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USC Parent Welcome Drinks 2024

Parent Welcome Drinks was a great way to end O Week at University Senior College. It was a wonderful night of food, music, and a great chance to meet staff in an informal setting on the Johnson Lawns. 

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Mentoring at USC

Mentoring at USC is where each student is assigned a mentor, who will keep in touch regarding their overall wellbeing and academic progress. Here is Tom’s first mentor session with his new Year 11 and 12 Mentor group. They started off with a coffee session at The University of Adelaide’s Hub Central.

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Welcome 2024

Students on campus

It was a great start to 2024 at USC last week for our students at USC O Week.

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Year 11 Chemistry

University Senior College Year 11 Chemistry students investigating the reducing ability of the sugar glucose that is present in Chupa Chups to reveal the different coloured oxidation states of manganese. Agitation and the creation of a vortex is a necessary component of the experiment to allow the chemical reactants to collide with sufficient energy.

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USC Parent Podcast

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The USC Parent Podcast series has been created by University Senior College to provide relevant topics for parents to assist them to support their child’s wellbeing and learning environment. To listen to our first podcast, click on the button below.

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Year 10 History

Students in class

University Senior College Year 10 History students were immersed in a courtroom role play scenario which challenged them to explore various types of evidence, for or against, the use of the atomic bomb in 1945.

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Lunar New Year 2024

Lunar New Year 2024

USC celebrated Lunar New Year Day with lunchtime festivities which included a lion dance and sharing of Chinese food delights. It was wonderful to see students and staff in their shade of red! Chinese New Year marks the welcoming of a new year with hope and optimism and is a time for family reunions, cultural festivities, and community. 2024 is the Year of the Dragon symbolising talent, power, and excellence!

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Year 10 Business and Economics

Students in class

University Senior College Year 10 Business and Economics students developed social enterprises to address some of the UN Sustainable Development issues. 

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Art and Design Exhibition 2023

Students on campus

In October University Senior College held the annual Art and Design Exhibition to showcase the innovative work our Year 12 students.

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Mathematics Competition 2023

Students at event

Interested University Senior College students sought further challenge in several competitions during 2023. Fifteen students from University Senior College completed the Hamann School Mathematics Competition for Society of Petroleum Engineers in Term 1. Eighteen students from all three-year levels competed in the Australian Mathematics Competition.

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