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        <title>News</title>
        <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au</link>
        <description>St Ives High School</description>
        <language>en-au</language>
        <copyright>Copyright 2020, Department of Education</copyright>
        <dc:language>en-au</dc:language>
        <dc:rights>Copyright 2020, Department of Education</dc:rights>
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            <title>Asbestos discovered within St Ives High School buildings</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2020/2/asbestos_discovered_within_st_ives_high_school_buildings_26_february_2020_asbestos_has_recently_been_found_at_st_ives_high_school_find_out_what_this_means_for_you.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Asbestos discovered within St Ives High School buildings 26 February 2020&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2020/2/Asbestos_discovery.pdf" title="asbestos doc"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find out what this means for you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:28:04 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2020-02-26T15:28:04Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Art Express Success</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2020/2/art-express-success.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Artexpress Success&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We congratulate Kate Farkas, class of 2019, whose HSC Visual Arts&amp;nbsp;Body of Work is now being exhibited at Hazelhurst Art Centre&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 14:31:14 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2020-02-18T14:31:14Z</dc:date>
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            <title>St Ives High Gifted and Talented Program 2021</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2020/2/st-ives-high-gifted-and-talented-program-2021.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;St Ives High Gifted and Talented Program 2021&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;2021 YEAR 7 GIFTED AND TALENTED TEST&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wednesday, 8 April 2020 : 8.45 am to 12.30 pm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;St Ives High School Assembly Hall, Yarrabung Road, St Ives&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;Cost:&amp;nbsp; $10 (non refundable)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Applications close 3&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; April 2020&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2020/2/Form_2021_year_7_GandT_online_Application_Page_2i_UPDATED.docx"&gt;2021 Year 7 Gifted and Talented test application form&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From 2020 St Ives High School will be using CogAT testing (through the Australian Council for Educational Research, ACER) to screen and test students for our Gifted and Talented classes in 2021.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;By&amp;nbsp;entering your address into the following website you can check&amp;nbsp;if you reside in the St Ives High School feeder area, which would make your child eligible&amp;nbsp;to attend our school.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://my.education.nsw.gov.au/school-finder"&gt;https://my.education.nsw.gov.au/school-finder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As per Department of Education policy, public&amp;nbsp;schools are unable to accept enrolments from out of area residents once they have exceeded their enrolment cap. We have exceeded our cap and therefore will not be taking out of area&amp;nbsp;enrolments into&amp;nbsp;our Gifted and Talented Program.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you have any queries, please contact Mrs Patricia Gettens or Mr Tim Smith the Program Coordinators, on email &lt;a href="mailto:stivesh.gat@det.nsw.edu.au"&gt;stivesh.gat@det.nsw.edu.au&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 13:05:28 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2020-02-19T13:05:28Z</dc:date>
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            <title>2020 Swimming Carnival</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2020/2/2020-swimming-carnival.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The school swimming carnival is coming up on Tuesday 11th February at Hornsby Aquatic Centre. Download our program of events here.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2020/2/2020_swimming_program_.pdf"&gt;Swimming program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:22:42 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2020-02-04T12:22:42Z</dc:date>
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            <title>St Ives High School Open Afternoon</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2020/2/st-ives-high-school-open-afternoon.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;St Ives High School Open Afternoon is on 25 February 3.30-6.30pm. More details coming soon...&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 13:22:47 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2020-02-03T13:22:47Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Coronavirus - Department of Education statement</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2020/1/coronavirus-department-of-education-statement.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="sws-lead-paragraph"&gt;The department is working with the Ministry of Health to monitor and respond to the unfolding international novel coronavirus situation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Get up-to-date information about the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/school-safety/novel-coronavirus"&gt;department's response to novel coronavirus&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:29:33 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2020-02-04T12:29:33Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Are you #Ready2020?</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2020/1/are-you-ready2020.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="sws-lead-paragraph"&gt;Hints, tips and resources to make a great start to the new school year – whether it’s your first day of high school or you’ve been here a while.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We work hard to make sure every student is known, valued and cared for – even before they walk into the classroom on Day 1, Term 1.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We’ve got great advice and &lt;a href="https://education.nsw.gov.au/back-to-school-high"&gt;resources for high school&lt;/a&gt;, no matter what year you’re heading into...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For families of students starting Year 7:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;download our Getting ready for high school booklet&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;read our top tips for a smooth transition.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For families of returning students:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;visit the back to school checklist to make a hassle-free start to the year&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;download the 2020 calendar to stay organised all year&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;check out our hints for setting up a study space.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Video – #Ready2020: First day at high school&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Duration – 1:00&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:42:38 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2020-01-21T15:42:38Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Ready2020</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2020/1/ready2020.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;We are looking forward to welcoming our new Year 7 students in a couple of weeks time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
This helpful guide by the Department of Education has been designed to help parents and students with the transition from primary school to high school:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/back-to-school"&gt;https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/back-to-school&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:02:18 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2020-01-31T16:02:18Z</dc:date>
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            <title>SchoolTV</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2020/1/schooltv.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;St Ives High School presents SchoolTV, an excellent resource which aims to address a variety of modern day challenges&amp;nbsp;in raising happy, well and resilient young people. This&amp;nbsp;new online resource is designed to empower you as parents with credible and sound information with realistic, practical ongoing support strategies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/content/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/www/supporting-our-students/schooltv.html"&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to go to our school webpage to access this information.&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:02:19 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2020-01-22T10:02:19Z</dc:date>
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            <title>HSC Results 2019</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/12/hsc-results-20190.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Congratulations to the class of 2019!&lt;br&gt;
They have worked consistently over the past two years and have been rewarded with wonderful HSC results today. We couldn't be more proud!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A special mention goes to our seven &amp;quot;All Rounders&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kate F&lt;br&gt;
Amin H&lt;br&gt;
Rojina P&lt;br&gt;
Daniel P&lt;br&gt;
Mitchell R&lt;br&gt;
Mel S&lt;br&gt;
Kian T&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and to&lt;br&gt;
&amp;quot;Top Achiever&amp;quot; in Earth and Environmental Science, Mina K.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well done!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And to all our Year 12s, while the newspapers don't report on all those &amp;quot;nearly-band-6s&amp;quot; or notice all those students who sneaked over the line from a Band 4 to a 5, we see you and we are so impressed by your achievements! Hard work will take you far in life and you have definitely earned your stripes in this regard!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We wish you a restful break and all the best for your future endeavours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/hsc-results-2019-james-ruse-tops-the-hsc-for-the-24th-time-as-a-bolter-takes-second-20191217-p53klb.html"&gt;https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/hsc-results-2019-james-ruse-tops-the-hsc-for-the-24th-time-as-a-bolter-takes-second-20191217-p53klb.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:17:28 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-12-18T12:17:28Z</dc:date>
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            <title>NSW schools respond to bushfires</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/11/nsw-schools-respond-to-bushfires.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Many schools are responding to the catastrophic fire rating that is affecting communities across the state this week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are continuously updating the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/school-safety"&gt;School safety page&lt;/a&gt; with a list of government and non-government schools, as well as TAFE NSW campuses that are currently non-operational.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While some schools are temporarily non-operational due to localised fires, many others in high-risk areas are non-operational as a precautionary measure.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Schools in some areas are being used as emergency evacuation centres at the direction of the Rural Fire Service.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For schools that are currently operational, school pickups and dropoffs will continue as usual. If your school is currently non-operational, it will likely remain so tomorrow.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Large scale distressing events affect our school communities in many ways.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/media/headspace-mental-health-March-2019.pdf"&gt;Headspace’s mental health support resource (PDF 100.52KB)&lt;/a&gt; is available to help students, teachers and school staff respond to the bushfires.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/school-safety"&gt;School safety page&lt;/a&gt; for updates. The department’s&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/NSWDepartmentofEducation/"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/nsweducation"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; accounts will also provide updates during this period.&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:03:17 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-11-11T17:03:17Z</dc:date>
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            <title>St Ives High School bushfire update</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/11/st-ives-high-school-bushfire-update.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The NSW Department of Education and Emergency Services are in constant communication with regard to the catastrophic fire alert for tomorrow. At this stage our school will be operating, business as usual. Any updates or reports will be communicated immediately with you.&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2019 21:41:02 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-11-11T21:41:02Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Water Awareness 2019</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/10/water-awareness-2019.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Download and fill in the attached permission note for this year's Water Awareness program.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This should be returned with the permission slip, indicating swimming ability by Friday, 25th October 2019.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2019/10/Year_7_permission_note_Water_Awareness_2019.pdf"&gt;Permission Note&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:26:16 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-10-24T09:26:16Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Grab a ticket to Schools Spectacular 2019</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/10/grab-a-ticket-to-schools-spectacular-2019.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Will you be joining us at Schools Spectacular 2019? Tickets are on 
sale now. Experience our live show featuring a cast of thousands of 
public school students from across metropolitan, rural and remote 
regions of NSW.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Students from different ages, cultures and 
backgrounds will share the spotlight as they dance, play and sing for 
you. Choose from one of our four massive performances at Qudos Bank 
Arena on Friday 22 November and Saturday 23 November.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This year's events will feature:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;more than 380 schools&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;5,500 performers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a 3000-strong choir&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2,300 dancers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;an 80-piece symphony orchestra&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;a world-class stage band.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Group bookings&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Need to make a group booking for over 10 people? Complete the &lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/global/schools-spectacular/Schools_Preview_2019_Order_Form.pdf"&gt;Schools Preview Order Form 2019 (PDF 110KB)&lt;/a&gt; to attend the discounted 11am Friday matinee. The Friday matinee is discounted for school students and accompanying teachers. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you’d like to grab a spot at one of the other three remaining shows complete the &lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/global/schools-spectacular/Group_Booking_Form_2019.pdf"&gt;Group Booking Form 2019 (PDF 110KB)&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Tickets for you and your family and friends&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.schoolsspectacular.com.au/the-show/tickets/"&gt;Save you and your family a spot online&lt;/a&gt; or by phone on 132 849.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Video – Schools Spectacular 2019&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Duration: 0:26&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 17:22:27 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-10-23T17:22:27Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Book yourself in for Reading Hour</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/9/book-yourself-in-for-reading-hour.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;This Australian Reading Hour, encourage your child to discover or rekindle their love of a good book. Take the time to learn, escape and relax on Thursday 19 September and read for one hour.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Reading has been shown to reduce stress by 68% more than listening to music, going for a walk, or having a cup of tea.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Take the Book Swap Challenge&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We all have favourite books that we come back to again and again.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To help celebrate Reading Hour take our Book Swap Challenge. We want students, teachers, staff and parents to try reading something new on the day. To get involved, simply pair up with someone and swap your favourite books.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Take a photo and tag it with #ReadingHour so we can see how you got involved.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Video –&amp;nbsp;Ben Law asks students about their favourite author&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Duration: 1:18&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Author and&amp;nbsp;#ReadingHour&amp;nbsp;ambassador&amp;nbsp;Benjamin Law&amp;nbsp;talks with some of our students about their favourite books.&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:13:10 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-09-12T12:13:10Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Year 11 Exams</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/9/year-11-exams.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Year 11 exams begin this week. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="timetable" href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2019/9/Year_11_Yearly_V2_timetable.pdf"&gt;Exam timetable.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 15:23:15 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-09-10T15:23:15Z</dc:date>
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            <title>How to be smart and safe on social media</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/9/how-to-be-smart-and-safe-on-social-media.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Use our new &lt;a href="https://www.digitalcitizenship.nsw.edu.au/"&gt;Digital Citizenship&lt;/a&gt; toolkit to empower your child to understand how their online behaviour affects themselves and others.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You and your child can find information on:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;how to ‘be positive’ by understanding online behaviour and its effect&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;'be smart’ by thinking critically and being digitally aware&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;'be safe’ by protecting your security, privacy and wellbeing.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;A toolkit to empower you and your child&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can find articles and videos to equip and empower your child to minimise the risks and maximise the opportunities in our digital future.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We’ve partnered with leading researchers to produce a curated toolkit – aligned to the curriculum – which teachers and you can share with the young people in your lives.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Guide your child through important concepts such as:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;managing privacy settings in social media&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;collaborating online&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;avoiding scams and hoaxes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;understanding the law when it comes to online speech&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Internet banking, shopping online and much more.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Keep your child safe and happy online&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit and bookmark the &lt;a href="https://www.digitalcitizenship.nsw.edu.au/"&gt;Digital Citizenship website&lt;/a&gt;. We’ll continue to add articles and resources to ensure the best possible tools are available to help you guide your child to be positive, smart and safe online.&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:28:39 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-09-05T11:28:39Z</dc:date>
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            <title>St Ives High School Upgrade</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/9/st-ives-high-school-upgrade.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Click here for further information about the current building upgrades going on at St Ives High School.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.schoolinfrastructure.nsw.gov.au/projects/s/st-ives-high-school.html"&gt;https://www.schoolinfrastructure.nsw.gov.au/projects/s/st-ives-high-school.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2019 21:47:59 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-09-02T21:47:59Z</dc:date>
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            <title>What’s next after high school?</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/8/what-s-next-after-high-school-.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Is your child in Year 9 to 12 curious about their career choices? Now they can use LifeLauncher, a free online tool to explore and simplify their career choices.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Your child can explore courses and careers in-depth, at their own pace, anytime, anywhere and on any device. The tool includes 4,000 careers and 1,500 course options, all in one place.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;How does it work?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Encourage your child to jump online and complete the 5-minute personality and subject quizzes to be matched to a range of career options that suit their passions and strengths.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If they take both quizzes, they’ll get more refined suggestions. They can even create free online pinboards to shortlist the courses and jobs that interest them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When your child creates an account, they can save their searches and build a real understanding of the opportunities and pathways open to them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;What can your child learn about their career options?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Your child can explore the weekly salary of the career options they’re interested in. They’ll also find the employment and growth rates of those careers and the number of workers currently in those fields in Australia.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each career option shows them the education they need as well as other related careers. They can follow links to other sites to find out more about a course to help them find the best provider for them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Launch into the future today&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Use this tool to chat with your child about their post-school options in a meaningful way.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspire your child to find their career match today at &lt;a href="https://www.lifelauncher.nsw.gov.au/"&gt;LifeLauncher.nsw.gov.au.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 11:26:57 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-08-30T11:26:57Z</dc:date>
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            <title>St Ives High School Art Exhibition</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/8/st-ives-high-school-art-exhibition.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Visual Arts Exhibition. Opening Night 3rd September 7-9pm&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:18:04 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-08-21T12:18:04Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Education Week – Every student, every voice</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/8/education-week---every-student--every-voice.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;We are celebrating our students and their powerful voices this &lt;a href="https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/education-week"&gt;Education Week&lt;/a&gt; Monday 5 August to Friday 9 August. Every year Education Week celebrates the achievements of public schools, our students and the value of public education.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This year, the theme is Every student, every voice. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join us for &lt;strong&gt;#EdWeek19&lt;/strong&gt; as we celebrate our students and their power to shape the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Video – #EdWeek19 –  Every student, every voice&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Duration: 0:34&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:55:34 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-08-01T12:55:34Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Revitalising our school hall</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/7/cross-country-2019-.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;An opportunity exists for those residing in the Davidson electorate* to vote for a grant to refurbish our St Ives High School hall. Please visit &lt;a href="http://mycommunityproject.service.nsw.gov.au/"&gt;mycommunityproject.service.nsw.gov.au&lt;/a&gt; to vote #1 St Ives High School.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Davidson electorate - Belrose, Castle Cove, Davidson, East Killara, East Lindfield, KIllara, Forestville, Frenchs Forest, Gordon, Lindfield, Oxford Falls, Pymble, Roseville, Roseville Chase, St Ives and St Ives Chase.&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 14:45:53 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-07-25T14:45:53Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Creative and Active Kids vouchers now available</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/6/creative-and-active-kids-vouchers-now-available.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Creative kids can now put a $100 voucher towards extra-curricular creative activities outside of school.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Together with &lt;a href="https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-active-kids-voucher"&gt;Active Kids&lt;/a&gt;, this program aims to encourage more NSW children to participate in a range of extra-curricular activities such as coding, languages, circus, performing arts and visual arts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Parents can apply for one $100 voucher for each child enrolled in school on the &lt;a href="https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/campaign/creative-kids"&gt;Creative Kids&lt;/a&gt; website and use it towards the cost of registration, participation or tuition. You just redeem the voucher with a &lt;a href="https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/find-creative-kids-provider"&gt;registered provider&lt;/a&gt; in your area when making your payment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a great opportunity for your child to become involved in a range of activities that will build on their education, growth and development.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Service NSW is working with industry bodies to deliver the program.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information, contact Service NSW on 137 788 or &lt;a href="mailto:creativekids@service.nsw.gov.au"&gt;creativekids@service.nsw.gov.au&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:28:51 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-06-14T11:28:51Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Zone Athletics Program</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/6/zone-athletics-program.html</link>
            <description></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:25:26 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-06-06T14:25:26Z</dc:date>
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            <title>The Game Changer Challenge is back</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/5/the-game-changer-challenge-is-back.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;It’s not too late to become a Game Changer with applications for the Education Week challenge due by 7 June.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Game Changer Challenge brings 16 teams from public schools across NSW  – eight from primary and eight from secondary – to Sydney during Education Week in August for a three-day, intensive design-thinking workshop.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Game Changer workshops, which start on Tuesday 6 August, includes teacher training in the use of design thinking as a teaching methodology and its application for school planning.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It also includes a team competition where schools will work under the guidance of experts from industry and academia to develop a solution to this year’s critical question: How might we humanise technology?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Department of Education Secretary Mark Scott has encouraged students and teachers to get behind the event as it highlights the critical thinking students will need to develop to succeed in the future.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The Game Changer Challenge is an exciting initiative that helps educate and inform our students and teachers on how to integrate the problem-solving methodology of design thinking into the classroom,” Mr Scott says.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“It embraces the 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; century skills our students will need to thrive in a globalised world such as collaboration, creative thinking and communication.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“This is a wonderful opportunity for our students at all levels to be involved in discussing and addressing a real-world issue that will affect their future lives. I encourage every school to get involved.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The challenge is designed to make strong learning and teaching connections to the NSW syllabus specifically in the area of developing general capabilities such as critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, communication and problem-solving.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The challenge also provides teachers with an opportunity to gain exposure to the design thinking process and includes teacher resources to introduce this creative problem-solving methodology into the classroom.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Finalists will be selected based on a 60-second video that showcases your team’s vision around the question of humanising technology.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information email &lt;a href="mailto:edweek@det.nsw.edu.au"&gt;edweek@det.nsw.edu.au&lt;/a&gt; or visit the &lt;a href="https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/education-week/game-changer-challenge"&gt;Game Changer Challenge page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2019 11:42:51 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-05-31T11:42:51Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Your NAPLAN questions answered</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/5/your-naplan-questions-answered.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a point in time assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The tests assess the foundational skills in reading, writing, spelling and numeracy that are essential for every child to progress through school and life.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This year NAPLAN takes place between 14 and 16 May for paper tests and between 14 and 24 May for schools participating in &lt;a href="https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/student-assessment/naplan-online/getting-ready/parent-information"&gt;NAPLAN Online&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NAPLAN data is used to help monitor student progress over time against a national measure and to identify areas of strength and improvement. It is used in combination with other school assessments to guide and support student learning.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Watch students ask an expert the tough questions about NAPLAN. &lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 15:58:53 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-05-09T15:58:53Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Cross Country 2019 </title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/5/cross-country-2019-.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Cross country carnival program can be found here.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2019/5/2019_Cross_Country_Program.pdf"&gt;Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2019 10:49:15 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-05-06T10:49:15Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Apply now for My Community Project funding</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/4/apply-now-for-my-community-project-funding.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Do you have a great idea to improve your area?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My Community Project is a new NSW Government funding program that is all about local ideas, local projects and local decisions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can apply now for grants from $20,000 - $200,000 for projects that will make a difference to your community. Projects could include new playground equipment, sports facilities, paths or ramps to improve access, public art or a community service.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The local community can vote for their favourite projects in July and successful projects will be announced in September.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Project applications close 15 May 2019.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nsw.gov.au/improving-nsw/projects-and-initiatives/my-community-project/"&gt;Apply for My Community Project funding&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:13:10 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-04-29T15:13:10Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Bring back memories, not measles</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/4/bring-back-memories--not-measles.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;With school holidays just around the corner, it’s time to visit your doctor to check that you and your family are fully protected against measles, before you travel overseas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Measles is a serious, highly contagious, viral illness that is easily spread through the air when an infectious person coughs, sneezes or breathes. If you and your family are not fully vaccinated, or have never been vaccinated, you are at risk of contracting measles.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Not sure if you’re fully protected?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In Australia, the measles vaccine (MMR) consists of 2 doses. If you’re not sure whether you’ve had 2 doses of the measles vaccine, visit your doctor. It’s safe to receive another dose.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Children born in Australia&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul style="list-style-position: inside;"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If your children were born in Australia, they may have received the measles vaccine at 12 months old and the second dose at 18 months, in accordance with the National Immunisation Program.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If you have a baby under 12 months old, consult your doctor about getting their measles vaccination.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Adults born in Australia&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul style="list-style-position: inside;"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Born before 1966 – you were most likely exposed to measles as a child and are generally considered to be immune. If in doubt, ask your GP.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Born between 1966 and 1994 – you may not have received 2 doses. Talk to your doctor about the free vaccine if you’re unsure.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Born after 1994 – the National Immunisation Program offers 2 doses, and you can check your vaccination status using the Australian Immunisation Register.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information about the measles vaccination, visit &lt;a href="https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/measles/Pages/travellers.aspx"&gt;NSW Health&lt;/a&gt; or consult your local doctor.&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:28:01 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-04-11T14:28:01Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Athletics Carnival</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/4/athletics-carnival.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Download the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2019/4/Student_Athletics_Program_2019.docx" style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"&gt;Athetics Carnival Program 2019&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;here.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 22:31:06 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-04-06T22:31:06Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Follow your heart, not the herd</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/2/follow-your-heart--not-the-herd.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;We spoke with a group of Kindergarten students to find out what they had to say about going against the herd. They had some wise words for us on how we can care, respect and support each other in our schools.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Let’s start the year off right and prevent student bullying happening in our playgrounds, classrooms and online. If a group of 5-year-olds know the difference between right and wrong, shouldn’t everyone?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Video&amp;nbsp;– Wise at 5&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Duration – 1:08&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 13:37:56 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-02-25T13:37:56Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Swimming Carnival</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/2/swimming-carnival.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The St Ives High School swimming carnival will take place on Tuesday 12th February at Hornsby Aquatic Centre. Please see attachment on the program for the day and permission note.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul style="list-style-position: inside;"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2019/2/2019_swimming_program_.pdf"&gt;Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2019/2/2019_School_Swimming_Carnival_Permission_Note.pdf"&gt;Permission note&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:11:06 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-02-08T19:11:06Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Back to school</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/1/back-to-school.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;The first day of high school and the return to school in the new year are busy times for your child – and for the entire family. To help you and your child get organised and enjoy the experience we've compiled some &lt;a href="https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/practical-help-for-parents-and-carers/starting-high-school/your-child-in-high-school"&gt;useful tips&lt;/a&gt; for each year group.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want every student to be known, valued and cared for in our schools.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:22:31 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2019-01-25T15:22:31Z</dc:date>
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            <title>2019 School Return</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/12/2019-school-return.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;The school office will remain open until Firday 21 December. It will then be closed until Tuesday 29 January 2019 when staff will return on that day. On Wednesday 30 January 2019 Years 7, 11 and 12 will begin school for the year. Year 7 will be involved in a school induction/familiarisation program from Tuesday until Thursday. They will begin following their timetable on Friday February 1. On Thursday 31 January all Years 8, 9 and 10 students will return to school.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:25:44 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-12-21T12:25:44Z</dc:date>
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            <title>FB Page</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/12/fb-page.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;More information and events at St Ives High School can be found at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/stiveshighschool/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/stiveshighschool/&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 13:31:38 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-12-21T13:31:38Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Year 12 Results</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/12/year-12-results.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Congratulations to Year 12, 2018. Outstanding Results. The HSC results obtained by this year&amp;#39;s Year 12 students are arguably the best results obtained since the year 2000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:53:24 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-12-21T12:53:24Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Open Day Afternoon</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/12/open-day-afternoon.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Open day will be held on Tuesday 5th March between 3:30 - 6:30 pm.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 13:03:43 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-12-21T13:03:43Z</dc:date>
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            <title>2019 school budget allocations</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/11/2019-school-budget-allocations.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Like all NSW public schools, this week we will receive a School Budget Allocation Report with our funding for 2019. The report will help us manage our total budget delivered through the Resource Allocation Model (RAM).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The RAM supports schools through needs-based funding to ensure a fair, efficient and transparent allocation of funds. Our school has the flexibility to make local decisions based on the specific needs of our students.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We will use our 2019 funding to support students and improve educational outcomes. The school executive will continue to work with the school community as we implement the school plan using this needs-based funding.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Learn more about the &lt;a href="https://education.nsw.gov.au/our-priorities/work-more-effectively/local-schools-local-decisions/resource-allocation-model"&gt;2019 RAM funding&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 12:01:11 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-11-12T12:01:11Z</dc:date>
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        <item>
            <title>50 Year Reunion</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/10/50-year-reunion.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The St Ives High School 50 Year Reunion will be held on Saturday 29 June 2019 (venue to be confirmed - but likely to be the Kirribilli Club, North Sydney).&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Any interested member(s) of the St Ives High School community are welcome to register their interest to attend the 50 Year School Reunion event. We are anticipating that this will be a finger food/lunch function being held between 12pm - 5pm.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Email address contacts:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Paula Sheehan (Richardson):&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:paulasheehan@excite.com" style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"&gt;paulasheehan@excite.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Suzanne Mercier:&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; suzanne@suzannemercier.com.au&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
Jane Pross (Gibb):&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:janepross20@gmail.com" style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"&gt;janepross20@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 08:58:38 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-10-19T08:58:38Z</dc:date>
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        <item>
            <title>Year 7 Water Awareness</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/10/year-7-water-awareness.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Water Awareness program for year 7 is coming up in week 8 - Monday 3rd December to Friday 7th December. Download the Water Awareness permission note below and get it back to use soon!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2018/8/Year_7_permission_note_Water_Awareness_-_2018.doc"&gt;Water Awareness note&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 22:13:21 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-10-19T22:13:21Z</dc:date>
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            <title>2019 musical announcement</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/8/2019-musical-announcement.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are now calling for volunteers for the musical in 2019. Download the document for more information on how to get involved.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2018/8/Musical_Announce_2019.pdf"&gt;Musical announcement&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(207 KB)&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:44:02 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-08-30T13:44:02Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Year 11 yearly examination timetable</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/8/year-11-yearly-examination-timetable.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Download the yearly examination timetable here:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2018/8/11_Yearly_Exams_2018_v3.pdf"&gt;Timetable&lt;/a&gt; (Pdf 42.4 KB)&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:12:36 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-08-24T13:12:36Z</dc:date>
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            <title>2019 Junior SRC nomination forms </title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/8/2019-junior-src-nomination-forms-.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Forms for junior SRC nominations can be found here:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul style="list-style-position: inside;"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2018/8/JUNIOR_LEADERSHIP_timeline_2019.docx"&gt;Junior leadership timeline information&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(1.3MB)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2018/8/nomination_2019_junior.docx"&gt;Nomination form&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(1.3MB)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
</description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 14:47:52 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-08-23T14:47:52Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Electronics Club</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/8/electronics-club.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;The Electronics Club is now part of the CubeRider International Space Station program.&amp;nbsp; Over the past two weeks we have been learning how to program the Raspberry Pi computer with code which will eventually be sent into space to be tested on the Space Station. These tests will investigate the environmental conditions astronauts are experiencing like radiation, acceleration and temperature.&amp;nbsp; The team has developed a logo which this week thanks to the Art Department we made into badges that can be worn by members.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mr Alan Lawrance.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 15:18:07 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-08-08T15:18:07Z</dc:date>
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        <item>
            <title>2019 SRC nomination forms</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/8/2019-src-nomination-forms0.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;The 2019 SRC application process is underway. Attached are information about the timetable of the election process and roles of senior leaders and the other is the nomination form.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="Election process" href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2018/8/new-election-forms/ELECTION%20PROCESS%20FOR%202019%20SENIOR%20SCHOOL%20LEADERS%20(2).docx"&gt;Election process and roles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a title="nomination form" href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2018/8/new-election-forms/Nomination%20form.docx"&gt;Nomination form&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
</description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 20:59:23 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-08-09T20:59:23Z</dc:date>
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        <item>
            <title>Next parents and citizens (P&amp;C) meeting Thursday 16 August @ 7:30pm</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/7/next-p-c-meeting-thursday-16-july---7-30pm.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Our next P&amp;amp;C eneral meeting will be on Thursday 16 August at 7:30pm in MFS (Multi-Function Space inside main admin building)  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For agenda of items and past minutes, visit our &lt;a href="https://stivespandc.com/2018/03/11/meeting-minutes/" target="_self"&gt;P&amp;amp;C meeting minute&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 22:07:42 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-07-26T22:07:42Z</dc:date>
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        <item>
            <title>More new classrooms, preschool places and teachers in $17.3 billion education budget</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/7/more-new-classrooms--preschool-places-and-teachers-in--17-3-bill.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Treasurer Dominic Perrottet, Education Minister Rob Stokes and Early Childhood Minister Sarah Mitchell outlined a range of new initiatives funded by the $17.3 billion education budget in 2018-19.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Government will be investing $6 billion over the next four years to deliver more than 170 new and upgraded schools, including planning for more than 20 new projects.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;We are proud to be making this unprecedented investment into the future of our children,&amp;quot; Mr Perrottet said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;This year&amp;#39;s NSW Budget takes our already record school building program to another level – a massive 170 schools new and upgraded schools over the next four years.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;That brings our total schools building program to 230 new and upgraded schools since 2011.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The NSW Liberals &amp;amp; Nationals Government&amp;#39;s strong financial management has allowed us to invest so heavily in our schools and education system.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mr Stokes said communities right across NSW will benefit from this record investment into education.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;NSW is experiencing an increase in school enrolments and we have in place an unprecedented program of investment in new and upgraded schools to meet this demand,&amp;quot; Mr Stokes said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A staged investment of $500 million is being allocated to provide cooling for schools, while improving the indoor environmental quality, through the installation of smart and sustainable air conditioning systems powered by solar energy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In another landmark initiative, NSW will become the first Australian state to provide universal access to community preschool for three years old under a $197.8 million program.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Because of this historic investment, average daily fees will decrease significantly and the savings will go directly back into the pockets of hard working families,&amp;quot; Mrs Mitchell said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This brings total spending on early childhood education to $474.3 million in 2018-19.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Other education investment in the 2018-19 NSW Budget includes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$160 million to be spent in 2018-19 to continue its blitz on planned school maintenance, part of a record $747 million investment over four years;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$71.8 million to implement the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy in NSW schools;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$50 million in additional flexible funding will be provided to government schools to implement the School Leadership Strategy - freeing up principals and school leaders from administrative work;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$3 million for the first comprehensive review of the entire school curriculum since 1989;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$2.8 million to encourage the preservation and study of Aboriginal languages;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;$30 million to continue to deliver greater access to green space and sports facilities in public school playgrounds through the Share Our Space program, and;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Funding for around 900 extra full-time equivalent teaching positions in NSW government schools.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The NSW Government will also invest $1.3 billion on non-government schools, an increase of 7.5 per cent on 2017-18. This includes a $32 million increase in the Building Grants Assistance Scheme over four years for capital works projects to support enrolment growth in non-government schools.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The record $17.3 billion investment in education allocates $15.7 billion for recurrent expenses and $1.6 billion for capital investment in 2018-19.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:59:33 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-07-19T13:59:33Z</dc:date>
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        <item>
            <title>Trial HSC examination timetable</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/7/trial-hsc-examination-timetable.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Examination timetable and instructions are now available to download on&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2018/8/12Trial%20Exams%202018%20v2.pdf" target="_self" title="2018 HSC trial timetable"&gt;Trial HSC exam timetable 2018 (PDF 130KB)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:27:01 AEST</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-08-01T10:27:01Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Year 12 Half Yearly Exam Timetables</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/3/year-12-half-yearly-exam-timetables.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Please find attached the Year 12 Half Yearly Exam&amp;nbsp;&lt;a target="_blank" href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2018/3/year12hyexamtimetableinstructions2018.pdf"&gt;Y12Timetable&amp;Instruct&lt;/a&gt;ions (pdf 82 KB)&lt;/p&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:36:39 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-03-23T17:36:39Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Zone Swimming Carnival</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/2/zone-swimming-carnival.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;Zone swimming carnival program attached.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2018/2/zone_program_2018.docx"&gt;Zone carnival program&lt;/a&gt; (docx 214 KB)&lt;/p&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:36:40 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-03-23T17:36:40Z</dc:date>
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            <title>St Ives High School Open Afternoon</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/2/st-ives-high-school-open-afternoon.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;St Ives High School Open Afternoon, &lt;strong&gt;Tuesday, 6 March 2018&amp;nbsp;from 3.30 - 6.30 pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Listen to speakers and tour our school to see the diverse programs and opportunities available for your child.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:36:36 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-03-23T17:36:36Z</dc:date>
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            <title>Swimming Carnival News!</title>
            <link>https://stives-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2018/2/swimming-carnival-news.html</link>
            <description>&lt;p&gt;The St Ives High School swimming carnival is on Tuesday 13th February. Please see attached information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2018/2/signed_reverse_carnivalspermissionnote2018.pdf"&gt;Reverse Permission Note&lt;/a&gt; (pdf 46 KB)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="/content/dam/doe/sws/schools/s/stives-h/news/2018/2/2018_website_swimmingprogram.pdf"&gt;Swimming Carnival Program&lt;/a&gt; (pdf 628 KB)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:36:36 AEDT</pubDate>
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            <dc:date>2018-03-23T17:36:36Z</dc:date>
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