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Open Access College

Locality: Marden

Phone: +61 8 8309 3500

Address: 1-37 Marden Rd 5070 Marden, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.openaccess.edu.au

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21.01.2022 To all parents / carers, The Premier has announced that the state lock down will end on Saturday night. Schools have been directed to reopen from Monday 23rd November. All scheduled classes at OAC campuses will resume on this day.... Please ensure your child / student is aware of classes resuming. We will provide further updates about planned events as we receive further clarification from the Department for Education. If you have any questions about this change please contact: Julie Taylor (Principal) [email protected]

20.01.2022 To all parents / carers, The Premier has today announced a state lock down for 6 days to manage the current CoVid situation. Schools have been directed to close from Thursday 19 November to Tuesday 24 November inclusive.... There will be no classes on these four days. Statewide, teachers will not be working on Thursday and Friday and will have student free days on Monday and Tuesday. At OAC the student free day planned for this Friday will now be held on Monday. If students need to contact teachers for any reason please use the usual communication modes and they will get back to you as soon as they are able. If you have any questions about the closure contact: Julie Taylor (Principal) [email protected]

18.01.2022 Fresh 92.7 are holding a competition where you can win a Fresh 92.7 ‘Home Schoolies’ house party! See the shared post to get instructions for entering. Also, Fresh have shared some guidelines to help you plan your Schoolies party, so you can have a great time while staying safe. How many people can I have at my party?... The number of people you can party with kinda depends on where you have it. Here’s a guide: At your house up to 50 people At rented accommodation, such as an Airbnb 1 person per bed + 6 guests At a caravan park 6 people per site + 6 guests Remember, you can get fined if you exceed these limits, so plan accordingly. Party safe tips Stay home if you’re unwell Keep your drinks to yourself. Sharing is not caring! Drink responsibly. Know your limits and drink plenty of water Don’t mix driving with alcohol or drugs Wash your hands (a lot) Stay hydrated Look out for your mates. Our emergency services are here to help, if someone is in trouble call 000 for assistance Sliding into someone’s DMs? Remember to be respectful. Going away? Take a basic first aid kit Download the free emergency plus app in case you need to quickly identify your location Check if you phone service provider has good coverage in the area you’re staying Don’t forget to pack your phone charger, or take a power bank to keep your phone running Schedule in time to check in with your parents over the weekend so they don’t worry about you Make sure you pack plenty of drinking water if you’re camping Have a desi driver Complete the Encounter Youth Schoolies Celebration Survey Download the Fresh 92.7 app so you can tune in to Home Schoolies. Encounter Youth Green Team volunteers will still be on hand to help you and your friends celebrate safely. Green Teams will have a presence in Victor Harbor, Yorke Peninsula, Robe, and other party hotspots. The Green Team will also run a 24-hour support hotline for partygoers. For more information, visit Encounter Youth’s website. Key contacts Emergency services 000 Green Team - 1800 GREEN 0 Police Assistance Line 131 444 Headspace 1800 063 267

18.01.2022 NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. To find out about NAIDOC Week activities in your area, contact your nearest Regi...onal Office. https://www.indigenous.gov.au/regional-offices/list-view #naidoc2020 #naidoc

18.01.2022 A while back we published this wonderful student achiever story for former OAC student Kayla. It really highlights how following her passion for language paid off. Over to you Kayla. "My Name Is Kayla. I love to spend my time include reading, learning new languages and gardening. ... What prompted me to join OAC was my growing interest in Japanese Studies - a subject which was unavailable at my own school. With tremendous convenience and flexibility, OAC enabled me to pursue my interests in this topic and commence Japanese alongside my other studies at Southern Vales. I continued with Japanese Studies all throughout my secondary education and had the immense pleasure of being taught by a wonderful teacher whose lessons were consistently engaging and accommodating. I was making much better progress with Open Access College than the year or so that I tackled Japanese on my own. When it came to year 12, I found the ability to adapt OAC around studies at Southern Vales particularly useful. This malleability, I believe, is largely responsible for my success during my senior year. Achieving an ATAR of 98.80 I am now moving on to completing a Bachelor of Arts for High Achievers at Flinders University where I will study English, French, and Applied Linguistics. I am unsure where this will take me but I am looking forward to the opportunities it may bring. If it hadn't been for OAC, I would have never been able to follow my passion for foreign languages and, quite likely, become the person I am today. Thank you Kayla! We appreciate you sharing your story with us. And if you would like to learn more about the benefits of studying a language, check out this page: https://www.openaccess.edu.au//have-you-thought-about-stud

15.01.2022 A huge thank you to Pegi Williams Bookshop for donating vouchers for our major award winners at the Awards Ceremony! To explore their full range of books, go to this website: https://www.pegiwilliams.com.au/home.asp

12.01.2022 A big thank you to Premier Art Supplies for sponsoring our upcoming Awards Ceremony! We are very thankful for your donation. To see their top notch art supplies, go to their website at: https://www.premierart.com.au/

09.01.2022 Dear students and parents, Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our face to face Awards Ceremony this year. The restrictions meant we were unable to invite all of our student award winners to our chosen venue. With so many incredible achievements from our students we felt it would be a shame not to include everyone in the ceremony.... For this reason, we’ve decided that a virtual event is a more inclusive way to celebrate our students and present the awards. We ask you to join us on the 3rd of December, when our Virtual Awards Ceremony will be published on our website. All of the certificates normally presented will be mailed to students with a commemorative booklet. We are so proud of all of our students it has been an extraordinary year and we have witnessed the resilience and capability of our students again and again. We look forward to celebrating the achievements of our students on December 3rd and hope you can join us! For more details about the Award Ceremony go to this page: https://www.openaccess.edu.au/news/awards-ceremony-2020

08.01.2022 We are very grateful to Eckersley's for their generous donation again this year for our Awards Ceremony! For all your art and craft supplies, check out their website here: https://www.eckersleys.com.au

07.01.2022 Dear Families, We invite all Middle Years students to our End of Year Celebration on Tuesday 1st December. Students will be participating in a range of activities throughout the day which tie into this year's learning concepts of Relationships, Patterns, Diversity, and Change. ... This is an excellent opportunity for students to engage with their peers and teachers, building on relationships and wellbeing. We would also like to use the day as an opportunity to celebrate successes of the year. If you are a middle years student you will receive a letter shortly with all the relevant event information.

05.01.2022 Thank you to Loop Software for generously sponsoring our Award Ceremony. It’s greatly appreciated. We were the first School to adopt their DAYMAP software and we still use it everyday! To see their full range of business software packages and development options go here: https://www.loopsoftware.com.au/

04.01.2022 HAPPY HOLIDAY ART COMPETITION WINNERS! After such a challenging week, let’s begin with some good news! We’ve just announced the winners of our Happy Holiday Art Competition :-) ... Our students really outdid themselves and produced some wonderful Holiday inspired pieces. We thoroughly enjoyed every single entry, so whether you won or not you should be very proud! Here’s the winners list below: (We will be contacting you to pass on your prize) Delta - Reception Ainsley - Year 5 Jessica - Year 5 Mariella - Year 7 Alia - Year 8 Cailee - Year 8 Ethan - Year 9 Alicia - Year 10 Marcie - Year 12 Congratulations to all the winners as well as all the students who submitted a piece of art. We couldn't be prouder of you all!

02.01.2022 We are lucky to have the lovely and talented Rachael Leahcar as our guest speaker for The Virtual Award Ceremony next week! Fresh off performing the National Anthem at the State of Origin and Christmas Pageant, Rachael dropped in to film an inspiring speech and give us a special performance of her latest single. If you haven’t heard of Rachael she is best known for her appearance on The Voice in 2012 when 4 million people tuned in to watch her audition. ... Despite being legally blind Rachael has achieved much success. With 5 top 10 albums under her belt, Racheal has captivated audiences around Australia and overseas. She is also known for her charitable work as an ambassador for The Royal Society For The Blind and the Can Do For Kids Group who she's supported since the age of 14. Her most recent campaign involved raising money towards a new youth centre that will support families and young people with a disability. Tune in on December 3rd and hear Rachael tell stories about growing up, share some of the lessons she's picked up along the way, and watch her perform her new release, "Can Do".