High Schools and Colleges are holding information nights for prospective students and their families in May and June. The details are available here.
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10 Apr 2019
Hawker hosts female students for Engineering and Computer Science Day
04 Apr 2019
Sixteen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students were recently presented with scholarships by the Education Directorate to help them further their study.
03 Apr 2019
The ACT Education Directorate hosted a national forum to address the issue of occupational violence in schools. The purpose of the forum was to share work safety learnings across jurisdictions and collectively identify best practice strategies for supporting safe and inclusive school communities for our staff and students. To read the full communique highlighting the forum, please click here.
29 Mar 2019
For many students, figuring out what they want to do for work once they finish their education is a difficult decision. The Industry Pathways Course at CIT is a vocational training program helping Canberra’s Year 9 and 10 students explore potential career options.
Families and Carers Hotline
Parents and carers are encouraged to contact their child’s teacher or school principal about any issue or concern regarding their child’s welfare. Alternatively, parents, carers and community members can raise any concerns with the ACT Education Directorate through the Families and Students, Complaints and Feedback Unit on (02) 6205 5429 between 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. Or online via Access Canberra.
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Thanks Bonython Primary School - ACT for reminding us of the great work that gets done at schools while staff and students are having a break. Beautiful trees being planted around the school. Just one example of the work being done across Canberra including: upgrades to toilets and bathrooms; upgrading carparks; expanding and upgrading play areas not to mention getting ready for winter by servicing heating systems. 👏🌳🍁