Secondary News

Friday, 26 Aug 2022

Year 10 and 11 Astronomy Night
Interested Year 10 and 11 students recently participated in an amateur astronomy evening held on the Avondale School oval. Hosted and organised by the Physics teacher, Mr Kunz, the students were treated to views of some major star constellations, Saturn's rings and moons, and close up views of our own...
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Friday, 26 Aug 2022

Year 7 at the Zoo
In Year 7 Science, students have been learning about different animal habitats, organism interactions and how organisms are classified. To deepen our learning, we set out on Thursday August 18 to Taronga Zoo in Sydney. Students observed the different characteristics of animals, compared the habitats for each of the species...
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Friday, 19 Aug 2022

Year 9-12 Music and Drama Excursion to Mary Poppins
On Wednesday our Years 9-12 Elective Music and Drama students attended an excursion to see the professional production of Mary Poppins in Sydney’s Lyric Theatre. It was an incredible experience with so much excitement over the creative set movements, dramatic flair and powering voices. The classic tunes had some of...
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Friday, 12 Aug 2022

Year 11 Hospitality Cook for Community Volunteers
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Friday, 12 Aug 2022

Secondary OzTag Gala Day
Avondale School competed in the Hunter Region Oz Tag Competition in Maitland this week. There were three teams: Junior Boys, Senior Girls and Senior Boys. The Junior Boys team played very well on the day and had two wins and two losses. The Senior Boys team had some great games and were undefeated in their pool....
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Friday, 12 Aug 2022

Year 9 Science
Some of the Year 9 Science students have been busy applying their knowledge of electrical circuits by designing and building cardboard houses and setting up circuits to light up rooms in their house. There was lots of trial and error, testing and re-designing. Students worked in groups to create some...
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Friday, 01 July 2022

Year 10 Visual Arts Excursion
Year 10 Visual Arts students are investigating creatures as a theme to inform their artmaking practice. In order to investigate this theme we participated in a fantastic day exploring Taronga Zoo and enjoying the amazing animals that are showcased. A showcase of our artmaking will be on display later in...
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Friday, 17 June 2022

Secondary Week of Worship
We’ve been blessed to start each day this week together with Year 12 Week of Worship. The Year 12 students chose to focus on the theme of GROWTH - looking back over their school journey so far, and looking ahead to what comes next as they launch into life after...
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Friday, 17 June 2022

Year 10 Geography Excursion
The Year 10 students enjoyed the sunshine and went on a Geography excursion to Newcastle to learn about human-induced changes to the natural environment. Students walked from the old train line, along the foreshore to Macquarie Pier. They learnt about Nobby’s Beach and the breakwall that halts the longshore drift...
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