News and Events
Alumni Sydney events
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Geoff Brown (’62), Astrida Cooper (Director of Development), Principal Rod Fraser and Alumni Coordinator Elise Dunstan (’01) will be hosting events in New South Wales as part of the Centenary celebrations. This is an opportunity to expand your social circles and support networks, and possibly create career connections… OPTIONS: The OIGA Drinks are being held […]
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Kayak News
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Kayaking at the School provides many opportunities for our students. Year 11 Student Tristan Carter recently returned from Rio de Janeiro having competed at the World Junior Slalom Championships finishing 13th in the C1 event, just missing out on the finals. This was a brilliant effort against the European teams. Tristan’s age means that he […]
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Table Tennis Competition
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The Table Tennis competitions are the beginning of what is hoped will become annual events. Approximately thirty students and teachers competed in the open competition. Students and teachers were placed in a group and each event began with a group phase before moving to the knock out rounds, with the winners making it to the […]
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Victorian International School Student Awards
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The annual Victorian International School Student Awards reward outstanding achievement and recognise and honour the unique, valuable and diverse contribution made by international students to the schools sector in Victoria. The awards are open to all international students in Years 11 and 12 in Victorian independent, Catholic and government schools. The awards program provides an […]
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Virtual Programming Session
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Technology has become a part of our everyday lives and is ever present in almost all professions. As a result, it is important for students to learn the basics of how computers work, how to create software, apps or websites. On Monday 11 May, Maths students at Plenty Campus took part in a virtual programming/coding […]
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Cadet Shield Award
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A history making event was achieved at the Ceremonial Parade as Ridgeway 4 Platoon won all three Cadet Shields this year, which has never been achieved by any platoon before. The three shields are: Redhead Shield: is named after Frank Redhead, a past student who was captured by the Japanese at the fall of Ambon […]
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Carlton AFL players visit Buckley House
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Buckley House students were one of approximately 20 schools in the Northern Region who received a visit from a Carlton AFL player that day as part of their community program. The players were at the School for 90 minutes. For the first 45 minutes they were in the Innovation Centre with the Year 4’s to […]
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Winter Sport - Round 2 results
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Winter Sport – Round 2 results are outlined below: ,, ,, ,, ,, Team ,, ,, result ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, Boys Football ,, ,, 12.10.82 defeated Trinity 5.13.43 ,, ,, ,, ,, Boys Soccer ,, 1 lost to Marcellin 2 ,, ,, ,, Boys Hockey ,, 6 lost to Trinity 7 ,, ,, […]
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Two new IB subjects offered at the School
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Year 11 students who choose to study the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program will have two new subjects on offer from 2016 which will provide students with new Humanities and Science alternatives. (1) Business Management – available at Standard or High Level – complements Economics or provides an alternative to it. (2) Sport, Exercise and […]
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Charly on track to success
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Charly began competing in athletics in 2009 and has since been making great strides on the circuit. Charly was selected in the U13 Victorian State team to compete in the Australian Little Athletics Championships in Perth from Friday 24 to Monday 27 April. Competing against the best young athletes in the country, Charly won a […]
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Students get a taste of living below the line
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This year 11 students from Years 8 to 10 have committed to live below the line for one of Australia’s largest youth-run organisations, Oaktree. From Monday 4 to Friday 8 May, students were able to gain an insight into some of the challenges faced by those living in extreme poverty. The Live Below the Line […]
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Olivia travels to the Australian Institute of Sport
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On Thursday 14 May, Year 10 student Olivia will travel to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra with the Athletics Australia U17 Development Squad. Olivia was selected to take part in the four day high performance training camp as she has demonstrated a great deal of promise in athletics, with the AIS believing […]
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