Education Week 2020 goes online
All NSW’s Education Week events will be held online to help reduce face-to-face contact between parents, students and teachers. The annual state-wide event will be running from Monday August 3…
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Search finds no asbestos contamination
A search of Umina Beach Public School grounds has found no asbestos-contaminated material. The investigation was carried out at the school by an independent hygienist appointed by the Department of…
Virtual Career Expo for senior students
My Journey, a free two day virtual career expo for NSW high school students in Years 10 to 12, will launch on July 22. Created by Career Links and the…
Indigenous artworks displayed on nbn nodes
Residents may have already spotted the first of a series of artworks popping up recently as a number of nbn network nodes have been wrapped in striking indigenous designs. The…
Opposition leader joins Tesch in preschool call
State Opposition Leader Ms Jodi McKay and Shadow Minister for Central Coast Mr David Harris have joined Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch at Woy Woy Peninsula Community Childcare to…
Council series to discuss the future of education
Central Coast Council’s next Innovation Series event will focus on the future of education. Running from 8:30am on July 16, the online event is set to feature the University of…
HSC Hub officially launched
The NSW Government has launched its new HSC Hub to give HSC students access to a range of curriculum and support materials in the countdown to their exams. The hub…
Good response to school’s annual Winter Appeal
Student’s from Toukley’s St Mary’s Catholic School have made a large donation of winter goods to the St Vincent de Paul Society. Students from the school’s Mini Vinnies team organised…
The Water Gang wins Choose Water competition
Students from Henry Kendall High School have won their school a chilled water station after taking out Central Coast Local Health District’s Thirsty? Choose Water! program. The secondary school program…
Students learn to set goals with Olympian
Year 8 students from Henry Kendall High School have enjoyed a video conference with Australian Olympic and Commonwealth games sprinter, Rohan Browning. Browning currently holds the record for the fastest…
Kincumber HS has new covered outdoor learning area
Kincumber High School’s covered outdoor learning area (COLA) project is now complete. In 2019 the school secured a $250,000 grant from the NSW Government to build a new COLA to…
Art students make props for Shrek Jr
Year 8 Visual Art students at Lake Munmorah’s St Brigid’s Catholic College have been putting their creativity and ingenuity to the test in a whole new medium. Students were tasked…
Mathlympics a hit with students
Year 5 students at Berkeley Vale Public School have enjoyed a hands on maths lesson inspired by the Olympics. With the upcoming Tokyo 2021 Olympics in mind, students in class…
Wyoming OLR students unlock their inner poets
Students from Wyoming’s Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School have completed a four week poetry workshop. Over the past month students in Years 4, 5 and 6 have been…
Gorokan High School welcomes new Principal
Matthew Boake has been confirmed as Gorokan High School’s new Principal. Relieving Principal, Shanie Singleton, confirmed Boake’s appointment in the school’s July 1 newsletter, noting that he’d officially start in…
HopeTown students enjoy FEAST program
Students at Wyong’s HopeTown School have participated in the FEAST program. Standing for Food Education And Sustainability Training, the program is provided by Oz Harvest, one of Australia’s leading food…
Contract let for fast tracked Warnervale Primary School
Construction will begin soon on a new primary school at Warnervale, with Richard Crookes Constructions awarded the contract for main works construction. Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, announced…
Grants available to local preschools
Central Coast preschools can apply now for a share of $10M from the NSW Government’s Start Strong Capital Works Grants program. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for…
The recipe for a delicious 40th Anniversary
Valley View Public School’s Parents and Citizens Association (P&C) are planning a delicious way to celebrate the school’s upcoming 40th anniversary. The organisation is planning to release a cookbook to…
Building i-Respect
Brisbane Water Police District has held its inaugural i-Respect session with local high schoolers. Designed to improve the relationship between youths and local police, the session was held at Brisbane…