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 […]
For the last week of the year, the Year 9 and 10 students, as well as a few keen Year 11s, participated in the annual skills and development week. Skills and Development Week is an initiative of former teacher Kirsty, and aims to utilise some of the extra time towards the end of the term […]
On Friday, Alia College celebrated the fourth iteration of its annual Alumni Gathering. Each year, the Alumni Gathering brings together a mix of previous students, both graduates and those who spent a portion of the schooling here. There is a focus on the class that graduated 10 years prior, which this year was the Class […]
The end of the year is a time of mixed emotions – on the one hand, things are wrapping up, and the atmosphere gets lighter. On the other, it means saying goodbye to a whole cohort of people whose presence and influence has been so much a part of the school. Following the last day […]
by Thomas Foody Muck-Up Day at Alia always fills me with a pleasant sense of anticipation and wonder. It’s exciting to come in and see what the Year 12 cohort has done throughout the school. There’s usually a high amount of creativity involved, with former classes turning the foyer into a cardboard box maze, others […]
by Thomas Foody We’re well and truly into Term Four now, which means there’s a whole host of activities and events just around the corner. Next week, the Year 12s finish their formal classes on Wednesday, which means Thursday is Muck Up Day. Muck Up Day at Alia is more about fun practical jokes that […]