Education

Sun shines down on EFS 7-12 Sports Day

“Beautiful” weather and great attendance numbers made for a fun-filled Sports Day at Eastern Fleurieu’s 7-12 campus earlier this month. The morning started with the house parade, where students dressed in their team colours and/or costumes...

Southern Argus

21 Mar 2024

Southern Argus

New Goolwa mural takes centre stage

Hours of hard work have come to fruition in the form of a new mural painted across one of Goolwa Secondary College’s (GSC) sheds, depicting facets of the school’s agricultural program. Completed in December, the mural was a six-month process...

Giorgina McKay

18 Jan 2024

Education

Top honour for Tyndale student

Tyndale Christian School senior Abigail has been named this year’s Strathalbyn campus Dux. Almost 4000 students from country South Australia completed SACE this year – up from 3660 in 2022 – with 2374 of those receiving an ATAR and 1665...

Southern Argus

20 Dec 2023

Education

Budding doctor tops school

After a year of hard work and studying, local year 12 students eagerly discovered their final exam results on Monday morning. Eastern Fleurieu School Strathalbyn student Fern Wheatley was shocked to find out she was the Dux of her school with an...

Tara Nash

20 Dec 2023

Education

Eastern Fleurieu students collaborate on mural

Local students have come together with Narungga/Ramindjeri/Ngarrindjeri elder Cedric Varcoe to create a mural depicting connection to culture and the campus, which will be hung on the school gymnasium. With support from Alexandrina Council and the...

Giorgina McKay

07 Dec 2023

Education

Tyndale’s Strathalbyn campus receives major grant for infrastructure

Tyndale Christian School is celebrating news it has received $805,000 to improve infrastructure at its Strathalbyn education facility. The Federal Government has allocated the funds under its Capital Grants Program, which supports non-government...

Southern Argus

07 Dec 2023

Community News

Eastern Fleurieu’s Class of 2023 celebrates at graduation night

Resilience and camaraderie were prominent themes throughout Eastern Fleurieu’s (EFS) graduation ceremony, held at the school’s Performing Arts Centre last Thursday night. Approximately 300 students, family members and school staff attended the...

Giorgina McKay

30 Nov 2023

Education

Tyndale Captains hoping for exam success

Tyndale Christian School Captains Sean Kelly and Caitlin Baker are wishing for success for their peers over the next two weeks as they embark on their end-of- year exams. As previously reported in The Southern Argus, thousands of SACE students are...

Giorgina McKay

09 Nov 2023

Education

A grape opportunity for local students

Local students are encouraged to get a taste of a career in the Langhorne Creek wine and viticulture industry during a showcase day next week. Creek Connect – a Langhorne Creek Grape and Wine Incorporated initiative – is hosting a showcase day...

Tara Nash

14 Sep 2023

Education

Creativity flows at Eastern Fleurieu student market

Eastern Fleurieu students had a brush-stroke of success at the recent Creation Market. The annual market brings students from all small campuses together for a day to enjoy arts and craft-based activities, and to show off and sell products they...

Southern Argus

07 Sep 2023

Education

Strathalbyn teachers back education union strike action

Strathalbyn Australian Education Union (AEU) teachers taking strike action last Friday say local issues such as the difficulty of attracting staff to semi-regional schools were behind their protest stance, and hope it is the end of the need for...

Deirdre Graham

07 Sep 2023

Education

Tyndale’s spelling bee champs

Three students from Tyndale Christian School at Strathalbyn have embraced the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee competition, and this week are competing in the state/territory finals. Year four students Ivy Tunnah, Mia Pullman and Taylor Binder say...

Deirdre Graham

31 Aug 2023

Education

Power of purple on display at schools

Purple was the colour of choice at local schools last Friday in support of diversity. Celebrated on the last Friday of the August each year, Wear it Purple Day is a global movement that strives to foster supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive...

Giorgina McKay

31 Aug 2023