Dean of Studies
Gregory Terrace’s commitment to classroom learning and the significance placed on the College’s Academic Program, continues to be rewarded with the achievements of its students across many areas of educational endeavour.
The dedication of our teachers across all faculties, the care and attention applied to the delivery of curriculum, the exams and assessment process and the continued support from our parent body, allow us to benchmark our goal of excellence in teaching and learning.
2011 Senior Academic Results
Our Senior students of 2011 are to be commended on their outstanding results.
The cohort received a median OP score of 6. With 50% of students receiving an OP of 6 or better, many flexible tertiary pathways were offered to our Seniors. The college community will celebrate the success of the 23 students, listed below, who received an OP score of 1 at the Scholars’ Assembly on February 7 this year.
Our congratulations to these young men on such an outstanding achievement.
Daniel Argyris, Patrick Beazley, Erick Chan, Danny Debattista, Lachlan Duffy, Benjamin Hyland, Hamish Lonergan, Damian Maher, Tom McGowan, Bill McLean, Hamish Nicholson, Alex O'Hara, Lucas Patchett, Abraham Petrus, Joel Russell, Emmett Ryan, Conor Scanlan, Joseph Teague, Joachim Thetadig, Tim Warry, Morgan Windsor, Thomas Wolhuter and Laurence Ziukelis.
Below is a table of the final outcomes
| OP Result |
SENIORS 2011 |
|
| GT | State | |
| OP 1 | 10.90% | 2.62% |
| OP1 + OP2 | 17.60% | 5.87% |
| OP1 to OP 3 | 28.60% | 9.84% |
| OP 1 to OP 5 | 46.20% | 19.01% |
| OP 1 to OP 10 | 75.70% | 46.45% |
| OP 1 to OP 15 | 93.80% | 75.74% |
Academic Matters
Reporting to parents occurs four times during the year. Both Term 3 and Term 4 reports have data around students’ cumulative results. Electronic tracking of students’ results continues through our database. These trends in student outcomes have been very useful tools for staff mentoring.
Staff tutoring beyond school hours remains a hallmark of studies at Terrace. The generosity and care of our staff for our students, are appreciated by all in the Terrace Community.
This year the College renewed its subscription to an on-line Study Skills program, accessible to both students and parents. This comprehensive program gives detailed information around many and varied skills that lead to maximizing learning.
“Organisation”, often a challenge for many students, is just one of the topics addressed, with details provided on how to arrange a place of study. The use of the school diary, where students are encouraged to document time spent on homework and study as well as the Term Planner, are very useful resources to enhance organisational skills.
After completing Year 10 at Waterford Place, students return to the main campus for their first year of Senior schooling. Waterford Place has produced some strong academic results. Technology has been extensively integrated into the curriculum, teachers have been able to facilitate team planning more easily and skills of higher order thinking have been incorporated. Immersion units for Year 10 and Exploration units for Year 9 continued to deliver diverse and exciting learning opportunities to our students.
Our curriculum continues to evolve and develop with the embedding of the Dimensions of Learning framework. This structure allows for consistency and fluency across year levels.
Our Careers Expo is always a highlight. Our students are made aware of possible course pathways and also of possible scholarships. The generosity of Terrace Old Boys who speak on their profession or area of study is a highlight of the Expo.
Through all that we do and facilitate in the Studies Office, our driving goal is within our College Mission Statement - “We seek excellence in teaching and learning with a commitment to curriculum, renewal, and academic challenge”.
Mrs Julie Quinn
Dean of Studies
