A ‘hole’ lot of Inspiration

Camps are one of the main activities enjoyed by students at Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, and our Year Group was lucky enough to experience the first ever Year 11 Camp.

While we had all enjoyed many school camps, this camp was a little bit different. We started the camp at Saint Catherine’s College at the University of Western Australia (UWA) - our home for the night.

Our first event was a tour of the UWA campus and an introduction to the many learning areas and pathway options available to us as rural students.

Once finished at UWA, we spent the evening at Holey Moley in Karryinup Shopping Centre, playing many rounds of mini golf and enjoyed some late-night shopping. This was a wonderful opportunity for us to socialise and just have a fun evening together, not worrying about the assignments waiting for us.

On our second day, we ventured to Curtin University where we were welcomed with a scavenger hunt around the campus. We learnt some interesting facts about the place, and it was great to see all the groups working together competitively. Once done with our scavenger hunt, we learnt all about the different application processes for rural students and what courses Curtin University offered. While at Curtin University, we also had the opportunity to explore the on-campus accommodation which including a tour of the new Saint Catherine’s campus at Curtin, and tour of the Twin Dolphins residential hall and the varied room options and communal areas. This really gave us an idea of what life could be like for us as future university students. Overall, the camp really benefited us, and gave us the opportunity to understand what our futures could look like. I hope to see this camp continue and benefit future Year 11 students.

Hannah Peterson :: Year 11