Entries open 1st March 2017! The Dorothea Mackellar poetry competition aims to inspire students across Australia to express their thoughts creatively through poetry. It is the oldest and largest poetry competition for school aged children in Australia. This year’s optional theme is ‘All over the world.’ Students are free to take their inspiration from the …
Fun in the Sun for the First Year 3-12 Swimming Carnival
On Monday 13 February, Regents Park Christian School held the first Swimming Carnival for Years 3-12. It was a great event that saw students challenge themselves to compete in more events and achieve personal best times. A fun time was had in and out of the pool with students participating in water competency activities and …
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2016 Community Service Award Winner
Congratulations go to Joneeta Taupau (Year 12, 2016) on her great achievement of winning the 2016 Community Service Award. She is pictured above with Jason Clare, MP who presented the award. Joneeta devoted herself to serving the school community in her years at RPCS. In her time in the secondary school she was always looking …
Making History in History
On Wednesday 18 February the inquiring minds of our 7KLR interviewed archaeologist and teacher Mrs Tima Lacoba. Mrs Lacoba is currently doing some writing about her experiences. We interviewed her because we wanted to get a better understanding of what an archaeologist does. We took turns asking questions to Mrs Lacoba like “What motivated you …
Stage 3 Excursion – Sydney Justice Museum and the Art Gallery of NSW
On Monday, students from Stage 3 visited the Sydney Justice Museum and the Art Gallery of NSW as part of their study into a significant event in the development of Australian Colonies. Here are reflections from two of our students. “In the Sydney Justice Museum there are primary sources and secondary sources from the time …
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Jobs in the Digital Age
A new study by Bernard Salt, ‘Super connected jobs’ developed by KPMG Demographics, and commissioned by NBN, has uncovered the distinct skill sets which represent Australia’s future jobs in the digital age. The universal access to fast broadband can shape the future Aussie workforce and liberate employees from the confines of set working hours or …
UNSW English Competition results for 2015
Earlier this year many of our hardworking English students took up the challenge of the UNSW English competition. The well-recognised annual competition involved thousands of Australian and international students. Special congratulations to Kimberley Santos of year 9 who achieved our highest result with a High Distinction and placed in the top 1% of Australian students. …
SMH Article – Flipped Learning at RPCS
During the holidays Mrs Rachel Lilley and student Kimberly Santos were interview by the Sydney Morning Herald about the benefits of flipped education and how it is being implemented at Regents Park Christian School.