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F ro m the Campus Principals
Monday October 22nd was the final
day of classes for our Year 12
students. Our students participated in
a celebratory lunch on the Tuesday
and then attended the Awards Night
on the Wednesday. A busy but
successful week which led into the
formal exam period for Year 11s and
12s. With the exams completed by late
November we had our Year 12 Formal
at a new venue in Tullamarine. As
usual our Year 12s were sensationally
attired and a great time by students
and staff who attended. It is important
to congratulate all of our students who
were extremely well behaved and
responded to the College expectations
throughout the exam period and Term
Copperfield College Year 12
students dressed up in their formal
attire for an evening devoted to
recognising and congratulating the
achievements of the class of 2012.
All students were awarded
Completion Certificates for
successfully completing their Year
12 pathway whether it was VCE or
VCAL.
Students who had consistently
worked hard all year long were
awarded consistent effort awards
(this was based on the number of
teacher nominations). Award
winners:
Amanpreet Singh
Aneet Randhawa
Bharti Singh
Chris Pham
Claudia Ralevski
Cuong Nguyen
Fiona Koutsivos
Harjap Chahal
Isabella Calfapeitra
4 celebrations.
Whilst we farewelled one cohort we
welcomed our next group of Year 11 and
12 students who have attended transition
classes for VCE and VCAL, commencing
their work and preparation for 2013.
We wish all of our students and their
families a safe and restful Christmas and
New Year’s break and we look forward to
seeing you all in 2013.
Mary Chiodo and Anthony Sokol
Campus Principals
Aw a rds Night
Jake Mifsud
Jesse Johnson
Joy Mena
Julianne Nguyen
Kristel Flores
Kyriaki Tsangarides
Linh Trinh
Madison Craig
Maja Kotevski
Marion Subah
Marta Sisay
Matthew De Kroon
Nary Tuy
Nikolce Trajkovski
Sarah Giacobbe
Sharandeep Singh
Son Ly
Sophie Demertzis
Thea Ionica Pabustan
Dominic Panic
Tolas Qaradhaki
Vicky Theodoulou
Brandon Furnari
Fostin Nshimirimana
Alejandro Roque
Mohammad Chandab
Yehya Chokayk
Nhiang Jong
Students who had
demonstrated a high
level of achievement
in VCAL subject
strands were awarded
VCAL achievement
awards. Award
winners:
Brendon Gibbs
Nicole Calleja
Cassandra Murat
Brandon D’monte
Garang Garang
Marc Medina
Faalata Manusina
I s s ue No.6
3 r d December 2012
D a tes and Events :
College Council
Yr. 10 to 11 VCE/
VCAL Transition
VCE/VCAL Course
Confirmation
VCE/VCAL Course
Confirmation
Clean Up Day
End of Term 4
First Day of Term 1
The Mission
Western Bulldogs
are proud to adopt
Copperfield College
as a
3rd December
Bulldog Friendly School
3rd –7th
December
10th December
(1.00pm to
7.00pm)
11th December
(7.00am to
1.00pm)
20th December
21st December
30th January
2013

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Students who had displayed a high level of achievement in subject areas in VCE were
awarded an Academic Excellence Award. Award winners:
Australian History
Australian Politics
Accounting
Biology
Business Management
Chemistry
Economics
English
English
English
English
English
English as a Second Language
Further Mathematics
Further Mathematics
Further Mathematics
Geography
Health And Human Development
Information Technology Applications
Legal Studies
Legal Studies
Literature
LOTE Japanese
Mathematical Methods
Mathematical Methods
Media
Music Performance
Outdoor And Environmental Studies
Physics
Physical Education
Product Design and Technology
Matthew Liu
Kiera Riley
Karen Lu
Theresa Tran
Elda Mancka
Stephanie Tedesco
Nikolce Blazeski
Stephanie Tedesco
Matthew Liu
Keira Riley
Vuong Bui
Tram Hua
Carla Cabug
Bui Thanh Nguyen
Inderpreet Atwal
Adelle Reed
Matthew Liu
Inez Gianetti
Marc Delnegro
Duyen Nguyen
Kathy Gutierrez Sosa
Kiera Riley
Elaine Chau
Linna Tia
Stephanie Tedesco
Anabella Trigueros
Aiden Arandez
Nathan Barclay
Thanh Bui Nguyen
Ryan Wordley
Alyssa Reyes
Copperfield
College
Captains
Copperfield College
congratulates Amy Lai and
Dylan D'Roza who have
been appointed College
Captains for 2013.
We wish them well in their
position of responsibility.
Soula Dedes
Engagement Strategic Plan
Leader
(Dylan D’Roza)
(Amy Lai)

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Psychology
Psychology
Specialist Mathematics
Studio Arts
Systems Engineering
Visual Communication And Design
Certificate II in Applied Fashion & Design
Certificate II in Automotive Studies
Certificate II in Building & Construction
Certificate II in Business Administration
Certificate II in Community Services
Certificate II in Electrotechnology
Certificate II in Hospitality
Certificate II in Information Technology
Certificate II in Plumbing
Certificate II & III in Multimedia
Certificate II in Music Industry
Certificate III in Sport and Recreation (Fitness)
Abira Siddiqui
Phoebe Lee
Stephanie Tedesco
Elaine Chau
Herman Chhokar
Elaine Chau
Bianca Stojanovska
Jason Capkunoski
Habeeb Mir
Raquel Monaco
Julie Vidanovska
Herman Chhokar
Mehreen Bhatti
Keith Rogers
David Ternovac
Christopher Hargreaves - Ramon
Shannon Justin
Jackson Lanciana
Finally students who had displayed a high level of leadership within the Copperfield community were recognised with
various leadership awards. Award winners:
Sports Award
Sports Award
Long Tan Leadership Award
Gorton Young Leaders Award
Gorton Young Leaders Award
YPA Community Award
YPA Community Award
Dux Award
VCAL Outstanding Achievement
Valedictorian Award
Valedictorian Award
College Captain
College Captain
Faalata Manusina
Brooke Todero
Faalata Manusina
Fostin Nshimirimana
Claudia Ralevski
Faalata Manusina
Aiden Arandez
Stephanie Tedesco
David Ternovac
Jansenn Yu
Marion Subah
Kiera Riley
Cenk Umit
Congratulations to all award winners. We wish the year 12 students good luck on all their future endeavours and remind
them that they will always be a part of the Copperfield family.

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Farewell Class of 2012
On Tuesday 23rd October we celebrated
with the class of 2012. After all the hard
work that students had put it into this year
and the last 12 years of their schooling, it
was finally a day to let their hair down.
Students dressed up in a variety of colourful
and fun costumes and enjoyed a day
themed around “rock and roll”.
Ms Tandon, Ms Northorpe and Ms Nicolas

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Year 12 Formal
We celebrated one last time with the
Class of 2012 at the Year 12 Formal at
Melrose Reception Centre on
Wednesday 28th November. All
students looked elegant and very grown
up. It was a great night involving lovely
food and lots of dancing! Good luck
Class of 2012!
As part of the Senior VCAL Transition
program, students attended Sunshine
Hospital for an induction tour with Jo
Spence. She explained the volunteering
opportunities on offer and the ideas for
community projects for 2013. Students
were able to see parts of the hospital and
listen to hospital staff detail the programs
Year 12 Transition
that students can be involved in as part of
their PDS work next year.
Jo Spence showing students around
Sunshine Hospital during Year 12
Transition Week
Gardening
Project
For our year 11 Community
VCAL project, Ron, Duke and I,
Tony, decided to do gardening,
and spent several Monday
mornings with Ms Shona
Gilchrist, our Gardener, working
in the gardens of the Delahey
Campus.
We shovelled bark, soil and used
wheelbarrows, shovels and
spades. We dug holes and
planted new shrubs and flowers
under instructions. We hope to
have improved our environment
here at Delahey.
We had fun and learned new
skills.
Tony 1P1

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Year 11 – 12 Transition - VCE and Senior VCAL
VCE Students at Melbourne University
Friday 23rd November saw the beginning of the Year 11 – 12 Transition. VCE
students went to Melbourne University and heard some very positive and inspiring
speakers who talked about study, University life and working to achieve goals. It
was a very successful day and, as always, Copperfield students were outstanding
ambassadors for the College.
The transition program has continued at school, with students having the opportunity
to experience each of their subjects and begin the work for Unit 3 studies
VCAL Students working on Planning.
VCAL Students participated in an induction tour of Sunshine Hospital hosted by Jo
Spence. Students were introduced to the hospital's volunteer program and the
opportunities on offer for their Community Projects for Senior PDS. This was
followed by a launch on campus on Monday. There was also a quick trip
to Brimbank Park for some team building and communication activities.
There has been a very positive feeling around the Campus with students quite
focused on their subjects and learning about the requirements for next year.
We look forward to working with the class of 2013 next year.
Jude Ryan & Mara Aleardi
Campus Leaders
Careers Information
1. VCE Results and ATAR’s will be available on Monday 17 th December.
2. VTAC APPLICATIONS: VTAC is open and you can change your preferences until Monday 24 December at
12.00 Midday. When applying for courses through VTAC put down both university and TAFE options. Remember
that if you hope to study at university but miss out on a place, you can gain credits for university from a relevant
TAFE course. Two years at TAFE often gives one year of credit (sometimes more) at university in a related course.
RMIT, VU and Swinburne are both a university and a TAFE and other Universities have links with TAFE (eg La
Trobe with NMIT), making it easier to move
3. REMINDERS –
School Staff will be at school to assist you until with change of preference until Thursday 20 th December.
Come into school or ring Marg O’Shea on 9307 5576 or 0438 030 166 or email me at
oshea.marg.a@edumail.vic.gov.au (I’m available by email or mobile if you need to contact me after 20th
December)
NEW COURSES NOT IN THE VTAC GUIDE: Check these on the VTAC website. ATAR’s for these courses are
often lower than may usually be expected because some applicants will not be aware of them.
Some UNIVERSITIES hold Information Sessions during Change of Preference Week. Check out dates/times on
their websites.
TO ENROL at uni you will need a Tax File Number; apply now if you don’t have one
4. CHANGE OF PREFERENCE (COP) ASSISTANCE –
VTAC Change of Preference closes 24 December at 12 NOON
Universities and TAFEs will have staff available to assist you till at least Fri 21 Dec (some till Mon 24th). They have
provided the following information about assistance on offer (check websites for more information):
Australian Catholic Uni: Call 1300 ASK ACU; COP Expo: 10am-3pm, Wed 19 Dec in Daniel Mannix Building
Deakin Uni: Call 1300 DEGREE; COP 3pm-7pm, Tues 18 Dec (Burwood); See: www.deakin.edu.au/cop.
Continue…..

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Kangan TAFE: Call 13 TAFE
La Trobe Uni: COP Hotline: 1300 135 045, 16-22 December; see www.latrobe.edu.au/prefer
Monash Uni: Call 1800 MONASH; COP Expo, 3-7pm, Wed 19 Dec, Building H, Caulfield campus, 900 Dandenong
Road; www.monash.edu/monash2012;
NMIT: Call 9269 1200
RMIT Uni & TAFE: Call 1800 11 RMIT (8.30am-5.30pm weekdays); Info Corner, 330 Swanston St, Melbourne
www.rmit.edu.au/cop
Swinburne UNI & TAFE: 1:1 appointments 9am-5pm, 17-18 & 20-21 Dec; online chat, 9am-5pm, 17-18, 20-21
Dec & 9-12noon, 24 Dec; COP Expo, 11am-3pm, Wed 19 Dec (Hawthorn); www.swinburne.edu.au/rightchoice;
Call 1300 275 794;
University of Ballarat: Call 1800 811 711; COP Information Day 11am-2pm, Wed 19 Dec (Mt Helen)
University of Melbourne: COP Hotline: 13 MELB (13 6352); website: www.cop.unimelb.edu.au;
speak with staff one-on-one at the University Information Centre, Gate 3, Swanston St; attend Course Information
Day, 10am-2.30pm, Wed 19 Dec, Parkville campus; register on-line to win: www.cop.unimelb.edu.au.
Victoria University & TAFE: Call COP hotline, 17-21 December on 1300 VIC UNI; Info Sessions, 19 & 20 Dec;
drop-in at City Flinders St campus, 11am-4pm, 17 & 18 Dec
William Angliss Institute: Call 9606 2111
5. LOOKING FOR WORK
We have information in the Pathways office on Apprenticeships/traineeships and cadetships. Email me at
oshea.marg.a@edumail.vic.gov.au and I’ll email you updates of job vacancies. I recommend the following sites for
Automotive, Business, Hospitality, IT: www.wpcgroup.org.au
Logistics: www.futureforce.com.au or www.vta.com.au
Business: www.megt.com.au
A number of employment services are available to assist you. You need to register at Centrelink for a Job Seeker ID
number and then you can go to an employment agency.
6. PRE APPRENTICESHIP AND OTHER TAFE COURSES
If you are interested in an apprenticeship apply for a pre-apprentice course while you look for a job. These programs run
for 3 to 6 months, depending on the program. Apply directly to TAFE’s - VU, Kangan, RMIT,& NMIT for these
programs. Many courses have long waiting lists so apply as soon as possible and to improve your options you can apply
to more than one TAFE. Ring the following numbers to apply for Pre apprenticeships at VU
VU Carpentry 9919 8493
VU Plumbing 99197300
VU Electrical 9919 7140
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7. CONTACTING MARG O’SHEA AFTER SCHOOL CLOSES
I’m available on email or mobile over the school holidays. Please contact me at oshea.marg.a@edummail.vic.gov.au or
0438 030 166
Best wishes to you all
Marg O’Shea
Pathways Leader

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Women in Workplace Leadership Workshop 2012
The globally known brand ‘Optus’, believes in giving back to the community as
much as it can, and that is exactly what it did when it hosted the ‘Women in
Workplace Leadership Workshop 2012’ on 24th October 2012. This was the
second year that girls from our Delahey Campus were invited to this
knowledgeable and fun workshop that was coordinated by 6 talented mentors,
who were also employees of optus.
The girls that rode the bus to the Optus building, located at the heart of
Melbourne CBD were, Jessica Siljanovski (1G3), Izel Shevki (1G2), Lauren
Sahakian (1G3), Edlin Segran (1G3), Mehak Sheikh (1G4), Andrea Hajenian
(1G4), Dareen Flifel (1G4), Haylea Whiteman (1Y1), Amanda Ngo (1Y3),
Stefani Risteska (1Y3), Sally Truong (1Y3), Madison Jackson (1Y4), Beray
Uzunbay (1Y4), Zeel Patel (1P3) and Francesca Rizzo (1P3), accompanied by
Ms. Chiodo (campus principal) and Ms O’shea (careers counsellor). At the
workshops, we were enlightened with information about Leadership skills, spoke
about different individuals that we believe are leaders, shared our own thoughts
on various topics and improved any qualities we thought were weak with the help
of the mentors. The workshop was divided into 3 sessions and we all got the
chance to converse with each other and all the mentors by the end of the day.
Further along the day, we explored different aspects of leadership and team work.
During the day, we were also offered with a delicious, healthy meal & fruit
snack, followed by a small talk by one of the recruiting agents at Optus and
finally a few ‘thank you’ speeches.
It is certain that the girls and myself, gained a lot from this experience and were
completely honoured to be chosen to attend it. We are very thankful to Optus for
their outstanding service to the community and to ABCN (Australian Business
and Community
Network) for their
support. Hopefully we
will employ them into
our everyday life as well
as pass on the details to
fellow students.
Mehak Sheikh (1G4)
Community Project
As part of my Personal development
community service project, in term two
I was running production shows at
Kings Park. I was a part of the
backstage crew. My duty was to
manage a group of students and I had
to instruct them in what they were to
do when a scene change occurred.
Some of the props included: lockers,
beds, background scenery and a
blackboard. We had to lift and quickly
organise the props in ten seconds!
We had to wear black so the audience
couldn’t see us. The three managers
that I worked with were Ms Dedes, Ms
Jensen and Faalata. All together I
worked many hours in preparation for
the shows and in total the school put on
8 shows. I enjoyed working on
production because it gave me
something to look forward to and
meeting and managing new people.
I would like to thank Ms.Alessio, Ms.
Dedes and Ms.Jensen for their help and
support.
Tommii Phan 1P1
Strengthening of Community Partnership
with Sunshine Hospital
All Senior VCAL Personal Development Stand (PDS) students are required to
undertake a community project as a major part of their senior outcomes. This
year, students participated in a project at Sunshine Hospital. The project involved
working with staff in the Hospital’s Gem Garden. Jo Spence, Team Leader,
Community Engagement & Volunteers-Western Health, was so impressed with
the students and their work that she wanted to extend the scope of the new
partnership. During this term, Jo met with staff from the Delahey Campus to
propose some challenging, yet exciting initiatives for students to develop into
senior community partnerships for 2013.
(Con Damoulakis (Community Partnerships Leader), Jo Spence (Sunshine
Hospital), Mary Chiodo (Campus Principal Delahey), Sarah Maric (Senior PDS
Teacher), Jason Austin (PDS Strand Leader)

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Systems Engineering
It was a great year for the Year 12 systems
engineering students who made some fantastic and
innovative self-managed projects. The students had
to design, produce, test and evaluate their products.
Herman Chhokar made a quad copter that he was
able to fly. Jake Mifsud and Marc Delnegro each
made a retro arcade/jukebox had some fun play
with them. Nick Ilievski made an all-terrain mobile
helicopter. Other students in the class made various
projects with great success.
Mr Powell
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Football Club
The Burnside Height Football Club (The
Bears) will be holding an Information and
Pre-Registration Night for the 2013
season on Tuesday the 4th December for
all players aged 7 to 15. Anyone
interested in joining the Bears in 2013 is
welcome to attend the night between
7.00pm and 8.00pm at the Burnside
Heights Recreation Reserve on
Tenterfield Drive, Burnside Heights.
Committee members and Coaches will be
available for any questions you may have
about our club.
E - Excursion Forms
Do you have an excursion but forgotten the permission form
You can get a copy of all excursion forms from the
Copperfield College Website.
Click to the ‘News and Events’ on the top line of the website.
Select “Permissions—Delahey”
Select the excursion you want
and return completed form to you teacher.
Or Follow this link:
http://www.copperfieldcollege.vic.edu.au/News--Events/Permission-Forms1
An excursion form must be completed before students can attend an excursion.
Student Accident
Insurance
Parents / Carers are reminded
that the Department does not
provide personal accident
insurance for students. Parents
and guardians are responsible for
paying the cost of medical
treatment for injured students,
including any transport costs.
Reasonably low cost accident
insurance policies are available
from commercial insurers .
Battery World & Mobile Muster
Battery World offers the only national opportunity to recycle
responsibly by disposing dead domestic batteries at our College.
The batteries that we are recycling are: A, AA, AAA, C, D, 9V and
4V batteries, laptop batteries and camera batteries.
There will be a collection container at the Administration Office
near our Mobile Muster box.

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E Newsletter
Copperfield College has a commitment to improving the environment we live in. With this in mind we are phasing out
printing our newsletters and introducing electronic distribution. As from 2013 we will be emailing newsletters directly to
families and friends of the College. Printed copies will only be available from the General Office at each campus. This
initiative will also reduce our paper and postage costs.
The newsletters will be available on the Copperfield College Website from the following link:
http://www.copperfieldcollege.vic.edu.au/News--Events/eNewsletters/
Please return the following slip providing us with your email address so we can ensure our records are up to date and every
family has the opportunity to receive important information distributed in our ‘E Newsletter.’
E Newsletter Return
Student Code:
Student Name:
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Personal Goods
Brought to School
at Owner's Risk
Personal property is often brought to
school by students, staff and visitors.
This can include mobile phones,
electronic games, calculators, toys,
sporting equipment and cars parked
on school premises.
The Department does not hold
insurance for personal property
brought to schools and it has no
capacity to pay for any loss or
damage to such property.
COLLEGE PHONE
NUMBERS
Kings Park Campus
Ph: 9365 4111
Delahey Campus
Ph: 9307 5555
Sydenham Campus
Ph: 9361 3888
Fax: 9361 3899
2012 Bell Times
PERIOD 1: 9.00 - 10.13
PERIOD 2: 10.13 - 11.26
RECESS: 11.26 - 11.51
PERIOD 3: 11.59 - 1.12
LUNCH: 1.12 - 1.57
PERIOD 4: 1.57 - 3.10
PERIOD 5: 3.10 - 5.30

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Education Maintenance Allowance -
Changes to the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) for 2013:
The EMA continues to help families on lower incomes with financial assistance to cover the cost of educational
expenses including textbooks, stationery, uniforms and excursions for their child up until the age of 16.
From 2013, the Victorian Government is restructuring the EMA to better target financial support to families on
lower incomes. Payments made direct to parents will be increased for eligible recipients at all year levels up to age
16, with an additional increase for parents with students in Years Prep and 7 in recognition of the additional costs
at these transition points.
In 2013 the annual EMA payment for families with children in primary school (years 1-6) will receive a payment
of $150. Families with children in secondary school (Year 8 up until the age of 16) will receive an annual payment
of $250.
The School Start Bonus which was previously received by EMA families has been discontinued as a separate payment
from 2013. However, additional funding has been incorporated into the EMA meaning that parents of children
in Prep and Year 7 will receive boosted EMA payments of $200 and $300 respectively in those years.
From 2013, the EMA will no longer be paid 50/50 between the parent and the school. The 50% school portion of
the EMA will no longer be paid to schools on behalf of parents. However, $62 million over four years will be redirected
to the State’s most needy schools to assist families on lower incomes. These funds will form part of the
school Student Resource Packages to be allocated at the local level.
New EMA payment option
From 2013, on the EMA application form you can choose to have your EMA payment;
Paid by direct deposit (Electronic Funds Transfer) into your nominated bank account or
Paid by cheque which will be posted to the school for collection or
Paid to the school to be held as credit which you can use towards education expenses
The introduction of the new payment option to have the EMA payment directed to the school provides parents
with extra flexibility to assist with budgeting towards education expenses.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for the EMA in 2013, you must:
be either a parent or guardian of a primary or secondary school student up to the age of sixteen; and
be an eligible beneficiary of a Centrelink pension, allowance or benefit within the meaning of the State Concessions
Act 2004* or be a Veterans Affairs (TPI) pensioner or be a temporary foster parent.
* i.e – the parent/guardian must be the holder of a valid Health Care Card or valid Pension Card.
The eligibility criteria must be met as at 29 January 2013 (Installment One) and 15 July 2013 (Installment Two).
Payment Amounts - 2013:
Year 7 Year 8 – Age 16
Installment One $210 $175
Installment Two $90 $75
Annual Total $300 $250
*Student year level (or age for ungraded and special school students) will determine the amount payable.
Parents of students turning 16 years in 2013 are paid on a pro rata basis.
Contact: School Office for an EMA application form and to lodge your application. The closing date for
EMA application forms to be submitted to the school is 28 February 2013.