Secondary News

Thursday, 28 Mar 2024

Careers Connect
We would like to extend our thanks to all the families that attending our first ever Careers Connect event this week. We appreciate your support and hope that you discovered something new about the career possibilities for your child. We would especially like to thank all of our amazing Avondale...
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Thursday, 28 Mar 2024

Year 11 PROPEL Raft Challenge
An extraordinary experiment unfolded this Tuesday, as the intrepid souls of the Year 11 PROPEL class took to the waters for a truly unique learning experience. Armed with their wits, mathematical prowess, and a splash of creativity, the students embarked on a voyage that blended the rigours of academic study...
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Thursday, 28 Mar 2024

Secondary Cross Country
It was a perfect day on Wednesday for our Secondary Campus Cross Country! The top 4 of each age group will compete at HRIS Cross Country at Avondale University on Friday May 3. Results will be shared at a later date. Thank you to parents, staff and House Captains for...
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Thursday, 28 Mar 2024

Year 12 Geography Excursion
The Year 12 Geography class embarked on a field trip to Sydney last week for two days. On the first day, the students explored Barangaroo, a new urban precinct, right next door to Millers Point and near the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House. On the second day they took...
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Friday, 22 Mar 2024

Year 9 Food Tech Excursion
This term year 9 Food Technology has been discovering how migration has changed the way Australians eat. To find out more about the influence of other cultures, Year 9 spent a day in Bankstown, Sydney doing a Taste Tour. The food trail took us on a culinary excursion exploring the...
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Wednesday, 13 Mar 2024

Year 12 PROPEL Tasmania Trip
Year 12 PROPEL students went on an adventure to Tasmania this week as part of their English Studies course. Leaving school at 2.45am on Thursday and returning at almost midnight on Tuesday, the 5-night/6-day camp provided many opportunities to learn about themselves, each other, God and the world around them....
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Wednesday, 13 Mar 2024

Captains Visit NSW State Parliament
Our school captains had the privilege of visiting the NSW State Parliament as guests of our local member and Speaker of the House, Greg Piper. They toured Parliament House, sat in on question time and had lunch with Mr Piper.
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Friday, 08 Mar 2024

Secondary Swimming Carnival
With five coach loads of students, plus some who came with parents, we had a positive turnout for our carnival on Monday. There were lots of screaming and cheering for the Houses (some may have been from the parents!). The new House Captains played an important role in motivating and...
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Friday, 08 Mar 2024

Year 10-12 Music Excursion
After a full day at the Swimming Carnival, our students from the Year 10, 11 and 12 Music classes attended an excursion to Sydney this week to see Encore at the Sydney Opera House. The concert was a showcase of the very best performances and compositions from the 2023 HSC...
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