What a term! Belridge SC has been a hive of activity over the last few weeks with so many special events and activities taking place.

At the start of the term our JLC Primary Schools embarked on 3 Science Week Challenges across Years 4-6. They worked tirelessly on their projects over a 4-week period, with winners from each Primary school getting an opportunity to compete at Belridge SC in the Science Challenge Finals during Science Week. We were absolutely blown away with the standard shown at the finals. Their efforts and engagement in this activity surpassed all our expectations. Please see our Science Week section for further information. However, I would like to thank my JLC principal colleagues and staff across all schools for getting on board with this initiative and we can’t wait to do it again next year!

During week 4, the College also held several Science Week activities for our own students. This included Colourful Chemistry experiments, Forensic Science, A Reptile Encounter, STEM Challenge and a Super Science Quiz. Students thoroughly enjoyed the week’s events and have provided lots of positive feedback. A big thank you to Mrs Hall our Deputy Principal and our lab technicians Mel and Lauren for their efforts with these initiatives.

Week 5 saw the Book Week celebrations commence, with many activities running through the week, the highlights were definitely the dress up day which saw the school transform into Hogwarts for the day. Our fantastic Library Team organised a photo booth and daily activities, which was a huge hit with the students and the Harry Potter collectable swap station allowed many students to complete their collections.  A big thankyou to Mrs Manning and Mrs Baker and their teams.

This term we also celebrated EA Appreciation Week with a lovely morning tea (see article further on in newsletter to find out more about our EA Team.  The Home Economics team organised a 3-week food hall event for staff through our Hospitality program to provide accreditation to the students for their Certificate Course.  We have celebrated Wear It purple day, Numeracy week, Footy Colours Day and R U OK day!  A massive thank you to all the staff and students who gave up their time to plan and support these events. These events make a massive difference to the education and support of our young people and bring life to the college.

Term 3 has been a busy time for our sporting teams, ODE camps, Netball Carnivals, Lightning Carnivals to name a few.  In week 7 we held our annual Belridge SC and Belridge Education Support Athletics Carnival. The carnival was such a pleasure to be a part of, with huge participation from across both schools. The levels of support and inclusion seen from our students was a sight to behold and very heart warming. A huge thankyou to Mr Bennett and the Phys Ed team for all their efforts and hard work in this area.

The Arts have had an outstanding term with successes across several areas. Our specialist Fashion and Design Program has achieved national success with Wool4schools with Belridge SC students taking out all 3 prizes – 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place!  Our very own Mrs Dyer is also in the final Showcase for her Mandurah Wearable art entry, along with Norah Flaherty (Year 9). 

Week 8 saw our students deliver a fantastic Dance showcase. Under the guidance of Miss Robinson and Miss Markovic the students produced one outstanding performance after another. The quality and professionalism in terms of chorography and costuming was second to none.

A double event on Friday of Week 8 saw our inaugural CO2 Dragster racing event (sponsored by Rotary club Northbridge). Thank you to Mr Chen and Mr Cox and the Design and Technology team for their effort and support of this event. This was followed by an evening of elegance as our Year 12s celebrated their final year of school with a magical ball at Optus Stadium. A big thank you to Mr Jarvis-Spinks and the senior school team for their efforts in making the night such a special occasion. Thank you to Miss Grieve for her wonderful photography and all of the staff who supported on the night.

Our open board meeting is fast approaching, 7^th November. If you want to find out more about the college and our governance, please come along an join us. All are welcome, we have some lovely food prepared by our hospitality students too!

To ensure we have the correct staffing in place ready for the start of the year, can any of our families that have not enrolled their Year 7 children for next year, please do this as a matter of urgency. Being prepared ensures we have a most accurate picture which allows to support your child in the best possible way. Also, if students are arriving with a disability diagnosis, the sooner we know, the sooner we can start putting plans in place for their arrival.

Thank you for your continued support.

Sharon Lyon
Principal 

Term 3 has been a very busy one at Belridge. Events have included a Year 8 bowling excursion, the whole school athletics carnival and an incursion to educate students on the dangers of vaping. Belridge students and students from our partner primary schools got to take part in lots of fun Science Week activities. Followed by Book Week the college transformed into Hogwarts for the day! Luckily for some prospective families, we held parent tours on the day conducted by our wizarding staff!

NAPLAN results

Year 7 and 9 NAPLAN results are now available and have been sent home to parents. While NAPLAN is only one indicator of student progress, please look through the results with your child and contact the school if you have any questions. 

2023 Electives

All Year 8 and 9 students should now have logged into SSO and submitted a form with their chosen electives for next year. If your child has not done this please ask them to attend the front office as soon as possible to complete, as we are currently constructing the timetable for 2023.

Student Safety

At the beginning and the end of the day, there are a lot of cars and buses outside the school. Please remind your child to be careful as they arrive and leave school and not to walk out between or in front of cars.  

Louise Hall
Deputy Principal - Years 7, 8 and 9 

Year 12

The Year 12s are reaching the final few weeks of their high school education. It is an important time for all Year 12 students to make sure they get the best result from their 12 years of schooling. Students undertaking ATAR courses should be busy preparing for both their mock and final WACE exams.

Personalised Mock Exam timetables have been issued to students. These will be held in the second week of the school holidays, except for English which will be held on the last day of this term (Friday 23^rd September). If students miss an exam due to illness, they must have a medical certificate. If no medical certificate is presented, they will be awarded a zero for the exam as per the SCSA policy. 

Students have also been given their personalised WACE examination timetables for both practical and written ATAR examinations. These are also available on the SCSA student portal at www.studentportal.scsa.wa.edu.au. Students require these timetables as “tickets” for entry to the examination room.

It is fantastic that some students have already received early offers (guaranteed or conditional), into universities based on their Year 11 results. Although these offers may provide a sense of security, completing all ATAR course work and full engagement in examinations is of the utmost importance in order for students to achieve their very best result for the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) and Western Australian Statement of Student Achievement (WASSA).

Afterschool ATAR revision classes commenced in Week 6 and will conclude in Week 9 of this term. This is a great opportunity for our students to get additional assistance form an outside presenter with extensive ATAR course delivery experience and marking of ATAR examinations.

All students need to make sure they submit all their assessment tasks on time. For ATAR students, this contributes to 50% of their final result. Students intending to go onto further training require the best possible grades to be competitive and to ensure they achieve their WACE.

For students to be mentally and physically ready for the final weeks for schooling, they need to eat healthy, have less electronic distractions, get some outdoor exercise and have a warm, quiet place to study. Of course, there is light at the end of the tunnel and life will return to normal soon.

Year 11

It is important that Year 11 students keep up to date with their work and submit all assessments on time. The achievement of 14 C grades over years 11 & 12 is one of several SCSA requirements to achieve the WACE.

As a guide, to keep on track to achieve the WACE, students need to achieve at least 8 C grades by the end of Year 11, or a minimum of 6 C grades if they are on track to complete a Certificate II. Students not achieving these targets place themselves in jeopardy of not meeting WACE requirements by the end of Year 12. No C grades are awarded for non-completion of certificates.   Please note, students who are behind in their certificates or late with assessment submissions are required to stay back with me on Wednesdays Period 5 to catch-up.

There is a strong relationship between poor results and attendance less than 90%. Therefore, I cannot stress enough how important it is for students to attend school regularly.

I wish all parents and students the best of luck. 

Mario Pisano
Vice Principal - Years 10, 11 and 12 

Dance Showcase - Talent on Show!

Last Tuesday our dance students performed in their 2022 showcase: XXII. Working incredibly hard throughout the year, the students performed in our purpose built auditorium and absolutely wowed the crowd. They displayed great confidence throughout their routines and left audience members in awe of their talents. 

Congratulations to all students involved and thanks to all staff members that assisted to lead-up and running of the event.  Special thanks also to Jodie Grieve for capturing some amazing photos on the night. 

Congratulations everyone!

Taylor Robinson
Dance Teacher

Science Week 2022

Science Week was a hive of activity Monday to Friday, with our inaugural Primary Science Challenge to top off the week.  See Facebook @BelridgeSC for daily posts as each event occurred.  The pictures below speak for themselves!

Book Week 2022

Activities celebrating Book Week across Belridge SC were non-stop!

Monday saw the ‘Emoji and book covers’ competitions, Tuesday: ‘Make a sentence out of book covers’ competition, Wednesday: ‘Dress up as a book character’, Harry Potter Collectables and the ever-popular photo booth supplied by Adept Photo Booths.  Dymocks, Joondalup gave up their time to host a book chat on Thursday and finally comic making in the library today.  Thank you to everyone who supported our events across the week.  

Come on down to the Food Hall! 

As part of the Year 12’s Certificate II Hospitality students’ assessment by an external VET assessor, Home Economics ran a weekly food hall style lunch service for staff over a 3 week period to ensure students achieved competency in their final unit ‘Use Hospitality Skills Effectively’.  Students made to order fresh sandwiches and barista coffee, which proved very popular! Congratulations to all students on successfully passing your final unit.    

Micael Corless
Home Economics Teacher

Shark Conservation Incursion

Students in Year 11 Integrated Science, Biology ATAR Year 11 and the Year 7 AEP and 7.7 had the pleasure of a presentation from marine biologist and shark conservation expert Amanda Elizabeth. She was able to visit Belridge Secondary College for an incursion to discuss shark conservation on Wednesday 24 August. Amanda is the Ocean Lead Member for the United Nations Association of Western Australia and is renowned in her field for her work to conserve the drastically dwindling populations of sharks and to spread awareness about the importance of their conservation to the biodiversity of life in our marine ecosystems.

The Year 7's have been investigating different classifications of life and took away a greater understanding about how our food chains and food webs in the oceans work and the roles that different species have, as well as how humans can have impacts on these ecosystems.

The Year 11's have been investigating similar ecology themes in our study of marine biology and additionally, learnt more about shark structural, behavioural and physiological adaptations for survival and trophic relationships. All students thoroughly enjoyed her presentation and left with a greater understanding about the importance of sharks to our ecology.

Liberty Warren
Science Teacher

Amanda Elizabeth - Ocean Lead Member for the United Nations Association of WA

Year 7 AEP Science Enrichment
Perth Zoo Excursion

On the 3rd of August, Year 7 AEP Science students and staff braved the weather conditions and visited the Perth Zoo. Students explored the concept of taxonomic classification and how other types of classification such as diet and conservation status are essential in organising and caring for animals. The weather did not dampen the students’ enthusiasm, and the animals were quite active in the cooler environment, as can be seen in the photos captured on the day.

Year 7 student, Tara Diersen's response to the excursion:

“At the start of the day, we met a Zookeeper called Lauren who took the “Fantastic Beasts and How to Name them” Presentation. We learned about the Radiated Tortoise, a critically endangered species that has found a haven at the Perth Zoo. These tortoises were confiscated from someone who was illegally trading them from the wild in Madagascar. While walking around the Perth Zoo, we saw some of the animals in the nocturnal place getting fed by the zookeepers. Other animals that were fed during our excursion were the fairy penguins, meerkats, and orangutans.”

Year 7 Coordinator and AEP Rebecca Edmonds
Education Assistant Angela Ord
and 7 AEP Science Teacher Joan Orr

Year 8 AEP English
The Young Writers Collective

A focused group of Year 8 Academic Enrichment students were involved in The Literature Centre’s Young Writers Collective seminar during Week 4 on Wednesday 10 August. The workshop was hosted by award-winning novelist Brian Falkner. Brian is an esteemed author, known for his widely successful children’s novels such as BrainJack, The Real Thing, The Super Freak, Shooting Stars and the Katipo Joe series.

The students travelled to the old Fremantle Prison Hospital and were spellbound by Brian’s unique and energetic approach to writing. The students were encouraged to draw upon personal experience to establish intriguing characters and imaginative (often terrifying) worlds, which links into the class’ recent study of fantasy literature and progress in developing engaging narratives. Experiences such as this will help develop an analytical and creative skillset that is transferrable among all classroom subjects.

The variety of useful strategies and insights shared by Brian will be invaluable in the students’ future academic endeavours and it was pleasing to see such exemplary behaviour and contributions from all of those involved.

Many thanks to Ms. Edmonds (AEP Coordinator) for organising such a beneficial experience.

It’s Djilba season with a mix of some cold, rainy and sunny days. It’s the time when the native flowers in the Belridge SC Bindi Bindi garden put on a great show. Although the garden is still a work in progress with a lot of trial and error, some plants have taken off nicely like the Kangaroo Paws. However, hidden in the garden are some gems that are easily overlooked. Let me introduce you to two endangered plants that found refuge in our school. A big thankyou to Michael Lun, Year 10, for the amazing photographs.

Grevillea curviloba.  This plant stands out with its creamy white flowers that open in spring. The plant is slightly prickly and can grow up to 2 meters in height providing habitat for local bird species. G. curviloba only occurs in a small part of the Muchea-Bullsbrook area and is critically endangered in the wild. The plant has been propagated successfully and can be found in nurseries on occasion. It loves limestone and therefor grows well in our school garden. It can be found on the eastern side of the garden near student services.

Marianthus paralius. One of the rarest local plants in the Joondalup area. Less than 200 plants are known to grow in the wild from Iluka in the south to Seabird in the north. The plant is mostly creeping along the ground but can climb up to about one-meter high. In the school garden it’s growing on the western end along the fence. M. paralius produces masses of little trumpet-shaped red flowers in spring that are loved by nectar-feeding birds. As its natural habitat is being destroyed by urbanisation, the plant has been made available through nurseries and might survive in settings such as our Bindi Bindi garden.

Photography Credit - Michael Lun (Year 10)

Michael Werner
Science Teacher and Bindi Bindi Garden Coordinator

Blue Tree Project

The student body spoke and the student council listened. Support for the Blue Tree project topped the votes back in Term 1 for something the students wanted at Belridge to better our school community. With the support of Student Services, and on R U OK day on the 8^th September, we finally delivered, and you can see our beautiful, bright blue tree on Ocean Reef Road as you drive past. 

The Blue Tree project is to help spark difficult conversations and encourage people to speak up when battling mental health concerns.

By spreading the paint and spreading the message that "It’s OK to not be OK", we can help break down the stigma that’s still largely attached to mental health. Blue Tree project is also our chosen charity for our Containers for Change project, donating over $50 on our first drop off, which was only 5 weeks into collecting!

#itsoktonotbeok

Jade Wright
Student Council Coordinator

"R U OK?" Day

Home Economics Creations

Ski on over to Bricktober!

Students Ben Kay, Lachlan Barnard, Zac Greentree and Nate Allen have been hard at work since the beginning of Term 2 to create a display to be entered into the annual Bricktober event being held at Curtin Stadium from 8-9 October. 

Students are excited to be participating again this year, with the theme of their 2022 display being a Ski Resort!  Many hours over recess and lunch time have been put in to build their creation.  This was also made possible by the generous donation of the Rotary Club of Ascot of a Lego tub.

Audra Keeble
Education Assistant

Still me, still human

Belridge celebrated ‘Wear It Purple Day’ on Friday 26 August.  This day is an annual LGBTIQA+ awareness day especially for young people.  Students and staff donned purple to celebrate diversity and young people from the LGBTIQA+ community. 

We shared messages of support ‘Still me, still human’, engaged in education, started important conversations, and worked to create a community where all young people know they're loved and supported. Also, the ‘Rainbow Club’ (a LGBTIQA+ community at Belridge), ran a very successful bake sale - raising an impressive $199.50.  

Grae Hastings
English Teacher

Music to your ears...

A shout out to our classical guitar students who performed at the annual WA Classical Guitar Ensemble Festival this month.  It was an absolute pleasure to watch them perform and I am pleased to announce that they received an Outstanding Award, the highest of the four awards offered. In addition to performing ensemble pieces, Dexter Cooper and William Hyder also performed solo pieces as a part of the Festival. Both students were pleased with their performances and received positive feedback from the adjudicators. A massive thank you to Kylie Walpole, the ensembles director, for all her work with our students.

Zachary Offszanka
Music Teacher

Geography Fieldtrip

On Thursday 11 August, the ATAR and General Geography students undertook fieldwork activities in Perth's Central Business District (CBD) and Inner Mixed Zone (IMZ).

The students departed from Edgewater station at 08:45 and made their way (via train and CAT bus) to Claisebrook Cove. It was here the students observed and recorded the features that makes this area one of the most desirable inner-city locations surrounding Perth but also evidence of East Perth's industrial past, culminating with a field sketch of Optus Stadium from the picturesque Victoria Gardens.

Departing Victoria Gardens (again on CAT bus) the students then headed to the cultural hub of Perth, Northbridge. Students made their way through Yagan Square and then along James, Lake, and Aberdeen Streets, witnessing the sights, smells, and sounds of the diverse food scene, independent retailers, and a thriving arts and entertainment scene.

Students then made their way past Boola Bardip, across Wellington St, through a maze of arcades to end up in the financial core of WA, St Georges Terrace. It was here students observed and recorded various urban processes, as well as appreciating Perth's global position in the resources sector before making their way through London Court and into the Hay St Mall for lunch.

During lunch, which gave students free-range of the malls, they were able to observe and make note of all the factors that make this area the retail centre of Perth, including undertaking some retail therapy of their own. Once lunch concluded, we made our way to the Perth Underground and headed back to the suburbs.

A special thanks to both classes for their exemplary behaviour on the day.

Mr Stevens
HASS Teacher

CO2 Dragster event

On Friday 9 September, the state-wide CO2 Dragster Competition was hosted at Belridge Secondary College.

This is the first year Mr Cox’s Year 9 Mechatronics students and his Education Support class had entered CO2 Dragsters into the competition and the results were very pleasing. Whilst our students did not win in Category A, one of our entries came in a close second in the races.

I would like to thank the organiser, Mr Peter Pooley, for letting us host the event, Mr Paul Bennett, for allowing us the use of the gym for the event, Ms. Cheryl for catering, the Education Support staff who supported their students through the process of developing their CO2 Dragsters and Mr Dean Cox, for making this idea a reality for our school and students. A special mention for Jodie Grieve for the awesome photos of the event.

Our Year 9 students Mechatronics class represented the College very well.

Finally, we wish to extend our sincere thanks to the Rotary Club of Northbridge for their financial donation which enabled this STEM project to go ahead. 

Lucius Chen
Head of Learning Area
Technology & Enterprise

Career and Enterprise Excursion
Perth’s Annual Skills West
Careers and Employment Expo

On Thursday 25 August Year 11 and 12 students attended the annual Skills West Careers and Employment Expo, held at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre. The annual event is WA’s biggest careers and employment-based events, The Expo hosted over 140 organisations and employers, which allowed students to directly network with a wide range of training and employment providers. Attendees also got the opportunity to:

• Gain free career advice;
• Enjoy the daily Career Seminars;
• Learn how to write a winning resume;
• Talk with key organisations at the Construction Training Fund’s Construction Hub;
• Speak with members of the Australian Defence Force;
• Experience the Try a Skill Interactive Displays; and
• See the WA WorldSkills Regional Competition

The excursion was organised and supported by the College’s Career Practitioner, Mr Mouritz, who teaches the Year 11 and 12 subject, Career and Enterprise. As expected, all students in attendance represented Belridge Secondary College proudly, as student behaviour was exceptional.

Students spent the afternoon travelling to the city on a chartered bus to allocate an hour and a half navigating their way through each exhibitor’s stand. Students benefitted from the opportunity to directly source tertiary course information from a range of TAFE, university and private training providers; as well as directly network with some of Australia’s well-known government and private employers. It was great to see so many of our students confidently ask for information, advice and access resources to take away with them for future reference. 

Year 9 Career Taster Program
‘Let’s Get Technical’ Excursion

On Friday 26 August I was fortunate enough to accompany 12 enthusiastic Year 9 students on a 'Career Taster' excursion to North Metropolitan TAFE’s East Perth campus, for the ‘Let’s Get Technical’ Information Technology (IT) based Career Taster excursion. Students spent the day in lecture theatres and a range of IT studios, which exposed them to what studying in an adult work environment is like, as well as how gaining skills and a TAFE qualification can lead to meaningful employment in a range of IT based industries and workplaces. Students from five other schools attended the excursion and it was great to note that all Belridge students conducted themselves in an exemplary manner. The purpose of the day was to expose students to information technology-based activities, delivered by a range of TAFE lecturers, and to get students to explore the range of career pathway options available in the Information Technology and Digital Technologies industries.

Students spent the day being exposed to an adult work environment and got the chance to experience real world application of skills and qualifications gained via Tertiary and Further Education (TAFE) pathways. During the first session of the day students were briefed in a lecture theatre and were provided with information regarding pursuing studies and employment in Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Digital Media, and Networking. Students were made aware of the different student options available to them in the future, including Certificate and Diploma courses, as well as opportunities to complete IT based TAFE courses in Year 11 and 12, one day a week, combined with their secondary studies.

Highlights of the day included listening to students address lecturers and TAFE staff by their first names, as well as students being involved in a workshop with Lindsay, who delivers Certificates III and IV in Screen and Media at North Metropolitan TAFE’s Joondalup campus. Students were amazed that the lecturer had used their digital animation skills to work on the animation for the hugely successful films, The Matrix and Moulin Rouge. Students also really enjoyed their afternoon workshop with lecturer, Ingrid, who exposed students to computer programming with Python and using micro-nodes to complete a range of computer coding tasks.

Feedback from students was positive, as many Year 9's commented that the day’s activities encouraged them to think about the many study and career pathway options available to them in the IT industry.

This event was only one of a range of ‘career tasters’ being made available to Year 9 students during the year. There will be a number of opportunities for Year 9 students to be involved in career taster events throughout Semester 2.

“Ready VET Go” Excursion to Pentanet Stadium: Home of the West Perth Falcons WAFL Club 

On Tuesday 6 September, 16 Year 10 Belridge students recently attended the first ‘Ready VET Go’ Careers Presentation and Expo, held at Pentanet Stadium, home of the West Perth Falcon’s WAFL Team. The event was organised by the recently created Wanneroo Industry Training Hub, designed to support young people - including Belridge students – to engage with industry representatives and explore their Vocational Education and Training (VET) options. The excursion was supported by Associate Principal, Carlos Notarpietro and Ashley Mouritz, the College’s Career Practitioner.

Prior to the excursion students were briefed about VET pathway options and provided with up to date labour market information, such as the industries that are currently experiencing widespread skills shortages, including health and community services and construction. Once students arrived at Pentanet Stadium they actively listened to a range of industry representatives and current VET students explain the importance of exploring VET career pathway options and choosing a pathway that you ‘love’. Students then had the opportunity to directly network with approximately 30 representatives from a range of companies and training providers. Many Belridge students embraced this networking opportunity and had several of their career pathway related queries addressed by industry and training providers. Bakers Delight staff were in attendance. They were a very popular exhibitor, as they were providing free iced buns if you engaged with their staff!

At the end of the event students were reminded of the importance of making informed career related decisions and to continue to seek out resources they can use to develop a suitable and meaningful individual career pathway on completion of their secondary studies.

Ashley Mouritz
Career Practitioner

E: Ashley.Mouritz@education.wa.edu.au
P: 08 9408 8015

Mandurah Wearable Art 2022

We are proud to announce that Fashion Design garments entered into the Mandurah Wearable Art competition by our very own Mrs Dyer and Year 9 student, Norah Flaherty, will be featured in the Wearable Art Mandurah Showcase this October!  Congratulations on your success. The competition is a highly respected event in the fashion calendar attracting entries from interstate and overseas.

Norah Flaherty (Year 9) 'Save the Magic' entry
Youth 18 years and under category

Mrs Anna Dyer (Fashion Design Teacher) 'Surburbian Sanctuary' entry 
Avant Garde category

An honourable mention also goes to Keani Dartnell (Year 9) on her entry that was also featured in the competition. Unfortunately Keani did not make it through to the final showcase this time round, but we are sure that you will agree with us that it was a fantastic creation and we are excited to see what Keani comes up with next year. 

Keani Dartnell (Year 9) 'Mystical Glow' entry 
Youth 18 years and under category

Photography credit to Stephen Heath Photography

Wool4School Hat-Trick!
Who's your hero?

Three Belridge Fashion Design students were recently shortlisted in the national Wool4School competition as finalists in the Junior Category.  

We are beyond excited to announce that ALL 3 STUDENTS took out the TOP 3 PRIZES!  Congratulations, as follows:

The theme for 2022 was to design ‘who is your hero?’; a theme that was very well received by all our budding fashion students who devoted much time and effort to create their designs. https://www.wool4school.com/about-competition/

If your child is commencing Year 7 next year, applications for our Fashion design program for 2023 are still being considered.  Apply ASAP to avoid disappointment:

https://belridgecollege.wa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/F-and-D-Expression-of-Interest-and-application-process.pdf

Anna Dyer
Fashion Design Coordinator

1^st Place - Emma Lanchbury (Year 8)

2^nd Place - Charlotte Camp (Year 7)

3^rd Place - Matilda McGlew (Year 8)

2022 Interhouse School Athletics Carnival 

The 2022 Inter-House Athletics Carnival was held on Friday 2 September and was fantastic! The day allowed students time to relax, mingle and participate for their house in a whole school carnival. The signs were there early that is was always going to be an awesome day.

The carnival ran smoothly, which is testament to the many, many people who helped in the weeks leading up to the carnival organisation. Thank you to all staff who were involved in any way, shape or form. Students conducted themselves amazingly, and it was a great experience to witness so many keen and enthusiastic competitors trying their best and most importantly, having fun. Well done to the medal recipients for all year groups.

Congratulations to Sharks, who were the winning house on the day with a total of 3890 points. Runners up on 3153 points were Marlins and Manta Rays not to be forgotten in 3^rd finishing on 2989 points.

Champions for this years 2022 Belridge Bolt (the fastest 100m runners across all ages for boys and girls), were: 

Both races were close and exciting to watch. Congratulations to the winners and all students who made it through to the final.

Thank you to all staff and students who made the day memorable for all. THE INTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS TEAM will now be selected and notified shortly in readiness to represent Belridge SC - scheduled for Wednesday 26 October.

The Health & Physical Education Department 

State Representatives

School Sport WA
Lower School Basketball Tournament

Year 7 Indoor Cricket Camp

On Wednesday the 12^th of August Year 7 Cricket Academy students had their first cricket camp for Belridge Secondary College.  Schools from WA send teams to participate in an Indoor cricket competition, hosted by Belridge Secondary College. Indoor cricket is a great way for cricketers to hone their skills in the winter months in a different version of cricket to outdoor cricket that they play in Term 1 and 4. It has also been a pathway for many of our students to make state and national teams in Indoor Cricket in which Belridge has had many students reach those levels and had great success. 

Belridge SC consisted of 3 teams in the competition and over the three days all our teams finished in the Top 5 out of 12 teams! One BSC team make the grand Final but unfortunately couldn’t come away with the win.  It was great to witness all of the students skills improve over the three days with the MVP for each team receiving a gift voucher, voted for by the players and coaches.

Scott Ogilvie 
Cricket Coordinator 

State School Girls Netball

Olivia Williams is a Year 9 Netball Academy student at Belridge Secondary College. Earlier this year she was selected in the under 15’s state schoolgirls Netball team for Western Australia (WA). Olivia trained for approximately 8-10 weeks with this team and then travelled to Canberra to compete in the national competition.

This competition ran over a week beginning Monday 25^th July to Friday 29^th July. Western Australia started extremely well with a win against Victoria to kick off the week. This game gave the girls great confidence heading into the rest of the week. WA then played another 4 games against other states and territories before heading into the finals.

Queensland finished on top of the ladder winning all games comfortably. WA finished second and played against NSW in the semi-final. WA won this game by 2 points to secure a place in the grand final.

The final day of competition saw the WA team head into the grand final against Queensland. They narrowly defeated this team to take home the win by 1 point.

Western Australia has not won this competition since 1988, which is 34 years since it’s been in WA! Belridge SC has been lucky enough to have the ‘Howie’ Cup (the trophy for winning) for a week because Olivia was part of this team. The cup will then be off to another team member for another week.

A huge congratulations to Olivia and the Western Australian under 15’s team on this achievement. 

Miss Hunt
Health & Physical Education Teacher

EA appreciation week was celebrated during Week 7 with a morning tea laid on for our amazing team of Education Assistants here at Belridge SC - we really are lucky to have such a dedicated and passionate team, many of whom are long serving, supporting our students to achieve their goals and positive outcomes. Thank you for all that you do and more! 

To learn more about how our Education Assistants came to find themselves in this vocation, see below: 

Term 3 has been our busiest term so far and we still have 2 weeks to go! Most of the projects voted on by the student body have either been completed or are being finalised in the coming weeks. 

We started the term with a visit to the City of Joondalup (COJ) Youth forum and cabinet meeting on the 16^th August. The Year 10’s used their voice to provide feedback and ideas on what the COJ can do better for our youth. They then had the opportunity to see the local council debate and vote on current issues in our community. 

The Footy Colours Day on the 1^st September was the absolute highlight of our year and we could not be prouder of everyone getting on board. James Lun, our school captain, even sacrificed his locks for the occasion and between fundraising and the free dress and hairspray on the day, over $2000 was raised for kids with cancer continue their education. Also, a big thank you to Mr O”Neill and his Belridge Beats for providing the tunes on the day.

Another project was the painting of a tree for the Blue Tree Project on R U OK Day on the 8^th September. The Blue Tree project was started by a group of friends to raise awareness for mental health and ignite conversations after losing a friend. The blue tree will be registered and hopefully anyone driving along Ocean Reef Road can see the tree and start their own conversations around mental health. See article and pictures in Academic Life and Learning. 

Also, the handball squares that topped the votes have been added around the school, catering to our active students at recess and lunchtimes.

Jade Wright
Student Council Coordinator
and Humanities & Social Science Teacher