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Sta? Condi ons of Service: Thornlie Chris an College con nues to endeavour to remain compe ve in the employment market. The Board has con nued to work to ensure that Thornlie Chris an College’s salary structure is compe ve within the current market by benchmarking it against the Catholic Educa on O?ce’s salary structures. The Board-Sta? Liaison Commi ee provides an avenue for open discussion in order to ensure that the College’s condi ons-of-service are compe ve and equitable. Primary School: The Primary School is double streamed from Kindergarten to Year 6. The Head of Primary School and Primary Curriculum Coordinator have con nued to coordinate the development of a strong rela onship with the Numeracy & Literacy Na onal Partnership which has resulted in con nued, measureable improvements in most areas of Na onal Tes ng through the development of data-driven teaching in the Primary School. In addi on, Learning Area Guardians further the best interests of the respec ve core subjects in the Primary School. Our NAPLAN and WAMSE results provide evidence of the improvements that are being achieved as a result of these ini a ves and structures. The Primary School engages in Learning Journeys each term that enrich the children’s learning experience and o?er parents an opportunity to become immersed in the learning process. The Primary School provides the following specialist sta?: Informa on Technology Physical Educa on LOTE (Bahasa Indonesian) Learning Support Secondary School: Addi onal sta?ng in the Senior School has enabled us to broaden our curriculum o?ering in 2012. In 2012 we had a 100% pass rate in Year 12 and all of the students who planned on studying at university were successful in securing a place. Teaching Sta? in the Senior School provide free tutoring for students in every subject. LOTE (Bahasa Indonesian) students are able to select Indonesian through to Year 12. Our Arts programme is growing from strength to strength under the supervision of our specialist teachers. Our students are performing and achieving to a high standard in Drama, Art and Music and our Hospitality Department has gained in popularity and achieved excellent outcomes in 2012. Buildings & Infrastructure: We have spent 2012 becoming accustomed to the wealth of opportuni es that our new Library and Mul -Purpose Hall have provided for us. With these two projects complete, the College has been blessed to see its Building programme advanced signi?cantly. For the ?rst me in the College’s history we now have a place where the en re College community can meet in one place. Addi onally, the Hall provides an ideal venue and equipment for ?ve spor ng codes: Indoor Soccer, Basketball, Netball, Volley Ball & Badminton. The addi on of a substan al portable stage and audio-visual equipment has enabled the College to host its own func ons, Awards Evenings and Assemblies on campus for the ?rst me in the College’s history. Our new Library provides students with a centre for learning that encourages them to think outside the box, u lising both formal book research and technology-based research to enhance their learning. The library has been designed to be added on to in future building programmes so that it will eventually become the ICT/Media/Library hub of the College. The Primary School is u lising its new waterproof undercover area and Senior Primary Play Area wi ?X??\?\?Y ?? Y?[[? ?YH??\? ??\?Y ?[?Y?K?[ ^KX\?X\?[? HX\? HX\??[???[? ?H???]?H ?YKX?? ?[? ??X???H?[? K?YX\? H ^H\?XH\??Y[? ?Y?{? X?[? H[\ ??Y ? ??YH[?[??X?[??[??\??Y[???] ? ? Y[? ?\? \?[? \?\ ?Y[?HH ?H\?X?Y]?Y?] ?[?[?? ?\?[ ??????\? ? Y[? ?[?????[][?] H ?[H??\ ?H ?[??^H???H H?P???? ? H??][] H[???Y[??H????\??Y[? ??YY ?]H ??? ?X?[????? ?H \??Y?H???H?H ?YH? H?X??\?H???? ? H?\?????\??\?H ??YY??[?X??\?H? Y[? ????'PYH?[ ?{? ??[? H?[?[?????\?[?X?Y \? ????Y[??\??\??X?[ [H?? \?[??[? ? L??'B????QB????T?PS?????Q?B??