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Wow! It is such an honour to be selected as one of four finalists – 2021 WA Secondary School of the Year, at the WA Education Awards 2021. We thank Perth Energy - the sponsor of this award, for their support of Public Education in Western Australia. Congratulations to...

Year 7 STEM students have been learning about projectile motion and the application to motion of flight. Last week, the class were given a flash challenge, to build a vehicle that could travel the furthest, using nothing but air and water. The challenge required...

Yesterday, our Year 7 Specialist STEM class competed in the WA Schools Hackathon at Murdoch University. We were the youngest group there, participating in our first ever Hackathon against older students from other schools. Students were given the challenge to...

Congratulations to Year 10 student Claudia Vale who has had her poem accepted into the 2021 edition of Primo Lux. Claudia is a member of the CVC Power of the Word English Club that is open to students every Monday at lunchtime and penned the above poem about her...

Today, silence fell across each state and territory for one minute as Australia commemorated those who have died in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. Remembrance Day has evolved since it was first marked by allied countries after World War I,...

Our Year 11 students thoroughly enjoyed themselves last night, aboard the Crystal Swan for their Year 11 River Cruise. The DJ kept students on the dance floor all night with a selection of tunes. The highlight of the night was the way that the students accepted and...

Congratulations to Year 11 students Blake Harbord and Tia Martin-Peterson who have been named our 2022 College Captains and Student Council leaders. We know you have the passion necessary to lead your fellow Student Councillors, while making a positive presence, on...

The CVC Year 8 Extension Science class was offered the unique opportunity to be involved with the University of Western Australia and Infinite Energy in the development of a solar powered car. Students were tasked with researching, designing, constructing, and...

In Week 2 this term we celebrated 'The Week of the Italian Language in the World' (or Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo). Our Languages department hosted activities during the week for students, plus an exhibition on Dante Alighieri and student work in the...

Congratulations to Year 9 student Declan Somers who competed at the 2021 WA All Schools Championships over the weekend, along with 477 athletes representing 152 different WA High Schools. The weekend produced 2 new State Records (one of which went to Declan), as well...

As part of the transition from Year 6 to Year 7, 250 students from our local Primary Schools attended CVC this week for Orientation Day. After a welcome from Mr Quirk, Associate Principal Student Engagement and Support, our incoming Year 7's were split in to smaller...

Last Friday we bid farewell to our Year 12 students. Their day started with breakfast at the College Cafe, before some fun and games on the lawn. The Year 12 students then attended a moving assembly where they were warmly welcomed by their Year 10 and 11 peersbefore...

Over the school holidays three of our Year 10 students had their work included in the first Wearable Art Exhibition held at Atwell Gallery.  This exhibition featured work from textile artists across Perth (many of whom have years of experience in textiles and...

This week students in Mr Van Hemert's Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences class received their awards for 'most liveable city design' in the Lego City Building Competition they took part in at the end of Term 3. Congratulations to Zac H, Kade C and Louis H for...

The weather was a moderate 20 degrees and sunny. We set up camp and established a fire pit with rocks and bracken collected from the surrounding bush. After lunch we played card games and chilled out. We met the instructors for a bush walk. We learnt about bush...

On Friday 10th September the CVC Hospitality Students were given the honour of catering and hosting the Year 12 LEAP Graduation event. The hosts for the evening were Bryan L and Zerlina W, who welcomed guests, gathered guests at various times of the evening following...

Congratulations to our Year 9 Drama students who performed an adaptation of 'Taming of the Shrew' to an audience of family, friends and staff on Tuesday night. The show, written by L.R Karcz is a simple yet hysterical show that sends thanks (and many apologies!) to...

Congratulations to our Specialist Vocal Music students in Years 7 – 12 who put on an outstanding sold out show last Thursday night at Kidogo Arthouse in Fremantle. For our Year 12 vocal students this was their last performance here at CVC.

Our Year 10 STEM students have been given the unique opportunity to be involved with Murdoch University and their development of the Microgrids Communication Project. Late in Term 3 students attended an excursion to the Murdoch campus to understand the function and...

Congratulations to all students who took part in the CVC Talent Quest yesterday. It was a great success and all of the performances were great!  A big round of applause to our winners Charlise A and Matilda C in Year 12, and to runner up Zaqy Abdul R in...