Sale College Student Information Page

Students can access their school email, printing balance and reset their internet password using links on this page. Important notices for students about exam timetables, overseas study tours, coming events etc will appear under Student Notices.

Student Notices

Pat Testing

To log on to PAT Testing, please select the link below:

https://oars.acer.edu.au/sale-college

Sale College Laptops for 2019

Students going into Years 8 & 9 in 2019 who are wishing to retain their laptops for the 2018/2019 Christmas break can do so by paying the $200 laptop fee for 2019 and having the laptop inspected by the technician prior to the 5th December 2018
Students going into Years 11 & 12 in 2019 who are wishing to retain their laptops for the 2018/2019 Christmas break can do so by paying the $200 laptop fee for 2019 and having the laptop inspected by the technician by the 30th November 2018.
Students who do not return their laptops will be invoiced $800 for the replacement and laptop accounts will be disabled.
Students going into Years 7 & 10 in 2019 will be issued a new unit during the first week of school in 2019 on receipt of their $200 laptop payment and contract return. Please contact either office to organise payment (Centrepay, Bpay welcome).
Current Year 9 & 12 students who have paid the 3 years of laptop hire have the option to purchase a laptop. This can be done by paying a final payment of $30 to either campus.
Please note that these laptops will no longer be under warranty and all software will be removed from the machine. Students are also reminded that any loss or damage to the laptop must be reported within 30 days or the insurance may not cover the damage or loss.

End of Year Awrds Day

The Awards Day for Sale College will be held in the Memorial Hall, Sale on Monday December 17th.

Booklists 2019

Please find below the links to download the 2019 stationery requirements for each year level.

SALE COLLEGE 2018 SHORT STORY HOUSE COMPETITION WINNERS!

Place Winners House Points Awarded

1st Place Abigail Cordell - Grainger 100 points
2nd Place Seth Tassie - Guthridge 75 points
3rd Place Elizabeth Bannerman - Grainger 50 points
Congratulations to the above students for placing in this year's short story house competition. The standard of writing was extremely high and all of the students who entered thoroughly engaged with the theme of 'belonging' in interesting and diverse ways. Winners will receive their certificates and prizes at next week's assembly. Thanks to everyone who participated, your house will receive 30 points for your efforts!

Abigail & Elizabeth proudly display their award certificates for their short stories.

Download & read the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed short stories by clicking on the links below:

Ist Place - A Place to Belong

2nd Place - Seth Wolfman and the Legend of the Steves

3rd Place - The Ability to Belong

Wellington Shire Educloud Hi Speed Wi Fi Service

Educloud is a high speed private Wi-Fi service connecting students across the region to their school network and learning resources. The EduCloud platform enables students and teachers to work, connect and collaborate – across Wellington Shire. Access to EduCloud is available from the new Port of Sale Wellington Centre.

By default, all students will have access to Educloud. However if you do not want your child to have access please complete the Opt Out declaration (available to download from the link below) and return it to the front office.

Further information related to the roll out of the Wellington Shire Educloud platform can be found below:

Letter to parents about the Wellington Educloud – High Speed Private Education Cloud.

Wellington Shire Educloud Opt Out Declaration

The Wellington Shire Privacy & Data Protection Policy

Sale College Official Mobile Phone Policy

A new Mobile Phone Policy has been developed in collaboration with staff, students and parents regarding the use of mobile phones within college grounds. All students should download and read the policy (see link below) to ensure they comply with its contents. Below is an excerpt from the policy.

In particular, mobile phones must not be used to invade the privacy of others or breach the law. Students who use a mobile phone either by a direct phone call, text message or other function to: bully, harass, threaten, abuse, vilify or embarrass other students or staff will face disciplinary action which may lead to suspension and/or police involvement.

Click here to download a copy of the Sale College Official Mobile Phone Policy.

Staying Safe Online with your Digital Thumbprint

Find resources below on the Student Resources page of the website of the presenters of the recent Digital Thumb Print Presentation.

These resources relate to being safe with your information online and include:

a list of actions you can take if you are either being cyberbullied or see someone else being cyberbullied.
tips that relate to the topic of being productive in your studies.
a quiz to find out how digitally savvy you are and learn some tips for staying safe online.

Facebook Privacy: Settings Every User Needs to Know.

https://www.techlicious.com/tip/complete-guide-to-facebook-privacy-settings/

SACs Assessments Schedule for VCE students

To help you get your study times organised for 2018 the Assessment schedule for Year 12 and Year 11 SACs for 2018 can be downloaded from the links below:

Download the Year 12 SACs schedule

Download the Year 11 SACs schedule

Study Buddies

We would encourage as many students as possible to use the Macalister library for Study Buddies after school. The library is open each night after school with Teachers rostered on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to support students.

Study Buddies also runs every Thursday after school at the Guthridge Campus in the OLC from 3.30 to 4.15pm.

Annual Calendar of Events

You can keep up with important dates and events happening throughout the year by opening our online calendar. If you have your own Google Calendar you can copy events from the School Calendar to yours. Click on an event and a pop up offers you the option to "copy to my calendar".

The calendar is a useful tool to help students with their forward planning for the year.

Click here to open the Sale College Google Calendar

Guthridge Campus Year 9 Electives Subject Handbook

You can download a copy of the handbook from the link below. The handbook contains descriptions of each of the electives on offer for 2018.

Year 9 Electives Subject Handbook

Online access to audio books and a limited selection of eBooks.

The Sale College Library has recently subscribed to Wheelers books for online access to audio books and a limited selection of eBooks. To sign in, students need their student code. The password is Library1. Use the link below to go to the website:

https://salecollege.wheelers.co

You can also choose to download the app from the App Store or Google Play.

Respectful Relationships

Respectful Relationships is a core component of the new Victorian Curriculum. Sale College has been selected as a Lead School to help deliver on this part of the new curriculum. Find out more by going to the new Respectful Relationships page.

Many great resources likeThe Line website are linked to the Respectful Relationships page. This website is for young people. It is about relationships, gender, sex, bystander action, technology and communication.
http://www.theline.org.au/