_{As we saw last night, Renmark High School students have had another successful year, taking advantage of the fantastic opportunities available in a wide range academic and extra-curricular activities.  COVID has impacted this year however we have not let it get in the way of student learning and success.  Throughout the pandemic staff have had the best interests of students at heart and we appreciate that this has been recognised by families.  We certainly have appreciated the support of our Renmark High community as we have made plans, changed them, revised them in light of new information and changed them again.} 

_{Throughout the complexities this year has brought we have also continued to develop our school from strength to strength.  This year our whole school curriculum development has continued to focus on reading and numeracy, particularly in our middle school to build strong foundations for a student’s senior schooling.  We have been working on reading improvement through developing our teaching and learning of vocabulary skills in students across all learning areas.  In numeracy we have been focusing on teaching students the skills they need at the stage they require them.}

_{We are well underway with preparation for year 7 students being in high school in 2022.  Next year we will build on this work, collaborating with the primary school staff, students and parents to ensure we have a smooth transition.}

_{A huge thank you to all of our staff who put in an extraordinary amount of extra effort across the school, without which we would not enjoy the student successes we have today. Our staff have been extra-extraordinary this year in their continued pursuit of supporting students to be successful.  Thank you also to the parents and caregivers, the family members, and the volunteers who all have contributed significantly to the successes of our students.}

_{Thank you to the many others who have significantly supported the school this year, including the SRC whose efforts staff, students and families have appreciated their efforts throughout the year.  Thank you to our SRC leaders Dana Hansen, Aidan Prokopec, Rachel Humby and Noah Koumbarakos for their leadership and school representation.}

_{Thank you to Governing Council Chair John Gardner and our Governing Council members who continue to volunteer their time and support myself and our school in our journey of improvement.}

_{As for 2021, we are still finalising some staffing however, there are a few farewells I would like to mention:}

• _{Assistant Principal for Learning and Music teacher, Kirralee Baldock who has been working for our department's curriculum unit for the last 18months and has now won another department role as the Manager of Music Curriculum for the next 18 months.}
• _{Wellbeing Leader, Lucinda Yates, who has been a teacher here for 5 years and has also supported the wellbeing of students in our school over the last year and is now off to another site next year.}
• _{Design and Technology teacher, Stephen Cresp is also off to Adelaide after 9 years with us.}
• _{Student Case Manager, Rhett Colls, finishes up with us this year after supporting our students, first through MissionSA and then as a school staff member and Chris Blanden who has been working in our Learning Hub one day a week who returns to Renmark PS full time next year}

<sub>To our year 12s, the Renmark High School class of 2020, I wish you good luck on behalf of our Renmark HS community. This year you haven’t let the complexities of 2020 get in the way of the pursuits of your dreams and we look forward to hearing about your future endeavours.

I wish everyone happy and safe school holidays and look forward to working with you in 2021 with our continued school focus on Literacy, Numeracy and the Wellbeing of our students.
Mat Evans - Principal</sub>