February 2017, Issue 1
CLASS ACT: The 2017 Year
12 cohort has set itself high
standards for the year ahead
Following pleasing SACE results, our new Year 12s are ...
The new school year
is well underway and
our Year 12s have set
themselves a challenge
for 2017.
Last year’s 2016 cohort
maintained a SACE
completion rate of 94%,
equalling that of the
graduating class of 2015
- which was then the bestever results recorded by
Aiming high!
Salisbury East High School.
The wonderful overall and
individual achievements
of our students reflected
their hard work, energy
and commitment
throughout last year and
the school congratulates
them for their oustanding
outcomes.
Now the Class of 2017
is looking to set a new
record by surpassing
the results of previous
graduates and gain an
even higher completion
rate.
See Page 3 for
more details
AWARDS FOR ALL: Pictured here
are just some of the students who
received certificates for their end
of Term 4 achievements
Successful outcomes of 2016 are recognised
Certificates of
approval
SACE completion rate continues to please
bonus points) above 90 and
a further 16 above 75.
Salisbury East High School
has seen a steady increase
in SACE completion rates
over the past five years,
reaching an all-time high of
94% in 2015.
Our top performing student
was the school’s 2016
Dux winner, Macaleah
Watkins (pictured left), who
scored 95.30 and is now
undertaking a degree in
Education at UniSA. Shanice
Seiboth obtained an ATAR
of 92.30 and joins Macaleah
at Uni SA, where she is
studying Midwifery.
This achievement was
equalled in 2016, when
82 out of a potential 87
students obtained the
South Australian Certificate
of Education, which is
comparable to the statewide completion rate of
96%.
which were obtained by
Rhianna Battersby and
Shannon Griffin.
Following the publication of
results last December, it was
also revealed that SEHS had
a 6% increase in the amount
of students obtaining
A grades, 41 (17% of all
grades) being awarded
in total across 16 different
subjects.
No less than 21 different
subjects resulted in a
100% pass rate and SEHS
continued its pleasing
trend of having every
eligible student complete
the compulsory Research
Project to a passing
standard or better.
That included two Merit
Awards (A+) for Health,
Meanwhile, five students
gained an ATAR (before
Other students who scored
high ATARs included: Steven
Prica 90.95 (Engineering/
Chemical double degree,
Adelaide University);
Anthony Knevitt 90.7
(Commerce, Melbourne
University); Britnee Howson
90.05 (Law double degree,
Adelaide University);
Kaline Shimilimana 89.60
(Midwifery, Uni SA); and
Rhianna Battersby 85.50
(Education, Uni SA).
Guerin, Ange Nishimwe,
Feyai Banyankindagiye;
Year 10 Agi Abalos, Radee
Tchorbadjiev, Dakota
Lindquist; Year 11 Emily
Miles, Leah Donald.
Our Year 8 and 9 boys
soccer teams (pictured
above) were at the double
at the end of last year.
They took part in the
Northern Zone Beach
Soccer Carnival in Term 4
and came away with both
winning trophies.
Held on the beach
volleyball courts in Mawson
Lakes, the teams were up
against some very tough
opposition from high schools
in the northern region.
However, they each made
it through the qualifying
sections unbeaten before
winning their respective
quarter and semi-finals prior
to being victorious in the
grand finals.
Equally remarkable was
that the Year 9 team only
conceded ONE goal in six
matches!
A special awards assembly
was held in week 1 of this
term to recognise just some
of our students’ outstanding
achievements during the
latter part of 2016.
Following an
Acknowledgement of
Country by Bianca Leo,
Assistant Principal Ms
Shepherd welcomed our
students to the new school
year.
Deputy Principal Mr
Hodgson then introduced
our new staff members
and explained the revised
leadership structure, which
now oversees our middle
and senior schools.
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Year 12 music student
Aaron Dixey had the
audience captivated with
an excellent guitar solo and
Year 10 Ange Nishimwe
wowed the crowd with
her vocal performance –
before providing a rendition
of ‘Happy Birthday’ for our
Principal, Mr Priolo, and Ms
Moses, which every student
joined in with!
Mr Priolo also delivered an
address, outlining the many
success stories of 2016 and
talking with much optimism
about the year ahead.
With so many achievements
to acknowledge, many
certificates were to be
presented at sub school
assemblies throughout the
current term. However, a
select number of students
did collect their 2016 awards
in front of the whole school.
These were:
Excellence in VET
(Vocational Education and
Training) Awards - Daniel
Simmonds, Glen Smart, Kym
Collins and Teagan Makins.
Joe Priolo Arts Awards Encouragement Award,
Brianna McPherson;
2nd Belinda Guerin; 1st Anjel
Hill.
Student Leadership Award –
Adrian Davis.
Beacon Award – Emily
Compton.
Rotary Youth Leadership
Award - Elisee Nkombera.
Contributions to the school
community Awards - Year 8
Brianna Pastro, Year 9 Olivia
Beer, Year 10 Molly Taylor,
Year 11 Sophie Fitzgerald.
Academic Excellence
Award - Year 8 Liam Borghi,
Amelia Bechara, Joseph Kim,
Abbie Veprek; Year 9 Emma
Dredge, Imohjan Hill, Belinda
Year level DUX Awards
- Year 8 Georgia
McInerney, Year 9 Thalia
Grammatopoulos, Year 10
May Ann Abalos, Year 11 Ali
Habib.
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Kirundi and Nepali delivered at SEHS
Music performance has Fringe benefits
Our Year 12 Music students
put on a special show at
Hollywood Plaza as a part of
the Salisbury Secret Garden/
Adelaide Fringe Festival this
month.
Supported by their teachers,
Belinda Parr and Brett
Madigan, as well as acting
Arts Coordinator Hayley
Weston, the students
presented a 30-minute
performance during the
evening of February 16th,
which was positively
received by all audience
members.
Ms Parr said: “Well done to
all of the students involved
for the high quality of
their performance and
their professionalism as
musicians.”
The students, who are
currently undertaking
Stage 2 Music courses, are
pictured above.
New vaccine offered to our students
The meningococcal B
vaccine is being offered
to all Year 10, 11 and 12
students at our school this
year.
Provided by Health and
Immunisation Management
Services, it is part of the
South Australian B Part of the
‘Meningococcal B Vaccine
Herd Immunity Study’.
Each participant will
receive two doses of
Meningococcal B (Bexsero)
vaccine and have two
throat swabs taken (one if
the student is in Year 12).
Students also receive a $20
iTunes card after having
each throat swab.
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Participants need to
complete two single page
questionnaires (one if the
student is in Year 12) and
consent packs have been
sent home to all eligible
students this month. It is
important that you read the
information contained in the
pack before you provide
consent for your child to
take part in the study.
The student is also required
to provide their consent
to participate in the study
by signing and dating the
consent form.
The vaccine is licensed in
Australia and recommended
for use in adolescents and
toddlers. It is also licensed
in Europe, Canada and the
USA where is it being used
to protect children against
meningococcal B disease.
Up to 25% of adolescents
carry the meningococcal
bacteria in their throat. While
this may not cause illness
to themselves, adolescents
have the potential to spread
the bacteria, which may
cause disease in others.
The study aims to
determine whether the
Meningococcal B vaccine
has the additional benefit of
preventing the spread of the
meningococcus bacteria
from person to person.
More details are available
on the ‘B Part of It’ website
www.bpartofit.com.au
Two after-school language
courses are once again
being offered to students at
SEHS in 2017.
Following the huge success
of last year’s program,
Kirundi and Nepali will be
available to students in
Years 8 to 12.
Delivered by the School
of Languages and taking
place at SEHS every Tuesday
from 3.30 to 6.30 p.m., the
Language and Culture
courses will lead to either 10
Our international visitors
from Huangdao No.1
Middle School have said
“thank you” or “XieXie” to
everyone at SEHS.
The students and teachers
from China spent a few days
in Adelaide before moving
on to Melbourne.
They said: “Thanks for
having us in your classroom,
thanks for giving us the
lovely performances to
showcase your students’
talents, thanks for stopping
by and saying hello to us,
thanks for making our stay
so welcome and happy.
“We had an amazing time
and were extremely grateful
for the tremendous support
you provided. We hope to
see you again in China!
“A special thank you goes
to Ms Weston, Ms Parr, Ms
Myroniuk, Mr Cousins and
Ms Crafter for letting us go
into your classroom and
we also thank all of the
or 20 SACE credits at Stage
1 or 2 respectively.
The students will be involved
in an engaging program
developed around their
existing knowledge and
skills, and a Teaching and
Learning Plan, containing
lesson content and
homework activities, is given
out to students on a weekly
basis.
Each class has an e-learning
space which supports the
students’ learning and
end of term reports are
distributed to parents and
schools.
The cost of each course for
the whole year is $100 for
Year 8 to 10 students and
$120 for Year 11s and 12s.
International students cost
$780.
For more information, and
to enrol, contact the School
of Languages on 8301
4800 or visit their website at
www.schooloflanguages.
sa.edu.au.
Sister school says XieXie!
other teachers and leaders
who were involved in our
welcome assembly.”
Salisbury East High School
regularly hosts short and
long stay study tours and
is always on the lookout
for potential host families.
For more details about
our program, go to our
website www.sehs.sa.edu.
au and navigate to the
‘International Program’
section.
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Visit our school website at:
www.sehs.sa.edu.au
Each year the Salisbury
East High School
Governing Council
approve the Materials
and Services Charges.
For 2017, the Governing
Council has approved the
following Materials and
Services Charges :
• Years 8-12 mainstream
students - $438
• Years 8-10 Salisbury
East Alternative Learning
(SEAL) students - $351
• Years 11-12 Salisbury
East Alternative Learning
(SEAL) students - $438
Every effort has been
made by the Governing
Council to keep the
charges as low as
possible and Governing
Council believes they are
very competitive and
represent excellent value
for money.
Additional charges will
FINANCE
NEWS
be made for items and
activities that are not
considered essential for
the student to complete
the curricular course.
2017 Materials and
Services Charges invoices
are sent out in February
and payment in full is
required by 3 p.m. on
Thursday, April 13th, 2017,
unless an instalment plan
is approved.
More details about these
charges, as well as the
various payment options
that are available, can
be found on the ‘Finance
and other matters 2017’
newsletter on our school
website:www.sehs.sa.edu.
au/newsletters
Thursday, March 9th
Whole school sports
day (parent/caregivers
are invited to attend)
Friday, March 10th
Student free day
Monday, March 13th
Adelaide Cup holiday
Tuesday, March 21st,
6.30 p.m.
Governing Council
meeting
Wednesday, March
29th, 5.30 to 7.30 p.m.
Open Night tour and
information session
Thursday, March 30th,
9.00 to 10.30 a.m.
Open Day tour and
information session
DIARY
DATES
Thursday, April 13th,
3.00 to 7.00 p.m.
Report collection/
parent-teacher
interview evening
Friday, April 14th
Good Friday holiday
Saturday, April 14th to
Sunday, April 31st
End of Term 1 holidays
Monday, May 1st
Term 2 begins
Download and view our
full Term 1 calendar at:
www.sehs.sa.edu.au/
calendars