Term 3 is rolling on, students have been settling into their studies and participating in a range of in-school activities and excursions. I was fortunate to attend the ‘Adopt a Beach’ excursion to Sorrento beach with Mrs Green, Mr Gibbs and Year 8 Science_1.

Students joined City of Joondalup staff and volunteers from the local environmental ‘coast care’ group. Adopt a Beach helps students gain a deeper understanding of the vital role coastal and marine ecosystems play, along with the sustainability challenges they face - such as ocean plastic pollution, beach erosion, population pressures and climate change. Students made a meaningful impact on our local beaches by actively participating in conservation work, including planting native seedlings, removing invasive species and beach clean-ups.   Everyone pitched in to record an impressive total of over 600 seedlings being planted on the foredunes just north of the Sorrento Surf Club.

The CTP (Career Taster Program), under Mr Mouritz’s leadership, continues to provide a wide variety of excursions for students in Year 9, designed to give students an experience in a range of industries and TAFE courses preparing students for these careers. Year 9 students also attended the Perth Skills West Careers and Employment Expo, held at the at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. Students enjoyed the opportunity to gain employment and training related material from over 160 employment and training representatives, which will assist with their individual career pathway planning, along with the chance to directly speak and network with training and employment providers.

On the sporting field, the Year 7 Lightning Carnival was held on Thursday, 31 July 2025, with Belridge Secondary College fielding teams in basketball, volleyball, netball, soccer and AFL football.  The carnival took place on a fine and sunny day, and by all accounts students behaved impeccably and participated in all sports with enthusiasm and skill.

We timetable so that Years 7 and 8 students cycle through a range of Semester long ‘electives’ so that they gain exposure to the range of learning activities in the Arts and Technology Learning Areas, providing an experience base for making course selections in Years 9 and 10.   Year 8 and 9 students recently completed the selection of their 2026 electives, which run for the whole academic year, providing a learning base for further studies in subjects of interest during senior school years.

The Arts Department puts on three big performances this month – ‘Illuminate’, the College’s Dance Showcase, will take place on Thursday, 28 August 2025from 6:00pm.  This promises to be a fantastic evening, as the girls have been training hard with their teacher and choreographer, Jessica Pesti and will be performing some amazing dance routines.  Tickets are selling fast, grab yours via online link on website.

Music (guitar) students recently performed at the Classical Guitar Ensemble Festival at Carine Senior High School with their instrumental teacher, Kylie Walpole and were awarded an outstanding ranking by the adjudicators, the highest ranking they can bestow.

Parents and friends will be able to hear them, and other talented music students on Wednesday 10 September 2025, at 6:00pm at the College’s annual Music Concert, to be held in the Auditorium. Visual Arts students’ artwork will also be on display during Weeks 7 and 8.  And finally, our drama students are rehearsing hard for their annual Production ‘Mean Girls’ on Tuesday, 16 September 2025.

Mr Carlos Notarpietro 
Deputy Principal - Years 7, 8 and 9