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Issue #19

Dated: 8 November 2024

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Dear Students, Parents and Carers,

Gungahlin College is a high achieving school that strives to bring out the best in all of its students!  I am very proud to acknowledge our Term 4 Connect Day - Celebration on the Park. Students had the opportunity to participate in some sporting activities including table tennis and pitch & putt, enjoy gelato or a sausage, create and design a structure with marshmallows, test the house rules in Blackjack, language quizzes and photo booth, all while our students performed musical and dance items on the stage culminating in an auction of student photography and artworks.

I hope families were able to check out our Art on the Park on Thursday evening, which was a fantastic showcase and celebration of our very talented students and teachers. Their work is brilliant and demonstrates that the Arts are well and truly alive at Gungahlin College!

Please note, as we are rapidly moving through the final term of college, there are a number of very important events and dates that you and your young person must be aware of. Please refer to the Important Dates item further down or on our website, to ensure you are all aware of these.  If you need any clarification about these important dates, please contact the college or get your young person to drop by Student Services.

Take care and buckle in for what promises to be a whirlwind of activities, events, and end of year celebrations to close off what has been another successful year at our college!

Kind regards,

Priscilla

REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY

Gungahlin College will be hosting a Remembrance Day Ceremony for our student community on Monday 11 November from 10:50am in The Domain, weather permitting.

Please refer to the alternate timetable for the day below:

Remembrance Day Timetable

Line 1

9.30am

Line 2

10.05am

Remembrance Day Ceremony

10:50 – 11:40am

Line 3

11.40am

Line 4

12.15pm

Line 5

12.50pm

Line 6

1.25pm

Line 7

2.00pm

Line 8

2.35pm

Finish

3.10pm

TERM 4 WEEK 16 - TEST WEEK

Formal classes finish in Week 15 on Friday 15 November.  Week 16 is Test Week which runs from Monday 18 November to Thursday 21 November. 

The Week 16 Test Timetable can be found on the Gungahlin College website Home > Students > Timetable

Friday 22 November is Pupil Free. Students are not required to be onsite unless they have Catch-up Tests, or are required to complete catch up assessments.

CHROMEBOOK RETURNS

Please be aware that all Year 12 Graduates (plus any other Year 11 or Year 12 school leavers) are required to return their ACT Government loaned Chromebook (the Device, and the included Stylus & Power Adapter) to the school, in order to get your Leavers Document signed off, before the end of Semester 2, 2024.

The devices can be dropped off either at the Front Office (Reception), or the ICT Staffroom (Room H1.32), from Tuesday 26 November to Tuesday 3 December 2024.

ICT staff will also be in the Main Theatre Foyer on the Year 12 Brunch Day, held on Tuesday 3 December 2024, to receive returns of these devices as well.  Please note that there may be long waits to return your device on this day.

Students are able to login to their ACT Education ICT accounts for 90 days after the enrolment end date.  Should students wish to keep any content from their Google Account  (Google Drive/Classroom/Chrome/Gmail/etc.) please use the Google Takeout feature. This feature allows you to retain data and move it to a personally managed account, or alternate online cloud storage from the SchoolsNet Google account.

Data from the H Drive, M Drive or OneDrive, will need to be manually backed-up to a personal USB.

Should you have any issues, please refer to information on backing up your Google data, or check-in at the IT Office (H1.32).

Each Chromebook return received in good condition will then be repurposed for use by ACT Government Primary School students. This is therefore a valuable and beneficial resource to the many students coming up through the Public Education system.

Please Note:  Lost and/or unreturned Chromebooks are remotely disabled after a period of time, and thus unusable!  If you have lost your Chromebook please let the IT staff know AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

YEAR 12 FAREWELL BRUNCH & FINAL PACKAGE CHECK

The Year 12 Farewell Brunch and Final Package Check will take place on Tuesday 3 December 2024 from 9:30 to 11:30am. This is an important day for celebrating and reflecting on your accomplishments over the past 12 years of schooling!

Your attendance is essential to ensure the accuracy of your package information, which will impact your Senior Secondary Certificate and all associated graduation documentation.

What do you need to do before Brunch Day? 

  1. Collect the Year 12 Leaver’s form from Student Services, Careers, or the Front Office starting Friday 22 November.
  2. Complete Sections 1 and 2 of the leavers form, which cover the return of Library Books, Chromebooks, and Lockers. This must be done and signed off by staff between Tuesday 26 and Tuesday 3 December 2024. Please note: there WILL be significant delays if you wait until the Brunch and Final Package Check Day to do this.
  3. Bring the completed leavers form to the Year 12 Brunch and Final Package Check.

We look forward to celebrating with you!

CONNECTING WITH GUNGAHLIN COLLEGE

It is important to us that we work in partnership with parents and carers. Communication between home and school is key to this.

We recognise however that it can often be difficult communicating with teachers because they have a very full timetable, and parents and carers also have very busy lives.

We will always work to get back to your enquiries within a reasonable timeframe. We aim to do this within 3 working days. If your matter is urgent we will get back to you as quickly as possible.

Please also note that meetings should be pre-arranged with members of staff. If you urgently need to see someone, for instance if there is a serious family emergency or a child protection issue, please phone ahead and our Front Office staff will do their best to find a member of staff to see you.

Our college provides regular updates about what is happening in a number of ways. Families are encouraged to read our School Communication Policy on our website for the best ways to get in contact with our school and ways to connect with us.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN AGED 18 - 20
Who are Commencing a Relevant* STEM Related Degree in 2025

Applications Open 18 December 2024

These scholarships are open to female students entering their first year of a relevant STEM degree in 2025 at an Australian University. It is a national program that provides the successful candidates with financial grants of $5000 per year for the life of their University degree (maximum of 5 years).

Applications for 2025 Scholarships Close 5pm Friday 7 February 2025.

YEAR 12 IMPORTANT DATES

Year 12 Students, Parents & Carers, are asked to review the upcoming Year 12 Important Dates on our website.

SAVE THE DATE & RSVPs - YEAR 12 GRADUATION

Attention: Year 12 students, parents & carers.  Please save the date for our Year 12 Graduation Ceremonies, on Tuesday 17 December 2024.

All students who have successfully achieved their ACT Senior Secondary Certificate are reminded to rsvp to the Google Form to confirm their attendance using your SchoolsNet account.

2024 YEAR 12 FORMAL

Wednesday 13 November Is the LAST DAY to Purchase Tickets!

Where:

National Arboretum Canberra

When:

Wednesday 27 November

 

Arrivals - 5:00pm

 

Doors Open - 6:00pm

 

Concludes - 10:00pm

Cost:

$165 - Tickets on sale from the Front Office.

Only graduating GNGC Year 12 students may attend.


LAST DAY to purchase your Formal Ticket is Wednesday 13 November!

WELLBEING SUPPORT RESOURCES

In these times of increasing uncertainty, mental health challenges will affect most young people.  Please see the Wellbeing and Support Contacts - Gungahlin College for the students and parents to access whenever they feel overwhelmed or simply in need of support.

CAREERS

Please see the Careers Update.

CALENDAR

WEEK 15

Monday 11 November

Tuesday 12 November

Wednesday 13 November

Thursday 14 November

Friday 15 November

WEEK 16

TEST WEEK TIMETABLE

Monday 18 November

Tuesday 19 November

Wednesday 20 November

Thursday 21 November

Friday 22 November

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