Studiosity
Studiosity is a new service provided by the College in 2019 to students in Years 9 to 12 via our Learning Management System SIMON, which lets your child ask a question and get help after hours from a real subject specialist as soon as they need help. This includes gaining help at times when teachers aren’t available, such as when a student is at home in the evenings, on weekends, over holidays or even on the bus or train. The College is investing in this service because educational research tells us that feedback — especially personal feedback at exactly the right time — helps students become more successful and confident.
The subject teacher will still remain the first point of contact for your son or daughter when it comes to their learning. The Studiosity service is very different to the guidance, leadership, and curriculum delivery provided by your child’s subject teachers. Studiosity helps build students’ thinking and problem-solving skills, provides support after hours and enables them to tackle any frustrations immediately, without delay.
Over the coming weeks Mrs Joanna Egan (McAuley Campus Learning Advisor) and Miss Simone Esmonde (Barak Campus Learning Advisor) will be launching this service with students at each campus.
Edrolo
Since 2018 students studying VCE subjects have had access to the Edrolo resource. For parents who are new to VCE at the College, Edrolo is an online resource designed to provide students with engaging, informative and comprehensive presentations to help them understand and learn key components of VCE courses in addition to the learning that occurs within the classroom. Teachers are encouraging students to use this resource to supplement their classroom learning and, in particular, to complete past examination-style questions. Edrolo supports the subjects listed below:
VCE Course | Units 1 and 2 | Units 3 and 4 |
Accounting (updated) | ✓ | ✓ |
Biology | ✓ | ✓* |
Business Management | ✓ | ✓* |
Chemistry | ✓ | ✓ |
English (updated) | ✓ | |
Food Studies | ✓ | |
General/Further Mathematics (new) | ✓** | ✓** |
Health and Human Development | ✓ | ✓ |
History Revolutions | ✓ | |
Legal Studies (new) | ✓ | ✓** |
Mathematical Methods | ✓ | ✓ |
Media | ✓ | |
Physical Education | ✓ | ✓ |
Physics | ✓ | ✓ |
Psychology | ✓ | ✓* |
Specialist Mathematics | ✓ | |
Studio Arts | ✓ | |
Visual Communication Design | ✓ |
Interim Reports
Interim Reports for all students will be available on the Parent Access Module (PAM) from Monday 18 March. This report is an indication of the current academic standard and work habits being displayed by your child so far this year. ‘Satisfactory’ indicates that your child is currently meeting VicCurriculum, VCAL or VCE requirements for this semester at each year level. Families can access these reports using the normal PAM log in process.
Student Progress Interviews
The Parent/Teacher Subject Interviews for students in Years 7-12 are being held at the following times:
- Monday 1 April — 4.00pm to 8.00pm
- Tuesday 2 April — 10.00am to 8.00pm
Parents and students are invited to book interviews online with subject teachers via the Parent Teacher Interviews link on PAM. Parents will be able to make bookings between the following times:
- Unit 3 Subjects — Monday 18 March until Friday 29 March at 1.00pm
- Years 7 to 11 — Monday 25 March until Friday 29 March at 1.00pm
If you experience any difficulty making bookings, please contact the College Office on 9735 4022 for assistance.
