ST ANDREWS DAY

What a fantastic day we had on Friday as we had a Liturgy and activities for St Andrews day. I would like to congratulate all of our new leaders for 2021. I look forward to working with these students in 2021 in their new roles.

A big thanks needs to go out for the staff who helped prepare for the day. It takes many people working in a team for these events to happen. Thanks for all the support and hard work.

END OF 2020

As the end of the year approaches, there are some important events that parents and students need to be aware of.

FINAL DAYS OF SCHOOL CLASSES

Year 7,8,9,10 and 11 Friday 11th of December

Prize Giving (recipients only) Monday the 14th of December

ALL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND SCHOOL UP TO THESE DATES.

PRIZE GIVING AND MASS

College Prize Giving will be on Monday the 14th of December at 9am in the St Andrews Parish Hall. 

START OF SCHOOL AND DATES FOR TERM 1 2021

Year 7,10,11,12 Thursday the 28th of January

Year 8 and 9 Friday the 29th of January

• ID photos will be taken on Friday the 29th of January
• College Opening Mass Thursday the 4th of February
• Ash Wednesday is Wednesday the 17th of February

WHAT IS IN THE PLANNER?

Social networking is a big part of our lives. Learning to use social networking sites requires us to be ethical and sensitive in what we do and engage in online. Many people say that they are unhappy being permanently switched on and constantly watching others thoughts rather than their own. We need to be mindful that our devices are not controlling out lives.

Procrastination is something that effects everyone. It stems from avoiding tasks, being afraid of unpleasant outcomes, being a perfectionist or poor time management skills. To overcome procrastination you should identify tasks that you delay, create a list of things you need to do, use positive self talk to tackle difficult tasks, break tasks into achievable parts, set time goals and set some self expectations to guide you. 

Plagiarism is when you use someone else’s intellectual property without acknowledging it. If someone pretends that they created the work it is unfair and is in breach of College and NESA guidelines. Intellectual property includes writing, artistic work, music, inventions, designs, images, symbols, names and computer generated images. 

Ways to avoid plagiarism include:

Paraphrasing- using different words to express the meaning.

Citing- listing other authors names and publication year of sources used

Quoting- using the exact authors words in quotation marks and listing their name

Referencing- under the heading reference, describe in alphabetical order each source used and the authors name

Summarising- using your own words to describe what the author is saying and use their name

God bless

Nick Thrum

Assistant Principal- Students

Nathan Capulong
Drawing

'The Silence' An emotional state of muteness, visually conveying the personal experiences of discrimination. It symbolises the confronting effects of social anxiety, depression and loneliness as well as my own struggles with social anxiety and issues around communicating with those around me. It demonstrates a similar reflection of the Japanese animation known as 'A Silent Voice', where the character quickly finds herself bullied, discriminated and isolated by society due to her hearing disability, representing the struggles and challenges of adolescents living in the world as an outsider. I drew inspiration from the traditional comic 'manga' style, storytelling an individual living in isolation and victim to racial discrimination in Japan. It explores the alienation conveyed as a young, half-blooded, African-Japanese human. This concept provokes an emotional response, as the black and white figure contrasts against fantastical views of the colourful Tokyo vividness encapsulated by tall buildings and busy signage. The dull and lifeless tones, signify the ghost-like foreigner's mistreatment and loneliness of being disabled from the 'normal' Japanese society. This racial isolation still exists today and this is evident through the lives of celebrities including, Rui Hashirama, Naomi Osaka, Louis Okoye and Ariana Moyamoto as they have experienced racism in Japan first-hand. My artmaking practice has been influenced by the study and interpretation of the following artists: Kiyohiko Azuman, Liam Wong, Kiyoko Yamaguchi, Hokusai Katsushika .

Juliyanah Guerrero
Collection of Works

Reformasi Dikorupsi (Reforms Corrupted) 'Reformasi Dikorupsi' explores the tragic event of students rebelling and fighting against the government in Indonesia. Each object represents the protest and how future generations protected their civil liberties and individual liberties. By re-contextualising objects that represent Indonesia's culture, I have combined them with Indonesian symbols and patterns that reflect each legislation made by the government. Each piece plays a part in the protest as both men and women participated in the riot, especially those who were Muslim. However, each piece is replicated to look as if they have been through trauma. My work expresses the rich culture of Indonesia, including aspects of religion and traditional art, whilst also bringing awareness to the conflict between minority and majority. My art making practice has been influenced by the study and interpretation of the following artists: Camille Henrot, Ai Weiwei and Debbie Smyth.

Kirsten Henderson
Painting

Metanoia (change in one's way of life) 'Metanoia' portrays the profound portraits of four influential woman in their distinctive place of heritage, emphasising their individual transformation and tremendous growth. These individual women bear contrasting traumatic events which are illustrated within the background of each work. The overall piece retains depiction of their most successful self, a symbolism of truth, growth and success - these individuals have risen from their traumatic personal experiences, growing into a greater person of strength and inspiration to others; as a way as using the experience as a dramatic change in life. Using foam board, impasto and acrylic paint, I wanted to challenge the traditional artmaking methods to create a meaningful and unique piece. Moreover, the immense use of colours, articles and depth further adheres to the concept. My artmaking practice has been influenced by the study and interpretation of the following artists: Claude Monet, Salvador Dali, Vincent Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo

Maheka Karunaratne
Drawing

What Do You See? My artwork accentuates the notions evident within our contemporary society which feed and manifest the harsh and harmful events affecting and influencing individuals. My pieces which encompass my BOW not only portray these disturbing issues but subtly hint at the notions which such events stem from. Through the delicate symbiosis of charcoal and red and blue ink, I have created 4 pieces which simultaneously illuminates issues plaguing our world, and the walls, barriers and stereotypes which allows affairs such as Islamophobia, Child Marriage, Animal Cruelty and Sexism to manifest and expand, engrossing not only the current generation but imprinting on the new to create a continuous cycle which cannot be destroyed. The purpose of my pieces is to highlight the walls, barriers and stereotypes such as generalisation of religion and race, culture and gender norms and, in turn, educate the audience about the world around them. But also to show them different perspectives that other individuals might hold on the issues displayed. I do this through the implementation of cellophane as lenses which symbolise two different perspectives, looking through them allow the audience to experience such issues through a new light, this then allows the audience to decipher for themselves which perspective ensures growth and acceptance and which endorses harm and should not be used within society. Allowing the audience to formulate their own opinions on such issues through stimulation creates an interactive agency within my work, heightening its appeal, and also encourages them to learn and grow as individual persons. My artmaking practice has been influenced by the study and interpretation of the following artists: J. Howard Miller, Carine Brancowitz, Banksy, Pawel Kuczynski and Oleg Shuplyak

Oliver Kozak
Photomedia

A Nighttime Blur Our eyes lack perfect vision at night creating a blurred and darkened vision, however our camera can make up for our eyes lack of vision at night. 'A Nighttime Blur' provides an insight into what the night would look like if our eyes replicated a camera lens, painting a light trail using shutter speed manipulation to unveil a new perspective of the night as we know it. The photographs taken are from well known areas within the Sydney area and show the nightlife of Sydney showcasing light, movement and a blur. My artmaking practice has been influenced by the study and interpretation of the following artists: Michael Sidofsky, Gareth Hayman and Edward Hopper. 

Ashlyn Philip
Drawing

"RUNNING OUT OF TIME" 'RUNNING OUT OF TIME' symbolises the detrimental impact humans have upon the world. The pieces explore human ambition and the repercussions of pollution. The trifecta artworks come together to form a reflective Body of Work in which challenges the audiences views on global warming, urbanisation, deforestation , and human ambition. The theme of space exploration and planet urbanisation can be seen as an escape from our issues and destruction here on earth. Utilising vibrant chalk pastel contrasting against the black paper enhances the audiences experience through emphasising the visual quality of the work. The surrealistic symbolism and variation in tone engages the audience in each piece as it reminisces and personally connects with authentic and relevant issues on contemporary living. This allows the intentional message to be clearly conveyed juxtaposing the idea of surrealistic and realistic perspectives on this issue as it questions the audience on whether or not we are truly "running out of time." My artmaking practice has been influenced by the study and interpretation of the following artists: Robert McCall, Salvador Dali, Ruben Belloso. 

Auvishek Rahman
Drawing

Explorita Explorita is a narrative that seeks to question the very nature of human existence, within our greater universe. The narrative piece, consisting of a series of individual comic panels, takes the form of a manga—by which the situations and roles the characters (in the narrative) are subjected to, displays the pursuit of mankind to cement its existence within the universe. This is all to display the scale and relativism between mankind and reality; questioning the nature of our laws, beliefs, and the common good—arguing that such is a notion pertaining only to mankind’s existence, which is mathematically insignificant to the greater universe. This is all in favour of Objective-Neutrality. My artistry was greatly inspired by manga artist, Hirohiko Araki, as well as the photograph taken by Voyager 1 named, ‘Pale Blue Dot’.

Hushiti Raikar
Collection of Works 

ATTACK OF THE NEURAL NETWORK Attack of the neural network displays the physical effects of stroke in the brain. Looking at how the brain reacts, creates blood clots causing haemorrhages which results in the neurons becoming damaged and no longer working. The first piece replicates a brain scan showing an overview of the brain. Some of the clotted ink and bleeding of the ink spreading throughout the plywood depicts the horrific process of blood clots slowly spreading across the damaged areas.The second piece is a second layer, conveying the delicacy and fragility of the brain structure, the infestation knotted up feeling of uncertainty. The third piece is the final layer, regeneration and regrowth displaying the damaged brain recovering and conveying new pathways and neurons being created. The use of plastic for the etching symbolises the brain's neuroplasticity as it is able to change and regenerate. My artmaking practice has been influenced by the study and interpretation of the following artists: Chuck close, Chiharu Shitoa, Salvador Dali and Greg Dunn. 

Harrison Rossetto
Drawing

"Codifying The Life-Cycle of Art" “Codifying The Life-Cycle of Art” is a reflection on my hyper-lexical thinking. Lexicality is a need for ideas to be codified to be comfortable in one’s understanding. The goal of this piece is to represent that train of thought as representative of myself. The medium through which this is accomplished is a reflection on the body of work; the creation process or the life-cycle of artwork. Each piece represents a step in this process. “Big Generator”, brainstorming in its system of grayscale pipes representing the uncertainty in the tangles of the mind and the flooding of unsorted, bright, colourful ideas representing the flow of creativity that can come from within. “Playing A God” represents actively creating a piece. The rippling rings are a more focused evolution of the messy flooding of ideas, consolidating ideas and coming together, focused into a central point; the upward pointing finger taking center stage. “Eye of The Beholder” represents audience consumption. The elements from the prior pieces are separated in a tower into their own segments in a tower, behind the eye, in the mind of the audience. The nonsensicality of the structure represents the gamble that is putting one’s work, and the stained-glass window of a halo adorned woman holding her child representing this being something of a sacred act. My artmaking practice has been influenced by the study and interpretation of the following artists; Hirohiko Araki, M.C. Escher, Atsushi Okubo, Patrick Spaziante, Kentaro Miura and Yuji Uekawa.

Shanay Yeo
Graphic Design

“ONE LAST SIP WON’T HURT” “One last sip won’t hurt” explores the accelerating psychological and physical effects of alcoholism on individuals and families. Each re-contextualised piece endeavours on a different trail of the dark depths of alcoholism. The progression of the crushed cans depicts the journey and stacking devastations that result from alcohol abuse. The symbolic use of long, claw-like hands represents a monstrous figure; the one behind the alcohol. Each quote illustrated in the background identifies the verbal entails of an alcoholic persona. My artmaking practice has been influenced by the study and interpretation of the following artists: Kevin Grass, Valeria Patterson and Lei Xue.

Shandel Mamuk
Year 12 Visual Arts Teacher

Year 10 students have studied Video Installations by Vernon Ah Kee and Shirin Neshat, contemporary artists who present topical issues in their artworks. These artworks reflect the artists’ responses to or involvement within their society or culture. Students developed their own body of work based on personal and world issues that have significant meaning to themselves. 

Ally

I think the theme would be escapism and fantasy. The dragon would be the fantasy aspect, seeing as they aren’t real, and escapism… she’s in a secluded spot in a forest, and really getting into a song. A lot of people, including me, like to ‘escape’ from the stresses of the real world, whether that be in a book, video games, art, or something else.

I chose to draw it digitally mostly because that’s what I’m best at drawing in. Some of the features in this artwork were picked only because I could draw them well, but I think I somehow went quite outside my comfort zone for this picture, with the actually having a background thing most of all.

Brandon
Favourites

My artwork “Favourites” is an artwork of 16 different characters from 5 different cartoon television shows. In my artwork, I’m trying to communicate to the audience about how the youth duration is considered short and how kids should spend their youth to the fullest. My artwork shows this meaning through discontinued television shows, symbolizing the shortness of youth life. 

Crystal Chambers
Privilege and Suppressed

I am trying to show the audience the suppression of African American men and women and the privilege covering others’ eyes. This artwork portrays the struggles that African Americans face and the privilege given to the non-minorities as they choose to ignore and turn a blind eyes to the ongoing racism and discrimination. This is important to me as I am a non-minority but I choose to show activism to this issue because I want them to have equal rights and opportunity not how they are being currently treated.

Crystal Phung
Today, Yesterday, Welcome to Earth

In this artwork, I tried to convey the destruction of pollution on the Earth’s environment through surreal imagery. I believe that the issue of environmental damage is important as it is something that is already affecting people now and if it would continue in the future if the issue is not addressed. This artwork is inspired by a range of surrealist artists, with Shaun Tan’s art style having a prominent influence.

Czarina Sulapat
To Me, the Most Precious Thing

My work is one that is heavily inspired by Eliza Paterson’s 2017 A beautiful mind. Using a bundle of pictures of my friends, props relating to their interests, then removing the backgrounds from those photos and placing them onto a canvas, I had tried my best to convey them in through my own eyes. Before creating this piece we were presented with the question “What are you passionate about?” I had thought long and hard about it; I had many things that meant a lot to me, leaving me undecided for a long time. A following lunch from that lesson I had then sat down with my friend, as usual, and after some shared smiles, laughs and comfortable silences, my heart had finally made its decision. Though not all of them have been represented in my works, these people are my world, some of the people I cherish most. I thought maybe, even if it's just once, I should make something about them, to show how much I care. Hopefully, they don’t get to read this, though, it’d be quite embarrassing for me. But truly, to me, they are the most precious thing.

Jaycob McLoughlin
Too Late To Save

My body of work communicates the idea of “human impact” to the audience by presenting them with the image of a koala bear, sliced in half and the missing side of his body spilling man-made objects out. I am trying to communicate that our impact on other species is immense and is not contained. The dead koala represents animals that surround us and the man- made objects flowing out of him is symbolism of our footprint. I have made my artwork stand out to the eye but also infusing the message with pop culture. To do this I have made it in a cartoon doodle-like type of drawing style. It uses a lot of bright and bold colours to attract attention and I have added a small little doodle to keep all the attention there? It is presented on a A2 cardboard sheet and is drawn with lead and Copic markers. It shows that everything we do kills the rest of the earth.

Ramya Krishnan
Just Lovely

I’m trying to show the problem within Indian and other communities about their “Fair and Lovely” problem. Both men and women at a young age are subjected to colourist behaviour from both the media, family, and friends. With this painting, I wanted to showcase my cousin who has experienced this behaviour, refusing the “Fair and Lovely” product. By doing this, I showed her refusing the colourist behaviour and finally accepting her skin colour. 

The St Andrews writing competition in October inspired many across the grades to enter. It seems that the Halloween theme lends itself to the creative thinking of students. Many students in Years 7-10 entered and entertained with their tales of terror or spooky stories. We also had a large number of poetic entries this month which was impressive. I like a good poem and am surprised that more students don’t tackle them because of the freedom that writing poetry affords: no rules, just inspiration and creativity. 

In October we were fortunate to have winners across each grade. The winners of the St Andrews Writing Competition in October are:

Year 7: Sakina Ganiwalla.

Year 8: Aerona Sangalang.

Year 9: Ava Alley.

Year 10: Jared Savari.

Each winner will receive a $30 teen gift voucher.

We also have winners from the November competition. Students could enter any piece of writing in November and we received some high-quality pieces that students had saved for the end of the year. We have four winners receiving $30 teen gift vouchers this month and they are:

Year 7: Amik Marok.

Year 7: Mackenzie Jones.

Year 9: John Trinh.

Year 9: Keya Pandya.

It has been a wonderful year reading the many entries from this year’s writing competition. The quality of writing from students is excellent and it is a pleasure to see their styles and imaginations flourishing over such a challenging year. Selecting winning entries is a truly difficult task, so I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the students who entered in 2020, all of the students who took the risk to leave their comfort zone, all of the students who gave up  their time to create small moments of literary joy. I hope to see you writing again in 2021.

Below are a handful of samples from the last two months of writing I would like to share to show how talented our students are:

When you have been living your entire life, having each movement and action already calculated for you gets suffocating. Being controlled like a tiny puppet on strings awaiting the commands from your master. What’s even worse is listening to those commands and executing them like a robot under control from a simple remote. My story has already been written, always from someone other than me. It’s unwise to even think that I could possibly have a say about what goes into my book. Stay quiet, listen, execute, repeat. Chapters have been on repeat. 

It has been five whole months since I last encountered them but even though I ran away with absolutely nothing than the clothes on my back and a few notes violently shoved into my pocket, I would rather risk my life on these premises than spend another second within those walls. For now, I’m still alive, surviving off the leftovers and trash thrown away. How ironic. I would be surviving off the things that were used to describe me. Bloodshed, screams, shouts, crying, house alarms, ambulance sirens sing throughout the streets every night. No one was possibly safe here, but this is the cruel and unforgiving world we live in now. Full of hatred and violence. This reality is very much like your shadow, a lurking unknown thing you cannot escape from. Paranoia must exist only for those who survive, as those who think this world can live without violence and war… are foolish. 

- Extract from an untitled story by Elyscia Barret (Year 7)

Jane gave him a grouchy look but further conversation was cut short as they approached The Woods. It gave them a menacing sight as the dense dark oak trees gave the radiance of fear and despair. So much so that local towns and villages don't dare say it's real name. But that’s not what the two adventurers cared about, it was what was inside. A flower of great healing properties that shines an aura in contrast to the bleak woods, coated with a wavy, stream like colourful pattern on its petals. A flower known as Aluvera’s Plant, though only it has been found by the person whose name is the same as the plant. It’s the only hope the two adventures had though, as their village was being consumed by a plague where the flower was the key ingredient to stop it. With no time to spare, they hardened up and entered The Woods.

The lights from the outside started to dissipate as they moved further and further in, only seeing what’s directly at them. They wondered for what felt like hours and as time moved on, it felt like the trees were surrounding them. Nearly touching them. They hear unnatural sounds from the corner of their ear. The moist air that surrounded them gave the smell of dampness, making their hands rubbery. Then Jane started kicking a tree.

- Extract from ‘Aluvera’s Plant’ by Jared Savari (Year 10)

I couldn’t stay here anymore, this is terrifying me. This is all a dream, right? I came back to reality and continued sprinting to the door. When I got to the door, I’ve never been happier. As I was about to open it, I felt something on my leg. I slowly looked down and saw a black figure. AHHHHH! I tried shaking it off but it wouldn't budge. I tried going through the door but the figure weighed a ton. I used every bit of strength left in me and tried pushing through. Half my body got through except my legs, I started pulling my leg while trying to attack it with my other leg and finally, it let me go. When I ran through the door, the figure yanked my leg but then it dissolved in thin air. “What just happened”, I said to myself.

I looked around and found myself in a white room. I was very confused but prepared myself for what was going to come after escaping that last room. I looked around to find something but couldn’t. I sighed and looked up and found a vent on the ceiling. 

“Add in the bugs,” said the woman. 

- Extract from The Test by ‘Aerona Sangalang’ (Year 8)

The city was isolated. Abandoned cars scattered the roads and silence littered the streets. The smell of decay lifted off the ruins. Bitterly cold, the girl walked through the streets as the storm approached. The dark sky lit up with lightning providing her with a view of what she once called home. In between the sound of thunder, the pitter patter of paws could be heard from beside her. The girl’s canine trotted alongside her, unaffected by the loud noises coming from around them. Looking to her side, the girl watched as a swarm of flies crowded around what seemed to be a dead animal carcass, like moths to a flame. 

The girl stood, her canine beside her, and observed her previous home until night fell and the moon struggled to break the canopy of clouds. There was a sudden coldness that followed the sunset. The sounds of hidden creatures and the lingering dead chilled the girl to the bone. She breathed in the air, the dark mustiness filling her nostrils. Night had finally set in now, only waning moon and occasional lightning strike providing any source of light. 

- Extract from ‘Lost in Ruins’ by Ava Alley (Year 9)

Drip.

Creak.

A sudden sound caught my immediate attention. I turned my head towards the source to be greeted with the sight of a door, hanging open, an endless void of black on the other side. I thought I saw something dash out of sight, but I didn’t care. I was too desperate to care at all at that point, and rushed in as if the mysterious room was calling for me to come, luring me to embrace it. I shut the door behind me and breathed a sigh of relief as I laid my hand on the cold floor. The dusty concrete walls in the enclosed space provided a beautiful melancholic feeling of safety. I had no food but this was enough. When was the last time I was so relieved and happy? I can’t remember at all. It doesn’t matter now. What does matter, however, is that next to me is a long staircase, looming to the depths below me. I had no idea where this stairwell came from. I’m sure it wasn’t there before. Do I go down it? What will await me?

- Extract from ‘A Decent of 87 Floors’ by Ada Ding (Year 7)

I looked at the children playing in the only patch of green grass in the park. Presuming they were siblings. The girl was wearing a pink dress and her hair was in pigtails, adorned with ribbons. She was lying on her back, looking at the sky. The boy was wearing a blue shirt, messily tucked into his pants. He was holding a ball and looking back and forth from the ball and the girl. Probably debating whether he should throw the ball or not. I watched as his eyes switched emotions between concern and mischief. 

A second later, he threw the ball at her. The girl stood up in disbelief and began chasing after him as he ran away. I guess mischief had won. It always wins. 

Letting out a low, inaudible chuckle, I got up from the cold, wooden, red bench I was sitting on. I observed the narrow concrete path I was walking on as the siblings behind me screamed, one in joy, one in playful fear. The path was made carelessly. It didn’t have straight edges or strategically placed stones for aesthetic reasons like my old park did. I lifted my head and from my peripheral vision saw bare trees. My old park had trees full of life. Tilting my head slightly upwards, I took note of the clouds darkening by every second. My old park always had the sun blessing it. I walked over the bridge leading to the exit of the park and saw the muddy, dark water that flowed under it. My old park had a bridge. The water under it was clear and blue. Almost fictional. 

- Extract from an untitled story by Keya Pandya (Year 9)

Duncan Dewar

Leader of Learning Literacy

The Vinnies Christmas Appeal for 2020  is very different than in the past years. In 2020 all are asked to donate Woolworths  or Coles Vouchers only,  due to COVID restrictions of handling food.

These vouchers start from $5.00 and can be purchased at any Woolworths Group store or Coles-Myer group store. These include Coles and Woolworths supermarkets. Donating cash or goods is not possible this year. This request comes from Vinnies NSW and is in compliance with Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta Policy regarding cash-handling.

Each Learning Group has been assigned a specific family from the Vinnies Marayong Chapter - each family's Christmas celebrations and gifts are dependent upon each individual Learning Group’s generosity! The details of each family have been kept confidential but the local Vinnies are relying on our community more than ever.

We thank you in advance for enabling St Andrew's College community to become compassionate hands of Christ this Christmas.

Frank Clarke
Director of Faith, Mission & Learning

St Andrews College - Jnr Campus 

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE TAKEN ON: 

Friday 29 January 2021 and Monday 8 February 2021 

ORDER NOW go to www.advancedlife.com.au and enter the code VZD T1P 7AT

School photographs are scheduled to be taken by advancedlife. Whilst an envelope and flyer will be distributed shortly, if  possible it is our preference that ordering be completed online to reduce administration and potential security issues related  to the return of cash and envelopes on photo day. 

Orders for photography packages can be placed securely online at www.advancedlife.com.au using our school’s unique 9 digit advanced order code. Portrait and group package orders are due by photography day.  

Should you have any queries concerning school photographs or online ordering, please contact us at  

www.advancedlife.com.au/contact

Enrolments are now open for Year 7 2022

St Andrews College is about creating dynamic learning environments that challenge and nurture students to be companions for each other and people of compassion, confidence, competence, creativity, conscience and with the conviction of faith to transform our world. In addition, our focus at St Andrews College is to develop each student holistically using the SPIRE Framework. Linking with our SPIRE Framework is a philosophy relating to the development of the whole person. St Andrews College is proud to be a member of the Positive Education Schools Association. Our membership allows us access to resources for our wellbeing and learning initiatives that are developed upon evidence-based research.

St Andrews College has a strong tradition of mentoring students so they grow into young people ready to embrace a world that is very different to the one we see today.

St Andrews College is a learning environment focused on insightful thinking to ensure that our students are academically and vocationally prepared to embrace their future world.

Parents of Year 5 students who wish to enrol their child for Year 7 at St Andrews College are invited to submit an application form before the end of Term 4 2020. Enrolment Application Forms can be downloaded from the College website or alternatively, contact the College direct on 9626 4000.

Applications for student travel in 2021 opened from Monday 12 October 2020. 

Students who require a School Opal card or travel pass for 2021 can now apply online. A new application should be submitted if a student is applying for a school travel pass for the first time or requesting an additional pass as a result of a new shared parental responsibility situation (e.g. joint custody). 

Students who have changed school/campus, changed address, repeated a year or received an expiry notification from Transport for NSW for their school travel entitlement should re-apply or update their details. 

*Applications must be completed by the student's parent or legal guardian if the student is aged under 16 years. Students 16 years and over must complete the application form themselves. 

Where there is a change of distance eligibility based on a student's grade, the system will automatically update a student's entitlement if they meet the new criteria. If they do not meet the new eligibility criteria, they will receive an expiry notification via email. 

Students who have an entitlement approved under a medical condition which is due to expire will receive a notification advising them to re-apply. 

Term Bus Pass holders will receive a notification to re-apply. 

If a student needs to update their information or re-apply, they should go online to https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateDetails 

Applications need to be submitted before 31 December 2020 to ensure that current student entitlements are updated and their current entitlement/card remains valid. If their application is submitted after 31 December 2020, the system will automatically cancel an entitlement/card and a new one will need to be issued. 

Students in the Opal network applying for a SSTS or Term Bus Pass entitlement for the first time will receive their card at their nominated postal address. Cards will be mailed out from January 2021.

Young Creatives’ Space

Saturday afternoons until 12 December*, 2 – 4 pm

$10 each

High school aged children

We’re handing over the keys of our art studio to high schoolers! Every Saturday afternoon, a local artist will lead a fun workshop where you can hang out with other young people and learn new creative skills.

Anime and manga specialist Pinky will share her library of images and expertise to help you make your own anime and manga characters, or draw your favourites.

In his Graffiti 101 workshops, Sam explores the fundamentals of constructing and bending standard letters into original graffiti style lettering. Use specialised paint markers to create a ‘piece’ on a canvas pad to take home.

Book here: https://bit.ly/2TsgOBV

*excluding 28 November

Uniforms

The last delivery for school uniforms will be Wednesday 9th December 2020. The first delivery of uniforms in 2021 will be Wednesday 27th January 2021.

A reminder that all orders are to be placed on the QKR App and paid via Card. Please download the app, search for St Andrews College and follow the prompts. 

Please place your orders prior to the dates above to ensure the student has a uniform to start the 2021 school year.  

Please Note: Oz Fashions does not sell the uniform in store.

Any questions or concerns please email elle@ozfashions.com.au

School Fees

As 2020 draws to an end, if you have any school fee related questions, please contact the College School Fee Secretary, Mrs Nerida Whybin on 9626 4015 or email nwhybin@parra.catholic.edu.au

Reminder for families that pay via Bpoint fortnightly payments that your end date was 11.12.20, for any accounts that are still active, CEDP Billing and Receipting have extended the flexible payment plans.

Concession Cards

Cashless School

St Andrews College will become Cashless as of Term 4, 2020.

We encourage any payments by parents or students to be completed by EFT or Credit cards. The college will no longer have any cash or change floats on either campus at the front offices.
Whilst we encourage all payments to be cashless and we have endeavoured to cover all costs in school fees, we will still accept cash payments for the remainder of term 4. Commencing Term 1, 2021 the college will be totally cashless and will only accept payments by credit card, EFT or Bpay/DDB/Bpoint (school fees). 
As advised by CEDP finance, if any family member wishes to pay by cash they can do so at Australia Posts via Postbill pay.

If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the front office.

Blessings

Melissa Welch

Business Manager

JMC Academy Holiday Short Courses

JMC Academy will be holding their regular January Holiday Short Courses. If you are the type of person who thinks outside the box and wants to discover your creative side and unlock the possibilities of a career in one of the many growing areas in the Creative Industries, one of the short courses below could be for you. The topics are:

Script to Screen

In this course you have an opportunity to make your own film!

Experienced industry filmmakers and technicians will guide students through a series of practical exercises to conquer the major areas of writing, directing, cinematography, and post production - using JMC’s state-of-the-art post-production labs. Learn how to structure, write, break down, and rehearse a short script and to plan a shoot from beginning to end, all the while working with a collective group of like-minds and professional actors. With hands-on experience operating professional cameras and sound, by the end of the course students will not only understand the inside scoop on the inner workings of crew roles and the filmmaking process – but also get to finish a short film.

Course Duration: 5 Days

Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm

Dates: Monday 18th to Friday 22nd January 2021

Cost: Early Bird ticket price: $405 (valid until 11:59pm - Monday 21 

December)

General Admission ticket price: $450

Registration: Script to Screen Short Course

Songwriting and Production

In this course you have the opportunity to write, record and mix an original song!

JMC will be providing the opportunity for Songwriters, Producers and Instrumentalists to work together in small groups and as individuals to write, record and mix an original song. On the last day of the Short Course the completed songs will be played to a panel of industry professionals who will provide feedback on the final song. 

Course Duration: 4 Days

Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm

Dates: Monday 18th to 20th and Thursday 21st January 2021

Cost: Early Bird ticket price: $324 (save 10% - valid until 11:59pm, Monday 21

December) 

General Admission ticket price: $360

Registration: Songwriting and Production Short Course

Character Design 

Learn how the character creation process works and develop your own character!

Introducing the typical pipelines for conceptual and technical execution of characters in game and animation studios, this intensive studio based workshop will explore the character art process, from concept design through to the creation of 3D models.

Course Duration: 2 Days 

Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm

Dates: Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th January 2021

Cost: Early Bird ticket price: $162 (save 10% - valid until 11:59pm, Monday 21st 

December)

General Admission ticket price: $180

Registration: Character Design Short Course

Recording and Mixing a Band

Produce a band from start to finish!

This short course is designed to give the student an active taste of participating in a complete band recording session and mix down utilising world class recording equipment and facilities.

Course Duration: 2 Days

Time: 9:30am - 4:30pm

Dates: Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th January 2020

Cost: Early Bird ticket price: $162 (save 10% - valid until 11:59pm, Monday 21 

December)

General Admission ticket price: $180

Registration: Recording and Mixing a Band Short Course

More information on these January School Holiday courses can be found on each of the registration links.

Students interested in any of the opportunities listed above are encouraged to contact Ms May for more information.

Therese May
Careers Adviser

10th December
Raging Waters Frances House Cup Day

11th December
Last Day of Term

14th December
Prize Giving (recipients only)

18th December
HSC results released

TERM 1

28th January
Start of Term 1, 2021 for years 7,10,11,12

29th January
Start of Term 1, 2021 for years 8 and 9