Earth Club at Scotch Oakburn College is a student-led co-curricular group focused on environmental awareness, sustainability, and community action. Through initiatives such as bake sales, trivia events, and awareness campaigns, students raise funds and support causes like the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
Year Level: Years 6-8
Round Square Conferences and trips at Scotch Oakburn College are transformative international and regional experiences that connect students with peers from across the globe to explore leadership, service, and global citizenship. Anchoreded in the Round Square IDEALS—Internationalism, Democracy, Environmentalism, Adventure, Leadership, and Service—these conferences and trips offer immersive learning through workshops, cultural exchange, and collaborative projects. Students apply through a rigorous College process involving written applications, interviews, and wellbeing checks, ensuring readiness and alignment with the College’s Values.
Year Level: Years 6 – 12
Cultural trips are immersive travel experiences where students travel abroad to learn and practice a new language through immersion in the local culture and intensive study programs, fostering fluency and cultural understanding.
Year Level: Years 9 – 12
Diversity Club at Scotch Oakburn College is a student-led co-curricular group that fosters inclusion, awareness, and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ students and allies. It provides a safe and welcoming space for students to engage in meaningful conversations, celebrate diversity, and lead initiatives that promote equality across the College. Activities include assemblies, creative projects, community events like Harvest Harmony, and proposals for inclusive changes such as non-gender-specific uniforms. The club embodies the College’s ethos of “Known. Valued. Cared For.” and empowers students to be agents of positive change
Year Level: Years 6-12
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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