2023 Yearbook

TAS/VET

Year 12 students completed their HSC studies in Information & Digital Technology and were successful in obtaining a Certificate III in Information Technology. Year 11 students commenced the courses above and also completed a week of work placement with Amazon Web Services and have commenced a Microsoft work & skills program. Areas of focus include innovation, safety, cybersecurity, working in the industry, along with computer hardware, operating systems and cloud computing. The Year 11 Sports Coaching course delivered content which included obtaining their First Aid certificate, learning WHS considerations, full participation strategies and the theory linked to effective coaching. The class volunteered their time to help run sporting carnivals for the school and surrounding primary schools which included the swimming, athletics and cross country carnivals. The students were also given the opportunity to coach younger year groups at Hennessy in a range of alternate sports. During this they were able to develop their communication, organisation, teamwork and problem solving skills. In the Year 12 course students continued to develop their coaching skills and then refined these skills as they instructed some of the junior students in a variety of sports.