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International Student Handbook
Auburn High
School 2019
26 Burgess Street, Hawthorn East, VIC 3123, Australia
Telephone : +613 9822 3247 / 03 9822 3247
Website : www.auburnhs.vic.edu.au
Email : [email protected]
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Welcome to Auburn High School---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
Support programs for International Students ----------------------------------------------------------------------3
Local Environment ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
Key Contacts-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
Airport Reception-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5
Important Upcoming Dates----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5
Day Structure ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7
School Values----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7
Punctuality-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7
Absences ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7
Recess and Lunchtime ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7
Organization ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
Canteen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
Medical conditional and allergies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
Travelling to and from school--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9
Public Transport ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9
House System-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9
Leadership Opportunity ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9
Department of Home Affairs Student Visa Conditions------------------------------------------------------------9
PTV Child Myki Concession Information -----------------------------------------------------------------------------13
Translating and Interpreting Services---------------------------------------------------------------------------------13
Adjusting to Life in Australia---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14
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Auburn High School is a government secondary school with a focus on excellence. Our vision is to be a first choice in secondary education, where young people are engaged by high quality teaching to enable them to succeed in their lives. Auburn High School offers excellent facilities and rigorous, innovative teaching programs. We are committed to challenging all students in their learning, promoting enthusiasm for learning, connectedness to the world and a passion for personal excellence.
Auburn High school was deemed an Influence School in 2018 by the Department of Education in student learning growth and achievements.
The school offers a rigorous academic program for all students from years 7-12, with a particular focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics for Years 10 -12. The outstanding facilities include well-equipped classrooms with the latest technology, an English Language Centre, a new modern Science Discovery Centre, a VCE study centre, a lecture theatre, a drama studio, two indoor gymnasiums, Art and Design Centre, specialist laboratories and extensive playing fields. Our international students are from all over the world including China, Vietnam, Cambodia, the USA, Mexico, Malaysia, France, Korea, Germany and India.
Our teaching staff is committed to delivering our vision and building the best possible school. We have created programs that are innovative, engaging and that challenge each student in their learning so that they can work to the best of their ability. Our approach is rich in the use of technology and all students have 1:1 access to netbooks, ipads and desktop computers to support their learning.
Onsite Language Centre: Auburn High School Language Centre is housed in a separate unit on the first floor of the school which has cosy classrooms fitted out with overhead projectors, a small library, and access to dictionaries and class set texts. Language Centre Program is designed to develop students’ language skills in the areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening. The program also aims to provide some Australian cultural knowledge, cross cultural comparisons and language to assist newly arrived students to adjust and settle into their new home.
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Orientation: New students arriving at Auburn High School will attend an age-appropriate and culturally sensitive orientation program including information about the school and our programs, enrolment policy and student code of conduct, local environment and catchment area, international student visa conditions, school support services and extra-curriculum activities, emergency and health services, relevant legal services, general health care and wellbeing, child safe standards and complaints and appeals procedures.
Rich extra-curriculum activities: hobby clubs; debate and public speaking; Sports clubs; music program; interstate tours and excursions to places of cultural and historical significance such as the Museum, the Botanic Gardens, Melbourne Zoo; MCG, the National Gallery, the Shrine of Remembrance, and further afield to places Balart; Lunar New Year Celebration etc.
Wellbeing Support: Our school has a team of health and wellbeing specialists who are available when students and their families need assistance. The wellbeing team is able to assist with personal issues, family issues, study difficulties, attendance issues, school uniform or books. We offer individual counselling, case management, student mediation and the delivery of various programs; along with whole school health promotion activities such as, National Youth Week, RUOK Day and Mental Health Week. We work closely with external services and agencies to ensure our students and their families receive the best support.
Course Counselling and Careers Advise from qualified Careers Centre Staff
Auburn High School is located 6km from Melbourne’s CBD, in the leafy inner-eastern suburb of Hawthorn East. Hawthorn East’s local government area is in the City of Boroondara. At the 2016 Census, Hawthorn East had a population of 14,321.
The school is well serviced by public transport with train, tram and bus connections, many students also cycle to school via the dedicated bicycle path through the abundant local parklands. Fritsch Holzer Park is a large open space, popular for recreational activities. Anderson Park is another significant park in the area and offers panoramic views of the Melbourne CBD.
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Ms Maria Karvouni Ms Kristie Satilmis
Principal, Auburn High School Assistant Principal, Auburn High School
Ms Roslyn Mills Ms Jean Zhang Language Centre Coordinator International Student Program Coordinator
Students requiring airport pickup will be greeted by school staff at the airport meeting point and supported in their arrival at the homestay.
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport International Arrivals. Look for the blue cube pictured below. School staff will be located nearby.
23 January Collection of Books & Notebook 30 January First Day Term 1: Year 7 & VCE Students Resume 31 January First Day Term 1: Year 8, 9 & 10 Students Resume 13 February School Photo Day 22 February AHS Swimming Carnival | French Exchange Arriving 28 February Senior Sports 04 March Intermediate Sport
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08 March Division Swimming 13 March Camp: Year 7’s Departure – Wombat Corner 14 March French Exchange Departing 15 March Camp: Year 7’s Return – Wombat Corner 18 March Year 8 Sport 19 – 22 March Humanities Education Perfect Championship 22 March Year 7 Sport 26 March Division Swimming
23 April First day Term 2, 8:45 am start 25 April ANZAC Day Public Holiday 29 April Girls AFL, Boys Netball 30 April Camberwell Primary Govt Secondary School Evening 6-7pm 02 May English Education Perfect Championship 02 May Information Evening For Prospective Families 07 May Senior Sports 20 May Senior Sports 20 May Camp: Year 8’s Departure – Mt Evelyn 22 May Camp: Year 8’s Return – Mt Evelyn 28 May Division Cross Country 28 May – 04 June Science Education Perfect Championship 06 June Intermediate Sport 14 June Year 7’s Sport 18 June Regional Cross Country 28 June Last day Term 2, 1:15 pm dismissal
15 July First day Term 3, 8:45am start 30 July – 06 August Math’s Education Perfect Championship 05 August Camp: Year 9’s Departure – Wombat Corner 09 August Camp: Year 9’s Return – Wombat Corner 27 August Intermediate Sport 27 August – 03 September Languages Education Perfect Championship 06 September Year 7 Sport 12 September Division Athletics 16 September Year 8 Sport 20 September Last day Term 3
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07 October First day Term 4 11 October Regional Athletics 22 October Year 7 & 8 T20 Cricket 20 December Last Day Term 4
Attendance times: Warning Bell: 08:35 2nd Warning Bell: 8:40 Tutor Group 8:45—8.51 Period 1 8:51—9.51 Period 2 9.51— 10.51 Recess 10.51—11.15 Period 3 11:15—12.15 Period 4 12:15—1.15 Lunch 01.15— 2.00 Period 5 02:00 – 03:00
Students are expected to arrive to class before the period bell, with all equipment and materials, ready to begin. The school day begins at 8.45am. Students should arrive at school by 8.30am to ensure adequate time to go to their lockers and have their books and materials organised.
You should take your equipment for Periods 1 and 2 with you to Tutor Group, including pencil case, text books, folders and Netbook. You should collect all your Period 3 and 4 equipment after Recess. To ensure each lesson be-gins on time, students are not permitted to go to their lockers in between periods.
If you are absent from school unexpectedly due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, please have your guardian phone the Absence Line on 9804 6336 . Alternatively, your guardian should inform the school of your absence via email, note or medical certificate.
If you know in advance that you will be away from school, please notify the office and consult with teachers so they can plan accordingly for your absence.
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We are very fortunate to have spacious and attractive school grounds, including two playing fields, basketball courts and quiet garden areas. Students may not take food to the oval areas.
Downball, basketball and soccer are very popular at recess and lunch. Students are encouraged to bring a ball and get some exercise during break times, but are reminded that they must finish up and make their way back into the buildings at the first bell to ensure they are punctual to class.
Supervised access to the gym occurs on a rotating basis. Check the Newsfeed to see when your year level is scheduled. The Library is open at lunch time as well as before from 8.15am and after school until 4pm.
Keep an eye on the Compass Newsfeed to see when lunchtime activities such as Chess Club are running. If you’d like to start a new lunchtime activity, suggestions are welcome!
If sports shoes are worn to play during break times, students must leave time to change back into correct shoes before going to class.
There are many quiet spots around the school to sit and chat with friends or read a book.
One of the most important skills to develop during the transition to high school is organisation and good time management.
The Homework Planner is a vital tool for organising homework, due dates, keeping track of excursions and other special events. It is also an important means of communication between home and school. Planners will be distributed on the first day of Term 1 and should go home each night and come back to school each morning.
Students should check their timetable each evening and ensure they are prepared for the next day’s classes. Pack any books, equipment, sports uniform, homework in your school bag the night before so you are all set for the next day.
There is a canteen on site, offering a range of hot and cold food and drinks for purchase before school and at recess and lunch times.
It is very important that any medical conditions or allergies are recorded and a management plan provided to the school. See Office staff for the necessary forms.
Students are asked to remember they are representatives of Auburn High School and should conduct themselves accordingly at all times, including during the journey to and from
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school. This includes correctly wearing the full school uniform and behaving in a respectful and considerate manner.
If you are planning to travel to or from school using public transport, there are trams, trains and buses nearby. It is recommended students undergo a ‘trial run’ before the start of the school year. We remind all students to take care when crossing roads and train tracks. Use pedestrian crossings and unplug your earphones before crossing.
All Auburn High School students and teachers are actively involved in the school House system. House names were chosen by students to reflect diversity of endeavour and achievement by outstanding Australians to whom we can all aspire. (Cathy) , (Fred) Hollows(Dame Elizabeth) Murdoch and (Tim) represent achievement in Sports, Science, Philanthropy and the Arts.
Students will be allocated their houses and will contribute to team building activities that reflect the diversity of talents across our student body and which reflect the AHS DARE values of Diversity, Aspiration, Respect and Excellence. This may be through participation in school events such as Arts Week and Science Week, participation in academic competitions, involvement in sporting events and contribution to community projects.
At Auburn, we place a significant emphasis on developing a strong student voice and our student leadership model is based on a vertical house system. International student also get the opportunity to take part in the school leadership program.
Formal Student Leadership positions are available at each level to represent each House. Senior and Middle School vacancies are advertised in Term 4 for the subsequent year and Junior School positions early in Term 1. To be considered for these roles, students must submit a written application and attend an interview. Year 7 students are encouraged to apply.
Current visa conditions can be found on the DHA website1.
Conditions that apply to all student visa holders
The following table describes the mandatory conditions that are attached to all Student visas in the following subclasses.
1 https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Stud/More/Visa-conditions/visa-conditions-students
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Condition number Who this applies to Description
8105 All students You cannot work more than 40 hours per fortnight when your course is in session (other than work which has been registered as a part of the course). A fortnight means any period of 14 days commencing on a Monday and ending at the end of the second following Sunday.
You can work for more than 40 hours per fortnight during recognised vacation periods offered by your education provider.
You cannot start paid work until you have started your course in Australia.
No work limits apply if you are studying a Masters by research or Doctorate course in Australia.
8202 All students You must remain enrolled in a registered course (unless you are a Foreign Affairs or Defence sponsored student or secondary exchange student in which case you must maintain full-time enrolment in your course of study or training).
Note: A registered course is one that is on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) 2.
You must maintain enrolment in a registered course that is the same level as, or at a higher level than, the registered course for which you were granted a visa. See: Changing courses3.
You must maintain satisfactory attendance in your course and course progress for each study period as required by your education provider.
8501 All students You must maintain adequate arrangements for health insurance during your stay in Australia.
Note: Under policy, you must maintain Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).
8516 All students You must continue to satisfy the requirements for grant of your student visa. This means, for example, that you continue to have sufficient financial capacity to support your study and stay in Australia.
8517 All students You must maintain adequate schooling arrangements for your school-age dependents who joined you in Australia for more than 3 months as part of your student visa application.
2 http://cricos.education.gov.au/ 3 https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Trav/Stud/More/Changing-courses
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Condition number Who this applies to Description
8532 All students If you are younger than 18 years of age, you must have accommodation and support, and your general welfare must be maintained for the duration of your stay in Australia.
To maintain your welfare, you must stay in Australia with:
• your parent or legal custodian or
• a relative who has been nominated by your parents or custodians who is aged over 21 and is of good character or
• have accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements in place that have been approved by your education provider.
You must not change your arrangements without the written approval of your education provider.
If your welfare arrangements are approved by your education provider you must not travel to Australia until your welfare arrangements start.
8533 All students You must tell your education provider:
• the address where you live in Australia within seven days of arriving in Australia
• if you change the address where you live within seven days of the change
• if you change education provider within seven days of receiving the electronic confirmation of enrolment certificate or evidence of enrolment.
8535 DFAT/Defence sponsored students
While you remain in Australia, you are not entitled to be granted a further substantive visa, other than:
• a protection visa
• a Student visa (subclass 500) granted on the basis of support from the Commonwealth government or a foreign government.
Note: The effect of this visa condition is that, except in extremely limited circumstances, it will not be possible for you to remain in Australia beyond the date authorised by your visa.
8203 All Iranian citizens studying higher education or postgraduate courses
You must not change your course of study, or your thesis or research topic, unless approval is given by the Department after it has obtained an assessment from the competent Australian authorities. If you are considering changing your thesis, major or research topic you must complete Form 1221 - Additional personal particulars information (PDF 290KB)4 and submit to [email protected]. Your subject line must be '8203/8204 assessment'.
4 https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/FormsAndDocuments/Documents/1221.pdf
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Condition number Who this applies to Description
8204 All Iranian citizens studying higher education or postgraduate courses
We must grant approval for you to start or change a:
• graduate certificate
• graduate diploma
• master’s degree
• doctorate
• a bridging course that is a prerequisite to a course of study or research for a master degree or a doctorate.
You must not start or change course unless we have given approval and we have obtained an assessment from competent Australian authorities. If you are considering changing your course, you must complete Form 1221 - Additional personal particulars information (PDF 290KB)5 and submit [email protected]. Your subject line must be 8203/8204 assessment.
The table below describes the conditions that might be attached to a student visa. You can find your visa conditions in VEVO6.
Conditions that might be attached to a student visa
No. Who this might apply to Description
8303 Any student You must not be involved in activities that are disruptive to, or in violence threaten harm to, the Australian community or a group within the Australian community
8534 Any student While you remain in Australia, you are not entitled to be granted a further substantive visa, other than:
• a protection visa
• a Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485)
• a Student Guardian visa (subclass 590).
8535 Students sponsored by the Commonwealth or a foreign government
While you remain in Australia, you are not entitled to be granted a further substantive visa, other than:
• a protection visa
• a Student visa (subclass 500) granted on the basis of support from the Commonwealth government or a foreign government
Note: The effect of this visa condition is that, except in extremely limited circumstances, it will not be possible for you to remain in Australia beyond the date authorised by your visa.
5 https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/FormsAndDocuments/Documents/1221.pdf 6 https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/Busi/visas-and-migration/visa-entitlement-verification-online-(vevo)
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International undergraduate students can save 50 per cent on an annual myki with an international Undergraduate Student Education pass (iUSEpass) myki card. You can save even more if you usually top up with myki Money. Find out if you're eligible and how to apply. An iUSEpass can save you money even if you’re not in Melbourne all year. You only need to travel in Zone 1+2 for 98 days of the year to make your money back.
Here’s an example…
Zhang Li is an international undergraduate student from China. She travels to classes three days a week, works at a cafe two days a week and goes into the city with friends on weekends. She also goes back to China for three months every year. If Zhang Li travels in Zone 1+2 six days a week, 40 weeks a year, topping up with myki Money costs her $2016. An iUSEpass costs $861.25. She saves $1154.75.
iUSEpass covers all your travel in Melbourne
Your iUSEpass gives you unlimited travel on trains, trams and buses in your institute’s zone. Most institutes are in Zone 1+2, which covers all of metropolitan Melbourne. You can use your iUSEpass for all your travel in Melbourne, even if you’re just going out with friends. It also gives you access to all-night weekend travel on Night Network. Just top up with myki Money if you want to travel outside Zone 1+2.
Eligibility
To be eligible for an iUSEpass, you need to be:
a full-time international student enrolled in a bachelor or associate degree, diploma or advanced diploma studying at an educational institute that’s signed up to the iUSEpass program.
Please note: International exchange students, students with refugee status and recipients of Australian Award Scholarships are already eligible for discounted travel. The iUSEpass doesn’t apply to these students. New Zealand students are eligible for the iUSEpass scheme. Mobile myki is not available for iUSEpass.
For further information please go to https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/tickets/myki/concessions-and-free-travel/children-and-students/international-students/
The Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) is an interpreting service provided by the Department of Home Affairs for people who do not speak English and for agencies and businesses that need to communicate with their non-English speaking clients.
TIS National has:
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• more than 50 years' experience in language services
• access to more than 3000 contracted interpreters across Australia
• access to interpreters speaking more than 160 languages.
We provide:
• Immediate phone interpreting.
• ATIS automated voice-prompted immediate phone interpreting.
• Pre-booked phone interpreting.
• On-site interpreting.
• Illegal Maritime Arrival (IMA) interpreting.
The TIS National immediate phone interpreting service is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year for the cost of a local call for any person or organisation in Australia who needs an interpreter.
For further informaiton please go to https://www.tisnational.gov.au/en/About-TIS-National
While living and studying abroad may be an exciting adventure, it can also present a range of challenges. Having decided to study and live in Australia you will be undertaking adjustments in many areas of your life including cultural, social and academic. It is also important to remember that while these changes are occurring you will be embarking upon a new semester of study (for many of you in a different language) and be away from your usual supports, networks and resources. Adjustment to a new country and culture is a process that occurs gradually and takes time. The values, beliefs, traditions and customs of your home country may vary greatly from those in Australia and adapting to the Australian way of life may take some time. This advice may help:
Listen, observe and ask questions Become familiar with your neighbourhood Become involved Use English in and out of class Ask for help Join extra-curriculum activities Maintain some of the routines and rituals you may have had in your home country. Sense of humour Finally, relax and enjoy the journey!
