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EXCELLENCE AWARDEE: Secondary School of the Year - Government

Cabramatta High School

Stephen Clayton

Head of Experiential Learning

Stephen Clayton is the lead experiential learning educator at the Blackham Environmental and Conservation Centre (BECC). After receiving his Bachelor of Applied Science – Natural Resource Management from Roseworthy Agricultural College, he spent the next 18 years working for NSW National Parks and the South Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service. With a passion for empowering others with his knowledge of our natural resources and cultural heritage, Stephen completed a Graduate Diploma in Education and joined Trinity College, where his love for nature and education coalesced. With a gift for building rapport with young people, Stephen now shares his passion for conservation land management and First Nations’ learnings with those students who visit the BECC.

Head of Experiential Learning

Stephen Clayton

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Katrina Cole

Experiential Primary Educator

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Cabramatta High School is a comprehensive, coeducational high school situated in southwest Sydney. The school has a strong focus on academic excellence, collaborative practice, holistic education, professional learning and community partnerships, ensuring a learning environment in which every student is known, valued and cared for. The school community is highly aspirational and committed to excellence in education, with the majority of graduating students enrolling in university degrees. In recognition of its academic success, wellbeing programs and exemplary practices, Cabramatta High School was selected as a NSW Ambassador School and has won the prestigious Study NSW award for its international student support program. In 2023 the school was awarded the Secretary’s School Achievement Award and the Secretary’s Award for an Outstanding School Initiative and was recognised by ACARA as one of the top 20 high-performing schools in NSW. Cabramatta High School Senior Executive The Cabramatta High School Senior Executive Team consists of Lachlan Erskine (Principal), Ana Sentic (Deputy Principal – Intensive English Centre), Mark Avery (Deputy Principal – Stage 4), Isabel Pacho (Deputy Principal – Stage 5) and Charmaine Walton (Deputy Principal – Stage 6). The Senior Executive Team are a dynamic, experienced and collaborative team leading school improvement and innovation.

Katrina Cole is the Blackham Environmental and Conservation Centre’s (BECC’s) junior primary/primary experiential learning educator. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Natural Resource Management at the University of Adelaide in 1997 and a Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education at the University of South Australia in 1999. Katrina joined Trinity College in 2001 and, in her more than 21 years of service to primary education, has been nominated four times for a National Excellence in Teaching Award (NEiTA). With her extensive classroom experience, Katrina joined the BECC where her innate capacity for pastoral care has allowed her to effectively adapt the traditional early-years pedagogy to a nature-based learning environment.

At St Patrick’s College Townsville we are committed to bridging the gender gap by fostering a love of STEM and empowering our girls to achieve in these subject areas. St Patrick’s College Townsville continues to have a strategic focus on STEM. By creating partnerships with a range of external stakeholders, the college has provided students with learning experiences and opportunities to discover the diversity that encompasses STEM. Since its inception in 2017, the college’s #STEMLikeAPatsGirl Conference has ignited curiosity and enthusiasm for STEM among young women aged 10–15 years, encouraging more female representation in the traditionally male-dominated disciplines. The conference welcomes students from across North Queensland to take part in a range of workshops and guest speaker presentations. The college’s commitment to fostering a culture of scientific exploration and innovation will be showcased through the remarkable four-storey STEM Building Hub, due for completion in 2023. This state-of-the-art facility houses cutting-edge marine science, biology, physics and chemistry laboratories, along with adaptable learning zones, a STEAM courtyard and an academic hub.