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he English Learning Area’s focus in 2016 has been student engagement. The goal was to deliver high quality lessons that challenge and motivate students in the classroom. Here is a snapshot of the opportunities and the successes of the English Learning Area: •
The 2015 Stage 3 English and Literature students achieved above the State average in their WACE examinations
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66% of Year 12 students used Stage 3 English as one of their highest scoring subjects contributing to their ATAR score
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Additionally, 79% of Stage 3 Literature students used Literature as a top four ATAR subject and 17% of Stage 3 Literature students used Literature as their top ATAR subject
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The school mean for the Year 7 and Year 9 NAPLAN results were above the national mean in all test categories
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High performing English students across the College attended advanced writing workshops at The Literature Centre, Fremantle
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The Public Speaking Programme attracted more than 70 students on a weekly basis, with 63 students participating in the annual Corpus Christi College Public Speaking Competition
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Year 11 student Jack Maguire, represented the College in the District Final for Rotary 4 Way Test Public Speaking Competition 2016 at the State Conference in Bunbury
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Nine students entered the Rostrum Voice of Youth Public Speaking Competition this year, seven making it through to the semi-finals and with Ikeoluwapo (Ike) Adesanya, Rachael Dellaca and Erin Martin all from Year 9, progressing through to the State Final
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Year 12 students Molly Elliott and Desiree Louise competed in the State Final of the Plain English Speaking Competition.
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