Secondary News

Friday, 18 Aug 2023

Year 11 Geography Field Trip
Last week the Year 11 Geography class went on a field trip to Port Stephens. Students studied varied ecosystems and observed and recorded the biophysical interactions taking place within them. Students also enjoyed a whale watching cruise, a camel ride and sand boarding as part of this trip. It was...
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Friday, 11 Aug 2023

Year 11 Urban Challenge
Embarking on the 'Urban Challenge', our Year 11 students seized the opportunity for an immersive expedition. Blessed with splendid weather, the three-day adventure was packed with activities that not only tested their mettle, but also provided moments of reflection and camaraderie.The journey commenced on Wednesday with an early train ride...
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Friday, 04 Aug 2023

Year 11 Hospitality Cater to Community Volunteers
Year 11 Hospitality students this week catered for the Cooranbong Community Centre volunteers, providing them with a three course meal, alternate drop. Students worked exceptionally well in their teams, managing their food preparation requirements, cooking their dishes and presenting all dishes to a high standard. Students were able to put...
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Friday, 04 Aug 2023

Year 7 Science Excursion to Taronga Zoo
Our Year 7 Science students have been studying various animal habitats, interactions between organisms, and the principles of organism classification. To enhance their understanding, the students embarked on a field trip to Taronga Zoo in Sydney on Tuesday. During the visit, they had the opportunity to closely observe distinct animal...
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Friday, 28 July 2023

STORMCo to Cobar
During the holidays, 32 Secondary students headed out to Cobar for the 25th year of our annual STORMCo trip. These students did Avondale proud as they willingly weeded and tidied gardens, walked some dogs and put on a great Kids Club program with music, games, craft and puppets. The local...
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Friday, 28 July 2023

Year 11 VET Work Placement
Students have been busy 'on the job’ over the past few weeks completing their work placement requirements in their chosen industry field. Last week the Hospitality and Construction students experienced a week in industry learning many valuable skills; communicating with customers and working in teams. The VET department at Avondale...
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Friday, 23 June 2023

Year 8 English Visits Kindy
In Year 8 English students have commenced a project where they are working both individually and collaboratively to answer the driving question of “How can we engage and educate children through picture books?” The project asks our Year 8s to create an engaging and educational picture book for a Kindy...
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Friday, 23 June 2023

Year 10 Solar Hot Water Project
Year 10 students who are currently learning Physics in their Science classes, completed a task which required them to design and build a solar hot water heater. Learning about how energy changes form and making it a real life experience is valuable in our current world climate. Testing was completed...
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Friday, 16 June 2023

PROPEL Visits Radio Rhema
PROPEL students had the opportunity to visit Radio Rhema Newcastle this week as part of their English Studies course. The staff at Rhema facilitated a fantastic day that included going live on air during a show, a site tour of the various elements that are part of a radio station,...
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