Carey Piano Competition
On 24 November we held the inaugural Carey Piano Competition. We were overwhelmed by the support for the event; 85 piano students ranging from Kindy to Year 11 from both Harrisdale and Forrestdale campuses performed. We were delighted to welcome Adjudicator Ms Tara John who …
Christmas Book Drive Donations
Christmas Book Drive Donations – Thank you! We were blown away by the donations we received for the Christmas Children’s Book Drive this year. A whopping 225 children’s novels and picture books poured in from teachers and staff, family groups and even from students who …
Year 10 X-Over Week
Our Harrisdale Year 10 students are thoroughly enjoying their X-Over Week! The A-Camp and ‘Down South’ groups caught up at Green Pools yesterday to have lunch together and share stories of adventures they had, had. The A-Camp have spent the week seeing sights of Albany …
New Harrisdale Aviary
A new aviary featuring a variety of Australian birds was officially opened today within the garden at our Carey Harrisdale Primary School. The inspiration for the aviary came from Year 6 student Naomi Prince, whose grandfather Mr Bernie O’Leary is an avid bird keeper and …
Year 10 X-Over Week
It’s X-Over Week for our Harrisdale Year 10 students. Our X-Over is a Service Learning Program which sees students engaged in a variety of extra-curricular activities throughout the State, from Ningaloo Reef down to Albany. Today the students doing the Wildlife Rescue Program spent the …
Year 3 Water Walk Fundraiser
We’re super proud of our Harrisdale Year 3 students who raised an incredible $3061.85 as part of their recent ‘Water Walk Fundraiser’! These funds have the potential to repair approximately 12 broken abandoned water wells. Each well when repaired will give back safe clean drinking …
WACSSA Interschool Athletics Carnival
In Week 4 our Carey Forrestdale Primary students from Years 3-6 competed in the WACSSA Interschool Athletics Carnival — Division 3. With the students competing all day across both track and field events, they were able to achieve individual successes including bronze, silver and gold …
Year 11 River Cruise
Last Tuesday our Harrisdale Year 11 students celebrated their final event for 2020 with a river cruise run by Captain Cook Cruises. The theme for the night was to dress as a movie character, which inspired some fantastic costumes including Aladdin, 101 Dalmatians, The Seven …
Kindy Garden Party
Our Harrisdale Kindy students recently celebrated their year of working in the school garden with a Garden Party afternoon. They were joined by their families for a fun time of games, art, music, stories and a chance to explore the garden and meet the chickens …
Year 8 Aviation
In Week 4 our Harrisdale Year 8 Aviation students spent the day at Jandakot Airport. This involved learning about The Royal Aero Club’s history and function, Jandakot Airport operations, flight navigation, and controls. The students went for a joy flight around the city flying from …
