Students celebrating after their final HSC exam
Yesterday was the official final day for the 2026 HSC. Thank you to Mr Clarke (our wonderful Presiding Officer) who along with his most excellent team of HSC Supervisors, ensured that each exam was calm and ran smoothly. Thank you also to Mrs Waters (our amazing Academic Assistant) who provided outstanding reassurance to our students and their families and beautifully managed all the illness/misadventures that occurred.
I have seen the most amazing cohort of students:
- support and encourage each other before each exam
- waiting for each other when they finished and check in not just on what they answered, but on their wellbeing
- celebrating the perseverance and resilience it takes to muster up the effort and courage to turn up to each exam and spur each other on (especially when they weren’t feeling well).
I have also witnessed our teachers:
- pray for their classes and give last minute tips, advice and encouragement
- wait at the end of each exam to celebrate, comfort or go through answers (whatever each student needed)
This is a reflection of Shire Christian School doing what it does best, seeing each student, not just as a number, but as a wonderfully complex human being, made in the image of God. I pray that as our class of 2026 rest, relax and figure out new rhythms of what life post school looks like for them, that they would feel deeply connected to God, make time to read His word and continue to deepen friendships and bring out the best in each other.
At the other end of schooling life, I’ve had the privilege over the past few weeks of teaching some cover library lessons to our Prep classes when teachers have been absent. What a joy it is to see the wonder in each child of learning about the world and watch them develop their communicating skills in a classroom environment. I want to thank our wonderful Prep teaching team – Mrs Ishak, Mrs Collins, Mrs Sciacca and Mrs Davdison, in partnership with parents and extended family for all the love, prayer, teaching and care that goes into ensuring our youngest members of Shire are ready for learning and formal schooling.
Mrs Rachel Robinson
Academic Head