National Youth Science Forum 2022
by Dean Baxter Gregory-Walker, 12M The NYSF (National Youth Science Forum) is a 2-week program, run in January of the summer holidays, where you get the opportunity to meet and talk with many different members from the STEM community, as well as discovering information about university courses offered around Australia. It is a great opportunity […]
Top Arts 2022
Kew High School exhibitor for 2022 – Studio Arts Spores of Confidence 2021 by Clay Gaia-Butcher Ideas behind the work … Spores of Confidence is about growth of identity and self, and finally feeling confident in my identity and body through the realisation of my being non-binary. The lockdown allowed me to analyse my subconscious and […]
Cultural Games, Year 10 PE
Building on year 9 PE – where the students led a 20 minute minor game for their class mates – the Year 10 PE students this term have extended on this concept by planning and delivering a cultural game that can be undertaken by their peers within a 50 minute time slot. Non-traditional sports from […]
Yarra Bend golf range, Year 9 PE
As part of our unit of study on Skill Acquisition, each year 9 PE class has visited the Yarra Bend Golf Driving Range this term. The student had an opportunity to hit 50 balls each onto the driving range as an example of massed practise, and captured their swing on camera to analyse back at […]
Anytime Fitness gym, Year 11 PE
As part of our study of the musculoskeletal system, we recently visited Anytime Fitness gym in Kew to explore the role of agonists, antagonists and stabilisers in upholding reciprocal inhibition when participating in weight training exercises. We experienced, first-hand, different muscle contraction types and reviewed muscles, bones/joints and movements around each joint. Afterwards, students completed […]
STEM Centre update
The Kew High School STEM Centre is in the final stages of construction. We expect to be able to begin learning and teaching in our amazing new building at the beginning of Term 2 this year. Our Science, Technology, Mathematics and Arts teams are working together to ensure the experience of learning in the vibrant, […]
School tours
Book a school tour School tours are conducted at various times throughout the year and provide an opportunity for parents/carers and potential students to learn more about and experience elements of the working school environment on a regular school day. School tours 2022 have been scheduled for the following dates: Tuesday 29 March Friday 8 […]
Congratulations class of 2021!
Kew High School could not be prouder of the Class of 2021. Their completion of the VCE over 2020 and 2021 has been marked by the global trauma, yet their joy, their care for each other and their positive outlook did not waiver. On the evening of graduation, we celebrated the values of Kew High […]
Literacy Testing in 2021 at KHS – On Demand and PAT Reading
Calli VaroussiadisLeader of Literacy This year we have continued to use On Demand Literacy testing in Reading, Language Skills and Word Building to determine our students’ skill levels and growth. Data is central to our successful teaching and learning programs, and On Demand is one set of data that assists teachers in targeting their curriculum […]
QNetwork -A heart felt thank you
Catriona Christie A decade ago I dropped my eldest at the front of Kew High School. We had had an emotional summer culminating in a family funeral the day before he started year 7 so we were both feeling exhausted, overwhelmed and disorganised. I particularly felt at a loss with the new systems and routine. […]
