Central Coast Higher Education Summit held
Leaders from across the Central Coast’s political, business and education sectors met at Erina on Monday, October 19 to shape a new strategy for higher education engagement in the region….
Education
NAISDA Dance College to perform at Carriageworks
Mt Penang based NAISDA Dance College will return to Carriageworks in Sydney to perform their end of year show, KAMU, in November. NAISDA is Australia’s premier Indigenous Dance College, with…
Holly’s art chosen for touring exhibition
Holly Hooghuis from Kariong Public School has had her artwork chosen to be among 50 selected from over 850 entries as part of the ‘Operation Art’ touring exhibition. After a…
Hands Off TAFE day of action
The Central Coast Greens are supporting a Hands Off TAFE day of action on Monday, October 12. “This is your chance to do something to stop the destruction of TAFE…
$30,000 grant for Erina Kindergarten
Erina Kindergarten will receive $30,000 funding through a NSW Government initiative, according to NSW minister for early childhood education, Ms Leslie Williams. Ms Williams and member for Terrigal, Mr Adam…
New building proposed for St Phillips
St Philips Christian College has applied to Gosford Council to construct a new junior school building on its existing site at Narara. Plans submitted to Council show that the building…
ET Australia adds two new levels
ET Australia Secondary College (ETASC) has been accredited and registered by the NSW BOSTES to deliver Year 7 and Year 8 studies, commencing in 2016. This latest expansion adds Year…
Point Clare PS celebrated book week
Point Clare Public School will be celebrating the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s 70th anniversary of Book Week with a number of activities. ‘My Place’ visited the school on August…
College staff to assist in Kenya
Four staff members from St Phillips Christian College in Narara will be travelling to Kenya for two weeks. Deputy principal, Mr Malcolm East said Ms Diedricks, Ms Thompson, Ms Briggs…
Reggio Emilia paradigm principles being introduced at Wyoming
Children preparing to start kindergarten in 2016, and their parents, have undertaken a new program to prepare for big school at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic College, Wyoming. “The…
$7.8 million redevelopment for Point Clare approved
Alterations and additions to Point Clare Public School were approved by the Joint Regional Planning Panel when it met on Thursday, September 17. The $7.8 million redevelopment involves the demolition…
New outdoor kitchen for preschool
Gosford Community Preschool has thanked the Men’s Shed and Bunnings West Gosford for their contribution to creating an outdoor kitchen at the site. The not for profit preschool relies on…
Little penguins and seabird rescue talk to be held
A talk on little penguins and seabird rescue will be held at the Marine Discovery Centre, Terrigal, on Wednesday, September 23. The two guest speakers will be Dr Sandra Vardeh,…
New principal announced for Point Clare
Mr Scott Campbell will become the new principal at Point Clare Public School in Term 1 of 2016. Ms Campbell attended the school assembly on Monday, August 31, where he…
Awards of Appreciation presented
The Central Coast Public Education Awards of Appreciation were this year held at Lisarow High School on Monday, August 24. Henry Kendall High had three people recognised this year. Mr…
Khalen selected for ‘Live it’ program
Khalen Beetham from Year 9 at Henry Kendall High School has been selected to attend the University of Newcastle’s ‘Live it’ program. He will be staying on campus for over…
Online mathematics tool adopted
A new Mangahigh online mathematics tool will become a feature of maths teaching at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School in Wyoming. “Year four trialled an online maths…
Museum visit helps biology students
Henry Kendall High School’s Year 11 biology students visited the Australia Museum in Sydney on Friday, August 21. Some of the exhibitions fitted very well with the students’ current topic…
Honouring Australian Vietnam Veterans schools’ competition announced
High schools on the Central Coast are being encouraged to participate in the Australian Government’s Honouring Australian Vietnam Veterans schools’ competition. Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks MP said the…
Our Lady of the Rosary to undergo facelift
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School at Wyoming has been given approval for the upgrade of its oval and other structural work. The work has been approved by the…