Wednesday, 30 October 2019

VCE exams

Mr BRAYNE (Nepean) (09:57): I just want to wish all the year 12 students in Victoria the very best for their exam period, which has begun today with the English exam underway as we speak right now. In particular I want to wish the students of Rosebud Secondary College, Dromana College and Padua College all the very best as they sit their exams. I remember sitting my all-important VCE exams eight years ago and know the anxiety and nervousness that comes with not just sitting your end-of-year exams but finishing a huge chapter of your life.

I was blessed to go to a school where desks were not an issue, but this has not been the case for all the schools on the peninsula. When I visited all the schools earlier this year Rosebud Secondary College’s desks were just not up to scratch. They were well-worn, graffitied and wobbly—sounds like my uncle! I spoke with the kids and said I would do everything I could to try and ensure they had new desks to work on by the end-of-year exams. With the maintenance blitz funding announced by the Minister for Education a month back, this school was able to use that money for new desks. Our kids should know that when they do these important exams they will not be stymied by desks not able to serve their purpose.

Also, as important as these exams seem right now, the results do not define you or your future. Your attitude matters so much more. So once again I wish all the year 12s a very successful exam period and subsequently a very safe schoolies.