Careers, Courses, Competitions and Sponsorships

Careers

What’s going on at Pymble?

Small Presentations this week from UTS Co-op and Co-op UNSW  

UTS Co-op Presentation 

Alumni Kate Woolley (2018) is in her second year at UTS on their Co-op Scholarship program. 

See attached for information on this excellent program. 

UNSW Coop Program Presentation  

More information on this can be found here

During Directions I have been presenting the UAC application process. All slides will be available for students to review on the Virtual Classroom after next week. 

Upcoming Presentation at Pymble during Lunch in the Jobson Lecture Theatre 

  • JCU via Zoom, 18 May
  • Monash via Zoom, 20 May
  • University College Melbourne, 25 May
  • UNE in person, 3 June 
  • Melbourne University in person, 7 June 
  • Newman College, 10 June  

Open Days  

Sydney Design School | Info Session 

Friday 14 May, 1.00 pm 

Sydney Design School, St Leonards  

 

NIE | UCAT and Pathways into Medicine and Dentistry Information Session 

Sunday 16 May, 6.00pm – 8.30pm – online 

 

Endeavour College | Higher Education Demystified: Look Outside University for Your Degree 

Tuesday 18 May, 6.00pm – 6.30pm 

 

ADF | Engineering Careers Virtual Info Session
19 May 2021, 6.00pm to 7.00pm – online 

CSU | Charles Sturt Advantage Early Offer Program Info Session 

Tuesday 18 May, 6.45pm – 6.45pm – online 

 

iCanStudy | How to Reduce Your Notes by 80 per cent 

Saturday 22 May, 1.00pm – 3.00pm 

 

UOW College | Online Info Session
25 May 2021, 5.30pm to 6.30pm – online 

 

University of Sydney | Languages at Sydney: Go Global 2021 

Wednesday 26 May, 4.00pm – 4.30pm – online 

 

Sydney Design School | Open Day 

Saturday 29 May, 10.00am 

Sydney Design School, St Leonards 

 

ARTiculate – HSC Shakespeare Seminars 

Tuesday 1 June, 5.00pm – Thursday 3 June, 7.00pm 

 

ACPE | Open Day 

Saturday 5 June, 10.00am – 1.00pm 

 

CQUni | TAFE Information Session, Online 

Tuesday 8 June, 12.00pm – 1.00pm – online 

 

UOW College | Nursing Online Info Session
22 June 2021, 5.30pm to 6.30pm – online 

 

UOW | Year 12 Online Information Evening 

Tuesday 29 June, 6.00pm 

 

ACU | Exploring the ‘big questions’ 

Thursday 1 July, 10.00am – 11.00am – online 

 

ACU | Starting your business and IT degree: what you need to know 

Monday 5 July, 10.00am – 11.00am – online 

 

ACU | Five good reasons to study criminology 

Wednesday 7 July, 2.00pm – 3.00pm – online 

 

ACU | From Uni to the Workplace – How to Land a Job During and After Uni
8 July 2021, 6.00pm  – online 

 

ARTiculate – Health Economics to support understanding microeconomics 

Tuesday 20 July, 4.00pm – 4.45pm – online 

 

University of Newcastle | Open Days
Ourimbah: 31 July 2021, 10.00am to 3.00pm
Callaghan and City: 28 August 2021, 10.00am to 3.00pm

 

AIT | Open Day 

Saturday 14 August, 10.00am – 2.00pm 

 

SAE | Open Days
Sydney: 8 August 2021, 10.00am to 2.00pm
Byron Bay: 8 August 2021, 10.00am to 2.00pm

Workshops and Courses 

UNE | HSC Booster Day
31 May 2021, 9.00 am to 1 June 2021, 2.00 pm
University of New England, Armidale Campus

ACU | Experience ACU 

Blacktown Campus: Wednesday 30 June, 9.30am – 1.00pm 

North Sydney Campus: Tuesday 6 July, 9.30am – 1.00pm 

 

AFTT | Film High School Workshop

6 July 2021, 9.30 am to 5.00 pm
Academy of Film, Theatre & Television, Surry Hills

AFTT | Acting High School Workshop
7 July 2021, 9.30am to 5.00pm
Academy of Film, Theatre & Television, Surry Hills

AIE | Industry Experience Day

7 July 2021, 10.00am to 3.00pm

 

Scholarships 

John Bell Scholarship 

Value: Training and mentoring opportunity 

 

King & Amy O’Malley Trust Undergraduate Scholarship 

Value: $5,000 AUD 

 

Competitions 

Anzac Day Schools’ Awards 

What does commemoration look like in your community? – Entries close 30 June 2021

 

Front Page Schools Competition 

Entry is free and is open to all Australian schools and classes. Entries close Friday 27 August. 

 

Anthology Photographer of the Year 2021
Entries close 31 August.

2021 Hilarie Lindsay Young Writers Competition
Entries are open until Tuesday 31 August.

Future of Fashion Design Challenge
This challenge will run until the 14 June. There are heaps of great prizes to be won.

MobileMuster Film Competition
Entries are due Monday 13 September.

9 STEM jobs you can get with a VET qualification

University of Adelaide Year 11 Alternative Entry Pathway

 

Architecture for Kids School Online

Charles Sturt Advantage Early Offer Program – Opening Soon
Round one applications will be open from 3 May to 31 May.

 

Boroondara Literary Awards 

Entries close Friday 27 August. 

 

Early Offers – Not Just for High Achievers 

Early Entry Programs 

If you are doing well at school, there are lots of programs you can choose from for early entry. If you’re acing your subjects, you might like to try WSU’s True Reward Program, or SCU’s Star Early Offer Program. But as we mentioned, there are early entry programs that look at other criteria as well, not just your grades. 

Indigenous Students 

If you’re an Indigenous student, there are lots of programs out there to help you get an early offer. For example, Macquarie’s ATSIEP entry pathway lets you apply even if you don’t meet the required ATAR for your dream course. The University of Sydney’s Gadigal Program also has lower entry requirements, and other great perks like ongoing support throughout your studies. 

Leadership and Community Involvement 

Spent a lot of time volunteering while at school? Were you a school leader or sports captain? You can be rewarded for your extra efforts with an early offer to uni. Macquarie’s Leaders and Achievers scheme is perfect for people who have shown leadership qualities and commitment, or if you’ve been school captain or dux you might like to apply for the University of Sydney’s Future Leaders scheme. 

Notre Dame University Young Achievers Early Offer 2022 Program
Applications are now open to Notre Dame University’s Young Achievers Early Offer Program. This is your opportunity to secure a place at Notre Dame before you even sit your final exams. To apply, you need to gather your Year 11 and 12 results, any non-academic achievements, and answer a few easy questions about yourself. The Early Offer Program is open to students looking to study at both the Fremantle and Sydney campuses. Offers are released between July and September.
Applications are open until Wednesday 1 September.

Portfolio entry 

University of Canberra’s portfolio entry pathway. Or if you’re a budding musician, the University of Sydney’s Creative Arts Special Admission Scheme

Other Options 

There are heaps of other programs for all sorts of students. CSU’s Charles Sturt Advantage allows you to get an early offer based on your soft skills, while CQUni’s Prinicpal’s Recommendation Scheme lets you receive an offer based on a recommendation from your principal. Some programs let you complete short courses and base your entry on your results from those, such as La Trobe’s Prepare for La Trobe program. You could also apply using your Year 11 results for some programs, like Murdoch’s Year 12 Early Offer Program

 

iCanMed | Free Parent Webinar (Years 11 and 10): Navigating the Path to Medical Entry & Prep Guide for UCAT and Interviews
16 May 2021, 1.00pm to 3.00pm
Find out more: https://www.bigmarker.com/icanmed/Free-Parent-Webinar-Yr-11-10-Navigating-the-Path-to-Medical-Entry-Prep-Guide-for-UCAT-and-Interviews-45fefc2c05fb87c7570bb1f4

 

 

Mrs Katrina O’Kelly
Futures Advisor Years 5 -12