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Please find below a range of scholarships available to students to apply for, but which are not administered by the DEECD (Department of Education and Early Childhood Education). Applications for these scholarships are made directly to the appropriate trustees as listed.

In addition to these, there are a number of scholarships that the Department administers. Students will be able to apply for these scholarships when they have their end-of-year results. All scholarships can now be viewed on the scholarships website at www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/scholarships and online scholarship applications will be accepted commencing in late November 2010.

Read on for a long list of scholarships...

Once again, most of our Year 11 students headed off to Melbourne for their work experience program. Our group stayed in a hostel in North Melbourne for the week. The students were supervised by a hard-working team of staff members including; Margot Horan (on duty all week!), Brett Taylor, Martin McDonald, Sue Blake, Chris Brooks, Liz Patterson and Annette Hickey.

A huge thanks to this team as, without their willingness to support this program, it certainly would not happen.

With the number of enthusiastic motorbike rider we have at our school we have decided to instigate a school team. Just like any other sport, students participate in events. Those events are hosted and sanctioned by the Warrnambool Motorcycle Club. With the fantastic help of Mr Roy Mapleson [secretary of the Warrnambool Motorcycle Club] students and Debbie Windon [coordinating parent at school], whether existing members or first time participants, race against other schools and their points are counted both as normal racing event participants and their racing points also accumulate towards their school’s tally.

This semester has seen an exciting development in the way curriculum is offered to year 9 students at Cobden Technical  School.While data regarding the engagement and attendance of Year 9 students at Cobden Technical School has traditionally been quite positive, research has indicated that Year 9 can be very difficult time for students as they go through transition from junior school to senior school.

This year, 40 of our Year 9 students are participating in an Inquiry Based Learning trial under the banner of the "Catchment to Coast" theme.