by Hagan Mathews Jonathan was proud of his initiative. When the bus pulled up to the Stoney Rises property just outside of Colac he had beaten his peers to be first out the door and open the gate. As the bus rolled through he flashed a big grin and casually leaned back, master of the […]
Today is International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The first International Women’s Day was celebrated in 1911! At Alia College this year, we marked International Women’s Day by joining in the 2019 theme of #BalanceforBetter: call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world. We generated […]
For 10 points, which Alia College event provides students, parents, and alumni with the chance to socialise, interact, learn some interesting facts, and enjoy an evening of engaging entertainment at no cost? If you were savvy enough to guess Trivia Night as the answer, you should be sure to come to the next one – […]
Earlier this week, VCE Biology students and Kim went along to GTAC in Parkville. Here, students got to use compound light microscopes and staining methods to prepare a range of cell types (bacteria, plant, protist and animal cells) to explore cell structures and the functions of key organelles, before examining their slides by light microscopy […]
Today is the first day of school for 2019, which means it is 20 years since the first ever day of school for Alia College. The school opened in January 1999 with just 21 Year 7 and 8 students. Since that day, the school has seen growth in student numbers and we are kicking off 2019 […]
With the end of another school year inevitably come some farewells, and 2018 sees us say goodbye to some students and teachers who have been part of the Alia College community for some time. Students leaving us are Quentin (Year 9), Hugo, Paul, Sebastian (Year 10), and Benji (Year 11). We wish you all the […]
Term Four is the busiest term of the year, with a veritable excess of camps, events, and excursions throughout the last term of the year. This year, we had a representative of the army come in to present the Australian defence Force’s Long Tan Youth Leadership and Teamwork award. This was awarded to Saskia in […]
by Tomer Berkowitz As 2018 drew to a close, the staff and students at Alia hitched up their pants and made their way up north to the town of Euroa. Euroa, for those who are unfamiliar with the place, is confident in what it is and what it can offer, summed up best by the […]
Shortly after the end of exams, on 23 November, the Alia College class of 2018 had their graduation ceremony. Held at the Augustine Centre, the ceremony was a celebration of all of the hard work, effort, and achievements of the Year 12s, and a chance to congratulate them on completing their VCE. The Year 12 […]
The Respectful Relationships initiative at Alia College finished off 2018 with the third information evening for parents, students, and staff. Guest speaker, Anu Krishnan, facilitated a presentation on family violence and the approaches to tackling it, as well as some discussion around this. This evening was the most attended information evening thus far, with parents, […]