Heatley Secondary College Our Future is Our Focus
Townsville | Queensland | Australia
Heatley Secondary College Executive Team - Murray James Principal; Janine Cooke Deputy Principal; Gwen Nowak Deputy Principal; Paula Adams-Thompson Deputy Principal
Welcome Exciting times for the College are ahead, with work commencing on $12 million dollars’ worth of upgrades.
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hanks to Queensland Government’s ‘Renewing Our Schools’ funding, Heatley Secondary College, established in 1968, is currently undergoing significant facilities improvements that will enable the College to deliver our diverse and distinctive programs in a world class learning environment. By the end of 2020, a long list of works will be completed, ready for the 2021 school year. Key among these is a new Performing Arts Centre that will allow a renewed focus on the Arts. Another initiative in 2020 is the introduction of the Heatley Pride Sports Academy, with students able to take part in rugby league, soccer, volleyball and general fitness academies. These additions, together with the already cutting-edge Townsville Creative Technologies Centre, will give the College enhanced capacity to deliver outstanding training for 21st-century careers. Enjoy this feature, further detailing the diversity of pathways and programs to engage our students as learners and enhance their sense of belonging. Murray James Principal
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Townsville Creative Technologies Centre
Through the Townsville Creative Technologies Centre, Heatley Secondary College is directly addressing 21st-century skills shortages in the rapidly growing Australian freelance/gig economy.
Opened on July 25, 2011, the TCTC runs top-notch software and hardware systems, including an extensive multi-track recording studio. Enrolments close at the end of February.
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nique in North Queensland, the Townsville Creative Technologies Centre (TCTC) offers Vocational Education and Training qualification courses supporting careers in game design, 2D and 3D animation, digital photography, film and video, graphic design and digital audio and music production. Current and post-graduate students from all regional independent, Catholic Education and state high schools access the specialised training courses and day and evening delivery options are available. “We have students ranging from 16 to 60-something, so that’s a satisfying part of what we do,” says TCTC Head of Department, Bjarne Ohlin. “TCTC is an opportunity for people to value-add to their skills.” Since opening in 2011, more than 600 students have graduated with a Certificate II or III qualification, with many students completing more than one course. The TCTC is a purpose-built training facility of nearly 600 square metres, running industry-standard software and hardware systems. “Course outcomes merge seamlessly with freelance work opportunities or further study,” says Bjarne. Training partnerships have been developed with JCU Townsville Fire, Townsville Basketball and international sports broadcasting service NEP, providing direct access to employment opportunities for students such as 2019 Heatley Secondary College and TCTC graduate, Zac Walker.”
Visionary
Zac working alongside NRL legend Darren Lockyer
Zac on the job at the Cairns Basketball Stadium the day after he graduated!
Course outcomes merge seamlessly with freelance work opportunities or further study.
TCTC students work on projects that build the digital skills required in current and emerging creative industries.
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ac Walker graduated from the TCTC last year with a Certificate III in Music Industry. During his time at TCTC, Zac participated in the sports broadcast training program with TCTC industry partners Townsville Basketball, JCU Townsville Fire, NEP/Fox Sports and the NQ Cowboys. The 2019 V8 Supercars also invited Zac to assist at the event in July.
“Studying at TCTC has given me access to industry-standard training, equipment and software that you just can’t get anywhere else,” Zac says.
Living the Dream
“At 17, I’m the youngest person to be given the title of Head Audio Tech at the Cairns Basketball Stadium. “And I also really enjoyed the opportunity TCTC gave me to bounce ideas off other creatives.” Already well on his way to Industry-ready Graduates becoming a freelance professional Since graduating from TCTC, specialising in live broadcast 17-year-old Zac has been flown camera and audio systems regularly to Cairns by international management, Zac couldn’t be sports broadcasters IMG/NEP happier. to assist their crew with NBL “The sporting industry is fun to game broadcasts from the Cairns work in, and it’s a bonus that I also Basketball Stadium. play all of the sports I cover!”
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Developments
Performing F Arts Centre Students with their sights set on a career in the Arts will soon be able to hone their craft in a purpose-built facility.
rom the start of 2021, Heatley Secondary College will have its own Performing Arts Centre. The performing arts hub will include a music classroom plus four rehearsal/practice rooms, a media lab/classroom, recording studio and learning space, drama classroom, dance studio, theatre and sound stage with dressing rooms and a props/scenery store that will all connect to an outdoor stage area.
Connecting Community NIDA graduate and Head of The Arts Department, Bjarne Ohlin, says the Performing Arts Centre
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Rehearsal, performance and recording spaces accessible to the community
Purpose-built facility to showcase artistic programs
Dance joins the HSC performance line-up for the first time
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The Performing Arts Centre will add another learning stream that will boost school engagement and foster belonging.
will not only provide Heatley Secondary College (HSC) students with high-level learning and performance facilities in Dance, Drama and Music but also the Townsville community with muchneeded rehearsal, performance, recording and production spaces. The theatre/sound stage and recording studio will enable the establishment of a valuable community partnership which allows students to be involved in an incubator program where they will act as house engineers and technical assistants supporting the venue hire program. Another aspiration for the new space is to establish a community radio station. Broadcasting beyond
the school grounds, the station would provide an opportunity to connect with the community. “Our aim is to have recording artists come in so students are able to tap into their expertise,” says Heatley Secondary College Principal Murray James. “To have visiting artists of the calibre of Busby Marou, for example, would be a wonderful opportunity for our learners.” “Likewise, having a purposebuilt facility where the school can showcase our Arts programs to students’ families and our industry partners is an exciting prospect.”
Constructing the Performing Arts Centre creates a new set of opportunities for our leaners to diversify. Our artistic students will have the arts hub to connect to, our sports students will be able to attach to the new sports academies and students attracted to digital technologies have the Townsville Creative Technologies Centre.” Murray James, Principal
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State-wide competitions set to build confidence Academy students will have the opportunity to compete in a number of carnivals across Queensland.
Sports Academy programs will develop physical fitness, sports psychology, sports nutrition and skills while undertaking sports they enjoy.
Heatley Secondary College HPE teacher/Rugby League Academy Coach Krys Freeman and his colleagues excited about delivering a wide range of sporting programs to students.
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hanks to the new Heatley Pride Sports Academy, Heatley Secondary College students will be able to choose from a range of sports programs including Football (Soccer), Rugby League, Volleyball and a General Academy for students to develop their physical fitness. “Our aim is to give passionate sporting students the opportunity to engage in something they love and improve their performance in their chosen sport,” says Heatley HPE teacher Krys Freeman, who also plays dummy half or lock for the Mendi Blackhawks. “Sport provides students with the skills that transfer to all parts of their lives. They learn about commitment, hard work, resilience and the importance of belonging to and working
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We’re going to give students all the necessary skills to take their careers as far as they want to.
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Krys brings his experience playing dummy half and lock for the Mendi Blackhawks to his teaching role.
as a team. We’re going to give students all the necessary skills to take their careers as far as they want to. ”
will be the Matthew Bowen 9s,” Krys says. “From there we’ll be competing in competitions all across Queensland.”
Healthy Competition
Expert Coaches
Students will also have the opportunity to compete in a number of sporting carnivals. “One of the first to get us started in the Rugby League program
Krys came to Townsville and the Mendi Blackhawks from another Queensland Cup club, the Central Queensland Capras, three years ago. “We’ve done well over the past few years – we’ve made the finals since we started as a club,” Krys says. “I’m proud to be part of a really successful team with a great culture.” As part of the Heatley Pride Sports Academy, students will have access to state and national scouts and talent development groups. Krys will be part of an expert coaching team that will develop students sporting potential.
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The Heatley Pride Sports Academy kicks off in Term 1, enabling students in Years 7 through 12 to realise their sporting potential.
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Sports Academy
Bring on the 21st Century The College offers a range of industrystandard programs so students can take advantage of the freelance/gig economy.
Creating a career
Secondary College Offering a traditional high school as well as an Adult Learning Centre and the Townsville Creative Technologies Centre, Heatley Secondary College caters for a diverse array of learners.
H A wide range of hands-on activities keeps students engaged in learning.
eatley Secondary College (HSC) is dedicated to helping students prepare for the 21st-century. “We offer a range of programs to ensure our students are well-preprared for their future,” says Heatley Secondary College Principal Murray James. “These learners will have many more jobs throughout their lifetime than someone of my era and we are preparing them to take advantage of that fact.”
HSC continues to achieve outstanding academic results and adds to its vocational line-up of programs every year. “We have a new Certificate III in Fitness and are currently building a catering block that will enable us to deliver a Certificate II or III in Hospitality,” Principal James says. “Many students will study for an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), ready for university, while others will choose a pathway that prepares them to enter the workforce directly. “We are committed to ensuring
Adult Learning Centre Heatley’s Adult Learning Centre offers people of all ages a second chance to complete their schooling.
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he Heatley Adult Learning Centre offers a range of Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority subjects to support adult learners to gain access to university, the Defence force, the public service or gain job advancement. Students can attain their Senior qualifications within a
year rather than completing the traditional Year 11 and 12. Careerchangers are able to undertake university prerequisite subjects to broaden their horizons, and those keen to pick up a particular subject, such as nurses needing Chemistry for their Midwifery course, can do so too.
Making it Happen The Adult Learning Centre produces many success stories,
they all succeed, including our mature-age students who are making the most of the many programs offered by our Adult Learning Centre and the Townsville Creative Technologies Centre.” As a College we provide a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment that empowers students to excel as the leaders of tomorrow. We develop a community of compassionate, resilient and proud learners that embrace diversity and are responsible and active global citizens.
The Adult Learning Centre offers day and night classes for Year 10 to 12 studies.
including a single mum who completed five subjects to attain her Queensland Certificate of Education and is now at university studying to be a teacher. In addition to Year 12 completion, the Adult Learning Centre also caters for those students requiring an alternate pathway to completing their Year 10 studies. The Adult Learning Centre caters for learners aged 14 or 15 years to mature age.
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The Townsville secondary school delegation is one of only two Australian delegations to make the trip to Shanghai for a mock United Nations conference this January.
World view
International Connections A secondary school delegation from Townsville is headed to Shanghai for a mock United Nations conference.
Mock United Nations Conference Heatley Secondary College CISSMUN students Madison Campbell and Ross-Leigh McIntosh, along with Head of Teaching and Learning & International Education, Rachael Pearson, are headed overseas this January. Together they will travel to Shanghai as part of a Townsville secondary school delegation to participate in the Concordia International School’s Mock United Nations Conference (CISSMUN). The trio will join representatives from Pimlico, Kirwan and William Ross State High Schools. The aim of a mock United Nations conference is to emulate the processes of the real UN, so each delegation will take on the role of a nation.
The Townsville delegation has been assigned to Chile and must consider this country’s values as they debate world issues. Upon their return to school for 2020, the students will host their own mock United Nations conference for Townsville students.
Heatley Secondary College representative Gabrielle Wright (left) at the 2019 CISSMUN.
Global Citizenship
Homestay Program
Heatley Secondary AWARDED College has recently been awarded provisional accreditation with Department of Education International (DEi) and aims to build international mindedness and global citizenship at the College through engaging with and hosting international students from around the world.
Are you interested in HOSTING hosting an international student? Heatley Secondary College is seeking host families to take in international students. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact International Homestay Coordinator Meagan Wood by calling 4726 8333 or emailing mhami0@eq.edu.au.
How to change your future: heatleysc.eq.edu.au Use these contact details to find out more about Heatley Secondary College courses and enrolment including the Adult learning Centre and Townsville Creative Technologies Centre.
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