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FROM THE PRINCIPAL
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Dear College Families, Thank you for helping us have a highly supportive start to the school year. We love being back together in community. The summer holiday was an opportunity for me to read a highly respected Australian Journalist’s book that defends Christianity. Within the author observes: ‘Most people believe in God because they have experienced God.’ If God is good for …
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE YEAR 12's OF 2020
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We congratulate our Year 12 students of 2020 on their recent results in the ATAR examinations and in the achievement of Vocational Qualifications and WACE Certificates. As Secondary College, we continue to go from strength to strength in terms of the academic performance of our students. This was evidenced by the majority of our students achieving ATAR rankings in the …
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YEAR 7 CAMP
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Recently our Year 7's enjoyed their camp at Camp Kerem in Bullsbrook. They participated in many team building activities such as High Ropes, Archery, Capture the Flag, Team Games, Rock-climbing and even spending a day at Outback Splash. They had an amazing week of teambuilding and fun. Here are some reflections of what they thought. "We learned values and built …
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YEAR 7 & 8 STUDY AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS PROGRAMME
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Every student enters Secondary School with different levels of study skills and proficiency with technology. This year, our Year 7 and 8 students will be engaged in a ‘Study and Technology Skills Programme’. Three times per Term, students will participate in workshops that will equip them with study skills, including: How to set goals,How to succeed in Secondary School,How to …
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YEAR 11 AND 12 STUDY SKILLS SEMINAR
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In Week 2 of the academic year, we hosted a Study Skills Seminar to motivate and challenge all Year 11 and 12 students to start the year well, as they settle into their subjects of choice for the achievement of the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE). There are a number of WACE requirements that need to be met over …
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SECONDARY STAFF SPOTLIGHT
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Due to continued growth in student enrolments, we have had numerous wonderful educators join our College in 2021. Over the course of this year’s newsletters, we will introduce some of these new members of our College community. Mr Cornelius Smit – Head of Year 11 / Mathematics Teacher Mr Smit was originally from Pretoria in South Africa and has lived …
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THE FIVE AMIGOS
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During Week 9 of Term 4, 2020, five Secondary students from our College participated in a Youth Explorer Voyage in the Training Ship Leeuwin: Celeston Fuller, Rohan Horne, Will Kerr, Christophe Yao, and Jack Flunder. The ship departed Fremantle on Monday morning in gale force conditions which meant the boys had to find their sea legs quickly. Fortunately, the …
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CAREERS NEWS
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The In Focus Careers resource is a great tool that delivers career ideas that matter to West Australian students and their families. 'Letting kids leave school without a rich background in career exposure, exploration and experience are irresponsible and even cruel' according to In Focus Careers. Every month In Focus Careers News shares these ideas via their online newsletter - …
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THE RESILIENCE PROJECT - 'GEM'
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Our secondary students are engaging in The Resilience Project curriculum labeled ‘GEM’ this year. This curriculum provides practical, evidence-based mental health strategies to build resilience and happiness in the lives of our staff and students. Students have these resources embedded into their student diaries in the day to day entries but also at the back of their diaries to be …
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YEAR 1 OFF TO A GREAT START IN BIG SCHOOL
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Welcome to all our Year 1 students who are joining the big school this year. They have settled in very well. As their teachers we are very proud of them. The students shown great resilience on the first day when they had to meet their MASK wearing teachers. We have had some exciting times over the last five weeks.
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DEFENCE SCHOOL MENTOR SWIMMING FOR A GOOD CAUSE
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Hi, my name is Nicola Campbell and I am the Defence School Mentor at South Coast Baptist College. I am very passionate about helping youth with their mental health. I’m so passionate, I have signed up to swim 20km’s over the month of March to raise money for youth around Australia. 1 in 4 young people in Australia is currently …
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SWIMMING LESSONS
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Our Primary students enjoyed their almost two weeks of swimming in the first two weeks of Term 1, 2021. Students were excited to be on the bus and others enjoyed practicing rescue techniques. Our students look forward to the Primary House Swimming carnival on Wednesday, 10th March.
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SUMMER HOLIDAY READING CHALLENGE
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Over the summer holidays, students in Pre-Primary to Year 2 were encouraged to take part in SCBC’s Summer Reading Challenge. To complete this challenge students needed to read, or experience, 30 books over the break. On Monday, 2nd March, Mrs. Bottomley awarded the 40 successful, very excited, students, with their Summer Reading Challenge medals.
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PRE-PRIMARY 1
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In Pre-Primary 1 we have been exploring living things and what they need to stay alive. To do this we have been gardening in the veggie patch, getting seedlings ready for the garden in our classroom, setting up our aquaponics fish tank, looking after our fish and stick insects, sharing ideas, and researching our ‘wonderings’. Students have loved identifying and …
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KINDY 4 - 2020
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The year 2020 has come full circle for the students of Kindy 4. It started out with an inquiry into the sustainability of our environment. Whereby students planted and cultivated their own vegetables, as well as, recycling lunch fruit and vegetable scraps into a compost bin. The students regularly cooked vegetables cultivated from the garden, these included sweet potato chips, …
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HARMONY DAY
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SCBC Primary College is celebrating Harmony day (Everyone belongs) on 24th March 2021. Our students will perform a song on the Primary Basketball courts at 8:50 am.
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PRIMARY ART
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God's love in action. This masterpiece was created by all students in our primary school from Pre Primary to Year 6. 😊 All our students worked together to make this ocean themed collage which takes up one wall of the art room. Collaboration and teamwork through the arts. 💕
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PRIMARY ATHLETICS 2020
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On Friday, 16th October our College Primary students in Year 3-6 participated in the Primary Athletics carnival. It was a fantastic day with the weather being almost perfect. Students competed in team games, running races and field event. Students should be congratulated for their participation and enthusiasm. A special congratulation goes to Jessica Johnston who broke two 10-year-old records in …
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PRIMARY PREFECTS 2021
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On Friday, 26th February, we held our first Year 3 to 6 Assembly for 2021. The new prefects were officially inducted into their roles and presented their prefect blazers by the Head of Primary, Mr. Moses. The prefects will have many opportunities to serve and lead in the Primary School across this year. The Primary Prefects for 2021, as pictured …
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EVENING TOUR
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Our Evening Tour this Term will be on Monday, 22nd March. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to meet our welcoming staff and view our facilities. To book a place on this tour, please email enrolments@scbc.wa.edu.au or call us on 9540 4401. We look forward to meeting you.
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SOUTH COAST SOCCER CLUB (PJSA) REGISTRATIONS
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South Coast Soccer Club (PJSA)Peel Junior Soccer Association (PJSA) Saturday Soccer League promotes inclusiveness, where everyone, male or female gets a fair go, regardless of their ability. The season runs for 16 weeks, commencing at the end of April 2020.Training: Each team has a 30-90 minute training session during the week on the SCBC oval after school, depending upon age …
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NETBALL CLUB REGISTRATIONS
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We are still looking for 2 to 3 2008 born Netball players to join us this upcoming season. They do not need any experience, just a willingness to learn and have lots of fun. Training is after school at SCBC and games are on Saturdays at Mike Barnett Stadium, Rockingham. If they have any questions or would like to register, please email …
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