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investigations into innovative ways to better address the needs of 21st century learners. We are committed to continual improvement and value feedback from students and parents throughout the year. I thank the Marden Senior College staff for their efforts in providing students with the best environment and learning opportunities throughout this year. Their expertise and commitment to support individual student success has been particularly evident over these last few weeks of final assessments. At the end of this year we farewell three long serving staff members: Peter Allen, Lou Forte and Claudia Tyrell. Congratulations to each of these for their commitment to students at Marden, and professionalism and skilful guidance to which thousands of students have been the beneficiaries over the years. Next year is looking great for Marden Senior College. Our student numbers are already strong with enrolment appointments and classes filling steadily. I invite you and any other prospective students to call the College soon on 8366 2800 to take best advantage of our services. Have a safe and happy Festive Season. Best wishes for 2016. Stephen Inglis TERM 4 -2015 As the year draws to a close we have the opportunity as a College to reflect on what has been achieved this year and plan for the future. This has been an exciting year with strong enrolments in SACE and VET classes, and a continued increase in the involvement of students in college life. As a staff we will soon be undertaking strategic planning for 2016 and beyond. This process will be informed by recent survey feedback from students and parents and analysis of key improvement data measuring student learning achievement, retention, attendance and wellbeing. Key to our planning will be re-visiting our vision as “the leading senior secondary college providing an innovative adult learning community for students and staff to achieve their full potential” by identifying our successes and areas in which we can improve. Marden Senior College is committed to maintaining its reputation as a high performing senior secondary college offering a purposeful adult learning environment to students. Maintaining this is an ongoing and rewarding challenge that requires continual attention. We value academic excellence and strive to support all students to achieve personal goals in a safe and inclusive learning environment. To students who are completing their SACE or a VET Certificate, this term probably marks the end of your secondary schooling and the beginning of a whole range of new and exciting possibilities. On From the Principal behalf of all of the staff of Marden Senior College, I would like to wish all of you every success in whatever pathway and pursuits you choose over the coming years. Thank you for your contribution to Marden Senior College. For the many students returning to study in 2015, we look forward to building upon your successes this year and helping you realise your goals for 2016 and beyond. To all students who have no doubt experienced highs and lows throughout the academic year, well done for your persistence in grappling with the diverse challenges faced. As Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom once said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” For many of our students, parents form a significant partner in the learning experience. To parents, we value your involvement and thank you for positive support and ongoing communications with teachers and mentors. We look forward to further building these relationships with parents of students continuing with us next year. We are working hard to better link students and parents with the College, particularly in first term with enhancements to mentoring, orientation and induction programs, parent evenings and student programs such as those focusing on motivation and study skills. Marden teachers have dedicated significant professional learning time again this year to develop skills in the use of the Moodle online learning management system to better blend face-to-face teaching and learning with online content and activities. Our teachers have also undertaken Institute of Educational Assessors courses to better construct, analyse and evaluate assessment practices, and formed small professional learning communities to undertake focused Marden Matters Marden Matters

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investigations into innovative ways to better address the needs of 21st century learners. We are committed to continual improvement and value feedback from students and parents throughout the year. I thank the Marden Senior College staff for their efforts in providing students with the best environment and learning opportunities throughout this year. Their expertise and commitment to support individual student success has been particularly evident over these last few weeks of final assessments. At the end of this year we farewell three long serving staff members: Peter Allen, Lou Forte and Claudia Tyrell. Congratulations to each of these for their commitment to students at Marden, and professionalism and skilful guidance to which thousands of students have been the beneficiaries over the years.

Next year is looking great for Marden Senior College. Our student numbers are already strong with enrolment appointments and classes filling steadily. I invite you and any other prospective students to call the College soon on 8366 2800 to take best advantage of our services. Have a safe and happy Festive Season. Best wishes for 2016.

Stephen Inglis

TERM 4 -2015

As the year draws to a close we have the opportunity as a College to reflect on what has been achieved this year and plan for the future. This has been an exciting year with strong enrolments in SACE and VET classes, and a continued increase in the involvement of students in college life. As a staff we will soon be undertaking strategic planning for 2016 and beyond. This process will be informed by recent survey feedback from students and parents and analysis of key improvement data measuring student learning achievement, retention, attendance and wellbeing. Key to our planning will be re-visiting our vision as “the leading senior secondary college providing an innovative adult learning community for students and staff to achieve their full potential” by identifying our successes and areas in which we can improve. Marden Senior College is committed to maintaining its reputation as a high performing senior secondary college offering a purposeful adult learning environment to students. Maintaining this is an ongoing and rewarding challenge that requires continual attention. We value academic excellence and strive to support all students to achieve personal goals in a safe and inclusive learning environment. To students who are completing their SACE or a VET Certificate, this term probably marks the end of your secondary schooling and the beginning of a whole range of new and exciting possibilities. On

From the Principalbehalf of all of the staff of Marden Senior College, I would like to wish all of you every success in whatever pathway and pursuits you choose over the coming years. Thank you for your contribution to Marden Senior College. For the many students returning to study in 2015, we look forward to building upon your successes this year and helping you realise your goals for 2016 and beyond. To all students who have no doubt experienced highs and lows throughout the academic year, well done for your persistence in grappling with the diverse challenges faced. As Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom once said,

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue

that counts.”

For many of our students, parents form a significant partner in the learning experience. To parents, we value your involvement and thank you for positive support and ongoing communications with teachers and mentors. We look forward to further building these relationships with parents of students continuing with us next year. We are working hard to better link students and parents with the College, particularly in first term with enhancements to mentoring, orientation and induction programs, parent evenings and student programs such as those focusing on motivation and study skills.Marden teachers have dedicated significant professional learning time again this year to develop skills in the use of the Moodle online learning management system to better blend face-to-face teaching and learning with online content and activities. Our teachers have also undertaken Institute of Educational Assessors courses to better construct, analyse and evaluate assessment practices, and formed small professional learning communities to undertake focused

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3D printing is a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file. It all starts with making a virtual design of the object with 3D modeling programs.

Digitizing real objects into 3D models will become as easy as taking a picture. To prepare a digital file for printing, the 3D modeling software “slices” the final model into hundreds or thousands of horizontal layers. When the sliced file is uploaded in a 3D printer, the object can be created layer by layer.

Certificate III Media students create these surreal 3D creatures using 3D programs, and these are printed using the 3D printer. In the future students will be able to bio print; blood vessels, vertebra for patients and biodegradable bone cancer medicines to name a few. 3D printing can produce engineered working models across industrial, medical and consumer applications. The possibilities are immense!

Viji Mohan

This year the members of the SGA have managed to achieve a lot within the school year. This year we had 2 co-presidents and 6 other members. The presidents were James Michael and Kaitlyn Court. The other members were Amelia Gunn, Amy Mackay, Joanna Paton, Esme Fabry, Timicka Santos and Sarah Jane Nosworthy.

The SGA has put on barbeques and bake sales, designed and delivered jumpers to the student body which created a sense of unity within the school, a pancake lunch for Harmony

Day to celebrate the diversity of Marden and finally the Marden senior formal.

The highlight for us for this year was definitely the formal. We decided to move it to the Hilton Hotel this year to do something different and it was a big success. The theme was “Winter Wonderland” and the room looked beautiful. We had a photo booth and a fog machine and lots of fun and dancing was had by all. Thank you so much to all the staff and students who came along to make the night memorable.

We would like to say a big thank you to all the staff who have helped throughout the year especially Tim Wells, Michael and David for their help with every BBQ this year, and to Jenelyn for her assistance selling jumpers and formal tickets. Finally to Erin Papps because without her the SGA would not run smoothly so we would like to say a big thank you for all her time and effort.

We are so lucky to have been a part of this program and we would encourage students to join next year.

3D Printing Technology at Marden Senior College

SGA & Formal

3D designs by Emily PEDERSEN & Michael FRYAR-CALABRO

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In 2002 as a teacher at Marden Senior College, I successfully applied to register a site at the River Torrens adjacent to the school for the purposes of involving the staff and students in a re-vegetation project.

The site is registered with the Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management

Board as an ‘Our Patch’ site and involves the Norwood Payneham St Peter’s Council, Vale Park Primary School, as well as the manager of an adjacent re-vegetation site (Heather Whiting).

In our first year, we planted 30 local native plants at a bog site which the council found difficult to manage. Over subsequent years we continued to undertake an annual planting project, expanding the work to include other classes at Marden and eventually the whole school.

As the work progressed, annual planting increased to around 600

native plants per year, involving hundreds of students as well as the local council and the NRM Board.

Members of the public became interested in the on-going work, prompting signage for education purposes. In 2014 interpretative signs were designed and erected and a native plant trail established involving plant labels.

Over 13 years, thousands of local native plants have been established representing 100 native species including many rare and threatened species.

The project has involved thousands of students, teaching them to work together to improve their local environment. The site now covers 2 hectares of land adjacent to the river. Monitoring of water quality, macro-invertebrates, frogs and other species is conducted and data provided to relevant organisations. Expertise has been shared with other schools and environmental action incorporated into senior curriculum subjects.

Highlights included a visit to the site by Jay Weatherill, installing signs and establishing a walking trail. The work has extended to the school grounds. With an interpretative sign in production.

The environmental work has attracted significant attention from print and electronic media including a Telstra Channel 10 environmental award, filming last year by the Totally Wild team as well as the local Messenger and Advertiser.

This year a sign will be erected in the school grounds emphasising the diversity of native plants and the ecosystem created.

Peter Allen

Marden Senior College’s River Torrens Re-vegetation Project

Our Local Nature The native gardens of MSC are a glimpse of original Australia.

From 2004 to 2015, Peter Allen, an Environmental teacher, guided and supported staff and students of Marden Senior College, to develop the school’s native gardens as examples of pre-European plant communities. This project has been supported by Natural Resources Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges, several State Government grants and Vale Park Our Patch, a local community environmental group.

Aust. Bindweed (Convolvulus remotus)

Twining. Spring - summer

Pink Fairies Orchid (Caladenia latifolia)

15cm. Flowers early spring

Running Postman (Kennedia prostrata)

G/cover. Winter - spring

Variable Glycine (Glycine tabacina) RARE

G/cover. Spring - autumn

Native Flax (Linum marginale)

50cm tall. Spring - summer

Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra)

Summer growing grass

Chocolate Lily (Arthropodium strictum)

Bulb. Scented flowers spring

Wallaby Grass (Rhytidosperma fulva) Winter growing grass

Bulbine Lily (Bulbine bulbosa)

Bulb. Winter - spring

Irongrass (Lomandra multiflora)

Stiff leaves. Flowers spring

Understorey Under the trees

These native gardens have been planted as open woodland plant communities, which could have existed here pre-European settlement. There are a few trees, some shrubs and many understorey plants. The trees provide food and shelter for many animals, as well as shade and vital leaf litter for ground-layer plants and animals.

Peas & Wattles (legumes, helping fertilise nearby plants)

Gold-Dust Wattle (Acacia acinacea)

Shrub. Winter - spring

Running Postman (Kennedia prostrata)

G/cover. Winter - spring

Large Scurf Pea (Cullen australasicum)

Shrub. Spring and autumn

Variable Glycine (Glycine tabacina) RARE

G/cover. Spring - autumn

Native Wisteria (Hardenbergia violacea) Twining. Winter - spring

Shrubs (usually 1-2m and bushy)

Large Scurf Pea (Cullen australasicum)

Flowers spring and autumn

Native Wisteria (Hardenbergia violacea) Twining. Winter - spring

Gold-Dust Wattle (Acacia acinacea)

Flowers winter - spring

Rock Correa (Correa glabra)

Flowers mostly in winter

Hop Goodenia (Goodenia ovata)

Flowers through the year

Clumps (grasses and lilies that grow in clumps with spaces between)

Between clumps (most ground layer plants grow in the spaces between clumping plants)

Associated Wildlife

Local Butterflies & their special plants (mostly in spring and summer)

Have you seen us nearby? In nature many plants, animals, fungi and other organisms depend on each other to survive. Animals may feed on and shelter in plants, but also ultimately provide plants with nutrients especially through soil fungi. Flowers and fruit are designed to attract suitable animal pollinators and seed dispersers, so are often found together.

Native Bee pollinators of local plants (solitary bees that don’t sting)

Other Wildlife & their special plants

Chequered Swallowtail

(Papilio demoleus sthenelus)

Large Scurf Pea (Cullen australasicum) Shrub. Spring, autumn

Flies spring & summer. Lays eggs on scurf peas. Visits flowers for nectar

Common Everlasting

(Chrysocephalum apiculatum) Knee-high. Spring - autumn

Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi)

Flies spring. Lays eggs on everlastings. Visits

many flowers for nectar

Common Brown (Heteronympha merope)

Flies spring to summer. Lays eggs on green grasses in summer

Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra) Summer grass to 1m

Native Wisteria (Hardenbergia violacea) Twining. Winter - spring

Common Blue (Zizina labradus)

Flies throughout year. Lays eggs on native

wisterias & other peas

Meadow Argus (Junonia villida calybe)

Flies mostly in spring. Lays eggs on goodenia species and fanflowers

Hop Goodenia (Goodenia ovata)

Shrub to 2m. Flowers often

Black Native Bee (Lasioglossum species)

Bulbine Lily (Bulbine bulbosa)

Small Black Bee (Lasioglossum species)

Pink Fairy Orchid (Caladenia latifolia)

Tiny Jewel Bee (Homalictus species)

Native Flax (Linum marginale)

Tiny Jewel Bee (Homalictus species)

Aust. Bindweed (Convolvulus remotus)

Black Native Bee (Lasioglossum species)

Goodenia (Goodenia spp.)

Hoverfly (adult) (Order: Diptera) A fly pollinator

Seen here visiting a ...

Bulbine Lily (Bulbine bulbosa)

Flower Spider (Class Arachnida) Hunts pollinators

Seen here lurking on a ...

Aust. Bindweed (Convolvulus remotus)

Rain Moth (Trictena atripalpis)

Grubs eat gum roots

After autumn rain under ...

Gum Trees (Eucalypt species)

Sunskink (Lampropholis guichenoti)

Hunts little critters

Hiding underneath ...

Irongrass (Lomandra multiflora)

Honeyeaters (e.g. Phylidonyris species)Love nectar-rich flowers

Including flowers of the ...

Rock Correa (Correa glabra)

Native Orchids

Maroonhood (Pterostylis pedunculata)

Hooded reddish flowers in September. Rosette leaves.

Pollinator: Long-leg flies

Nannygoats (Diuris behrii) RARE

Nodding flowers and ‘ears’ September. Grassy leaves.

Pollinator: Native Bees

Yellow Donkey (Duris orientis)

Flowers with ‘big ears’ mid September. Grassy leaves.

Pollinator: Native Bees

Blunt Greenhood (Pterostylis curta) RARE

Flowers from July. Tongue traps gnats. Rosette leaves.

Pollinator: Long-leg flies

Blue Sun Orchid (Thelymitra nuda)

Flower spike in October. Mimics lilies. Grassy leaves.

Pollinator: Native Bees

Pink Fairy Orchid (Caladenia latifolia)

These lovely flowers bloom in the first 2 weeks of September, and are pollinated by (unrewarded) native bees. At MSC they are spreading via seed (so the correct soil fungi is present) and forming a lovely spring carpet beneath the gums.

King Spider Orchid (Caladenia tentaculata)

From mid-September each year, these orchid flowers generate significant interest at MSC. The intricate flower mimics a hairy, wingless, female wasp (by smell as well as visually) thereby attracting the correct male wasp pollinator.

Amazing Flowering Plants! Our native orchid flowers look very different from each other as they are trying to attract different

pollinating insects, often by mimicry and other trickery (i.e. giving no reward to the pollinator).

Pollinators that are lured to these flowers include large and small wasps, short and long legged flies and native bees (not European honeybees)!

Orchid seed is perhaps the smallest in the world, containing almost no food, so to germinate, the seed must be ‘infected’ and ‘fed’ by special soil fungi until the seedling is large enough to make its own food through photosynthesis. Presumably at this stage, the fungi is then ‘rewarded’ with sugars.

Due to our hot dry summers, our local orchids all die back to tubers each spring. Greenhoods and Donkey Orchids can form large colonies by making up to 5 tubers a year with assistance from their associated soil fungi, which continue ‘feeding them’ while they are underground tubers!

Something special! Only one remnant orchid species remains on the Adelaide Plains, where possibly 100 species grew before European settlement. MSC is therefore very proud to have successfully reintroduced a number of orchids into our gardens!

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The annual Art exhibition was held on Thursday 5 November. It offers an opportunity for the community to view the students’ art works from both Open Access College and Marden Senior College. Cheryl Bridgart opened the show and spoke about her experiences as an artist. She emphasized the importance of working hard and that when you work hard achievement follows and encouraged the students to do the same. Cheryl also talked about Marden Senior College and how beneficial it was to promote the arts and presented the following students with prizes for their work during the year:

Maxine Fry - Otto and Penny’s Sewing Centre Prize for Certificate IV Visual Art Lee Cornelis - Otto and Penny’s Sewing Centre Prize for Certificate III TextilesTyler Wilmott - Eckersley’s Art Supplies Prize for Stage 2 Creative ArtsStephen Brice - Eckersley’s Art Supplies Prize for Certificate III Visual Arts Holly Pettifor - Premier Art Prize for Stage 1 DesignTaylor Fullarton - Premier Art Prize for Stage 1 Art Visual Arts Timothy Pfeiffer - Graphic Arts Prize for Stage 2 Digital MediaNeely Karimi - AdTech Distribution Prize for Stage 2 Creative Arts – Photography

Also recognized were Brooke Gauci (Certificate IV Design and Certificate III in Visual Arts - Photo Imaging) and Christine Molitoris (Stage 2 Visual Arts) who were presented with the Rotary Club of St Peters Youth Vocational Awards on Tuesday 22 October, at a dinner at the Walkerville Bowling Club.

The exhibition displayed work from Certificate III and IV in Visual Arts - Textiles, Painting and Drawing, Design and Photo Imaging, Certificate III Media, Stage 2 Visual Arts, Digital Media and Creative Arts (Art and Photography) as well as Stage 1 Art, Design and Information Processing and Publishing. Friends, families and past students enjoyed the opportunity to see the showcase of all the arts at Marden. They were impressed by the high quality and variety of the visual art, photography, media and design work displayed.

Christine Molitiris’ artwork “Tumult of Thoughts” has been chosen to be exhibited in the SACE Art Show 2016 at the Light Square Gallery in Adelaide by the SACE moderating team. Anne Johnson

On the 17 September myself (Amelia Gunn) and another year 12 student, Gianluca Di Censo, were invited to attend a reception year 12 school leaders from each school in South Australia held at Government House and hosted by the Governor, His Excellency the Honourable Mr Hieu Van Le and his wife, Mrs Lan Le. It was an honour to represent Marden Senior College at this special event.

At the reception we were individually greeted by Mr and Mrs Le who were both such lovely individuals.

We were also offered beverages and cocktail food. Mr Le gave an amazing and inspirational speech about his life journey and how he came to Australia from Vietnam by boat with his wife Mrs Le, and some of the accomplishments that he has achieved throughout his life. Mr Le also spoke about how our generation will be the next leaders of our country and that we should achieve our very best throughout our lives and strive for success.

After the speeches were over Mr and

Mrs Le kindly let the students explore their house. It was a beautiful house, it had a warm and home-like feel to it. The detail of the antique furniture and ceilings were exquisite. There were numerous beautiful paintings as well as many photos of their family and friends.

Amelia Gunn

Arts Exhibition

Governor’s Reception

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So the year comes to a close and all too quickly we are confronted by endings. The end of a year, a term; the end of secondary education for some - for others, an end to study all together. Sadly, it is also a time for goodbyes, as many of our community end their ties with Marden and say goodbye.

However, I am a ‘glass half full’ type of person and as much as it is about endings, it is also about beginnings. The beginning of a New Year in just a few weeks’ time. The beginning of new studies for some, the beginning of a new relationship with new students commencing at Marden in 2016. It is the beginning of tertiary study for some as they move on to university and TAFE or the beginning of new careers too for others.

The great tension of paradox that IS Life is encapsulated right here and now as we live ‘endings’ and ‘beginnings’ – at the same time!

To our students leaving us – thank you for sharing with us – all the best wishes in the world for you as you leave here and start somewhere else. To those people commencing with us – thank you to you too, for choosing to be with us and similarly share a little of yourselves with us.

Whatever the future holds as we reflect on this paradox – on our endings – we can never fail and we can only grow if we recognise that endings are always followed by beginnings.

I wish for all our Marden community happy endings and great beginnings. Tim Wells

On 23 September the Marden Senior College Soccer team travelled to Thebarton Senior College for the annual Adult Re-Entry Cup. Under sunny skies and a brand new Soccer kit the Marden boys started out defending hard. The Thebarton side were playing well as a team and it took some time for the Marden team to gel as a unit.

The defence led by Hudhfa Haqi, Connor Hayes and the keeper Andreja Lalic could not hold off the repeated attacks by Thebarton and eventually gave away a penalty which resulted in a goal.

This goal seemed to spark the Marden team and players like Mun Bichiok and Ryan Roberts started to dominate the midfield. However,

these opportunities did not result in any goals for the team. Unfortunately just before half time Thebarton scored from a fast break to make the score 2-0 at half time.

At half time a few changes were made and this resulted in some immediate results for Marden with Oliver Theo scoring. This gave Marden some hope and with some excellent defending from Nick Bridgland and continued hard work from Ryan Roberts and Mun Bichiok the Marden team continued to push forward.

This eventually led to a goal for Connor Hayes to level the scores at 2-2. After some spirited celebrations the game lifted to another level with both sides running hard and

attacking at all opportunities.

Thebarton scored once more to make it 3-2 with only a few minutes left on the clock. To Marden’s credit they continued to attack and this led to a great goal from Ryan Roberts to level the scores again. After a few tense moments the game ended in a draw. Penalties were used to decide the winner and Thebarton came out on top 4-2.

Ryan Roberts was named as the best player from both sides. Others to play well for Marden were Nick Bridgland in defence, Andreja Lalic in goals, Connor Hayes in both defence and attack and Mun Bichiok in the midfield.

From The Chaplain

Soccer at Marden

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It was great to see excellence at Marden Senior College recognised in the wider community, along with other local schools and colleges, at the Rotary Club of St Peters annual Vocational Awards ceremony on Tuesday 27 October. The awards are for vocational students, selected for their commitment to and excellence of execution in their chosen field. Each recipient was recognised by way of a certificate and a monetary award of $200.

Two Marden students received awards this year:

• Christine Molitoris - Stage 2 Visual Arts

• Brooke Gauci – Certificate 3 & 4 in Design and Certificate 3 in Photoimaging

Students praised the efforts of their teachers in the completion of their

work and while presenting works of art they highlighted specific elements they had learnt throughout the year.

We would like to acknowledge the work of Lou Forte who has been the convenor from Marden Senior College for the past 22 years.

Loula Dacolias

The library was open for part of the term 3 holidays and many students took advantage of this to spend time working on assignments and making time to do valuable revision for their exams.

The jigsaw puzzles and colour in sheets were popular during term 4 especially when students needed a break from work. It was great to see students working together on the activities.

A reminder to students who still have items out from the library or the bookroom to please return them by 10 December. If you need a list of items out in your name, please let us know.

We are still unsure of some of our library staffing for 2016, so we take this opportunity to thank those who have worked in the library during 2015 and wish them all the best for next year and beyond.

The library staff look forward to working with those students who are returning to Marden in 2016 and wish those who are leaving all the best for the future – we have enjoyed working with you in the library this year!!

SueJohnston Library Manager

Rotary Club of St Peters Vocational Awards

Marden Education Centre Library

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Students and staff of the Certificate I in Education and Skills Development plus the Certificate III in spoken and Written Englsh Education had a wonderful time celebrating the end of year and all the hard work that has gone into completing work, at our celebration on 18 November. We enjoyed each other’s company, some fantastic food from many cultures and some delightful dancing. Our wishes for a relaxing and safe holiday go out to all in the Marden Senior College community and we are looking forward to working with everyone again in 2016.

ESL PARTY

Have you applied for uni or TAFE?

We would like to wish all our applicants for courses at university or TAFE every success and hope that you achieve your goal.

There are some important dates that you should keep in mind in the lead-up to offers being made by SATAC. The time line below is the latest information we have for each sector.

UNIVERSITY

30 November Equal consideration closing date for late applicants. New applications after this date are not guaranteed equal consideration.

15 December From 8:30am, results available from Students Online. Once you have your results, you may wish to change your preferences to ensure a better chance of getting into a course. You can also add new courses to your list and take out preferences that you are certain cannot be achieved.

Don’t forget to ring the universities or SATAC to check your new selection rank with any bonus points you are eligible for once you have your results from the SACE Board.

4 January Deadline for change of preferences

19 January Main round of offers emailed to students by 5:00pm

28 January Late January offers emailed by 5:00pm

4 February Final offers emailed to students by 5:00pm

TAFE

30 November Equal consideration closing date for late applicants.

18 December Last day to undertake the TABS test for consideration in the January round of offers

31 December Deadline for change of preferences for main offer round

11 January Main round of offers to courses emailed to students

25 January Further offers made to some courses from this date

Counsellors are on site from Monday 18 January 2015 to provide information and support you regarding how best to pursue any opportunities that may be available.

Good luck to all applicants.

University and TAFE Applications

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MARDENSENIOR COLLEGEyour pathway to success

visit our website: www.msc.sa.edu.au or phone for an appointment: 8366 2800

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VETMarden, together with the Open Access College is also a Registered Training Organisation (RTO 40046)

Certificate III in Business Administration BSB30415Certificate IV in Design CUV40311Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care

CHC30113Certificate III in Education Support CHC30213Certificate III in Media – Multimedia, 3D Animation / Game Design CUF30107Certificate III in Visual Arts – Graphic Design / Textiles /Photo Imaging / Painting and Drawing CUV30111Certificate IV in Visual Arts – Painting and Drawing /Textiles/ Photo Imaging CUV40111Certificate III in Spoken and Written English 10364NAT Preliminary Course, Certificate I,II,IV in Spoken and Written English (subject to ASQA approval) 10361NAT,10362NAT,10363NAT,10366NAT

Stage 2 (Year 12)AccountingBiology *Business and EnterpriseChemistryChild StudiesClassical Studies * Community StudiesCreative Arts – Art / Design, Photography*Digital MediaEconomics *English CommunicationsEnglish PathwaysEnglish StudiesEnglish as a Second Language

Environmental ActionGeography *Geology *HealthInformation Processing and PublishingInformation TechnologyLegal StudiesMathematical ApplicationsMathematical MethodsMathematical StudiesMathematics – SpecialistMedia StudiesModern History

Enrolling for 2016

* = Evening Classes

Nutrition *Physical Education (Sport and Recreation)PhysicsPsychology *Research Project *Society and CultureTourism *Visual Arts – Art, Design Workplace PracticesWomen’s Studies *