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COLLEGE PRINCIPAL’S

MESSAGE

Welcome back to all for yet

another busy and engaging

term! The key focus of our work this term will be: the College Open Day at Blair Street and Dimboola Road

Campuses, transition activities with our key feeder primary schools, NAPLAN testing for Year 7 and 9 students,

completing the Students Attitude to Schools Survey, intra-schools musical concert, involvement and

achievement in sporting events at school and beyond, a myriad of excursions and camps that have supported

and enriched the academic and social emotional learning of students across all year levels.

Our staff over Term 1 have tested students and we are now using the data to identify where every student is at in terms of their

literacy & numeracy. This will ensure all teachers know and use this information, to develop strategies to move them forward, and

then collecting evidence regularly to assess the effectiveness of the teaching strategies.

All our Year 7 and 9 students over three days, 10th-12th May, will complete NAPLAN tests which will provide further information for

you, staff and our College on individual student performance. For our students in Years 7 and 9, NAPLAN testing includes:

Literacy – a reading test, a language conventions test and a writing test

Numeracy – two tests, one that requires students to use a calculator and another that does not

All our staff are currently preparing students for NAPLAN and encouraging all our Year 7 and Year 9 students to do their best. We plan

to use this information, along with other information and on demand testing, to determine how well our students are performing and

to identify any areas of need that require further attention in the learning programs we offer. An individual NAPLAN report will be

issued by us late in Term 4 – 2016.

YEAR 12 HOLIDAY PROGRAM Thank you to the staff who supported sessions for students to prepare for their assessment tasks and practice exams. Year 12 students who attended the Holiday Program need to be congratulated for taking the opportunities provided to maximise their performance at Year 12 in 2016. Well done to those who attended. We look forward to increased numbers participating in the programs offered at the end of term 2.

HUME CENTRAL SECONDARY COLLEGE – 2015 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY

Each state school provides its Learning community with an Annual Report of its achievements in terms of enrolments, parent satisfaction, student learning, student outcomes, staff satisfaction, Naplan in 7 & 9, Student Engagement & Wellbeing, Student Pathways & Transition and College VCE, VET, VCAL and its future directions for 2016. Hume Central Secondary College 2015 Annual Report to the school community is on our website www.humecentralsc.vic.edu.au .

I acknowledge the contribution of all teachers and Education Support staff over 2015 as well as our 2015 VCE, VET and VCAL Teachers in achieving our improved Year 12 results in 2015. 98% of our students were offered a University 53% or TAFE 47% position in 2016; this is a sustained achievement! Well done to all the Year 12 students of 2015. Our College Strategic Goal 2014-2017 focused on planning for tomorrows educational offerings as a Learning Community and working together to create a future for all, will guide the future development of Hume Central Secondary College.

I look forward to building on the successes thus far with the collaboration of all members of our learning community. Irene Iliadis COLLEGE PRINCIPAL

Edition 3 May 2016

Two Years of Learning in one for all our Students in 2016 COLLEGE VISION

Our College Vision is to develop and encourage in our students a love of lifelong learning while equipping them with the skills, qualifications and

personal attributes they need for a purposeful and fulfilling life beyond school.

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Second-hand Uniform and Textbook Trading

The school is conscious of the need to provide an improved facility for families to be able to buy and sell their secondhand uniforms, textbooks and other student resources. I am delighted to inform you of the school’s new initiative in providing family’s access to the Sustainable School Shop. The service is weighted towards trading within our own school community and then access to a wider

market of other nearby schools should you need. Results from other schools have been excellent; families have enjoyed a more comprehensive and convenient method of buying and selling these items. For the best results:

Register on the Sustainable School Shop website and nominate the Hume Central SC

An annual subscription will be automatically provided to you

List your items for sale

List wanted ads for those items you are looking to buy

The school’s uniform and book lists are loaded into the system to make listing ads easy

The system matches the ads of buyers with sellers and notifies the buyer via email

Buyers contact sellers and arrange where and when to trade

Most trading will occur with other parents from our school

Parents are well supported via Sustainable School Shop’s telephone (0438 743 444) and email help lines

The system is simple and easy to use - If you don’t have a computer, internet access or an email address, please call the

Sustainable School Shop for assistance

You can pre-arrange the transaction and then trade after the texts are not required.

Hume Central Secondary College is providing this service to our community.

All enquiries should be directed to the Sustainable School Shop on: 0438 743 444 or help is also available through ‘Contact Us’ on

their website at www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au

We are very excited about this new initiative and we hope you will make the most of this opportunity and gain the benefit from

recycling your student’s school items.

THE SMITH FAMILY

Toastmasters Graduation Night

Wednesday 4th May The Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program commenced 2nd March with 14 student leaders from Years 9, 10 and 11. Over 8 weeks, the students learnt resume and interview skills and how to chair a meeting, develop, present and evaluate speeches. Students also learnt from each other through constructive feedback and fine-tuning their presentation skills. The Toastmasters Graduation Night was held on Wednesday 4th May where the students showcased what they have learned in front of a supportive audience of 35

family, friends and College staff. Students showed great confidence and presented on a variety of topics; from their ideas on stereotypes, emotions and youth, to their personal journeys and what makes them who they are. Through their speeches we also got to know the students more on a personal level outside of the classroom. At the end of the night, students were presented certificates to acknowledge their participation in the program and their hard work and commitment. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Toastmasters students: Dimboola Road Campus: Alexa Riccardi, Benjamin Bilotta and Vanessa Garcia Town Park Campus: Manav Shrivastav, Brendon Fretton, Marvic Tano, Lexy Lovell, Bree Baddawi, Mobina Jafari, Linda Tanuaulilo, Chris Byass, Elif Aksu, Oom Pan Uthai and Jade Basak. We would also like to thank the Toastmasters facilitators Bob Oldfield, Ricky Tuck and Ron Prasad, and Molly Perese who has supported the students in this journey.

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DIMBOOLA ROAD CAMPUS Campus Principal: Vivienne Caravas & Assistant Principal: Selen Atilla

Term 2, 2016 has continued to see students wearing our Academic Uniform respectfully and arriving on time with essential items from the booklist at Years 7, 8 and 9. Please continue to support your students to: Arrive at school at 8.35am in order for classes to start promptly at 8.45am as Time Counts.

Undertake 30-45 minutes of homework daily at Year 7 plus a minimum of 20 mins of reading 3 times per week.

Undertake 45-60 minutes of homework at Year 8 and 9 plus a minimum of 20 mins of reading 3 times per week.

Term 2 Lunchtime Activities Program – Dimboola Road

What? When? Who? Where?

Chess Club FRIDAY 1/2 FR Library

Anime Club/Borrowing WEDNESDAY 1/2 MB Library

Math Club TUESDAY 1/2 FR YEAR 7

Environmental Club Tuesday 1/2 AME Year 9

Reading/Borrowing Mentor Shop

FRIDAY 1/2- First Half Only

SA/FR Library

Computer Club TUESDAY 2/ FRIDAY 1 GR IT ROOM

Marble Run Madness TUESDAY 1/2 PB TECHNOLOGY

Gym Games THURSDAY 1/2 SU Gym - (Entry Fee: x1 Raffle Ticket)

HOMEWORK CLUB Homework Club at Dimboola Road Campus continues to provide additional academic support to students. It is open to all students from Year 7-9 and runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Library between 3.05pm to 4.30pm. Teachers will be available to assist students with their homework and classwork generally. This is a free service to all students. Permission notices must be signed by parents/guardians and returned to school. If you have any queries please contact Ms Renu Sharma on 9099 1000.

SL – Student Learning

Partnership with BVPS ‘If you can teach it, you know it’ and that is exactly what our year 7 SEAL students are demonstrating. Year 7 SEAL students are practising and reinforcing their numeracy skills by tutoring a group of year 5/6 Broadmeadows Valley Primary School students. 7A teach numeracy skills that are applicable to real life situations and provide support to the primary students while they work through problem solving tasks. The primary students who are up for an extra challenge are supported while creating their own problem solving tasks. Some primary students like to create challenging problems for their tutors to solve.

RMIT Scaffolding Numeracy Program

The RMIT Scaffolding Numeracy Program continues to run for year 7 students on a weekly basis. Students are working in their collaborative groups completing hands on learning activities that instil life-long learning. Students continue to develop their multiplication, division, fractions and problem solving skills. Numeracy Intervention Extra support staff attend maths classes once a week to build numeracy skills as well as extend at or above level students. In addition to a classroom teacher, Ms Ramadan, Ms Garvan, Ms Ferraro and Ms Howard work with students to develop knowledge and application within the curriculum, and to extend our top achieving students.

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BLAIR STREET CAMPUS Campus Principal: Kate McArthur & Assistant Principal: Nick Bakatsoulas

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast Club will be running every Monday and Thursday Morning from 8am to 8.30am, students can come in and have some cheese toasties, Milo and cereal. As well as make their own

jam, vegemite or honey toast if they like. We also make yummy pancakes every now and then.

Special Events

ANTI-BULLYING Last month, Dr Tim Kitchen from Adobe

Education and Katie Barry from The Bully

Project spent a day with students at Blair

Street. The aim of this day was to encourage

students to work in a team (production crew)

to produce a short video with an anti-bullying

theme using Adobe Premiere Pro, a program available on student netbooks.

This day was a perfect follow-on from the sessions that were run for students and parents with the screening of the film ‘Bully’. A blog

entry was made by Dr Kitchen about the day. Please follow the link to read about it https://timkitchen.net/2016/03/13/adobeday-

humecentral16/ as well as the link to videos made on the day - https://vimeo.com/160176301

Congratulations to the students that fully participated on the day.

Mary Mesquita - eSmart Co-ordinator

Mother’s Day Classic run/walk for Breast Cancer Research The run took place at the Royal Botanical Gardens, and even though the weather was very wet, the day was fantastic. This was the first fun run I have embarked on and definitely will not be my last! I managed to run the 8km in 45 minutes and 35 seconds, which took me by surprise considering the weather conditions. In a short amount of time, with the help of family, friends and colleagues, I managed to raise $1,000 for this amazing organisation. Thank you all for your support. I was running with pride knowing I have given a little back to this great cause – Ms Khodr

SRC

On the 3rd of April 2016, four student leaders from Blair Street and Dimboola Road attended a Leadership Conference held by VicSRC. The conference enabled over 200 students from different high schools to work together on common issues, define what really matters to Victorian students, and drive positive change in schools, communities and education system. The student leaders from HCSC did an amazing job at public speaking, encouraging and supporting fellow team members and upholding their leadership roles with integrity. The students were very positive throughout the day and carried themselves and represented the school commendably.

Mayra Jamall

Student Leadership Leader

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TOWN PARK CAMPUS Campus Principal: Lisa Robinson & Assistant Principal: Parris Sloan

SL – Student Learning

Product Design and Technology Wood - Year 11

Students have had to redesign and modify an existing chair to improve its function. A

range of ideas have been sketched, detailed and presented in a folio. Now the class are

making their chairs in the workshop. Students are using Pine for its sustainability qualities and all are incorporating housing joints for

added strength and aesthetics. The quality of the work is great and the class are making great progress. The finished chairs will go on

display at Town Park, later in the semester when they are finished.

From Ms Grech (Product Design and Technology teacher)

Ioane Ale Brown Ridha Al Batat I.J.Elise

SRC

SRC Bone Marrow Research Fundraiser What a great start to the year with Town Park staff and students supporting our first SRC fundraiser. To acknowledge the

unconditional love and support of family and friends who are caring for or have lost loved ones to cancer, we held a lunchtime Sausage Sizzle on Friday 29th April. Even though

the weather was wet and overcast, this did not

discourage the overwhelmingly strong

Town Park spirit of generosity for Bone

Marrow research. A huge thank you to all involved

as a total of $492 was raised from our lunchtime

efforts and family donations. This was indeed an awesome

result for such a worthy cause. Ms Perese

Supporting Bone Marrow Research

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Excursions/Incursions

YEAR 11 OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

GRAMPIANS CAMP On the 18th and the 19th of April the Year 11 Outdoor class went to the Grampians. We first went to Brambuk Cultural Centre where we saw 2 Videos, one was the dreamtime story of the Gariwerd people and the creation of the Grampians that we were about to visit. The other told us about the geological past of the Grampians and how the Grampians actually used to be right next to the ocean. (Now it is hours away from the ocean). Then we had a quite embarrassing didgeridoo lesson where we saw some indigenous instruments and heard some great music. After we finished here we went for a drive through the mountains to the start of the bushwalk to the Pinnacle. We were climbing up these massive rocks and it didn’t help that some of the rocks had sand on them which made them slippery. We all made it to the top and were rewarded with fantastic views of the whole mountain range.

Year 11’s on the Pinnacle

Overlooking Lake Bellfield

When we finished the walk everyone was tired and we headed to our camp site to set up for the night, we set up our tents and then we cooked dinner, after dinner and cleaning up we decided to go for a night walk. We headed down a 4wd track, it was pitch black because we decided not to use our torches (as there was a full moon). We just walked and talked to each other and when we got back we sat around the campfire talking for a little bit and then we went to bed.

Climbing at Barc Cliff, near Hollow Mountain,

Northern Grampians

The next morning we were up at 6-6:30 am to get ready to go for our day rock climbing. We had breakfast and packed up our tents and campsite quickly and hit the road and went to Hollow Mountain where we spent the day rock climbing and abseiling. We spent around 5 hours rock climbing and abseiling after that we were on our way home and we arrived back at school around 6pm.

By Brittney Clifton 11C

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YEAR 12 OUTDOOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

MOUNT BULLER CAMP - APRIL 12TH -13TH In the first week of this term all 30 of the Year 12 Outdoor students headed to the mountains for their first Outdoor Camp for 2016. The students were visiting specific sites that they will write about in their upcoming SAC’s and exams. This meant that the 2 day camp was chock full of a variety of experiences. Crossing the ‘dam’ at Eildon surprised the students as at 32% capacity it just looked like a creek in the bottom of the valley. Walking on the Rail Trail we were passed by bike riders young and old. We set up camp at Sheepyard Flat next to the Howqua River. This is a fresh mountain stream running straight from the slopes of Mount Buller. That afternoon we took a stroll downstream passed the gold mining ruins from the 1880’s towards Fry’s Hut which had been built by the mountain cattlemen.

After a wash in the cool stream we all cooked up delicious hot dinners and settled down with a meager campfire and some lovely singing. Usually a large group will move quite slowly, particularly teenagers in the morning. However under all the morning grouchiness there was a level of anticipation for the second day’s activities. We drove out of the campsite by 8.30am and headed to Mount Buller resort. We were planning a walk to the summit of Mount Buller at 1805ms above sea level and a mountain biking activity possibly from the top to the base of the mountain. The students walking could see the impact of the ski infrastructure, the 360 degree views of the Alpine National Park from one of Victoria’s only steep mountains.

The ride, run by a company which provided high quality equipment was a chance for the students to experience a recreational activity run by a commercial company in an alpine environment. Curriculum points all ticked as the students either ripped it up or carefully rode depending on their preferred level of comfort and challenge. Each group finished with grins on their faces and absolutely excited by their rides.

And just as we thought everything had gone so well… we got ready to return

home. The second group had chosen to take the longer ride which put us 1 hour behind departure time. We got on the road and every student aimed to minimize the rest stops on the return trip. This was when we least wanted a break down. And so of course we did. RACV was called and as we waited in a long driveway a resident in the area invited all 30 students to wait in the back yard of their farm. Horses were fed and the students enjoyed some country hospitality.

We did arrive back late, very late, however in difficult times this group stayed positive and pulled together. As a driver I mentioned that I was a

bit tired. I was showered in lollies, drinks and students were filling my water bottle and insisting on entertaining me with some terrible jokes. These year 12s had an amazing 2 days in which they experienced and learnt many lessons and generally showed that all the effort staff go to is worth it. Many thanks go to Mr Dean and Ms Ross for joining us on camp and helping to make a great experience.

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Careers & Pathways

Year 10 WORK EXPERIENCE: 14TH JUNE – 24TH JUNE 2016 All year 10 students are required to complete the Work Experience Program. Students have been supported by the Careers Team, Mentor Teachers and the Year 10 team to complete all requirements in the lead up to their work placement. These legal requirements include:

Safe@Work Modules and Certificates:

All students must have completed their safe@work certificates – the General Module and an Industry Specific Module related directly to where they are doing their work placement (ie – if a student is doing their placement at Big W, they must complete the ‘Retail’ module). These were

due in mid-March and the majority of students have done this. Those who haven’t must do so ASAP and submit the printed certificates to Ms Stevens or Ms Williams the first week of Term 2.

Work Experience Arrangement Form:

This form is generated by the school once the student has confirmation of a placement from an employer and given the details of their placement to Ms Williams. It is a legal document and is to be signed by the Campus Principal (Ms Robinson), their parents/guardians and the employer. Again, these should have been completed by the end of Term 1 and if they’ve not been issued, then students must provide the above details to Ms Williams by the first week of Term 2.

Any students who need additional help can see Ms Stevens or Ms Williams.

Dianne Williams & Sally Stevens Careers and Work Experience

COLLEGE SPORTS

Upcoming Sports Events

Year 7 Soccer, AFL, Netball and Badminton Wednesday 4th of May

Division Cross Country Thursday 5th of May

Year 8 Soccer, AFL, Netball and Badminton of Monday 16th of May

Year 9 and 10 Soccer, AFL, Netball and Badminton of Wednesday 18th of May

Division Athletics Friday 27th of May

Junior and Senior Girls AFL Monday 30th of May

Northern Metropolitan Region Cross Country 15th of June

Important reminder for parents and students wanting to participate in sports Process for signing up for a sport is as follows:

Students are to sign up for 1 sport per term

Signup sheets will be posted at Sports notice boards at each campus and in some cases in each year level buildings

Students will need to sign up a term in advance to allow the Sports Coordinator time to entre teams, assign coaches and develop permission forms

Students need to take their permission form home, get it signed and returned to school before they can attend training sessions

Students need to attend all training sessions for the best possible chance of making the team (simply returning your permission forms does not mean you have made the team!)

Once the coaches have selected their team, a team list will be posted on the sports notice boards and texted out to parents to inform them as well

Students will need to attend the day in Full PE uniform and provide their own water and food for the day, unless informed otherwise. Please remember it isn’t fair on the students and Teachers/Coaches who always turn up to training, and a team has to be withdrawn at the last minute because of a lack of numbers. If you sign up for a sport you are making a commitment to attend all training sessions and the day of the event. If for any reason you are unable to attend please let your Coach or Sports Coordinator know as soon as possible

Thomas Sullivan College Sports Leader

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COLLEGE EVENTS – Athletics Carnival

The Hume Central Athletics day was held on Thursday the 21st of April at the Moonee Valley Athletics Track. Students were lucky as the rain held off allowing them to participate in their chosen events. Congratulations to students who participate in track and field events and to those who managed to set new records on the day. A massive thank you goes out to all staff members for their assistance in making the day a success and run so smoothly as well as to students for their excellent behaviour on the day. The highlight of the day was the staff verse students relay. It was a close race with the Male staff members taking out the victory. I would also like to congratulate that following students on taking out the age group champion medal for their age group. College Sports Leader Thomas Sullivan

AGE GROUP CHAMPIONS

13 years 14 years 15 years 16 Years 17-20 years

Blair Street

Aleyna Karabay

Ali Assaad

Dimboola Road

Jamila Rumints

Andrew Naddaf

Dimboola Road

Sarsha Kassab

Lomitusi Tupuola

Town Park

Anthony Naddaf

Town Park

Francesco Raffone

Town Park

Annalosa Fagu

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COLLEGE NEWSLETTER - Keep up with the news The College Newsletter is being distributed electronically. Students will be able to save the Newsletter on to their Netbook/Laptop during Mentor classes every three weeks, to take home for parents to read. The Newsletter is also available on the College Website: www.humecentralsc.vic.edu.au. Parents who would like to have the Newsletter emailed to them every three weeks need to email the address below, with your son/daughter’s name and Campus and we will organise the Newsletter to be sent to you electronically - newsletter@humecentralsc.vic.edu.au

STUDENT DETAILS - It is very important that Student, Parent/Carers ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBERS and Emergency contact details are up to date and current for ALL STUDENTS at Hume Central Secondary College. If any of your details have changed please contact your child’s Campus and Administration will send you a “Details Change Form” to fill in, sign and return back to the College.

MEDICAL DETAILS - IMPORTANT - Medical health information – important to let the College know if your child/children develop or have any medical issues that teachers need to be aware of and also if a student’s medical details have changed - please notify your Campus office.

PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE & AMBULANCE COVER - The Department of Education & Training does not provide personal

accident insurance or ambulance cover for students. Parents and guardians of students, who do not have student accident

insurance/ambulance cover, are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including the cost

of ambulance attendance / transport and any other transport costs.

EARLY LEAVERS - Parent/Carers are reminded to please notify the College in advance of early student pick up. As there can be

NO announcements during class time you are encouraged to send a note on the day or alternatively call the office in advance

to arrange pickup of your child. This will avoid any unnecessary delays.

ATTENDANCE - Parents are sent SMS messages daily via mobile phones if students are absent, please notify the Campus office if your child is absent and provide a note or medical certificate to explain their absence. Student attendance is very important to successfully complete their year of study.

STUDENT NETBOOK/COMPUTERS - Parents are asked to share with their children the importance of caring for their

Netbook/Computers and to be responsible and look after them – damages to Netbooks/Computers could cost anything up to

$100.

EXCURSIONS - Please return Excursion permission forms promptly with the correct money - A receipt is always given.

YOUTH WORKERS - The College has Youth /Health Workers on each Campus. Youth /Health Workers are a part of the Student

Engagement and Wellbeing team and provide vital support to students and families when required.

LOCKS - Locks for Campus Lockers are provided – Students to see your Team Co-ordinators or Mentor Teachers.

COLLEGE FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/humecentralsecondarycollege

College Phone Numbers Dimboola Road Campus - 9099 1000 Blair Street Campus - 9302 6000

English Language Centre - 9302 6011 Town Park Campus - 9066 3600

Visit our College Website

www.humecentralsc.vic.edu.au

Term 2

11th April 2016 – 24th June 2016

Student Free Day - 3rd June

Student Free Day - 10th June

Queen’s Birthday - 13th June

Year 10 Work Experience

Term 3

11th July 2016 - 16th September 2016

Term 4

3rd October 2015 to 20th December 2016

Student Free Day - 5th December

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CareerNews No6; 05.05.16

Reminders

VCE AND CAREERS EXPO 2016 – 5-8 May, Caulfield Racecourse; www.vceandcareers.com.au

Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT) – Register by: 3 June; Test date: 27 July (for Medicine at Monash)

‘INSIDE MONASH’ SEMINARS Continue in May: 10th Teaching, 11th Medicine & Biomedical Science; 12th Engineering; 17th Science; 18th Law; 19th Health Sciences; 25th Biomedical Science, Radiography and Nutrition and Dietetics; Information/Book: www.monash.edu/inside-monash

‘FOCUS ON MELBOURNE’ – seminars (6.30-8.00pm) - Engineering Tues 17 May; Veterinary Science Wed 18 May; Biomedicine Thurs 19 May; Agriculture Tues 24 May; Wed 25 May IT; Mon 31 May Science; Info/register: http://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/focus2016.

INDIGENOUS ENGINEERING WINTER SCHOOL Mon 4 - Sat 9 July (apply by 9 May); Info: http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/engage/indigenous/views; OR eng-views@unimelb.au.

INDIGENOUS STUDENT EXPERIENCE MONASH DAY – 24 June; Book: Ph 9905 8699, kristel.keleher@monash.edu. See www.monash.edu.au/study/life/indigenous.

1. FINDING OUT ABOUT UNIVERSITIES – Universities provide many opportunities for secondary school students to find out about their facilities and courses, such as Open Days and Experience Days. Some of these are detailed below for you diary. Experience Days are a great way to find out more about an institution you are considering for later study.

EXPERIENCE RMIT – Year 10 – 12 students can attend free events and engage in workshops in a wide range of interest areas, while experiencing life on campus. See: www.rmit.edu.au/experiencedays for more information about RMIT’s Holiday Programs. They occur in the Term 2 holiday break.

EXPERIENCE AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY (ACU) – Sample the degree of your choice and get a taste of life at ACU. You will meet staff and students, get a feel for the campus, learn about industries and careers, and enjoy the campus atmosphere. When: Ballarat campus Tues 28 June; Melbourne campus (Fitzroy) Tues 5 July. Register at: www.acu.edu.au/uni-experience.

EXPERIENCE LA TROBE – This is another opportunity to find out about a university campus, its courses and careers. You’ll be able to go to workshops, attend lectures, do lab experiments, talk with staff, try different study areas and get advice

from experts. You will also be able to tour the campus. When: Bendigo campus – 6 July; Melbourne campus 7 July. See: www.latrobe.edu.au/study for details and to book.

2. MORE LA TROBE UNIVERSITY NEWS - PREREQUISITE CHANGES AT LA TROBE UNIVERSITY – The

College of Science, Health and Engineering at La Trobe has recently conducted an audit of course prerequisites and have made changes to the following degrees:

Bachelor of Applied Science/Master of Dietetic Practice

Bachelor of Applied Science/Master of Occupational Therapy Practice

Bachelor of Biological Sciences

Bachelor of Biomedical Science

Bachelor of Nursing (Pre-registration)

Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

Bachelor of Science (Wildlife and Conservation Biology)

Click on the links above to view details of the courses and the new prerequisites.

RANKINGS – La Trobe has been ranked 58 in the world in the latest 2016 Times Higher Education 150 Under 50 ranking of the world’s best young universities. This is a rapid climb of 42 places in two years. This year’s result is a jump of 17 places in 2015 when it ranked 75th which in turn was up 25 from a 100 ranking in 2014.

ELITE ATHLETE BONUS ENTRY SCHEME – La Trobe is one of only three Victorian universities that offer bonus

aggregate points (to the ATAR) for elite athletes. It is available to domestic undergraduate applicants:

who are classified as an elite athlete

whose sporting commitments have impacted on their previous studies

who apply for admission to La Trobe via the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC).

Under the scheme eligible students receive five bonus aggregate points towards their entry score for admission (see: www.latrobe.edu.au/sport/elite-athlete)

NOTE: Other universities offering a similar athletes scheme are ACU (see: www.acu.edu.au/study_at_acu/alternative_entry/elite_athlete_and_performer_program) and Melbourne (Melbourne also has an Artistic Performers Entry Scheme; (see: www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/admissions/high_achievers_programs/elite-athletes-and-artistic-performers).

WORLD-FIRST BLOOD TEST FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE – La Trobe researchers have developed a diagnostic blood test which could change the lives of people with Parkinson’s. Currently no clinical biomarker test exists and the only means of diagnosis is a neurological examination. By the time patients have symptoms, large numbers of brain cells are destroyed. The new test will enable doctors to detect abnormal metabolism of blood cells and allow earlier treatment.

3. EXPLORING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AS A CAREER – You are invited to an information and demonstration evening to hear from Occupational Therapists experienced in spinal rehabilitation, hand therapy, mental health, neurology and oncology. These evenings have proved

to be a great opportunity for students/parents to hear from OT’s working in their specialised domains, observe demonstrations, and have questions answered. When: 5.00pm Registration, 5.30-8.00pm Presentation and Questions; Where: Education Precinct, Level 4 Austin Tower, Austin Hospital, Studley Rd, Heidelberg; Apply: ASAP, but by 24 June to keely.zenner@austin.org.au (successful students will receive a confirmation email – maximum of two attendees per reservation).

4. AVIATION FOR WOMEN CONFERENCE Moorabbin Flying Services in conjunction with the Australian Women Pilots Association are holding a conference aimed at encouraging teenage girls to take the first step in pursuing a career in the aviation industry. With a

predicted shortage of skilled employees, this is a wonderful opportunity to share your enthusiasm and passion with young women in the industry. Woman Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers, Aviation Fire Fighters and Cabin Crew will be in attendance. When: 10am-3.30pm, Sat 4 June; Where: Ground Theory Centre, 55 Grange Rd, Cheltenham; Bookings (essential): 9580 8822 or markd@mfs.com.au.

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5. SWINBURNE NEWS –

The Graduate Destination Survey ranks Swinburne graduate full-time employment rates ahead of most Victorian universities in the areas of science, communications, psychology and engineering. Swinburne employment outcomes are strong across the board, as revealed when compared with other institutions by the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching.

Did you know? Swinburne’s specialist industry scholarships, Bachelor of Information Technology and the new Bachelor of Accounting and Information Systems, offer students a tax-free scholarship worth around $40,000, work placements and often, a job!

Over 250 students accepted places in Swinburne’s new professional degrees in 2016. These offer students a 12-month paid work placement worth $30,000, and a head start towards their career. Read more.

Final-year product design engineering students collaborate with an industry partner. Combining their skills in mechanical engineering and industrial design, students research and design a market-ready product that responds directly to a social or environmental need. Read more

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6. INTERESTED IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY? A speaker at a recent professional development program for career practitioners at Box Hill Institute pointed out that the industry is looking more closely at the impact it has on the environment. More garments use organic cotton, recyclable

synthetics, materials offering more durability and which require less washing, and re-using materials, and more man-made fabrics. Fashion designers work as pattern makers, designers, and in product development. Internships are often available, and these can lead on to employment.

Dianne Williams – Career/VCAL Leader

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