Deputy Principal

Year 12’s

The recent Year 12 dinner and their last days on site were enjoyable. It is wonderful to see so many students walk away with a range of personal and academic achievements. 

ATAR students remain to complete their exams and we wish them success.

I am looking forward to the 17th November where we have our annual Awards Ceremony event celebrating student success across Years 10 – 12. 

Work Experience

Well done to so many students in Year 11 who have been able to set in place some valuable work experience opportunities.

Year 11 students NOT participating in Certificate II Woolhandling / Cert III Agriculture activities will access work experience from November 20th for the week. 

Should you have any questions or need support please do not hesitate to call the College and speak with Mrs Lockyer who is coordinating all placements. 

Certificate III Woolhandling

Year 11 students will complete Certificate III in Advance Woolhandling from Monday 20th November for a full week. 

November 20th is a School Development Day so there will be no students in residence on the Sunday night or on campus for classes on the Monday. Therefore, this is a reminder to students that they will still need to attend on the Monday despite the Development Day. For any of those who use the Residence, we will need to know if students intend to be in on Sunday night and what time they will be arriving. Students needing to be here on the Sunday night - please contact Mr Overton to let him know your plans for this ASAP. It looks like it is going to be a fantastic course as it is a great opportunity for those involved. This is an ongoing activity run each year and supported by South Regional TAFE and their personnel who have been working with students this week. Mr Schultz has been a great support for the students whilst they have been completing Certificate II in Woolhandling to prepare them for the advanced program. 

School Reports

Staff will soon be in the process of completing school reports for Year 11’s and providing Year 10’s opportunities to confirm end of year grades. There is plenty to do for students as they are given opportunities to showcase their skills in class and be assessed with the remaining tests and tasks. School reports are due to be issued in the last week of this term. 

Stories to share

Although I have only been at the WACOA – Denmark a short time, I have been in awe of the amazing history of the College. The facilities and the activities over the years has certainly been home to some wonderful characters and provided young people with a springboard into terrific work opportunities.

It was a pleasure to be invited to the recent 70th Year reunion by ex-student Don McCausland. The group shared some amazing stories about the College as well as their interesting pathways into employment/industry.

We hope to develop a way to capture some of these past stories and student experiences in the near future. There is so much to learn from our past and we would be proud to hear about some of the fabulous working and life experiences of past students and share these with our College community.

Alf Mungioli

Deputy Principal

WACOA - Denmark