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Interact - Narrabundah College
Congratulations to the Narrabundah College Interact Club. Making a real difference in our community and the communities in West Timor. Well done.
15 May 2020
Learning from home.
Online learning commencing term 2, 2020 can be accessed from the online learning tab of this website. Click on the Online Learning tab on the top of this page and from the dropdown menu click on Learning from home. Click on the Google link using your normal school username and password. You can now start your online learning.
Learning from home
https://sites.google.com/ed.act.edu.au/narconline/home
“All Narrabundah College Students are expected to check the new NARConline website. The site includes messages, calendars, Session 2 timetables and advice to support students in the online learning environment for Term 2, 2020.”
Please advise if you won’t be able to do this by the end of term.
Principal's end of term 1 message.
09 Apr 2020
To Date at Narrabundah College.
To Date at Narrabundah College:
- As of Tuesday 24 March, our students have chosen to work from home as ACT schools are pupil free with the option to attend school should there be the need.
- Teachers are finalising assessments and feedback for session 1 and are also working to develop online resources for their classes.
- The college’s expectations are that our students access Google Classroom daily for all classes and access resources to engage in their learning.
- Support is available for all students from their class teachers, Student Advisers and our college psychologist.
We acknowledge the positive way our community is meeting the challenge facing us all at this time.
Regards Kerrie Grundy
Principal
27 Mar 2020
Country Women’s Association Scholarship Awards
The CWA - Canberra Day Branch generously offers an annual scholarships program
with several scholarships available to support year eleven students in their education.
This year Narrabundah College student, Therese was successful in gaining a scholarship.
She is seen here with the Minister for Education, Yvette Berry at the presentation ceremony held on March 6.
We would like to sincerely congratulate Therese along with all other 2020 recipients from other ACT colleges.
27 Mar 2020
Rachmaninoff and Beethoven by Jacob - Exceptional performance.
Narrabundah College’s first concert in the 2020 Music Concert Series was most successful.
Those who attended were rewarded by the marvellous performance of Rachmaninoff and Beethoven on the piano by Jacob W.
16 Mar 2020
Lunchtime Concert Series 2020 - Concert 1.
The Music Auditorium, Wednesday 11 March, 1.15 pm – 2.00 pm.
Entry: free or donation
Jacob - Piano
Jacob is currently a year 12 student at the college, who has played the piano since the age of three. He has performed at many events and won piano competitions, including the Eisteddfods. He holds the Diploma of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in Piano Performance and is currently a scholar at the ACT Organ School at Wesley Uniting Church. Jacob will perform a selection of music by Beethoven, Rachmaninov, and Messiaen.
05 Mar 2020
BALI DANCERS PROVIDE DANCING WORKSHOP FOR NARRABUNDAH COLLEGE STUDENTS.
An impressive and engaging workshop in Balinese dance was provided for Narrabundah College students prior to Canberra’s Multicultural Festival. Shown here students and Bali’s leading performing artists join in the celebration of cultural diversity with the mystical Barong in the background. Narrabundah College thanks the Indonesian Embassy for making this event possible. (Friday 20 February 2020).
02 Mar 2020
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRADUATING 2019 IB STUDENTS
Commencing in 2018 and graduating tonight (12 February 2020) we congratulate our IB students on their achievements and success, with our top score of 99.25. Well done. We trust that your success will further your learning journey and bring in life the rewards that you truly deserve.
19 Feb 2020
RYAN W - BEST IN STATE AWARD - 2019 MATHS COMPETITION.
Congratulations to Ryan W (year 11) for winning the Best in State award for this year’s Australian Maths competition.
05 Dec 2019
Spencer C Wins 1 of 5 ICAS medals 2019.
Spencer won the ICAS Medal for Science for NSW/ACT, only 1 of 5 awarded for Year 12 in across Australia. Congratulations Spencer.
04 Dec 2019
Youth Presenter of the Year 2019 - National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasting Council
Saad K has won the 2019 Youth Presenter of the Year Award. He received the award at National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasting Council (NEMBC) Annual Award ceremony in Brisbane, Australia on November 30, 2019. NEMBC has more than 4000 broadcasters all over Australia.
As Youth Presenter of the Year, he was instrumental in propagating Urdu through Radio in Canberra, representing the Canberra Multicultural Service (1CMS), where Saad volunteers, on a National Scale.
He has created a documentary and continues to highlight the contributions of Ethnic Minorities and in particular Muslims & Pakistanis in Australia to the wider public. His documentary, ‘Kings of the Desert: The Australian Cameleers’ was also shortlisted as a finalist for Innovative Program of the Year. A podcast series and a feature film will be released within the next few months, nationally.
04 Dec 2019
CLASS OF 1969 VISITS NARRABUNDAH COLLEGE.
Narrabundah College staff certainly enjoyed the visit from the class of 1969. It was great to see such a joyful group as they toured the school with Kerrie our principal. Thank you for visiting us - we enjoyed having you all here. (Friday 29 November 2019).
29 Nov 2019
Interact Nurrabundah College Supports East Indonesia Aid
Interact Club, Narrabundah College, supports East Indonesia Aid providing funds for teacher training and water security. The people of Nusa Tenggara Timur show their thanks and express their gratitude to the Narrabundah College community for the support given.
29 Nov 2019
Vatanhou wins the prestigious UC People’s Choice Award in Architecture.
Vatanhou V Year 11 wins the University of Canberra’s People’s Choice Award 2019 for his Architectural House Design derived from a Nautilus Shell. This was a project he created at school in the Architecture course during Session.
22 Nov 2019
Korea 2019
South Korea was the destination for 15 students and two staff members from Narrabundah College. We visited the Korean Capital Seoul, Busan in the south and the Cheomseongdae ancient astronomy observatory in Gyeongju. We spent a splendid week sharing our learning, classes and cultures at Baegam High School in Seoul. We thank the students and staff who made us so welcome during our visit. (September 26 - October 10, 2019).
22 Nov 2019
Narrabundah College’s Ari G runs a PB in Dubai.
Narrabundah College student Ari took a very commendable fourth place in the 100 metres on day 5 at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, it was Ari’s first senior international race and we congratulate him on his achievement. Ari took a respectable fourth place in the men’s long jump final on Friday to set a new area record in his class. Congratulations Ari.
13 Nov 2019
WORLD PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS DUBAI
Congratulations to Ari on representing Australia in the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai. Ari is a student at Narrabundah College and can be seen standing in the back row. Well done Ari!
12 Nov 2019
The Australian Defence Force Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Award
Narrabundah College would like to warmly congratulate Dakota as the 2019 recipient of the Australian Defence Force Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork Award. The Award recognises students who demonstrate leadership and teamwork within both the school and the broader local community. During his time at Narrabundah, Dakota has led many college community activities and contributed greatly to the life of the college. Dakota is shown here being presented with his award.
12 Nov 2019
PHILOSOTHON, 2019-
This year, Narrabundah College participated in the first ACT Philosothon and won first place together with Telopea Park School. Along with that remarkable distinction were individual prizes: Selina was Year 12 Best speaker, Sarah Year 11 Best Speaker and George took Third place. Yarran and Thomas shared the role of fourth speaker and made a substantial contribution to the team.
In the National competition, we won Third Place and Thomas was awarded Best Speaker in the Open Section. What an achievement.
31 Oct 2019
UNITED NATIONS DAY 2019
Each year Narrabundah College celebrates United Nations Day with performances from our international community and a large array of exotic foods from far away places all sold at competitive prices. The funds raised are for One Girl a charity supporting education for young girls in Africa. Ms Julia Dean was our United Nations representative and we thank her for her enthusiasm. United Nations day occurs on October 24 and was celebrated at Narrabundah College on October 25.
29 Oct 2019
2019 KOREAN PERFORMANCE CONTEST - FIRST PLACE
Narrabundah College students are rewarded with their certificates for their first place in the video clip category for the 2019 Korean Performance contest. Congratulations to Raya, Jahna, Sang-Hyeon, Caitlin, Shriya, Benjamin, Kristine and Vivien.
29 Oct 2019
Environmental Systems and Society Excursion - 24 September 2019.
Did you know that 20% of Sydney's putrescible waste is transformed to generate clean energy for up to 30,000 homes?
Narrabundah College students had the opportunity to visit Veolia's Bioreactor site near Tarago, where this impressive transformation takes place. They were joined by senior European diplomats, including Ambassadors and High Commissioners. The trip was coordinated by the European Union in Australia. It kicked off Climate Diplomacy Week, the EU's initiative to foster dialogue and cooperation on climate change, showcase success stories and inspire further action.
After a safety briefing, the group embarked on a guided tour of the French company's impressive $100 million waste management plant and learned more about the functioning of the site.
This fascinating example of EU investment in climate technology provided the students and diplomats with lots to talk about, exchanging views on the circular economy, climate action and the students' scientific ambitions.
26 Sep 2019
Australia Now (DFAT ASEAN)
Narrabundah College students attended ‘Australia Now’ at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade where Australian and International University students made presentations on Australia’s trade relationship with ASEAN. (Monday 16 September 2019).
17 Sep 2019
ACT German Minikonferenz - 24 August 2019 - Narrabundah College.
ACT German Minikonferenz on 24 August 2019 at Narrabundah College.
Special guests:
Jens Hoch - Cultural Attaché of the German Embassy
Ellen Moffat - Presenter
Marina Shine - Goethe Institute Sydney
04 Sep 2019
RYAN WINS BRONZE IN AZERBAIJAN.
Ryan W represented Australia in the International Informatics Olympiad. Congratulations to Ryan for winning a bronze medal in this prestigious event.
The 31st International Informatics Olympiad was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from August 4 to August 11, 2019.
23 Aug 2019
Physics Women in Physics Lecturer - Dr Helen Maynard-Casely
This year’s Australian Institute of Physics Women in Physics Lecturer is Dr Helen Maynard-Casely from ANSTO (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation). Dr Maynard-Casely is touring the country and stopped at Narrabundah College to present current and exciting research projects involving the use of neutrons. Approximately 160 science students attended to hear about diverse topics such as carbon capture and storage technology, the development of magnetic wires to reduce energy usage, detection of fake coins from ancient civilizations and the development of new drugs to target antibiotic resistance bacteria.
14 Aug 2019
INTERACT - NARRABUNDAH COLLEGE.
Tommy takes over the presidency of Narrabundah College’s Interact Club from Ryan at the club’s handover meeting on June 26, 2019. Many thanks to Ryan for last year’s commitment and thank you to Tommy for his commitment for the next 12 months. Narrabundah College’s Interact club is a great way for students and staff to share in the Curriculum of Giving and to become involved in Australian and international projects of significance. Thank you to each member of our Intereact Club.
29 Jul 2019
All the Year 12 French Baccalauréat students have been successful in achieving their diplomas.
From the Literary stream
3 students achieved a High distinction (candidates with a score of 16 out of 20 or higher)
From the Scientific stream
4 students achieved a High Distinction
6 students achieved a Distinction (for candidates with an average mark greater than or equal to 14 and less than 16)
2 students received a Credit (for BAC candidates with an average grade greater than or equal to 12 and less than 14)
Congratulations to our laureates, their parents & families and to all of our school community who have contributed greatly to this success.
24 Jul 2019
Narabundah College debating outperforms the professionals.
On Thursday 6 June at the Navigating Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit 2019 a Narrabundah College
debating team took part in a debate against some leaders of the Information Industry. The motion was: AI will take our jobs. Narrabundah was the affirmative team. Our team comprising of Neha, Ruby, Selina and Sarah thrashed the team of Ron (CEO, AIIA), Lee (Partner, IBM), Greg (CEO, Canberra Data Centres and Dr Lesley S (Cyber Institute, ANU).The Bundah team were outstanding and so impressed the conference participants that the team were offered cadetships, work experience placements and even offers of jobs. Well done!
22 Jul 2019
Congratulations Rahul - Interactor of the Year 2018-2019.
Rahul is a keen and motivated member of Interact Club, Narrabundah College. He is an enthusiastic participant and frequents our peak organisation Rotary Australia. Thank you for your participation. Photograph - Gold Creek Station - Rotary Hand Over Meeting, Sunday June 30, 2019.
01 Jul 2019
SARAH’S ARTWORK CONSIDERED THE WORLD’S BEST - NOW SHE IS OFF TO LOS ANGELES.
Congratulations to Sarah for producing a world winning design as judged by Billie Eilish. Now Sarah and her mother are off to Billie Eilish in concert in LA, where Sarah will meet backstage with one of America’s youngest performers. We look forward to hearing about Sarah’s experience when she returns to Australia.
Canberra Times (28-6-2019)
Canberra Times (PDF) 28-6-2019
01 Jul 2019
International Olympiad Azerbaijan and Israel.
Ryan W will be attending the International Olympiad in Informatics in Azerbaijan and Simon Y the International Physics Olympiad in Israel.
27 Jun 2019
Success at ANU Maths Day.
Two teams of year 12 students attended ANU Maths Day on Tuesday 4 June. 36 teams from across the ACT and NSW took part in this fun problem-solving competition. This year Narrabundah students achieved our best results in recent history, coming first and fifth overall!
Congratulations to:
1st place: Dillon, Shreya, David, Ziqi and Simon.
5th place: Ahmed, Dakota, Eliyahu, Meg and Spencer.
17 Jun 2019
Bravery Award for Narrabundah College Student.
Narrabundah College student Bec H receives a Commendation for Brave Conduct from Australia’s Governor General Peter Cosgrove during a ceremony at Government House, Yarralumla. Bec rescued a friend who had been swept from rocks and who fell unconscious during heavy seas on January 17, 2016. Bec was camping with a friend’s family at Merry Beach on the NSW South Coast.
https://the-riotact.com/canberra-teenagers-ocean-rescue-recognised-in-bravery-awards/260953
13 Jun 2019
SARAH WINS DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION COMPETITION BILLIExADOBE 2019.
Sarah M has won a digital illustration competition BILLIExADOBE. There were over 9,000 entries from around the world and Sarah’s piece was awarded first place by Billie Eilish herself. As the grand prize winner, Adobe are sponsoring Sarah to travel to Los Angeles in July to attend a Billie Eilish concert and to meet the singer in person. In addition Sarah will be receiving a cash prize of $1,000.
11 Jun 2019
Intergenerational Street Art Project
16 year 11 and 12 Narrabundah College Visual Arts were selected to partake in an Intergenerational Street Art Project. The street 
art project was a collaboration between ACT Government and Narrabundah College. The project involved students working with 10 older community members (+55 years old) and 10 year 9 students from Caroline Chisolm School all learning and working together. Two young female professional artists Faith Kerehona and Bohie Palacek were selected by a panel to lead the project to guide participants through a process to create a street art mural. All participants were involved in the design process and the final design was striking and fitting for the chosen location. The location of project was the Narrabundah 2 Pavillion at the Sporting field across the road from Narrabundah College (on Captain Cook Crescent, Narrabundah). It was a huge project with 235msq of wall space having to be painted! This was a wonderful opportunity for our students to make connections with the local community. Their maturity and stamina throughout the project was admirable.
Jacqui
31 May 2019
Australian National Schools Debating Championships - Darwin - 2019
This May, I travelled to Darwin for a week to represent the ACT at the Australian National Schools Debating Championships (NSDC). I was part of a four-member team (with Gemma H, Elanor P, and Alex W), the members of which were selected from a series of training sessions and “squad trials” that were held at the beginning of the year.
During NSDC, we debated a range of pressing issues in fields such as international affairs, moral/religious issues, social change, Indigenous affairs, environmental policy, and US politics.
Developing a case from scratch with my team, rebutting the opposition’s arguments, finding ways to characterise and frame the debate, and forming responses on the spot - the entire process was incredibly engaging and intellectually-challenging!
I’m grateful that I had the opportunity to meet so many brilliant, talented debaters, and I’m truly appreciative of all the friendships I made during this trip. NSDC was an absolutely amazing experience - one that I will remember for a lifetime.
Selina L
31 May 2019
RECEPTION AT GERMAN EMBASSY
Last week, Narrabundah College and Telopea Park School hosted a group of students and their teachers from Carl- Bechstein-Gymnasium Erkner, Germany. One of the highlights was the reception at the German Embassy on 25 May 2019.
30 May 2019
French Baccalauréat (2019).
Green Chemistry - French Baccalauréat..
Y12 students released a cooperative video about green chemistry. Each student was responsible to realise a small part of the video explaining one of the 12 principles of the green chemistry or to organise the final video. The result is very complete and impressive! Great group effort! https://youtu.be/lecAy1yGJs4
Everything is relative - French Baccalauréat..
For the day before the holidays, the EFS Y12 went to the ANU to attend a workshop about Einstein and Relativity. They first listened to an introduction to relativity from Mr Ruvindha Lecamwasam from the Department of Quantum Science. Then, they had the chance to manipulate a Michelson to see interferences and recreate the historic experience of the measurement of light speed with the help of Andrew Papworth. And last, they manipulated some mathematical tools to understand time dilatation and length contractions and saw some simulations of what would be seen if we were traveling close to the speed of light.
It was a very instructive workshop as students were able to manipulate and understand the implications of this amazing field that is relativity.
17 May 2019
Philosothon winners graduate to the Nationals.
Narrabundah College and Telopea Park School students won the ACT Philosothon held at Radford last night, 8 May.
Selina L won best year 12 student, Sarah M and George L year 11, came 1st and 3rd respectively. Thomas L and Yarran B shared their role in the team and as such were not eligible for an award. However, they made a significant contribution to the team effort.
The team will represent the ACT at the Australasian Philosothon in October. We were the only government schools competing.
Congratulations to our students and to Winifred Lamb for her coaching and support essential for such a significant success.
CHINESE RECITATION COMPETITION.
Jiayi Z won the First prize of Chinese Recitation Competition of ACT on 5th of May. 2019 ACT First Chinese Recitation Competition is organised by CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION OF ACT (CLTAACT) and endorsed by the CLN network meeting Chaired by Martin Hine from ACT Education Directorate.
10 May 2019
Study Mathematics at Narrabundah College!
Do you want to make sense of the world? Study Mathematics at Narrabundah College!
Learn to recognise patterns, analyse problems, generalise ideas and interpret the data that we are exposed to every day.
Narrabundah College Information Morning (students) 9.00-11.30
Narrabundah College Information Night 6.00-8.00
Meet with a member of our Mathematics teaching team on May 16. It is time to explore the exciting opportunities at Narrabundah College.
07 May 2019
STUDENTS EXCEL AT NARRABUNDAH COLLEGE - CONGRATULATIONS.
STUDENTS EXCEL AT NARRABUNDAH COLLEGE - CONGRATULATIONS.
ARAFURA GAMES - DARWIN AUSTRALIA - CONGRATULATIONS ARI.
Ari G from Narrabundah College wins gold in the mixed relay and wins bronze in the Open Men’s Long Jump in the Arafura Games (April 26 - May 4, 2019) held in Darwin, Australia. Ari is the fourth qualifier for the November’s World Championships in Dubai and is available for selection. Congratulations Ari. (https://arafuragames.nt.gov.au/gallery/day-3-monday-29-april-2019/)
Simon Y represents Australia at the Asia Pacific Physics Competition this month in Adelaide.
Vincent G wins scholarship to attend the 39th Professor Harry Messel International School Frontier Science in Sydney.
Neha K attended the 24th National Schools Convention in Canberra for three days during March.
8 Narrabundah College students win placings in the OzCLO National Championships, winning two gold medals.
19 students from Narrabundah College toured the Yass region of NSW promoting the Instrumental Music Program during early May.
02 May 2019
International Baccalaureate Results - Cohort 2018
Congratulations to Aleksandar Rapajic and Charli Anderson for their exceptional results in the International Baccalaureate programme 2017 - 2018. Both students scored 42 points (99.4) Aleksandar was also our joint dux for the ATAR student in the ACT. Well done to all our Yr 12 IB students who achieved a mean of 90.65.
14 Feb 2019
N Day 2019
N-Day 2019. It was a pleasant 30 degrees in Canberra on February 7, what better way to spend a summer day at college than spending a day at the pool. Yes, it was everything tug of war, cricket, swimming, the Iron Cup competition, lunch and so much more. Thank you to our new year 11s and our current year 12s for making N-Day so enjoyable.
12 Feb 2019
