Celebrate the achievements of students, colleagues and peers for excellence in Aboriginal education.
The Nanga Mai Awards celebrates and recognises the outstanding achievements of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal teachers, other departmental staff, Aboriginal community members and schools that demonstrate excellence across a diversity of areas.
Watch the full ceremony online – and find out all the winners for 2022.
The presentation includes an Acknowledgement of Country from students, guest speakers from our schools, the department, and our partners the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Incorporated, along with student dance and musical performances.
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17th Annual Nanga Mai Awards
Category: Updates from Rose Bay Secondary College
IEF Graduation 2022
On Wednesday the IEF gave Toby and Nicholas a graduation extravaganza. We welcomed Ms. Bright, Ms. Archer and parents and friends, then the IEF performed their dance, Levitating. They had been practicing the dance with their Maccabi funded dance teacher Gabi Green and planned to have her lead at the Graduation. Gabi emailed that she has tested positive for Covid so we asked Evan Ryk to lead the students in the dance. Evan was magnificent and led the IEF through the dance beautifully. Next were speeches, then a trip down memory lane with images from the past 6 years on a Power Point, then the Graduation signed bears and the cutting of the cake. The Year 12 Year Advisors spoke and handed the graduates the yearbook and certificates. The big surprise was Santa who brought gifts for all, then IEF students sat down for a farewell feast. It was unanimous,
Year 12 Breakfast
This morning we enjoyed the year 12 celebratory breakfast. A sincere thank you to the Food Tech team for catering the beautiful, yummy spread of food which was presented with sophistication and elegance!
The year 12 students were buzzing with excitement and beaming with pride. We are so proud of the Cohort and their results!
2022 Academic Award Recipients
On 13 December we celebrated the academic achievements of Rose Bay Secondary College students. Congraulations to all award recipients.
Stand Up Boys at Surf Week
The Stand Up Boys did a fantastic job at feeding the very hungry Year 7 and 8s who participated in Surf Week over the last fortnight. Thank you to Henry Teofilo and Micaiah Te Rata for working with the group and giving them the opportunity to give back to our school community.
IEF Garden Winners
On Saturday, the IEF students gratefully accepted the Waverley Garden Award winning prize presented by Costa Georgiadis and the Waverley Major Paula Masselos. They worked hard, and it paid off and they feel like super stars.
Thank You from the music department
The Music department would like to thank all the students, parents, carers, and the wider community for their ongoing support for the subject. During the year, we have been able upgrade a range of equipment due to your contribution to subject fees.
Year 8 Surf Week
After a year of restrictions and rescheduling in 2021, the Year 8 Cohort were fortunately able to undertake a belated Surf Week to end the term and year on a high note. As part of the week’s roster of activities, students waded through waves at Bondi Beach, raced in relays at Cook and Phillip Pool, kayaked across glassy waters at Rose Bay, and soaked up the sun at Bondi Icebergs. Along the way, each group learned a variety of skills to help them feel more comfortable and confident in the water. As a cohort, we’d like to thank Mr Flack, Mr McNaught, and the entire PDHPE faculty and other participating staff members for making this week possible. We very easily could have missed out on this great Year 7 tradition, but have benefited immensely from the efforts made to get us out on the water.
Have fun with maths this summer
No matter what you’ve got planned these summer holidays, add the magic of maths to your child’s summer break with our fun maths activities.
Whether you are exploring one of our many beautiful national parks, going for a swim, baking or creating a robot, enjoy exploring the wonder and amazement of maths everyday with your family.
All these activities will help your child expand and increase their skills and understanding in concepts like measurement, volume, time and puzzle solving.
Maths is all around us and by engaging with our maths activities, you can show that maths is fun and at the same time, continue your child’s learning journey this summer.
There are many great activities to create with the magic of maths such as:
Sketching a portrait
Giving directions with and without a map
Playing car cricket
Making paper planes
While your child is on holidays, use these entertaining activities so that they can have lots of fun while learning
T4L resources for Term 4 now available
The Term 4 Technology 4 Learning (T4L) online resources are now available and provide some great tech solutions for the classroom.
T4L Kids magazine
T4L Kids magazine is a self-guided independent learning resource that aims to provide students with purposeful challenges to engage them in creating content and enhancing their problem-solving skills using technology.
The latest issue of T4L Kids is all about the world of amazing animals. Meet our cover star, Matilda the therapy dog, and go behind the scenes for a day in her busy working life at a Sydney school. Catch up with Microlight Milly, a zoologist flying around Australia following migratory shorebirds at a bird’s-eye level. T4L also chats with deadly scientist Corey Tutt and follows the Tassie Devil trail with illustrator Max Hamilton.
There are three exciting challenges for students who are keen to explore animals, raise awareness of an animal issue or boost their next animal project!