Mount Barker Community College is STEM focused school. We are active in promoting academic excellence and creativity amongst our students. We have also been awarded a Silver Math Active School by the Math Association of Western Australia for our schools commitment to quality Mathematics education.
Students have the opportunity to participate in the following extra curricula activities:
- Australian Mathematics Competition
- Computational and Algorithmic Thinking Competition (CAT)
- Great Southern Have Sum Fun Interschool Mathematics Competition
- Pi Day
- Wise Women Program with Murdoch University
- Money Talks Workshops – allowing students to be financially literate
- Singapore – Mount Barker Virtual Exchange
- Murdoch Microgrid incursion
- Mathematics and Sport Workshop
- Gov Hack Competition
- Curtin Ahead – World of Work (STEM)
- Murdoch Regional Maths Day
At Mount Barker Community College we are proud to be a K-12 School and link our Mathematics programs to the primary school.
We have a gifted and talented STEM program for Year 5, 6 and 7.
The program focus is on rigorous studies in STEM. Students benefit from being exposed to a differentiated curriculum designed to stimulate and develop the individual’s skills in inquiry, analytical and critical thinking, communication and creativity. The academically focused learning environment is intellectually challenging and designed to motivate students to extend their knowledge, understanding and application and to enhance their learning skills for a lifetime of personal progress. Students are extended beyond the syllabus and link their knowledge to real world applications.
If you would like your child to be a part of the gifted and talented program please contact Kylie Offer – HOLA Mathematics
We also have an accelerated Mathematics pathway in Year 7 and 8 for students. As Mathematics is streamed from Year 7 it enables students who excel academically to complete Mathematics above their year level. This program prepares students for the academic rigours of ATAR Mathematics – allowing students to have the opportunity to complete all Mathematics ATAR courses including Mathematics Specialist, Mathematics Methods or Mathematics Applications.
HOMEWORK HELP
At Mount Barker Community College we care about our students. We provide free Mathematics afterschool tuition to all students who are interested every Monday 3.15-4.40pm in Room 6 every week.
CLUBS
Students also have the opportunity to join STEM Club, Mathematics Tutoring and Minecraft Club which run on Thursdays after school.