Last weekend, our Year 10 Photography class entered nineteen photos into the 2018 Cummins Agricultural & Horticultural Society’s Annual Show. I am very proud to announce our winners and participants in the Under 17 Photography Competition. Of the nineteen photos, ten were awarded a first, second or third place. The students submitted their own photos,...Read More

  Late last term, our Year 10 and 11 Marine Operations classes challenged their sea skills by venturing out on a Shark Cage Diving tour with Adventure Bay Charters. Following the two-hour boat trip to North Neptune Island, two Great White Sharks circled the cage. All of our students enjoyed the opportunity to see these magnificent creatures...Read More

Earlier this week, ten PLHS students flew to Adelaide to participate in the University of South Australia’s three-day UniSA Connect program. This annual initiative involves regional students spending a day at the four metropolitan UniSA campuses. We stayed at the Central YHA and students were given the responsibility of getting us to and from the...Read More

We are delighted to report that Year 8 student Cooper Miller – a member of Port Lincoln High School’s highly successful Aboriginal Arts program – was recently declared the 2018 winner of the “Ku Arts Our Young Mob Award”. The judge of this category, Inawinytji Williamson, thought that Cooper’s use of materials in “Bloodlines” (pictured)...Read More

Earlier today, our Year 9 students participated in a full day of STEM learning – the theme for this inaugural event revolved around the issue of litter. The significant problem of litter/rubbish/waste was explored using several different approaches and at both the local and global levels. A series of guest speakers set the tone for...Read More

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, our Year 10 Outdoor Education class embarked on a 28km bushwalk in the Lincoln National Park as part of a major assessment task for the course. The students were assessed on leadership, minimal impact camping, camp skills, food preparation/cooking and positive participation, as well as bushwalking skills such...Read More

For the last two lessons of their STEM rotation, I set my Year 8 class a fun, practical problem-solving challenge. The students were asked to create a roller coaster for a marble using nothing but halved pool noodles and sticky tape. I was amazed at how innovative and engaged the students became with this task....Read More

  Attention PLHS parents… if your student will be commencing (or continuing) SACE next year, the following two-minute animation comes highly recommended. It introduces the SACE, outlines the structure of this qualification and explains what students need to do to attain it. This may assist in understanding what is required of students when they select...Read More

  Due to the predicted poor weather conditions, our Year 10 Outdoor Education Bushwalking Camp in the Lincoln National Park has been postponed from Thursday August 30th~Friday August 31st to Monday September 3rd~Tuesday 4th September. Participating students are asked to meet at the Outdoor Ed shed at 8am on Monday morning (September 3rd). Please feel...Read More

  Monday September 3rd – Thursday September 6th, 2018 // PLHS STEM Centre Next week is 2019 Subject Selection Week at PLHS. Parent/caregivers are asked to use the processes outlined below to book subject selection interviews. If you are unable to book online, please contact the school’s Front Office on 8683-6000 and we will be...Read More