The graph above shows the SCEA News readership from 2019 up until today.
Here are the ten most-read stories of 2024…
10. After 36 years, the wait is over! BCS celebrates its permanent home
This success story has been a long time coming for the wonderful Primary school based in Bennett Springs – 36 years, in fact!
Principal Mr Michael Bolan has steered the school into the new, permanent abode on Bennett Springs Drive, with past staff and students on hand to celebrate the big occasion.
The Linkedin post of the article drew many comments and commendations from business leaders and former SCEA staffers.
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9. Northshore Trio Swims For ‘Pink Elephants’ Charity
The exploits of NCGS Design & Technology teacher Mr Nathan Perrett in the water were too much for Mr Stuart Chisholm (Principal – NCGS), who teamed up with Ms Sascha Dallo (Primary Curriculum Coordinator – NCGS) to swim for charity around the Busselton Jetty.
Mr Chisholm may have been led to believe that the money being raised from the event would go towards funding his new school oval at Northshore.
However, this was not the case…
The selected charity was actually Pink Elephants (increase awareness about early pregnancy loss), and the event raised tens of thousands of dollars. More than 6,000 swimmers took part in the event!
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8. Kalamunda Christian School Celebrates 40-Year Milestone!
Pioneering parents from the early days of Kalamunda Christian School (KCS) travelled from Albany, Mandurah, and Broome to celebrate the 40 years of the school (founded in 1984).
The historic memories of ‘busy bee’ working parties, lamington drives, and the dedication of the committed Christians were at the heart of the message delivered by Mr Craig Hunter (Principal – Kalamunda Christian School), who welcomed all of the school’s former Principals for the event.
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7. ‘Faith In Our Future’ Town Hall Event brings Christians together at SCC
Interstate visitors and prominent State and Federal parliament members were on hand to speak about the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) report, which threatens to encroach on the employment law for faith-based institutions moving forward.
The Perth event was just one of the many national stops on the tour to discuss the impact of Christian faith in our schools, share concerns with the Federal political representatives, and ask for their support in this matter.
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6. Enterprise Agreement results revealed!
Who doesn’t enjoy an informative article about better pay and work circumstances?
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5. Spotlight on Leadership: Mr Paul Beacham and Mrs Michelle Schouten
Paul Beacham will finish as College Principal of Southern Hills Christian College (SHCC) in early 2025, marking 27 years as a staff member at the school.
Since 2017 he has been the College Principal at SHCC, and under his leadership, the school has grown and developed a strong reputation within the community.
Conversely, Mrs Michelle Schouten (who previously served at Ellenbrook Christian College in a number of teaching and administrative roles from 2016-2023) will become Principal of ECC from 1 January 2025.
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4. Canvas is coming!
Ms Lize-Mari Janse van Rensburg, Dr Gregg Weaver, and Mr Stephen Drew have provided significant support in the training phase of this new software package.
It will be rolled out at the secondary campus of Swan Christian College (SCC) in Term 1, 2025 and then at subsequent SCEA schools after that.
For the computer-savvy teachers out there, you may already be aware of Canvas and the work that has been done by a team of SCEA-wide representatives to ensure that all of our schools are brought online is a systematic way.
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3. SCEA’s Chief Exectuive Officer lays out the roadmap for the future of ICT
How do you fix a system-wide problem that requires multiple stakeholders and vast amounts of consultation and decision-making?
Dr Graeme Cross (Chief Executive Officer – SCEA) takes us through the 15-minute epic journey of how each of the SCEA schools worked together to reach a consensus for the ICT platform moving forward: Apple!
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2. SCEA commissioning service 2024: Worship & Wisdom
Was it Dr Tony Buti MLA encouraging 25-year veteran Mr Rob Prestwidge to do his famous ‘Dinosaur Dance’ ?
Maybe it was the sight of SCEA founders Bill & Joan Grosser embracing Dr Graeme Cross (Chief Executive Officer – SCEA) or Mr Craig Clark (Board Chair – SCEA) sharing golfing analogies with Dr Darnelle Pretorius (Principal – Swan Christian College) ?
For whatever reason, this story was the second-most clicked article in SCEA News this year!
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1. Regional bushfire sparks SHCC evacuation on Friday afternoon
Just days before a huge bushfire ravaged the hills of Bedfordale earlier this year, Mr Paul Beacham (Principal – Southern Hills Christian College) had worked together with Mr Rhys Vallance (Head of Risk & Compliance – SCEA) to stage an evacuation exercise for the entire school population – just in case they were ever required to vacate the school property in the case of an emergency.
Divine providence or simply years of experience?
Either way, the plan was put into action a week later when Mr Beacham became aware of a fire situated to the east of the school near the Wungong Dam.
The real-time evacuation plan was then put into action, and buses were summoned from all parts of the metropolitan area to ferry students down to a local recreation centre.
The ensuing media reporting and public interest in the story catapulted SCEA’s southernmost school into the headlines – and also secured this article as the number-one story in SCEA News for 2024!
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So there you have it – a wonderful year of SCEA News!
We continue to give thanks to God for all that He is doing in our lives across our schools, and the hope and prayer for 2025 is for more opportunities to speak life and love into the students and parents that we partner with each day in our schools and the SCEA Head Office.