Support Unit
2025 Schools Boccia Competition
JJ Cahill Memorial High School was proudly represented at the recent 2025 Schools Boccia Competition by our fantastic team of six: Fiona, Will, Taina, Diana, Jimmy, and Lesinali. Over six thrilling games, they made some excellent throws and scored well. Boccia, a strategic precision-ball sport played over multiple ends, challenges teams to place their balls closest to the “jack” for points . Team JJ displayed outstanding sportsmanship, teamwork, and enthusiasm throughout the day. Well done to everyone involved!
Support Unit Highlights
SU1 had a dynamic term:
In History, students delved into Julius Caesar and Ancient Rome.
For Disability Recognition Week, they created beautiful bracelets to raise awareness, a powerful act of inclusion, echoing the tradition of using friendship bracelets to foster empathy and connection
In Work & Community, they supported the Return & Earn program, promoting responsibility and environmental awareness.
In Life Skills, they gained practical independence and completed the Scope Next Level program to bolster communication and self-confidence.
SU2 explored the living world examining needs, categorisation, and survival features while enjoying creative projects inspired by Roald Dahl’s The Twits, including engaging displays and art pieces.
SU3 studied Place & Liveability in Geography, comparing Australian cities with the world’s most liveable urban spaces and designing their own ideal city models. In English, they tackled the horror genre, and in Maths, they built money and financial literacy skills.
SU4 focused on Australians at War in History, real-world perimeter in Maths, and essential life skills like ironing and bed-making. In English, students explored creative poetry, and in Travel Training, they learned route planning and public transport navigation—culminating in a spirited hockey tournament against SU5. During Disability Inclusion Week, SU4 students crafted colourful friendship bracelets to share with mainstream peers, reinforcing kindness and unity.
In Year 8 Tech, students showcased their sewing talents by creating custom emoji cushions.
SU5 experienced a packed term:
In History, they learned about WWI and WWII, including the Gallipoli campaign (commemorated every ANZAC Day since 1915) .
English poetry lessons helped them uncover deeper meanings and produced some humorous original works.
Hockey remained an exciting, competitive highlight!
Year 10 Food Tech journeys across global festivities, cooking dishes from Germany’s Oktoberfest, Spain’s La Tomatina, Brazil’s Carnival, and Japanese wedding sushi.
In Science, SU4 and SU5 studied dinosaurs, building dioramas, exploring ancient food chains, and learning how birds evolved from dinosaurs. SU1 investigated living organisms through classification and survival experiments, even measuring campus trees to identify the oldest! SU3 focused on cells and human body systems, delving into the foundations of life and health.
It’s been a truly busy and rewarding term at J J Cahill. A heartfelt thank you to all students and teachers for their enthusiasm, creativity, and dedication. Here’s to even more learning, growth, and fun next term!