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31 07, 2025

RECYCLE REWARDS CAMPUS CHALLENGE

2025-08-01T09:51:21+10:0031 July, 2025|Categories: Term 3 Week 2|

Earlier in the year, Tasmania joined other states around Australia, offering 10c refund for returning eligible drink containers to designated refund points around Tasmania.

This Term, Scotch Oakburn College has partnered with City Mission to launch the Recycle Rewards Campus Challenge. All proceeds (10c per container) received from eligible drink containers recycled on campus at the Junior School, Middle School and Senior School will go to the City Mission.

What can Families do? Collect and return containers to the College

We invite you to collect and return eligible drink containers to collections bins at either campus […]

31 07, 2025

ARTISTS IN MAKING

2025-08-01T08:42:24+10:0031 July, 2025|Categories: Term 3 Week 2|

In response to their excursion to see The Gentle Protagonist in late Term 2, Year 3 students created mixed media works on paper.  They researched and created drawings of Tasmanian wildlife that is either endangered, extinct or thriving.

Congratulations to the following students whose artwork is currently on show in the latest ArtStart exhibition at QVMAG in Wellington St, Launceston.

Elka Crack-Peters
Matilda Hill
Saira Rajak
Nethuka Suraweera Arachchige
Charlie Tan
Axel Waters

Suzanne Creese
Visual Art Teacher – Elphin

 

31 07, 2025

LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG FEELINGS: A PARENT’S GUIDE TO EARLY EMOTIONS

2025-08-01T13:46:25+10:0031 July, 2025|Categories: Term 3 Week 2|

A Community Education event

Early Learning Parent and carers are invited to register for an insightful and supportive parent session facilitated by Belamie Flint (Emerge Allied Health) – Specialist Early Childhood Teacher, Behaviour Consultant, and Accredited CPS Practitioner (Ross Greene Method).

With over 20 years experience working with children from birth to 16, Bel will share practical, empowering strategies to help you navigate the emotional world of young children.

In this session, Bel will explore:

  • How to scaffold emotional and behavioural skills at home through modelling, routines, and calming strategies
  • Approaches to setting boundaries, supporting […]
30 07, 2025

SPORT

2025-08-01T13:37:26+10:0030 July, 2025|Categories: Term 3 Week 2|

Basketball

Over the first weekend of the term break our Boys Basketballers took part in the BTAS College Championships at Elphin Sports Centre in Launceston. With unavailability, injury and illness we were on the back foot but represented the College with great spirit and fight despite the tough opposition.

On the Saturday we were drawn in a pool with Launceston & Don Colleges. In the morning match against Launceston College, we lost 86-41 and unfortunately lost our captain Brody Wallace (Year 12) to a knee injury for the rest of the weekend. Brody along […]

16 07, 2025

Chess

2025-09-30T11:28:03+10:0016 July, 2025|Categories: Clubs and Activities|Tags: , , , , , |

 

Chess

Chess Club at Penquite welcomes all players from Years 6–12, from beginners to experts. Weekly Monday lunchtime sessions in the John Morris Centre and Middle School-only fortnightly sessions offer opportunities to learn, play, and compete in termly tournaments through regular participation.

 

Year Level: Year 6 – 12

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29 06, 2025

FROM VISION TO VIBRANCE

2026-04-14T12:00:28+10:0029 June, 2025|Categories: Featured News, SOC Blog|

This Term, we proudly opened the doors to the Lachie Wright Centre, a space that now hums with the energy of our Year 5 learners. Their learning journey is already unfolding within its walls.

After eighteen months of planning and development, the Centre has moved from vision to reality. From the very first day, students and staff have embraced it with curiosity and a strong sense of ownership.

Designed in close partnership with those who would use it most, the Centre is helping to shape the way we learn, lead, and connect as a […]

29 06, 2025

THE ART OF LEARNING

2026-03-19T13:43:14+11:0029 June, 2025|Categories: SOC Blog|

Katie Barron’s residency turned artistic process into a hands-on learning experience

In a sunny corner of the Penquite Campus, artist Katie Barron’s studio became far more than a place to paint, it became a space where students explored new techniques, ideas, and creative confidence. As the 2025 Artist in Residence, Katie brought her studio into the life of the College, offering students a rare and enriching opportunity, to learn from a working artist, not through lectures, but through lived, daily practice.

“This was my first time inside a school,” Katie reflected. “It could be […]

26 06, 2025

SPEAK UP! STAY CHATTY

2025-06-27T11:04:02+10:0026 June, 2025|Categories: Term 2 Week 9|

Our students continue to impress me with their willingness to support others and raise awareness of important matters and initiatives. Recently, our student led SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY initiative which included a Saturday community carwash highlighted that life can be full of challenges, both big and small and that it is okay not to be okay. What matters most is knowing that you are not alone and that there is always someone ready to listen and support you. As highlighted through our student Assembly presentations, reaching out for help is a sign […]

26 06, 2025

BOARD RETREAT

2025-06-27T12:56:25+10:0026 June, 2025|Categories: Term 2 Week 9|

 

Join us for a special overview of our recent Board retreat — a weekend of meaningful reflection, big-picture planning, and deep commitment to the future of Scotch Oakburn College. With a focus on governance, community, and student wellbeing, this video highlights the powerful impact of giving time.