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Our Year 8 Academic Extension students have been studying Medieval Europe, crime & punishment and military & defence systems in their HASS classes this term. After comprehensive research the students assessment task was to display their findings in museum...

Year 12 student from 2020, Emily Smith, has recently received recognition as being an Outstanding Student of South Metro TAFE's VET Secondary Student of the Year Award for 2020. The Student of the Year Awards showcase a range of study areas, so for Emily to be...

Enrolments for 2022 School Based Pre-Apprenticeships (Certificate II in Plumbing and Certificate II in Building & Construction – Painting) are now open. Please see the VET office in the Galileo Foyer for further information. Year 11 student Nevaeh is currently...

One again we have welcomed some of our students into the Hospitality Course at Canning Vale College. Amongst them are some enthusiastic young chefs. We look forward to seeing them progress over the next two years and hopefully pursue this vocation after leaving...

During the Easter school holidays, Caleb Goodwin (Year 12) was officially selected as part of the state schoolboys u18 baseball team to travel in August. Whilst Caleb was eager to be involved at a State level, even though he has been involved previously in the u15...

Kyle, Riley and Jake (Year 12 Students) The SkillHire VETDSS Program allows secondary school students (Year 11 and 12) to undertake a Certificate II in Building and Construction (Pathway-Trades) over the course of two years whilst remaining at school.  This...

Last week our Year 7 HASS students took part in an archaeological dig here on the grounds of the College. In class students have been learning about the history of ancient societies. The dig provided students with not only a different way of learning, but with a...

In response to the current post lock down restrictions the College reviewed activities for this week and decided that conducting large assemblies with 3 year groups (approx. 700+ students and staff) was not appropriate. In making this decision we decided to run an...

Since the beginning of the 2021 Year 12 student Joshua Lee has been collecting recyclable containers and exchanging them for cash under the 'containers for change' program. The program allows the community to collect eligible containers (most aluminium, glass,...

Congratulations to Year 9 Declan Somers who was awarded a national silver medal at the Athletics Australia National Track and Field Championships held in Sydney over the April school holidays. Declan placed 2nd in the Men's U16 2000m steeple chase, placed 7th...

On Thursday 8th April Year 11 CVC student Alyssa Bolger and her younger brother Lachlan were awarded the Different Brilliant (Youth) Award at the 2021 Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) Recognition Award ceremony in Sydney. The award ceremony celebrates the incredible...

Whilst we welcomed our students back on Tuesday this week, our staff started Term 2 on Monday for a day of Professional Learning. Staff were busily engaged in various learning seminars focusing on our whole school improvement processes and business plan initiatives,...

Today our student councillors were hard at work painting a tree blue, for The Blue Tree Project. This is a mission that aims to start up uncomfortable discussions around mental health and to empower people to speak up when they are dealing with these issues. The main...

On Monday our upper school students enrolled in workplace learning attending Work Readiness Training as part of their Induction process.Wayne from SIDE (School of Isolated and Distance Education) spoke about key attitudes identified by employers, work readiness...

Our students with special education needs have been enjoying their first term at South Metro TAFE participating in a number of Skill Sets.  Courses have included Animal Studies, Painting & Decorating and Hospitality.  Students have learnt a number of...

Certificate II Students Abner and Kobi with Education Assistant Mrs Bingham As part of their Certificate II in Hospitality students are required to complete service hours. A number of our students have been gaining these hours by assisting with the CVC Breakfast Club,...

Year 11 Earth and Environmental Science students combined great weather, spectacular views and hard work during an enjoyable fieldwork excursion to the river and coast on Friday. The excursion was guided by Australian Earth Science Education and took students to the...

Bailey is another successful example of being part of the School Based Traineeship program, this one being at KFC. Bailey and his parents were informed about the opportunity, and through a selection process was awarded the position. Bailey likes that he gets to miss...

Our Year 7 boys enjoyed themselves after school hours on Thursday, making new friends and with many fun activities on offer. The annual Boys Night In is a great opportunity for our new students to come together and get to know each other better in a fun and relaxed...

The Education Perfect Languages Championship finished this week amidst a last-minute dash for extra points. A number of CVC students received certificates in the Championship including an Elite Award for Claudia Vale with more than 23 000 points and Licia Whang with...