Departing Families

As we enter the final few weeks of 2022, it is important for any families who aren't returning to the College in 2023 to return all IT equipment by the end of the year. This includes the laptop, charger and case. 

• For year 10 students, please return these items by Thursday 24/11 by 2.45pm
• For year 7 - 9 students, please return these items by Friday 2/12 by 2.45pm

These dates are at the conclusion of exams with all assessment having been completed by this point in time.

This instruction applies only to students who are not returning in 2023. Students and families who will be returning to Ripley Valley SSC in 2023 are able to keep their laptop over the holidays as long as SRS payments are up to date. 

If you are leaving Ripley Valley SSC at the end of this year and not returning in 2023 we wish you well and thank you for your time and support in partnering with us on your child’s education journey.

Year 9 Laptop Returns

As our year 9 students transition in to their senior education pathway, they will also transition to a new laptop for year 10 in 2023. In order to support students tranistion and be able to use their device immediately in 2023, students will be given their device in week 10 of this term.

In order for students to be eligible to collect their laptop at the end of this year they must:

• Have returned their current laptop, case and charger by the end of week 9
• Be up to date with 2022 SRS payments

Any students who do not return their current laptop, case or charger, or have outstanding SRS payments will be able to collect their device once these have been corrected. 

PREMIER’S CODING CHALLENGE

Throughout 2022 we have had a number of students participate in a range of Digital Technologies or eSports competitions.

Recently we received the exciting news that 3 students from Ripley Valley SSC won their respective categories within the 2022 Premier’s Coding Challenge. Congratulations to Isaac, Ella and Isabella in recognition of all their hard work in order to achieve a remarkable result. A huge thank you must also go to Mr Sogathur for the time and dedication he puts in to support students outside of class for these competitions. Well done to all students who have participated in the Premier’s Coding Challenge and we look forward to continued success in 2023.

MICROSOFT ONE DRIVE – BACKING UP FILES

A common occurrence when students bring in their devices for repair is that students files haven’t been saved anywhere other than the laptop hard drive. While this isn’t a problem in itself, it becomes an issue if the hard drive is corrupted as all files are then lost. An easy way for student to avoid this problem, and best practise, is to use Microsoft One Drive to back up their files, and save them to the cloud as well as on their laptop. For more information on how to sync your device to back up to the cloud please follow the link to Microsoft’s support guide.