The school last week hand-delivered care packages to every year 12 student to help maintain their motivation during remote learning.

Each pack contained food, a drink bottle, wellbeing and study techniques and a note from their mentor among other things.

It was a good pick-me-up for school captain Kirby Lee who said the second period of remote learning was definitely tougher than the first. "The first iso was all right and I was really motivated, then we went back to school and it was good to see all my mates again, then we went in to the second iso and this one just hit harder," he said.

Kirby said missing the social side of year 12 was almost harder than the classes. "The scores will even themselves out with the special consideration provisions, but you can't get the social stuff back - not spending recess and lunch with your mates, the valedictory and social events all up in the air.

"There's that sense of uncertainty whether this is going to be the year 12 we thought - whether we get to do all those other things."

He is studying English, further maths, psychology, PE and media but recently made the decision to complete an unscored VCE as he does not plan to go to university - instead building his fledgling videography business next year while continuing to work as a supermarket casual.

The school's year 11 and 12 vice principal Grant Luscombe said the hardest thing for many of the school's senior students was the unknown.

"How is the year going to finish off? How is special consideration going to work? The unknown is the hardest thing for them."

Mr Luscombe said the achievements of the year 12s would be celebrated, with several plans in place to mark the end of the year and other occasions depending on the level of COVID-19 enforced social restrictions.

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Mr Luscombe said the coming weeks and months were vital for year 12s and their teachers with schools yet to find out the full details of the special consideration measures that will be individually calculated for all year 12 students.

"Each student will be individually judged on how the coronavirus has impact their study and how it has impacted their learning. For students that is quite comforting knowing that they will be judged individually.

Mr Luscombe said internet connectivity, student and family employment, home study conditions, stress and anxiety would all be taken in to account.

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