College enrolments exceed expectations

Enrolments have exceeded expectations at both campuses of Brisbane Water Secondary College, according to principal Mr Pat Lewis.

"These increased enrolments included a significant number of students returning to the Peninsula's high school after attending other schools in the college's formative years," Mr Lewis said.

"At the Umina campus over 300 new Year 7 students had the campus to themselves for the first two days in an innovative orientation program.

"With the help of a large group of Year 9 Peer Support leaders who generously gave up the last two days of their school holidays, the new students experienced a wide range of activities designed to introduce them to the mysteries of a school timetable and the essential routines of high school life."

In a further innovation, students' parents were invited to the campus for morning tea each day and students then showed them around their new school, including the classrooms where they will be spending most of their year.

On Wednesday, it was a full school day for all students when Years 8 and 9 returned..

In total, the Umina campus will enrol almost 1000 students this year.

At the senior campus at Woy Woy, no time was wasted for Years 11 and 12 students who returned on Monday, received their timetables, attended lessons in all of their subjects, and received homework.

On Tuesday, Year 10 students returned to school and had the campus to themselves in a successful orientation day, Mr Lewis said.

"This group was the original Year 7 to begin in the college at Umina in 2002 and thus the first to transfer to the senior campus as a complete Year 10."

In previous years, Year 9 students from each campus combined to form the senior campus Year 10.

In total, the senior campus will enrol over 700 students this year.

Press release, February 3 Pat Lewis, Brisbane Water Secondary College