Year 11 students should be commencing their study for the examination period right now. Students are encouraged to check their assessment task notification to clarify what will be included in the examination. Study techniques include breaking up the course content into topics and subtopics and allocating some study time to each of these areas or to an area of weakness. Use a diary or calendar to develop a study timeline. Another approach involves making a study checklist for each course. Write down the main topics studied and the subtopics. Keep in mind that not every topic will require the same amount of time to study.

Students need to familiarise themselves with the Year 11 Examination Procedures, available from their Year 11 Assessment pages. Examinations cannot be rescheduled for students who are absent. If an Illness or Misadventure occurs immediately before or during a Preliminary examination that is beyond the student's control or prevents them from attending an examination, then an Illness/Misadventure appeal can be lodged that includes independence evidence to support the application. The documentation must be current, specific to the date and time of the exam, and submitted with the Illness/Misadventure form. A medical certificate that merely states a student is unfit is unacceptable. Please refer to the examination procedures, the Illness and Misadventure forms and processes available on the library assessment pages https://library.saintpatricks.nsw.edu.au/assessment.

Debra Bourne - Assistant Principal Learning and Teaching