The first thing which strikes many people about Somerset College is the warmth of relationships between our students and the mutual respect between students and our staff. These characteristics are developed in myriad ways each and every day.
Learning within the classroom is inclusive, engaging and encourages collaboration. Opportunities beyond the classroom include a broad range of sports and cultural pursuits, and progressive outdoor education and service learning programmes.
There really is an opportunity for every child to develop a passion in the knowledge they will be well supported as their talents develop. This extends into our pastoral care programme and our focus on student wellbeing with continuity of care throughout the student’s time in the Senior School.
The Somerset Robotics Club ventured to the University of Queensland to take part in the 2018 RoboCup Junior Queensland Championships, Saturday 11 August. Our hopeful contenders have been preparing for this day over the previous few months and were looking forward to testing their creations against the other entries.
It is very pleasing to me to see that Australian universities are following the example of overseas universities and have now begun accepting early entry from IBDP candidates. The Australian National University have, this year, decided to accept early entrance students, placing less emphasis on the ATAR system for ranking students.
The APS Athletics Carnival commenced with the Summer Season versus Kings, see results under the 'Resources' section on this page. Summer Season practices begun this week on Monday.
Somerset College is a non-selective school. We accept students from all ability levels with our only precondition being that students at the College always strive to do their best and try their hardest.
The development of a caring community and a strong network of support for our students is central to our ethos and daily work.
At Somerset College we have numerous student committees for Senior School students. These are a major avenue for outreach into the wider community.