Written by Francesca and Kat (Year 11) On March 1st, marking the beginning of Autumn, Alia College hosted its highly anticipated annual trivia night. A variety of members from the alia community attended – including current students, families, friends, and a number of former students struggling at University who were delighted by the free food. […]
Muck-Up Day at Alia is an opportunity for creativity and fun. After their last day of school on Wednesday, the Year 12s go out for dinner with their teachers. Then they spend the night at Alia, transforming the place (to a degree) by the next morning.
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]