Information about the HSC - Waverley College

Progression to Year Eleven
Distribution of this Booklet marks the start of a very important series of decisions. What is different in
the senior years of schooling can be itemised under a number of headings.
Choice of subjects becomes a most important consideration and involves the assessment of an
individual's aspirations by both student and College.
The emphasis in the direction and commitment to learning shifts from the class to the individual.
This makes new and different demands for skills in time management, the establishment of
priorities and self-motivation.
For a young person two years is a very long time. Support, understanding and an appreciation
of the advantages of a consistent and steady approach with adequate allowance being made
for the other aspects of personal maturation that occur at this time is essential.
Coming to Year 11 at Waverley College is a definite choice. The school is very clear that its
identity is Catholic. Its expectations and objectives are to achieve the very best possible
outcome for the individual student personally, academically, spiritually, socially and physically ~
it means "buying the whole package". The philosophy of the College stresses a 'holistic' and
not a cafeteria approach to Senior Studies.
The time to finalise this decision is Year 10 with the opportunity for some review early in
Year 11. The 'Preliminary Year' concept restricts this opportunity somewhat.
As prospective Year 11 students prepare to launch themselves into what is an exciting,
challenging and very rewarding part of their lives, it is worthwhile setting some personal goals
such as: -
Performing To the very best of one’s ability
Valuing Those with whom one comes in contact
Striving To achieve ambitions that benefit oneself and others
Accepting Responsibility for oneself and others
Assisting Others less fortunate than oneself
Committing Oneself to make one’s "world" better for all
Waverley College undertakes to allow the Year 11 entrant to do two things. Firstly, the College will
assist, direct, promote, encourage and prompt a person to develop individual talents and strengths as
far as possible. Secondly, the College will help, advise, correct, show and enable a person to do
whatever is necessary to overcome those areas in which one is deficient, lacks confidence or doubts
one's potential.
Above all everyone at Waverley College looks forward to the privilege of being part of your senior
education with you in 2012 and beyond.
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