Tech TalkAugust2016

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1DEPUTY PRINCIPALS’ REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4CONGRATULATIONS TO JEREMY AND TANDEE . . 5WELLBEING REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6P&C REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8CAREERS REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9NEWS AROUND SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13ATLAS PROGRAM - YEAR 9 PASS STUDENTS . . . . 14

ALUMNI COCKTAIL EVENING PHOTOS . . . . . . . . 15MATHS DAY PHOTOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16BAND CAMP AND MUSICALE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18ATHLETICS CARNIVAL RESULTS AND PHOTOS . . 22ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28BEGINNER BAND CONCERT PHOTOS . . . . . . . . . 25SCHOOL CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL

HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE CHANGESThere are significant changes to the 2019 HSC. The Board of Studies and Teaching standards, BOSTES, is a statuary body set up in NSW which determines the curriculum and how we assess what we teach. It is responsible for setting the HSC. For some time there has been concern in Australia that relative to other OECD countries, Australian education standards are slipping. According to international testing in PISA, one fifth of 15 year olds do not meet proficient standard in Mathematics and English. Globally we are equal 10th in reading; equal 8th in scientific literacy and equal 17th in mathematical literacy.BOSTES will be imposing a minimum standard of literacy and numeracy that all students will have to attain if they want an HSC. The minimum standard is the level of literacy and numeracy you need to function in everyday life, and it is set at a Band 8 NAPLAN in Year 9. The first students to be affected by this change will be Year 9 students 2017.Secondly there will be changes to the English, Mathematics, Science and History syllabuses. English will be radically changed. The HSC will no longer have themes such as ‘journeys’ or ‘belonging’ and grammar and language will be taught to Year 12. As well there will be a greater focus on Asian Literature. In history there will be more emphasis on women’s movements and the environment in Australia. Proposed changes will be released in 2017 for feedback from teachers and will be implemented for Year 11 students in 2018. Science extension courses will be introduced and changes to existing extension courses will be made. These changes will be ready for Year 12 students in 2019. In other words, those in Year 9 will be affected.There will also be changes to assessments. To reduce excessive stress, Year 11 assessments will be capped at three per course, and in Year 12, four per course. The aim is to give teachers the opportunity to provide

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meaningful feedback to students during the learning process rather than at the end of the learning. As well, there is a commitment from BOSTES to develop tougher in school assessments that reduce opportunities for plagiarism and cheating.The HSC examinations will be redesigned and HSC questions will test application of knowledge and skills, focusing on in depth questions, and topics choices will be reduced. There will also be a common scale for mathematics so that incentives to do easier mathematics courses to obtain a good ATAR are removed. Personal finance and statistics will be introduced at all levels of senior maths and common content will start in 2018 for year 11 students with a common scale in the HSC from 2019.It has been argued that these reforms to improve the quality and usefulness of the HSC are long overdue, and a good start, but do not go far enough to meet the needs of the Australian workplace in the 21st century. It will be a very interesting time in education to see if BOSTES can indeed develop rigorous and challenging in school assessments which do not just assess what is taught in the HSC examination. Watch this space!

CONGRATULATIONSMy congratulations to Tandee Wang, winner of the most prestigious Tuckwell scholarship to study at Australian National University. The Tuckwell scholarship is endowed by commodities broker and millionaire Graham Tuckwell, and means that Tandee will have his expenses paid while he studies. The Australian National University is the leading research University in Australia. It is amongst the world’s top universities with a global ranking of 19th, in 2015, a rank which it shares with King’s College, London. The rankings are based on a number of measures including academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations and the ratio of staff to students. Tandee has had a sensational July, also winning the NSW final of the Plain English Speaking Award

an achievement not replicated at Tech since 1985 when Shane Danielsen won the award. Tandee now goes forward to the Nationals, and has the potential to compete globally in the competition.Jeremy Kim, our Year 12 Sports Captain has been awarded a cadetship at Pitcher Partners. More about the Cadetship and Jeremy’s experience can be seen on Page 5. Our congratulations to him.I urge Year 12 to take up any opportunities to apply for a scholarship or cadetship or University Award, as these are very useful in securing work placement in the future and help with university expenses. Mr Zigas has extensive information about the many opportunities available.Year 12 begin their Trial HSC next week, and I remind parents to ensure that their sons have a balanced life during the trials: exercise is critical, as are good eating and sleeping habits. Students should study in short 30 minute time slots before taking an exercise break, and returning to study. We know from brain research that the brain responds better to learning if we follow this pattern.

WEAR IT PURPLE DAYIn the past three years the school has participated in Wear It Purple Day, and will do so again on Thursday 25 August. Wear It Purple has a simple message: you have the right to be proud of who you are.Wear It Purple Day is a student led initiative, and Like Harmony Day and RUOK? Day is selected by the SRC and Interact as it is a cause relevant to our school context, and promotes inclusivity and tolerance. This is in line with the Department of School Educations Well Being Framework (https : //www.det .nsw.edu .au/wel lbe ing/about/16531_Wellbeing-Framework-for-schools_Acessible.pdf) which encourages programs for students to connect, thrive and succeed. Wear It Purple is NOT an event affiliated with the Safe Schools Coalition of Australia, and the event is purely voluntary, and has the endorsement of the Schools P&C.

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ELECTRICAL UPGRADEI am delighted to let the community know that there will be an electrical upgrade to the school’s A block, and that a cable from the electrical sub station that is on Tech land by Anderson Street will finally be laid into the school. I have requested that this should happen for the last eight years. I should like to thank Arosha Ratnayake, the P&C President, and the P&C executive for supporting the school’s request for this upgrade to occur, and putting pressure on Asset Management in the Department of Education. The A block electrical boards are from the 1950s, and were a cause of concern. This upgrade will cost a very significant amount of money, and I am very mindful of the fact that we are very fortunate.

SCHOOL CARNIVAL RESULTSCongratulations to Rowan Tan, Nischal Shrestha, Jenson Tang, Patrick Liu, Jack McDougall and Ethan Waters who are the 2016 age champions from the school athletics carnival.

WELCOME TO NANZAN STUDENTSSydney Tech HS together with Shore School and Cranbrook School are currently hosting boys from the prestigious private Boys School, Nanzan which is in Nagoya, Japan. I would like to thank Wendy Mac for organising the students. I am very grateful to those families who have opened up their homes to these boys. Your hospitality is very much appreciated by the school.

Jacqueline LyonsPrincipal

Welcome to Nanzan High School Boys.

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DEPUTY PRINCIPALS’

REPORT

ACCURATE INFORMATIONParents need to inform the school if there is a change in personal details, particularly phone and mobile numbers. On numerous occasions we have tried to ring parents only to find that the number has been changed or disconnected. In an emergency this is very frustrating to school staff. Parents like to know if there is a problem but we need to be able to make contact. Please check that you have notified the school if there has been a change this year.We are also looking into a new method for parents to access the school Parent Portal. In order to facilitate this, we will need a current parent email address. Please ask your son to provide this to the front office.

SUBJECT SELECTION FOR YEARS 8 AND 10 Students in Year 10 have now completed the process of selecting their subjects for the senior school. Our team of timetablers have begun working on the timetable for 2017. Year 8 students will be given information about electives for Year 9 in Term 3, with an Information Session for parents and students on Tuesday 30 August at 4.30pm.

VACCINATIONSNSW Public Health will be at our school on Monday 5 September. Year 7 students will be having their HPV dose 3. There will be a “catch up” opportunity for students in Year 7 or Year 8 who were absent on previous days of the NSW Public Health visit to receive their missed vaccinations.

YEAR 12 EXAMS AND BEYONDThe oral and written Trial HSC exams begin on Monday 1 August and finish on Friday 19 August. Practical tasks for Visual Arts and Design and Technology continue in Weeks 6 and 7. All Year 12 students return to regular lessons on Monday 22 August and are required to attend every lesson up to the end of Term 3 (unless otherwise arranged for the completion of major works in Design and Technology, Visual Art and Music).

Every lesson is important right up until Thursday 22 September as teachers are using this time to complete syllabuses and revise the courses. Information about the last day for Year 12 (breakfast, farewell assembly, luncheon), the HSC exam, misadventure appeals, signing out, scholarship applications etc will be issued at a special Year 12 meeting during Week 7.

VISUAL ARTS AND MUSIC EXHIBITIONParents and students are welcome to attend Year 12 HSC Music performances and Year 12 HSC Visual Art displays in the auditorium and in the common room on Thursday 25 August from 4.30 pm. Kirk Grinham Diane WilsonDeputy Principal Deputy Principal

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Pitcher Partners is the leading middle-market consulting firm in Australia. Their specialties range from financial advice to business consulting to wealth management. The company also encourages gaining domestic and international experience and for eligible staff, there are opportunities to work in international locations such as the USA, Canada, Asia, Europe and the UK.

I applied for a cadetship at Pitcher Partners at the end of last term and successfully passed the initial resume phase. The next step was an interview with the cadetship manager in their offices at Martin Place. The interview was nerve wracking and I was asked a lot of questions about myself to which I answered as earnestly as I could. I was also asked some strange questions like “Which people - past or present - would I invite for dinner?” I was told that there would be another interview phase if I passed the first one and they would let me know in due time. I

had mixed feelings about how I performed as I had never undergone an interview before but to my surprise I was offered a cadetship a week later without the second interview.To be offered a cadetship at Pitcher Partners means that I will be working full-time with a half day off per week and studying in the evenings for the duration of my chosen university course. I will be able to receive extensive training and resources to support and encourage professional and personal development in the fields of finance and asset management. I will need to undertake a business or a commerce degree to learn the tools that are needed for the cadetship and my future career. I know it will be challenging to study and work at the same time, but I'm really looking forward to this new challenge and where it will take me in the future.http://www.pitcher.com.au/ Jeremy KimYear 12

Congratulations to Jeremy...

Tandee Wang is one of 25 students offered the Tuckwell Scholarship at ANU in 2017. From over 700 applications in Stage 1, around 230 were invited to progress to Stage 2. Of those, 69 students were invited to progress to the Stage 3 interview weekend in Canberra.Following two days of interviews, the Selection Panel narrowed it down to the final 25 students, who will commence study at ANU in February 2017. The Tuckwell Scholarship program offers the most transformational undergraduate scholarship in Australia, but it is not only the financial support that makes it special.

The vision behind the Scholarship is all about helping the person impact on the community and the world by offering unique educational oportunities and personal experiences.Receiving a Tuckwell Scholarship is not just about intellect. It is about a desire and determination to use natural abilities to realise full potential so that one can make a difference in the world.

...and Tandee

Tandee Wang and Jeremy Kim

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WELLBEING REPORT

Welcome back to another busy term at Tech. There are a few changes in staffing this term in Wellbeing. We are expecting a permanent school counsellor to be available to the students’ five days a week sometime this term, however in the meantime Sarah Coffey will be available for students to access on a Tuesday and Friday. The school farewells Rachel Berezovsky, who has shared the school counsellor responsibilities with Sarah Coffey throughout Semester 1. Rachel has been such a wonderful person to work with and will be missed by staff, parents and students at Sydney Tech. Nathan Brown will take up the position as Year 11 Adviser. Nathan Brown will follow Year 11 boys into their final HSC year. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Tina Blake for her role as relieving Year 11 Adviser in Term 2. The other Year Advisers will remain in their current positions which include:

Year 7 Adviser: Wendy MacYear 8 Adviser: Shane Gamage Year 9 Adviser: Eugenie SugowdzRelieving Year 10 Adviser: Nin EathYear 11 Adviser: Nathan BrownYear 12 Adviser: Jeff de Rooy

REPORTSTerm 3 is the halfway mark to another school year and now that all the Half Yearly reports have been distributed, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate those students who have shown improvement and given their personal best in Semester 1. The Year Advisers have had conversations with each individual student about academic progress and performance with some students having to write out an academic intervention plan giving them time to reflect and evaluate ways they can improve in each subject. Our top 20 achievers from each year group together with students who have demonstrated important efforts to improve were rewarded with a special lunch celebration.

WELLBEING PROGRAMSIn Term 2 we saw many fantastic wellbeing programs take place for the students.The school welcomed back motivational guest speaker Jonathan Beninca to talk to our Year 8 and 9 students about his personal journey of losing multiple limbs after being run over by a train at the age of 19 after taking a shortcut across the train tracks. His presentation spoke to the boys about relevant issues such as being able to bounce back from adversity, looking out for your mates and recognising the dangers associated with risk taking behaviour.Peer Support for 2016 has now finished with the final session taking place in Week 9 last term. Throughout the year, the peer support program has offered important leadership opportunities to the Year 9 leaders as they worked with their small groups of Year 7s assisting in their transition to high school. The program this year has looked at topics such as effective communication, conflict resolution, problem solving, cyber safety and achievement at Tech with sessions being presented to the students in

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many interesting formats using technology, role play, games and group discussions. Peer Support is a valued program at Tech and the participation of all students is to be acknowledged here.Year 11 were presented with sessions that focused on preventing plagiarism and how to deal with managing stress particular in the lead up to the mid-year exams. Year 12 were presented with information about the Educational Access Scheme – a University Admission Centre program that aims to support students who have experienced long-term disadvantage during their HSC year.

UPCOMING WELLBEING ASSEMBLIESThe next month proves to be a busy time in the school in terms of upcoming Wellbeing Assemblies. Year 7 will enjoy a performance from Brainstorm Productions watching a play called ‘The Hurting Game’ as well as learning ways to develop better study habits so they can best avoid distractions and stay up to date with their work. Year 8 will be looking at effective ways to take notes and presented with an information session to help them with their subject choices. Year 9 will be looking at respectful relationships and organisation for their upcoming camp whilst Year 10 will be looking at note taking and entertained by Brainstorm Productions with the play ‘Cyberia’. Year 11 will be reviewing senior research skills and examining the impacts caused from academic procrastination.

FINAL TERM FOR YEAR 12Term 3 is the final term for Year 12 before they commence their HSC exams. It is a busy term featuring Trial HSC exams, external assessments and submissions of major works. These can all be significant sources of stress and anxiety. It is therefore imperative during this time that the boys be aware of and access support. At school, all staff are responsible for wellbeing however we also have other staff members with specialised skills or responsibilities in this field. Year Advisers, Counsellors, Mentors and myself as Head Teacher Wellbeing are all important contact personnel should parents or students wish to access support.

ACADEMIC ADVISERSThe Year 10 Academic Adviser Day was held on Tuesday 26 July, 2016. When students are asked to select their desired program of study half way through Year 10, there is often a genuine mix of students either with a clear academic/career path or those who are still unsure of what they want to do. Sydney Tech already provides detailed information around the range of different subjects on offer via the subject information booklet and our subject selection information night. The Year 10 Academic Adviser Day is designed to help Year 10 students make a more conscious and informed decision about the nature of their chosen pattern of study based on their talents, goals, experiences, interests and strengths.Nick StokesHead Teacher Wellbeing

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P&C REPORT

The upcoming

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All Welcome!

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6 September.

Hi All

Hope everybody had an enjoyable holiday and was able to survive the cold weather and the Federal elections. We are well into Term 3 and Year 12 students have entered the final phase of their schooling, the Trial HSC exams for Year 12 students will commence on 3 August. On behalf of the P&C I wish them all the best in the coming exams.

LAST MEETINGA big thank you to all the parents who attended our P&C meeting held on 7 June, especially to the Year 11 and 12 parents who braved it even after some gruelling sessions at the parent teacher meetings held earlier in the day.Our vice president Ms Angela Kim presented a glowing tribute to John Simmonds one of our beloved teachers who passed away on 24 May 2016. A minutes silence was observed in honour of John.The guest speaker for the evening was our Mathematics Head Teacher, Trevor Trotman. Trevor has been at Sydney Tech for nearly two decades and has been the guiding force behind the great mathematics results achieved by our students. Trevor outlined the philosophy behind mathematics education at Sydney Tech explaining the progression of mathematics from junior level through to Extension 2 Mathematics. He also gave a maths lesson to all the parents present explaining perfect numbers, friendly numbers, sociable numbers etc.This was also our financial meeting where several funding requests were discussed. A request for the construction of a storage area for the science faculty was defered till the next meeting as more details were sort prior to further discussion of this matter.The “Entertainment Book” fund raising initiative was discussed and all parents are encouraged to purchase these books full of great offers and discounts, and in the process assist the school in raising much needed funds.

WHS ISSUEWe have some great news with reference to the WHS issue with the Department of Education agreeing in principle to renew/replace the power supply involved in this incident. It has been a struggle over several years to get this funding approved and our principal Jacqueline Lyons and her staff have to be congratulated in persisting with the issue until a positive outcome was achieved.

GONSKI FUNDINGThe elections have come and gone and we have received one response from the minister of education requesting us to resubmit our request once the new government is elected. We will be following up with the newly elected representatives in our attempts to ensure that Gonski funding is continued to its maturity.Please make representations to all your elected members at every opportunity as this is the major source of additional funding for our public schools which has made a real difference in many schools including Sydney Tech.

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NEXT MEETINGOur next meeting will be held on Tuesday 2 August at 7.30 pm in the Common Room. Our guest speaker for the evening will be Debbie Noyes, Head Teacher Science.Debbie will be talking about Science at STHS and how Science subjects are marked in the HSC. She will also explaining the role that modelling and scaffolding play in getting higher marks.

CONTACTING THE P&CThe email for contacting the P&C is sydtechparents@gmail.com Please send your suggestions, queries etc to this email. The agenda and the minutes of previous meetings can also be accessed by logging on to Moodle and visiting the P&C page.

The new website is back up and running and soon we will have the facility to upload the agenda for upcoming meetings on the P&C sub tab under the “About STHS” tab.Please ensure that all of you check out the official STHS Facebook page. We are looking for more likes. Please be aware that there are several unofficial Facebook sites claiming to be the STHS site. The official site can be identified by the school emblem as the profile picture and the foundation stone as the background.Hope to see you all at our next meeting.Arosha RatnayakeP&C President

PARENT PARTNERSHIP meetingsSchool Common Room - 9am

DATES FOR TERM 3Year 7 The School Wellbeing Team Thursday 18 August

Year 7/ Australian Federal Police ThinkUKnow Year 8 Presentation on Cyber Safety/Cyber Bullying Thursday 11 August

Year 9 Australian Federal Police ThinkUKnow Presentation on Cyber Safety/Cyber Bullying

Thursday 11 AugustYear 10 UAC - University Entry Requirements

and Demystifying those Myths Tuesday 16 August

Intranet AccessThe school’s file servers are now managed centrally by the Department of Education.

One of the unfortunate consequences of this is that the Department does not allow parental login to access the school resources.

We are currently working on some systems that will make the calendar and course information available to parents via a combination of secure login and public visibility. In the meantime we ask for your patience. If you need to access the Intranet to see the calendar or your son’s absences simply use his login details and you will have full access to all a student can see.

Thank you for your support in this matter

Martin RileyHead Teacher Computing Studies

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CAREERS REPORT

UNIVERSITIESUQ’s Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) programUQ runs 16 MOOCs through its UQx program, a service that offers free online university courses to anyone with access to the internet. More than one million students have enrolled in less than two and half years.https://www.edx.org/school/uqx

Open Day Reminders• University of Sydney - 27 August 2016, 9am to 4pm• UNSW - 3 September 2016• Macquarie University - 20 August 2016, 10am to 3pm• Western Sydney University - 28 August 2016, 10am to 2pm, Parramatta

South Campus

• University of Newcastle- 20 August 2016, 10am to 4pm• University of Wollongong - 13 August 2016• UTS - 27 August 2016, 9am to 4pm• ANU - 27 August 2016, 9am to 4pm • University of Canberra - 27 August 2016

UTS New CoursesUTS now has two new science courses, these include forensic science and a Bachelor of Biotechnology. To find out more about the courses follow the link below. http://www.uts.edu.au/future-students/science

PRIVATE COLLEGES AIE Open Day

14 August 2016, 10am to 3pmThe day is for prospective students interested in studying at AIE in 2017. It will include information on courses and career pathways, 3D animation, game design and production and workshops. http://www.aie.edu.au/openday

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Whitehouse Free WorkshopsWhitehouse offers free workshops in the evenings or on Saturdays for illustration. Further information can be found on their website. http://www.whitehouse-design.edu.au/

NIDA 2017 Applications OpenApplications for NIDA’s undergraduate courses are open from the 1 July until 30 September 2016. Specialisations are in Acting, Costume, Design for Performance, Properties and Objects, Staging, and Technical Theatre. To obtain more information about the application process refer to NIDA’s website. https://apply.nida.edu.au/

SAE SYDNEY OPEN DAY6 August 2016, 11am to 3pmLevel 1, 11-17 York Street, Sydney We’re opening the doors to our, state-of-the-art Sydney campus. If you’re considering studying creative media, now is the time to speak to our experienced team. During the day you can expect, Q&A sessions, student showcases, games, prizes and a lot of fun. Register here: https://goo.gl/O2TdVa

APPRENTICESHIPSSchindler Group Electrical ApprenticeshipsSchindler is currently seeking apprentices for their 2017 program. Interested applicants can find further information on the website or contact Danielle Keogh, HR Coordinator on:Phone: 02 9931 9900 Email: aus.hr@schindler.com http://www.schindler.com/com/internet/en/home.html

OTHER NEWSCareers in MathsThe American Mathematical Society website has a lot of information for young mathematicians. In particular the section “See where math is used” is very good for career planning.http ://www.ams.org/programs/students/students/

FREE RESOURCE – THE GOOD CAREERS GUIDEGood Education Group is excited to announce the launch of The Good Careers Guide. The Guide features everything you loved about Job Guide, while providing updated content tailored to meet the needs of the modern day student or jobseeker. The resource comes as a print publication as well as a free to access e-book, website and app. For more information visit https://www.goodcareersguide.com.au

TELG CIVIL ENGINEERING CHINA TOURThe engineering course is a five day “Civil Engineering” w o r k s h o p , where you’ll work in small groups to plan for and align a new rail link between two existing lines. You’ll be preparing a submission to the Asia Development Bank outlining the facilities, costs, route and other important information.The trip includes sightseeing and the full cost is $3590.http://telg.com.au/china-here-we-come-3/

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UAC EDUCATION ACCESS SCHEMEEAS applications open on 3 August 2016 for 2017.

The UAC website provides information booklets on applications and eligibility requirements. http://www.uac.edu.au/eas/

UAC SCHOOLINK EVENTSThe dates for the various events can be found on the link below. They include information about ATAR, HSC subject choices, bonus points and the selection process. http://www.uac.edu.au/schoolink/events.shtml

STUDY OVERSEAS INFORMATION SESSION 31 August 2016 The session will include more than 20 tertiary institutions from North America and the UK. For further information, contact Gillian Sloan, Tertiary Education and Careers Adviser at Ascham School at gillian.sloan@ascham.nsw.edu.au http://news.bostes.nsw.edu.au/blog/2016/6/21/study-overseas-information-session

NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK AT UTS13-26 August 2016UTS Science in Focus: Inside the Forensic World – 16 AugustUTS Science in Focus: Biohacking – 19 AugustAustralian Museum Science Festival – 13 August, 16-19 AugustSTEM Day – 15 August http://www.uts.edu.au/about/faculty-science/our-community-engagement/outreach-and-community/national-science-week

Mr ZigasCareers

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NEWS AROUND SCHOOL

The Duke of Edinburgh team went on an expedition to the Grose Valley, in the Blue Mountains National Park, from 9-11 June.The group featured 26 participants in total - nine of whom were on their silver award (all on their practice expeditions) and 17 participants on their bronze award (10 on their practice and seven on their qualifying expeditions).The group navigated from Blackheath, down the steep descent from Perrys’ Lookdown into the world heritage listed Blue Gum Forest, camping at Acacia Flat on the first night. On the second day, the group split into its bronze and silver components, with the bronze group ascending the spectacular Govetts’ Leap back to Blackheath, and the silver group following the Grose River to camp at Burra Korain on the second night. They then ascended Mount Victoria, via Victoria Falls, finishing at the township of Mount Victoria on the third day.The expedition was both a challenge and enjoyable experience for everyone involved, with fitness levels tested and a real sense of achievement at the finish of the walk.

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A T L A S Program – Year 9 PASS students ATLAS stands for Active Teen Leaders Avoiding Screen-Time. It is a program developed by the University of Newcastle which has been designed to achieve five goals. 1. Move whenever you can (aim for 60 minutes

per day or 12000 steps)2. Get some vigorous physical activity on most

days (seven minutes vigorous physical activity, fivetimes per week)

3. Limit recreational screen time (recommended less than two hours per day)

4. Avoid sugary drinks5. Limit sometimes foods (sweets and snacks)The PDHPE faculty is piloting the program with our two Year 9 PASS classes, with a view to rolling it out to a whole year group in 2017. At school the PASS boys have been given the key messages and an understanding of the benefits of being involved in the program. They have also participated in a 60 minute physical activity session, which included seven minutes of vigorous exercise. In class, with a partner, they have developed their own 60 minute physical activity session. During Term 3 each practical lesson will be an ATLAS session in which students achieve physical activity goals; students will also have their turn to lead the class and to become a Leader of Physical Activity within the school community. The idea is that they develop the knowledge and the skills to achieve the five ATLAS goals; most of this will need to be done at home with the support of parents. For this reason parents will be given a “Parent Guide” which helps them support their son in achieving these goals.

We are lucky to have been offered assistance to run the program from South Eastern Sydney Local Health. Their involvement is with the pre-testing and post-testing of fitness levels, fitness equipment and support. We have also been given a faculty iPad with the ATLAS app which assists in tracking the progress of the students.With physical literacy being acknowledged as an important part of a balanced education, the PDHPE staff are excited about Tech’s involvement in this program. We look forward to seeing the progress of our PASS students and the benefits to the school community of our Physical Activity leaders.Matt HewettHead Teacher PDHPE

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Alumni Cocktail Evening

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maths day

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Term 2 was a busy year for the Music Department. It all started with the Performing Ensembles Camp in week 9 (20–22 June). This was held at The Tops Conference Centre in Stanwell Tops. It was a frosty morning when the students and teachers arrived and they warmed themselves up with a combination of rehearsal and outdoor activities. There was a movie night on the first night, and the second night The Mara Band came and presented a very enjoyable interactive presentation based on jazz music combined with world music. At the end of the camp, the improvement of the ensembles was clearly obvious and a great indication of how worthwhile the camp is. The Music Faculty would like to thank the teachers and tutors who give up their time to make this camp possible. The ensembles came back ready for their next performance. Musicale took place on the 28 June in the auditorium. It was a splendid night

showcasing all the ensembles and a variety of solo and small ensemble items. There were a large number of ex-students who came back to play which is testament to the wonderful friendships and connections that are made in the ensemble program. Thank you to the sound and light boys, our comperes, staff and the many other people who helped on the night and in the many hours before and after. The Music Faculty would like to thank the parents for supporting their sons in all the events that take place throughout the year. Without your contribution to this wonderful program, it would not exist. You will agree it is an integral part of the school and a true representation of the spirit of Sydney Technical High School. Bravo!! Julie RyanRelieving Head Teacher Creative Arts

BAND CAMP AND MUSICALE 2016

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Athletics Carnival Results12 YEARS 1st RESULT 2nd 3rd100m Rowan Tan 12.75 Sebastian Fantigana Perry Chan200m Rowan Tan 27.4 Sebastian Fantigana Hanujan Puvanenthiran800m Rowan Tan 2:53 Nathan Yuan Perry ChanHurdles Rowan Tan 17.56 Adrian Nguyen Nathan YuanHigh Jump Rowan Tan 160 Chanson Lee Roy LiLong Jump Rowan Tan 5.9 Nathan Yuan Chanson LeeDiscus Deon Argiratos 15.65 Krishna Amogh Pedagandham SaiShot Put Ahmed Sumen 5.23

13 YEARS 1st RESULT 2nd 3rd100m Riley So 13.22 Nischal Shrestha Xenos He200m Riley So 27.62 Nischal Shrestha Jason Cho800m Nischal Shrestha 2:41.9 Thomas Brcic Riley SoHurdles Nischal Shrestha 18.6 Riley So Matthew VasicHigh Jump Jordan Lu 145 Naruj Sae-Lim Brandon LeeLong Jump Nischal Shrestha 4.28 Jordan Lu Naruj Sae-LimDiscus Tom McDougall 26.42 Brandon Lee Anthony KourtisJavelin Tom McDougall 26.48 Suraj Chaudhari Anthony EfthymiouShot Put Justin Jovcevski 10.86 Brandon Lee Naruj Sae-Lim

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14 YEARS 1st RESULT 2nd 3rd100m Jenson Tang 12.31 Raymond Lu Bennett Ying200m Simon Hatsidimitris 26.34 Raymond Lu Christopher Gurung400m Patrick Xia 1:04.2 Christopher Gurung 800m Patrick Xia 2:24.1 Christopher Gurung Marc MardiniHurdles Haruk Yin 17.53 Bennett Ying Jenson Tang1500m Patrick Xia 5:01.5 Marc Mardini Christopher GurungHigh Jump Gordon Huang 140 Raymond Lu Jenson TangLong Jump Bennett Ying 4.86 Jenson Tang Haruk YinDiscus Han Bao 29.97 Jenson Tang Paj Sae-LimJavelin Jenson Tang 21.2 Alex Pan Alfred DaoShot Put Han Bao 11.61 Jae Ho Ahn Andy Lau

15 YEARS 1st RESULT 2nd 3rd100m Mathew Wang 12.59 Evan Lee Peter Lau200m Aaryan Shah 27.09 Peter Lau Mathew Wang400m Ji Woo Lee 1:03.9 Daniel Lou Bryan Liu800m Ji Woo Lee 2:33.5 Bryan Liu Henry Zheng1500m Bryan Liu 5:22.9 Jamie Mo Pranav AlavandiTriple Jump Peter Lau 9.8 Patrick Liu Tyrone MartinezHigh Jump Daniel Basset 1.5 Bryan Liu Jack YeapLong Jump Patrick Liu 4.65 James Kapaniris Kevin WuDiscus Patrick Liu 25.1 David Liu Jackson FisherJavelin Andrew Liang 36.1 Daniel Basset Patrick LiuShot Put Joshua Lee 9.16 Andrew Liang David Liu

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16 YEARS 1st RESULT 2nd 3rd100m Claren Ye 11.78 Peter Chin Richard Zheng200m Claren Ye 25.4 Peter Chin Russell Koh400m Timothy Gale-Re 1:00.5 Jack McDougall Peter Chin800m Timothy Gale-Re 2:19.3 Jack McDougall Luke Okuda1500m Timothy Gale-Re 4:50.9 Marcus Loi James YangHurdles Jack McDougall 15.97 Henry Wines Richard ZhengTriple Jump Jack McDougall 10.62 Richard Zhou Taj Bosworth-GonzagaHigh Jump Jack McDougall 1.5 Edward Poon Brendan YangLong Jump Claren Ye 6.04 Kevin Wu Jack McDougallDiscus Justin Lee 27.17 Richard Zhou Phillip HuangJavelin Jack McDougall 28.65 Adam Sadek Justin LeeShot Put Justin Lee 10.85 Mahdi Alam Phillip Huang

OPENS 1st RESULT 2nd 3rd100m Ethan Waters 11.44 Simon Ngo Chia-Shen Po200m Ethan Waters 24.69 Simon Ngo Tiger Li400m Ethan Waters 57.88 Nathan Wong Simon Ngo800m Christopher Glitsos 2:24.1 Nathan Wong David Howell1500m Christopher Glitsos 5:12 Nathan Wong Kosta TroulisHurdles Ethan Waters 14.47 James Trumble Raadee MahTriple Jump Ethan Waters 11.81 Chia-Shen Po Rowan TanHigh Jump Ethan Waters 1.75 James Trumble William ChenLong Jump Chia-Shen Po 6.19 Ethan Waters Simon NgoDiscus Luke Byrnes 35.15 Ptolemy Sofianidis Ryan Betbeder-MatibetJavelin Luke Byrnes 34.93 Anthony Rourke Shelton WongShot Put Luke Byrnes 12.32 Anthony Rourke Patrick Liu

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Age ChampionsAge Champion House Points Runner Up12 Rowan Tan Gotto 66 Nathan Yuan13 Nischal Shrestha Broome 40 Riley So14 Jenson Tang Broome 50 Patrick Xia15 Patrick Liu MacKinnon 52 Bryan Liu16 Jack McDougall MacKinnon 68 Timothy Gale-ReOpens Ethan Waters Gotto 68 Luke Byrnes

House PointsGotto 493 Broome 402 MacKinnon 397 McMullen 371 Turner 279 Williams 257

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Sydney Tech has a new website.

ONLINE PAYMENTS:To make online

payments just click on the ‘online payment’ link in the top right hand corner of the

HOME page above the SEARCH box.

Payments are quick, easy and convenient, with the added bonus of no processing fee.

TECH TALK:To locate Tech Talk on the

website, click on NEWS on the home page, then click

on PUBLICATIONS and Tech Talk will be

downloaded there along with other publications

relating to the school.We also have a school

Facebook pageIf we are unable to use our Alert SMS Message System, important communication

will be available on Facebook.https://www.facebook.com/

sydneytechnicalhighschool/?fref=ts

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability Notification for Parents and Carers

From 2015, all Government and non-Government schools across Australia are required to participate annually in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD).

All Australian schools will collect data on their students who are receiving adjustments to meet additional learning and support needs in accordance with their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and Disability Standards for Education 2005. This data will be provided to the Australian Government to assist in the development of a consistent, national picture of the education needs of students with disability.

The data provided to the Australian Government by the NSW Department of Education and Communities is provided in such a way that it cannot be used to identify any individual student or school.

General information about the national data collection can be found on the Australian Government Department of Education and Training website at http://education.gov.au/fact-sheets-nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disability .

Privacy Protection

The NSW Department of Education and Communities follows the requirements of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002. Schools will collect, record, store and use data about individual students in line with these requirements. Data security and protection is a priority and students’ personal details will be kept confidential.

Under Clause 52 of the Commonwealth Australian Education Regulation 2013, data collected by the NSW Department of Education and Communities for the NCCD must be provided to the Australian Government Department of Education and Training. This includes the number of students at each level of education, the number in each category of disability and the number at each level of adjustment. The information is provided to the Commonwealth as a series of number sets that cannot be used to identify any individual student or school .

The Australian Government Department of Education and Training follows the requirements of the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 when handling any data provided by NSW Department of Education and Communities in connection with the national data collection. A privacy notice has been developed to by the Australian Government to provide students, parents and carers with important privacy information in relation to the data collection. This notice is available on the department’s website at http://education.gov.au/notices .

If you have any questions about the data collection please do not hesitate to contact Nick Stokes, Head Teacher Wellbeing.

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A fair, just and prosperous nation for all our childrenWe, the undersigned organisations, are committed to ensuring that every Australian child has an equal opportunity to realise their full potential in life through the provision of a well-resourced, high quality education.

We believe, therefore, that it is imperative for current and future Commonwealth governments to join with all state and territory governments to fully fund the Gonski needs-based school funding model.

Gonski is designed to lift all schools to a national minimum resource standard and provide extra funding for individual students in need of greater support.

If fully funded, Gonski will establish a new, higher benchmark for government investment in Australian schooling, and help build the foundations for a fair, just and prosperous nation for generations to come.

We believe such a great cause warrants the full support of all political parties and candidates for election to parliament.

The NSW Public Education AllianceA joint statement from

Lila Mularczyk President NSW Secondary Principals’ Council

Maurie Mulheron President NSW Teachers Federation

Geoff Scott President NSW Primary Principals’ Association

Jason VialsPresidentFederation of P&C NSW

Cheryl McBrideChairpersonPublic School Principals Forum

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Are you having trouble accessing our School Website???If you are, you may need to clear your browser history. Follow these instructions.

Click on the little cog in the top right hand corner

Click on ‘Internet Options’ second bottom on the list.

Click ‘Delete’. Click on ‘OK’.Go to Browsing History

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All OPAL Card enquiries should be referred to Transport NSW - School Student Transport Scheme. If you have lost your card, moved house or you need

to change your transport details/provider, please use this helpful link:

apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/sstsAs much as we would like to help, we are not able to

deal with these enquiries at school.

Please do not park across any private driveways or school

driveways, in our surrounding streets, when dropping your

children at school or collecting them from school.

Also do not drive into any of our school carparks to stop or park.

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Message from the School Administration OfficeJust a reminder that the School Office is open for payments and

enquiries during school hours – 8.15am – 3.05pm. Payments by students should only be made before school, between Period 1 and 2, at Recess and at Lunch. Payments will not be taken

after the bell has gone at the end of the day.Payments can also be made via our online payment system located

on the STHS website. (Top right hand corner of the HOME page.)

STHS SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOPThe Second Hand Uniform Shop is run by volunteers. The Second Hand Uniform Shop is located in Vera’s Cottage.During the school terms, the Second Hand Uniform Shop is open on the Second Tuesday of each calendar month, from 10.30am - 12 noon.

The next date for the clothing pool this year will be on Tuesday 14 June 2016. Come along and grab a bargain. If you have any donations of used uniform items, please send them to the Office.

Change of Mobile Phone Numbers and

AddressesIf you have changed your mobile phone number or

address, please contact the school immediately so that we can update

our records.

Sick Bay and your SonIf you receive a phone call from

the office informing you that your son is unwell and in sick bay, you must attend to this promptly and

collect your son as soon as possible.

Your son cannot be left in sick bay for lengthy periods of time.

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Please be aware that it is a legal requirement that ALL visitors on school grounds during school hours report to the School

Administration Office for sign-in and sign-out. This includes parents and caregivers.

Attention Parents:School Attendance and Leave

Parents are required to explain their children’s absences from school promptly within seven

school days to the school.

An explanation for absence must be provided to the school within seven school days from the first

day of any period of absence.It is Departmental Policy that if

your son needs to leave the school

early for an appointment, then a letter must be brought to the school and it must be signed by

one of the Deputy Principals before the start of the school day for leave

to be granted.

If you send an sms about your son’s absence, please put his name, class and reason for

absence.

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What we’re doing As part of the ongoing construction of the Lily Street Allawah overbridge we will be closing down Lily St Bridge for a seven month period to allow for the installation of integral members of the new bridge

Access to the Lily Street Bridge via cars on the south bound lane will be blocked at the Durham Street intersection and all traffic north bound will be completely blocked at Railway Pde.

Pedestrian access will be limited to the station overpass for access between Railway Pde and Lily Street.

We understand that this work will have an impact on you and your neighbours. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

How this affects youWork will take place from Monday 11 April 2016 – Wednesday 30 November 2016.

Road closures

Planned road closures will include Lily Street Bridge between Railway Pde & Roberts Lane, from 11 April 2016 – 30 November 2016. To eliminate vehicle congestion, Lily Street will also be closed at Durham Street to southbound traffic. Local detours will be sign posted and traffic controllers will be on duty to direct motorist.

Noise

These works may create additional noise during the day and night of the

weekend. We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause.

Equipment may be delivered to the worksite outside of this time. Due to travel restrictions on large vehicles, some of these deliveries may need to take place at night.

Light

Due to working at night additional lights will be in place to undertake these works. Due care will be taken to minimise light spill when undertaking works outside daylight hours.

Traffic and parking

Heavy vehicles will be using local streets to access parts of the rail

corridor. Primary access points with traffic control will be at Carlton Parade, Railway Parade and Station Lane.

Station Access

Access to Allawah Station will be maintained at all times during these works. Pedestrians will be directed via sign posts and message boards on the temporary routes.

Buses

Buses will be diverted around the local detour route also with several key bus stops affected. Please direct questions regarding the relocation of stops and effects to your service to the service provider.

Lily Street Bridge replacement 6 Month Road Closure

Our works will impact the local area from Monday 11 April 2016 – Wednesday 30 November 2016. Here’s what you need to know.

Avoid slips and falls when travelling around the network. Slow down and mind yourstep on platforms, and when boarding and alighting from trains.

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Rockdale City Council has informed the school that the Council’s Parking Officers will be enforcing parking restrictions on a rotational roster system throughout the school year. Please take note of the following signs and associated fines.

Also do not drive on to school grounds when dropping off or picking up your son.

SCHOOL ZONE PARKING OFFENCES Increased penalties for School Zones. Current as at 1 July 2015

Means that in the area in the direction of the arrow, you must NOT STOP your vehicle at any point on the road or kerb, unless there is a medical or other emergency.

Maximum Penalty

$425+ 2 Demerit

Points

Means that you have no more than 2 minutes for drop-offs or pick-ups of passengers or goods and the driver must stay within 3 metres of your vehicle.

Penalty

$177+ 2 Demerit

Points

Means that in the direction of the arrow or arrows you are not allowed to stop your vehicle unless you are driving a bus.

Penalty

$319+ 2 Demerit

Points

DOUBLE PARKING You are NOT PERMITTED to stop or park your vehicle alongside another vehicle that is already parked parallel to the kerb.

Penalty

$319+ 2 Demerit

Points

STOP in a NO STOPPING zone: $319 + 2 Demerit Points, or STOP on or near a Children’s or Pedestrian Crossing: $425 + 2 Demerit Points

STOP on path/strip in built up area: $177 + 2 Demerit Points STOP or Park in a Disabled Marked Area without a permit: $531

Please Note: fines subject to change without notice. Current to 30 June 2016. These penalties apply to offences in school zones during posted school hours.

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BUILDING FUNDTech High, established in 1911, was originally located in a building in Mary Ann Street, Ultimo, and known as Ultimo Central Technical School. The Official Opening of the new school buildings on McConnachies Paddock, Forest Road, was performed on 2 August 1958. Our school buildings are always in need of upgrading and renovation. The priority areas for our Building Fund in 2016 are to upgrade toilets. Currently our bathrooms do not meet environmental standards, waste water and electricity. Your contribution to the fund will enhance student and staff well-being and contribute to an improved school environment. There are various amounts you can donate or you can suggest your own amount. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.

LIBRARY FUNDThe school has established a school Library fund. This fund is designed to enhance student learning and improve access to up to date resources from a range of different media. Our school Library is in constant use by students and teachers for research, private study and building general knowledge.

Currently, our school library is undergoing refurbishment so that both the environment and literature available are up to date and suitable for 21st century learning.

Your contribution to the fund will enhance our ability to provide inspiring and essential reading for our students. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.

Yes I would like to contribute to the Sydney Technical High School Building Fund Library Fund

$130.00

$250.00

$500.00

$750.00

…………… .. (write amount you wish to donate)

I wish to pay by Cheque (enclosed) Parent Online Payment (POP)

OR debit my credit card Visa Mastercard

Card No:

Security Code: Expiry Date: /

Cardholder’s Name: …………………………………………………………………………… (please print)

Signature …………………………………………..…………… Student’s Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Payments can also be paid by telephone on (02) 9587 5899. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.

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SCHOOL CALENDARAUGUST

1-19 Trial HSC2 P&C Meeting - Common Room, 7.30pm2 ICAS English3 Chemistry Olympiad Exam3-4 Regional Athletics5 Earth and Environmental Science Olympiad Exam5 Science and Engineering Competition8 Biology Olympiad Exam9 Second Hand Uniform Shop - 10.30-12 noon10 Physics Olympiad Exam11 Year 7, 8 and 9 Parent Partnership Combined Meeting - Common Room, 9am16 Year 10 Parent Partnership Meeting - Common Room, 9am18 Year 7 Parent Partnership Meeting - Common Room, 9am22-26 Mental Health Week22 Mental Health Week - Event Summit23 Wear it Purple Day26 RU OK? Day29 Group Photos30 SRE: Year 7, Period 1 - Year 8, Period 230 Year 8 into Year 9 Subject Information Night31 Sport Photos

SEPTEMBER

2 Year 12 Mock Assembly5 Year 7 Vaccinations6 P&C Meeting - Common Room, 7.30pm6 Year 7 High Resolves6 SRE: Year 10, Period 1 - Year 9, Period 27-9 CHS Athletics 8 Year 8 High Resolves9 SRC Induction Assembly13 Second Hand Uniform Shop - 10.30-12 noon

This calendar is a general guide. Sometimes event dates change unexpectedly. For a full up to date list of school activities please refer daily to the school calendar via the school intranet.