新金山中文学校校长信箱 （18/11/2021）Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School Principal’s Message
各位老师、同学和家长：
大家好！我写这封信的前两天，我校12年级学生参加了2021年度VCE高考的中文考试。本届VCE毕业班学生在过去的两年中，经历了全球爆发百年一遇的疫情，所有学校的教学大部分时间都在网上开展。我们中文学校VCE12年级的学生们，在老师们的带领和家长们的支持下坚持学习，很多单元的测验也都在网上进行。但是，没有一位同学因此而退学，师生们克服各种难以想象的困难，圆满完成VCE中文课程的学习并充满自信地走进VCE中文高考考场。我在这里向VCE12年级的师生和家长们表示感谢和祝贺，感谢所有老师的辛勤付出、精心指教，感谢所有家长的用心良苦、陪伴孩子学好中文，祝愿所有毕业班的同学们考出理想的好成绩。我们对你们充满信心！
这个周末，将有560多位学生参加我校明年各年级（包括VCE）精英班的招生考试，他们中有我校和非我校的学生。我希望所有参加考试的同学们不用太紧张，精英班考试不是高考，侧重的是中文基础知识及其掌握程度。当然，由于精英班有录取名额限制，肯定会有些同学会被安排到普通中文班学习。这是2022精英班第一次招生考试，我请没有录取的同学也不用灰心，将来如在普通班学习成绩优异，可经由班主任老师推荐再考精英班的。这里，祝同学们考试顺利。
上个周末，学校发出了2022年学生付费、注册通知，在短短两天时间里已有数百位学生家长转账付费并在网上填写了学生信息表。还有不少家长这几天来咨询具体学费金额，表示会尽快转账付费。我感谢家长们对学校的理解和支持。由于疫情带给大家的一些生活方式的改变，比如尽可能减少公众接触已被大家逐渐接受。事实上，学费转账、网上注册，安全、方便、快捷。当然，在实际运作中如产生任何问题的话，我们的技术人员会及时维护、更新。请家长们仔细阅读班主任老师发出的交费通知，按照上面提供的指南转账交费（截屏保留存根）、网上填表完成注册。
我们鼓励大家尽可能在网上完成转账、注册。我们的“早鸟”付费优惠（平均优惠20%）将保持至12月19日。考虑到有些家长需要用银行卡、信用卡、支票或现金支付，我们从本周起安排每个周末（至12月18日/19日止）在各校区安排现场接待。具体安排如下：
亲子学校学生 （周六：9AM—4PM）：
地点：Koonung Secondary College
615 Elgar Rd, Mont Albert North / Box Hill North
早教学前、Mt Waverley总校、VCE中文部学生（周六/周日：9AM—4PM）：
地点：Senior Campus, Mt Waverley Secondary College
100 Stephensons Rd, Mt Waverley 3149
（精英部1-9年级学生现场接待也在总校，从11月27日起开始）
为保障师生和家长们的健康安全，我们根据教育部的规定，所有参与接待的员工都完成了疫苗接种，要求所有进入校区的成年人必须扫描并出示疫苗接种证明，请大家注意校区内的指示牌，保持社交距离。如果你与疫情患者有接触，有发烧或感冒症状等请勿上门。请在室内戴上口罩。
我们要求：除非必要，目前早教学前、1-5年级学生家长尽可能上午来学校办理付费注册手续，6-11年级学生家长可在下午来学校付费注册。
此外，我们开通了招生咨询热线：周二至周五（9:00—4:00）03-9888 1688，也欢迎大家发邮件咨询：[email protected] （或查看学校官网上各校区的电话和电邮）。
本学期最后几周我们保持网课不变，周末网上见！
胡培康
校长
新金山中文学校是一所旨在保护儿童安全的社区语言学校，如果您对我校的有关儿童安全相关政策有任何疑问或建议，请登陆我校网站 https://xjs.vic.edu.au/child-safety/或致电98881688进行查询，也可发邮件至[email protected]
Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School
Principal’s Message
Dear teachers, students and parents,
Two days before I prepare this letter, our VCE 12 students participated the 2021 VCE Chinese final exams. In the last two years, they have encountered Covid-19 pandemic and most of their VCE studies have been conducted online. In XJS, they have never stopped their efforts on weekends and kept learning Chinese with great support from their teachers and parents and many SAC tests have also been conducted online. Having overcome unimaginable difficulties, they have completed their VCE learning and participated the final exam with confidence. I would like to present my sincere appreciation and congratulation to all the VCE 12 students for their hard work, to the teachers who have contributed their passion and efforts and to the parents who have accompanied their children with care and love. I wish VCE 12 students all the best and hope they could make great achievements in the final exams. Yes, you can do it!
This weekend, about 560 students (including VCE students) would enter the selective entry tests for Accelerated Chinese Program of the school among whom some are from XJS and some are from other schools. I hope you stay clam in the tests. This is not a VCE test, but a way to see how much you have got in the basic Chinese language skills. Due to the limited places available, some students might turn out joining the general Chinese classes in the end. However, don’t be upset now. This is the first 2022 selective entry test. You still have the second chance when you perform well in your class and your class teacher could recommend you enter the selective entry test again. I wish you good luck in the tests.
Last weekend, when we sent out the 2022 enrolment and payment notices, over hundreds of parents made the payment and completed the Student Information Form online within two days. There have been many parents asking for tuition fees to be paid in the last few days claiming they would make the payment soon. I would like to thank you all for your great support. Due to the influence of Covid-19, we have changed the ways we live and many have accepted them as routine now such as keeping social distance, etc. Online payment and enrolment are safer, more convenient and efficient for all of us. If there is any issue raised, our IT staff would try their best to solve it. Please read the payment notices carefully and make the payment (please screenshot the payment confirmation) and complete the form online.
We encourage you to make the payment and enrolment online if possible. Our Early Bird payment benefits (20% discount in average) would be available by 19 Dec, 2021. If you would like to pay by debit card, credit card, cheque or cash, onsite enrolment would be open (on weekends only) from this coming weekend till 18/19 Dec, 2021. The venues are as follows:
Students of Boxhill campus (Sat: 9am-4pm)
Venue: Koonung Secondary College
615 Elgar Rd, Mt Albert North / Boxhill North
Students of MWN campus, MW senior campus, VCE (Sat/Sun: 9am-4pm)
Venue: Mt Waverley Secondary College, Senior Campus
100 Stephensons Rd, Mt Waverley 3149
(ACP Year 1-9 students onsite enrolment would be available from 27 Nov 2021 on the Senior Campus of MWSC)
To keep the health and safety of all our students, teachers and parents, as requested by DET, all the staff involving onsite enrolment are fully vaccinated and all the adults entering the onsite venues are required to scan QR Code for check-in and present their Covid-19 vaccination certificates. Please read the instruction signs onsite and keep social distance. If you have close contact with positive cases, or if you have symptoms of fever or cold related symptoms, please do not visit our onsite venues. Face masks are mandatory indoors onsite.
Please be aware: If possible, parents of Early-learning, prep and Year 1-5 students are expected to visit the onsite venues in the morning and parents of Year 6-11 students are expected to visit the onsite venues in the afternoon.
The enrolment hotline 03-9888 1688 is now open Tuesday to Friday (9am-4pm). You are also welcome to send email to: [email protected] (or visit our school website for campus contact details).
We would remain remote learning till the end of Term 4.
Let’s see you this weekend online.
Yours sincerely,
Kevin Hu, Principal
Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School is a Child Safe community language school. If you have any concern and suggestions regarding the school’s child safe policy, please feel free to visit https://xjs.vic.edu.au/child-safety/ or call us at 9888 1688 or email us at [email protected].
