Careers Corner

THE UNIVERSITY ROADSHOW

Our year 11 and 12 students recently attended the University Roadshow on site at O’Connor. Representatives from the University Admission Centre (UAC), University of New England, University of Newcastle, Charles Sturt University and Southern Cross University addressed the following hot topics:

• Admission pathways
• Life on campus
• Student accommodation
• Financial assistance 

Please see the flyer below for follow up information. 

Following the University Roadshow, it was a pleasure to welcome our Stage 6 families into the College for our Stage 6 Commencement Evening. We hope this opportunity was valuable and informative. For our current year 12 cohort who may be looking at University Entry for 2027 and beyond, please use this link to access the OCC University Pathways Site. This site will be updated regularly as key dates become available. Please note that this site is informative in nature and all formal applications are to go directly to the institution or UAC portal. 

The University Admissions Centre opens in early April this year, students who require a UAC account for university entry will attend an information session closer to the time for support with this. 

VET WORK PLACEMENT

In week 5, all Year 11 VET students attended their VET induction. VET stands for Vocational Education and Training and the courses included in this induction are Hospitality, Primary Industries and Construction. Students registered with Careers Network in preparation for their mandatory work placement. Careers Network will work with class teachers to place students with appropriate employers for placement. The dates are as follows and you will receive more information from your child’s class teacher. 

Term 2, week 4 - Year 12 Hospitality, Construction and Primary Industries 

Term 3, week 4 - Year 11 Primary Industries 

Term 3, week 6 - Year 11 Hospitality and Construction 

SCHOOL BASED APPRENTICESHIPS AND TRAINEESHIPS 

Sign up meetings for the remaining O’Connor SBATS are drawing to a close, congratulations to the following students!

Sienna Cohen working at Armidale Base Hospital 

Lachlan Wanschers working at Armidale Catholic Schools Office 

Henry Howarth working at New England Toyota 

Mackenzie Cook working at Super Air 

Isaac Brown working at New England Hydraulics 

Jacob Finlay working at UniPlan Group 

Archer Colvin working at Steve Frost Construction 

Nayte Estreich working at Kelso Services

Tyler Riggall working at New England Landscaping 

WORK EXPERIENCE 

Work experience for stage 5 students has commenced for 2026. If your child is in year 9 or 10 and interested in completing an interested based work experience opportunity, please direct them to speak to Mrs Galvin or for a parent communication please email me at rgalvin@arm.catholic.edu.au