Over the last two weeks our Year 10 students have engaged in their subject selections. Last Thursday, Year 10 students and their parents were invited to discuss what subjects are with the Senior Years staff which lead to some wonderful conversations.

Subject selections are well underway with current selections indicating students are making really informed decisions. Students are continuing to be encouraged to choose subjects that they are willing to work hard in, that they have success in and are able to demonstrate our learning dispositions.

These subject selections close 9am on this Monday 7 November.

We have reached the end of our second week of external assessment for our Year 12 cohort. Students have been engaging very well in both the tutorials being offered by our Senior Years teachers and the exams being undertaken. We look forward to celebrating their successes in a couple of weeks time.

This week our College was fortunate enough to have Mr Glen Gerreyn, the founder of the Hopeful Institute, work with our Year 11 students. Students focused on developing as leaders of our sector, while making strong contributions to our community. The message of positive decision making and holding oneself accountable to overcoming challenges and focusing on success was an important growth mindset to expose our students to. We hope to have Glen return to our College early next year to work with our other year levels.

“…young people are in need of a voice of positivity and a role model who reminds them to dream big, set goals and just go for it, no matter what.

This powerful presentation helps students to understand the effects that external influences and their own self-beliefs has on their decisions… - Glen Gerreyn”

Next week, as we continue to develop our Year 11’s into successful Senior school learners, the Toowoomba Catholic Schools have arranged a study skills day for all Toowoomba Catholic School’s Year 11 students. It is great to be able to witness the growth in these students as they continue to set themselves up for success.