Perth Modern School welcomes interim Principal, Michael Morgan and interim Associate Principal, Christopher Hill. They are joining us from Shenton College.  

Mr Morgan and Mr Hill bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise in running an independent secondary school with Gifted and Talented education programs.

Ms Lesley McDuff has also joined Perth Modern School in the interim as the Executive Assistant for Mr Morgan and Mr Hill.

Mr Morgan and Mr Hill are looking forward to working with the talented students and staff at Perth Modern School for the remainder of Term 4, ensuring a smooth start to the 2022 academic school year.

Interim Associate Principal, Christopher Hill

The Perth Modern School Board has two new parent representatives as elected by parents.

Professor Paul Arthur and Mr Alan Wang are the successful nominees for terms of three years and two years respectively. We thank all parent nominees for their interest in serving on the School Board. 

We also acknowlegde Mr Ajay Warrier for his time on the School Board and we thank him for his input over the last year.

The 2022 Resource Lists are now available, please visit the school website to download the appropriate year group list.

https://www.perthmodern.wa.edu.au/resource-lists/

Specific 'How To' instructions are available on the documents. 

All orders are to be placed by Friday, 10 December 2021.

Perth Modern School invites you and your family to the Christmas Performance on Friday, 3 December 2021.

Events start at 4.00pm with Dance and Ensemble performances in the Cyril Tyler Auditorium. 

It is also a fabulous opportunity to meet and welcome our incoming families for Year 7 and other years in 2022.

We would love to see you there! 

See the below for more details.

The Museum Association welcomes biographical information, photographs and memorabilia related to the School, former staff and ex-students. Please contact the school if you have materials you would like to donate. 

House Day 2021 will be held on Thursday, 16 December 2021, with lots of fun activities planned for students.  

Selections will be made via SSO, please see the link below.

• Students are to select ONE morning and ONE afternoon activity.

• Selection will be unavailable when capacity is reached and group sizes are determined by health & safety requirements.

• Students failing to select by the deadline will be allocated an activity automatically.

• Students are to wear their House shirt and sports uniform.

Login to your Account 

Username: SCSA Student No (as per your report) + HD (Example: 34567890HD)

Password: SCSA Student No

SSO opens on Friday, 3 December at 6.00pm.

SSO closes on Tuesday, 7 December at 1.00pm.

Sleep patterns change in the teenage years, but your teenage child still needs plenty of good-quality sleep for health, memory and energy. Here’s how to help:

Sleep and teenagers: 12-18 years | Raising Children Network

As part of the curriculum, when using the internet, we encourage students to have a safe, positive experience online and to be aware of their digital footprint. Please discuss with your child their online interactions. Include in your conversations school apps like Connect and OneNote, different social media platforms, and email communications.  A useful website to assist parents and students is www.esafety.gov.au

A reminder to parents and caregivers of current Year 9 students that the new Senior Years uniform items are required for Term 1 2022. This includes the new male and female polo shirt and the new plaid skirt.

Please check the school Facebook and Instagram pages for the announcement of the next 20% off sale at Lowes. 

Students who have a permanent or temporary disability, illness and/or specific learning disability that could disadvantage them in demonstrating their knowledge, skills and understandings in standard assessments may have their school apply to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority for them to sit ATAR course examinations under special arrangements. Applications can be made for the written and/or practical examinations.  Application forms must be completed by the school, with supporting information supplied by external consultants where relevant. 

The granting of special examination arrangements is not automatic, but takes into account medical and/or psychometric evidence plus supporting school-based information related to the candidate’s ability to access the examination. The role of special examination arrangements is to provide reasonable access to an examination.  Each application is considered individually, with decisions based on the nature of each examination to be sat by the candidate.

In you are interested in applying for Special Arrangements for ATAR in 2022, please contact Penelope at 9392 6810. 

The application for theoretical examinations are due on Monday, 7 March 2022.

The application for practical examinations are due on Monday, 4 July 2022.

P&C Meeting

Our next P&C meeting is the Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday, 15 February 2022 at 7.00PM in the McCusker Boardroom in the Beasley Building.  A P&C Sundowner to welcome all parents and interested citizens is scheduled prior to the AGM.  A link to the agenda and instructions to join online will be posted on our Facebook page. 

If you would like the P&C to discuss or address a particular issue, please email:

Phil Marshall – president@perthmodernpandc.com.au

or Jeet Ghosh – secretary@perthmodernpandc.com.au

Cyber Security Training at Comtech - FREE (Students aged 15 to 24)

Comtech Training based in Welshpool in conjunction with the Department of Training and Workforce Development (DTWD) are offering the Introduction to Cyber Security Skill Set. This is a unique opportunity to partake in a fee free State Government funded two week, or 20 evening, training courses to learn the basics of network engineering and Cyber security. The course is run for either two weeks fulltime or  over 20 evenings.  Download the information below for further information. 

CREATE will be offered in January 2022. The one day workshops will be held on six days in January.  This program is offered at no cost to participating students.

The program is designed to support the teaching and learning of STEM subjects for students and is suitable for students who will be enrolled in Years 9 to 12 in 2022.

Please see the flyer for further details.