OLNA (Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment)

We recently received the results from Round 1 OLNA. It is pleasing to see many students achieve Category 3 across all components, and many other students getting closer, by achieving Category 3 in one or two of the components. Students who have achieved the required standard (Category 3) in all three categories have now met the WACE Literacy and Numeracy achievement standard, and will no longer be required to sit OLNA assessments in future rounds.

For students who did not achieve Category 3, we will continue to support you to achieve it in the next rounds. Letters and official (SCSA) OLNA results have been sent to all families involved. This should clarify your current status. A reminder that Year 11 and 12 students who are yet to achieve the standard must attend the OLNA support sessions in the college library on Wednesdays from 1:30pm to 2:30pm.

Year 10 students have been provided free access to olna.com.au Skill Builders, and have 24/7 access to these resources.  Please let me know if there are any issues with logging in to the site.

VET (Vocational Education and Training)

Our VET students continue to work towards completing their qualifications on schedule. We have finalised all ‘third party agreements’ for AQF qualifications delivered by BSC staff, on the BSC campus, on behalf of our RTO partners.

It is important for students and their families to understand that the college is not an RTO (Registered Training Organisation), and we work in partnership with RTOs to deliver qualifications. Certificates, once achieved, are issued by the relevant RTO.

The WA Government has significantly increased funding to DTWD (Department for Training and Workforce Development), making more VET courses available for secondary school students.  56 of our senior students are completing a range of career start Certificate II and III qualifications by attending the RTO one day per week. Students were selected in a competitive process, where they were required to submit an application. Successful applicants were selected based on school results and teacher recommendations.

The Senior School Examinations and Workplace Learning break run during Weeks 7-8 of this term.  At the time of writing 42 Year 11 and 12 students had secured a work placement in an area of vocational interest. Students enrolled in one or more ATAR courses are required to attend the college for course examinations only during this period of time.  Students on work placements have been instructed to let their employer know ahead of time if they need to attend exams during their work placement.

Carlos Notarpietro
Associate Principal