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Friday, 11 Sept 2026

Literacy – Still the Key to Success
As parents and educators, we want our children to be prepared for a future that is changing faster than ever before. New jobs and careers are constantly emerging whilst others are becoming obsolete. Today's students are growing up in a world filled with technology, artificial intelligence, social media, and an...
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Friday, 11 Sept 2026

Primary Centre Stage
What a dazzling night of entertainment Centre Stage turned out to be! Our Primary students truly shone, performing with incredible enthusiasm, confidence and commitment, and sharing their love of music and the performing arts with the audience. From the Primary Choir, Strummers Club, Junior Band, String Ensemble, Little Lights Sing...
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Friday, 11 Sept 2026

Year 10 Kairos: Summit Seekers
Last week our Year 10 students headed to Perisher for our Snow Camp. While the snow conditions weren’t quite what we had hoped for, there was still enough snow to get everyone out on the slopes and learning new skills. For many students, this was their first experience skiing or...
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Friday, 11 Sept 2026

Kindy Alphabet Day
Last Friday our Kindy students celebrated our exciting Alphabet Day! There were 26 activity stations set up around the school for our Kindy students, parents and toddler siblings to enjoy. Activities included snow skiing, a jumping castle, a fruit station, an ice cream station, riding on the gators, and many...
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Friday, 11 Sept 2026

Year 11 & 12 PROPEL: Learning from the Land
What does learning look like when the classroom becomes the Australian bush? Recently our Year 11 & 12 PROPEL students spent a day learning alongside local bush survival expert and community advocate, Jake Cassar. Students developed practical skills in survival, tracking, fire making, shelter building, and reading the landscape around...
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Friday, 04 Sept 2026

The Joy of Service: Celebrating Our Primary Volunteers
One of the great joys of my role in Primary is seeing the many parents who generously give their time to support our students and contribute to the life of our school. Throughout the year, parents and volunteers contribute in many different ways. Some are in classrooms listening to children...
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Friday, 04 Sept 2026

New Stage 3 Playground Opens
Our new Stage 3 (Year 5 & 6) playground is now open! Our current Year 5 and 6 students were among the first to explore the new space, enjoying plenty of fun, play and adventure.The new playground is part of our continual aim to improve school facilities and create engaging...
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Friday, 04 Sept 2026

Primary Book Character Parade
Last Friday we celebrated the end of Book Week with our biannual Book Character Parade. The MPC was full of lots of festive fun as students from Kindergarten to Year 6 got involved. It really did feel like book characters had stepped out from between the pages of our favourite...
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Friday, 04 Sept 2026

Secondary ACT Mountain Bike Championships
Congratulations to our students who competed in the 2026 CORC ACT Secondary Schools' Mountain Bike Championships at Mount Stromlo last Friday. Avondale School was proudly represented by seven teams across the Junior, Senior and College categories, with our riders showing great determination, resilience, and teamwork throughout the day. A special...
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