30 January Years 7 ,11 & 12 Resume & Peer Support am

Tuesday 31 January Years 8, 9 & 10 Resume

Friday 7 April Last Day of Term1

Term 2 Monday 24 April Staff Resume

Tuesday 26 April Students Resume

Friday 20 June Last day of Term 2

Term 3 Monday 17 July Staff Resume

Tuesday 18 July Students Resume

Friday 22 September Last day of Term 3

Term 4 Monday 9 October Staff and Students Resume

Friday 15 December Last day of Term 4 for Students

Tuesday 19 December Last Day of Term 4 for Staff

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Calendar

Term 4 WEEK 11A

Monday 19 December Staff Development Day

Tuesday 20 December Staff Development Day

Last day for Staff

Happy & safe holidays

2017 WEEK 0B

Friday 27 January First day for Staff

WEEK 1A

Monday 30 January Years 7, 11 and 12 Students return

Peer Support Leaders am

Tuesday 31 January Years 8, 9 and 10 students return Whole school Assembly – 8.50am

New Enrolments Interviews

Wednesday 1 February Assembly Years 7-12

Thursday 2 February Year 7 ID Photos – 8.45am hall Peer Support Session – Session 6

Friday 3 February Year 12 Photos – North Oval and Hall

WEEK 2B

Monday 6 February

Tuesday 7 February 2016 HSC High Achievers Assembly

Wednesday 8 February Assembly Years 8-10 Year 7 Camp Tea Gardens until 10.2.2017

Thursday 9 February

Friday 10 February Onstage Programme Year 12 Voice Project – Years 10/11

Saturday 11 February Band Workshop

WEEK 3A

Monday 13 February Year 10 Drama Commedia dell’Arte Workshop

Tuesday 14 February

Wednesday 15 February Assembly Years 7-12 Year 11 Meeting (BOSTES) Meet the Teacher Night – 6pm BBQ

P & C Meeting 7.30pm

Thursday 16 February

Friday 17 February

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Year 7 – 2017 Financial Statement

Please all items included in your payment Section A: Mandatory subject costs. These fees are Compulsory:

Total for Sections A + B + C + D + E + F = $

Name of Student …………………………………………………………………………………….

(Please print)

Voluntary General Contribution- includes administration charge, examinations, photocopying, stationery,

special events such as Presentation Day, references, postage of correspondence to parents, as well as

technology expenses including email & text messaging, maintaining school computers and upgrading software and equipment for student use.

Payments can be made between 8.15am and 1.20pm Monday to Friday at Room 1 using Cash, Cheque, Credit Card (Visa or MasterCard) or EFTPOS.

Alternatively payments can be made online via the school’s website using Credit Card (Visa or MasterCard).

No payment can be accepted prior to Orientation Day, 06.12.2016

Core Subjects $100

CHHS Student Diary $15

Student Photo ID $5

Sub Total $120

Section B: Mandatory subject consumables. These fees are Compulsory:

Food Technology (for materials used) $50

Information Technology (for materials used) $20

Into Science $12

Languages Workbook $35

Mathletics $7

Maths Text Book Protector $5

Music (instrument use and repair) $30

Textiles Technology $20

Visual Arts (for materials used, including VA Diary) $40

Wood Technology (for materials used) $40

Sub Total $259

Section C: These Fees are Voluntary:

Voluntary General Contribution (see below for details)* $50

P&C Voluntary Levy $40

Textbook / Library Fund (tax deductible) $80

School Year Book (printed externally) $20

Sub Total $190

Section D: Orientation Camp

a) Deposit Only Or

$100

b) Whole Payment $290

Section E: Excursions / Incursions / Carnivals

Drumming Incursion $10

Compulsory School Swimming and Athletics Carnivals $50

Science Zoo Excursion $30

Sub Total $90

Section F: Recommended Items

Calculator

$25

Book Pack $30

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Name of Student …………………………………………………………………………………….

(Please print)

*Voluntary General Contribution- includes administration charge, examinations, photocopying, stationery,


technology expenses including email & text messaging, maintaining school computers and upgrading software

and equipment for student use.

Payments can be made between 8.15am and 1.20pm Monday to Friday at Room 1 using Cash, Cheque, Credit Card (Visa or MasterCard) or EFTPOS. Alternatively payments can be made online via the school’s website using Credit Card (Visa or MasterCard).


Please all items included in your payment

Section A: Mandatory subject costs. These fees are Compulsory: Core Subjects $100

CHHS Student Diary $15 Sub Total $115

Section B: Mandatory subject consumables. These fees are Compulsory Food Technology (for materials used) $50

Graphic Technology (for materials used) $20

Into Science $12

Mathletics $7

Metal Technology (for materials used) $40 Music (instrument use and repair) $30

Textile Technology (for materials used) $20

Visual Arts (for materials used) $30 Sub Total $209

Section C: These Fees are Voluntary: Voluntary General Contribution (see below for details)* $50


Textbook / library fund (tax deductible) $80

School Year Book (printed externally) $20 Sub Total $190

Section D: Excursions / Incursions / Carnivals Compulsory School Swimming and Athletics Carnivals $50

Total for Sections A + B + C + D = $

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Sub Total $ 122

Section B: Mandatory Elective costs. These fees are Compulsory

Please note: If your child is studying any of the elective courses listed below, these fees are

compulsory and need to be included in your payment.


Section D: Excursions / Incursions / Carnivals


Total Sections A + B + C + D = $

Name of Student …………………………………………………………………………………….

(Please print) *Voluntary General Contribution- includes administration charge, examinations, photocopying, stationery, special

events such as Presentation Day, references, postage of correspondence to parents, as well as technology expenses

including email & text messaging, maintaining school computers and upgrading software and equipment for student

use.



Section A: Mandatory Subject Costs. These fees are Compulsory:

Core Subjects $100


Mathletics $7

Dance $25 Design Technology $60 Drama $25

Food Technology $120 Graphics Technology - includes kit of equipment $40 Industrial Technology - Metal $80 Industrial Technology - Timber $80

Information & Software Technology $50 Music $40

Photographic & Digital Media (including photographic paper) $85

Textiles Technology $60 Visual Arts (includes Visual Arts Diary) $65

Voluntary General Contribution (see below for details)* $50 P&C Voluntary Levy $40 Textbook / library fund (tax deductible) $80

School Year Book (printed externally) $20 Sub Total $190

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Section A: Mandatory subject costs. These fees are Compulsory:

Section B: Mandatory Elective costs. These fees are Compulsory

Please note: If your child is studying any of the elective courses listed below, these fees are com-pulsory and need to be included in your payment.





Name of Student …………………………………………………………………………………….

(Please print)

*Voluntary General Contribution- includes administration charge, examinations, photocopying, stationery,


technology expenses including email & text messaging, maintaining school computers and upgrading

software and equipment for student use.



Core Subjects

$100


Mathletics (this is compulsory for all students) $7

Student Photo ID $5 Sub Total $127

Dance $25

Design and Technology $60

Drama $30

Food Technology $120

Graphics Technology $40

Industrial Technology – Metal $80

Industrial Technology – Timber $80

Information and Software Technology $50

Music $40

Photographic & Digital. Media $85

Textiles Technology $60

Visual Arts $65

Voluntary General Contribution (see below for details)* $50


Textbook / library fund (tax deductible) $80

School Year Book (printed externally) $20

Sub Total $190


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Name of Student ………………………………………………………………………………………

(Please print)

*Voluntary General Contribution- includes administration charge, examinations, photocopying, stationery, special

events such as Presentation Day, references, postage of correspondence to parents, as well as technology expenses

including email & text messaging, maintaining school computers and upgrading software and equipment for student

use.





Section A: Mandatory subject costs. These fees are Compulsory Core subjects $100 CHHS Student diary $15 Mathletics (this is compulsory for all students) $7

Sub Total $122

Section B: Mandatory Subject costs. These fees are Compulsory:

Please note: If your child is studying any of the elective courses listed below, these fees are compulsory and need to be included in your payment.

Community & Family Studies $30 Dance $40 Drama $50 Design and Technology $60 Engineering Studies $30 Food Technology $100 Information Processes & Technology $35 Industrial Technology Graphics $50 Industrial Technology Metal $80 Industrial Technology Wood $80 Music 1 $50 Music 2 $50 Software Design & Development $35 Textiles and Design $60 VET Construction $35 VET Hospitality (not including Uniform approx. $80) $150 VET Hospitality Manual $50 Visual Arts (Includes Visual Arts Process Diary) $85

Section C: These Fees are Voluntary: Voluntary General Contribution (see below for details)* $50 P&C Voluntary Levy $40 Textbook / library fund (tax deductible) $80 School Year Book (printed externally) $20

Sub Total $190

Section D: Excursions / Incursions / Carnivals Compulsory School Swimming and Athletics Carnivals $50



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Year 12– 2017 Financial Statement

Please all items included in your payment Section A: Mandatory subject costs. These fees are Compulsory

Core subjects $100

CHHS Student diary $ 15

Mathletics (this is compulsory for all students) $ 7

Sub Total$122

Section B: Mandatory Subject costs. These fees are Compulsory:

Please note: If your child is studying any of the elective courses listed below, these fees are compulsory and need to be included in your payment.





Name of Student ……………………………………………………………………………………..

(Please print)

*Voluntary General Contribution- includes administration charge, examinations, photocopying, stationery, special events such as Presentation Day, references, postage of correspondence to parents, as well as technology expenses including email & text messaging, maintaining school computers and upgrading software and equipment for student use.




Community & Family Studies $30 Dance $40 Design and Technology (not including personal materials) $60 Drama $60 Engineering Studies $30 Food Technology $100 Industrial Technology - Graphics $30 Industrial Technology - Metal $80

Industrial Technology - Timber $80 Information Processes & Technology $35

Music 1 $50

Music 2 $50 Software Design & Development $35

Textiles and Design $60 VET Construction $35 VET Hospitality (not including Uniform) $150

Visual Arts (Includes Visual Arts Process Diary $85

Voluntary General Contribution (see below for details)* $50 P&C Voluntary Levy $40 Textbook / library fund (tax deductible) $80 School Year Book (printed externally) $20

Sub Total $190

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Drawbridge - Castle Hill High School · Dylan Bender, Georgia Fugar, Connor Holmes, Landy Huang, Mitchell Perl Seventeen subjects were above the state percentage in Band 6 achievement