Tenison Woods College

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Tenison Woods College
Matthew 5:16)
DenominationRoman Catholic
Established2001; 23 years ago (2001)
PrincipalDavid Mezinec
Staff150+
YearsR–12
Number of students1,300+
Colour(s)Blue and navy blue   
Websitetenison.adl.catholic.edu.au

Tenison Woods College is an Australian

Matthew 5:16
) which is displayed on the school logo. Tenison Woods College has over 1,300 students and over 150 staff members.

Development

Tenison Woods has continued improvement in academic, sporting and available facilities. The school has opened the Aston Fields, which includes a full-sized soccer field and a flexible learning centre, a multimillion-dollar double story expansion for the senior students & the gilap-wanga Learning community. Its sporting achievements include winning the year 10 South Australian State Girls Netball Final.

Education

Tenison Woods has a high Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) result. An average of 23% of students from 2007[1] to 2009[2] received a TER of 90 or higher, whilst an average of 45% received a TER of 80 or higher over the same period.[1][2]

Tenison Woods is one of a few schools that has a system where from year 10, the student starts the next year level a few months earlier (for example, if the student is in year 11, the last semester/term of the year they go into year 12 ).[citation needed] This helps students prepare for year 12 examinations by giving them more study time.[specify]

Tension Woods College offers a course Generations in Jazz Academy.[3] According to the school's website, the course contains an excellent balance of performance and academic units. It can be undertaken on a one-year, full-time basis.[4] The course involves, Improvisation, Jazz Theory Aural Training, Jazz History, Large Ensemble and Business of Music.

See also

References

  1. ^
    Mount Gambier, South Australia: Tenison Woods College. 2007. p. 2. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  2. ^
    Mount Gambier, South Australia: Tenison Woods College. 2009. Archived from the original
    on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  3. Mount Gambier, South Australia: Tenison Woods College. 2007. Archived from the original
    on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  4. Mount Gambier, South Australia: Tenison Woods College. 2007. Archived from the original
    on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011. It is the only course in Australia, including Universities that will offer this unit as 80 minutes a day, five days a week ... Your first performance will be as special guests with James Morrison at the Generations in Jazz weekend.

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