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The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School

Information NightWednesday 18th April 2018

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Ms Marina McAlpine

Director Transition and Wellbeing

mca@macrob.vic.edu.au

Ph. 9864 7700

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• Creative• Friendly• Hardworking• Interested• Passionate • Involved• Inclusive• Loyal• Feisty• Socially aware• Generous

The Mac.Rob student is……

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Mission:

To excel in the education of girls in an intellectually vibrant community

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POTENS SUI

The Latin school motto:

Mastery of self

Self-discipline and responsibility to oneself and others

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Mac.Rob’s Guiding Values

• Engendering a love of learning • Achieving exceptional academic success • Offering an education based on liberal, democratic values • Educating the whole person• Providing a challenging, tolerant and supportive

environment • Fostering confidence, responsibility and self-discipline • Cultivating integrity and mutual respect • Developing effective leadership skills • Meeting the challenges of the future while respecting the

past

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Mac.Rob is committed to:

• Providing students with a fulfilling, challenging & well rounded education

• A strong academic program• A wide range of school and

interschool activities• Student leadership

opportunities• Enhancement opportunities

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The Individual

We value and encourage our students’ pursuit of their:interests, passions, love of learning, social contacts and their involvement with their school, local and global communities

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Dr Toni E. Meath

Principal

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Rozanna Kelly-Gerreyn

School Captain

Chloe Lau

School Vice-Captain

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Mr Shungo Sawaki

Director Senior School

saw@macrob.vic.edu.au

Ph. 9864 7770

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Transition to Senior School

• Connection between co-curricular involvement and high academic achievement

• Becoming adults• Wide choice of subjects• Year 11s doing some Year 12

subjects• University enhancement• Privileges and responsibilities

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Ms Michele Dean

Director Student Leadership & Co-curricular program

dea@macrob.vic.edu.au

Ph. 9864 7716

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Student Experience and Co-curriculars

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Over 250 leadership roles – across all year levels and all portfolios

● Cross-school collaboration

● Student-run events● Interschool and

intra-school competitions

● Interstate and overseas travel opportunities

● SRC and student voice

● Social Service and Girls in Volunteering (GIV)

●Environment

●Debating and Public Speaking

●Drama

●Music

●House

● Sport

● IT

● Stage Crew

●Pallas (school

yearbook)

●Ethos (student

magazine)

● Student Clubs

●Peer Support

Get involved in:

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Anna Bartels

Music Co-Captain

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Mr David Beale

Director Middle School

bea@macrob.vic.edu.au

Ph. 9864 7782

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Why choose Mac.Rob?

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Curriculum – Year 9

• Core Subjects – English, Maths, Science, Languages, Health & Physical Education, Humanities (one semester each of Geography and History)

• Electives – Mix of Arts & Technology and interdisciplinary

• Focus is on adjusting and settling in

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Curriculum – Year 10

• Diverse• Innovative• Predominantly electives – even core subjects• English – students can select from a range of

options: In Cold Blood (Narrative journalism), Russian Literature, Women and Madness (literary theory), Folk and Fairy Tale (interpretation and adaptation of Fairy Tales

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Transition Program

• Orientation Day• First Day of School• Peer mentors• Transport buddies• Form Class• Year 9 Camp

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Make an informed decision

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Entrance to Academic Selective Entry Schools in 2019

• A centralised selection process, administered by the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET), to admit students to the four selective entry schools, Mac.Rob, Melbourne High School, Nossal High School and Suzanne Cory High School, for the 2019 school year will include a common entrance examination taken by eligible students in June 2018.

• Applicants will be asked to list their school preference during the enrolment process.

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Academic Selective Entry Schools

The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School

Melbourne High School

Nossal High School

Suzanne Cory High School

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Year 9 Entrance Examination

Students will be examined in the following areas:

• Verbal Reasoning• Numerical Reasoning• Reading Comprehension• Mathematics• Persuasive Written Expression• Creative Written Expression

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Year 9 Entrance Examination

Date: Saturday 16th June 2018

Time : Arrive by 11.30 am

Venue: Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton

Duration: 3 hours writing(with a short break), end 3.30-3.45pm

Applications Close: Friday 11th May 2018

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Royal Exhibition Building

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Year 9 Entrance Examination

• Details about the Entrance Examination can be found on the Enrolment Information page of the school website:

www.macrob.vic.edu.au

• We have a link to the DET website. It is recommended that all applicants carefully read the Information Package before making their online application

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Year 9 Selection• 85% of places will be allocated according to

score and rank order of an acceptable standard after the Entrance Examination

• 10% of places can be allocated through an Equity Consideration (see DET Information pack)

• 5% of places are allocated though the Principal’s Discretionary Category

• 100% of places to go students who have undertaken the entrance examination

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Year 9 Selection

Principal’s Discretionary Category

Up to 5% of places (13 students) may be allocated at the discretion of the Principal and are not subject to the 5% rule.

Students will be advised by the DET Select Entry Unit if they have been invited to apply for PDC

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Year 9 Selection (5% Rule)The maximum number of students from one school admitted to The Mac.Robertson GHS, Melbourne High School, Nossal High School and Suzanne Cory High School cannot exceed 5% of that school’s Year 8 populationExample:

Meath Secondary College 2018 Year 8: 100 male and female students

Only 5 students can attend MGHS, MHS, NHS or SCHS in Year 9, regardless of their examination result with the exception of the Principal’s Discretionary Category and Equity Consideration

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Year 10 & 11 Entrance

• All applicants must send photocopies of their last two school reports and evidence of co-curricular involvement to the Registrar after they have received their Semester 1 2018 reports

• Applicants will be short listed for interview on the basis of their examination result, school reports and co-curricular involvement

• All applicants will be interviewed by a selection panel.

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Year 10 & 11 Entrance• Entrance examination held at The Mac.Robertson Girls’ High

School in the school hall

• Date: Friday 8 June 2018

• Morning session: Year 10 2019 9.00am – 12noon

• Afternoon session: Years 10 & 11 2019 1.00pm – 4.00pm

• The examination will follow the same topics as the Year 9 test

• There are limited places at each level

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Application

Online application for all year levels is available on the school website

www.macrob.vic.edu.au

We have a link to the DET select entry website for Year 9 applicants

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School Tours• A number of tours are

held during school hours throughout Terms 1, 2 and 3

• Dates are advertised on the school website

• Bookings are essential and may be made by visiting our website

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ContactsDirector of Transitions & Marina McAlpineWellbeing

Enrolment Officer Kelly Robinson9864 7755

School office 9864 7700

School website www.macrob.vic.edu.au

Email registrar@macrob.vic.edu.au

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9D’s advice to the students present………

• People are nice and help you

• Everyone's in the same boat

• Stairs will kill you… you will hit your daily 10,000 steps

• Not as stereotypical as people make it

• It’s chilled…more chilled than expected

• A very different environment…that’s a good thing

• Lots of free food• Clubs! Join them, get

involved• You are more independent• So many opportunities• More exercise…running to

catch your tram

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We wish you good luck with the path that you choose to follow……and very good night.

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Combined School Musical 10 – 12 May 2018Melbourne High School Memorial Hall