Year 7 $20 Boss
Our Year 7 students have spent Term 2 focusing in their ‘$20 Boss’ Core Skills unit.
This engaging program allowed students to delve into the world of business, explore key concepts, develop their entrepreneurial skills by creating their own market stalls and to critically reflect on their decision making.
Throughout the unit, students were encouraged to think creatively and sustainably, crafting products or services with a budget of no more than $20. The challenge sparked enthusiasm and innovation, and we hope you loved hearing about their exciting ideas at home!
The project recently culminated in ‘Market Day’ – an opportunity for students to present their learning and showcase their products and ideas. Students were given ‘Cove Cash’ to spend at businesses and ‘Investor Tokens’ to demonstrate which businesses they would like to invest in.
Students had a great day engaging with each others businesses and investing their Cove Cash.
Science and Engineering ChallengeÌý
In Week 8, a group of 23 students represented HCS at the Science and Engineering Challenge at Flinders University.
Competing against seven other schools, they tackled real-world STEM challenges — from building bridges and water turbines to designing sustainable homes and decoding fibre optic messages. Our 85g bridge held an impressive 3.5 kg, and students showed creativity, teamwork and resilience in every task.
While we placed seventh overall, the learning, laughter, and problem-solving made it a fantastic experience.
Dreaming of Graduation
In Week 9 our Year 12 students were Dreaming of Graduation as they celebrated the mid point of their Year 12 journey.
With just less than half of their final year of school left they looked back at their time at HCS and wrote thank you cards to those staff and friends that have helped them along the way.
They also had the opportunity to set half year resolutions, goals that will help see them through to October and beyond as they focus on the home stretch. The countdown begins!
100 Days of School
While the Year 12’s were looking to the end, our Receptions were celebrating their beginning! Happy 100 days of school!
It feels like only yesterday our youngest students stepped into the classroom with plenty of excitement and a little bit of nerves, but look at them now – 100 days smarter, stronger and braver!
In Week 10 we celebrated all the amazing things they have accomplished, from mastering new skills to making new friends! Here’s to every challenge faced, every lesson learned and every milestone achieved!
Well done Receptions! Keep on growing!
Staff vs StudentsÌý
In Week 10 we held our second Staff vs Students of the year!
After a narrow defeat in the first round, the staff were back with a point to prove — and this time, they brought the brainpower!
In an intense quiz showdown, both teams gave it their all, but the staff claimed victory and evened the score 1–1!
Well played to our clever students and determined staff — bring on Round 3!
HCS Careers Expo
In Week 1 of this term our High School students were lucky enough to explore our annual HCS Careers Expo.
We were joined by over 20 universities, training organisations, apprenticeship/work providers, emergency services and even the army to answer every question our students had about possible career pathways.
It was fantastic to see so many students already thinking about what their futures hold and we are beyond proud that we get to prepare them for the journey!
Middle School Assembly
Also in Week 1 our Middle School celebrated the end of Semester 1 with Academic Achievement awards and recognition to students who consistently demonstrate our school values
ÌýWell done to all our amazing winners!
ThinkUKnow
In Week 2, our Junior School students learnt all about staying safe online from a police officer with the ‘ThinkUKnow’ program.
The program is delivered by State and Territory police to build positive engagement between children, young people and police, while equipping students with the knowledge and skills to be able to take actionable steps to maintain their safety at all times.
The officer shared resources that encourage critical thinking and learnings to prevent harm, to identify safe or unsafe situations online and know when and how to seek help.
Library Bags
As is now tradition, Mr Leverenz greeted our newest and youngest students with a very special story time!
It was great opportunity to meet the new students and deliver their library bags to fill with books on their Resource Centre visits!
Hip Hop
Last week we were joined once again byÌý Kulta Rahluwalia, a very local hip hop artist who visited HCS earlier in the year and held a workshop on the art of hip hop.
Students this time got to see him doing what he does best as he put on an incredible show of live music and lyrics. It was a fantastic opportunity for students to see someone local doing something they are passionate about and sharing it with their community.
Senior School Assembly
Last week it was our Senior School’s turn to recognise and celebrate the amazing achievements of our students in Semester 1. We awarded Academic Achievement awards and values recognition awards to those students who consistently demonstrate our school values.
ÌýWell done to all our amazing winners!
Student Spotlight
If you know a student who deserves to be in the spotlight, please complete the form on our website:
A huge congratulations to Year 11 student Jye who will soon be travelling to Copenhagen to compete in the BMX World Championships!
We wish you all the luck in the world Jye and can’t wait to hear all about it when you return!
Year 8 student Ruby has been volunteering her time at St. John’s every Friday night, learning her first aid and all medical related topics. This will enable her to service the community at all local events offering first aid and comfort to those that need it.
Year 1 student Zane is a committed Hip Hop dancer, and has been dancing for the past two years. Zane is currently in a Hip Hop aged 6 and under crew which in August and September this year he will be competing against other South Australian dance schools!
Zane attends dance practice every Friday after school and Saturday morning. He has recently received a Most Improved Award at his mid year concert with the Australian Company of Performing Arts!
Year 10 student Jadiee-Lee has been smashing on the oval playing for her state team
In April she flew to Perth to represent South Australia and also represented South Australia in the Under 16’s Girls State National Championships where she helped guide the team to victory!
Keep on scoring Jaidee-Lee!
Year 4 student Evelyn, recently represented her dance studio, Dance Xplosion, at the Full Out Dance Competition and was awarded first place for her lyrical solo and second place for her tap solo!
Well done Evelyn!
Year 7 student Aviana totally rocked it at the recent Full Out dance competition! She got first place for her Tap and Lyrical duo and second place for her Tap and Ballet solos, representing Dance Xplosion.
Well done Aviana!
Year 8 student Boyd also recently represented Dance Xplosion alongside his sisters at the Full Out dance competition! He was awarded the second position in his Tap solo and awarded the second-highest overall score in the silver level at the competition!
Well done Boyd!
International
As Term 2 came to a close at ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ, we celebrated the incredible experiences and achievements of our amazing international students!
Early in the term, students stepped out of their comfort zones (and into their hiking boots!) for an unforgettable overnight bushwalking camp. Surrounded by nature and kangaroos, they built resilience, friendships, and lifelong memories under the stars.
We also came together for a heartfelt farewell shared lunch—where delicious food and warm laughter flowed in every direction.
In the final week, we recognised all their hard work with certificates and school reports — a proud moment to highlight each student’s progress and dedication to their time in Australia.
We’re so proud of everything our international students have achieved this term. You’ve truly enriched our school with your energy, culture, and spirit.
For the 40 students leaving, enjoy your trip home and settling back into a new school year and family life! We’ll miss you!
This term we’re thrilled to welcome 16 bright and adventurous students from Korea as part of our Korean Study Tour! They’ve officially settled into their new homes and wasted no time diving into life in Australia!
Their trip began with a special touch of culture — creating Aboriginal dot paintings on boomerangs, a beautiful way to connect with Indigenous art and storytelling. They explored Aussie school life during a guided site tour, met their wonderful buddies, and have already started making lasting friendships. A highlight? AFL lessons! Plenty of kicks, laughs, and learning something totally new.
To wrap it all up, the students were warmly introduced at our Senior School Assembly, where they were greeted with cheers and smiles. Their Tour Coordinator even stopped by to check in and celebrate their journey so far.
Sport
Year 7/8 Boys AFL
In Term 2 HCS entered a Year 7/8 Boys Football team in the School Sport SA Statewide competition. They played in the first round of the competition at Happy Valley Footy Club Oval against Morialta and Aberfoyle Park High Schools.
In their first game against Morialta, the team hit the front early scoring 2-6 to 0-0 in the first quarter and had a great third quarter scoring 4-2 to 0-0. They finished the game off winning 51-19!
Their second game was against Aberfoyle and even though the boys had a slow start, at half time scores were 1-3 to 2-0! They held Aberfoyle to 4 points in the second half of the game, only finishing 2 goals behind. Final scores 2-4 16 to 4-4 28.
Thank you to Danyle Pearce for bringing his football experience and for supporting the team. Well done to the team and coaches
Year 11/12 Volleyball
HCS also took two year 11/12 teams to Reynella East to participate in the Fleurieu Cup Volleyball Challenge last term.
A total of 12 boys teams and 12 girls teams battled it out all day with our boys finishing a close second and our girls being the overall winners – undefeated for the day!
Thank you to Mrs. Williams for giving up her time and to the Year 10 boys who filled in and played against some strong opposition.
Year 7-10 Netball
In Week 2 a group of Year 7-10 girls travelled down to Victor Harbor to compete in a netball day carnival.
ÌýBoth the 7/8 and 9/10 teams played well with a few close matches but everyone enjoyed a great day of netball in the winter sunshine!
New HCS Scarf
What a stylish (and cosy!) bunch of students!
Earlier this year, the SRC suggested adding a ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ scarf to our uniform—and we listened!
After gathering feedback from students and staff, the SRC selected the final design, and we’re excited to announce that the scarves have officially arrived at HCS!
Available to purchase now from the Finance Office, they’re an excellent way to keep those frosty winter breezes at bay – especially when paired with our matching beanie!
SALA Art Exhibition and Competition
On Wednesday 13 August, ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ, in conjunction with SALA Festival, will be opening it’s doors for an evening of art and creativity for our annual Art Exhibition and Competition.
This years theme is ‘Dream Life’ and the inspiration is limitless, if you can dream it, you can create it!
Artwork is currently being produced and collected from students of every age at HCS, so the evening promises to be a kaleidoscope of medium, colour and talent.
As always, awards will be given for the most creative piece in every age group!
Colour Fun RunÌý
Thank you so much for supporting our school to be the best it can be! This term we are hosting a Monty’s Colour Fun Run for our students and raising funds for a new playground!
Fundraising will be open from Friday 15 August to Friday 26 September, culminating with our amazing Colour Fun Run on Friday 26 September (The last day of Term 3)!
Fundraising for our school is easy! Simply go to and click the register button to create a cybersafe, online profile page. Once you’ve created a parent account and profile page, you can share that around to family and friends to receive online donations. Please note that this is an online fundraiser only and all cash donations must be converted to an online donation before Friday 26 September.
Receive a prize for your fundraising efforts by simply raising $10 online! At the end of the fundraiser, students can mix and match up to a total of five prizes based on their donations received or they can give back to one of the six causes on offer – The Great Barrier Reef Foundation (coral planting or turtle protection), Carbon Neutral (tree planting), OzHarvest (providing meals to those in need), The Smith Family (reading support) or Dolly’s Dream (end bullying in schools).
You can also receive some bonus Monty the Monstar incentive prizes!
An information booklet will be sent home with your child in the coming weeks with more information on how to register, prizes on offers and the charities you can support.
The colour Fun Run will be held on Friday 26 September (last day of Term 3).
Better Together Wellbeing Tips
Our wellbeing tips are back for Term 3 with tonnes of handy information on how best to support you child with a range of subjects.
Check our social and your email every week.
Phone Policy and Yondr Pouches
Thank you to all of our students and families for their support with implementing the South Australian Government ban on mobile phones in schools in 2023.
The use of Yondr pouches at ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ made an immediate impact on phone use and students are happily engaging in learning, during class and at break times.
Your ongoing support with encouraging your child to follow our phone policy is appreciated.
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ aims to take advantage of the reach and instantaneous nature of social media to communicate with our families.
Social Media
We have long had a regularly updated Facebook page and last year we added Instagram to our media presence. Links to all our pages are included at the bottom of this page.
Along with our main page, we have also created two additional Facebook pages for particular audience members of our community:
- :ÌýTo keep parents and students informed of career information and opportunities through ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ.
- :ÌýTo keep parents, students and the wider community informed about education sessions and educational opportunities, to raise public awareness around the current trends in society and provide information about upcoming events and opportunities.
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Kiss and Drop Areas
When dropping off/picking up your child(ren), please remember that the middle lane (Gledsdale Road Kiss and Drop) and right lane (Sanderson Road Kiss and Drop) should not be used as a waiting/parking lane.
Local councils are often out and about at schools ensuring the community use these spaces safely.
Parents and Friends
​ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ values the contribution of our community and we encourage any of our parents and friend to consider joining the Parents and Friends Group (P&F) in 2024.
The P&F support key functions in the school. Recently, our P&F have held a Sports Day stall, Harmony Day stall, Fun Run and parents are assisting in managing our Street Libraries (outside the Vegetable Garden and Early Years Centre).
Please emailÌýinfo@hcs.sa.edu.auÌýif you are interested in joining P&F and the school will put you in contact with our P&F representative and our Volunteer Coordinator.​
SchoolTV
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ is pleased to provide SchoolTV to our community. SchoolTV is an all-in-one resource for the community aimed to offer parents a fresh approach to the concerns and pressures faced by Australian children.
SchoolTV is a unique online resource delivering powerful and credible information to empower parents with the skills to address these concerns and raise happy, well and resilient children.
You can access the bank of SchoolTV resources via ourÌýwebsite
​Feedback and Suggestions
As always, should you have any feedback or suggestions on how we can continue to further the quality of experience we offer our community, I welcome your contact via email, phone or in person.
Yours Sincerely,
Tony Hall
Principal
