Australian Defence Force Women in Leadership Seminar

During the Term 2 holidays, Emily Porter, Inika Weber and I, along with students from other schools attended a Women in Leadership Day at Defence Force Recruiting for future female leaders.

The day was run by the ‘Women in Defence Force’ team who introduced us to a range of women leaders in various jobs. We discovered our leadership and communication styles, strengths, values, and how to effectively lead different types of people. We did this through several hands-on activities including a communication and drawing task and a bridge-building game using only tape and magazines. We were provided several take-home sheets to help develop our leadership skills both at school and home.

Overall, the day was very exciting. We all learnt how we can become future leaders both in and outside of the Australian Defence Force.

I applied for an Officer position in the Australian Army earlier this year and after an intensive application process, I have just received a letter of offer to commence Officer training early in 2022.

I will be studying Mechanical Engineering at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) while simultaneously undergoing Military and Officer training in Canberra. I plan on making the most of the remainder of Year 12 at Wilderness and in Adelaide. I am very excited to take up this unique opportunity and look forward to sharing the experience with Wilderness students when I return to Adelaide and visit the School.

Charlie Lawrence
Year 12

Year 12 Tertiary Career Expo

Unfortunately, due to the current COVID-19 restrictions in South Australia, the Year 12 Tertiary Career Expo has been cancelled.

Year 12 students have received an email outlining the process moving forward, links to local and national, virtual and face-to-face open days and are encouraged to register their attendance.

Please note Tertiary Admission centres across Australia open Monday 2 August, 2021 (Week 3).

Year 12 students will be emailed links during Week 3 to assist them in accessing information on:

• How to apply to tertiary admission centres
• University updates
• Residential college information

Application support sessions are available each Monday and Thursday from 8.00am in the Careers Office or by appointment.

Upcoming Career Events

The University of Queensland

University of Queensland Webinar Series

Open Day
St Lucia Campus
Sunday 1 August

Gatton Campus
Sunday 15 August

International Student Showcase
Friday 3 September

Scholarships
The UQ Ramsay Undergraduate Scholarship is now open, closing on Friday 6 August. The scholarship supports students undertaking a Bachelor of Advanced Humanities (Honours) program or the dual Bachelor of Humanities/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) program. For more information click here.

Courses
For more information on The University of Queensland’s Intensive four-week courses in Biology, Maths Methods and Chemistry click here.

The University of Melbourne

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Webinar
STEM Webinar

LaTrobe University

Virtual Open Day
Sunday 1 August

La Trobe Webinar Series

University of South Australia

Open Days
UniSA will host a range of open days throughout August. You can visit in person on these dates:

CityWest and CityEast Campus
Sunday 15 August

Magill Campus
Wednesday 25 August

Virtual open days will be available online from Monday 2 August, here.

Guaranteed Entry
In 2022, there are two ways to guarantee a place at UniSA. You can either make UniSA your first preference and achieve the required Year 12 subject grades or achieve the guaranteed selection rank score. Find out more here.

University of Sydney

To find out more about the University of Sydney’s upcoming undergraduate online events click here. For more information and to apply for St John’s Residential College click here.

New York University

Find out more about the university here or explore NYU online here.

RMIT University

Discover RMIT University throughout August here.

University of New South Wales

Applications are now open for the UNSW Co-Op program. Find out more information here.

University of Western Sydney

Western Sydney Webinars
Western Sydney Campus Tours

Open Day
Sunday 15 August
10.00am – 2.00pm

Australian National University

ANU Open Day
Saturday 14 August and Thursday 19 August
9.00am – 4.00pm

Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)

Find out how UCAS can help you study in the UK here.