From the Leader of Wellbeing - Year 12

Year 12 Wellbeing

As the HSC Exams come to an end, it completes High School for the 2023 Graduating Class. The students commenced their Exams with the first English paper on Wednesday 11th of October and the final exam for students was Food Technology on Friday 3rd November. In the beginning there was lots of nervous tension among the students but as the exam period went on and on they settled in for the long grind. The cohort once again conducted themselves extremely well throughout the four weeks and it was pleasing to see the support they gave each other. The HSC supervisors also commended the students for their exemplary behaviour during the exams, which wasn’t a surprise for me.

Now that the exams are over it is time for our students to move on to the next stage of their lives. This will take these young people in a variety of different directions, including the myriad of courses they plan to study at both University and TAFE. For some it will mean employment in a trade and for others it will mean other forms of employment. Regardless of what they choose to do in the future, I am very confident that they will be assets to those around them. They are all good people and they will go on to do good things. 

I want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the Class of 2023 for the respect they have given me throughout our five years together. I hope they continue to view their lives through the lens of gratitude and empathy as this will greatly assist a positive outlook. Author Roy T Bennett offers the following sage advice; “Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more.” 

Kind regards,

David Frankham

Leader of Wellbeing Year 12