2022 Riverland and Mallee Vocational Awards

The Riverland and Mallee Vocational Awards aims to promote and reward the most outstanding Apprentices, Trainees and Vocational Education and Training Students in our region. Renmark High School and the Riverland Secondary Schools Alliance have a proud history of providing successful vocational education pathways. We congratulate our nominees and finalists for the 2022 Awards. 

Congratulations to our VET student finalists Grace N and Chelsea H.

Vocational Education & Training (VET) students complete training with a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). Students undertaking a VET course gain industry specific skills that allow them to perform tasks in the workplace.

Congratulations to our School Based Apprentice nominees Nicholas T and Jamie D, and to Amy C for making the finals.

A School Based Apprenticeship allows senior secondary students to begin an apprenticeship as a part of their SACE. Through this students start vocational training, earn a wage and get hands on experience while finishing school.

Congratulations to the overall Regional Runner up, Sakina Q and to the Regional winner, Ceobahn W, both of whom are Renmark High School students! 

A School Based Trainee allows senior secondary students to begin a traineeship as a part of their SACE. Through this students start vocational training, earning a wage and getting hands on experience while finishing school.

Congratulations to these students for their effort in their vocational studies and for being recognised in this way! 

Teaching and Learning and COVID-19

Thank you to the staff at Renmark High School who are going above and beyond to ensure the continuity of student learning. This has included teachers taking extra reliefs and in some cases an extra subject.  Support staff have been managing COVID related responses including the classroom contact letters, and the many phone calls from parents asking questions.  Thank you also to students and families for your patience with more lessons than normal being covered by relief teachers.  If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s learning please don’t hesitate to contact the school.

Governing Council

We held our AGM recently and formed our 2022 Governing Council membership.  Thank you to John Gardner who has served for five years on Governing Council, four of these as our chairperson. John has been a supportive advocate for our school and we thank him for his contribution to our school. Also thank you to Alysha Herrmann who also retires from Governing Council and the position of secretary, and a thank you to Deanne Flaherty who is retiring from the position of treasurer but is remaining on the council. 

Welcome to our new Chairperson, Darren Bussenschutt, our new secretary Andrea Logos, our new treasurer Scerina Rasheed and new members to council Laura Strout, Kimberley Wegner and Sean Leesue, as well as continuing members Kerry Thompson, Megan Petersen, Karen DiCerbo, David Sims, Lauren Schiller, Jasmine Sotiroulis and Sally Kroemer.  I look forward to working with you all during the year as we continue our journey of school improvement.

Student/Parent/Teacher Interviews  

We encourage your attendance at the upcoming student/parent/teacher discussions to talk about student achievement, progress and goal setting for the remainder of the year.  

Due to COVID absence of students and staff we have moved the parent teacher interviews into early next term.

Interviews are not just for students who aren't progressing as well as expected, they are an opportunity for all students and families to discuss the skill development of students.  For those students who are doing well it is an opportunity to talk about the appropriate level of challenge to enable students to continue to develop their skills and understandings. 

Students are able to set goals and put actions in place to improve results during the remainder of semester one.  Use the online booking system (details following) to reserve your preferred time slots.

Open Day 

Next Monday we have an opportunity to see our classrooms in action and walk through the learning spaces we have been developing over the last three years.  The tours are of particular interest to year 5/6 students who are already thinking about what happens in the next year or two.  If you have a student in year 5 or 6 and are unable to attend next Monday morning but are interested in a tour through the school, please contact us.

Student Free Day

For the first session on our recent student free day in week 7 staff were involved in professional development provided by Speech Pathologist Gretel Jericho on the skills of reading. For the rest of the day we were working on High Impact Teaching strategies in our continuing endeavour to provide high quality teaching and learning for students.

Mat Evans

Principal