Gungahlin College ACT Government School Coeducational Years 11 & 12 (with a selective Year 10 SMART program) Principal: Gai Beecher Director of Science: Lisa Pluis

2011 College opened with 300 students in Year 11 2012 670 students Years 10,11,12 - First year of the selective Year 10 SMART program - First graduating Year 12 cohort 2013 780 students 2014 920 students - First cohort of Year 10 SMART to graduate Year 12 2015 estimated 1050 students

Nationally recognised flagship school

• Excellence in teaching and learning – Teacher excellence in their field – Exemplary teaching practice – Use of technology in all classes

• Excellence in facilities and design for teaching and learning in the 3rd millennium – 2012 CEFPI design award for an educational facility – 5 Green star energy rating

Industry Standard Specialist Facilities

•Performing Arts Theatre (seats 450) •Lecture theatre (seats 80) •Specialist Science laboratories including Mechatronics lab •Dance, drama and music studios •Photography, Media and TV studios •Art studios with sculpture garden •Hospitality kitchen •Specialist Woodwork and Metalwork facilities •Gymnasium with fitness laboratory •Joint use Library

Welcome to Gungahlin College

http://youtu.be/L9TheLJsRYk

Year 10 SMART

Science Mathematics and Related Technologies

Year 10 SMART program • 2014 will see the first group of Year 10 students graduate Year 12. • Studying full time at Gungahlin College • Selective program open to all students across the ACT • Application, entry test, interview • Quality teaching and learning with like minded students • Preparation for tertiary entrance in fields, Science, Mathematics and

Engineering • Access to Year 11 curriculum • Students study the following courses English Mathematics Biological Science Physical Science PE IT (at Year 11 level) Elective (at Year 11 level)

Studying genetics with Dr Peter Chandler from CSIRO

Nuclear Physics – Australian National University (ANU)

Canowindra Field Trip

SCIENCES

Mechatronics

State of the art facilities –Mechatronics lab

Science Honours Program • Open for all students undertaking at least one science major. • Lectures each term by prominent speakers • Science competitions • Science activities:

– Questacon trainers program – Engineering Games – NYSF – CREST, ….

Engineering Games – 2nd in Hovercraft and 1st in Mousetrap Racer

Questacon Trainers program TEDx Canberra

Dr Rosyln Prinsely, National Adviser, Maths and Science Education and Industry, Office of the Chief Scientist presents two students with their Top Scorer award for the Big Science Competition.

2013 titration Team, 2 Gold medals and a silver medal at the Nationals.

Science and Engineering Challenge Jake Coppinger – Gold CREST award, 3rd BHP Billiton Science & Engineering Awards

Honours Lectures

Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt

Dr Naomi Mathers - Astrophysicist

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr.

Larry James, Deputy Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

Emeritus Professor Charles Krebs

Jake Coppinger -Year 11

• CSIRO CREST Award – GOLD • BHP Billiton Science & Engineering

Awards – 3rd • Australian Representative at the

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles

http://youtu.be/9PwltXKtkKk

How is Gungahlin College making a difference?

• Focus on quality teaching

• 2014 AITSL “Learning Frontier” design hub in ACT

• Hand picked staff with the 3 E’s – expertise – enthusiasm – energy

Six “illustrations of practice” on the AITSL website

http://www.teacherstandards.aitsl.edu.au/Illustrations/Details/IOP00171

Our greatest successes so far, lie in…

• Developing an innovative school culture that encourages risk taking

• Access to the experts • Integration of technology

• Online Learning Management System that students and teachers (actually) use

• Supportive pedagogy around personal learning devices

• Knowing our students and how they learn