Year 9 Camp

On Wednesday the 11th of December to Friday the 13th of December, Year 9 attended their camp at the Great Aussie Bush Camp in Kincumber South. The camp was 3 long, fun, and tiring days of activities and spending time with friends.

Each day of the camp was extremely hot and noisy with the sound of cicadas filling in any silence. The camp activities included Initiatives, Lost Island (Mud Run), Survivor Challenge, Canoeing, Giant Swing, Leap of Faith, Abseiling, and Archery, as well as movie nights and challenge nights for the boys and girls. The activities required cooperation and courage, especially with many of the height based activities and the mud run.

“My favourite part about the camp was participating in activities that aren’t typically part of our everyday experiences, such as going abseiling or going on the giant swing. These opportunities don’t occur often so getting the chance to do these things made the camp exciting and engaging. I also appreciated being able to spend time with my peers outside of the school and getting to bond with people who I wouldn’t usually speak to.”

• Layla Walsh

“The best activity experience for me personally was the Giant Swing. I enjoyed the thrill of going down the swing and I liked the inclusion of having everyone else pull on the rope to go up, if I could, I would've loved to do it more. I also enjoyed canoeing as it was a new experience for me and was very fun.”

• Richard Zhuang

“The camp gave us a chance to strengthen and build our relationships with our peers outside of school grounds. The teamwork based activities such as initiatives, the survivor challenge and canoeing guided our growth as a team and brought us closer as a grade. Working together on the activities and challenges helped me learn more about my peers with each one of their unique strengths that connected us more.”

• Aurelle Husada

“Looking back, I wouldn't change much about the camp because it was super fun and ticked all my boxes. Being with our friends during the activity groups made it even more memorable. If I had to pick one thing, it would be to do the activities more than once during the sessions since they were definitely the best part of the camp. Overall, it was an unforgettable experience!”

• Aishriya Lal

“On behalf of each and every one of our peers in year 9, we’d like to showcase our camp highlights! Camp is often a place where new experiences can come to life and offer the opportunity to come out of our comfort zones and personally grow in ourselves. For instance, we had tried abseiling, and a leap of faith for the first time which allowed us to trust in our instructors and the people in our group, and most importantly ourselves. Embracing these new experiences encouraged us to learn new skills and face challenges that we may not face in our everyday lives such as being high up in the air, running and swimming through mud, going canoeing, walking around at night and talking to new people. Camp was an amazing way for us to conquer these challenges together and it is going to have an ever-lasting impact on some of our peers. The memories made through camp will continue to be remembered for years to come and we hope that everyone had a great time.”

• Richard, Siyara, Sabrina and Yiannaki (School Captains and Vice Captains 2025)

Overall, the camp was an enjoyable and memorable experience for everyone who went. I would like to thank Mr Weaver, Miss Breeze, Mr Culbert, Miss Serbin, Miss Mifsud, Miss Bade, Miss Corpuz, Miss Britton, Miss Kumar, Miss Narayan, and Miss Noble for joining the students on the camp and making it possible.

Written by Lucas Luong (SRC 2025 Publicity Portfolio)