1. S UPPORT AVAILABLE

2. T EACHERS Know their students from an academic and personal perspective A dedicated, vested interest in helping students achieve their personal goals Experience with exams, study practices and surviving the final few months of Year 12 See them for help or advice regarding: - SAC and exam preparation - Extra study help - Progress updates - Study routines

3. M ENTORS Strong relationships with their mentees Understand their mentees strengths and weaknesses, good and bad habits Monitor and support students throughout the Year 12 process See them for help or advice regarding: - Study/work/life balance - Study routines - Avoiding “meltdowns” or “hitting the wall”

4. S TUDENT W ELFARE T EAM Maxine Foster and her team are experienced at helping student deals with any personal issues students may be dealing with Speak directly to Maxine or she can refer you to any member of the team, including Claire & Noorsha See them for help or advice regarding: - Personal issues - Mental health - Relaxation techniques - General wellbeing

5. C HRIS W OOD – C AREERS C OORDINATOR The expert in everything regarding course selection, university and vocational offerings, prerequisites All students should have already had a careers appointment with Chris this year. Follow-up appointments are highly encouraged when selecting courses through VTAC 14 th December: “I’ve got my ATAR. Now what?”

6. S ENIOR S CHOOL T EAM Jo Tippett – Senior School Leader Balbir Singh – Year 12 Team Leader Sam Florence – Year 11 Team Leader Rob Young- Senior Team leader Assist See them for help or advice regarding: - All of the above

7. E XTRA SUPPORT VCE Special Program Day – Guest Speaker –Mark Dobson, SEAS applications, Party Safe, Excursion VCE Homework Club / Tutor program VCE Study Centre Term 3 holiday classes Extra study sessions run by teachers External conferences Yoga and boxercise every Tuesday morning Breakfast Club every Friday morning Helpful websites: - www.vcaa.vic.edu.au www.vcaa.vic.edu.au - www.edrolo.com.au www.edrolo.com.au - www.vcehelp.com.au www.vcehelp.com.au - www.atarnotes.com www.atarnotes.com

8. P ROGRESS UPDATES Latest mentor reports posted this week Parent/teacher interviews: 8 th September Final mentor report: Posted Week 8, Term 3 Contact subject teachers or mentor

9. KEY DATES EVENT / ACTIVITYDATE VTAC user registration completed Wednesday -7 th of August (3:00pm) Holiday Program Monday 21st – Thursday 24 th September Year 12 Camp (Wilsons Prom)Thursday 24 th – Saturday 26 th September VTAC course applications close Wednesday 30 th of September SEAS Applications close Tuesday – 6 th October @ 5:00pm Year 12 Essential Education and Subject levies dueWednesday 15 th October Final day of Year 12 Classes Monday- 19 th October Breakfast/Celebration Day Tuesday – 20 st October Valedictory Dinner Wednesday-21 st October Languages examinations: Oral component Monday 5 th October to Tuesday 27 th October Music Performance examinationsMonday 5 th October to Sunday 1 st November End-of-year written examination period Wednesday 28th October to Wednesday 18 th November VCE results available by SMS and InternetMonday 14 th December @7:00am