Library News & Careers Corner

New Books

The school library has received a couple of shipments of new books recently to fill some new shelving that has been added to the exisiting supply. We are lucky to have so many keen borrowers of fiction in particular. If the library doesn't have what you are looking for, they can always get it for you.

Moratorium on Overdue Books

Don't be afraid to drop any overdue library books off at either the front office or the school library. We welcome all books back even if they have been away from us for a while.

Transport for NSW Apprentice & Trainee Programs

St John's College

To find out more about the college, webinar's are able to be booked below.

DBB Study and Careers Pathways Online Virtual Talks

Schedule for Weeks 6-10.

Previous talks can be found on their YouTube channel below.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-bR6YPekYfa73beQOeP3qg/videos

JobJump

If you have not done so, you may be interested in the following career website, which the CSO pays our licence to use.

School username is oconnor. Password is yaks. You will be remembered after first registering.

University Early Entry Dates

The following article offers a summary of important dates relevant to University early entry.

Other important UAC information has been placed on Google classroom by Mrs Channon.

UNE Joint Medial Program (JMP)

Update:

Australian Defence Force (ADF) Gap Year Applications Open - Applications for some roles close 30 June.

Free access to World Book online!

Students can access World Book Encyclopedia online. The subscription has been covered, so it is free to access for students and staff of the College.

To access:

Via our school website www.oconnor.nsw.edu.au, go to Parent Student Information > Student Information > Oliver. Oliver is the Library catalogue. Once you get to Oliver, the final step is to click or 'Orbit' which is a button at the top right corner and then the link to 'World Book Online'. Happy researching!

CSU Early Entry

E-Books

Supplementing the College library's hard copy book collection, students have access to over 2000 e-books (electronic books) through our online library catalogue.

It is as easy as going to the following link:

https://library.arm.catholic.edu.au/oliver/home/browse/list

This can also be found on the College webpage in the 'student links' dropdown menu. The Catalogue is called 'Oliver'.

If they are not already logged into the CSO Portal, there will be a prompt to login to the CE-NET Authentication Portal (CSO Firewall). Students can either search 'e book' in the search box or, search a book directly.

UAC DATES (University Admissions Centre)

Australian Government Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships (RRES) Program

Applications opened on Monday, 20 January 2020 and this fourth round will provide 1100 scholarships, and applications will remain open throughout 2020 or until the scholarships are fully exhausted.

Scholarships are valued at up to $18,000 for eligible students from regional and remote Australia, in any course of study. Scholarships are awarded taking into consideration financial need, with priority assessment given to the following applicants:

Residential address is in a RA4 or RA5 category
Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and provided supporting documentation
Identify as having a disability, and provided supporting documentation
Chosen course relates to a field where there is low female representation
Affected by natural disasters such as drought, 2019-2020 bushfire and/or floods

Further information on the RRES program, including program guidelines, eligibility requirements and how to apply, are available online through the organisation administering the scholarships, Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre QTAC: www.qtac.edu.au/scholarships/RRESP

QTAC Phone: 1800 290 979

QTAC Email: scholarships@qtac.edu.au