2022 Highlights

Projects

• Bush Tucker Garden launch.

• Students in the College First Nations student group Maali Mia use their voices to provide input on school direction. The group also fosters social connection between the College’s First Nations peoples.

• The College hosted the inaugural JCCA Fashion Week which included crocheting workshops, fashion sketching workshops, needle felting workshops, a JCCA Fashion show, Yarn bombing for reconciliation and Runway makeup workshop. Many of these workshops were facilitated by students.

• The College has been selected as one of 78 schools to receive a grant from Healthway’s Healthy Schools Program to support the health and wellbeing of students.

• Bike Rescue worked with ten JCCA students over a five day period to custom build fifteen bikes. This bike education training package was a result of the school being awarded a Your Move Super Boost Grant created purposefully with the high school demographic in mind. Students presented Fremantle Multicultural Centre representative Alex, with two custom built bikes to be donated to the Centre.

• The Roots and Shoots club got together to discuss the potential issues around active transport to and from school for the YourMove transport hackathon. The students discussed issues preventing people from active travel and in small groups came up with some potential solutions which they pitched to the College executive team.

• JCCA Mental & Physical Health students worked with the Youth Affairs Council of WA (YACWA) on the City of Fremantle youth strategy aimed at meeting the growing needs of young adults. These students are part of a larger initiative at JCCA to identify and work with the College executive team and industry connections to develop a more inclusive engagement of student voice.

College Fundraising And Events

• JCCA Music students performed alongside budding musicians from other Fremantle high schools as part of Future Treasures.

• Sydney Dance Company visited the College for a workshop with dance students.

• Yoga Vibes.

• Pi Day.

• Traditional Cultural Dress Day – Fundraising for UNHCR (the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees).

• Thrift Store for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

• Fandom Day – Raised $1100 that was distributed between charities.

• Harmony Week – Raised over $830 for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

• The Student Council selected St. Patrick’s Community Support Centre and Animal Protection Society of WA Inc. for their end of year fundraiser and House activity.

Appointed Grants And Partnerships

Grants

• A new pedestrian crossing was installed, making it safer and easier for hundreds of Fremantle students to get to school. The new crossing on Ellen Street, near the main entrance to the College was installed by the City of Fremantle using funding provided by the state government.

• McGowan Government School Clean Energy Technology Fund.

• Your Move ‘Active Transport’ program in the College earned $2831.

• Healthway’s Healthy Schools Program Grant earned the College $5000.

Partnerships

• The College is participating in the BinarX program, a two-year mission to design, build and actually launch local student projects into space, through a partnership established with Curtin University.

• The College facilitates a Regional School Support Program helping to build future pathways for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. This is an ongoing partnership with Quairading District High School providing valuable cultural awareness and twoway Science initiatives for students in both metropolitan and regional environments.

• The College has a close, ongoing and reciprocal relationship with the City of Fremantle. This has facilitated student involvement with the Youth Affairs Council of WA and led to Football Specialist students representing the College at the launch of The Festival of Soccer at Walyalup Civic Centre.

AWARDS, EXHIBITIONS AND COMPETITIONS

• JCCA Roots and Shoots club was presented with the State achievement award by the Western Australian Roots and Shoots Co-ordinator Bill Waterer OAM. The award included a painting by Trish the elephant from Perth Zoo.

• Three Year 12 students were nominated for the WAM (West Australian Music) song of the year.

• Two JCCA students were selected to promote the Premiers Reading Challenge. One student was featured in advertisements and the other gave book reviews on live radio.

• Mathematics teacher, Mrs Donna Buckley was selected as a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert for 20222023.

• A Year 7 Media Arts student represented Western Australia as part of a team at the ASFC (Australian Figure Skating Championships) who were awarded the Silver medal for the advanced novice synchronised division.

• A Year 12 student achieved her Duke of Edinburgh Silver award.

• A Year 9 student was awarded the Finley Award for Best Youth in a Play for her role as Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird by Stirling Players. In addition to the award, she also won a $500 scholarship from Akkana Entertainment.

• In total 20 JCCA students were offered a place in Performing Arts Perspectives, the premiere showcase for excellence in Dance, Drama and Music for students and teachers from the Public, Independent and Catholic education sector. Selection for Performing Arts Perspectives requires WACE achievement in the top 20% of the state.

• The College entered two students into the Year 12 Media Perspectives Show. One achieved a 100% exam score in Media Production and Analysis and came runner-up for the Subject Exhibition. She was awarded a Certificate of Excellence and in addition. Both entrants had their films accepted into Perspectives. The second student has also been very successful in having her film shown in both Australian and overseas film festivals.

• Two Visual Arts students were successful in gaining entry to Pulse Perspectives at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

• A Year 12 GAT Music student performed on the saxophone at Year 12 Perspectives.

• 13 students participated in Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) exams.

• Students performed in both the solo and ensemble sections as part of the RAD Festival.

• Three Year 12 and four Year 11 students were accepted into WAAPA from the dance and ballet programs.

• The Classical Guitar ensemble performed at the Opus Concert, the showcase performance for music students in government schools held at the Perth Concert Hall.

• The Brass Quintet toured local primary schools, performing for students and staff linking the College to the wider community.

• The Vocal Consort performed at the Remembrance Day service held at the Department of Education in East Perth.

• A Year 11 Visual Arts student qualified for and competed in the gruelling three day CrossFit competition Chasing Better Throwdown as an RX athlete.

• Two football students were selected for the provisional squad for the CommBank Junior Matildas’ training camp.

• Two Year 12 students were awarded scholarships for Patrick School of the Arts 2023 Music Theatre Summer Intensive Workshops in Melbourne.

• The College was highly commended at the Science Teacher Association of Western Australia (STAWA) 64th Science Talent Search. For the second year in a row a JCCA student took home the Young Science Communicator of the Year Award. JCCA students also placed first and second in the Junior Video category; First, second and third in the Junior Photography category; First and third in the Intermediate Video category; and First, second and third in the Intermediate photography category.

• A Year 12 student was selected as a finalist in the Upper Secondary category for the 2022 Tim Winton Award for Young Writers.

• A Year 12 student was selected for the Highly Commended Young Writers list for his short story.

• A Year 11 student placed as a finalist in the Best Middle School Film Production category of the 2022 ATOM Awards.

• Four GAT Visual Arts students made successful entries into the Shaun Tan Award.

• Three Year 12 students’ works were accepted for the META exhibition, a high-level exhibition representing the best of Year 11 and 12 work in WA.

• A Year 10 student was selected to represent the state in the 2022 Hockey 16s Girls Championship.

• A Year 12 Drama student starred in the series The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power

• Three of the John Curtin College teams were successful in winning the Champion Schools Football event and awarded State Champions.

• Many JCCA students were recognised with awards at the Maths Talent Quest. Two Year 8 Students achieved a High Distinction, nineteen Year 8 students and five Year 9 students achieved a distinction.

2022 Highlights

• Year 11 Cyber students participated in CyberTaipan, an Australian Youth Cyber Defence Competition for teams of high school aged students. CSIRO Digital Careers were so impressed by the way that the College had been able to incorporate this workplace experience into the VET Cert II Workplace Skills course, they will be showcasing this innovative approach in their 2023 promotional materials.

• A Year 11 student was selected to attend the National Youth Science Forum in Canberra in January 2023.

• A Year 11 student was awarded a High Commendation in the Theology Category for his entry to the 2022 John Locke Institute Essay Prize.

• A Year 11 student was named as the WA Runner Up for The Simpson Prize.