International Young Physicists’ Tournament Australia Challenge
In an excellent performance, Carey Baptist College has achieved second place in the International Young Physicists Tournament Australia Challenge held last week. The team consisted of Year 11 students Geo Vazhalanickal, Lianna Paisley and Year 10 student Owen Yandell. The tournament included schools from across …
Carey bids farewell to Mr Morgan
The last day of term marked the end of an era within our Secondary School when much-loved Maths teacher Mr Gary Morgan finished teaching. Mr Morgan is retiring after 41 years of teaching, 21 of which have been at Carey. We sat down with Mr …
Primary Music Soiree
We were delighted to hear our talented music students perform at the Primary Music Soiree recently. The night began with solo performances followed by Ensembles and Bands. There were two well-orchestrated String Ensembles directed by Mrs Kirsty Collins and an impressive Guitar Ensemble led by …
WACCSA Interschool Success
Our Carey Forrestdale Primary students came first in Division 2 of the recent WACCSA Interschool Athletics Carnival. Students competed in track and field events in a two-day carnival. Overall, we had nine medallists and over 100 top 3 finishes! It was an absolutely brilliant effort …
Carey Win National CO2 Dragster Competition
Each year our Year 9 Engineering students participate in the Interschool Co2 Dragster Competition. This involves the students designing a small car using computer-aided drafting, 3D printing the car, and powering it with a Co2 cartridge. This is a fantastic design task as the students …
Numero Interschool Competition Win!
On Thursday 11 November, we had two Primary teams compete in the Interschool Numero Challenge Grand Final and we’re absolutely delighted that one of our teams came first! The teams took part in a series of challenging mathematical activities, displaying excellent mathematical skills under timed …
Resisting Peer Pressure: Teaching Kids How
Resisting Peer Pressure: Teaching Kids How This article was provided by ‘You Can Do It’ Education Peer pressure can begin early, take many forms and impact kids negatively. Standing up to peer pressure is often one of the greatest challenges any kid can face. As …
Infinite Energy Solar Car Challenge
A number of Secondary students from our STEM classes recently took on the challenge of designing, building and racing their own solar-powered model car. We had 14 teams compete in the Infinite Energy Solar Car Challenge at UWA on 28 and 29 October. Students raced …
Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2021
Our Year 12 Graduation on Thursday 28 October was a wonderful send off to our Graduating Class of 2021! Secondary Principal, Mr Gifford honoured the students and shared these final thoughts. “As you now emerge from these formative years, I’d encourage you to deeply value …
Welcome to our Inclusive Education Coordinator, Angela Nissen
Mrs Angela Nissen has started in a new role at Carey Forrestdale as the Inclusive Education Coordinator. We asked her to share a little about what inspires her to do what she does. “The late Rita Pierson once said, ‘Every child deserves a champion: an …
