Inaugural Karijini Adventure Trip for Carey Forrestdale
A group of Carey Forrestdale Year 10 and 11 students took part in the inaugural Karijini Adventure Trip in the last week of Term 2. The program was a great success, with students exploring the gorges, going on a mine tour and learning about the …
A Week in AFP Forensic Science: Year 11 Workplace Learning
Year 11 student Tegan Du Ross recently embarked on a unique Workplace Learning placement in Canberra as part of the Australian Federal Police Forensic Work Experience Program. The program is highly sought after and Tegan was one of only 13 students across Australia (out of …
Carey Year 12 Student Selected for National Physics Team
Congratulations to Year 12 student Owen Yandell who has been selected to the Australian national team to compete in the international Online Young Physicists Tournament (OYPT). Owen performed outstandingly in the IYPT Australia Challenge and was then invited to the National Team, forming part of …
ACC Cross Country 2023
On Thursday 1 June, 36 of our fastest long-distance runners from the Secondary School participated in the annual ACC Cross Country at Perry Lakes Reserve. It was a fantastic day which saw a break from the rain with warm, sunny weather. Eighty-one schools from all …
Year 11 Outdoor Education Hike
Week 3 of Term 2 saw the Year 11 Outdoor Education students head down to the beautiful Southwest to engage in a self-sufficient hike in Walpole. Twenty-eight students and five staff took on the challenge of hiking 35km with everything they needed for the three-day …
Journey to Meekatharra: Carey Right Track Foundation
The Carey Right Track Foundation works to empower indigenous, rural and remote communities through athletics. Secondary Teacher Graeme Watson is the CEO of Carey Right Track. Together with a team of passionate volunteers, he’s been partnering with the Meekatharra community for over eight years to …
Generations in Jazz 2023
With much excitement, fifteen Carey music students and three staff members travelled to Mount Gambier in South Australia for the 34th annual Generations in Jazz festival on 4 May. It was the first in-person event since 2019 after it was cancelled because of the pandemic. …
Bright Minds Compete in da Vinci Decathlon Competition
Thirty-two of our Academic Excellence and GATE STEM students from Years 7 to 10 recently participated in the da Vinci Decathlon event at Winthrop Hall, UWA. The da Vinci Decathlon is an academic competition designed to challenge and stimulate the minds of school students. Students …
Bush School Kicks Off for 2023 at Carey Forrestdale
Today is Outdoor Classroom Day – a global movement to make time outdoors part of every child’s day. We’re blessed with a natural bush block at Carey Forrestdale that provides many opportunities for our students to connect the outdoors with the curriculum. Over the past …
Ayda a Finalist in the Lester Prize Youth Awards
The Lester Prize for Portraiture Youth Awards presentation was held on 27 April and it was a privilege to attend with Year 9 student Ayda Zhu and her family. Ayda was selected as a finalist for her self-portrait titled ‘The Things I Like’. It was …
