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High Notes, Vol 27 No 30, September 25 2026

From the Principal

High Talent

Congratulations to the following students who had Music Performances that have been nominated for possible inclusion in ENCORE:

• William Cahyadi
• Roger He
• Om Kothari
• Jiajin Li
• Alexander Wu

Congratulations to Chris Li (Year 11) who won the runner up prize in the Senior section of the Spirit of Normandy Trust, Young Historian Project in the UK.

Year 12 Farewell

Thank you to the staff, parents and students for making the Year 12 farewell such a special event. Ms Joanna Chan organised a great event that was supported by the P&C. It was great to farewell Year 12 in such a special way. The Year 12 group finished their last weeks with grace and humility and showed how to end their time at school in a harmonious and respectful manner. Well done to the departing Year 12 group for their continued positive behaviour throughout their time at the school.

GPS Athletics Carnival

Well done to all the competitors that represented High over the past weekend. All students worked to the best of their abilities on the day with numerous PBs and very high placings for our 4*100m relay teams. A huge congratulations to MIC Kurt Rich for another well organised season.

Department of Education New Screen Guidelines from 2027

From Term 4 2026 both libraries will become a device-free space for all students during recess.

Junior Library

• Year 7–9 students are not permitted to use their personal laptops, notebooks, or other devices before school, during recess and/or lunch.
• Year 7-9 students may use the school-based computers in the Junior Library for schoolwork and/or printing before school and/or during Lunch 2 only.

Senior Library

• Year 10-12 students are not permitted to use their personal laptops, notebooks, or other devices at recess.

From Term 1 2027 – All classrooms
Maximum time students can spend on their individual devices, such as laptops, desktop computers and iPads:

• Up to 25% of lesson time per subject for Years 7 to 10.
• Up to 50% of lesson time per subject for Years 11 and 12.
• In all cases, these maximum usage times should be considered on average over one week.

Exemptions
Faculties may apply for an exemption to commence this process in 2028 rather than 2027.
George Barris
Relieving Principal