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Recent Events
ADF Careers Presentation and PT Session - 6 March 2025
It was great to welcome Corporal Michael McIntrye from the ADF Careers Office, Wollongong, to Joey's.
As well as delivering an informative and insightful presentation on pathways in the Defence Force, he also put our students through a recruitment fitness test - remarking how impressed he was with the fitness levels and determination shown by those involved.
Corporal McIntrye spoke at length about the many opportunities currently available within the Defence Force. He explained the application and recruitment processes, and provided the school with plenty of resources and support material. If you would like to know more about careers in the armed forces, please speak to Mr Morley - morleyl01@dow.catholic.edu.au or contact the local ADF Careers Office directly - 13 19 01
Women in Careers Conversation - 12 March 2025
I accompanied a small group of Year 10 and 11 students to Illawarra Sports High last week to attend the Women in Careers event. Our students gained valuable insights and perspectives from women in non-traditional female trades, including construction, transport and emergency services. It was a great opportunity to network and hear empowering stories from trailblazing women in industry. Our girls found the experience informative and rewarding.
Stage 5 Trade Readiness Program - 18 to 20 March 2025
This week we welcomed trainers from Fusion Training Solutions to guide a select group of Year 9 and 10 students through a three day trade readiness workshop. Students were trained in carpentry skills and tasked to construct two park benches that the school gets to keep and use in the play areas. They were also taught basic electrical procedures, allowing them to gain an insight into the practical aspects of vocational training courses available to them once they complete their Year 10 study.
All students gained a certificate in recognition of the competencies they obtained. The experience itself was a valuable opportunity for all involved to reflect on whether vocational pathways suit their interests and strengths.
Future Events
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Apprenticeship Support Australia - Careers Talk 24 March 2025
On Monday, Week 9, we welcome the team from Apprenticeship Support Australia to present to our Year 10 Work Readiness students about apprenticeship and traineeship pathways. Key topics for discussion include:
How to seek out apprenticeship / traineeship opportunities.
What they can do to be "work ready" (qualifications, licences, documentation etc.).
The process / steps involved in setting up an apprenticeship / traineeship / SBAT
What is their role as an apprenticeship supervisor?
If you have any questions or would like further information about apprenticeship or traineeship pathways, please get in touch - morleyl01@dow.catholic.edu.au
Year 10 TAFE Excursion - 9 April 2025
On Wednesday, Week 11, we have arranged for Year 10 students interested in vocational pathways / studying at TAFE NSW to visit the TAFE Shellharbour and Wollongong Campuses. This is a whole day event where student will be offered guided tours and unique learning experiences in the following areas:
Shellharbour -
Nursing
Allied Health
Automotive
Wollongong -
Engineering
Construction
Metal Fabrication
Food and Hospitality
If you are in Year 10, and seriously considering TAFE as a pathway, please fill out the expression of interest form below:
Year 10 TAFE Excursion 2025 - Expression of Interest Form
University
We know that Year 12 is big - huge, in fact. You probably already have a lot on your plate, but have you thought about early entry? It's a pathway to university that could save you a whole lot of time and stress later in the year. If you have some frequently asked questions (FAQs) about early entry, we're here to provide you with all the answers.
What is early entry?
Some Universities and Tertiary Admissions Centres (TACs) have programs in place that allow them to process applications for specific programs that allow offers to be issued before the main rounds begin after the academic year is over. By applying for one of these programs, you could receive an offer earlier than if you apply through the normal process, often before you've even sat your end of year exams.
It's a way to give you some peace of mind knowing you have a place secured at university next year and one less thing to stress about during exam time.
Who is eligible to apply for early entry?
Each program has it's own eligibility criteria, but here are some of the most common:
- Academic achievement
- Community involvement, e.g. volunteering
- Leadership roles, e.g. school leader, team captain
- Disadvantage - consideration of factors that may have cause challenges to your studies during your final years e.g. financial, social, or physical
If there's a program you’re really interested in applying for but you’re unsure if you meet the criteria, it’s definitely worth doing some more research. Get in touch with the university or TAC and ask what your options might be.
Which universities have early entry programs?
A lot of universities now provide early entry programs. Here's a list:
- Australian Catholic University: Opens 21 July 2025
- Australian National University: Opens 3 March 2025 and closes 15 May. Offers released 4 September.
- Avondale University: Opens 6 March and offers released from 2 September. Applications close 11 November.
- Bond University: Apply now and receive an offer from early September
- Campion College: information will be updated in May 2025
- Charles Sturt University: Early bird applications close 31 July 2025 and offers will be made from 1 September 2025. Round two applications close 31 August 2025 and offers will be made from 19 September 2025.
- CQUniversity: Open 1 August 2025, and closes 1 December 2025. Offers will be released from 1 September 2025
- Curtin University: TISC applications open 3 June 2025
- Deakin University - Regional Access Scheme & Indigenous Access Scheme
- Edith Cowan University: TISC applications open 3 June 2025
- Federation University: Opens April 2025
- Flinders University: Apply through SATAC before end of December 2025
- Griffith University: Opens 1 August and closes 14 October, offers made in 3 rounds from 6 September
- James Cook University: Opens 1 August and closes 11 October, offers made in 4 rounds from 6 September
- La Trobe University: details TBC
- Macquarie University - Leaders and Achievers (applications open June, close September, offers released from 1 September), ATSIEP (TBC) & Schools Recommendation Scheme (TBC).
- Murdoch University: TBC - last year applications closed at the end of November
- National Art School: 2025 application dates TBC, Schools Recommendation Scheme
- Queensland University of Technology: Opens 1 August and closes TBC October, offers made in 2 rounds in November
- RMIT University: TBC - expected to open in June, close in September with offers from late September
- Southern Cross University: opening soon
- Swinburne University of Technology: TBC
- Torrens University Australia: TBC
- UAC: Opens 2 April
- University of Adelaide
- University of Auckland: TBC
- University of Canberra: Early Offer Scheme (opens 19 May, closes 15 August, offers 15 September), & Portfolio Entry
- University of Melbourne: through the Elite Athletes and Artistic Performers Entry Scheme only - TBC for 2025 applications
- University of Newcastle: Opens 2 April (closing dates TBC) offer released 4 or 25 September
- University of New England: Opens March, round 1 closes July and offers released from September
- University of Notre Dame: Opens 1 May and offers from 1 September
- University of Southern Queensland: TBC for 2025 applications
- University of the Sunshine Coast: TBC for 2025 applications
- University of Sydney: Portfolio Admissions, CASAS & Gadigal - apply through UAC from 3 April
- University of Tasmania: opens 26 June, closes 28 July, offers from 4 September
- University of Technology Sydney: Early Entry & Edge TBC
- University of Western Australia: Apply through TISC 2025 - application dates TBC
- University of Wollongong: Opens 16 June, closes 8 August, offers TBC
- UNSW (excluding UNSW Canberra/ADFA): Opens 10 April - closing and offers dates TBC
- Victoria University: closes 14 October at 10pm AEST (check open dates and offers dates)
- Western Sydney University: HSC True Reward (4 rounds, first one closes 3 September with offers from 11 September) & ATSI Pathway Program (assessment days from June, offer dates TBC)
Don't see your chosen university on this list? You might like to contact them directly anyway and ask about their pathway options.
Note: many of these programs are still showing information from 2024, and it is up to the university whether they will be offered again in 2025. Dates, courses, and eligibility requirements are subject to change.
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