Dear Members of the Trinity Community,

2023 Subject Selection Process for Year 10 Students

This very important conversation will commence with Year 10 students and Leaders of Learning on Monday 20 June. Parents are invited to attend an information evening regarding 2023 Year 11 subject selection on Tuesday 21 June at 6pm at the Trinity campus Southern Cross University. The subject selection process for the HSC can be a little overwhelming and there are many rules that must be followed to ensure each student is eligible to achieve a HSC, RoSA and/or ATAR.

The Subject Selection evening is the perfect chance to hear a presentation around the NESA requirements as well as speak to subject area teachers about each subject on offer. I encourage every Year 10 student and their parent/carer to attend this evening.

2022 HSC Written Examination Timetable

NESA has released the 2022 HSC Written Examination Timetable. Click here to access it. Students can also access their personalised HSC timetables by logging into their Students Online accounts. The 2022 HSC examinations will commence on Wednesday 12 October and conclude on Thursday 3 November.

ICAS

We are delighted to inform you that Trinity Catholic College Lismore will be participating in the world-renowned ICAS competitions this year.

What is ICAS?

ICAS is an online academic competition that is designed to assess students’ higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Spelling Bee and Digital Technologies. Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by providing opportunities for recognition and development. Every student who participates will receive a printed certificate and an online results report. Top performers will be eligible for medals. Learn more about ICAS here. (https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas)

How to participate in ICAS

We will hold ICAS over the  9th August - 30th August.

In 2022 students have the opportunity to participate in the following subjects:

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please:

1. Go to Parent Portal here: (https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps)
2. Enter our school’s access code – ZGM298
3. Enter your child’s details, select the tests you would like to purchase, then proceed to payment. 

We will notify you of the date(s) that we run ICAS at the school. You and your child can access the results once released via the Reports Portal using the TAP ID and pin found on the back of the ICAS certificate.

Please follow the link about how your child’s data is kept private and secure. Privacy Collection Statement

We are proud to offer ICAS and look forward to some fantastic results later in the year.

‘Around the Grounds’ - Pedagogy in Action

This week a group of students, accompanied by Mr Lyon, toured the campus looking at some of our fantastic pedagogy in action. The touring students respectfully worked with the teachers and their students to ask the students what they were learning. The students who were interviewed were able to articulate their learning intentions very well and this is testament to the clarity of their teachers. Here Abi Smith can be seen running the group through their science experiment on inertia. Thank you to Mr Leo Baker for his work in teaching this class, and for allowing the group to film. We captured quite a few amazing examples, so we will keep the good news coming.

How To Study

We often say to the students that we need to be constantly learning how to learn, not just “remembering stuff”. Likewise, we also need to teach how to “study”. Rest assured that this is something we do constantly at Trinity and it is built into our practice. This article may help you support your child at home with strategies for study.   13 Effective Study Strategies to Help Students Learn

Ms Alison Unwin - Assistant Principal - Learning & Teaching

Mr Travis Lyon - Director of Pedagogy

Mrs Tracy Benfield - Director of Curriculum