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Our Schools have teachers that go above and beyond to create opportunities for their students. Binnacle Training schools are represented from the northern tip of Queensland, stretching down to the southern and western borders, and also in ACT. Our Schools are constantly amazing us with what their students are capable of.
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91%
COMPLETION RATE -
260+
PARTNERED SCHOOLS -
5
PROGRAM AREAS -
700+ Teachers -
100% WORKING EXCLUSIVELY IN SCHOOLS -
15000+
STUDENTS
Parklands Christian College – Certificate III in Business
Major Project – R U OK? Day
To bring awareness to R U OK? Day the students developed an event that brought together the school and created an opportunity to have the discussion R U OK? The students at Parklands Christian College created two videos and in the first one they speak openly about the struggles that have impacted their life and those close to them.
The second video captured the event where the 6 students raised over $800 and created a lot of meaningful conversations and fun activity for the school.
St Columban’s Catholic College – Certificate III in Sport and Recreation + Certificate II in Sport and Recreation
St Columban’s has been outstanding in taking Binnacle Training’s program and use it to excel it’s students by creating sport-specific coaching and officiating opportunities.
- Alliance with Caboolture Sports Club through employment experiences
- Sport-specific accreditations students have completed.
- School-based traineeship opportunities – 5 trainees in 2019 and a further 3 trainees in 2020 who assist HPE staff with Sports administration Including TAS inter-school sport on Saturdays.
Tannum Sands State High – Certificate III in Business
Education, Business and Information Technology (EBITS) Centre
- A campus of the school operating inside the Boyne Island Smelter. Certificate III in Business students work industry hours, wear industry uniforms, submit to random drug and alcohol testing and complete real, paid work for real customers. This initiative has attracted national and international interest.
- Winner of Binnacle’s Best Community Engagement Competition in 2018
Stretton State College – Certificate III in Fitness
Major Project – Adult Client Training Program
The Certificate III in Fitness students at Stretton State College get involved in their local community whereby part of their program includes health screenings at the Stretton Gardens Retirement Estate.
This ensured that Stretton State College students complete their assessment in an authentic, real world context.
St Peter Claver College – Certificate II in Sport and Recreation
Sport Speciality Program – NRL
- Students undertake NRL foundational accreditations in both Refereeing and Coaching
- This has resulted in paid referee opportunities for students in the Ipswich Junior Rugby League competition over the past 5+ years.
Annual awards
Each year we love nothing more than celebrating the wonderful teachers that deliver Binnacle Training. At the end of each school year, we host our one day PD conference ViSC (VET in Schools Conference) we take a moment from the day to acknowledge and present our teachers with their awards in front of their peers.
Ambassador of the Year Award Recipients
Ambassador of the Year – Outstanding Contribution to the Binnacle Way
Community, Advocacy, Delivery.
2016 – SPORT/ FITNESS
Bentley Park State High Schoo
2017 – BUSINESS
Lowood State High School
2017 – SPORT / FITNESS
St Mary’s Catholic College (Woree)
2018 – BUSINESS
Tannum Sands SHS
2018 – SPORT / FITNESS
Highfields State Secondary College
2019 – BUSINESS
Unity College
2019 – SPORT / FITNESS
Dakabin SHS
2020 – BUSINESS / TOURISM
Burnside State High School
2020 – SPORT / FITNESS
Redeemer Lutheran College
2021 – SPORT / FITNESS
St Teresa’s Catholic College (Noosaville)
2020 – BUSINESS / TOURISM
Mackay North State High School
10 Year Teachers
SHAYNE HARRISON
2008
Ryan Catholic College
LIZ HENNING
2008
Kirwan State High School
LYALL HERLIHY
2008
Ryan Catholic College
TRISH JORGENSEN
2008
Pimlico State High School
MELANIE SAXWOOD & TRISH BRENNAN
2008
St Rita’s College
LEISHA JOHNSTONE
2008
Tamborine Mountain State High School
GARY O’BRIEN
2008
Padua College
MARTIN RAADSCHELDERS
2008
Padua College
PETER GROUNDWATER
2009
St Teresa’s College (Abergowrie)
PETER SINCLAIR
2009
Clairvaux Mackillop College
ROBERT CHARLES
2009
Ipswich Grammar School
TODD BRUTNELL
2009
Mountain Creek State High School
TIM BERMINGHAM
2009
St Patrick’s College (Shorncliffe)
GREG CULLEN
2010
Clairvaux Mackillop College
ANDREW SOUTHEY
2010
Meridan State College
LUCAS GILL
2010
Mt Maria College (Mitchelton)
KATRINA BUSHELL
2011
Blackheath and Thornburgh
DAVID SEXTON
2011
Burdekin Catholic High School
STEPHEN DON
2011
MacGregor State High School
LAUREN HOBSEN
2011
Laidley State High School
JULIE LOGAN
2011
Redeemer Lutheran College
MATTHEW RATTRAY
2011
St Mary’s Catholic College (Woree)
KYLE CATALANO
2011
Thuringowa State High School
LESLEY HIPGRAVE
2011
Trinity Lutheran College (Ashmore)
JANNENE HANLON
2011
Trinity Lutheran College (Ashmore)
2022 HONOUR ROLL
• OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE BINNACLE WAY •
Sport & Fitness Ambassador
Chris Rigano
Southern Cross Catholic College
Business Ambassador
Angela Dawes
Ferny Grove State High School
Fitness
Joshua Elwell
St Peter Claver College
Andrew Fearon
Burnside State High School
Lachlan Wells
Rockhampton State High School
Sport
Sam Tylor
Coomera Anglican College
Richard Rodgers
Mt Alvernia College
Troy Ferrier
Kirwan State High School
Business
Carter Smith
Bundamba State Secondary College
Melanie Colquhoun
Coomera Anglican College
Tiffany Wheatley
North Rockhampton State High School
Program Manager
Kate Munro
Faith Lutheran College (Plainland)
Marty Raadscheiders
Padua College
Justin Brennan
St Mary’s Catholic College (Cairns)
Sport & Fitness – New Deliverer of the Year
Joshua Elwell
St Peter Claver College
Business & Tourism – New Deliverer of the Year
Keely Jones
William Ross State High School