Director of Learning & Teaching News 2026 Term 1 Week 3
By Bronwyn Kelly, Director of Learning & Teaching (Senior School)
Study Culture
The BDC Advantage: Building upon BDC’s Already Strong Study Culture
With our largest senior cohorts (111 Year 12 students and 120 Year 11 students) Bishop Druitt College continues to strengthen a culture where learning is intentional, confident and shared. This year we introduced targeted support through refined study patterns and explicit techniques, including Active Recall workshops for Year 12, empowering students to study smarter, not just longer.
In Term 4, 2025, our community truly came together. Students from Years 7–10, teachers and parents joined forums to explore what effective “study” really means. The conversations were thoughtful, practical and inspiring, highlighting that success grows when school and home work in partnership.
This is only the beginning. Our next focus will be teaching students how to maximise Reading Time in examinations, turning preparation into performance. At BDC, study is not a solitary task, it is a shared culture, built together to equip every learner with skills for lifelong success.
2025 HSC Results
Celebrating the Class of 2025: World-Prepared and Purpose-Driven
The Bishop Druitt College community proudly celebrates our largest graduating cohort in history (121 students) whose achievements reflect courage, resilience and purpose. An outstanding 92% attained at least one Band 4 or above, and 69% achieved a Band 5 or Band 6, demonstrating both depth and breadth of academic success. Together they earned 61 Band 6/E4 results, 162 Band 5s and 275 Band 4s, with a further 54 Extension E4/E3 results across Mathematics, English, Music and History.
Beyond the classroom, students gained numerous nominations in the Performing Arts, Visual Arts and TAS Faculties ~ OnStage, Encore, Callback, Art Express, Shape and Yarilla Museum exhibitions, while also raising over $29,000 for community and global causes. Pathways were equally impressive ~ 78% applied for university, 97% sought early entry and 80% secured offers before ATAR release, alongside apprenticeships, vocational and Defence pathways.
This cohort has shown that success is not one pathway, it is character, service and excellence combined. We congratulate an extraordinary generation ready to make a meaningful impact on the world.
As we all gather and stand upon Country, may we acknowledge and respect Gumbaynggirr Land and the thousands of years’ worth of both physical and spiritual connection to Country, culture and teachings embedded forever within these Lands.