Secondary News

Friday, 23 Sept 2022

Year 10 Bungonia Camp
Last week our Year 10 students headed down to Bungonia National Park for a week in the great outdoors. There were a number of new experiences for our students as they challenged themselves with abseiling, caving, team initiatives, orienteering, swimming in ice cold water and hiking the formidable Eflux. Congratulations...
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Friday, 16 Sept 2022

Year 12 Design & Technology
On Tuesday, NESA markers attended Avondale School for the marking of Year 12 Design and Technology, Major Design Projects and Portfolios. Under the guidance of Mr Scale, students were challenged to identify a perceived need or problem within society and investigate the most suitable solution. This involved conducting research, experimentation and...
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Friday, 16 Sept 2022

Secondary Debate Club
This year has marked the inaugural year of the Secondary School Debate Club. Lead by Stephanie E (Year 11), the club meets most Fridays at lunchtimes, and has had two teams enter Australia’s National Virtual Debating Competition. Special congratulations goes to the Year 11 debate team, who this week won...
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Friday, 09 Sept 2022

Year 12 Retreat
The Year 12 students and staff experienced a few days away on the Year 12 Retreat, spending most of their time at Crosslands Youth and Convention Centre. The focus of the retreat was to spend time relaxing, reconnecting, refocusing and making memories as they count down the last few weeks...
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Friday, 09 Sept 2022

Year 11 Hospitality
Students in Year 11 Hospitality have been practising their skills in creating an antipasto platter and preparing themselves for the CAPPA Showcase Night this week where they catered for the event. Students throughout this term have been studying appetisers and salads, and making a range of culinary dishes to extend...
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Friday, 02 Sept 2022

Secondary Week of Worship
Week of Worship is an opportunity we have as a school to come together each day, spending time in community, learning about the goodness that God has for us. This week, we’ve had Pastor Aubree Harrington from Kellyville Church in Sydney share with our high school. She has taken us through...
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Friday, 02 Sept 2022

HRIS Volleyball
Avondale School played in the HRIS Volleyball tournament this week held at Broadmeadow. Our Open Boys’ and Open Girls' teams both made it to the grand final. This was a huge improvement from the previous tournament last term. Even though both teams played hard in each match, they went down in...
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Friday, 02 Sept 2022

Year 12 Geography Field Trip
Two days this week the Year 12 Geography class experienced in person some of the case studies used for their HSC course. On Tuesday they went to Barangaroo to learn about the urban dynamics of change including urban renewal and urban consolidation that have taken place. On Wednesday they were...
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Friday, 02 Sept 2022

All Schools Mountain Bike Championship
Last weekend 19 Secondary students and 4 teachers went to Canberra to compete in the All Schools Mountain Bike Championship. Avondale entered six teams across the three age categories. Congratulations to Aidan C, Matthew G, Jai L and Amy M who came 2nd in the mixed college category (Year 11...
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