Welcome to Dickson College
Welcome to Dickson College. Dickson College is a secondary college for Years 11 and 12 located in the city of Canberra, A.C.T., Australia. The Secondary Introductory English Centre (SIEC) for Years 7 to 12 is also based here.
Students can choose a study program from tertiary and accredited courses or nationally recognized vocational courses. Involvement is encouraged not only in academic pursuits but also in a wide range of activities such as sport, debating, hospitality, art, music, photography, dance and drama. Dickson College is a great place to be!
What's on?
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Congratulations to our construction students for their skilful work building the 2 new walls for our signs. They are a fine addition to our college! (Pictured here with teachers & project managers Alan Luhrs & Jane Watts).
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Upcoming events
Welcome back for 2010!
Mon 1 Feb 2010: First day back for all Year 11s and new Year 12s only. Please meet in the canteen area at 8.45am.
Tues 2 Feb 2010: All students attend.
Student Calendar 2010
Newsletter January 2010
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Dickson College student achievements
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Congratulations to James Batchelor, Dux of Dickson College in 2009!
James also gained First Place in English and achieved high scores in all his subjects, whilst performing in dance at an elite level outside the college. James has already accepted a position at the Victorian College of the Arts and will be studying a Bachelor of Dance. We wish him every success in his dance & choreography studies and hope to see his future dance performances!
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Congratulations to Cheam Gakao Banyar who was awarded the Australian Defence Force Long Tan Award for Leadership & Teamwork in Year 12. Cheam arrived in Australia just 3 years ago and has taken on many leadership roles in his Burmese Mon community in Canberra, whilst successfully completing his studies and always being ready to assist others. We wish Cheam every success for the future!
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Congratulations to Ben Bulluss who was awarded the Dickson College Mathematics Award for Excellence for his outstanding maths results this year. Ben was awarded the Lister Hopkins Memorial Prize shield (from Rotary) and has already accepted a place at ANU in the Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours) course. We wish Ben every success in his future studies!
Congratulations also to:
Bethany Flanagan - Dickson College Board Award
Evan Packard - Dickson College All Rounder Award
Emilie Adlide - Thynne Family Award
Monique Solar - Dickson College Sports Award
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Congratulations to Alec van der Velde who has won a poster design competition for the ACT Dept of Education, promoting employability skills.
Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural Library Creative Writing Competition! Sara Nelson, Mary Quinlan & Calum Reid each win $50 and will have their stories published in the Yearbook and also on Glyph (the English, Drama & Media wiki).
Congratulations to Brendan Hill, winner of the Australian Defence Force Long Tan Award for Leadership & Teamwork in Year 11. Brendan will also represent the ACT at the 2010 National Schools Constitutional Convention.
Congratulations to Oliver Bailey, Bo Wen & Xinyi Zhu in Year 11, who all gained High Distinctions in the Australian Mathematics Competition.
Congratulations to Ed Handby who won First Prize in the Richard Baker Senate Essay.
Congratulations to Tahira Hassan, an ACT finalist to become a World Vision Youth Ambassador.
Congratulations to Monique Solar (soccer), Lachlan Dow (orienteering) and Georgia Parsons (orienteering) - who have all represented Australia in their sports and achieved an Excellence in School Sports Award from the ACT government. Ben Hughes also represented Australia in U18s touch football. Well done!
Watch Megan Fraser, Deb Mak, Edward Packard and Edmund Handby discuss changes in language: "Lost words" - Stateline (ABC TV 12/6/09)
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Fifteen construction students recently built 2 walls at the front of the college, bearing the Dickson College sign. Well done guys - the MBA & the Australian Brick and Blocklaying Training Foundation were very impressed with your skills and dedication!
Read about the project here.
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One World @ Dickson Day was held on 9 November. It was a wonderful community day where students organised fundraising for White Ribbon Day (elimination of violence against women), The Starlight Foundation (children's charity), WaterAid (clean water for the world), Alola Foundation (East Timor schools) and ACARE (Reconciliation). Organisations such as World Vision, Oxfam, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Recyclery, Rotary and The United Nations also provided information about their activities. Visitors were entertained with music, dance and a mock debate.More pictures here.
| On 11-13 November, drama students presented a contemporary version of Lysistrata, the original ancient Greek play by Aristophanes. Congratulations to the talented student directors Lucy Weaver and Andrea Mullens, and to the excellent actors for a very entertaining & humourous production! More pictures here. |
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If you would like further information about Dickson College, please phone (02) 6205 6455.
Dickson College
Phillip Ave
DICKSON ACT 2602
Australia
School Board Report
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