Budding entrepreneurs win awards
Three local girls won first, second and third place for their entrepreneurial submissions in the fifth Wild Fig Young Entrepreneur Support Awards. Winning student, Sophia Walcott, from Central Coast Grammar…
Education
Scholarships benefit Peninsula youth
Applications are being invited from Peninsula students for a new scholarship program that will cover their study costs in their first year of higher education. Successful scholarship applicants will initially…
Ethics classes for all levels
Ethics classes were delivered to 120 students at Umina Beach Public School this year, making it the first year ethics has been available to all year levels from Kindergarten to…
Principal receives award
Umina Beach Public School principal Ms Lyn Davis has received the John Laing award for her contribution to the professional development of colleague principals and aspiring school leaders. The annual…
Local participants in Schools’ Spectacular 2017 to be on TV
The 2017 schools’ spectacular has featured a variety of Central Coast schools which participated in the event held in Sydney. Schools from the Wyong region that performed in the 2017…
IT students enjoy hi-tech visit to IBM
Wyong High School students, ranging from Year 9 to Year 12, and teachers, travelled to IBM Sydney for a day of coding, 360 degree virtual reality video, robotics and game…
New $100 Active Kids Rebate for sporting and fitness related costs
Parents of school children have been encouraged to take advantage of the new $100 Active Kids Rebate for sporting and fitness related costs. Member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, welcomed…
Conservatorium holds Allen Family Scholarship Finals
Teenager, Mr Min Ahn, has become successful in gaining $5,000 worth of scholarships, after achieving a first place win at the Central Coast Conservatorium’s Allen Family Scholarship Finals, on Sunday,…
School raises issue of ‘inappropriate cyber interactions’
Woy Woy Public School has spoken to a number of parents and children following “inappropriate cyber interactions” on internet-based social media. “We are increasingly finding children of primary school age…
New furniture and equipment
Woy Woy South Public School has taken delivery of some new furniture with a future-focused design. This furniture is currently in the learning centre and provides students with an alternate…
Students write for Christmas exchange
Students in class 3K at Umina Beach Public School is preparing for a Christmas Exchange. “We have prepared 30 gifts and written letters that will be sent to 30 schools…
School celebrates 90th birthday
Pretty Beach Public School’s 90th birthday celebrations were a great chance to celebrate the history of the school, according to assistant principal Ms Kate Keyes. “The 1920s theme and professional…
Students help collect soil for memorial
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch met with six school leaders from Ettalong Public School on November 19 to collect a soil sample from the Woy Woy War Memorial. They…
Students sing at shopping centre
Woy Woy Public School students from Kindergarten through to Year 2 have sung Christmas Carols and had a visit from Santa on a recent visit to a Woy Woy shopping…
Schools to receive over $23 million in needs based funding
Schools in the state electorates of Wyong and The Entrance will receive two-thirds of the Central Coasts’ share of needs-based education funding in 2018, according to Parliamentary Secretary for the…
Almost two hundred students compete in the illuminate:nextgen Challenge
Almost two hundred business-savvy secondary students have been competing to see who can develop the best business model for a new food product or service to tempt Central Coast residents,…
Prizes available for inaugural Open Writing and Film Competition
Amnesty International Central Coast Group is calling on high school students to enter the inaugural Open Writing and Film Competition. This year’s theme is Human Rights in an Age of…
Studiosity provides free additional help for students
Central Coast Council Libraries are assisting students to get through the gruelling last weeks of 2017 exams and assessments with the homework help service called Studiosity. Previously known as YourTutor,…
Umina student competes in State spelling finals
A student from Umina Beach Public School competed in the State finals of the NSW Premier’s Spelling Bee at the ABC Centre in Ultimo on November 8. Neeve Davies of…
Mufti day raises money for hospital charity
Umina Beach Public School had a mufti day to raise money for Central Coast Kids In Need in Term 3. This is a local charity supporting children and their families…