PRINCIPALLY SPEAKING

Simon Brooks, Principal

Welcome to our Community

Students, staff, parents & caregivers, and everybody in our AISM community - welcome to AISM 2023!

What a wonderful year we had in 2022 - the year of ‘Thinking for Learning’, and of our school blossoming into life post-COVID. This year promises to go from strength to strength as we build on our successes of 2022 and continue marching forward. It is wonderful to see our student numbers swelling as more and more children and young people join us to experience the AISM difference.

I began 2023 by welcoming a full Auditorium of new students and families to our school. The experience of welcoming new members as they join our community always presents a wonderful opportunity to capture in a nutshell what makes our school so very special, so in a nutshell, here is the essence of what I said…

AISM is a very special place. We are a strong, supportive, caring and diverse community bound together by our connections to Australian values and a rich, rigorous and expansive Australian Education.

We believe that learning is about more than just outstanding academic success (more on this later) - we believe in building intellectual and moral character, so that our young people are prepared to thrive in the real world as lifelong learners who love learning for the sake of learning.

We believe in nurturing our learners as they develop key ‘dispositions’, or habits of mind; we enable them to become curious, creative, healthily-sceptical, open-minded, analytical young people who are good listeners, connection-makers and leaders.

We also value a culture of care at our school… we help our students learn to care for themselves, physically, emotionally and intellectually. We encourage them to learn to care for others and for the world of which we are all a part. Our school’s Care:Mvmt (Care Movement) represents one of the ways in which we advance this agenda.

HSC Results 2022

In 2022, AISM once again achieved the best examination results in the school’s history, cementing our status as an incredibly high-achieving academic institution.

Amongst the many headlines, the following are particularly noteworthy:

  • AISM ranked in the top 100 HSC Schools for a second year in a row, up two spots to 96 in 2022 from 98 in 2021. This is a particularly impressive achievement as many of the schools in the top-100 in New South Wales are academically selective schools.
  • 50% of our HSC results are in the top two bands (Band 6 and Band 5), exceeding 2021’s benchmark.
  • Nichole Ong was announced as the top overall student in the world for HSC Society and Culture. Amazing work, congratulations Nichole!
  • Xueyi Chee was announced as the fifth overall student in the world for the subject of HSC Mathematics Extension 1. More amazing work, well done Xueyi!
  • Sixteen AISM students have been published on the Distinguished Achiever list and the Sydney Morning Herald's Honour Roll, for having achieved the highest possible grade band in one or more subjects.

Congratulations to all of our HSC cohort for 2022 for your hard work and effort. We wish you all the best as you go on to flourish in the next stage of your lives!

Welcome New Teachers!

I am absolutely delighted to welcome several new teaching colleagues to AISM for 2023. I know that everybody in our community will offer them a very warm welcome. Please allow me to introduce…


Ms. Siti Nor Ashikin Binti Hasnan

(Junior School EAL & Learning Support Teacher)


Ms. Uma Mageswary Krishnan

(Junior School Assistant Teacher - Foundation)


Ms. Charlotte McNarn

(Junior School Teacher - Foundation and Coordinator of Student Learning)


Ms. Meghan McTaggart

(Junior School Y2 Teacher)


Mr. Nicholas Oliver

(Junior School Y4 Teacher)


Ms. Danica Dawes

(Middle and Senior School English and Humanities Teacher


Ms. Malini A/P Nageswaran

(Middle and Senior School Mathematics Teacher)


Ms. Debora Putri

(Whole School Head of Diverse Educational Needs)


Mr. Azizul Azry Bin Mohd Ali

(Design and Technology Technical Assistant)


Ms. Lahlitaa Supramaniam

(Temporary Teacher in the Middle and Senior School)

Mark Atkins, His Stories and His Music

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the music of Mark Atkins, one of Australia’s finest didgeridoo players, live in Malaysia for the first time.

A descendent of Western Australia’s Yamitji people and of Irish/Australian heritage, Atkins draws on his rich and diverse background to offer an eclectic mix of original and new compositions featuring didgeridoo and guitar 🎶

“… you almost feel that you are sitting round a fire listening to his stories, stories told in music and in voice.” Australian Stage Online

WORKSHOP DETAILS

(didgeridoo players of all levels welcomed)

DATE & TIME: 15 Feb (Wed) @ 6pm

FEE: Free of charge (limited slots)

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

SHOW DETAILS

Presented by klpac, in collaboration with the Australian High Commission in Malaysia

DATE & TIME: 14 Feb (Tue) @ 8pm

VENUE: Pentas 2

FEE: RM84: Regular | RM100: Patron of the Arts will be acknowledged on klpac website | RM64: Student / Disabled / Seniors 60 / TAS Card Members*

*WhatsApp school details (name, designation, phone and e-mail) to get promo code

PROMOTIONS

Early Bird Promo

RM64 (ends 31 Jan @ 11:59 pm)

Eslite Malaysia

Enjoy 5% (White Cardholders) & 10 % (Black Cardholders) off normal-priced tickets (not applicable with other promo)

WhatsApp us at +6018 227 7212 with pic of your Eslite card for promo code.

BUY TICKETS

ENQUIRY: WhatsApp +6018 227 7212

Sport and CCAs Update

Ivan Yoong, Whole School CCA/ Sport Coordinator

Semester 1 CCA Update
Open for preview - Wednesday 1 February onwards
CCAs registration on Engage Portal - from Friday 3 February 7:00pm until Monday 6 February 7:00pm CCA Guidelines - Registration
CCAs commence - Monday 13 February
CCAs conclude - Thursday 15 June

Note: Creche Sibling Games CCA is unavailable for Monday.

Save the date
MSS Swimming Carnival
Thursday 9 March @ AISM

MSS Sports Trainings - Recommencing in Week 2
Monday
- U14 Boys & Girls Soccer Training on the Field
- Boys & Girls Basketball Training in the Gym
Wednesday - 14 & above Boys Soccer Training on the Field
Thursday- 14 & above Girls Soccer Training on the Field

JS Sports Trainings - Recommencing in Week 2
Monday - U11 Boys & Girls Basketball in the Gym
Tuesday - U11 Boys and Girls Football Training on the Field
Thursday - O11 Girls Netball in the Gym

Barracuda Training
Commence date: Tuesday 7 February
Last day of training: Thursday 22 February

Note: Kindly contact Coach Ivan [ ivany@aism.edu.my ] regarding enrolment for Barracuda.

CLICK HERE FOR RVSP