News and Events

We are pleased to introduce Brenton Hilton, who will be joining our HPE department. Brenton’s passion for sport and capacity to support students are a welcome addition and we are pleased to have him on board.

Hi everyone, my name is Brenton Hilton. I am really excited to be joining Aveley Secondary College as a part of the Health and Physical Education Department in 2023. Creating a learning environment in which students thrive and achieve personal goals will be one of my main priorities this upcoming year.

Along with teaching, I am also enthusiastic with all things Aussie Rules Football. I grew up playing for the Ellenbrook Dockers before moving to the Swan Districts Football Club in the WAFL and am looking forward to sharing my knowledge and experiences with students.

I am eager to meet the students, parents and fellow colleagues within the ASC community next year.

Just a reminder that our uniform shop, Uniform Concepts, will be open for additional trading hours over January in preparation for the start of Term 1.
Tuesday 24 January, 9.00am – 3.30pm
Wednesday 25 January, 9.00am – 3.30pm
Tuesday 31 January, 9.00am – 3.30pm

Appointments can be booked using the link below: https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/book/step1?z=QnOkaT
Please use event code: p76s4

Welcome to Stephanie Lazzara, a fantastic teacher who is sure to be an excellent addition to our English department.

Hi all, my name is Stephanie Lazzara and I will be joining the English team at ASC for 2023! I have spent the last six years at Kelmscott Senior High School teaching both English and HaSS, and have also spent some time in Student Services as a Year Coordinator.

I was a young child when I decided I was going to be a teacher – I had fantastic experiences at school with passionate educators that created fun and safe learning environments. They helped me realise my love of books, history and learning. This inspired me to want to be that same type of teacher for my own students. I love working with young people and am very passionate about helping students realise their potential. Nothing makes me happier or more driven than seeing students have that ‘lightbulb’ moment and achieving success. I am very excited about joining the ASC Community and can’t wait to meet the students!

Introducing Ray Fitzpatrick who will be joining our Mathematics department next year. Ray is an experienced teacher with a wide range of teaching experience in Australia and abroad which is sure to inspire our students.

Hi, I’m Ray Fitzpatrick and I will be teaching Mathematics in 2023 at Aveley Secondary College. I’m excited and looking forward to working with you all to get the best out of this subject! I have been teaching Mathematics at Merredin College in the Wheatbelt region for two years and previously taught Chemistry in China, an amazing experience learning the deep history of both regions. I was a team member of HIsmelt, an engineering company that developed a new technology, Iron Smelter, for the iron manufacturing sector. I love the ocean and endurance sports, with freediving and surfing as my favourites, closely followed by triathlon and marathon racing.

We are pleased to introduce Chloe Bravos, who will be joining our Science department. Chloe’s passion for science is a welcome addition and we are pleased to have her on board.

Hello everyone I am Chloe and I am thrilled to join the Science team at Aveley SC! I have been teaching Science for 7 years, with a formal background in Chemistry and a huge passion for all things Space. I enjoy facilitating extracurricular STEM opportunities for students to ignite their curiosity, and my career highlight so far has been organising and leading an international excursion to NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida in 2019.

We would like to welcome Ben Clapton to our wonderful Arts team. Some of our students may recognise this familiar face from his professional placements here at Aveley SC, and we are so glad to be able to bring him back next year as a music teacher.

Hi, I’m Ben Clapton and I’m excited to be joining the Arts team and sharing my passion for music. I’ve just completed my Master of Teaching (Secondary) from Edith Cowan University, where I was able to complete two Professional Experience placements at Aveley SC. Most recently I have enjoyed teaching violin and viola at John XXIII College and Mercy College. While classical music is my main passion, I have wide and varied tastes and have had the opportunity to perform around Australia in contemporary and classical ensembles. Away from teaching, I am the concertmaster (leader of the orchestra) of the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and enjoy playing in pit orchestras for music theatre. I’m looking forward to continuing to inspire and develop the amazing musical talent at Aveley Secondary College.

Introducing Tanya Carcione who will be joining our Arts team. Tanya comes with a wealth of experience, which will be a great addition for our Visual Arts classes. We are excited to have her join us.

Hi, my name is Tanya Carcione and I have the pleasure of joining the Arts team at Aveley Secondary College in 2023.

Before joining Aveley, I taught Year 7-12 ATAR Visual Arts at a small private school in Perth. As an educator, I am interested in diversity and inclusivity in the Arts as I believe that any student can find creativity and success in one of the many disciplines within the Arts. This has led me to pursue postgraduate studies researching the benefits of the Visual Arts in supporting students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

I look forward to meeting the rest of the Aveley community in the year to come!

Students have been learning about the different types of volcanoes and what causes volcanic eruptions. Using everyday items, students created models of volcanoes and experimented with chemical reactions to make them erupt! When their volcanoes erupted so did the students with excitement and laughter. When there is this magma-tude of fun, it’s safe to say learning about volcanoes is lava-ble!

On Saturday 10 December our Lego Robotics team competed at the National Championship – West Final held at Curtin University. Their robot coding was exceptional as they finished 10th out of 48 teams overall in the state which is a great accomplishment. They also presented to a panel of judges, their innovative idea of installing a solar battery and charger, in a backpack to create a cost effective, alternative method to charge and power iPads, laptops and even their own Lego Robot for the day.

The judges’ commented that their idea was a “wonderful authentic solution” and their presentation was “very detailed with models and evidence”, a pleasing recognition of the sheer amount of work the students have put into the competition. Their teacher, Cameron Pilapil was also awarded the Coach/Mentor Award as recognition for his continued support and mentoring of the students to achieve excellence. What an amazing outcome for all!

We are very excited and proud to announce this year’s ASC Arts and Technology ASPIRE showcase!

Join us on Friday 9 December from 4.30-6.30pm for an afternoon of live performances and showcases from our wonderful Arts and Technologies learning areas.

Don’t forget to bring your picnic blanket to enjoy our outdoor amphitheatre and explore the amazing work that our students have created this year. The event details are below:

Aveley Secondary College 9 December 2022

4.30-6.30pm

Free entry via Cashman Avenue and Maffina Parade

*This is an alcohol free event.