Warrnambool College in Warrnambool, Victoria | High School

Warrnambool College

Locality: Warrnambool, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5564 4444

Address: Grafton Rd 3280 Warrnambool, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.wblcoll.vic.edu.au

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25.01.2022 VCE Geography students in the field today investigating the nature and impact of tourism in Port Fairy, particularly the impact of COVID-19 in the region. Some excellent survey data collected. Great to be back together!

25.01.2022 Read our latest NEWSLETTER here: https://newsletters.naavi.com/i/6M1a/term-3-week-10//cover

25.01.2022 Year 7 Humanities have been studying waterborne disease, focusing on causes, symptoms and treatments. Rehydration is vital to replace fluid lost through deadly diarrhea and vomiting; here the students are excited to try our own version of oral rehydration solution - a litre of water, 6 teaspoons sugar and .5 teaspoon salt.

24.01.2022 2020 Warrnambool College Visual Communication & Design and Studio Arts Exhibition

24.01.2022 Today Clontarf and Kalay Academy students planted some traditional ‘Bush Tucker’ plants around our Yarning Circle. We are hoping our Yarning Circle will become a culturally appropriate outdoor learning space for all teachers to introduce Aboriginal Perspectives into the curriculum.

24.01.2022 Today we say félicitations to Ellen Holdway and Thomas Hughes who are finalists in the Alliance Française Berthe Mouchette Oral Exam Competition. They both received perfect scores and will be competing in the finals this weekend. ‘Merde’ (break a leg) to them both!

24.01.2022 Our Year 10 Food and Pharmacy students have been learning how to perform acid/base titrations.

23.01.2022 Wednesday 21st October 6pm Online Information Night This information session will be an overview of what to expect as a year 7 student at Warrnambool College. It will cover everything from camps and academies to the House system and the Compass Online Portal. It will also provide opportunities to ask any questions you may have. At completion of our general presentation, SEAL and SPP families are invited to separate forums for information specific to their select entry pro...grams. Please head to our website for further Year 7 transition information: www.wblcoll.vic.edu.au/

22.01.2022 Katie Crute speaking about our three Clontarf graduates Jordan Chivers, Joel Campbell and Tori Miller at the Clontarf Awards Night. Congratulations to these young men.

21.01.2022 Finally, thank-you to all members fo the Warrnambool College community who supported our efforts to promote Daffodil Day in 2020 while in a period of remote learning. Please check out some of the photos on the Childers website set up and managed by the talented Molly Jackway. Donations can be made online at: https://www.daffodilday.com.au/donate

21.01.2022 Fantastic effort by all of our VCE Theatre Studies students who completed their practical performance exam at the Lighthouse Theatre under strict conditions on Monday. Here’s a couple of crew members prior to their performance examination. Very proud of you all!

20.01.2022 Great to have the fishing academy up and running again. We had a great night at Richardson’s Marine tonight. We got to see some great ( and very expensive) boats.

20.01.2022 2020 Visual Communication & Design Exhibition. https://youtu.be/8r_rSJeAEz8

20.01.2022 Congratulations to Cate Robson, Sophie Robson, Taj Gunstone, Wil Rantall (absent), Aidan Forsyth, Grace Carter and Chelsea McCosh have been participating in the Victorian High Ability Program for Mathematics. Each student was selected for the extension program by the DET using NAPLAN and teacher judgement data. We admire your willingness to push yourselves in Mathematics.

19.01.2022 Félicitations to our year 12 French students on successfully completing their French Oral Exams.

19.01.2022 Exciting times for two Warrnambool College past students - Jamara Ugle-Hagan and Renee Saulitis, who have being nominated for the AFL & AFLW national combine. Both students started at Warrnambool College with our current year 12 cohort before transferring to their respective boarding schools. We wish them all the very best on their future sporting careers.

18.01.2022 Students from the Kalay and Clontarf Academies were planting some native grasses around our new Yarning Circle today. We are hoping the Yarning Circle will become a culturally appropriate outdoor learning space for teachers to incorporate Aboriginal perspectives into the curriculum in all key learning areas.

18.01.2022 Warrnambool College is very pleased to celebrate our latest art collection acquisitions. The artworks are currently exhibited in the College front office area. Year 12 student Oscar Bourke, ‘Self-portrait’ graphite on paper. Year 9 student Scarlett Westhorpe, digital print. Year 9 students Ayya Maulyda, digital print.

18.01.2022 Dear Warrnambool College Families, Please find attached a letter detailing arrangements for the end of term 3, how to request your child to attend school on-site next week and when students will be returning to school for face-to-face teaching and learning. Kind Regards,... Dave Clift Principal

18.01.2022 The year 12 Theatre Studies group should be very proud after their written exam which followed their monologue exam performances earlier in the month. It’s been a tough subject to tackle with two terms of remote learning but now they all deserve a huge BRAVO!! #theatre #drama

16.01.2022 The Warrnibald Prize 2020 | Finalist Dan Jolly, 'Gareth', Portrait of Gareth Colliton, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 90 x 90cm. $2200 (for sales enquires contact: [email protected]) Proceeds support WDEA Enterprises Artlink studio. __... Gareth has been a tireless ambassador for the Arts in South West Victoria. Whether it be on Council, through his practice, a gallery owner, or on The F Project, his role has been a driver and supporter of creative art practise in Warrnambool. __ Vote for Dan Jolly to win the Archibool People's Choice Award: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020warrnibalds See more

16.01.2022 OFFSHORE MAGAZINE COVER COMPETITION.

15.01.2022 Another great night for the fishing academy. Tonight we were down at the Hopkins. Tonight was more about quality rather than quantity. Well done to all the fishing academy students - tonight we had 14 students.

13.01.2022 Feel your motivation levels wavering? The Big Life Team have put together some helpful tips to keep the motivation levels up while we're learning (and working) ...from home. Tell us, how do you stay motivated during lockdown? #biglifewarrnambool #motivation #remotelearning #wellbeing #calm #clear #resilience #learningpit

09.01.2022 Dear Families, Please find attached a letter detailing the latest student reports (that have now gone live in Compass) and arrangements for our upcoming Student / Parent / Teacher online conferences. Separately attached are details of how to access the Student / Parent / Teacher online conferences using a laptop, iPad or other electronic device.... Enjoy your weekend. Kind Regards, Dave Clift Principal

09.01.2022 More info available here: https://www.wblcoll.vic.edu.au//language-assistants-progra

08.01.2022 Last term our Year 8 English cohort spent the best part of Round 1 of Remote Learning narrating and illustrating their own Picture Storybooks. Out of 8 classes, the work of 24 students was shortlisted for voting and the verdict is in! The award-winning Year 8 English Picture Storybooks are: 'The Journey' by Zoe Bryce - Best Picture Storybook (Narrative and Illustrations)... 'Woke' by Claudia Tutt - Best Picture Storybook (Narrative) 'A Fish's Hope' by Eva Beckel - Best Picture Storybook (Illustrations) A big congratulations needs to also go to the winners of The Maryanne Hulin Award: Zoe Borthwick for 'Ezra and His Worries' Cooper Phillpot for 'The Connection' Please access the link below to see the amazing work of these award winners, along with the other shortlisted Picture Storybooks, nominated by their classroom teachers in each category. Make sure you cast your own vote for the PEOPLE'S CHOICE award too! You can vote on any of the featured Picture Storybooks, and you have until Friday, September 11 do it. The winner will be anounced on Monday September 14. https://sites.google.com/view/psbexhibition/home?authuser=0 Well done Year 8s!

07.01.2022 Congratulations to our year 12 Indonesian second language students, who completed their oral exams yesterday at the Lighthouse Theatre. They have worked tirelessly preparing for this 15-minute individual conversation and we are very proud of them. Language assistant, Fira, has done an exceptional job all year getting everyone ready. Terima kasih dan semoga sukses!

07.01.2022 Remote learning is hard! Many of our children are in the learning pit right now, and might feel like they will never get out of it without their friends and tea...chers around. Here are some tips to foster a growth mindset in our children, ourselves, and those around us. #connected #calm #kind #biglifewarrnambool #growthmindset #learningpit See more

07.01.2022 Incredible digital artworks created by year 9 students, Scarlett and Ayya. Inspired by Australian artist Del Kathryn Barton.

06.01.2022 Year 7 SEAL Calligrams. French introductions in poetry and style. Inspired by Guillaume Apollinaire, the French artist and poet and transferred to paper by Cate, Sophie and Vicki.

06.01.2022 Congratulations to Georgia Dalton, year 8 for creating an amazing artwork in her humanities class.

06.01.2022 Last week in Food Studies students created their own meals using the design process. Delicious! Students were thrilled with the results and their progress. #food

05.01.2022 For RUOK day students got involved by pulling on their aprons, mixing up the icing and creating some delicious looking treats, to spread the message of the importance of having conversations with friends and family around RUOK?

05.01.2022 Up and coming musicians, Zoe Borthwick Yr 8, from Warrnambool College and Brauer College student, Jobie Frankel Yr9 are performing in the Grand Final of Get Me A Gig, run by Hamilton Performing Arts Centre. Zoe and Jobie formed a duet earlier this year and were able to perform together at the Warrnambool Night markets before COVID. Entering this competition has been a great opportunity to hone their performing skills and share their talents. Tune in at 7pm on Friday 18th September to support them and other young talent and see their newest recording. https://www.facebook.com/hamiltonpac

05.01.2022 The 2020 Warrnambool College Visual Communication & Design and Studio Arts exhibition will be ‘Live Streamed’ on our school Facebook page, Wednesday November 25th from 5.00 6.00pm. Please join us to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our creative students.

04.01.2022 Our Year 11 VCAL teams are participating in a homeless sleepover that they have organised to raise money and awareness of homelessness. The class will be donating all money raised to the local organisation Brophy Family and Youth Services in Warrnambool. Brophy are dedicated to reducing the number of people who are homeless and sleeping rough. We are raising money through a GoFundMe page, raffle, and lunchtime activities. To donate to the GoFundMe page visit the link below. The raffle and lunchtime activities will be held on the 6th of November in the undercover area during first break.

04.01.2022 THE VERDICT IS IN!! Congratulations Claudia Tutt for your award winnning efforts with your amazing Picture Storybook creation 'Woke'!! Not only did you win Best Picture Storybook Narrative but you have taken home the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD as well - what a fantastic result!! Congratulations to our other amazing award winners too - Zoe Bryce for 'The Journey' - Best Picture Storybook (Narrative and Illustrations); Eva Beckel for 'A Fish's Hope' - Best Picture Storybook (Illustrations); Zoe Borthwick for 'Ezra and his Worries' and Cooper Phillpot for 'The Connection' - The Maryanne Hulin Award. What a fantastic achievement for our entire Year 8 English cohort - Contratulations on your efforts in producing such an amazing body of work during remote learning!!

03.01.2022 A challenge was set for Daffodil Day in cooking classes last Friday with some wonderfully creative results. Students were asked to create something that reflected the Daffodil Day theme and/or a decade for the Childers Dress up day. Well done to all students for supporting Childers efforts and raising awareness for cancer research.

02.01.2022 WARRNAMBOOL COLLEGE TRAINEESHIPS 2021 Westvic Staffing Solutions in partnership with Warrnambool College are offering the following Traineeships commencing in J...anuary 2021: - Outdoor Recreation Trainee (x 2 positions) - Business Administration Trainee - Mathematics Education Support Trainee - Sport & Recreation (SPP) Trainee Applicants will need to have good time management skills, a great work ethic and excellent initiative. To find out more and to apply, please visit our website https://westvic.org.au/jobs/warrnambool-college-2021/

02.01.2022 We would like to invite all members of the Warrnambool College community to contribute to our annual Warrnambool And District Food Share appeal. Foodshare have distributed more than 45,000 meals in the last 12 months. Every little bit helps. Collection bins will be in all house offices and the front office. Monday 26th Oct - Friday 20th Nov. Thank you for your contributions.

01.01.2022 Lots of creativity and happy students in the art rooms today.