The Mandevillian, 1993, Vol8, No1

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THE

MANDEVILLIAN Print Post Approved: PP381667/000132, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1993 Legal Studies; 89% in City in History; 85% in

From the

Literature; 75% in Mathematics -R&D; 90%

A LETTER

FROM

THE

in Political Studies.

Outstanding results were achieved by

Principal:

Marguerite Fulton who earned straight A/A+'s in 4 of her 6 subjects: English,

In this last year we have seen the full imple-

Literature, Mathematics -R&D, and

mentation of the new VCE, with its new

Physics; Carol Francis for straight A's in

methods of assessment and reporting of

English, Australian History and Literature;

PROVINCIAL SUPERIOR, SR. DEIDRE R OFE IBVM

Rachael Hodder in Chemistry, English and

Dear Students, Staff, Parents, Past Students

In the past, Year 12 students received a single

Political Studies; Gervase McKinna, our

and Friends of' Mandeville,

welcome to call in for a chat or a coffee (or

certificate with a set of single marks or grades

School Captain in 1992, for straight A's in

1993 will mark another phase in the ongoing

tea!). It may be a lot easier to "find" the com-

results.

is the hope of the community that all will feel

on it, one for each of their Year 12 subjects.

English, Australian History, City in History

history of the school and the IBVM communi-

munity at Orrong than it was in the old

The new certificate does not give one overall

and Literature; and by Kathryn Phillips in

ty. It is hoped that by Easter of this year the

house!

mark/grade for each subject. Instead it gives a

English, City in History and Political Studies.

community of 10 sisters will have moved into

Change of this sort will always provoke com-

set of grades for the Common Assessment

Clare Anderson achieved straight A+'s in

the five units on the corner of Orrong Road

ment, maybe regret and probably anxiety.

Tasks (CATs) completed in each subject.

Mathematics -R&D; Rebecca Quinn and

and Mandeville Crescent. This was one of the

Only the lived practice of the community

Thus, on her Summary Statement of Grades

Gervase McKinna in Literature; Carol Francis

properties acquired on behalf of the school

beyond Easter 1993 will allay some of those

Obtained for CATs for Units 3 & 4, each stu-

in Australian History; and Georgia Reidy and

during the mid 1980's. As such, it is still

emotions. The IBVM is committed to support-

dent is given a grade for each of the three or

Louise Scally in Political Studies.

within the school boundaries, although much

ing and enriching the schools in our care with

four CATs in each of her Unit 3&4 subjects.

One of the wonderful challenges which the

closer to the Junior School than to the Senior

all the resources at our disposal. The physical

So, for example, in English, her summary of

new VCE offers is that students in Year 11

School.

transfer of the community does not signify

may undertake Year 12 (Unit 3 and 4) stud-

grades might say: Presentation of an Issue

ies. In 1992, we were delighted to see 11 of

C+

our 108 Year 11 students respond to this chal-

Writing Folio B

The reasons for the move are, essentially,

any lessening of interest in the school - in fact,

twofold. The housing of students in the her-

only one of our seven school communities is

itage area of the school (the front upstairs

still physically "in the school" (Nedlands,

lenge to undertake Unit 3&4 studies. (Units

rooms of Mandeville Hall) is not desirable and

W.A.) and the situation in the other five

Text Response B

1 & 2 are normally taken in Year 11, while

the intention is to move them out as soon as is

would confirm my belief that the local IBVM

For the purpose of tertiary selection, the

Units 3&4 studies are normally taken in

feasible. The areas vacated will be used by

community can play a much valued role in

Victorian Tertiary Admissions Committee

Year 12). They too did exceptionally well. 47%

the school for less intensive activities such as

fostering the ideals and tradition of Loreto

(V.T.A.C.) then converts the student's CAT

of their CAT grades were A's and 79% were

music, archives, etc. The other reason was

education.

the awareness that the current convent area

Perhaps for many past students, the Chapel

was too large (there were 32 bedrooms!) for

may be the area they would miss most (at

the community. Security and access to second

least, I'd like to think it was so!). The School

floor areas were proving problematic to an

Chapel will still be available for private

Oral Communication

B+

grades for each subject into a Scaled Study Score for that subject (eg. English 36,

A's or B's. These students will be able to include these results in their TES calculations

Chemistry 28). The maximum Scaled Study

when they complete Year 12 at the end of

Score for each subject is 40. The individual

1993.

Scaled Study Scores are added together to

'i'aKing the best lour scores plus 1090 w the

give the student's Tertiary Entrance Score,

next best two scores, the highest Tertiary

her TES (eg. 138). The calculation is done by

Entrance Score (TES) for the Year 12 studen-

taking the 'best four' (including any pre-requi-

ts was 160 and was achieved by Marguerite

site studies) and adding 10% of the scores of

Fulton, who is Dux of School for 1992.

the fifth and sixth studies, together with any

Overall, 12% of our students obtained TES

bonuses, for example, for foreign language

scores of 150 or above and this compares with

studies. (It is important to note that the stu-

5% of students state-wide in this range. 48%

dent's Tertiary Entrance Score can vary from

of our students earned 130 or above, com-

one course to another, depending on pre-reg-

pared to 19% state-wide. 78% of our students

uisites that are specified for inclusion in the

achieved scores of 110 or above compared to

calculation for entry into that particular

39% state-wide.

course. So a student might have a TES of 142

Remember too that these very fine results are

to do one course at Monash University and a

achieved with an enrolment policy which is

TES of 136 to do another course at RMIT.)

not selective of students on academic grounds

The school family was rightly proud of the

and with a promotion policy which allows any

sterling results achieved by our Year 12 grad-

student to proceed into the V.C.E. provided

uates of 1992.

that she has demonstrated a willingness to

In total, our VCE students completed 1986

commit herself to the task.

Common Assessment Tasks during the year.

The results are a fitting tribute to the girls'

Overall, 9.5% of the results were A+ grades.

commitment and to the highly skilled and

29.2% were A's (A+ or A) and 36.0% were B's.

dedicated work of their teachers. They clearly

65.2% of the results were A's or B's. 90% of

demonstrate that, in an environment which is

all grades were C or above.

committed to developing the whole person to

Looking at individual subjects: 64% of the

her full potential, Loreto fosters the abilities

grades were A's or B's in Mathematics: C&A

of talented students who achieve very compet-

Extensions; 67% in Music Craft; 88% in

itive results on a state-wide basis as well as

Music; 6170 in Physics; 07% in Art; 60% in

providing the opportunity for students of ave

Biology; 67% in Chemistry; 72% in Economics;

rage ability to achieve above-average results.

76% in English; 68% in Geography; 76% in

"Women in time to come will do much," said

French; 73% in Australian History; 68% in

Mary Ward. And indeed they are! ANNE HUNT

Dux of School,

t

Fulton, Dux of Loreto, Mandeville Hall for 1992! Margie performed extremely well in her VCE and this year she has commenced

1992

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Congratulations to Marguerite (Margie)

Medicine at Monash.

Margie began at Mandeville in Year 7 and quickly proved herself' to be a very capable

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student with a lively and enquiring mind, who

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was keen to participate in the many and varied curricular and co-curricular activities

available to her. During her six years at Mandeville Margie has been a member of

school choirs, drama groups, debating teams, Tournament of Minds groups and sporting teams. She has won a great many academic awards during her secondary schooling, both school based and external, and participated in the National Science Summer School in 1992.

We wish Margie success and fulfilment in the Marguerite Fulton

future.

ageing community.

prayer And for- the occasional IBVM function,

When these two factors are considered togeth-

but people will understand that, for security

er, it was clear that the obvious area for the

reasons, access must be via the side door, off

school to build a new wing for Years 7 and 8

the verandah overlooking the Year 12 Garden.

was on the space currently occupied by the

In my discussions with the IBVM community

Convent bedroom block. Although the deci-

at Toorak, I have been impressed by their

sion to build the Years 7 and 8 wing has been

willingness to see that this move signifies a

deferred for the present, it still seemed wise

new start, with new opportunities for contact.

to proceed now with the planned move of the

I hope all our friends will come to see it in the

community. This decision was the point of

same light.

much thought, prayer and discussion at com-

Yours sincerely,

munity and Provincial level. The five units can be interlinked with minimum alteration,

thus the concept of communal living and com-

Deirdre Rofe IBVM

munal hospitality can be retained. In fact it

Provincial Superior

Welcome, Sister Helen 1\Maguire This year we welcome Sister Helen Maguire

ed to her. She looks forward to working with

to the Loreto, Mandeville Community as Head

them in fostering the happiness and growth of

of the Junior School. As a member of the

their children. Helen has a strong commit-

Institute Accountability Structure from 1989

ment to the holistic development of the child.

until the inauguration of the School Council

Helen;s interests are music, particulariy play-

last year Helen has been well aware of the

ing the guitar, sport and swimming and since

functioning and happenings in the Junior

coming to Victoria she has adopted Geelong as

School.

her football team.

Sister Helen was educated at Loreto, Kirribilli

It is our hope that Helen's time at Mandeville

where she was Principal of the Junior School

will be a happy and rewarding experience.

from 1981 to 1987. She has also been

Principal of parish schools in Thornlie, Western Australia, Coorparoo, Queensland and prior to coming to Mandeville was in charge of St. Patrick's Primary School, Ballarat.

Before taking up her appointment in Ballarat, Helen spent sixteen months overseas studying theology and spirituality at Weston School of Theology in Boston, pastoral care in Dublin and then took a ten week course in peace, justice and mission ministry at Maryknoll in New York. She spent a couple of months trav-

elling in Israel, the United Kingdom and Europe before returning to Australia. Helen is delighted to be joining the Mandeville Community and thanks the parents for the warm welcome they have extend-

Sr. Helen Maguire IBVM


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