Category: Updates from Rose Bay Secondary College

We know that the start of the school year can be both an exciting but demanding time for students and their parents.

We’ve put together a list of tools and resources to help your family get ready for the new school year.

Back to school hub

The Back to School hub is helping families get back to school ready in 2023 with information,  practical articles, checklists, tools and ebooks.

Find out about back to school tips for families, download fun activity sheets to complete with your child, read about our health and wellbeing resources, or download a handy planner for the year ahead, and more.

Getting ready for school guides

Whether your child is starting Year 7 or preparing for the HSC. We know that, at every stage, it’s important for students and parents to feel supported, enthusiastic, and prepared.

That’s why, to help students and their parents prepare for 2023, we’ve created a starting school guide that is now available to read online or download the PDF. In the guide, you’ll find helpful information on topics ranging from the things students will need on their first day of school to the reasons why consistent school attendance is so important.

View the guide relevant to your child:

• Getting ready for high school

• Getting ready for Years 11 and 12.

Term 1 key dates and calendar

• Eastern division schools – Term 1 for students begins on Tuesday 31 January.

• Western division schools – Term 1 for students begins on Tuesday 7 February.

Visit our calendars web page for information on the school calendar for public schools in New South Wales, including dates of school terms, school holidays, and other important dates such as parent-teacher interviews and public holidays. You can also download the school calendar in PDF.

Back to school voucher

Every primary and secondary school student in NSW is eligible for three $50 vouchers, totaling $150, to help pay for school supplies.

To find out more about eligibility and to apply, visit Service NSW or visit a Service NSW Center in person. Vouchers are valid for use by 30th June (end of Term 2).

NSW Education Parent App

Stay up-to-date with the latest information from your child’s school with the all-new NSW Education Parent App. Download the app in the Apple Store or Google Play.

Stay connected with the NSW Department of Education in 2023. Visit our Parent and Carers hub for information, advice, resources and support.

Our Year 10 Geography students were enjoying outdoor learning opportunities whilst out sketching plant species around the RBSC Yarn Circle last Friday.

Worth up to $150, the Premier’s Back to School NSW Vouchers program is helping lower the cost of school expenses in 2023. 

Every primary and secondary school student in NSW is eligible for three $50 vouchers, totaling $150, to help pay for school supplies.

Applications are open.

How can the vouchers be used?

For eligible expenses such as:

• school uniforms

• textbooks

• shoes

• uniforms.

Who is eligible?

Every primary and secondary school student who is an NSW resident enrolled for school in 2023. 

Parents and carers can apply for three $50 vouchers for each eligible student in their family. 

How to apply

Apply online at Service NSW or visit a Service NSW Center in person.

Important dates

Applications for vouchers are open. Vouchers are valid for use by 30th June (end of Term 2).

Our SRC students spent the day completing workshops and working on initiatives for 2023.

Celebrate the achievements of students, colleagues and peers for excellence in Aboriginal education.

The Nanga Mai Awards celebrates and recognises the outstanding achievements of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal teachers, other departmental staff, Aboriginal community members and schools that demonstrate excellence across a diversity of areas.

Watch the full ceremony online – and find out all the winners for 2022.

The presentation includes an Acknowledgement of Country from students, guest speakers from our schools, the department, and our partners the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Incorporated, along with student dance and musical performances.

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17th Annual Nanga Mai Awards

 

Last Friday was the SRC organised school Halloween. It was a great success, raising $328.25 for flood relief.

On Wednesday the IEF gave Toby and Nicholas a graduation extravaganza. We welcomed Ms. Bright, Ms. Archer and parents and friends, then the IEF performed their dance, Levitating. They had been practicing the dance with their Maccabi funded dance teacher Gabi Green and planned to have her lead at the Graduation. Gabi emailed that she has tested positive for Covid so we asked Evan Ryk to lead the students in the dance. Evan was magnificent and led the IEF through the dance beautifully. Next were speeches, then a trip down memory lane with images from the past 6 years on a Power Point, then the Graduation signed bears and the cutting of the cake. The Year 12 Year Advisors spoke and handed the graduates the yearbook and certificates. The big surprise was Santa who brought gifts for all, then IEF students sat down for a farewell feast. It was unanimous, Toby and Nicholas will be missed by all but we know that they are going on to bigger things.

This week 17 students from Year 9 – 11 visited the Intercontinental Hotel as part of ‘Sydney Hospitality Week’ to explore the range of careers and employment options available through the Hotel Industry in Australia and overseas.

This morning we enjoyed the year 12 celebratory breakfast. A sincere thank you to the Food Tech team for catering the beautiful, yummy spread of food which was presented with sophistication and elegance!

The year 12 students were buzzing with excitement and beaming with pride. We are so proud of the Cohort and their results!

Last Saturday morning, 15 of our SRC representatives, alongside Ms Callinan and Ms McFayden, represented Rose Bay by handing out water and cheering on the participants at an aid station at the Bondi to Manly Ultramarathon.