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Edition 8, December 2016
Congratulations to all VCE students on their
excellent results achieved in 2016
Our staff are very proud of our students’ achievements and we wish all students the very best as they
embark on their chosen pathways post Year 12. These pathways will be wide and varied and reflective
of the diversity of our school community.
Above all, the staff at The University High School believe
passionately in developing the character of students who
pass through our doors. We believe that we have instilled
in each of our Year 12 students the capacity to think with
reason, understanding and empathy. We are very proud
of their achievements.
• One student achieved a perfect study score of 50 for
Psychology (NB: one Year 12 student received a 50
for Biology when they were in Year 11 2015).
VCE (ATAR) data for University High School for 2016:
• From The Elizabeth Blackburn School of Sciences
(EBSS) cohort of 63 students, 37% had an ATAR of
95 and above and 59% received an ATAR of 90 and
above.
• This year 240 students applied for an ATAR score.
32% of the cohort received an ATAR of 90 or above
and 55% received an ATAR score of 80 or above.
Our Dux for the school is Alexei Sopov who scored a 99.9
ATAR. He was an EBSS student, but also part of UHS at
large.
• Five students received a score of 99 and above:
99.90, 99.70, 99.65, 99.10, 99.00
Congratulations to all Year 12 students graduating in 2016.
Heather Thompson
Principal
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Competition winners
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Science Olympiad
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Sport @ UHS
6/7
Year 10 Work Experience
8/9
Careers update
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Galileo presentation
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Five Year 10 students also celebrating their achievements: Jessica Law,
Tara Keshavarz, Alessia Pierotti, Momoka Yoshida and Josh Catallo.
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Competitions
The Australian Cancer and Health
Sciences Competition
The Australian Cancer and Health Sciences Competition
took place at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI)
on the 27th of October. Five students from University
High School – Jessica Law, Alessia Pierotti, Momoka
Yoshida, Josh Catallo and Tara Keshavarz, completed
the day-long seminar which ended in a 25 question
multiple choice competition, against 75 other year 10
students from around Victoria.
The seminar included guest speakers from WEHI and
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre who spoke to us about
cancer, their research, the new ways of treating cancer
and working in science. We also had a tour of the WEHI
laboratories and spoke to lots of students who have
finished or are completing bachelor degrees and PhDs
in science and biomedicine.
After the organisers calculated the results, we found
out that both a girl from John Monash Science School
and I had perfect scores on the test. This meant that we
had to do a tie breaker round consisting of very difficult
short answer questions. They marked our answers and
announced that I had come in 2nd place by a margin of
2.5 marks.
Both of us received our prizes, a week-long internship
at WEHI as well as a unique pineapple ‘trophy’. It was an
interesting day which we all enjoyed and we learnt a lot
about cancer and the research involved in treating it.
Jessica Law
Year 10 University High student
Events calendar
All students will start the day with a welcome assembly
• Year 7 – 10 assembly is in Sharman Hall Session 1 (8.40am start)
• Year 12 assembly is in the Performance Centre Session 1 (8.40am start)
Students FIRST DAY
Tuesday 31st January 2017
• Year 11 assembly in the Performance Centre Session 2 (9.35am start)
After the welcome assemblies:
• Year 7 – 11 students will have regular classes Session 3 – 6,
finishing the day at 3.12pm
• Year 12 students will have regular classes Session 2 - 7
School Council Meeting
7.30pm Wednesday 15th February
2017
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Uni High Families
Meetings are held in the UHS staff
room beginning at 7pm
UHS News publication date
Your next copy of School News will
be available in February 2017
The UniversiTy high school
2016 Annual Giving Appeal
We invite you to join us in supporting The University high school 2016 Annual giving Appeal as we continue to enhance
the unique atmosphere of our school.
our vision for the future is to stay focused on placing students at the heart of an outstanding learning environment.
Therefore, a key priority for the next phase of the building program is the development of three specialised facilities:
f a Sports Stadium f a new Library f a Renaissance Centre
Our vision is to create contemporary spaces for students to reflect, explore and collaborate with their learning. The
Library and the Renaissance Centre will enable generations of students to access and engage with languages, literature,
humanities, books and digital resources.
The Sports Stadium will generate a space for students to physically thrive at school. Many of our students now reside in
the inner-city so we are committed to creating a much needed facility for physical activity and engagement. We envision
this facility to be available for the wider community to use after school hours.
our appeals in the past have been outstanding with the school community of parents, teachers and alumni donating
more than $100,000 to the Building Fund. This has contributed to the building of the bridge connecting north and south
Wings and renovating the classrooms in the West Wing.
A gift to the 2016 Appeal will enable generations of students to engage with their learning in outstanding facilities.
We encourage you to consider making a gift to support us with stimulating the learning environment of generations to
come. Donations can be made via the ‘give now box’ on the school website (unihigh.vic.edu.au), by credit card using the
form below or by inserting your donation into the 2016 Annual giving Appeal envelope.
Every gift makes a difference, no matter the amount
Heather Thompson
Matt Healy
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Science Olympiad Qualifying Exams
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Science
Congratulations to the following students (pictured left to right)
who were awarded medals in this year’s Science Olympiad Qualifying Exams
Ruby Spencer-Stewart - Bronze Biology
Sara Tanovic - Gold Chemistry
Emma Fish - Silver Biology
Lachlan Potter - Gold Physics and Silver Chemistry
Patrick Gianni - Gold Biology
William Batchelor - Silver Biology and Silver Physics
Connie Gamble - Bronze Biology
Patrick Gianni and Sara Tanovic have been selected
to attending intensive summer school programs for
Biology and Chemistry respectively. The summer school
programs effectively cover first year university and
provides four high-achieving students the opportunity to
represent their country in 2017.
Congratulations to all students on an amazing effort in
such challenging exams.
Liam Ahern
on behalf of the UHS Science Faculty
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Thank you for the year in Sport
2016 has been another great year in Sport for the School. A total of 13 different Sports have been on offer throughout
the year across all age groups, plus the opportunity to participate in Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country running.
The sporting program plays a vital role in contributing to the diversity of programs on offer at the School and continues
to provide a great deal of enjoyment for students as well as opportunities to form new relationships, make new friends
and experience the value of being part of a team.
This year saw 34 teams win at Division level, 8 win at Regional level and 2 win at State level
Division/Level
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9-10
Intermediate
Year 11-12
Senior
Regional Finalists
Girls Tennis
Boys Volleyball
Girls Soccer
Boys Tennis
Boys Baseball
Boys Tennis
Boys Badminton
Boys Badminton
Boys Cricket
Girls Tennis
Boys Netball
Boys Netball
Boys Netball
Boys Baseball
Girls Hockey
Boys Hockey
Boys Footy
Girls Softball
Boys Soccer
Boys Footy
Boys Badminton
Boys Soccer
Boys Basketball
Girls Soccer
Boys Table Tennis
Boys Badminton
Girls Table Tennis
Girls Badminton
Boys Tennis
Girls Soccer
Boys Hockey
Boys Badminton
Girls Hockey
Boys Netball
Boys Hockey
Boys Table Tennis
Girls Table Tennis
Boys Futsal*
Girls Futsal*
State Finalists
Girls Badminton
Boys Table Tennis
Boys Hockey
State Champions
Boys Table Tennis
Girls Soccer
* No competition beyond Division level.
Well done to each and every student who participated in and assisted with Sport this year. As a school we represented
ourselves proudly and in the right spirit, with students demonstrating respect for opponents and graciously accepting
both victory and defeat. Thank you finally, to all the staff who gave up their time to attend trainings and sport days and
made the year in Sport possible. Well done to all and we look forward to 2017.
Matt Anderson
Sports Coordinator
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Table Tennis
Year 8 Boys Table Tennis State Final victory
“It was a great experience, I had the opportunity to play
against many opposing schools and learn different things
that made me improve faster in Table Tennis. It made me
also realise that having a team where everybody is at a
good stable level is the best team. It is better than having
a team that only has one or two great players. So I say
that Table Tennis is also a team game and this shows that
if you play as a team and work together you can have a
successful path to victory.”
Kirby Xiong 8B3
UHS table tennis representative
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From left Enzo Aguiard, Charles Fan, Skyy Luu, Ivan Liang, Kirby Xiong and Felix You
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Year 10 Work Experience
The past two weeks have seen our Year 10
students out and about in the world of work
for their week of Work Experience. I have been
receiving glowing reports on our students from
employers all over Melbourne, as students found
out what it was like to work in their chosen career.
We have had students in all industries and occupations
from A to Z, including hospitals (some even getting to
see a theatre in action), lawyers (with many being able
to attend court proceedings), primary schools, scientific
research, civil engineering, retail, finance, laboratory
work, pharmacies, electricians, IT, fashion, hospitality,
fitness, animal care, allied health, university education,
floristry, dentistry, youth work, graphic design, marketing,
motor mechanic and architecture.
A huge congratulations to all Year 10s on the fantastic
enthusiasm and work ethic shown during their
placements. Hopefully this has given some ideas and
more information about future career goals. It’s also
a good time to remind our current Year 9s to start
thinking about where they would like to go next year as
applications for many of the more popular placements
must be submitted before the end of this year.
Please see me if you’d like any more information on the
Work Experience program at UHS.
Rebecca Jepson
Work Education/MIPs coordinator
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Careers at University High School 2016
Newsletter – Careers
Year 12 Students
Congratulations to all Year 12 students on receiving their end of year results. Support is available to students with
regard to:
• Interpreting your ATAR in relation to your preferences.
• Working out what your options are.
• Changing your preferences.
Appointments can be made with Ms Sipsas via email at [email protected] or by calling 9342 0061 up
until Monday 19th December.
Change of Preference
Students are reminded that they are able to access their VTAC account to Change their Preferences after they have
received their ATAR. Change of Preference closes on Tuesday 20th December 12.00pm.
All the tertiary institutions run “Change of Preference” events from
Monday 12th December – Monday 19th December.
Some helpful hints:
1. Think about which University you REALLY want to go to.
2. Attend their Change Of Preference events.
3. Sign up for their help sessions.
4. If you need assistance please make an appointment to come to school and talk to Ms Sipsas.
Important Dates for Year 12 Students:
VTAC Change of Preference
Closes Tuesday 12th December 12pm
First Round Undergraduate Offers
Wednesday 18th January
Further information is available on the VTAC website www.vtac.edu.au or by calling 1300 364 133.
Vivian Sipsas
Careers Coordinator
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Galileo students present at conference
History Teachers’ Association of Victoria Kids’ Conference
On Tuesday the 30th of November, Year 9 students,
(pictured from left), Ruby Foley, Isabella Gonzalez,
Abdurahman Esmael, and Charlie Paatsch presented at
the History Teachers’ Association of Victoria’s annual
Kids’ Conference.
Taking place in the Australian Catholic University, the
conference’s focus centred on how technology can
improve learning in the Humanities classroom from the
students’ perspectives. Abdu, Ruby, Isabella and Charlie
presented on a day they spent making Melbourne
tourism advertisements in the first week of this term.
They discussed the aims and layout of the day and
entertained the audience with the funny, informative
and creative finished products. The students had put
in considerable effort to prepare for the conference
outside of school hours and the results paid off with a
very impressive presentation that wowed the lecture
theatre filled with teachers, academics and other
secondary students.
Grace Robertson
Galileo teacher
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