Articles tagged: Education
English support for Bay students
Apollo Bay P-12 College will be able to continue to support its students with low levels of English to learn the language and integrate into the school, after the State Government extended a language support program.
Educator is outstanding
Colac’s Nelly McNamara has earned recognition for her outstanding teaching at a Geelong specialist school.
Fundraising walk to help Colac kids
Colac’s Mick McCrickard will tackle a 50-kilometre hike through the Otways this weekend on a mission to help vulnerable young people.
Homework Club is going strong
Class is back in live session at Colac’s award-winning homework club, with special thanks to two long-serving volunteers.
New free TAFE courses available
Colac students will have increased access to free TAFE courses from next year after the State Government expanded its course offering.
Donations help struggling teens
Colac Evening VIEW Club has called on the community to donate to its fundraising for The Smith Family Winter Appeal.
Testing change pleases expert
A former Colac school principal is cautiously optimistic that changes to national literacy and numeracy testing will improve its value for teachers.
Job search skills for students
Colac district students have been preparing for the workforce with a specialist employment program.
Garden cash support for area schools
Two Colac and district primary schools have received $1000 grants to help students enhance native habitats, improve food production and boost education.
Principals praising resilient students
A Colac school principal says the past year has proven the value of teaching in a supportive community like Colac.
Forrest kids help guide design for playground
Students have contributed to the upgrades of Forrest Primary School’s play area after receiving a grant of more than $26,000.
Engineering student earns a career boost
Apollo Bay’s Patrick Armstrong is one of 20 AgriFutures Horizon scholars for 2021.
Architects snare school contracts
Work is underway planning new multi-million-dollar school facilities at Birregurra and Lorne, with the State Government appointing architects for the projects.
Kids enjoy lawn bowls day
Colac and district primary school students gathered to pick up lawn bowling skills and compete this month.
Students ready for university
Colac students are heading to campus in their first week at university with classes returning on-campus and social events in full swing.
Numbers whiz meets challenge
Elliminyt Primary student Zaydan McDonald excelled so much during a disrupted school year in 2020, that he earned a rare spot in a new education program.
Sacred Heart Preps settle in
Photographer Ruby O'Dowd caught up with preps at Colac's Sacred Heart Primary School.
Scholars keep their Colac roots
Two Colac district students are heading to the big smoke but are keeping their rural roots in mind as they plan to bring their careers back to regional Victoria.
Time of growth for Colac Tech
Bruno D’Elia has fond memories of his time as principal of the Colac Technical School. Students’ awards, teachers’ unity, growing enrolments and expanding facilities stand out as highlights.
Students’ hard work rewarded
Colac Secondary College’s top students say following their passions got them through remote learning in 2020.
Grace defies difficult year to top score
Apollo Bay’s top Year 12 student Grace Gardiner credits her teachers and mates in helping her through a tough year of remote learning.
Grade Sixes facing their new frontier
Colac Grade Six students had a taste of their future life in secondary school this week.
Time to celebrate
Brodyn Harty and Meg Nelson are celebrating the end of their Year 12 exams.
Face-to-face uni learning set to return
Colac student Nick Boylan has plenty of catching up to do when universities return to on-campus learning next semester.
