GIRLS

CANTERBURY 

GIRLS HIGH 

SCHOOL 

GHS 

Public and Proud 

February 2017 

Newsletter 

Reminders 

n Friday 24 February 2017: 

School Swimming Carnival 

n Tuesday 28 February 2017: 

Year 7 2018 Open Night 

n Thursday 16 March 2017: 

Years 7 to 12 Field Study Day 

n Tuesday 28 March 2017: 

Year 7 vaccinations round 1 

n Tuesday 4 April 2017: 

Years 7, 11 & 12 Parent Teacher 

Evening 3.30-6.30 

n Being Human Film: Competition 

entries close 6th March 2017 

n We start the year with 

730 students, 140 in Year 7. 

We are now taking only in 

area enrolments in all Years. 

Performing Arts Unit students. 

Congratulations 

n To Year 12, 2016 for fantastic HSC 

results celebrated at High Achievers 

Assembly on February 16th. 70% of 

the cohort were offered a university 

place. A full list of High Band 

Achievers is published on page 8. 

n Performing Arts Unit students 

for your 2016 achievements. Best of 

luck as you continue in 2017. 

n Georgia Kirkwood for raising the 

most cans in the src Exodus Can 

Drive plus a donation in Term 4, 2016. 

n Students who received Kool 

Skools awards in December 2016: 

SRC Exodus Can Drive. 

Kool Skools Awards: “Goosebumps”. 

Kool Skools Awards: “Melting Gold”. 

- Award for Best Indy Track: 

Honey Spence and Juliana 

Temple, “Melting Gold” 

- Award for Best R&B Track: 

Frankie Eastment and Abbie 

Holt, “Goosebumps” 

n Jessica Aird, Year 12, whose team 

Majestic Ice has been nominated 

for the National Squad to compete 

in the Junior World Synchronised 

Skating Championships in Canada 

in March. A huge achievement 

for Jessica who is an outstanding 

athlete. Best wishes from all at 

Canterbury Girls for success! 

CONTENTS 

Reminders; Congratulations....... 1-2 

Staff Update; Thank You to............ 2 

Andrew Anderson, DP Report – 

Changes to the HSC.................. 3-4 

Being Human 

Short Film Festival......................... 5 

CGHS News & Events: 

Recognition Assembly 2016 ......6-7 


Academic Achievers List........... 8-9 


Diary changes; Scope & Sequence; 

Year 12 HSC Support Program; 

Special Religious Education; 

Postcode 2193 – Plastic Bottle Free; 

School Safety; Tree Safety; 

New CGHS School Bus...........10-11 


Welcome to Year 7; 

Parent Daughter Program.......12-13 


Little Ms Adventure the Musical; 

Driving & Parking Safely 

near Schools........................... 14-15 

Faculty News & Events: 

HSC On-Stage; Artexpress 

Excursion; ABW 2017; 

Canteen Online Ordering Info ...16-17 


VET News; CGHS Careers Support; 

Sport News, Hot Shots Tennis .18-19 


Sport – Physical Literacy........ 20-21 

CGHS Swimming Carnival; 

Go4Fun Program................... 22-23 

CGHS Student Leadership 

Prefects Valentines Day Fundraising; 

SEA News – Waterfountains; 

Meningococcal Vaccinations......24 

Student Wellbeing & Support 

LEAPS Graduation; 

Twilight Sports.............................25 

Parenting Workshops; 

Housing Scholarships...........26-27 

Youth Programs; 

Helen O’Grady Drama...........28-29 

Inner West Drama; 

Play AFL – Youth Girls........... 30-31 

Student Travel Transport Info....... 32 

Dates for the Fridge, School 

Reminders, CGHS P&C 2017...... 33 

Lead the Challenge • Leadership • Excellence • Achievement • Diversity 

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Andrew Anderson, 

Deputy Principal’s Report 


SCHOOL 

n Nell Bryson- Smith, Year 10, 

selected in the Open Regional 

Cricket team to play in state 

Combined High Schools Competition 

in next few weeks. See Nell in the 

House Captains’ picture; she’s 

Adelaide House Vice-Captain. 

n Tambua Kariko, Year 12 who is 

off to represent Maroubra Magics 

Rugby Club in a 7’s tournament in 

Los Angeles. 

n Newly elected 2017 House 

Captains as follows: 

Adelaide - Captain: Nikita Wong 

VC: Nell Bryson-Smith 

Brisbane - Captain: Anastasia 

Bampos 

VC: Emma Lemonjian 

Canberra - Captain: Stella Conlon 

VC: Georgia Kirkwood 

Darwin - Captain: Ariana Costas 

VC: Brianna Liman 

n Jessie Simon-Fitzpatrick Year 

12 for her passion in support of her 

indigenous family and community – 

Jessie spoke at assembly to request 

students and staff participate in a 

picture posted as part of a recently 

established social media campaign 

#OurKidsBelongWithFamily. 

n Awardees recognised at this 

year’s High Achievers Assembly, 

see full list on page 8. 

n Congratulations to Kylie Ly for her 

attendance at the UNSW Women in 

Engineering Camp in January. 

Staff Update 

n A special welcome to new 

staff members: Ilhea Yen, 

Head Teacher Mathematics who 

is replacing Gayle Gibson. Ms 

Yen comes with much experience 

having previously been Head 

From far left: Tambua Kariko; Newly elected House Captains and Vice Captains; #OurKidsBelongWithFamily 

Teacher at Beverley Hills GHS and 

Leichardt 7-10 campus. 

n Tim Jurd, Hurlstone Park local and 

retired ex principal from Homebush 

BHS who is replacing Marion Gifford 

as numeracy support teacher. A 

life time love of mathematics will 

certainly rub off on our students who 

need some extra numeracy support. 

n Marie Salakas returns from 5 terms 

Maternity leave and is job sharing 

with John Pearson, retired ex 

Head Teacher from Homebush BHS. 

n We wish Ms Jo Hunter all the 

best as she heads off to Maternity 

leave, and welcome back Ms Mary 

Vlachos who will replace Ms Hunter. 

n New Canteen Lease holders Cathy 

Brymer and Amanda Williams 

from CANTINA have been 

successful in gaining the School 

canteen lease through tender for 

the next three years. We welcome 

Cathy and Amanda back to CGHS. 

Full details on new menu and online 

ordering is on page 17. 

Thank You to: 

n P&C members Jenny Childs and 

Evan Shapiro who have been 

organising the upcoming Being 

Human Short Film Festival open to 

students at CGHS, CBHS, Ashfield 

BHS, Dulwich HS, Tempe HS & 

Marrickville HS, see flyer page 5. 

n P&C members Heather Veitch, 

Ilhea Yen. 

Lynne Scouller and Jenny 

Childs who have been parent 

representatives on a variety of 

selection panels. 

n The 60 or so Year 7 parents who 

came along to the P&C Welcome 

Morning Tea on Day 1. 

n The hundreds of parents who have 

attended Year 7, 10, and 11 parent 

meetings about a variety of learning 

matters over the last 2 weeks. 

Our partnership to ensure student 

learning success is so important. 

n Once again in 2017 Hurlstone 

Park local parent Trish Graf is our 

newsletter editor, this is Trish’s 7th 

year undertaking this job for the 

school. Her desktop skills are certainly 

appreciated. Luckily a new Year 7 

parent Lucia Marin has volunteered to 

step into Trish’s shoes later this year. 

Big thanks to Trish for her dedication 

and to Lucia for stepping up. 

n Ms Naisbett who was the 

co-ordinator for Year 9 LEAPS 

program in 2016, Ms Conroy will 

lead this important initiative in 2017. 

n Year 9 and 10 students who have 

been brilliant mentors to Year 7 

across the first few weeks. 

n Year 12 Prefects who have been 

outstanding in the support of Year 7 

as they settle in. 

n All students who have been so 

co-operative during the difficult 

weather of the first few weeks. 

Tim Jurd & John Pearson. 

Changes to the Higher 

School Certificate (HSC) 

From 2020, the NSW Government has determined that in 

order to qualify for an HSC, a student must have achieved 

a Band 8 (or equivalent standard of functional literacy and 

numeracy, mapped to the Australian Core Skills Framework 

Level 3) in Year 9 NAPLAN Reading, Writing and Numeracy. 

The Government has given the 

following reasons for the changes: 

n “Currently the award of the HSC does not require 

minimum standards to be met”. 

n “The introduction of a minimum standard signals 

high expectations for the achievement of all NSW 

students and serves to maintain the integrity and value 

of the HSC for students, employers and tertiary and 

vocational education providers.” 

n “The HSC does not directly measure students’ literacy 

and numeracy skills. A new minimum standard for 

award of the HSC will provide students, parents, 

communities, tertiary and vocational education 

providers, business and employers with an assurance 

that students have the literacy and numeracy skills 

required for life beyond school.” 

The first opportunity students will have to achieve this 

prequalification will be Year 9 in the 2017 NAPLAN 

assessment. 

If students do not achieve a Band 8 in Reading, 

Writing and Numeracy in the 2017 NAPLAN, they will 

have additional opportunities to achieve this level through 

the provision of online tests to be introduced by the NSW 

Education Standard Authority (NESA) in 2018. These tests 

will be offered to students twice a year. 

The areas assessed for each test component include: 

n reading: comprehension, grammar, punctuation, 

spelling and vocabulary 

n numeracy: number, measurement, space, data and 

algebraic representation 

n writing: audience and purpose, structure and cohesion, 

vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling. 

Each reading and numeracy test will run for 45 minutes and 

will contain 40 test items. There will be a mix of question 

types, including multiple choice items. 

The writing test will take up to 45 minutes and will have 

one extended response question based on a prompt 

or stimulus, such as an image. Students will type their 

response. 

In addition, a student has five years after the 

commencement of their first HSC course to meet Literacy 

and Numeracy standards. NESA has indicated that if a 

student does not meet Numeracy standards by the end of 

Year 10, they are not obliged to study Mathematics for the 

HSC (currently, English is the only compulsory subject). 

The NSW Government has indicated that a student’s 

results in NAPLAN or online tests do not prevent a student 

from progressing to Years 10, 11 or 12 or for sitting the HSC 

The Year 12 results for students who have not met Literacy 

and Numeracy standards will be issued on a Record of 

School Achievement. 

Students exempted from the aforementioned changes 

include: 

n students undertaking Life Skills English or Mathematics 

courses in Years 9, 10, 11 or 12. 

n students undertaking a full Life Skills program (ie four or 

more Life Skills courses). 

Further consultation on other possible exemptions will 

be undertaken by NESA in 2017 with the school sectors, 

principals associations, teacher unions and parent groups 

on an exemptions policy for release in 2018. Students with 

a disability will also receive appropriate adjustments to 

sit NESA online literacy and numeracy test (through the 

existing NESA special provisions policy). 

A Frequently Asked Questions Guide has been 

prepared by NESA and is available at: 

http://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/ 

nesa/about/initiatives/stronger-hsc-standards/ 

minimum-standard/faqs 

Students and Parents 

as Partners for Learning 

On Tuesday, February 14, 2017, Year 7 parents and their 

daughters attended a meeting at the school regarding the 

implementation of a new Students and Parents as Partners 

for Learning project. This project will be implemented 

across all Year 7 subjects in 2017 and involve them 

undertaking: 

n a Personal Learning Plan – which parents will also have 

input into 

n Assessment Task Reflection Sheets – which students 

and parents comment on following the return of major 

assessment tasks 

n Student Partners in Learning Surveys – which students 

complete in each subject at the end of every term 

n A Student Learning Presentation – where students 

reflect on learning achievements for 2017 and learning 

goals for 2018. 

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Andrew Anderson, 

Deputy Principal’s Report cont. 

CANTERBURY 


SCHOOL 

A SHORT FILM COMPETITION FOR PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS IN THE INNERWEST 

A P&C INITIATIVE | CANTERBURY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL 

It is important that both students and parents continue 

to revisit the activities associated with this project, as it will 

enable them to have a genuine voice regarding learning. 

Senior School Assessment Evenings 

Senior School Assessment Evenings were held on: 

n October 11 – Year 12 (2016) 

n February 7 - Year 11 

n February 14 – Year 10 

On these evenings, parents are provided with a copy 

of their daughter’s assessment policy and listen to a 

presentation about the rules relating to assessment, Illness 

/ Misadventure and N Determinations. 

Students and parents are encouraged to regularly re-visit 

their assessment policies so that they remain familiar with 

their rights and responsibilities in relation to assessment. 

Parents should contact me should they wish to discuss 

any issues regarding assessment. 

Aboriginal Education 

This year, the school has 23 Aboriginal students, the largest 

number in my nine years at the school. The school is 

extremely proud of its Aboriginal students and is happy that 

our enrolment has increased! 

Mrs McLelland will be working Tuesdays in Week A to 

support our Aboriginal students. Mrs McLelland’s priority 

for Term One will be to consult with students and families in 

the development of Individual Education Plans, which are a 

government requirement for all Aboriginal students. I would 

urge all students and families to engage with Mrs McLelland 

in the development of these plans, and to contact her or 

myself if any support is required throughout 2017. 

We hope all our Aboriginal students will have a happy 

and productive year. 

Police Talks 

I have arranged for Years 7-10 to attend presentations from 

Ashfield Police on a range of issues relating to personal 

safety, safe travel to and from school and cyber-safety. 

The presentations are important in terms of reinforcing 

safety messages and in terms of developing a positive 

relationship with the police. 

Personal Best 

The Personal Best program was introduced into the school 

in 2015 to build student knowledge and resilience about 

age relevant issues, and to promote positive mental health. 

For example, Year 7 examines issues related to bullying 

and friendship; Year 8 examines cyber-safety and Personal 

Relationships; Year 9 examines resilience and decisionmaking, 

and Year 10 examines planning for the future and 

mental health. 

Successfully completing this program leads to a positive 

entry being made onto both a student’s record and her 

yearly report. Would you please encourage your daughter 

to complete her Personal Best program in 2017 and to raise 

any issues derived from the program requiring follow-up? 

Students are given an hour each week during Thursday 

and Friday DEAR to complete Personal Best; the school’s 

expectation is that everyone will complete it. Students 

involved in other DEAR programs such as Mentoring are 

exempted however. 

Ongoing Issues 

Travel to aND from School 

There continue to be issues with students not paying 

attention walking to and from school – listening to ipods, 

talking on iphones, and disregarding traffic signals and 

other safety related issues around them. Would you please 

continue to revisit this issue with your daughters and remind 

them to be alert at all times when traveling to and from 

school, to not have any valuables such as iphones visible, 

to observe all traffic light commands and to travel on main 

roads and in groups where possible. 

Cyber-bullyINg 

Cyber-bullying is an extremely serious issue which needs 

to be eradicated from the life of every individual. Would you 

please ensure that you contact the police should cyberbullying 

occur? Should you require information regarding 

this or any other safety issue, please speak to James 

Bottalico, Police Youth Liaison Officer, 9797 4099. 

Valuables 

Please assist the school be ensuring your daughter does 

not bring valuables (eg large amounts of money, jewellery, 

expensive electronic devices / iphones) to school. Remind 

her never to leave her phone or wallet unattended for any 

reason, especially when in the Library or playground or 

at sporting events. If a valuable is stolen, there is nothing 

the school can do about it unless witnesses come forward 

identifying the person responsible. Students have to take 

responsibility for their belongings at school as they would 

have to in the real world. 

I would like to wish all students and parents a 

fantastic 2017!!!! Please contact me on 9718 1805 or 

andrew.anderson@det.nsw.edu.au if I can assist. 

Andrew Anderson, Deputy Principal 

Use your film to share and 

promote ideas of human 

commonality, compassion and 

understanding and did we 

mention you can win stuff! 

BEing Human 

shortFilmfestival 

Explore and celebrate what we all have in common: Being Human 

ENTRIES CLOSE 

Monday 6th March 

Enter your 1 to 5 minute film for a 

chance to win great prizes and your 

film could be shown in New York at 

a special screening of finalists in 

support of 108lives.org 

Entries Close 6 March 2017 

RED CARPET INTER-SCHOOL 

GRAND FINAL 

6 April 2017 at Canterbury Girls High School 

email info@beinghumanfilmfestival.com 

1st and 2nd place winners from 

each school’s mini festival go 

into the grand final to be held 

at Canterbury Girls High School 

on 6 April 2017 

How to Enter 

Go to: www.beinghumanfilmfestival.com 

1. Read the terms 

and conditions and 

guidelines then make 

your film 

2. Upload to YouTube or 

Vimeo 

3. Complete the online 

registration form 

www.beinghumanfilmfestival.com 

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SCHOOL 

Recognition Assembly 2016 

with guest speaker Athanasia Costa 

Ms Slattery, word of 

the year speech. 

Cantabrian Scholarship, Recognition Day. 

PUBLIC & PROUD - Athanasia Costa 

Good morning students, parents and teachers, 

I would also like to first acknowledge the traditional 

custodians of the land on which we meet today the 

Gadigal people of the Eora nation and pay my respects 

to Elders past and present. I extend my respect to all 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here with us 

today. 

It is a privilege and honor to be invited back to today’s 

assembly as a former ex-student of Canterbury Girls 

High, school captain and a proud product of the public 

education system. I can now also add to that, former 

student teacher, as some of you may remember me from 

my recent internship I completed at the school, earlier 

in the Term. 

Today though, I’m not here as Ms. Costa, today I am 

here as Athanasia. The loud Greek patriot and Drama 

Queen with a voice that could be heard from a mile away 

and lunches that could feed the whole class. I tried to 

convince my mum to make my lunch on my internship but 

apparently I’m too old for that now. 

CGHS was always a place of diversity and inclusion. 

So I always felt my identity very strongly as a student 

here. We all know how important this is not only for 

student success, but also in life – people should 

always feel valued and included, particularly as young 

women, strong self-esteem helps us throughout our life. 

Belonging to this place, this community, does not end 

once you leave the gates of this school; it is a life-long 

bond, which you will only realise the further you roam. 

You will find your mind and heart will drift back here more 

than once along the journey of life - even though I know 

it’s hard to imagine now! 

Now, the question on everyone’s mind when you tell 

them you’ve decided to enter the field of education - why 

ON EARTH did you want to become a teacher? Well, 

obviously I wanted to choose a career where I didn’t 

have to constantly sound out every syllable or spell out 

every letter of my name... A-tha-na-si-a. That seemed like 

a pretty justifiable reason… Just kidding… It was more 

than that… Who wouldn’t want to work in a job where the 

students always tell you how fabulous you look? Ok ok it 

was more than that… who wouldn’t want to be hassled 

by students constantly wanting to leave class to use the 

bathroom? 

I actually come from a line of teachers; Athanasia 

senior aka yiayia aka greatest dolmades maker of all time 

was also a teacher. Then there was my beautiful mum 

Penny, former Canterbury-Hurlstone Park Taxi driver 

between the years of 1992-2008, and now there’s me! 

So why on earth did I become a teacher? Well, 

teaching allows me to combine my love of two subject 

areas - Drama and Modern Greek language - and share 

what I love with my students. In the beginning, people 

tried to steer me in the STEM direction. “There are 

more job opportunities. You’ll make more money.” Well 

one piece of advice; whatever you decide to do… “On 

earth” and in your life make sure it’s something you feel 

is worth fighting for, especially between the hours of 9-5. 

For me the driving force for becoming an educator was 

the frightening idea of a society and culture where we 

value Maths and Science and under value other areas 

of the curriculum, such as the Arts. Besides, we all 

know Drama combines all methods and thinking in one 

fantastic subject. 

I’m glad I didn’t listen and I trusted my gut instinct 

because a love for Arts and Languages Education 

also led me to many rewarding life experiences. I love 

performing in bilingual productions and have had the 

opportunity to do so both here and overseas. However, 

I think the most rewarding experience thus far, which 

happened through studying languages, was being able 

to go on to do my TESOL teaching method. Earlier in 

the year, I had the honour and the privilege to work with 

young refugee students at an Intensive English Centre, 

students who had fled persecution and war, students 

whose parents and families were tortured and killed, 

whose school life and life more generally had been 

anything but regular, happy, or safe. Spending time with 

these students as a teacher was really valuable because 

I realised that there are many things we often take 

granted, like our right to an education. The importance 

of simply being in a classroom and learning without fear, 

of having dreams and goals but also the opportunity to 

reach for them, to make them a reality through education. 

Keep that in mind when your counting down the minutes 

till the bell rings - it will certainly make you humble! 

Now, while I would love to tell you about all the great 

experiences I had as a student at this school… I have 

only a short amount of time left before they start playing 

the music to get me off the stage! 

So it’s come down to this – do I tell you about how 

attending a public school was the greatest decision my 

parents ever made for me? Or, the story of when we went 

wild at Canterbury Aquatic Centre because Sonny Bill 

Williams former Bulldogs football player was working 

out in the gym… I guess we’ll have to save that story for 

another time… 

My recent experience here was a reminder of how 

proud I am to have to have attended a public school. 

Why? I think former Justice Michael Kirby said it well 

when he wrote in a recent article – “there is something 

special about public education. It is a microcosm of 

the diversity of Australia. This is the laboratory of the 

entire nation… the secular feature of public schools is 

particularly precious.” (Wentworth Courier, Nov 25, 2016) 

Which is why it saddens me that public education 

is not given the priority that it needs. In fact, a recent 

trending hash tag on social media put it quite succinctly. 

It is simply – #absolutelyinappropriate. 

It is absolutely inappropriate that schooling has 

become a privilege and not a right. It’s absolutely 

inappropriate that teachers in the public system have 

to struggle with limited resources. It’s absolutely 

inappropriate that there is an achievement gap between 

Indigenous and non-Indigenous students in this country. 

It’s absolutely inappropriate that our students need 

to take time off class to circulate a petition against the 

privatization of recreational sport. 

The wealth of a country is in educating its young 

people. You are our future leaders. I know it’s hard to 

imagine life after school but I also want to say that these 

years really set you up for the rest of your life. I know 

you’re all thinking – how will learning about Mitochondria 

with Ms Delmas or Romeo & Juliet with Ms Papadopalas 

help me in any way? But your time here is more than that 

– I can assure you that the values that you learn here, 

in these classrooms, in the music rooms and science 

labs, will stay with you forever – and hopefully one day, 

in different ways, you will all be able to give back to 

this place, to this community because that’s what it’s all 

about. 

And let me tell you – the best values are learnt in our 

great public schools. So be proud when you walk out of 

here tomorrow, like me, a product of the public system. 

And for those of you, who aim to further your studies once 

you leave CGHS – be PROUD when the lecturer/teacher 

asks you to raise your hand if you went to a public school. 

In fact, I was thinking how about we practice that right 

now? Hands up if you’re a public school student and 

proud! 

Hands up with Athanasia Costa. 

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS ASSEMBLY, Thursday 16 February 2017 

CANTERBURY 


SCHOOL 

YEAR 12, 2016 ~ 

High Achievers 

In HSC 

Zlata Angelkoska 

Elvira Anggraini 

Clancy Barry-Byrnes 

Hong Thu Bui 

Taylor Chang 

Yoojin Choi 

Billie Cole-Doyle 

Ellie Cott 

Lisa Cui 

Isabella Czifra 

Le Dang 

Ziqing Deng 

Lucinda Dunstan 

Charlotte Edwige 

Eve Eleftheriou 

Fonzelina Falesita 

Dora Feng 

Eliza Goslett 

Matilda Goslett 

Emily Grubisa 

Thandiwe Gudu 

Lejla Hagimola 

Ursula Hartung 

Diana Isham 

Latifah Jackson- 

Vaughan 

Hyun Ji Jung 

Juri Kawata 

Alesha Lafaitele 

Xue Lin 

Xi Lin 

Weijia Liu 

Diane Mansour 

Katherine Merrick 

Maya Muscio 

Cathryn Nguyen 

Jenny Thanh Nguyen 

Ngoc Linh Nguyen 

Caitlin Pua 

Grace Rached 

Krystielle Sarez 

Lili Shapiro 

Hee Won Song 

Huiqing Su 

Ngoc Thai 

Pollyanna Thomson 

Nay Chi Thu 

Na Tian 

Belinda Tigani 

Ruby Tonge 

Jaehyun Um 

Rebecca Walsh 

Amy Wang 

Boying Wang 

Louise Wang 

Yumei Yan 

Astrid Yuniadi 

Special Awards 

for 2016 

Bailey Award for 

Best Student 

Year 11 HSIE 2016: 

Celine Agustin 

Grace Sparks 

Award for Excellence 

in English – 

1st in Year 10 English: 

Coco Wang 

ADF Long Tan Award 

for Leadership: 

Ella Hosty-Snelgrove 

Citizenship Award 

Zonta Club of Sydney 

West: Kylie Ly 

Rueben F Scarf 

Award for Consistent 

Commitment and 

Improvement: 

Samin Nazari 

Matthew Brady 

Memorial Citizenship 

Award: Sarah Veitch 

St George VET 

Workplace Learning 

Award – Hospitality: 

Caitlin Pua 

St George VET 

Workplace Learning 

Award – Business 

Services:Lisa Cui 

Lowes Scholarship 

Award: 


2016 AWARDS 

Smith-Anderson HSC 

Modern History Award 

– 1st Yr 12 Modern 

History: Isabella Czifra 

University of Western 

Sydney Award 

– Yr 11 Outstanding 

Student: Eliza Goslett 

Bailey Award for 

Best Student Yr 11 

HSIE 2016 

– Outstanding in 

Modern History 

and Legal Studies: 


Grace Sparks 

Award for Excellence 

in English 

–1st Yr 10 English: 

Coco Wang 

ADF Award for 

Leadership 

– Yr 10 Leadership: 


Citizenship Award 

from the Zonta Club 

of Western Sydney 

– Yr 10 Citizenship: 

Michaelie Trenbath 

Reuben F Scarf 

Award for Consistent 

Commitment and 

Improvement 

– Yr 9 Most Improved: 

Samin Nazari 

Matthew Brady 

Memorial Citizenship 

Award 

– Yr 8/9 Leadership: 

Sarah Veitch 

St George 

VET Workplace 

Learning Award 

– Yr 11 Hospitality: 

Caitlin Pua 

St George 

VET Workplace 

Learning Award 

– Yr 11 Business 

Services: Lisa Cui 

Lowes 

Scholarship Award 

– Yr 12 Scholarship 

Initative: 


Dux Awards 

Dux Y7 & 1st in 7A: 

Maggie Lin 

Dux Y8: Sarah Veitch 

Dux Y9: Tran Nguyen 

Dux Y10: Coco Wang 

Dux Y11: Eliza Goslett 

Dux Y12: Weijia Liu 

Academic Achievers 

Awards 2016 

1st in 7A: 

Maggie Lin 

1st in 7P: 

Edie Harris 

1st in 7M: 

Sophia Koulis 

1st in 7E: 

Ruxing Zhou 

1st in 7L: 

Kico Imai-Arnold 

2nd placegetter Yr8: 

Saraswati Orwin 

3rd placegetter Yr8: 

Hannah Veitch 

4th placegetter Yr8: 

Lillian Smith 


Taylor Whereat 


Maddison Whereat 


Olga Makin 


Matilda Grimm 


Bella Bauer 


Ariana Costas 




Michelle Zhu 


Cuiming Liu 


Juri Kawata 


Cathryn Nguyen 


Lili Shapiro 

Recognition Badge 

Recipients 2016 

Year 7 Bronze 

Zara Abdaly 

Doha Al-Hasan 

Zarin Annesha 

Haura Ardelia 

Safiya Ardiansyah 

Aleyna Atlihan 

Isabelle Austin-Boyd 

Arabella Bailey 

Angie Beilin 

Wadda’ah Binte 

Widodo 

Ines Brito 

Catherine Broadbent 

Hailie Brown 

Natasha Carroll 

Lorrina Chu 

Izzy Conlon 

Elena Costas 

Rebecca Dang 

Buia David 

Emily Earp 

Saskia Faniis 

Rosie Frod 

Christina Foster 

Makayla Garuba 

Jessica Gauchan 

Jessica Grabham 

Kiara Green 

Billie Guice 

Edie Harris 

Ava Haywood White 

Jessica Holt 

Kico Imai-Arnold 

Ada Kelly 

Angelina Kera 

Joanne Kim 

Sophia Koulis 

April Latt 

Rebekah Lee 

Maggie Lin 

Tina Ling 

Freda Liston 

Kristina Luong 

Imogen MacBeath 

Caitlin Maloney 

Nina McArdle 

Jorja McDaniel 

Kelly Nguyen 

Hannah Noun 

Meg O’Grady 

Zara Ottaway 

Stefani Pavlovic 

Imani Pender 

Angelina Perez 

Anouk Povaly 

Kate Rooke 

Lucy Rooke 

Analise Rosa 

Aliyah Santamaria 

Melina Savvas 

Antonina Scheer 

Aziza Seror 

Aimila Skotidas 

Lily Spencer-Tighe 

Viola Turcsanyi 

Mieke van Wel 

Helena Williams 

Jasmine Xie 

Maria Zaccheo 

Julnar Zahr 

Ruxing Zhou 

Year 8 Bronze 

Erika Aninditha 

Erica Beattie 

Tahlia Cairns 

Fatima Kashaf 

Georgie Feng 

Lovely Macayan 

Joanna Nguyen 

Puraskar Sedain 

Year 8 Silver 

Fanta Aruna 

Cara Baldwin 

Swoopnam 

Bhattachan 

Candy Chen 

Hyeon Jin Choi 

Marie Christoforidis 

Olivia Dang 

Elena De La O 

Ella Dungey 

Emma Gallagher 

Sofia Goulding 

Ruba Hussain 

Salam Issa 

Matilda Jones-Sinclair 

Michelle Lee 

Hester Legge 

Yan Hen Li 

Christina Qin Li 

Izabella Lloyd-White 

Dasha Lopes 

Emma-Cate Lymn 

India Mackay 

Jacinta Marolho 

Grace Matthews- 

Rowney 

Lillian McCormack 

Heather Miller-Saford 

Zoe Morris 

Mary-Ann Nguyen 

Arame Nicolls 

Saraswati Orwin 

Pofaiva Penitani 

Hiruni Perera 

Maggie Pirangi 

Lilli Pollard 

Mira Robson 

Stella Rowley 

Olivia Scouller 

Lillian Smith 

Sabrina Soliman 

Chaltu Strachan 

Karen Su 

Rebecca Thomas 

Grace Thomson 

Christina Toumaras 

Hannah Veitch 

Sarah Veitch 

Shaznae Vincent 

Year 9 Bronze 

Ayushma Budhathoki 

Evana Cataldi 

Fiona Dinh 

Aleeya Elchab 

Liliyana Gabey 

Denise Le 

Eta Liutaki 

Rosie Martens 

Tran Nguyen 

Janelle Pescasio 

Zahra Pratiko 

Nadia Putri 

Tatianna Ratumu 

Sarah Sabouni 

Yasmina Sadiki 

Aaliyah Sowaid 

Luisa Tailasa 

Juanita Takapo 

Qiao Le Zhao 

Year 9 Silver 

Emilia Andriamora 

Stefania Balestriere 

Bilinda Best-Mills 

Amber Broughton 

Laura De La O 

Lucy Fitzpatrick 

Mild Hangphai 

Kalya Htoo 

Caley Isted 

Panagiota Katrakilis 

Georgia Kirkwood 

Clarissa Le 

Ellen Libut 

Wendy Lu 

Natalie Mesaros 

Georgia Mortimer 

Emily Moudanidis 

Monica Nguyen 

Emily Phu 

Nadia Ramdan 

Briana Rosendale 

Khadijah Safar 

Sumayra Shamim 

Heather Wilson 

Rebecca Wright 

Year 9 Gold 

Nell Bryson-Smith 

Belinda Carmona 

Estella Dang 

Emma Drayton 

Eleanor Dunstan 

Franki Eastment 

Amaani Fieldes- 

Busingye 

Indi Gault 

Ruby Gee 

Abbie Holt 

Daphne Huang 

Marie Ikonomou 

Lillian Jonas Moralee 

Mahnoor Khan 

Emma Lemonjian 

Olga Makin 

Milele McNamara 

Lucy Miljak 

Reem Mohamed Talaat 

Emily Moudanidis 

Evie Muir 

Oonagh Murphy 

Christina Nguyen 

Loan Gia Phan 

Juliana Sikes 

Annie Smith 

Mikayla Sobb 

Lisa Vo 

Maddison Whereat 

Taylor Whereat 

Year 10 Bronze 

Sadaat Abdaly 

Naomi Agius 

Jessica Aird 

Anastasia Alexander 

Anastasia Bampos 

Erin Barton 

Bella Bauer 

Caitlin Broe 

Emily Brown 

Mai Thanh Bui 

Wenqin Chen 

Jessica Chen 

Stella Conlon 

Ariana Costas 

Valerie Dang 

Sarah 

Donohoe 

Katarina Foster 

Olivia Gonzalez 

Matilda Grimm 

Zi Yue Gu 


Paloma Jackson- 

Vaughan 

Jasmine Jin 

Samina Kariko 

Tambua Kariko 

Cloe La Luz 

Lyly Luu 

Serena Mac 

Xanthia Marinelli 

Sofie McKeever Ford 

Lucy Melville 

Jessica Mezher 

Jemma Nguyen 

Lucy Ockert 

Chelsea Opoku 

Lyn Phan 

Jieru Qiu 

Yanny Qiu 

Maeve Ralph 

Sophia Rehman 

Hussina Reiga 

Ella Reynolds 

Abby Rooke 

Ella Schofield 

Alexandra Scouller 

Honey Spence 

Emily Su 

Charlie Sukkar 

Lynnett Sun 

Grace Taffa 

Easter Taukeiaho 

Amy Tran 

Cindy Tran 

Thi Qunyh Anh Tran 

Michaelie Trenbath 

Csilla Turcsanyi 

Monica Tuvshinjargal 

Coco Wang 

Victoria Wang 

Wanda Wardana 

Angela Wei 

Stella Wiggins 

Nikita Wong 

Jayda Yilmaz 

Senior Silver 


Claire Bowen 

Billie Cole-Doyle 

Isobelle Cooper 

Rhea David 

Sharnee Dingwall 

Michelle Farah 

Eliza Goslett 


Remy Graf 

Emily Grubisa 

Pearl Joseph 

Kylie Ly 

Jill Micla 

Bao Nguyen 

Renee Pelaia 

Giovanna Penitani 

Loseli Penitani 

Maria Phan 

Stephanie Phu 

Elizabeth Quach 

Eleanor Riddy-Baker 

Jessie Simon- 

Fitzpatrick 

Jessica Tennent 

Jessica Thomas 

Zoe Viney 

Ina Williams 

Zhixiu Yan 

Chenhui Zhao 

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DIARY CHANGES 2017 – no 

more school diary in 2017!! 

In 2017 we will no longer be bulk purchasing student 

diaries for sale to students. This decision was made 

when school diary sales and use dropped, and 

uptake of the online version of the school diary was 

relatively small. Students prefer to use their own hard 

copy diaries which can be purchased cheaply and 

personalised as they choose. Or, students prefer to 

use an electronic calendar and To Do list. Our CGHS 

Student Calendar (link on website) provides Years 7-12 

assessment dates. 

The key message, which is the case whether or not 

the school has its own diary, is that all students must 

take responsibility for organising their study routines. 

Strategies can include: 

n A hard copy or electronic diary / calendar to record 

key dates of homework, tests and assignments, as 

well as excursions, rehearsals and other important 

events. 

n A wall calendar at home by the month, term or year 

to be a reminder for the most important upcoming 

deadlines and key dates. 

n A TO DO list which is updated daily or weekly, 

and which can be grouped according to Must Do/ 

Should Do/Could Do Today OR This Week – in 

this technique the Could Do items will eventually 

become the Must Do. 

We will provide some templates on our school 

website to support homework and study organisation, 

which will assist students in the transition to providing 

their own tools to track their commitments. 

SCOPE and SEQUENCE: 

Years 7-12 

Over the next few weeks on the CURRICULUM page of 

our website for each year a SCOPE and SEQUENCE for all 

subjects across the school will be published. 

This will show for Years 7-10 a summary of learning by 

topic for each term, plus the planned assessment. 

For Year 11 and 12 it will show the outcomes 

being taught for each topic and the timing and type of 

assessment tasks. The will be a link to the syllabus 

documents provide by NESA ( previously BOSTES) 

NESA is NSW EDUCATION STANDARDS AUTHORITY 

The website is: Education standards.nsw.edu.au 

Extended Year 12 HSC 

Senior Support Programs 

Every Wednesday and Thursday this year all students in Year 

12 are provided with access to on-site tutoring in HSC English 

in the Learning Centre based in the Library. All courses 

are catered for. Students are able to work with the tutor on 

essay writing skills and discuss approaches to creative and 

analytical skills required for the for the 2017 HSC. There will 

be consolidation of the work completed in Term 4 last year. 

This is an intensive learning, one to one support program and 

is in place until the HSC later in the year. 

Also, every Wednesday after Period 3 at 12.30 pm there 

is a small group tutoring program which aims to strengthen 

literacy skills again, across all courses. This program is also 

open to all Year 12 students. There will be a focus on creative 

writing skills which are tested in every English course and it 

is an opportunity for students to look closer at the BOSTES’ 

curriculum and assessment information. Students can work 

together in pairs or a small group under the guidance of 

an experienced English teacher on preparatory work which, 

given results from the previous two years when this program 

has run, is expected to result in higher marks. 

Mrs McLelland 

Special Religious Education takes place 

on Tuesdays 12.10-12.40 straight after Period 3 until 

lunch time (one half hour per week). 

Catholic, Christian and Islamic scripture groups are 

available. All families of girls currently in Years 8-10 who 

want their daughter to attend scripture on Tuesdays 

completed a form last February. The information provided 

by parents in Years 8-10 will be changed if a parent provides 

new permissions. Year 7, 11, 12 and new enrolments have 

received forms in time for the first week of Scripture in week 

3 of this term. Once a family completes a form nominating 

for their daughter to attend Scripture, that decision remains 

in place throughout the period of time a student attends 

the school. If a family decides to withdraw from Scripture, 

written advice must be sent to the school principal. At the 

time of publication, arranging the authorised teachers 

for Islamic Scripture has been delayed. Students will be 

notified when a teacher is available. Please direct any 

enquiries to the school principal. Catholic and Christian 

Special religious education has begun. 

Postcode 2193 

– Plastic Bottle Free 

CGHS has had a ban on sale of water in plastic bottles 

for several years as an environmental initiative. A second 

double sided water bottle filling station was installed 

during the holidays. This was funded through funds won 

by Grace Rached (School Captain and Year 12 2016) and 

a Year 12 donation to the school. We look forward to Cash 

for Containers state policy coming in to action in July and 

hope that this will result in less plastic bottles in land fill and 

on the banks of the Cooks River. 

SCHOOL SAFETY 

FINES and DEMERITS – all school zone 

offences are fined heavily $325-$2500: 

VISIT http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/ 

roads/safety-rules/demerits-school.pdf 

More road safety information: http://roadsafety. 

transport.nsw.gov.au/stayingsafe/schools/ 

n Avoid using Church Street for drop off and 

pick up if you can; it is far too dangerous 

at the end of the school day especially 

between 3.10-3.20pm. 

n Park and walk to meet your daughter at 

Princess Street or Minter Street gates. 

n The drop off zone is not directly in front of 

the main gate on Church Street, which is a 

BUS ZONE – it is further along in front of the 

Office C glass doors. 

n No double parking or turning. 

SAFETY, NOT CONVENIENCE, IS #1 

Each year we have annual tree safety checks done by 

arborists of our beautiful trees as per Department of 

Education Guidelines. We are up to date with this. On 

Day 2 of the school year a large limb of one of our main 

playground trees snapped when a southerly hit. Luckily 

students had just departed. The arborist has already 

made it clear that the tree is healthy and he could not have 

predicted the event even if he had inspected on that day. 

This area has been cordoned off while the tree is 

assessed. Student safety is first priority and we hope that it 

can be kept as a central feature of our playground. Students 

have had this explained to them and are co-operating fully 

by walking round the cordoned area. 

New CGHS 

School Bus 

Playground TREE Safety 

Our new school bus 

has been delivered! It 

has pride of place in 

the carpark. This will 

allow small groups of 

students to travel with 

a teacher to events 

such as Knock Out 

sport, Debating, community performances, Theatresports, 

and so on. Bookings lined up so far include student 

leaders attending the Zonta Club International Women’s 

Day Breakfast and Knock Out Volleyball. Students are 

charged according to the distance of the trip. If the bus is 

being used for a school excursion it will be stated on the 

permission note. 

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Parent Daughter Program! 

Term 2 Weeks 4-8, 2017 

Welcome to our 

new Year 7 for 2017 

We are now looking for people to take part in our term 2 program. 

The focus is on trying new activities, overcoming 

challenges, but most importantly having fun together! 

Some of the activities include: 

Year 7 Mentoring. 

Getting to know you games 

Year 7 PYLO 

Presentation. 

African Drumming 

Pilates 

Cooking 

Year 7 Mentoring. 

Year 7 Parents Morning Tea. 

Please e mail me if you have any questions on: 

Stacey Naisbett on Stacey.naisbett@det.nsw.edu.au 

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Driving and parking safely near schools 

School opening and closing hours are 

busy times for pedestrians and vehicles 

outside the school. 

Always take extra care in 40km/h school 

zones, which operate on gazetted 

school days. 

Park safely even if it means walking 

further to the school gate. 

Observe all parking signs. They are 

planned with children’s safety in mind. 

Never double park as it puts children 

at risk. 

Model safe and considerate behaviour 

for your child – they will learn from you. 

Slow down near the school crossing. 

At a supervised crossing, observe 

the directions of the school 

crossing supervisor. 

Thursday 25th May, Friday 26th May, Saturday 27th May 


Always park and turn legally around 

the school. 

Avoid dangerous manoeuvres such as 

U-turns and three-point turns. 

Always give way to pedestrians 

particularly when entering and leaving 

driveways. 

Avoid parking across the school 

driveway or the entrance to the school 

car park. 

Using your school’s drop off and pick up 

facility will help keep all children as safe 

as possible during the busiest times of 

the school day. 

Avoid parking in or near the school 

bus bay. 

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SCHOOL 

CANTERBURY 

HSIE ABW: Australian Business 

Week 2017 

HSC On-Stage 2017 

Year 11 and 12 HSC Drama students got out of the 

classroom and into the Seymour Centre on Saturday 4th 

February to get a grasp on what it took to be considered 

an exemplary Drama work for 2016. HSC Drama Group 

Performances and Individual Projects are exhibited at the 

Seymour Centre on an annual basis. The exhibition in the Artexpress Excursion 

upstairs foyer of the Seymour Centre included costume and Artexpress is an exhibition where senior artworks are 

set design, promotion and program, and theatre review. displayed in art galleries all over Australia. Our senior 

Students watched one of two possible programs students were able to visit this exhibiton. During the time 

featuring outstanding Drama performances from the 2016 there, they were able to walk around the exhibition and be 

Higher School Certificate. The program featured individual amazed at the quality of the work there. With the different 

performances ranging from work based upon the novel mediums varying from coding to drawings, they were able 

Frankenstein and a portrayal of the talented American jazz to see the magnificent variety in which art can be created 

vocalist Billie Holliday. The group devised works ranged with. Alongside these drawings, there was also a wall 

from movement based interpretation of Madame Butterfly displaying their process diaries, with all their thoughts and 

to an original interpretation of the ‘rude mechanicals’ processes in creating these artworks. Artexpress has given 

(craftsmen) from A Midsummer’s Night Dream. 

the senior students inspiration and ideas in which they can 

Watching the standard of work on display can in some build their artwork upon. It was an amazing experience for 

ways be quite intimidating but it is also clear that here both students and teachers. 

at CGHS we have students capable of reaching such 

Eustacia Salim 

standards. It is clear however, take it takes considerable 

focus, passion and effort to craft such excellence. It became 

clear through viewing the program that innovation and flair 

are rewarded. Many pieces clearly illustrated a particular 

emphasis on specific performance styles. Synchronised 

movement sequences, use of rhythmic patterns, 

percussion and verse also seemed to bring rewards. The 

use of physicalisation, voice work, a great concept and 

boundless amounts of dynamic energy all combine to 

achieve entertaining and inspiring contemporary theatre. 

The challenge has been thrown down to our HSC 

students and already they are underway in developing 

those skills. 

Above: ABHS principal. 

Left: Lucy Melville receiving 

her Best CEO Award from 

the ABW coordinator Ms 

Venkatesan. 

Online Ordering is Here! 

Our school has now introduced a great new online 

ordering system for the Canteen called FlexiSchools. 

This system allows parents, students and staff to place 

orders from home, work or school at any time. The 

payment is also done online, so less paper bags, cash, 

cheques, and envelopes are sent via your student to 

school. As well as being convenient for parents, the 

online orders are much faster and easier for the school 

coordinator to process – so it makes everyone’s life a 

little easier. FlexiSchools is well established and tested, 

operating in hundreds of schools across Australia. 

Getting online is easy and only takes a few minutes to 

register. Simply go to www.flexischools.com.au and 

click “Register Now”. You will be sent an email with 

further instructions on how to complete the registration. 

Once registered, you can start placing orders 

immediately. If you have any questions, FlexiSchools 

provide a great help desk on 1300 361 769, or you can 

contact them via their website. 

There are a variety of payment options supported, 

including Visa, Mastercard (credit and debit) and Bank 

Transfer. The system operates via a pre-paid account, 

so you no longer have to worry about the manual 

process of sending payments into school, and you can 

easily budget your students spending and expenses 

throughout the year. 

The system is now available, so we look forward to 

seeing your next order online! If you have any questions 

about the online services we are introducing, please ask 

the school office for more information. 




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SPORT News – Lawn Bowls 

VET NEWS 

Kathryn Taylor 

The girls had a fun time at lawn bowls. Reem learned 

presenting to 

Year 10. 

the game quite quickly and was able bowl very close to 

the target. Mira, who has had a little more experience 

Scholarship News 

bowled one of best results on the day. Well done girls. 

Congratulations to Alesha 

Lafaitele (right) on her success 

in gaining the Lowes Scholarship 

Initiative in conjunction with The 

Penn College, one of Australia’s 

CGHS Careers Report 

premier educational institutions. 

This scholarship of $5000.00 

Alice at 

Ana and Trina at 

At the conclusion of 2016 Canterbury Girls High School 

will enable Alesha to complete an online course towards her Doltone House. 

Pullman Quay. 

students were engaged in a variety of careers based 

Certificate III in Business Administration. This is a wonderful 

programs. Year 10 participated in the annual Careers Days 

achievement for one of our VET students. 

which involved preparing students for work experience by 

Mira. 

Reem. 

Work Ready Program 

completing the compulsory Work Ready Program, attending 

seminars on interview and presentation skills presented by 

Kathryn Taylor from Turning Point and participating in mock 

for VET Students 

interviews delivered by CGHS staff. 

At the end of last year the Work Ready Program was 

After completing the Post School the Destination Survey 

delivered by our VET staff to the incoming Year 11 VET 

our 2016 Year 12 graduates, were rewarded by gaining 

students as well as the Year 10 accelerated VET students. 

offers into many University courses as well as other tertiary 

Students were able to be inducted on VET industry 

institutions. Entry was gained not only through receiving 

standards, ask questions and be better prepared for 

outstanding ATAR results but through completing TVET 

mandatory work placement. This program covered work 

Jenny Marielle and Chara, catering for 

courses that gave students advanced standing towards 

health and safety issues, professional work standards and 

the High Achievers Assembly. 

specific degrees. In particular, our Nursing Students, 

student expectations. 

Natasha Kumar, Rasha Qabha and Taylah Shaw studied the 

Hospitality Catering 

Our Year 12 Hospitality students are involved in catering for 

the High Achievers Assembly. This provides our girls with 

an opportunity to demonstrate their competency to achieve 

their Certificate II in Kitchen Operations. 

Certificate III in Health Services Assistant at Ultimo College 

of TAFE gained entry into Nursing Degrees at various 

Universities. Well done girls! 

2017 brings new opportunities for many of our students. 

Congratulations to Jemma Ngyuen and Ariana Costas of 

Year 11 for being successful in obtaining a school based 

traineeship with BlueFit Hurstville Aquatic Centre. School 

based traineeship provides students with the opportunity 

Hospitality Workplacement 

to attain a nationally recognised Vocational Education 

Our Year 12 students completed their final workplacement 

toward their Certificate II in Kitchen Operations at the end 

and Training (VET) qualification as well as their Higher 

School Certificate (HSC) and gain valuable work skills and 

of last year. The students were able to experience working Andrea at Holiday Inn Ann and Marielle at 

experience through paid employment. 

in a variety of venues including hotels, restaurants and 

at the Airport. 

Sheraton on the Park. 

Year 11 and 12 students will commence TVET courses 

clubs. Feedback provided by their supervisors was very 

positive. Well done girls. 

at various TAFE colleges helping them gain practical, workrelated 

skills to enhance 

their future employment 

opportunities. 

We look forward to 2017 

being a successful year 

filled with many careers 

based opportunities that 

will enhance student’s 

lifelong learning 

experiences. 

Andrea and Ina, catering for the 

Chara at the 

Zoila and Ashley at 

Ms Papadimitropoulos, Year 11 students 

High Achievers Assembly. 

Hard Rock Cafe. 

Bankstown Sports Club. 

Ms Matos & Ms Conroy Ariana and Jemma.


SPORT – Physical Literacy 

Improvements are being made within Canterbury Girls High 

School in regards to School Sport and Physical Literacy. 

Stage 4 

Stage 4 

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Stage 5 

Stage 5 

Find out more about physical literacy: 

https://education.nsw.gov.au/curriculum/pdhpe/physical-literacy 


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Healthy Kids Program 

Could Your Kids Do Go4Fun? 

Free program 

for kids aged 7 – 13 

above a healthy 

weight 

 

Families 

learn healthy eating, 

and exercise with 

fun games 

Builds 

confidence 

and 

self-esteem 

 

 

After school 

during term 

in an encouraging 

environment 

Go4Fun Programs – Term 1 2017 

All programs run once a week. Children and parent/carer 

need to attend Go4Fun each week. 

There is no cost to attend but you must register first. 

 

AREA WHERE 

ADDRESS 

DAY / TIME 

AREA WHERE ADDRESS DAY/TIME BEGIN END 

Lakemba Australian National 571-577 Punchbowl Road Wednesdays 

Canterbury 

Sports Club Phillips (in Ave, Parry Park) Tuesdays 4pm – 6pm 

Canterbury 

Canterbury Lakemba 21953:45pm – commencing 31 Jan 420 April July 

Aquatic Centre 

NSW 2193 5:45pm 

Redfern National Centre of 166-180 George St Saturdays 

Cnr Queens Rd 

Indigenous Five Dock Excellence Redfern 2016 Wednesdays 10am – 12pm 

Five Dock 

& William St 

1 Feb 5 April 

Leisure Centre 

4pm-6pm commencing 23 July 

Five Dock 2046 

Strathfield Dutton Centre 

75 O’Riordon 

40 Augusta 

St 

St 

Thursdays 

Saturdays 

Alexandria Sky Zone 

Strathfield 2135 

1pm 2 Feb 

Alexandria 2105 

– 3pm 30 Mar 

4pm-6pm 

commencing 23 July 

For more information or to register your child 

1800 780 900 go4fun.com.au 

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CANTERBURY 

LEAPS Graduation 2016 

TWILIGHT 

CGHS Water Fountains 

SPORTS 

The SEA: School Environmental Ambassadors group 

believe that the water fountains are increasingly beneficial, 

and convenient for the students. It is helping them increase 

their independence by encouraging them to refill their water 

bottles, rather than purchasing bottled water straight from 

the canteen. 

We installed the water fountains to reduce the use of 

plastic water bottles, which as a result, will lead to the 

CGHS Prefects: 

decrease of pollution within rivers, lakes, ponds, dams and 

oceans. By using reusable water bottles, we are supporting 

Valentines Day Fundraising 

the environment; the momentum to limit and stop the use of 

The Prefects held a cake stall on Monday, 13th February, 

plastic water bottles. 

2017, to celebrate the upcoming Valentines Day. They 

In our school, there are now three water fountains. They 

made a beautiful array of cakes and decorated many 

are located near the birdcage in the inner quad, and beside 

of them with love hearts. Pink coloured icy cordial was 

the sign in the main quad. 

provided as a refreshing drink to cool down on the day. It 

You can purchase a stainless steel water bottle from 

was a successful activity with many of our students visiting 

Office C for $3. 

the stall and enjoying what was on offer. 

S.E.A@canterbury 

ONLINE REGISTRATIONS: 

Senior Students Vaccinations “Hold the Date” – Years 11-12 will be 

vaccinated for MENINGOCOCCAL on June 13th in Term 2. This was the second 

For more information contact: 

date for Year 7 vaccinations – a new date will be set for that. 

Melissa on 9707 9092 or email 

twilightsports@cbcity.nsw.gov.au 

Meningococcal W has emerged as a significant cause of invasive meningococcal disease with the number of cases 

almost tripling in NSW in 2016 compared to 2015. Meningococcal disease is a rare but serious illness that can present 

as meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord) or septicaemia (blood poisoning) and may be 

caused by one of several serogroups (or types), including A, B, C, W and Y. Use of meningococcal C vaccine on the 

National Immunisation Program has almost eradicated meningococcal C disease in Australia. 

Evidence from Australia and overseas suggest that meningococcal disease caused by serotype W is significantly 

more severe than the other serotypes currently circulating in Australia. More information about meningococcal disease 

is available here: www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/Meningococcal_disease.aspx. 



SCHOOL 

A FREE indoor non-competitive 

7 week basketball tournament! 

WHEN: 7-11pm, Saturdays, 

11 February - 25 March 2017 

WHERE: Bankstown Basketball Stadium 

Third Avenue, Condell Park 2200 

WHO: 12-18 year olds who live in the 

City of Canterbury Bankstown 

Dinner, uniforms & transport provided 

Now open at 

www.cbcity.nsw.gov.au/twilightsports 

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Bankstown 

Airport 

Condell Park 

High School 

Wackett Street 

Bankstown 

Basketball 

Stadium 

Kinch 

Reserve 

Third Ave 

Yan 

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FOR PARENTS & CARERS 

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How could a 

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help with your You can studies? use scholarsh 

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help with needs your and studies? internet. 

Studying in Year 1 

Good Shepherd is offering FREE Parenting Workshops for 

parents and carers of adolescents. 

high school or TAF 

Come and learn about: 

A social housing t 

Who can apply? 

The stages of adolescence; 

 

Receiving private 

Parenting styles and communication techniques that work; and 

You may be eligible if you are: Living in crisis/sup 

How to keep a positive approach to discipline. 

Studying in Year 10,11 or 12 at a NSW accommodation o 

high school or TAFE college, and 

When: 5:30pm to 7:30pm Wednesday evenings, one session per week 

Find out more and vis 

for 6 weeks from the 15th February to the 22nd March 2017. 

A social housing tenant or applicant, www.facs.nsw.gov.au/ 

or 

Receiving private rental assistance, to apply 

Where: Good Shepherd, 440 Marrickville Road, Marrickville 

or online today. 

Registration is essential. Please contact: 

Living in crisis/supported Applications close 

Anne-Marie Taylor or Julia Jacobs by phone: 8571 7800 or email: 

accommodation or out-of-home 

7pm, care. Friday 24 Febru 

AnneMarie.Taylor@goodshep.org.au or 

Julia.Jacobs@goodshep.org.au 

Find out more and visit 

www.facs.nsw.gov.au/education 

to apply online today. 

Also now available, THE AUSTRALIAN PARENTING APP 

FREE from iTunes App Store or Android Market. 

Applications close 

www.goodshep.org.au 

 

7pm, Friday 24 February 2017. 

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Find out more at www.cbcity.nsw.gov.au 

WHEN WHAT WHERE DATE CONTACT 

Monday 

Boxing for fitness ($6/8) PCYC Bankstown 5.30-6.30pm PCYC 9796 1287 

Homework help (grade 5 & 8) RYC, Sefton 13.02.17 – 03.04.17 RYC 9644 9436 

3.30-5.00pm 

Yoga Headspace Bankstown 5.00-6.00pm 9393 9669 

Invisible World Wide ($15) Bruce Lee PCYC Bankstown 7.00-8:30PM PCYC 9796 1287 

inspired Martial Arts 

Tuesday 

Drop in RCC, Riverwood 3.00-5.30pm RCC 9533 0100 

Design Costume SUPANOVA RYC, Sefton 14.02.17 – 02.05.17 

4.00 – 6.00pm 

BYRC 9718 9848 

Wednesday 

4Elements Workshop BYRC, Belmore 14.02.17 – 14.03.17 

4.00-6.00pm 

Boxing for Fitness – Women only 

($6/8) 

RYC 9644 9436 

PCYC Bankstown 4.30-5.30pm PCYC 9796 1287 

Viet Quyen Dao (Martial Art) ($7.50) PCYC Bankstown 4.45-6.00pm PCYC 9796 1287 


Head Out (LGBTQIA group) (2nd 

Tuesday of every month) 

Headspace Bankstown 4.30-5.30pm 9393 9669 

BYRC Drop in BYRC, Belmore 3.00-5.00pm BYRC 9718 9848 

Drop in @ RCC RCC, Riverwood 3.00-5.30pm RCC 9533 0100 

Level Up Belmore Sports Ground 5.30-7.00pm CBYS 9787 9591 

Youth Outreach Terry Lamb Reserve, Belmore 5.00-7.00pm YOTS 9796 1193 

Barnardos 9784 2810 

Boxing for Fitness – Women only 

($6/8) 

PCYC Bankstown 4.30-5.30pm PCYC 9796 1287 


Invisible World Wide ($15) Bruce Lee PCYC Bankstown 6.30-7:30pm PCYC 9796 1287 

inspired Martial arts 

Thursday 

BYRC Drop in Belmore Sports Ground 3.00-5.00pm BYRC 9718 9848 

Get the Facts BYRC, Belmore 09.02.17-23.03.17 

5.00- 7.00pm 

BYRC 9718 9848 

Viet Quyen Dao (Martial Art) ($7.50) PCYC Bankstown 4.45-6.00pm PCYC 9796 1287 


Learn to Dance on Skates (experienced 

skaters, registration essential) 

RYC, Sefton 5.00- 7.00pm RYC 9644 9436 

Enrolling NOW 

Drama Develops Kids 

For the past 30 years our selfdevelopment 

drama programme has been helping children 

(517 years) with their creativity, confidence 

and communication skills. Using fun, creative 

& educational activities our classes cover 

speech & language development, 

improvisations, mime, scripts, drama games, 

dress ups & lots more fun stuff. 

Call Mel Duke, the principal: 0435 566 238 

Email:SydneyEast@Helenogrady.com.au 

www.helenogrady.com.au 

Friday 

BYRC Drop in BYRC, Belmore 3.00-5.00pm BYRC 9718 9848 

Streetwork 

Various (Punchbowl, Riverwood 

and Greenacre) 

4.30pm til late Barnardos 9784 2810 

BMYS 9790 3406 

Skate Night ($5) RYC, Sefton 6.00-9.00pm RYC 9644 9436 

Supported by 


Breakdance Drop in ($3.50) PCYC Bankstown 6.00-10.00pm PCYC 9796 1287 

Saturday 

Twilight Sports Bankstown Basketball Stadium 7.00-11.00pm CBC 9707 9092 



Sally Saraf 

salsaraf79@yahoo.com 

0416 393 428 

www.westsjuniorsafl.com.au/ 

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Release date: January 2017 

All schools are strongly encouraged to endorse school travel applications quickly and easily with our new online 

school portal. This allows for: 

• Faster application process for parents 

• Faster processing time for schools 

• Faster access to student entitlement data for operators 

• No more cost of postage for schools. 

To register for the online portal, email student@transport.nsw.gov.au or call 131 500 and follow the prompts to 

speak with our onboarding team. 

• Press 5 for school and other travel concessions 

• Press 1 for school travel 

• Press 6 for staff calling from a school. 

How to replace a school travel pass or School Opal card lost over the holidays 

To report a lost, stolen or damaged rural/regional school travel pass, please advise the student to contact the 

relevant transport operator to find out the replacement procedure. 

To report a lost, stolen or damaged School Opal card, please advise the student to go to 

https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/reportPass. If the student proceeds with replacing their School Opal card, it 

will be cancelled immediately and a new card will be sent within 8 to 10 working days. 

Proof of entitlement for school students 

Students who are over 16 or look over 16 and are enrolled in school can get a Proof of Age or NSW Senior 

Secondary Student concession card from their school to access concession fares. These cards are usually issued 

to students by the school. 

Which card is right for my students? 

PROOF OF AGE CARDS 

• FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE 

• ALLOWS STUDENTS TO PURCHASE A CHILD FARE 

• MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT 

www.transport.nsw.gov.au/operators/concessions/proof-age-card 

NSW Senior Secondary Student concession card 

• for school students aged 16 years and over 

• allows students to travel on a child fare 

• needs a Transport for NSW 2017 foil sticker attached 

• information is available at 

http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/operators/concessions/secondary-student-cards 

To order Proof of Age cards, NSW Senior Secondary Student concession cards and transport foils contact the 

Transport for NSW concessions team at student@transport.nsw.gov.au. 

Information for school orientation 

Information for parents, guardians and students can be found online at www.transportnsw.info/school-students. 

Electronic copies of brochures and flyers are also available to download from the Useful Forms and Information 

pages on the school transport scheme website at 

https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/usefulFormsAndInformation. 

Behaviour matters 

Please remind students to: 

• be mindful of safety 

• respect transport staff, transport property and fellow travelers 

• offer their seat to paying customers 

• always travel with a valid ticket 

• tap on and tap off every time if they are travelling in Opal areas. 

Student Codes of Conduct are available at transportnsw.info/school-students. 

Yours Sincerely, Concessions Team Transport for NSW 

Transport for NSW 

16-18 Wentworth Street, Parramatta NSW 2150 | Locked Bag 5085, Parramatta NSW 2124 

T 1800 227 774 | T 02 9891 8900 | F 02 9891 8999 | W transport.nsw.gov.au | ABN 18 804 239 602 

Dates for the Fridge 

n Wednesday 22 February 2017: 

P&C Meeting 

n Friday 24 February 2017: 

School Swimming Carnival 

n Tuesday 28 February 2017: 

Year 7 2018 Open Night 

n Wednesday 1 March 2017: 

Year 11 Geography excursion 


Year 11 French Beginners excursion to Sydney Uni 

n Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 March 2017: 

Zone Swimming Carnival 


Prefects Grip Leadership Excursion 


Years 7 to 12 Field Study Day 

n Friday 17 March 2017: 

National Day of Action Against Bullying 

n Wednesday 22 March 2017: 

P&C Meeting 

n Friday 24 March 2017: Year 7 Social Inclusion 

excursion with Ashfield Boys High School 


Year 7 vaccinations round 1 

n Tuesday 4 April 2017: 

Years 7, 11 & 12 Parent Teacher Evening 3.30-6.30 

n Wednesday 5 April 2017: 

School Cross Country 

n Thursday 6 April 2017: 

P&C Film Award Night 

n Thursday 6 and Friday 7 April 2017: 

School Production Preparation day 

n Friday 7 April 2017: Last day Term 1 

See all excursion and 

information notes on the 

website for download: 

canterburg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au 

CANTERBURY 


SCHOOL 

REMINDERS for families 

Please ensure that if your address or phone 

number has been changed the school 

administration is informed. A Change of Contact 

Details Form can be collected from Office A. 

Excursions: The school is more than happy for 

students to pay overnight excursions off across 

the year as long as a $50 deposit is paid prior to 

departure. One day excursions must be paid in 

full before departure. 

Newsletter by email: All families will receive 

an SMS when the newsletter is available on the 

webpage. This comes out each month and issue 

dates are on the calendar on the website. The 

newsletter is emailed to all students as well. If 

you wish to have a hard copy your daughter must 

collect this from Office A. 

School Calendar: Remember to check the 

student calendar on the CGHS website for 

excursion dates, upcoming events, rehearsal 

times and assessment items. 

www.canterburg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au 

Parents and Citizens 

Association 

2017 P&C Executive 

President: Jennifer Childs 

Vice Presidents: Heather Veitch & Gemma Haig 

Secretary: Lynne Scouller 

Treasurer: Shane McArdle 

: Canterbury Girls High School P&C 

Meetings: 4th Wednesday of the month 

Wednesday 22nd February, 2017. 

Wednesday 22nd March, 2017. 

Cantabrian Hall, entry via Church Street. 

Follow 

@Girls Canterbury on 

TWITTER for daily updates 

on what’s happening. 

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TEL: 9718 1805 • Fax: 9718 3501 • EMAIL: canterburg-h.School@det.nsw.edu.au 

VISIT: www.canterburg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au • Twitter: @GirlsCanterbury 

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