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Catholic Agricultural College Bindoon is a Year 7 to 12, co-educational Catholic College which provides for both Day and Residential students. The College focuses on Agricultural and Trade Training courses, while still providing core units to enable students to acquire their West Australian Certificate of Education. The College is situated in the picturesque Chittering Valley, about a 1 hour drive north of Perth.
The College is built on a tradition inspired by their founder Blessed Edmund Rice and it belongs to a group of schools within the Edmund Rice Education Australia group (www.erea.edu.au).
The College provides a quality education in a close-knit, rural environment. Students come from rural and remote regions throughout Western Australia and the Perth metropolitan area. |
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The College provides a comprehensive academic and technical education with nationally recognised certificate courses across a range of fields, and enables students to acquire their West Australian Certificate of Education.
Students participate in a mix of theory learned in the classroom and practical application utilising the facilities available on the working farm, including a fully equipped workshop, the College's very own "Restaurant", the Edmund Equine Centre and the many facilities available within the new Trade Training Centre. Practical work is conducted in a safe environment under the supervision of trained educators.
Examples of subjects offered include (not limited to):
Mathematics
English
Religious Education
Social Science
Physical Education
Art
Farm/Agriculture
Woodwork
Automotive Workshop
Hospitality
Equine
Animal Production Systems
Plant Production Systems
Political and Legal Studies
Human Biology
Design & Technology
Students starting from year 7 have options within their course structure to include Agricultural and/or Trade based subjects to help them identify which pathways might best suit them and to prepare them for year 11 and 12, and ultimately graduation.
The new ‘state of the art’ Trade training Centre prepares students to be ‘work ready’ upon leaving the College. It offers wide range of Certificate programs, including:
Certificate I in Rural Operations
Certificate I in Hospitality
Certificate I in Automotive
Certificate I in Engineering
Certificate II in Agriculture
Certificate II in Wool Handling
Certificate II in Agriculture (Horse Breeding)
Certificate II in Equine Industry
Certificate II in Hospitality
Many of these courses allow students to be part way through their apprenticeships at the completion of year 12. This makes transitioning into the workforce or TAFE very easy.
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Our residential care is friendly, comfortable and affordable, with separate boarding houses for young women and young men.
Full boarding is provided however many students are also 'Weekday' boarders, heading home on weekends.
The residential supervisors provide high quality care and personal attention to each boarder to help them settle in and feel at home. |
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As a Catholic school, the College aims to provide an education that respects the dignity of each individual and encourages the growth of initiative, responsibility, leadership and involvement. Catholic schools are happy places to be. They are places where students and teachers feel proud and at home. Catholic schools bring their message not only to young people, but also to the general community. We strive to make Catholic Agricultural College Bindoon a viable alternative to the State system of education, building this alternative on Christian values. |
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The College operates a local bus service to the towns of Bullsbrook, Toodyay, Gingin, New Norcia and Calingiri.
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Open Day
Visit us on our next Open Day. Bring the whole family for a day of fun and get acquainted with our 3300 hectares of farm and education facilities. Entry is free.
Please contact us for date and further details.
2011 and 2012 Enrolment
Make enquiries early to avoid disappointment.
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