Sign up for fun school holiday program
Regional Youth Support Services (RYSS) is calling on NDIS Participants aged 12-18 to sign up for its new Abilities School Holiday Program. The three-week program in January will consist of…
Education
NAISDA needs Homestay host families
NAISDA Dance College is currently accepting applications from families wanting to be a host family for its 2021 Homestay Program. The program offers accommodation to students aged 16-18 from around…
Helping keep the mums and dads cool
A group of parents at Umina Beach Public School have raised funds to help plant shady trees along a Council nature strip where many parents wait for their children of…
Keeping war-affected children warm
CWA of Umina Beach members donated home knitted hot water bottle covers to children in war-affected countries on November 18. Aussie Knitters for War Affected Kids (AKWAK) representative Jennifer Loupis…
Online library fun
Central Coast library events can now be viewed online, offering remote access to the Library Online speaker series. A Council spokesperson said the events have been put online to allow…
Surf fun day teaches valuable lessons
Gosford East Public-School students have enjoyed some time at the beach as part of Surf Life Saving Central Coast’s (SLSCC) Surf Fun Day program. The program teaches kids essential surf…
1,000 scholarships on offer for disadvantaged students
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is encouraging Central Coast young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply for scholarships now available for students enrolled in education or training in 2021. Tesch…
Dobell School Award recipients announced
Students from schools across the North have been recognised in Parliament for their unwavering resolve in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The efforts of 13 local students were raised…
Gorokan PS to participate in Australian Seeds in Space program
Gorokan Public School (GPS) has been selected to take part in an Australian first science experiment. GPS is one of just 150 schools nationwide to be selected to take part…
Child Care Calculator launched
Federal Member for Shortland, Pat Conroy, says the cost of child care has become unaffordable for far too many families and quotes an increase by up to 7.2 percent in…
Local schools win NSW NAIDOC Week Art Competition
Schools across the North have excelled in this year’s NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group’s (AECG) NAIDOC Week Art Competition. Open to all indigenous and non-indigenous students from Years 3 to…
University cuts a quarter of its courses
Eight undergraduate degrees, 14 postgraduate degrees and 530 individual courses are set to be consolidated or discontinued at the University of Newcastle (UON) in 2021. The course culling announcement is…
Reskilling for the future
To help Central Coast job seekers and school leavers reskill for the future, TAFE NSW has committed close to $160M to fund hundreds of fee-free and low-cost courses. The money,…
Tutors, final year Uni students wanted
The State Government is looking for university tutors, students undertaking their final year of university study and casual and retired teachers on the Central Coast to take part in its…
Students benefit from positive behaviour
Chertsey Primary School students who have displayed positive behaviour with learning (PBL) will be able to zoom around on their bike or scooter at school on December 15, as part…
Local students to feature in Schools Spectacular
Students from Central Coast schools will make their television debut when this year’s Schools Spectacular is broadcast nationally on December 5. Bailey Mitchell, Ryan Goldsworthy and Jada Johnston from Tuggerah…
School mums tap into inner artist
Mums at Terrigal Public School tapped into their inner artist for the P&C Mums Masterpiece night, held on Friday, November 27. Organiser and P&C Vice President, Tonia Barclay, said the…
NAIDOC Week fun at Woy Woy
Woy Woy Public School students participated in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander activities in celebration of NAIDOC Week 2020. Aboriginal Programs Teacher Chloe Nebauer said some experiences included rock art,…
Students’ artwork up for auction
A collection of masterpieces created by the students at Pretty Beach Public School are being auctioned off online as part of the school’s Biennial Art Show. Throughout 2020, the students…
Students soar in Superhero obstacle course
Superhero students soared through Pretty Beach Public School with staff and students partaking in a superhero-themed obstacle course on November 12. The P&C organised fundraiser allowed students to exercise, challenge…