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Road Ready 2022
24 Narrabundah College Students have completed the ACT’s Road Ready Program. Conducted over two full days, once completing the course the students are eligible for their learner’s licence. Students were excited and engaged as they learned about the importance of road safety and responsible driving. We wish all students many years of safe motoring.
06 Dec 2022
INTERACTOR OF THE YEAR.
Congratulations to Danielle M and this year’s Interact team. During November 2’s assembly Tony M representing Rotary Area 9705 presented Danielle with the 2021-2022 Interactor of the Year Award. Narrabundah College is proud to be associated with the achievements of both our own Interact Club and Rotary International. Interact supported a number of youth initiatives including Indigenous literacy, youth mental health and the Sri Lanka Uplift program helping young students with their education in one of the poorest areas of Sri Lanka. If you are a person that believes in helping others and want a say in who and what you help, whilst experiencing leadership in the international and domestic community then Interact is for you, so please join us in B10 every second Wednesday and make a real difference to the world in which we live.
07 Nov 2022
ANU MATHS COMPETITION WINNERS
Aleksander K, J Kaavika K, David J and William Z are awarded their trophy for their outstanding win in the ANU mathematics competition. Congratulations to all of you - well done.
07 Nov 2022
NARRABUNDAH COLLEGE WELCOMES BACK THE CLASS OF c1965
Glen, our head of English, takes the class of c1965 on a tour of Narrabundah College. We certainly enjoyed seeing so many happy faces and listening to recounts of life at Narrabundah in the 1960s. After the tour our alumni, true veterans of Canberra’s education system, joined our students in celebration of the college’s rich and diverse international community as we celebrated United Nations and national cultures from around the world. We certainly enjoyed having you back, and we hope that you enjoyed sharing your time with us.
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24 Oct 2022
ICC T20 WORLD CUP TROPHY
College Deputy Principal, Jenny Budd is seen with Sanjay Sharma, College teacher and President of the Indian Australian Multicultural Sport Association with the 2022 International Cricket Conference (ICC) T20 World Cup trophy. Narrabundah College is proud to be associated with Sanjay and his leadership of multicultural sport and his commitment to Canberra’s diverse and energetic youth. The ICC T20 World Cup will be hosted in Australia commencing on October 16.
16 Sep 2022
ENGINEERING STUDENTS GET THE CHECKERED FLAG.
The engineering students have been studying energy and transport this Session and to finish the unit we set up the Theatre with a racecourse to test their C02 car designs. Students designed and built their small cars using computer software that also optimises aerodynamics, however, the final construction had to include old fashioned hand skills. The fastest car for the day was Thomas who covered 17 metres in 1.13 seconds. Thank you to Alfred Deakin school for the loan of the equipment.
01 Sep 2022
BOOK WEEK 2022.
Thank you to students and staff who participated in this year's Book Week promotion, dressing up as their favourite characters from the world of literature. Book Week is an important event on the College's calendar where we celebrate the literary achievements of our nation's best authors, illustrators, and artists. Thank you to all those who participated.
25 Aug 2022
HOLLYWOOD GOES TO SCHOOL.
Ken Lampl studied with Hollywood legend John Williams, the composer of many blockbuster films such as Star Wars, ET and Schindler's List. Ken informed us of the importance of music in temporal and atemporal forms giving prediction, anticipation, and emotion to the narrative of the film. Ken is a professor at the Australian national University's (ANU) School of Music and the ANU's Convenor of Composition for Film and Video Games. Narrabundah College thanks Ken for sharing his time to share his passion with us all.
25 Aug 2022
University of Sydney Visits Narrabundah College.
Thank you to Narrabundah College students for taking part in the University of Sydney careers event on Friday August 19. Representatives from the university acquainted our students with the courses and pathways to the future. Narrabundah College thanks the University of Sydney for sharing Friday afternoon with our students.
25 Aug 2022
HOLLYWOOD COMES TO NARRABUNDAH COLLEGE
This Friday at lunch at the Auditorium (1.15 - 2pm), we are hosting Ken Lampl, a film composer who wrote music to some 70+movies, in the USA, Europe, and in Australia, including Hollywood. Ken is a former student of Hollywood royalty John Williams, who wrote music for Star Wars, ET, Jaws, etc., etc. Please come along and ask any questions, as this lecture is for the college community (students and staff only), and Ken will talk about how music forks in films, etc. and will also play some examples on the screen. Don’t miss this rare opportunity. Narrabundah College students and staff only.
17 Aug 2022
University of Melbourne Careers Presentation.
Thank you to Ellen and Helen from the University of Melbourne for your informative presentation on studying at the University of Melbourne. From choosing one of the seven undergraduate degrees (arts, biomedicine, commerce, design, fine arts, music, and science) to selecting major studies and breadth studies that develop both your passions and your interests there is a study pathway at Melbourne for everybody. Accommodation is provided to suit every need from residential colleges to self-contained living, living on campus or off campus in nearby areas. Helen and Ellen made the point that when applying through VTAC to keep an eye on your timeline, each date is a hard deadline and cannot be missed. Thank you to all those Narrabundah College students who attended and participated in today's presentation.
16 Aug 2022
AN AFTERNOON WITH FLUTE
Jayden and Dante are students of flute at the ANU (Australian National University) School of Music and are a part of Narrabundah College's 2021 alumni. Sally Walker is a Lecturer in Classical Performance at the ANU and forms part of Narrabundah College's 1991 alumni. While Jayden and Dante brought the joy of flute to all of us Sally reassured us of the importance of a good physical mindset during study and in the lead up to a performance. How to manage conscience anxiety and she reminds us that performance anxiety was experienced by Baroque era performers over 200 years previously. With Sally on flute and Marian on guitar we were entertained by the excellence of one of Marian's personal compositions. Thank you so much to Marian and our three guests. (25 July 2022).
03 Aug 2022
Leah House wows students and staff at Narrabundah College.
Leah House is a Namabri-Ngunnawal woman and a 2009 Narrabundah College Alumni. Leah's learning journey started as a student at Narrabundah College, she continued to CIT. Leah's career developed supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth and continues supporting Aboriginal and Torres Islander women through the legal system. Currently Leah is an Aboriginal Victims Liaison Officer at the ACT Human Rights Commission and an advocate and supporter of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. Leah is a member of the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body (ATSIEB). Narrabundah College thanks Leah for sharing her experiences and achievements with students and staff on Friday of last week.
Leah House - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander (atsieb.com.au)
01 Aug 2022
VIRGINIA HAUSSEGER IN CONVERSATION AT NARRABUNDAH COLLEGE (1 July 2022).
Virginia Hausseger in conversation with Zainab at Narrabundah College. Virginia is one of Australia's leading journalists and hosts of news and current affairs in both the public and private sector. She is a leading advocate of women's issues and authored one of the Melbourne Age's (newspaper) most important opinion pieces. At Narrabundah College Virginia Hausseger engaged students and staff on her extensive media career, her passion on women's issues and her optimism for the future. Thank you to Virginia Hausseger for spending the time with us and to Zainab for her engaging talent as an interviewer.
https://virginiahaussegger.com.au
18 Jul 2022
INTERACT'S OUSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNISED.
Danielle from Narrabundah College's Interact Club receives Certificate of Achievement from Ash Pagent (President Rotary - Weston Creek) for supporting the Sri Lanka Uplift program in aid of youth education in eastern Sri Lanka a joint project with Rotary Kalmunai. Eastern Sri Lanka is one of the least developed areas in terms of education and youth, given the current economic and political situation support from Interact increases the impact and support for local youth education. Thank you to Narrabundah College's entire Interact team.
24 May 2022
INFORMATION NIGHT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.
Last Night (Thursday 12 May 2022) was Information Night at Narrabundah College. Thank you to all the families that visited us last night and for the interest that you took in our offerings for next year. Thank you too to our peer support leaders for being our cheerful and friendly face as you connected with next year's students and their families. It was a great night and not even the persistent rain could dampen our spirits or the spirits of next year's students.
13 May 2022
FRIDAY CONCERT in the QUAD
Thank you to the music students for your concert in the Quad on Friday. The music was great, the weather perfect and you sure did draw a crowd.
10 May 2022
SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE.
Thank you to our team of seven students for conducting fundraising efforts for the victims of the humanitarian disaster occurring in Ukraine. Thank you to all students and staff for donating money and buying delicious confectionary packs.
Thank you to our team of seven students for conducting fundraising efforts for the victims of the humanitarian disaster occurring in Ukraine. Thank you to all students and staff for donating money and buying delicious confectionary packs.
22 Mar 2022
PUJA V - WINNER of ICAS GOLD.
Congratulations to Puja V on winning gold for English in the prestigious ICAS competition.
Congratulations to Puja V on winning gold for English in the prestigious ICAS competition.
03 Mar 2022
Jacob Wu presents: Darkness and Light
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 13:20-14:00 Auditorium
Jacob Wu Concert Programme.pdf
01 Mar 2022
ABC News Canberra. 7.00pm Tuesday 18 January 2022.
Angus graduates from Narrabundah College having completed the full two-year International Baccalaureate. Angus reflects on his achievements and progress at Narrabundah College during the 7.00pm news broadcast on ABC TV Canberra News on Tuesday 18 January 2022. Thank you, Angus for your participation and achievements over the last two years.
22 Feb 2022
IB DUX.
Lucy G and Amber C are our joint IB duxes for Cohort 2021 with an IB score of 43 - 99.45. The entire cohort is to be congratulated achieving a median of 34 (91.30) which is above the world mean of 32 (87.70).
11 Feb 2022
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL NARRABUNDAH COLLEGE STUDENTS
Congratulations to all our students who graduated in 2021 after 2 difficult years - all can be proud of their achievements.
Congratulations to Ananya A and Elanor P who topped the ACT with an ATAR of 99.95.
This is the fifth year in a row that our students have topped the ACT, four of which were by two Narrabundah students achieving these outstanding results.
The results for 2021 were excellent:
- 20 students attained an ATAR over 99
- 65 over 95
- 115 over 90
- 217 over 80 (57.9%) - entry requirement for ANU
- 316 over 65 (84.3) which is the entry requirement to UC
19 Jan 2022
International Baccalaureate results 2021
Lucy G and Amber C are our joint IB duxes for Cohort 2021 with an IB score of 43 – 99.45. The entire cohort is to be congratulated achieving a median of 34 (91.30) which is above the world mean of 32 (87.70).
17 Jan 2022
