Important dates

TAFE Applications Now Open

Closes 7 December Go directly to the TAFE website to enrol
https://www.northmetrotafe.wa.edu.au
https://www.southmetrotafe.wa.edu.au

UWA Design Studio for students - Now Open

January holidays
For students in Year 9 -11. For more information and to register
https://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Design-Studio-for-school-students-2018-A5-flyer.pdf

ConocoPhillips Science Experience at UWA – Now Open

January holidays
Years 9 and 10 students who have a passion for science, technology, engineering and maths.
For more information:
https://www.scienceexperience.com.au/when-where/wa/university-of-western-australia-perth

The University of Notre Dame – Twilight Tour 22 Nov & 6 Dec

Find out more - https://www.notredame.edu.au/events-items/twilight-tours

Uncovering the UCAT – UWA: 29 November (Formerly known as UMAT)

To register - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uncovering-the-ucat-perth-tickets-51743684754

Curtin University – Fine Art Advisory Sessions: 3 & 4 December

Information about Fine Art at Curtin.
Find out more - https://news.curtin.edu.au/events/fine-art-advisory-sessions/

The University of Notre Dame – 18 December

ATAR Advice Day
Find out more -https://www.notredame.edu.au/events-items/atar-advice-day

Perth Music School – 2019: 14-18 January

Pop, Rock & Jazz
Perth Summer Music School has designed this 1 Week Music School for Players with 1+ Years of Musical Experience or more, and all Instruments are more than welcome.
Tuition by WAAPA Trained Musicians.
Find out more - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2019-pop-rock-jazz-summer-music-school-perth-tickets-51132451539

Students applying for medicine in 2019 and beyond

2019 Year 12 students who intend pursuing medicine at UWA and Curtin University will need to sit a UCAT exam in July. It was previously known as UMAT. The UCAT will be like UMAT but it will now be a two-hour computer-based test. UCAT will assess a range of mental abilities identified by universities as important to practicing in the fields of medicine / dentistry / clinical sciences. Students should prepare for the test using free official practice materials which have been developed by the UCAT Consortium of Universities to support test preparation. See - https://www.ucatofficial.com/ucat-anz/preparation/

Registration opens on the 1 March. For more information go directly to the UCAT official website - https://www.ucatofficial.com/ucat-anz/test-format/

USQ Aviation Camp – EOI for 2019

Two Day Experience was a major success in 2018 with 25 school students taking two days out of their school holidays to attend the aviation focused experience. Students immersed themselves in leadership, communication, team building workshops and had the opportunity to fly USQ's 737 simulator. Express your interest to receive an invitation for our 2019 holiday aviation experiences via Faculty.marketing@usq.edu.au

Year 10 School Entrepreneurship Program

In Term Two, Year 10 students were given $20 of start-up capital to create, launch and operate their own venture over the course of a school term. Fifty-six students successfully completed the program. Students had to complete a Business Plan and learn a range of other important enterprise skills such as managing finances, marketing a product or service and teamwork.

Below are photographs of the top performing group setting up before 7.30am each morning.

Students who participated were asked what they learnt from the program. Some comments were:

“There was a lot more work that goes on behind the scenes.”

“Understand and know your market.”

“Hard work pays off.”

“People more health conscience than thought.”

“If you don’t look professional you don’t get customers.”

“That running a business is hard.”

“It is challenging to get everyone in the group to agree.”

“We learnt that we need to put in a lot of effort, and to make sure we have a good team.”

“The importance of ordering products earlier.”

Those students who successfully completed the program gained the following enterprise skills: project management, financial literacy, teamwork, communication, global citizenship, creativity and innovation, problem solving, critical thinking and digital literacy.

A good read

The New Work Reality, June 2018

The transition for young people between full-time education and full-time work is increasingly uncertain. Following the journeys of 14,000 young people over a decade, the New Work Reality report reveals the factors that accelerate the transition to full-time work, including the skills, mindset and confidence young people need to navigate our changed world of work. Read the full report here ..\..\REPORT\FYA_2018TheNewWorkReality_sml.pdf

Job spotlight

Interactive ICT Career Wheel

Explore Careers in Technology from ACS https://www.careersfoundation.com.au/

Good Universities Guide to Apprenticeships and Traineeships

Read the guide - https://www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au/education-blogs/tertiary-study/pathways-your-guide-to-apprenticeships-and-traineeships

Men Of John XXIII College