Term 2, Week 2
Welcome to this week’s What’s on @ WACOA!
This communication is designed to keep parents, carers and families informed of upcoming events and assessments.
Upcoming Assessments and Activities
This week:
Public holiday Monday 27th April
ONLA Writing Tuesday 28th April
ONLA Numeracy Wednesday 29th April
OLNA Reading Thursday 30th April
Assessments:
Week 2
Year 10
Business Ready: Business idea/concept (weeks 2-4)
Year 11
No assessments
Year 12
Maths Applications: Test 2 - Bivariate data, graphs and networks
ATAR English: short story manipulating generic conventions
Plant Production Systems: Practical skills - research plant and produce a crop fodder
Biology: Extended response - fossils and evolution
Animal Production Systems: Test - economics, finance and markets
Week 3
Year 10
Business Ready: Business idea/concept (weeks 2-4)
Year 11
ATAR English: Imaginative text creation
General English: Extended response
Agricultural Science and Technology: Feed lot investigation
Year 12
Agribusiness: Case study - strategic planning and management
Week 4
Year 10
Maths_1: Test 2 - linear equations
Year 11
Maths Application: Test 2 - shape and measurement
ATAR English: Comparative essay
Year 12
Externally set tasks
Key Messages
Introducing Mrs Sarah Johnson:
While Mr Brad Woodruff is on leave this term, Mrs Sarah Johnson joins our amazing team of teachers and trainers in the role of Student Services Coordinator. Mrs Johnson comes from the School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour Engagement (SSEN:BE) based in Albany. She has supported School Leaders and Staff across the Great Southern to achieve positive wellbeing, academic and behavioural outcomes for all their students, including students with challenging and complex needs. She is local to Denmark and is the founding President of the Denmark Pony Club. Mrs Johnson is really looking forward to getting to know and supporting all of the students here at the College.
No closed weekend - we are open as usual:
Although Monday is a public holiday, the College will remain open for residential students, with no closed weekend. As a College, we believe limiting closed weekends to one per term helps reduce unnecessary travel expenses for families and supports students to settle into boarding life.
GP onsite at Denmark SHS:
I am excited to share that effective from Monday 18 May 2026, the Denmark Family Practice will be commencing providing a bulk-billing GP service for high school-aged students on-site at Denmark Senior High School. Dr Alex Sleeman has offered to provide this service on Monday mornings from 9am to 1pm, and it comes with the endorsement of the Denmark Medical Centre.
What is means is that you could book appointments for your child and they could simply be excused from class for the 30-minute meeting. You would be welcome to come to the College and accompany your child to the High School if you wanted to attend the appointment. Alternatively, our school nurse, Dana Boston, would be willing to sit in on the appointment if desired. Where possible, we will arrange transport for your child to and from the appointment.
Note that you must telephone the Denmark Family Practice to make the appointment and ensure that they have your child's Medicare number and other relevant details. You will not be able to book via online HotDoc bookings as these Monday morning sessions have been locked out to ensure that they are available for our students.
Appreciating how difficult it can be to get your child to appointments, especially if you are in paid work, I hope that you will agree that this is a great initiative and take advantage of the service being provided.
Please see attached a flyer that summarises how this works and how to book.
https://www.denmarkag.wa.edu.au/college-noticeboard/new-bulk-billed-gp-service
Kindest regards
Mrs Michele Walker
Principal
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