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Friday, 05 Sept 2025

Year 11 Biology Field Trip

This week our Year 11 Biology students headed to Catherine Hill Bay for a field trip that perfectly combined science and sunshine. Under clear skies and warm spring weather, students investigated the rocky shore environment, measuring both biotic and abiotic factors. Using transect lines, they surveyed species diversity and observed...

Friday, 05 Sept 2025

Secondary ACT Mountain Bike Championship

Last week, a group of 35 students travelled to Canberra to compete in the 2025 ACT Mountain Bike Championship, held the following day. Despite the cold, windy conditions and the demanding nature of the event, our students displayed remarkable determination, teamwork, and resilience. We are proud to celebrate the success...

Friday, 29 Aug 2025

Secondary Week of Worship

Week of Worship (WOW) is always a highlight on the school calendar. It’s such a joy to bring students together each day to worship, pray, have fun, and hear a meaningful spiritual message.This week, Pr Adam Shulz from Macquarie College has been encouraging students to get to know Jesus 'IRL'...

Friday, 22 Aug 2025

Year 12 Business Services Zoo Excursion

The Year 12 Business Services class braved the wet weather to celebrate the near completion of their Certificate III Business with a visit to Taronga Zoo. This learning experience consolidated several of the modules covered in the course, and marked the beginning of their final unit, Work Effectively in a...

Friday, 22 Aug 2025

Year 11 Geography Field Trip

The Year 11 Geography class embarked on a field trip to Port Stephens last week, on Thursday and Friday. There were extreme weather warnings for Thursday, and although this altered our morning plans, we were fortunate to be able to engage in fieldwork activities for the rest of the trip....

Friday, 15 Aug 2025

Secondary Campus Celebrate Science Week

National Science Week on the Secondary Campus was packed with activities that sparked curiosity, celebrated creativity, and showed why Science is a pathway to innovation and exciting careers. The week kicked off with BIG SCIENCE at the Courts and Oval, featuring butane bottle rockets and the dramatic metaphorical 'explosion' of...

Friday, 15 Aug 2025

Year 10 BStreetSmart Excursion

Last week, our Year 10 students attended the BStreetSmart event at Qudos Bank Arena, an engaging and eye-opening program designed to promote safe driving and decision-making among young people. The event is run by Westmead Hospital’s Trauma Service and aims to reduce road trauma by giving students the knowledge, skills,...

Friday, 08 Aug 2025

Year 11 Hospitality Cater for Community Volunteers

This week our Year 11 Hospitality classes catered a special lunch to thank the local community volunteers for all they do at the Cooranbong Community Centre. The students prepared and cooked the food, set the function venue, waited tables, served food and beverages and greeted the volunteers. The students were...