Year Coordinators

I recently posted the following article to our Year 12 for students - To the HSC class of 2020 - your place in history is secured! It comes from the Sydney Morning Herald and is a unique view of some of the challenges senior students studying for the HSC are facing in these tumultuous times.

The piece of writing from Helen Pitt, examines our children’s current situation and also reflects on, and highlights, her own challenges with her son, a senior student as well. 

I hope you’ll take a look at the article. Three quotes resonate with me when I talk with Year 12 -  ideas about how we should be approaching senior school ‘Version2020’ and how to make this time work best for them.

The following two quotes are perfect examples of this:

“We don’t know what shape this year's HSC will take. You may think if it goes ahead, that’s unfair. But life isn’t fair. Just keep calm and carry on, as that 1939 British wartime poster says.”

“...And this is the lesson you will get that no other cohort of Year 12 students has had before …… It’s called resilience. They don’t teach it in textbooks or end-of-year exams. You have to live it and you are doing that right now. You are making history”.

What the 2020 HSC year looks like will be very different to all others. This will be something that we can possibly all ‘hang our hat on’ and reflect back and say - “Wow, that's the Year 12 that dealt with a global pandemic, blended and online learning, self-isolation, Zoom, and worst of all - no 18th birthday parties! (I can hear a few parents sigh of relief on that last one).

What the future holds no one knows, but I’m really confident and proud of our Year 12 students and the way they have handled themselves on this journey so far and look forward to catching up on all those things we have/may miss over the next few months (maybe not the 18th’s).

Remember - “You are leaps and bounds ahead of any of us who have gone before. Whatever happens in your life, how you deal with adversity or accomplishment, is up to you. Not your parents, not your teachers, just you. How you face this uncertainty will define you, for better or worse.”

I’d like to wish all the parents, carers and students of Year 12 a happy and reflective Easter.

God Bless and Stay Safe