After 45 years of dedicated service to public education, today will be the final day of work for Mr. Clive Palmer, Port Lincoln High School’s longest-serving employee. Last night, current PLHS staff were joined by Clive’s wife and several former colleagues for a wonderful farewell party on the Stamford Floor. During the festivities, heartfelt speeches...Read More
PLHS parents and caregivers are reminded that our first Governing Council meeting for 2025 will take place in a week’s time – from 6:30pm in the school’s Specialist Building on Wednesday February 12th. Principal Craig Akehurst and Deputy Principal Lesley Warren will begin the meeting with a discussion about the importance of valuing student growth...Read More
Students involved in our Year 9 Dharna Crews have commenced the school year by first building and fostering connections in their small groups, and then through social activities and team challenges. Our Year 9 Crew facilitators are excited to guide these students, providing support and encouragement along their journey. Some recent examples of Crew in...Read More
CAPTION FOR GROUP PHOTO (LEFT): Back row (L-R): Mr. Michael Scheffler & Mr. James Zanello. Front row (L-R): Mrs. Kyra Scheffler, Ms. Beck Paterson, Mrs. Amy Rowsell, Mr. Richard Barry & Mrs. Mel McGown. Absent: Mrs. Gemma Seal. CAPTION FOR EXTRA IMAGE (RIGHT): Ms. Vicki Bosisto at the Transition & Learning Centre (TLC). Port Lincoln...Read More
On the weekend, our Student Pathways Leader Ms. Tiff Evans received an email from Professor Catherine Stampfl from the School of Physics at The University of Sydney. The message explained that Georgina Millard (PLHS Class of 2024) is the recipient of a Georgina Sweet Regional and Remote STEM Award. The University of Sydney grants up...Read More
Year 7 and Year 10 School Immunisation Program forms have been both emailed to parents and paper copies sent home with students today. The consent form needs to be returned to Student Services by Friday February 14th, 2025. 24115.1 SIP Year 7 Letter 2025Download 24115.1.2 SIP Year 7 Consent 2025Download 24115.3 SIP Year 10 Letter...Read More
We are thrilled to announce the “enrolment” of 2.5-year-old labrador Odin to our school for 2025. Following in the “paw prints” of our existing therapy dog Hope, Odin is set to make a positive impact on student mental health and learning dispositions. Thanks to resourcing from the Rural Health Innovation Fund, Odin will be with...Read More
BRIDGE is an intensive ten-week program that has a maximum of 15 students per cohort. The teaching team deliver programs aligned to the Australian Curriculum and students are able to be involved in the designing of activities such as photography, cooking, music and arts. BRIDGE is a predictable, calm and safe learning environment. Following the...Read More
Almost 850 PLHS students completed their first day of the 2025 school year today – for our excited new Year 7’s, it was their very first day of high school. The day began at 8:40am with a brief whole-school assembly in the Gym hosted by PLHS Principal Mr. Craig Akehurst. Following the Principal’s welcome and...Read More
ABOVE: Jock Carr & the “A Complete Unknown” movie poster Earlier today, we were delighted to receive the following text message from proud PLHS parent Jeff Carr about his son, Jock (PLHS Class of 2020)… “Just letting you know that Jock is in the credits of the new Bob Dylan movie, “A Complete Unknown”. The...Read More
