Deputy Principal

Year 10 Career Education

It is very important that our students understand the importance of their move to Year 11 in 2024. At WACOA – Denmark, we will be assisting Year 10 students with making informed choices about their options for Senior School and the importance of the qualifications we deliver on site. A Career Education program is being delivered to all Year 10 students over the coming months by Mrs Goodwill. Students have a booklet they are working through as a summary of their explorations/investigations.

A letter will come out to parents and guardians of Year 10 students later this term, outlining our plan to prepare students for making informed decisions about senior school and future pathways. This will include the involvement of parents and guardians. 

Students NOT attending Country Week

Parents and guardians will be aware that all Year 11 and 12 College students must be involved in either Country Week or Work Experience in the last week of Term 2. 

Thanks to the parents and guardians who have been proactive with supporting their child with obtaining work experience and for their support in completing the required paperwork. Work Experience opportunities outside the College are rare and when available should be utilised to support students building their confidence in alternative workplace environments, building their networks, obtaining different career experiences and for some, potentially confirming a career pathway. Please contact Mrs Lockyer for year 12's or Mrs Hardiman for Year 11's if you have any questions about Work Experience.

For Year 10 students, in week 10 this term, it is either Country Week or a modified learning program at the College. This modified learning program at the College will include a range of valuable activities. It is important parents/guardians realise that if students are not involved in any of the above activities, they will be marked absent from school for the week with an unacceptable reason. 

Teacher / Parent afternoon

On Friday June 2nd there is an opportunity for parents/guardians to obtain more detailed information about their child’s progress. Finding the best day/time for face-to-face conversations between parents/guardians and teachers/trainers can be tricky when we have 90 students that live in residence.

The coming closed weekend, on Friday 2nd June, allows us an opportunity to enable a greater number of parents/guardians to link in with teachers as they come to collect their children. Information about this event and how parents/guardians can set up a meeting with teachers/trainers has been sent out via email.

There are many distractions and commitments that take up our time. I encourage parents/guardians to make the most of this rare opportunity to chat with teacher/trainers to obtain feedback on their child’s progress. Should staff / parents / guardians be unavailable on Friday 2nd June, I know our teachers/trainers would be willing to follow up any requests for a conversation about student progress at a later stage.

Alf Mungioli

Deputy Principal

WACOA - Denmark