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Friday, 13 May 2022

Year 7 Canberra Trip

Five a.m. is an early start to be at school, but that was when the Year 7 Canberra (Year 6 makeup) trip started. Thanks to families for braving the cold and early hour to get students there on time. Our amazing students engaged with enthusiasm and positivity in many activities, like creating...

Friday, 06 May 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 the house. There was lots of trial and error, testing and re-designing. Students worked in groups to create some...

Friday, 08 Apr 2022

Duke of Edinburgh Camp

Last weekend five eager Secondary students headed out west for their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver trip. The group camped on a 1000 acre property where the skies were clear and the stars shone brightly each night. The students cycled up to 70kms in the Dubbo region. There were a couple...

Friday, 01 Apr 2022

Science & Engineering Challenge Day

On Thursday, some 27 Year 9 and 10 students made their way to the Forum at Newcastle University for the 2022 Newcastle round of the Science and Engineering Challenge. Students participated in teams of three or four in challenges such as: Helter Skelter Shelter (building a shelter that can withstand the ground...

Friday, 25 Mar 2022

Secondary Cross Country

We had sunshine for our Cross Country run on Tuesday! Our excellent planning paid off in choosing the last day before the rain came again. Caleb M (Year 10) was our fastest 6km runner in 24 minutes. Our fastest 4km runners were Luke S (Year 8) and Amy M (Year 11), and...

Friday, 18 Mar 2022

Year 10 Food Technology Food Styling

Last week, students in Year 10 Food Technology had guest presenters present to them in the areas of Food Photography and Grazing Platter designs. Students are undertaking an Assessment Task on Food Styling, Photography and designing a Grazing Platter. No better way to learn than from community members who have...

Friday, 18 Mar 2022

Year 7 English - Welcome to Country

In Year 7 English students are currently studying a unit of work called 'Welcome to Country', which prompts students to answer the driving question: What can we learn from our elders about sustainable living and how can we share this with others? Students are studying a range of texts where composers express ideas...

Friday, 11 Mar 2022

Secondary HRIS Swimming

On Wednesday morning we headed to Lambton Pool to compete at the Division 2 HRIS Swimming Carnival. It was a smaller day as some schools could not attend due to flooding, or had many team members unable to make it. We had a smaller team than usual with only 37...