Year 12 TRIAL HSC EXAMS Continue this week

The College wishes Year 12 all the best as they continue their final school based assessments. 

The examinations will conclude on Monday 18 August. Year 12 will resume regular lessons on Wednesday 20 August, following their Retreat Reconnector Day on Tuesday 19 August.

Students are reminded to arrive 30 minutes prior to the start time of their exams. If students have morning and afternoon examinations they are not permitted to leave the College between examinations. Students are welcome to stay after an examination to study in the Library or arrive earlier in the day to study before an afternoon examination. In these instances students will be required to sign in at the Library and remain in this space to study. On days students do not have a scheduled examination they are also welcome to attend the Library to study. A reminder that they can only sign in and out of the Library once during the school day. 

Year 11 2026 Course Selection Interviews

Thank you to the students of Year 10 and parents for their participation in the Yr 11 2025 Course Selection process. Now that selections have been entered, we are now able to begin generating the timetable lines for next year.  Students will receive their final confirmation of courses in early Term 4.

STAGE 5 2026 ELECTIVE SELECTION

All information regarding elective selection will be communicated to students via Google Classroom. The following are key dates for the Stage 5 Electives Selection process:

• 4 August 2025: Elective Handbook Distributed

Students have received the Stage 5 2026 Elective Selection Handbook via Google Classroom, explaining the electives on offer and the options available. Students are encouraged to seek advice from KLA Coordinators and subject specialists if they have any questions regarding any of the electives.

• 20 August 2025: Stage 5 2026 Information Night

From 6:15pm, KLA Coordinators and specialist teachers will be available to answer questions regarding the electives that they have on offer. This will take place in S Block. At 7:00pm, members of the College Leadership Team will present information regarding the process of selecting electives for 2026. For students who are currently in Year 8, attendance at the Information Night is expected and is fundamental to ensuring that an informed decision is made when nominating their elective selections for 2026. Students in Year 9 are encouraged to attend however, given their familiarity with the process (having completed it in Year 8 2024), attendance is not required. Students are expected to attend the information night in their full College winter uniform. 

• 22 August 2025: Elective Form Opens

At approximately 4:00pm, students will be emailed a link and instructions on how to make their selections. 

• 29 August 2025: Selections close

If you have any questions regarding any of the above dates or events, please contact the College via an email to info@mcccdow.catholic.edu.au or a phone call to (02) 9603 3000.

PISA TESTING

Mount Carmel has been selected to participate in PISA testing this year. PISA testing is a compulsory event that all schools in Australia may be selected to participate in, and the results are used to inform and evaluate education policy in Australia and around the world. Approximately 25 students aged 15 have been selected to participate, which will occur on Friday 15 August. These students and their guardians will be contacted directly, all other students and classes will be unaffected. Further information regarding PISA testing can be found here: https://www.acer.org/au/pisa