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At Colyton High School our purpose is for staff, students, and parents & community to all work together towards a genuine learning partnership and positive learning environment, developing confident and resilient student learners on pathways to success. We offer every student the opportunity to excel and to achieve their personal best through outstanding teaching and learning practices in a safe, happy, and nurturing environment. Our teaching staff are professional, enthusiastic, and well trained. Our goal is every teacher will become that “great teacher leading inspired learning” with “excelling leaders driving improvement”.

We have a newly established Youth and Community Team to enhance our wellbeing services. We believe student who experience a sense of belonging to school and community, and achieve academic and social success, will be better enabled and more motivated to take responsibility of their learning and wellbeing in thriving capacity. See how Colyton High School are building a successful pathway for their students.

Upcoming events

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Thursday

September

Year 12 Graduation

Date: 26 September
Time: 3:30-5:00 PM
Location: Colyton High School

Year 12 Graduation will be held on the 26th September 2024 in the school hall. We will celebrate the event with a light refreshment before the event and a formal proceeding in the school hall. The graduation details are below: Light Refreshments Date: 26th September Time: 3:30 - 4:30pm Location: Basketball Court Gown Fitting - all year 12 students Time: 4:00 - 5:00pm Location: E5 Dance Room Year 12 students MUST WEAR FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM. Please be prompt to gown fittings as the event will start at the scheduled time at 5:00pm. Graduation Ceremony Doors Open: 4:30pm Start time: 5:00pm Location: Colyton High School Hall Students will have allocated seats to sit as a year group together. Family and community will not have allocated seats on the evening. To ensure we have enough food for Light refreshments before the Graduation, please fill in the details at the end of the page and return to Mr Lane in the CAPA staffroom by the 9/9/24. Any further information or concerns, please speak to Mr Lane on 9623 2789.

Friday

September

Last Day for student

Date: 27 September
Time: 8:35 AM-2:35 PM
Location: Colton High School

Last day for Students for Term 3

Monday

September

Nura Gili - UNSW Tour and 'Make A Space' Session

Date: 30 September
Time: 8:35 AM-2:35 PM
Location: UNSW

Nura Gili UNSW Tour and 'Make A Space' Session 30th October 2024 Years 7-11 Aboriginal Students Selected students have an opportunity to visit University of New South Wales on Wednesday 30th October 2024. We will be going to Nura Gili at UNSW. Nura Gili is our student-facing services, programs and study facility. Nura Gili offers study spaces and meeting places for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and researchers. Our team provides pathways for prospective Indigenous students to study in all UNSW faculties and programs. We also have a dedicated team who work to enhance the student experience for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, across student success, tutoring, workshops and events. Nura Gili's academic team manage all Indigenous Studies undergraduate and postgraduate courses and programs and the Higher Degree Research (HDR) strategy. The students will be doing the following on the day: Arrive and meet ambassadors @ UNSW Anzac Pde entrance (opposite L3 light rail stop) UNSW Presentation Campus tour Nura Gili 'Make A Space' Session Lunch (food vendors nearby can work out location on the day). Ambassadors will stay to answer any questions. Students will meet Ms Vickers and Haley Trist at St Marys Station at 8am on the shops side of the station, opposite the shops. Students will catch the train at 8:27am to Central, change trains to the Light Rail and catch it to UNSW. We will arrive at UNSW at 9:45am. Students will participate in the events listed above. Students and staff will be catching the Light Rail back at 2:00pm and will return back at St Marys Station at 3:10pm. Students will be dismissed from St Marys Station when we return. Students are to organise their own transport too and from the station. If students miss the arrival time to St Marys Station, we will not wait for them due to time constraints for the event. If students are returning late on the day, students or staff will contact carers and inform of new return time. On the day, students must wear full school uniform, bring their opal card, bring food and drink on the day, money as we may have time to visit some food outlets on campus and wear comfortable footwear to be prepared to walk in all weather conditions. Students will be supervised by Mr Lane and supported by Haley Trist. This is a FREE event for students to participate in. There is limited spots available for this excursion, so please approve for your child to attend to not miss out. If you have any questions, please contact Alex Lane on 9623 2789. Alex Lane HT CAPA

Tuesday

October

HSC Written Exams start

Date: 15 October
Time: 9:00 AM-6:40 PM
Location: Colyton High School

HSC witten exam starts 15 October 2024 You can also download a PDF version of the HSC timetable (PDF 275.74KB).

Wednesday

October

UNSW Legal Studies Work Shop

Date: 23 October
Time: 11:05 AM-1:05 PM
Location: Colyton High School

Student Legal Education Group (SLEG), is a not-for-profit organisation that operates in conjunction with the Faculty of Law & Justice at UNSW. Since its inception 50 years ago, the Faculty has steadfastly promoted social justice and community education about legal issues. SLEG continues that work by recognising the importance of legal education for disadvantaged and regional communities. SLEG provides an invaluable opportunity for students and community groups to gain a foundational understanding of legal issues and information in a practical context. As volunteers and students of UNSW Law & Justice, SLEG has been instilled with an appreciation and passion for justice and advocacy throughout their education. SLEG has a commitment to engage, educate and empower individuals, with goals to improve access to justice and provide accurate, universal legal knowledge to young people and the community. Presentations are delivered by a group of trained, UNSW Law students (usually 3-4 presenters) as well as a qualified Solicitor from Youth Law Australia, and typically run for 1-2 hours at your school. The workshop will be on the topic: Criminal Law and Police Powers

Friday

October

St Marys Senior Art Symposium

Date: 25 October
Time: 8:35 AM-1:35 PM
Location: St Marys Senior High School

St Marys Senior Art Symposium excursion is designed for students in year 11 going into year 12. .Three internationally acclaimed artists will give a short lecture to our students and then to run individual workshops in their medium of choice. This is designed to assist students with their body of work. Additional event details: Date: Friday the 25th October 2024 Time: Students will meet at the front of St Marys Senior on 6-48 Kallang Ave, St Marys Senir at 9:15am. The symposium will finish at 1:30pm and students will be making their own way home. Students will be required to pay $20 to the St Marys Senior payment platform: Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1290118 Places are capped and will be offered to students on a first come first serve bases. Students are required to bring lunch or will be able to purchase food at the St Marys Senior Canteen.

High School Entry Scholarship

Colyton High School offers up to ten scholarships for students enrolling in Year 7 to provide assistance with starting their secondary education.

The scholarships will be awarded to successful students who attend one of the following schools:

Bennett Road Public School
St Marys Public School
Colyton Public School
St Marys South Public School
Oxley Park Public School

Colyton High School Entry Scholarship application (PDF, 235.5 KB)

Senior and Koori Senior Pathway Scholarship

Colyton High School is offering four scholarships for students enrolled in Year 11 commencing in 2025, 3x Senior Pathways Scholarship and 1x Koori Senior Pathways Scholarship to provide assistance with their education.

The $1000 scholarships will be announced towards the end of Term 4, 2024 and scholarship payments will be distributed in Term 1, 2025 at the discretion of the principal, to students who remain at this school.

Senior and Koori Senior Pathways Scholarship application