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Congratulations to Brayden Davidson who has claimed Australia’s first athletics gold medal in the Rio Paralympics in the long jump.
Brayden completed Work Place Practices at Marden in 2015.
For his practical investigation he conducted a session at Athletics SA to educate people about the para athletics classification system.

Congratulations to Kyle Chalmers an Olympic gold medallist in the100m Freestyle Swim. An amazing effort. Kyle completed his Stage 2 Workplace Practices at Marden in 2014 and Research Project in 2015.

Marden Senior College offers a comprehensive range of Stage 2 subjects as day and/evening options to support students in other schools with access to preferred subjects or required pathways for SACE completion.
Each year Marden Senior College enrols a large number of students from public and private schools throughout the metropolitan area. This year around 300 students from other secondary schools are studying one or more subjects at Marden.
Marden Senior College offers a comprehensive range of Stage 2 subjects as day and/or evening options to support students in other schools with access to preferred subjects and required pathways for SACE completion. Evening classes run from 5pm – 8pm.

A 30 minute tutorial support time is offered, for each subject, from 4.30pm to 5pm

 Marden Senior College offers Stage 2 students:

• A variety of classes
• Small class sizes
• Supportive and experienced teachers
• The advantages that come with one lesson per week
• Increased study time at your school during the day
• Flexibility to undertake part time employment

For all course enquiries and enrolment information please contact Student Services on :
Tel: 08 8366 2800
Email: enrol@msc.sa.edu.au

Next information session is  5-6pm on 28 January.

Stage 2 Induction & Enrolment Evenings dates are now available. For information and bookings,  click here
http://trybooking.com/JKXF

Next information session is  5-6pm on 28 January 2016.  Stage 2 Induction & Enrolment Evenings dates are now available. For information and bookings, click here
http://trybooking.com/JKXF

offers a series of engaging presentations with practical and easy to understand advice for parents from international and national child development and adolescent experts: –
·         Dr Margy Whalley

·         Andrew Fuller

·         Kirrilie Smout and

·         Jodie Benveniste.

Minister Susan Close will also be hosting panel discussions with the keynote speakers followed by questions from the audience on 14 September 2016.

Information sessions will run from Monday 12 September to Thursday 15 September across 4 key locations within the State that can be viewed online or attended in person.

To view the program, click on the link

Parent-Teacher interviews will be held at Marden Senior College on Thursday 14 May 2015, 4pm to 8pm.

Interviews for each subject are of 10 minutes duration. Students are welcome to attend with parent/caregivers.
To book interview times Marden is using an internet-based booking system called Parent Teacher On-Line (PTO).

Login Information
To access the booking system open the booking link and enter a username (your last name) and password (PIN provided by the system).

If the school has your email address from enrolment on record, either:

• Open the email sent to this account to access login details, or
• Click the Parent-Teacher interview booking link below and:
  • click “Obtain PIN/Password” and enter your email address (this must match the email address on the schools records).
  • Your PIN will then be emailed to you.

If the school does not have an active email address for you on record

• Email the school at info@msc.sa.edu.au to request a login – please include your name and student name, or
• Phone the school on 8366 2804 – bookings can be made over the phone, or help provided to access the internet-based booking system.

To go to booking system click here  

OTHER Information

Full instructions are provided to you after log in. Please note the following points:

• When you log on, the system displays only your own child/children.
• You will only see time slots that are available at the time you are using the system. As time slots are booked for teachers, those time slots are no longer displayed as available. PTO prevents double-booking of teachers or parents/guardians.
• When you have made all the bookings you require, you can download or email a report of your bookings in time order for printing. You can log in and change bookings any time up to 10am on the day of interviews. You can also download a map of the school to showing where to park and where interviews will be conducted.
• If you see this symbol displayed along side the class name, it means this teacher recommends that you book an interview.
• Other parents may be making bookings at the same time. It is possible that a time slot is displayed to you as available, but then is booked by another parent. If you then attempt to book this time slot it will not be available and a message will be displayed to indicate this.
• Interviews will be conducted on site at Marden Senior College. Click here for map

If you encounter any problems using PTO please contact the school office by phone on 8366 2800, or by email to info@msc.sa.edu.au.

Governing Council Constitution Change – Parent Opportunity

Background
Marden Senior College has successfully transitioned from adult re-entry college to specialist senior secondary college with a younger student cohort. Consequently, it is proposed that the membership of the Governing Council be changed to include parents.

Constitution Change and Opportunity
We wish to inform the school community of a proposed change to the Governing Council constitution to include three parents effective from March 2016, when the new group first meet. This presents an opportunity for parents of students who will be enrolled at Marden Senior College in 2016 to join the group.

Role of Governing Council
The Governing Council has oversight of the school budget and the site improvement plan (Strategic Plan). The Governing Council also determines policy and at all times works to support the Principal to ensure that Marden Senior College is a safe and inclusive learning environment at the forefront of modern education practice.

Action
Should you wish to express interest in joining the 2016 Marden Senior College Governing Council, or are seeking further information, contact the principal, Stephen Inglis – email singlis@msc.sa.edu.au or phone 8366 2888.
Interested parents and the school community are also invited to attend the next Governing Council meeting on Monday 19 October 2015 when there will be a vote to approve the constitution change. The following special resolution will be put to the meeting:

That the Governing Council submit an application to the Minister seeking approval to change the Governing Council Constitution Model from:

‘For a school with principally adult students’, to:

‘For a school with all adult students or a mix of continuing and adult students’, as detailed below:

Please contact the principal if you are planning to attend the meeting.