Do JMSS students get access to the Monash Library?
Anyone can use the Monash Libraries and there are many but there are restrictions on borrowing books, however some libraries are only frequented by couples so yeah don't bother trying to go to THAT library to study.
Does JMSS have its own library?
You do realise that the whole school consist of a 3 storey building and a basketball court? I can run the length of the school in 3 seconds and run the width of the school in 1 second ( okay I exaggerate just a little ) so you would understand that there is not a lot of spare spare. There is a room full of books but I wouldn't call it a library ...
Do JMSS kids get to go on uni lectures sometimes?
Why would you want to unless you are doing an uni extension subject ... but yeah anyone can go to any uni lectures, there's no security to stop you
What other Monash facilities do they have access to?
You will use the Oval and the Monash Sports Centre for PE. You will also have access to the Monash Wifi system at any of the Monash campuses.
What are the chances of doing a uni extension in y12 if you're a high achieving student and love studying like an complete nerd? (I wear the label with pride hahaha)
You will need an 70% average in year 11 in order to apply to do an uni extension subject in year 12. The Faculty that the uni extension subject belong to will either approve or deny your application. In my experience most applications are approved.
Are there good leadership roles/extracurricular activities??
There's School Captain, House Captain, Sports Leader, IT Leader ... there's so many leadership roles just about everyone can have one ( in the words of Synchrom - if everyone is super, then nobody is ... )
Extracurricular activities include Swimming Carnival, Athletics Carnival, Battle of the Bands ( lip-sync competition ), Harmony Day, Talent Quest ( better known as the Lack of Talent Quest ), all the different Science Fair ( Japan, Singapore, JSSF ... too numerous to list ), Ski trip, World Challenge, Duke of Ed ( if you are into that sort of stuff ), and there are also subject specific extracurricular activities ( for example if you do Dynamic Earth, there is 2 x 3day/2night hikes ). There's also the usual stuff like choir, band etc. I am sure there are plenty that I forgot to mention.
The one extracurricular activity that you would like to avoid is the performance management program ... if your first semester results are not adequate, you will be invited to join the program where you will have your homework reviewed and signed off daily and your progress monitored by an an assigned staff member.
Also, apparently PE is compulsory in y10? (tears)
PE is compulsory in year 10. There is also Wednesday afternoon activities (compulsory in year 10 and 11 ) where there are many options to choose from and it is more than likely that you will end up doing a sport at some stage.
Anything else I need to know before I rock up lol?
Since you are a self confessed nerd you should know that you need to achieve a 70% average across all subjects to be able to do a 3/4 subject in year 11. If you achieve a 90% average you can do 2 x 3/4 subjects in year 11. The option to do non-science subjects are very limited ( well it is a science school ) and you can forget about non-scored subjects ( just in case you were considering them ). The subject choice in year 10 is quite different from other schools. Maths and English is the same but there is no Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geography etc, there are Dynamic Earth, Marine Science, Quartz and Quasers,Cells and Systems and many other non-traditional subjects and there are many different paths that can lead you to different VCE 1/2 and 3/4 subjects in year 11 so you need to understand these paths. For example if you want to do Bio 3/4, there is no Bio 1/2, instead there is a choice of 3 different subject you can take in year 10 that takes you to Bio 3/4 in year 11 or year 12.
Can't think of anything else but if you have any specific questions please ask.