Dr Judith Lacey

Medicine

Last week we were very lucky to have a parent from our community and alum who came to speak to our Year 11s and 12s. Dr Judith Lacey who specialises in Palliative Care and also Naomi Sirmai (Class of 2014) kindly gave up their time to our students. Each spoke about their own worlds in Medicine and gave a highly informative talk to our students. Naomi spoke about the admissions process to UNSW Undergraduate Medicine, the UMAT, the interview process and how she is currently finding her course. Dr Lacey spoke about her interest in Palliative Care and Oncology, and the varied and multi-dimensional, teamwork approach she is part of in her current role. Our students were lucky to hear from two very passionate and committed workers in the medical field, and both Year 11s and 12s would have learned a lot from their talks. We were very thankful to have them share their experiences with our students.

University of Sydney Visit

Last week we had our first University guest speakers present to our students about studying at the University of Sydney. They talked about the newly structured Undergraduate Experience starting in 2018. As mentioned in one of my previous articles this will allow students to choose a much broader range of majors, for example students can study Science but choose another Major in Arts by doing a Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Advanced Studies, making the Sydney University Graduate a broader more well-rounded student.  Two students currently studying Medical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering shared their experiences about studying at the University of Sydney, and reasons for choosing the oldest University in the country.

University Rankings

As our universities are now coming out to visit us, and I am speaking to a lot of Year 12s about the merits of different universities, this site will be very helpful. It covers all of the world Universities (all 22,000+ of them) and it also covers lots of different rankings (looking at student satisfaction, research publications, academic reputation, employer reputations, citations per faculty and international students.). I like it because you can search per geographical area in the world and drill down to a country level, but also you can go by Subject Department and so find out what is the best Department for Law for example in Australia, or the US. It is worth noting that whilst University ranks can be considered, they should be in conjunction with a lot of other factors e.g. suitability of the course, suitability of the institution, transport/logistic factors, scholarship/exchange opportunities and so on.

www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2016

Notices

Pre-Apprenticeship Course Finder

This site can help you find a pre-apprenticeship course in your area of interest. You can search by location.

www.aapathways.com.au/Search/Preapprenticeships/Courses-by-State-and-Territory

Careers in the Graphic Design Industry

This website focuses on the range of careers in the Sign and Graphic Design Industry. It includes a list of available apprenticeships by state, career guidance, & more detail about the Sign and Graphic Design Industry. http://www.signcareers.com.au

UNSW – Year 10 Information Evenings

The student selection process will commence during Term 2 and Mr Majsay will be co-ordinating discussions with students. But as UNSW always books up early, students keen to hear about subject selections from another source can book into the following sessions. Students and parents can attend the UNSW Year 10 parent information nights. The dates on offer are:

Wednesday, 10 May – 6.30pm

Tuesday, 23 May – 6.30pm

Thursday, 25 May – 6.30pm

Wednesday, 31 May – 6.30pm

As a Network School, our students will have priority registration from 20 March to 1 April, when it will then open to the public. To access the registration page, visit bit.ly/year10nights17 and use the access password Network2017.