Have you seen our March e-News yet? Even though many sporting events and competitions are no longer taking place, we would like to recognise student and staff achievements. The e-News also includes an update on changes within our College due to COVID-19.
Please click here to see the latest update from the Minister of Education.
It is very unfortunate that we have not been able to hold our annual Prize Night this year due to Covid-19. We still want to acknowledge and celebrate the success of our students from 2019.
I am so proud to be a Principal of a government school, proud of public education and proud of colleges. There were 3 students across the state with perfect scores, all from government colleges and two of them from Elizabeth College. Pretty amazing!
To students, after all your hard work, enjoy the recognition you have earned. We encourage you to keep going, to keep aspiring to do your best; we are proud of you!
To parents/carers, the accolade your child has received is a tremendous endorsement of your efforts and your high expectations and aspiration for your child. Thank you for the faith you have shown and support you have given to Elizabeth College.
Our teachers are dedicated, hardworking and passionate about what they teach. They inspire students to achieve their very best day in and day out. I wish to thank all the staff at Elizabeth College (teaching and support staff) for providing an enabling and inspiring learning environment for all our students.
I hope you find time to view our presentation which highlights the many learning and enrichment activities students participated in during 2019.
In 2019, once again the students at Elizabeth College have delighted me with their resilience, creativity, initiative, leadership and the care and respect they show for others.
I am sure you will all share my pride in last year’s external examination results with
Please see our 2019 Prize Night Program that will allow you to see the awards students received.
Congratulations to our Year 11 Dux Ruby-Questa Collis who received EAs for all her subjects.
Two Year 12 students jointly share the Dux of Elizabeth College this year with perfect scores of 99.95, Charls Jibi and Harsheka Herath. We are so proud of them as are their families and friends. Please view a short video from each of them recognizing their achievement and accepting their Gold Medals.
To our students who have now left College, I wish you every success as you begin a new journey. There is a big world out there waiting for your talents. Believe in yourself, you will create your own future, make it one you are passionate about. You will experience the enormous joy in creating your own life, there will be challenges ahead but if you are determined to succeed you will meet these challenges.
A quote from Danny Kaye, an American performer.
“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint at it you can.” I encourage you to do so.
Let me wish you all the best for your future. Please keep in touch with Elizabeth College, your classmates and your teachers. We will always be glad to see you and hear where life has taken you. Visit our website as a Past Scholar or visit us on Facebook.
Thankyou and all the best!
Dr Dianne Purnell
Applications for Reasonable Adjustments for Exams (previously known as Special Exam Provisions) open on Thursday 26th March and closes on Friday 29th May.
Year 11 students or any new Year 12s, who feel they may be eligible to apply, need to make an appointment with a member of the Student Services team to discuss before the end of Term 1. Please ring 62356559.
To find out more about Reasonable Adjustments see the TASC website
https://www.tasc.tas.gov.au/students/years-11-and-12/preparing-for-exams/reasonable-adjustments/
TASC is planning ahead to manage senior secondary learning, assessment and certification due to COVID-19.
We appreciate the priority at the moment is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of students. TASC is monitoring the situation and working with the Department of Education to ensure our response is coordinated with that of whole of government.
We are considering options for short, medium, and longer term interruptions for students in regards to their learning and (internal and external) assessment, as well as certification for the Tasmanian Certificate of Education.
TASC is also working with the University of Tasmania as the Tertiary Admissions Centre for Tasmania, and national senior secondary boards of study to consider a coordinated way forward for students, including the management of opportunities for entrance to tertiary studies and the ATAR.
Our priority is ensuring that no student is disadvantaged. We will update the information here as work progresses.
For more information go to https://www.tasc.tas.gov.au/
These images can also be accessed via these PDFS:
Tasmanian Hotlines – COVID-19 Fact Sheet
Self Assessment Tool – COVID-19 Fact Sheet
Here at Elizabeth College we would like to take advantage of the technology that many of our students already own such as laptops, tablets and smartphones. We encourage all students to bring a suitable device from home!
If you own a laptop, please remember to bring this along to every lesson, every school day.
For more information of Bring Your Own Technology in the College check out this page: https://elizabethcollege.tas.edu.au/bring-your-own-technology/
