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MACLEAY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE – published by Sage, in Dr Kitty Te Riele, UTS publication - “Doing School Differently - Chapter 10 Pedagogy” |
| 2009 |
Sydney Royal Easter Show - Best of Breed Golden Sebright Bantam Champion - one champion, one best of breed (Golden female), three first, two second and two third |
| 2008 |
Excellence in School Drug Education Award - National Award presented in Melbourne - $5,000 prize |
| 2008 |
Sydney Royal Easter Show - Best of Breed Golden Sebright Bantam Champion - one champion, two best of breed (Golden female & Silver male), four first, two second and one third |
| 2008 |
EKKA - Brisbane Royal Agricultural Show - Best of Breed Silver Sebright Bantam Champion - one champion, five first, one second and one third |
| 2007 |
Sydney Royal Easter Show - Best of Breed Silver Sebright Bantam Champion - MVC showed at 9 Agricultural and Poultry Shows in 2006-2007 for 9 Best of Breed Show Champion, 24 First Prize, 23 Second Prize and 3 Third Prizes. The Judge Gary Hart, declared them to be the best he had seen in 20 years. |
| 2007 |
MACLEAY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE & MIRRIWINNI GARDENS ABORIGINAL ACADEMY - COMBINE TO WIN Under 16's Rugby League football Harry Wells Shield, Port Macquarie |
| 2007 |
Shane Moran 'Besty' - NSW State finalist in Volunteer of the Year Award |
| 2006 |
MVC Success for Boys – Chosen to trial the new learning resources and teaching materials used to target boy’s education – Success for Boys Stage II |
| 2006 |
MACLEAY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE – participant in Dr Kitty Te Riele, UTS study of “Alternative Education for Marginalised Youth: Negotiating Risk and Hope” |
| 2006 |
MVC Year 9 & 10 Design & Technology Project – participant in the Sydney Maritime Museum Darling Harbour Timber and Classic Boat Show, March 2006 |
| 2006 |
CampDARE Samoa – Discipline and Responsibility Encounter |
| 2006 |
MVC Year 9 & 10 Design & Technology Project – Environmental Trust grant - Protecting Our Places Program for the Rainbow Serpent and the outdoor classroom |
| 2006 |
Chosen as one of 80 schools to participate in the inaugural Leading Australia's Schools Program |
| 2005 |
MACLEAY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE - Year 9 & 10 students participated in the Rotary Club of Kempsey West Science & Technology Challenge in partnership with the University of Newcastle and the Institute of Engineers |
| 2005 |
MACLEAY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE - Chosen as one of 40 schools across the nation to trial the new learning resources and teaching materials used to target boy's education - Success for Boys Stage I http://www.dest.gov.au/Ministers/Media/Nelson/2005/06/n1135270605.asp |
| 2005 |
MACLEAY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE - Inaugural Under 16's Rugby League football team runner-up in Harry Wells Shield, Port Macquarie |
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2004
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MACLEAY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE - Boys Education Lighthouse School project in conjunction with Dr. Andrew Martin, University of Western Sydney http://www.dest.gov.au/Ministers/Media/Nelson/2004/04/n687270404.asp
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2003
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MACLEAY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE NSW Board of Studies Registration and Accreditation (Stage 5 - Year 9 and 10) awarded the maximum amount of registration time permissible for a newly formed independent school
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2002
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MACLEAY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE NSW Board of Studies Registration and Accreditation (Stage 5 - Year 9 and 10) MVWLC Inc. was requested by the NSW Board of Studies Inspectors to seek accreditation to re-establish this very successful pilot program
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2002
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LeapFrog EXTRALearning Project established in Kempsey – first program inside Australia (leapfrog.com)
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2002
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VETAB Registration and Accreditation - awarded the maximum amount of registration time permissible in Australia – a further five years with 22 Training Packages and over 250 Nationally Accredited courses (NTIS 6849)
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2001
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Awarded the Rotary International Vocational Excellence Award by the Rotary Club of Kempsey West Inc.
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2001
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MACLEAY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE NSW Board of Studies Registration and Accreditation (Stage 6 - Year 11 and 12)
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2000
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WADU Project for the Booroongen Djugun Certificate III Community Care (Nursing Assistant) course. http://www.ecef.com.au/WaduResource/objects/157.HTM
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2000
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Recognised by the Prime Minister's Taskforce Identifying Good Practice in Supporting Youth Transitions to Independence http://www.avetra.org.au/2001%20conference%20pages/PAPERS%202001/schwab.pdf
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2000
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A Finalist in the NSW Training Awards for Excellence in VET in Schools - the Booroongen Djugun Certificate III Community Care Services (Nursing Assistant) course providing Health related courses for Year 9 – 12
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2000
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The NSW VET in Schools Retail Excellence Awards for 2000 This was the third time in two years that the MVWLC Inc. had been a State finalist or national winner if this prestigious Department of Education and Training award
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2000
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John Mawson Access Award Commendation awarded by the Kempsey Shire Council's Access Committee in recognition of the contribution made by this organisation in increasing student awareness of the needs of the disabled during their work placement program
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1999
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A NSW Finalist in the Australian National Training Awards for Excellence in VET in Schools the Booroongen Djugun Certificate III Community Care Services (Nursing Assistant) course. Providing Health related courses for Year 9 – 12 http://www.whatworks.edu.au/4_7_1.htm This partnership was recognised by DEST (then DETYA) as one of the two best practice vocational education programs for Indigenous students nationally and was subject to a research paper commissioned by DEST and conducted by Dr. R. J. Schwab which led to being recognised in 2000 by the Prime Minister's Taskforce Identifying Good Practice in Supporting Youth Transitions to Independence
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1998
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National Finalist in the Learning Community Award http://www.dsf.org.au/features/ol/LCA98/about.htm
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1997
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Macleay Valley Workplace Learning Centre became the NSW TRAC Core Program At this time, MVWLC Inc. Kempsey held the VETAB accreditation for every State and Territory in Australia
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1996
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One of seven national programs chosen to support the successful Dusseldorp Skills Forum entry in the 'Skills for Life' Global Partnerships Awards in Toronto Canada.
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/education/pdf/Awards/gb-idebk.pdf- page 8 and 22. MVWLC Inc. entry was triumphant over global entries from the Atomic Energy Commission, Canada, Coopers & Lybrandt, Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia, global universities and entries endorsed by Prime Ministers of New Zealand and Canada etc.
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1995
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Received the Sydney Morning Herald Australia Day District Award Community Service for TRAC and CREST. This Award recognised the MVWLC Inc's ability to re-engage students in education in junior high school and obtain excellent School certificate and HSC results
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1994
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Recognised as the 'Centre of Excellence' for TRAC by Dusseldorp Skills Forum
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