In HSIE, we are so excited to welcome back our students, even if it’s still under remote learning conditions. We can’t wait to get underway with another great term of learning, and sharing with you all the amazing work that will be done. 

Australian History Competition

During Term 2, our History Elective students in Years 9 and 10 undertook the Australian History Competition, an opportunity to develop crucial skills in seeing different points of view and showcase that History is as important as Maths, English and Science. This year, our students achieved impressive results, with individuals being awarded the following achievements: 

High Distinction

Callun Rowan

Distinction

William Thomas

Keith Jones

Timothy Wilson

Credits

Alexander Cooper

Amara Snowden

Logan Clare

Patrick Bos

Spencer Goldfinch

Merit

Zachary Street

7 History

Throughout Week 1, we will conclude our study of the Black Death. This study has been incredibly insightful given the current Covid19 outbreak in New South Wales and has led to many interesting discoveries- we have even hypothesised concerning the types of sources which historians and schools will use in the future to study our current historical event- memes, TiktTok videos and Instagram posts of remote learning will all become valuable historical data. To conclude our unit we are creating Black Death survival guides- after many years of bubonic plague in Europe during the 14th century, the conclusion was reached that quarantine was the most effective form of treatment, the first recorded mandatory ‘quarantena’ was during 1347 where a mandatory period of 30 days had to be carried out before entering the Republic of Regusa in modern day Croatia. 

8 Geography

This Term, students in Year 8 Geography will be learning about how they are connected to the rest of the world through economics, trade, technology, communications, and sport. If remote learning has taught us anything, it’s that connections are vital in shaping not just the whole world around us, but ourselves personally. This will be an eye-opening unit for many, as they’ll be able to see just how interconnected they are with everyone and everything around them.

9 Geography

In the culmination of our study concerning sustainable biomes, Year 9 students were required to analyse the impact of palm oil production on the rainforest biome. Given the challenges of online learning, our HSIE team rallied to support students throughout this study, setting an ambitious goal in aiming to build the communication skills of students and the use of geographical terminology. With the support of Ms Michelle Walker our college Instructional Literacy Coach we have seen growth and impressive achievement by many Year 9 students throughout the remote learning period in Geography. The samples below are illustrative of the high quality responses submitted at the culmination of our unit.

Year 12 HSIE Courses

As our HSC HSIE students approach the HSC examinations, we wish them all the very best in the leadup to the HSC examinations. In coming weeks, a variety of revision and examination skills workshops will be facilitated by the HSIE team. We would also like to thank the Year 12 HSC Course teachers- Ms Helen Said (Business Studies), Mr Marco Cimino (Business Studies), Ms Sarah Manzin (Legal Studies), Ms Sara Gray (Society and Culture), Miss Kathleen Angelopoulos (History Extension), Ms Meaghan Tolhurst (Modern History) and Mrs Carolyn Said (Ancient History) for their dedication and continued effort during remote learning. 

We wish all our students, their families and friends all the very best for the remaining weeks of remote learning. We look forward to welcoming our HSIE students back into classrooms soon. 

Mr Marco Cimino

HSIE Assistant Leader of Learning

Mrs Carolyn Said

HSIE Leader of Learning