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Underdale High School

Locality: Underdale

Phone: +61 8 8301 8000

Address: 18 Garden Terrace Underdale, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.underdale.sa.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Underdale High School Graduate now plying his trade in Europe. Were proud of you Hosine Bility

24.01.2022 Special Guest Speaker The school was very honoured to have past student Jimmy Letona who captivated all with his passionate and inspiring speech. Jimmy reflected on his experience at Underdale and shared with students how he found motivation and determination to achieve his life dreams. Jimmy is currently completing his Theology degree whilst donatingspare time as a Youth Pastor andstays active through his sprints at thePort Adelaide Athletic Club.

24.01.2022 SCHOOL / ORIENTATION DAY UPDATES: We are excited to share the news that school will be back to normal as of Monday 23rd November. Based on the recent lockdown changes, the Year 7 Orientation Day will be rescheduled for Thursday 3rd December. ... We will also be rescheduling the Family Information Evening to the Thursday 3rd December. We do not have specific details about this even as yet, however due to current restrictions it will be held as a webinar session. Please stay tuned for further updated. Thank you all, for your patience and understanding, as we do our best to find working solutions to the ever changing situation we find ourselves in. Stay safe

24.01.2022 Newsletter: Issue 6, November 2020 Head on over to our website, to check out the latest news and events at UHS, in our newsletter! https://underdale.sa.edu.au/index.p/news-events/newsletters

23.01.2022 SSO Week Last week at Underdale High School we celebrated SSO week with an early morning breakfast. Our SSOs give of themselves daily, above and beyond what is expected of them, to keep the cogs of our school turning and for that we are grateful.

23.01.2022 POWER INTERCULTURAL CARNIVAL HIGHLIGHTS: A belated culmination of the Stage 1 Power Intercultural Program in Semester 1, the Carnival celebrated cultural diversity, promoted community links and gave the students an opportunity to show off their designed guernseys and footy skills against a variety of metro schools. The mighty UHS were victorious in both the boys and girls 9-a-side footy competitions.

22.01.2022 Underdale High School supports Wear it Purple Day fostering inclusivity for all our rainbow young people. Why we wear it purple! We strive to foster supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive environments for rainbow young people.

22.01.2022 WE ARE BACK AT SCHOOL! We just wanted to check in with everyone and let you all know that we are here and functioning as normal even though it may not look that way right now. Development is progressing nicely with our hardworking WATPAC team despite the recent hurdle.... #besixwatpac

21.01.2022 NAIDOC WEEK HIGHLIGHTS: Yesterday marked the final day of this year’s NAIDOC week and we thought what better way to finish the celebrations off than by sharing some of the week’s highlights with you! Our dedicated staff organised weaving workshops, our students put together a beautiful display and we ended the week by bringing everyone together than with a BBQ. ... It was awesome to see our extended family, WATPAC, who also took time out from their busy building schedule to talk about and celebrate the significance of this week. Thank you to all staff who helped make the week such a successful one! #besixwatpac

21.01.2022 YEAR 11 FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION: Check out these stunning Adirondack chairs that Mr Daddow's Year 11 students just finished crafting!!! Using pine and templates, students prepare 30 individual parts, paint them in a style unique to them and then go about constructing them. This project, masterminded by none other than our own Mr Lane, builds problem solving and collaboration skills. ... The staff envy the parents of these students and many have put their hands up for any spares they are simply stunning! Great work Year 11’s!!!

21.01.2022 UPDATE: For Parents and Students END OF TERM 2, 2020 Please do not forget our early dismissal time this Friday afternoon at 2.15pm... All staff at Underdale hope you have a wonderful break and look forward to seeing you all again at the beginning of Term 3!

21.01.2022 Course Confirmation Interviews Parents/Carers. Reminder Year 9-11 Course Confirmation parent-student- homegroup teacher interviews are happening 24th-28th August. All families have been emailed an appointment time to attend either in person or via a phone call. Please check your emails. If you are not sure of, or want to change, your allocated time and day contact Emma Worswick at Underdale HS on 8301 8000.

21.01.2022 We hope you have been enjoying your long weekend! Please dont forget the extra long weekend for our students this weekend with the Pupil Free Day scheduled for Tuesday 9th of June!

20.01.2022 PUPIL FREE DAY: Don't forget this Wednesday, 9th December, is a Pupil Free Day for all Underdale students

20.01.2022 School Closure Day Friday September 4, 2020 Have a wonderful mini break and we look forward to seeing you back on Monday!

20.01.2022 Parents/caregivers for children aged 4-12 years If sibling conflict is driving you crazy and you could use a fresh perspective on your situation, register for this FREE parenting webinar with Madhavi Nawana Parker. Madhavi Nawana Parker is a Behaviour Consultant in private practice focusing on resilience, wellbeing and social emotional development. Through her training seminars, she guides parents and professionals to develop simple and practical ways to support young people ...to be more resilient and socially-emotionally skilled. The opportunity to hear her speak at no cost to you is something not to be missed! Head on over and register ASAP!

19.01.2022 Would you like to come and work with us in 2021? At Underdale we value our diverse community and we are committed to supporting all students through their education. We are looking for student support SSOs who are passionate and experienced in working with students with additional learning and social/emotional needs. ... Apply via Edujobs - closes Dec 3rd, don’t miss out! https://jobs.education.sa.gov.au

19.01.2022 SACE & Post School Expo For families of current students looking to plan ahead, we would love you to join us on Wednesday 29th July from 6-8pm... see further details below...

18.01.2022 Supporting Underdale School Community Wellbeing In the media in recent days there have been some concerning reports about social media posts. If you or a member of your family are needing support now or at any time there are a number of free Mental Health Services available to support wellbeing. The graphic below provides the contact details for a range of services for adults and young people. ... As a school we are committed in continuing to support student wellbeing and provide ongoing support for our students. If you have questions, queries or concerns please reach out to our Wellbeing Team via our email: [email protected] For advice to support children to have safe experiences online, parents and caregivers can visit the E-Commissioner site, link below: https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents Please take care of each other

18.01.2022 Re-Development: Out with the old and in with the new! In the blink of an eye our site has been cleared and is now a blank canvas for our developers to do their magic with. Recently the new foundations have been laid which has given us a great sense of the scale of the new building.

18.01.2022 University of South Australia STEM Day Out: Recently a selection of our Year 8 and 9 Aboriginal students were invited to participate in UniSAs STEM Day Out, at the Samsung Smart School at UniSA Magill campus, for Science Week. The students engaged in self-directed activities in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and even won the engineering exercise! It was a fantastic opportunity that saw students engaging with traditional subjects in new exciting ways. The students were honoured to meet Aboriginal scholars teaching at the campus and received great encouragement from Professor Rigney to DREAM BIG!

17.01.2022 7 Day Wellbeing Challenge In support of R U OK?Day, TAFE SA and a range of community wellbeing services have collaborated to inspire you to make little changes to improve wellbeing. Little changes do matter and its easier than you think be inspired join the challenge with four easy steps, go to TAFE SA 7 Day Challenge:... https://www.tafesa.edu.au/services/wellbeing Dont forget to Hashtag #littlechangeschallenge on social media to share your experience

17.01.2022 Ditto Power Community Ltd it was great to have you working with our students.

17.01.2022 Remembrance Day 2020: Today our students observed one minute silence in their classes with their teachers, to remember those who died or suffered for Australia's cause in all wars and armed conflicts. LEST WE FORGET!

16.01.2022 PRINCIPAL TOURS - GET IN QUICK: Please refer to the attached flyer for upcoming tour dates and booking details. Our tours are filling fast and the following dates are completely booked out:... 9am Tuesday 8th September 4pm Wednesday 16th September Please contact us if you are interested in a tour, even if it is booked out. we are only to happy to add you to the waiting list.

16.01.2022 It is with great regret that we notify our students that tonight’s Year 12 formal has been cancelled, due to the current Covid-19 restrictions. Please know that we feel for our students and wish we could have done something to avoid this situation. A full refund of ticket price will be provided. Please email our finance officer at [email protected] with the Students name, BSB number, account number and your address to organise a refund. Please understand that ...refunds will not be processed until after the Statewide lockdown has ended. Again, we are sorry and understand how disappointed you must be feeling. Stay safe and see you all again soon!

16.01.2022 Year 10 Immunisation Reminder: Second and final dose this Friday 7th August! For parental immunisation questions contact:... www.immunise.health.gov.au National Immunisation Hotline 1800 671 811 SA Health (08) 8226 6000 or www.sahealth.sa.gov.au Health and Immunisation Management Services (HAIMS) Phone (08) 8152 0363 or www.haims.com.au/vaccinations/vaccination-fact-sheets/ See more

16.01.2022 Nothing is more important to us than your childs education. To help us give your child the very best, we would like your honest feedback on a few key topics, including school communication. Your feedback will help us understand the things were doing well, where we can improve, and whats really important to you as a parent. The survey closes Friday 25 September and will take no more than 10 minutes. Its confidential and you can complete it here: https://edi.sa.edu.au/.../2020-school-parent-engagement-survey Thank you. We know your time is valuable and we appreciate it.

16.01.2022 LAST DAY FOR 2020 IS THIS FRIDAY... School finishes at 1pm this Thursday and Friday

15.01.2022 REDEVELOPMENT: EAST WING We are so excited to share the progress of our east wing with you! In no time at all this space has progressed from tired and dark classrooms to beautiful bright and airy spaces that we are sure the students and staff will love to share, learn and educate in.... #besixwatpac

15.01.2022 Newsletter: Issue 7, December 2020 Head on over to our website, to check out the latest news and events at UHS, in our newsletter! https://underdale.sa.edu.au/index.p/news-events/newsletters

15.01.2022 Congratulations to Phoebe Field who has been awarded the ANU Changing Futures Scholarship to study at The Australian National University in Canberra next year. Hard work and resilience has paid off for Phoebe, who achieved a selection ranking of an incredible 97.10! Words cannot express how over the moon we at Underdale are for Phoebe and her family! Well done Phoebe, we are so excited for you and your future!

14.01.2022 Just a reminder that Friday 4th Sept is a School Closure day. No classes will be running on this day. Enjoy the sunshine and we will be back again on Monday 7th.

13.01.2022 Building Better Schools Re-Development: We at Underdale High School are super excited to take you along our re-development journey. This journey will take place over the course of the next year with a proposed completion date set for the end of October 2021.

13.01.2022 FLINDERS UNIVERSITY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM: This week our Year 10’s visited Flinders University as part of their enrichment program. They gained a glimpse into the life of a university student by attending various sessions on Law & Psychology, Health & Sport or Science and Engineering. These photos highlight our Year 10’s testing out their strength and pulse rates during their session with the Flinders Health team.... We are so grateful to Flinders University and their exceptional team for providing such a great opportunity for our students.

12.01.2022 Power Intercultural Carnival: On Friday Mr Hilditch and Mr Daddow had the pleasure of escorting the Year 11 PE students to the Power Intercultural Carnival and were in awe of their determined, fair and cohesive display, reigning supreme in both the boys and girls Grand Finals!! It was the Girls’ first title defeating Mt Carmel in the final by 27 points, while the boys won their second title in a nail biter against Islamic College.... The shared celebrations were well deserved!

12.01.2022 2020 SACE grades are out. We would like to say a big congratulations to our Year 12 students, and their teachers, who achieved outstanding results, both for themselves as individuals, and in the state. 60% of grades were in the A and B grade bands. With our students achieving "A+"s in Workplace Practices and Spanish and "A"s in multiple subjects including: Creative Arts, English, Essential English, Health, Material Solutions, Physical Education, Research Project and Community Studies. Well done Class of 2020! #ROCK

12.01.2022 2020 YEAR 12'S: For access to the Graduation photos and video, please see the links posted to your Daymap account. Please be respectful of peoples privacy when accessing these files.... *This supersedes the link provided on the Graduation Program

11.01.2022 HOSPITALITY - YEAR 11: Check out these incredible morsels prepared by our Year 11 students who are participating in an Accelerated Hospitality Course this week. On the menu today was freshly squeezed juice and a variety of home-made sausage rolls.... We hear tomorrows menu includes, coffee and tacos!!!

10.01.2022 Ice Factor Recently Sophie Pyromallis, our Student Wellbeing Senior Leader, arranged a fun and engaging way for a group of 20 students from years 8 to 11 to develop life skills in team work and leadership. The students will not only gain these lifelong skills but also learn the skilled game of ice hockey! Thank you Sophie and the Wellbeing team for always actively finding ways to engage all of our students! They are lucky to have you!

09.01.2022 TODAY IS A PUPIL FREE DAY! We look forward to seeing students back on Thursday 10th December!

08.01.2022 We hope the Queens Birthday offers you a well deserved break after all 2020 has thrown your way!

08.01.2022 Year 12 Appreciation: 2020 has been tough for many! Add to these existent challenges the pressures and workload that come with achieving a SACE certificate phew, just the thought is exhausting! We cannot help but appreciate the hurdles these students have had to overcome, the result of which has been the development of greater levels of resilience and determination.... In light of that, today we took a moment to appreciate all of our year 12 students with luncheon. We are so proud and wish them well, over this final sprint to the end of their secondary education.

08.01.2022 Exciting News - Flinders University have just announced a Year 11 entry pathway. Students can complete an online form by visiting https://www.flinders.edu.au//year-11-grades-admission-path, if they wish to be considered on their Yr 11 results. Flinders will then contact the school and request the Yr 11 results. Conditional offers will be made in late October. Offers are conditional upon students finishing their SACE and meeting any other requirements (eg for Teaching they... still need to do the Teaching Capabilities Statement). Their Yr 11 grades can make students eligible for a range of degrees Offers are still made through the SATAC preference system, so students should still list their courses in order of preference. The following courses are excluded from the Yr 11 Grades Pathway: . Bachelor of Clinical Sciences / Doctor of Medicine . Bachelor of Health Sciences / Master of Occupational Therapy . Bachelor of Health Sciences / Master of Physiotherapy . Bachelor of Medical Science (Vision Science) / Master of Optometry . Bachelor of Midwifery (Pre-registration) . Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics . Bachelor of Paramedic Science . Bachelor of Speech Pathology Students can then still be considered on the basis of their Yr 12 results for the main January offer round. See Mrs Gulliver at Underdale HS if you would like help with this. https://www.flinders.edu.au//year-11-grades-admission-path

08.01.2022 EDIT: UPDATE based on the recent lockdown changes - the Year 7 Transition Day will be rescheduled for Thursday 3rd Dec. Please watch FB and emails from UHS for updates early next week. Thank you YEAR 7 ORIENTATION DAY / FAMILY INFORMATION EVENING: Unfortunately, due to current restrictions, we have had to cancel the above mentioned events on Tuesday Nov 24th.... We understand the significance of these events for our 2021 Year 8’s and their families, and rest assured we will do everything in our power to make the transition from Primary School to High School as seamless and positive as possible. Please stay tuned for further updates as we make plans to move forward from this setback. Stay safe

08.01.2022 Uniform Amendment We are excited to inform our school community that the Uniform Policy has been amended! The colour for school pants and shorts is now BLACK. The type of pant and short needs to be Business Style... (NOTE: leggings and track suits are not acceptable alternatives) These will be available from the Uniform Shop from 1 August. Alternatively, Black Business Style Pants/Shorts can be purchased from any supplier (for example, Target/Kmart). There is a 3 year phase in process so students can continue to wear their current Grey Business Style Pants/Shorts. If you are thinking of purchasing new school pants/shorts they MUST be in BLACK. All uniform items can continue to be purchased from Devon Head Office: 84 Daws Road, Edwardstown Monday-Tuesday 10am-4pm Saturday, 10am-1pm There are currently some shortages on jackets because of supply issues from overseas, so we ask for your patience.

07.01.2022 Thank you to the organisers of last week’s Power Community Ltd Intercultural Carnival. It was a privilege for our students to be part of such an awesome event! We are very proud of our cultural diversity here at Underdale and represented all 77 cultures by way of our Guernsey’s which were adorned with the number 77 on the back.

07.01.2022 Year 8 Immunisation Reminder: Second visit this Monday 21st September! For parental immunisation questions contact:... www.immunise.health.gov.au National Immunisation Hotline 1800 671 811 SA Health (08) 8226 6000 or www.sahealth.sa.gov.au Health and Immunisation Management Services (HAIMS) Phone (08) 8152 0363 or www.haims.com.au/vaccinations/vaccination-fact-sheets/ See more

07.01.2022 R U OK?Day Theres more to say after R U OK? Today the 10th day of September is our national day of action dedicated to reminding everyone that every day is the day to ask, Are you OK? and support those struggling with lifes ups and downs.... The staff at Underdale hope everyone out there is OK, if not we hope these slightly altered words from A. A. Milnes Christopher Robin provide you with the comfort to seek a solution. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and loved more than you know.

06.01.2022 Refugee Week 2020: The Year of Welcome Refugee Week allows us as a Nation to celebrate the contribution, resilience and diversity of newly arrived and emerging communities. Underdale High School is incredibly fortunate to have families from a rich diversity of cultures and backgrounds. We are honoured to work with and guide our refugee families through the many transitional challenges associated with immigrating to our beautiful country.

06.01.2022 Calling all parents/caregivers of teenagers aged 12-18! Hasnt 2020 certainly sent some challenges your way! If you feel you could use a little guidance or comfort in knowing you are not alone, maybe this FREE upcoming Parenting Webinar, is just what you were looking for! See flyer for dates and registration details...

06.01.2022 The staff at Underdale High School hope our students are enjoying their well deserved break. Stay warm and safe... see you soon!

04.01.2022 Ah, the planets have aligned for our Underdale High School students! This long weekend just got longer with a Pupil Free Day on Tuesday. We look forward to seeing wonderfully refresh students back at school on Wednesday 10th June.

04.01.2022 Underdale High School has been extremely privileged this year to play host to this incredible art installation created by local artist, Yvonne Kuchel. The work has lifted the Resource Centre space and attracted much attention from students, staff and visitors. If you are interested in learning more about this piece, we have attached the artist statement for your perusal. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

04.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to all our Underdale Dads. This includes our Grandads, Step-dads, Uncles and other significant father figures. Our Principal, David Harriss, is also a dad and he loves a good dad joke - so we share one here for all of you to enjoy. Have a great day!

04.01.2022 SACE & Post School Expo: Wow, what a night! The staff are over-the-moon with the turn out from last weeks Expo. It was great to see so many families planning for the future and making the most of the information available to them.... Thank you to those who came for making it such a successful event! We really are looking forward to working with you to create bright futures for the leaders of tomorrow!

02.01.2022 Assembly Recently we had our first assembly for 2020 and boy did it feel good! The assembly was hosted by our incredible Student Voice representatives, it was so great to see the whole school in one space, celebrating each others successes.

01.01.2022 2021 Back to School Uniform Orders: In December 2020 and January 2021 Devon Clothing store is open by appointment only. You are able to book an appointment online for a Uniform Fitting for your child or children. Please note: ... There will be pre-Christmas Specials not available from January, so book earlier to take advantage of the savings. If you require a Uniform Fitting, book an appointment online at: https://onlineshop.devonclothing.com.au/underdalehs You will receive an email to confirm your Uniform Fitting time. See more