Armidale Secondary College in Armidale, New South Wales | High School

Armidale Secondary College

Locality: Armidale, New South Wales

Address: Butler Street 2350 Armidale, NSW, Australia

Website: https://armidale-s.schools.nsw.gov.au

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25.01.2022 The stage is set........ Congratulations class of 2020!

24.01.2022 After a very busy year of debating, the Year 8 team were crowned New England Regional Winners and the Runners Up in the 2020 Years 7&8 Premier’s Debating Challenge. A wonderful achievement after a crazy year! You have represented ASC with distinction

23.01.2022 Fundraising for Ronald McDonald House... Last Friday our Captains planned an event for the last day of term. It was a lovely afternoon, the students had lots of yummy food to pick from, Vietnamese, Japanese, sausage sandwiches and some baked goods. There were a few fun activities for the students to join in on, that included Arm Wrestling, Painting the Mural, Dodge ball and a Handball competition. Well done to our Captains who raised a FANTASTIC amount of money that will be donated to Ronald McDonald House. Thank you to all our volunteers/helpers for assisting in the preparation before and on the day. Great team effort by all...

22.01.2022 All together... HOORAY! What a year! We wish our students and staff a wonderful holiday and restful Christmas! Over the last few days, our staff have worked hard relocating to the new site. We are excited about the year ahead and welcoming back our wonderful students - after a well deserved break for all. Hope your holiday season is filled with peace, love and joy!

20.01.2022 Plenty of parking spots still available inside our new school grounds for our Year 12 assembly this morning...

20.01.2022 It was the 16 boys and girls turn to play in the Eastcoast Eagles Futsal competition in Port Macquarie yesterday. The girls playing their first time at this rep level performing admirably gaining valuable playing time against quality coastal teams. The boys ended the competition as champions. Well done everyone!

20.01.2022 Procedures for the first day of school 2021 Years 7 & 12 All students in Years 7 & 12 will commence on Friday 29 January 2021 Students will meet in the Plaza at 8.55am for a welcome assembly followed by year meetings with CREW teachers.... New students will meet with Year Advisors after the assembly to finalise timetables. Normal classes will commence after year meetings. Year 7 will be provided with a basic book pack. The canteen will be open for Recess only and a BBQ lunch will be provided. Students with particular dietary requirements are advised to bring their own lunch. Years 8 & 10 All students in Years 8 & 10 will commence on Monday 1st February 2021 Students will meet in the Plaza at 8.55am for a welcome assembly followed by year meetings with CREW teachers. New students will meet with Year Advisors after the assembly to finalise timetables. Normal classes will commence after year meetings. The canteen will operate for Recess and Lunch Years 9 & 11 All students in Years 9 & 11 will commence on Tuesday 2nd February 2021 Students will meet in the Plaza at 8.55am for a welcome assembly followed by year meetings with CREW teachers. New students will meet with Year Advisors after the assembly to finalise timetables. Normal classes will commence after year meetings. The canteen will operate for Recess and Lunch All students are expected to be in full ASC uniform and are advised to bring a notebook and pen for classes.

15.01.2022 The Concession Cards have arrived... We will be distributing the Student Concession cards throughout next week, for the years 7-11.

15.01.2022 Year 12 Valedictory photos are now up on the ASC website for viewing. Have a look as there are some fantastic photos.... https://armidale-s.schools.nsw.gov.au//2020-year-12-valedi

14.01.2022 Jeffery Buses will have 2 buses servicing Armidale Secondary College from the 28th January 2021 to our new Butler Street Campus. The new hours will be - Guyra 1: 8:30am and 3:50pm, servicing Llangothlin, Guyra and Black Mountain area.... Guyra 2: 8:30am and 3:35pm, servicing Tenterden, Guyra and Hoys Road area. Contact numbers for Jeffery Buses (02) 67 713 083 or 0408 660 524

14.01.2022 Jock Foster - 2020 NSW Queen's Prize Target Rifle Shooting... Jock Foster achieved some fantastic results in the 2020 NSW Queen’s Prize Target Rifle Shooting competition held at Anzac Rifle Range over the January long weekend. He was part of a contingent of competitors from Armidale Rifle Club. This is a prestigious individual competition and Jock’s first time, competing in the F-Class Open section. Jock was shooting against competitors much older and with a great deal more e...xperience than him. Jock won the 600m stage on Day 1. He achieved scores known as ‘Possible’ - a perfect score with every shot through the centre of the target - and he also scored a ‘Probable’ - a perfect score with every shot through the smallest circle on the target (super centre). Jock was the leader going into Day 3 of the competition, which was shot at 800m. A first stage possible (60.3) kept him on top going into the final 15 shot match. A tricky wind change in the final stage saw Jock drop just two points and finish with a score of 536.48 in 4th place from a field of 27. His 4th place was only one point behind the leader. The places are determined first on points, then on number of ‘super centres’. This is an outstanding achievement by Jock. Well done Jock.

13.01.2022 Part 1: In 1994, seven time capsules were buried by Duval High School students and staff. This week we eagerly crowded around to retrieve the capsules and have been slowly pouring through the contents. It has been ever so exciting to read the messages and ponder over the history! We will be sharing the treasures within as we progressively open the capsules.

13.01.2022 A big congratulations to Sophie Parsons Year 7 for making the North West Girls Cricket Team. What a great achievement. Well done Sophie!!

13.01.2022 Today we welcomed Yr7 and Yr12 to our amazing new school. We were thrilled to see so many smiling faces come through the gates this morning. Students were given a warm welcome from the teachers and members of the State Government who officially opened the school today. We can't wait to see the rest of the year groups return on Monday and Tuesday.

12.01.2022 Dear parents of Years 7 and 10, Vaccination consent kits are being given to students on their first day at school this term. Could you please sign the enclosed consent form and return them to the office as soon as possible. Year 7 vaccinations will be on 25 February and 14 October 2021... Human papillomavirus (HPV) - 2 doses at least 6 months apart Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis (dTpa) - 1 dose Year 10 vaccinations will be on 29 April 2021 Meningococcal ACWY - 1 dose If you have any questions, please contact Jayne Lovelock (Head Teacher Secondary Studies) via email: [email protected]

11.01.2022 A HUGE shout out to our fantastic Aboriginal Education team and students who hosted an extravaganza of activities today in celebration of NAIDOC! Students and staff were invited to wear themed colours and participate in fun activities including various Aboriginal games, sand art, boomerang painting, face painting, collaborative mural, and much much more! The entire school was treated to a lunchtime BBQ too! Absolutely brilliant day! Thank you #NAIDOCWeek2020... #DepartmentOfEducation #ourfutureourlearning See more

10.01.2022 Yesterday the Support Unit conducted a cooking lesson in their new specially designed accessible kitchen, as part of their transition. We cooked a delicious tuna bake with salad. Students had a great time in the new space and are looking forward to another cook next week.

09.01.2022 Yesterday, Ella Vu, a member of the winning 2019 Stage 5 debating team, took the time to speak to our Year 8 debaters ahead of their upcoming semi final. She gave them tips and answered questions about her experience last year. It was also an opportunity to say goodbye to the Teasdale Trophy before it makes its way back to Sydney to be handed over to the 2020 winners.

09.01.2022 Our Year 9 & 11 students had their Merit award assembly today. What a great achievement to receive an award. Well done to our students that performed the music throughout the assembly. Congratulations to all....

08.01.2022 A big shout out to our Year 12’s who had their Valedictory assembly today!! It was a fantastic day. Thankyou very much to all our special guests, presenters, staff, students and parents. What a fantastic achievement, congrats again Year 12... Please refer to our ASC website soon, for a lovely selection of photos from your special day.

08.01.2022 Part 2: The first of the cylinders opened, turned out to be for ‘future teachers’. The treasure included actual detention notices, absentee reports, curriculum plan, a newspaper article recognising 25 years since moon landing, a DHS glass, and a bottle of port! Interesting indeed! More discoveries to follow...

08.01.2022 We enjoyed spending the profits we made from selling cappuccinos, hot chocolates, flat whites and mochas we made and delivered to staff each Friday. Throughout the year we made over $600. Today (Friday) we bought scooters and footballs which we will enjoy using at the new school. Thanks to all the staff for their support.

06.01.2022 The last day for formal classes at ASC will be Friday the 11th December. In week 10 there will be no scheduled classes from the 14th-16th December as we will be using this time to get prepared for the move to the new Butler Street campus. We will be up and running on the start of Term 1 for 2021. The start back dates are as follows.... Friday 29th January - Years 7 & 12... Monday 1st February - Years 8 & 10 Tuesday 2nd February - Years 9 & 11 See more

06.01.2022 Our Intensive English Centre (IEC) so enjoyed the visit from Surf Life Saving NSW today! With summer holidays coming up soon, the timing is perfect for the students learning essential skills, including how to identify a rip, where to swim, signals to communicate a need for help, and responding to the life guards. We had such a laugh in setting up a beach scene on the oval and simulating swimmers in trouble - and being rescued. Thank you for your visit and your engaging, and very fun, presentation.

05.01.2022 Lawn Bowls.... Year 10 boys - Kieran O'Baoill, Tom Dwyer, Keegan James and Tahaf Omar - have been having a wonderful time playing lawn bowls on Wednesday afternoons for sport. Under the guidance of Steve Stubbs, who volunteers his time every week to come and instruct, the boys have really improved. To culminate their efforts, Steve is organising for the boys to play a match against some other club members. Many thanks to Armidale City Bowling Club for the use of their outstanding facilities.

04.01.2022 Some exciting news and a BIG congratulations to a few of our Yr12 CAPA students. 1 student in Drama and 2 in Visual Arts were chosen for their respective showcases, On Stage and Art Express!! These are state wide exhibitions and Performance Showcases highlighting a selection of students that performed in the top 10% of the state. A massive congratulations to: Eden Davies - Onstage - ‘Imagine’... Noah Standen-Roberts - Art Express (Art Gallery of NSW) - ‘A Series of Lessons’ Juliet Knuckey - Art Express (Regional Exhibition) - ‘Self Portrait (2020). This an enormous achievement for the students and our school. Well done guys!!

04.01.2022 Included in the link is more info about the Eastcoast Futsal comp where we had several teams participating. Our 16s were champions, 19s - finalists (lost to a shoot out), and all the teams developed their skills further and had a blast! Look out for some of our students... https://www.prime7.com.au/news/7459571-school-titles

04.01.2022 Rugby League results from yesterday the 26/11/20..... ASC Defeat OCC in all grades of Well-being cup U/13s ASC 12 - OCC 4 U/16s ASC 22- OCC 6 ... ASC has regained the Well-being cup from cross town rivals OCC after a pulsating full day of Ruby League in Armidale. The girls were first and they were trained at elite level by NRL Development Officers before splitting into relevant age groups and playing in combined teams. Under 13s boys was an exciting game of football with the result not sealed until the final whistle when Hugo Fittler crashed over from close range to seal the game . Nathaniel Daley-Cutmore made his debut in team sports and proved the difference between the two teams with damaging runs up the middle and perfect textbook tackling to claim player of the match. Under 16s boys were a great advertisement for Schoolboy Rugby League with both sets of coaching pleased with what they had seen. Tensely locked 10-6 at halftime the ASC boys pulled away from OCC in the draining heat conditions. New to Rugby League, Oliver Freeman set Rugby League Park alight with his electrifying runs. However, a familiar name to RL Park was voted man of the match for ASC with Rari Widders-Lockwood showing his class in the second half to help ASC power away to a well-deserved win.

01.01.2022 A big congratulations to the ASC Triathalon team of Gideon, Jordan & Caleb who not only won their division in the Triathalon Schools Challenge this morning, but also won the fastest team of the day! Excellent work boys

01.01.2022 Today we had a lot of smiling faces from our students that were very happy to be back at school. Everyone had a great day and it was wonderful to listen to everyone laughing and chatting in the playground. We are understandably receiving a lot of enquiries about opening up the school to visitors, at this stage the Term 1 COVID guidelines allow us to host a gathering for 100 parents outside, but only 30 indoors and all gatherings are limited to an hour. We are planning to invite parents into the school (after hours) based on the year group of their child. More information to come but at this stage, Yr 12 Tues 16th Feb, Yr 7 Wed 17th Feb, Yr 9 and 11 23rd Feb and Yr 8 and 10 24th Feb. A larger community event will be scheduled when the guidelines allow. We do thank you for your patience.

01.01.2022 Through to the Semi Finals! Our Year 8 Debating team had a tough win today against Mount View High School arguing that politicians should be banned from using social media. Although it was a close debate, the panel of three adjudicators unanimously awarded the debate to ASC and were incredibly impressed with the standard of both teams. Next week we will be debating South Sydney High School for a spot in the State Finals!!! Congratulations girls -we're so proud of you

01.01.2022 ACPS Swim School... Every year, ASC strengthens it's community ties by providing helpers for the Armidale City Public School's Swim School, which is held over a 2 week period. This year, we had 21 wonderful student helpers who once again stepped up and were absolutely outstanding: Amy Bryant, Jessica Burgess, Grace Carter, Diesel Casey-Buttie, Madison Cole, Noah Craven, Cindy Diao, Courtney Dorrian, Aaron George, Peter Gooley, Ashley Green, Harrison Hepper... Ashan Jarallah, Lavender Langat, Isabella McCarthy Wilkie, Cami Nadimi, Toby Nelson, Conrad Post, Rosie Pringle, Lillian Ridges, Wayne Slater Saunders. The leadership, patience, encouragement and determination shown by our students was amazing to watch. Thanks so much helpers ... you made Miss Turner, Miss Kelly, Sue Kelly and the ACPS school community extremely proud.