News and Events
Primary Professional Development
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On Tuesday 26 May, academic staff from Buckley House and Plenty Campus worked with David Hornsby, a leading educational academic and expert. David is in demand as an education consultant in schools and in conference centres across Australia and in many parts of the world. He has completed lecture tours in the USA and the […]
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Urban History Program begins
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Students in Year 9 have commenced the Urban History part of their Year 9 Program. The students were divided into groups and participated in various activities. Some kayaked, many in the rain while others participated in a walking tour of Richmond conducted by author Robert Newton, who took them to the places that featured in […]
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Victorian International School Student Award
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On Thursday 21 May the annual Victorian International School Student Awards were held at Queens Hall, Parliament House. Cepheus Liu (’14) received a 2014 Victorian International Student Award Commendation for Academic Excellence, which is presented to a Year 12 student who has achieved the highest ATAR score in VCE or IB equivalent, and to a […]
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Winter Sport - Round 3 results
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Winter Sport – Round 3 results are outlined below: ,, ,, ,, TEAM ,, RESULT ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, Boys Football ,, ,, 12.5. 77 defeated Mentone 7.18. 60 ,, ,, ,, ,, Boys Soccer ,, 5 defeated Mentone 3 ,, ,, ,, Boys Hockey ,, 3 lost to Mentone 4 ,, ,, ,, […]
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Odyssey and Butterfly Effect program
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The Odyssey Program is an in-school program developed for adolescent boys that aims to provide them with skills to help navigate their way through this tumultuous time of their lives. Many workshops were undertaken throughout the day which included sessions on Identity and Masculinity, Emotions and Feelings, Decision making, Sexuality and Relationships. The Odyssey Program […]
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Year 8 author visit – Andrew Plant
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Author/illustrator Andrew Plant kept Year 8 students captivated on Friday 15 May with his visit to The Ridgeway Campus Library as part of the visiting author program. Andrew trained as a zoologist before discovering he preferred painting and writing about animals rather than dissecting them! He still enjoys being a science educator and also designs, […]
read moreAlumni Sydney events
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Geoff Brown (’62), Astrida Cooper (Director of Development), Principal Rod Fraser and Alumni Coordinator Elise Dunstan (’01) will be hosting events in New South Wales as part of the Centenary celebrations. This is an opportunity to expand your social circles and support networks, and possibly create career connections… OPTIONS: The OIGA Drinks are being held […]
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Kayak News
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Kayaking at the School provides many opportunities for our students. Year 11 Student Tristan Carter recently returned from Rio de Janeiro having competed at the World Junior Slalom Championships finishing 13th in the C1 event, just missing out on the finals. This was a brilliant effort against the European teams. Tristan’s age means that he […]
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Table Tennis Competition
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The Table Tennis competitions are the beginning of what is hoped will become annual events. Approximately thirty students and teachers competed in the open competition. Students and teachers were placed in a group and each event began with a group phase before moving to the knock out rounds, with the winners making it to the […]
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Victorian International School Student Awards
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The annual Victorian International School Student Awards reward outstanding achievement and recognise and honour the unique, valuable and diverse contribution made by international students to the schools sector in Victoria. The awards are open to all international students in Years 11 and 12 in Victorian independent, Catholic and government schools. The awards program provides an […]
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Virtual Programming Session
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Technology has become a part of our everyday lives and is ever present in almost all professions. As a result, it is important for students to learn the basics of how computers work, how to create software, apps or websites. On Monday 11 May, Maths students at Plenty Campus took part in a virtual programming/coding […]
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Cadet Shield Award
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A history making event was achieved at the Ceremonial Parade as Ridgeway 4 Platoon won all three Cadet Shields this year, which has never been achieved by any platoon before. The three shields are: Redhead Shield: is named after Frank Redhead, a past student who was captured by the Japanese at the fall of Ambon […]
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