At a year level assembly in the Gym yesterday morning, Mr. Hayden Bennett announced the names of a host of Year 8 students who had earned Academic Excellence or Meritorious Effort awards based on their outstanding recent mid-semester reports. Congratulations to the following students and their families on this wonderful recognition. Academic Excellence: Dakota Taferner...Read More
Dear families, Families wishing to use the school bus service in 2023 are required to complete a “Permission for Transport of Students on a School Bus 2023” application form ASAP to secure a seat for next year. This must be done for each student. Every student wanting to access the school bus for 2023 MUST complete the form...Read More
After winning the Muriel Matters Award in 2021, I was invited to attend a Civics and Citizenship National Convention with a hundred other participants. We were called to the convention to discuss the question: “Should Australia have compulsory voting?” The event was held virtually in Canberra, but the state delegates met in person. In SA,...Read More
Hello Everyone, As part of her Youth Environment Council commitments, Year 8 student Ruby Gamlin-Woolford has decided to conduct a Casual Clothes Fundraiser on Friday November 25th (Week 6). This is to raise money to create some food-based garden beds throughout the school. Please support Ruby’s initiative by bringing a gold coin donation and wearing...Read More
Dear Parents and Caregivers, The Material and Services Charge is established each year in consultation with your elected parent representatives who form the Port Lincoln High School Governing Council. The charge covers many of the costs associated with your child’s education during the school year. The Materials and Services Charge along with Government funding provides...Read More
On Thursday November 10th, selected PLHS students attended the Public Education Student Forum, held at the Port Lincoln Hotel along with other students from across the Eyre Peninsula. Students contributed to a state-wide discussion and identified some fantastic ideas about how their learning could be enhanced and made more meaningful. They also workshopped the state-wide...Read More
Last Wednesday, our Year 10 girls participated in a PPEP Talk delivered by Clinical Educator Miss Ailsa Ormerod – PPEP stands for Periods, Pain & Endometriosis Program. PPEP Talk is jointly funded by the Federal and State Governments, and is part of the National Action Plan for Endometriosis; it is an initiative of the Pelvic...Read More
We welcome current Year 6 students who are transitioning to PLHS in 2023 for a Transition Tour this week. These tours give students an opportunity to familiarise themselves with our site and meet a range of staff before their official Transition Days on Thursday and Friday of Week 7 (December 1st/2nd). Participating students will each...Read More
Last week, our Year 10 Science class was fortunate to have guest lecturer Dr. Katharina Richter fly in from Adelaide to present some fascinating information around superbugs and fighting antibiotic resistant diseases. Dr. Richter is a biomedical researcher and trained pharmacist, completing her PhD in medicine/applied microbiology in 2017; she then founded her own research...Read More
“THIRTY PERCENT”, Port Lincoln High School’s Year 12 Art/Design exhibition for 2022, was officially opened last night in the Nautilus Arts Centre’s Rotary Gallery. A modest but highly appreciative crowd of supportive families, PLHS staff and Governing Councillors joined the exhibiting (and celebrating) students to view the stunning collection of practical work and accompanying written...Read More
