Careers News – Issue 1 2025 (Week 10, Term 1)

Wednesday 30 July 2025
6.00pm – 7.30 pm
Br Joseph McAteer Centre, Sacred Heart College, Marcellin Campus

More details to come.

Friday 9 May (9.00am – 3.00pm) and Saturday 10 May (9.00am – 4.00pm)
Adelaide Showgrounds, Wayville.

Free entry.

Find out more here.

Students embarking toward university study in 2026 should be aware that they will be applying for the new Adelaide University. Please visit the website for the latest updates.

More information about Open Day to come.

For those families with a young person interested in a pathway into Medicine or Dentistry, please be aware of changes to the UCAT test cycle for 2025, including the subsequent removal of the Abstract Reasoning subtest. More information available here and here.

For those interested in more information regarding the specific pathway into Medicine or Dentistry, we would also recommend parents/caregivers visit the NIE website and join the mailing list.

Please visit the UCAT Key Dates page here.

For an overview of different medicine admission guides please click here and/or here.

For more information about UCAT, click here.

The National Institute of Education (UCAT NIE) is proud to present a free information webinar all about UCAT and the undergraduate pathways into medicine and dentistry.

This forum is an excellent opportunity for teachers, students, and parents/caregivers to find out about the UCAT and to have their questions answered by an expert who has been working in the field since 1999.

The session is PACKED with loads of valuable information during which we will be covering the following topics and more:

• What is UCAT? UCAT scores? UCAT Sub-tests?
• The Undergraduate Selection Criteria
• Application process into universities for medicine and dentistry
• When and who can sit the UCAT?
• UCAT vs GAMSAT – How is UCAT different?
• Can you prepare for the UCAT?
• Undergraduate medical school interview explained and medical school interview preparation advice
• Gap Year
• Alternative degrees and career choices
• Q & A.

Find out more here.

Resources for students and parents/caregivers, including alternative Admission Pathways.

Find out more here.

Flinders University has partnered with the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA), Adelaide United and Port Adelaide Football Club to provide three streams of their Diploma in Sports Management one year course that can be studied independently or within any Flinders Degree.

Find out more here.

Early offer applications and direct entry applications are open at ANU.

Find out more here.

Bond University Future Forum is being held in Adelaide on Wednesday 2 April 2025 at 5.30pm.

Location information will be provided once students have secured their space.

Places are strictly limited. Register here.

Deadline for paperwork: 4 April 2025

A quick word on Work Experience; it is a legal requirement that prior to commencing Work Experience students are inducted in the following areas:

• Work Health and Safety Act 2012 SA
• Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 SA
• Sex Discrimination Act 1984 SA
• Equal Opportunity Act 1984 SA
• Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 SA.

Adequate time (approximately 5 hours) should be allocated to cover these topics effectively and students need to demonstrate their understanding. This induction is done by the school and is consistent with our Duty of Care to ensure that no student is placed where they may not be safe physically or psychologically.

In addition to this, the Workplace Learning and Agreement form must be signed by the student, work placement provider, parent/guardian (all arranged by the student), and finally, the principal or delegate (arranged by the school). The original Workplace Agreement form then becomes a legal contract which sets the school insurance cover in place and must be retained by the school.

The school must also provide a contact person who is responsible for each student for the duration of their placement.

Work or job trials are not sanctioned by SA Work Experience guidelines.

Please see the Sacred Heart College Work Experience Guidelines and Procedures.

If you are considering pursuing a mechanical apprenticeship, Cavpower would like to invite you to apply to participate in their Work Experience Program where you will take part in a range of activities that will teach you some of the basic skills required to become a fully qualified Caterpillar technician.

Find out more here.

Discover Land Surveying with Alexander Symonds.

Find out more here.

Applications for the 2026 Work Experience program will open in January. Applications for 2025 are now full.

The Adelaide Festival Centre Work Experience Program focuses on Arts Administration, Marketing, Programming, Visual Arts, Curation and Arts Education.

Find out more here.

SAHMRI offers a selective work experience program to introduce secondary school students to the many career options available in the medical research field. The program aims to give students a practical understanding of careers in medical research and equip them with the knowledge to make more informed decisions around their future careers.

Over a five-day program, students will be exposed to a range of activities across the SAHMRI research themes. Students will have the opportunity to learn from world-class researchers and discover what they do at SAHMRI.

Students from Australian secondary schools who are currently undertaking Year 11 or Year 12 are eligible to apply. Year 10 students can also apply, however due to the complexity of the content covered in the program, Year 11 and 12 students will generally be given preference. 

Find out more here.

Volunteering is a great way for young people to learn valuable and employable skills. These will look great on a resume and can be an excellent start off point for a career.

Check out some of the below opportunities in volunteering:

Red Cross Op Shop (Retail)

St. John’s Ambulance (Medical)

National Parks SA (Environment)

The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA), based in Canberra, offers a range of post-school pathways in both degrees and trades.

Students can choose from a range of degrees available in Business, Engineering, Computing, Arts and Science.

Students can choose from a wide variety of trades ranging from electronics, mechanics and carpentry to cooking and plumbing, and enjoy training, good pay, mateship and job security.

If you are interested in a career in the building and construction industry the Born to Build program might interest you.

Scholarships are available at all tertiary institutions. While the exact impact of a scholarship will depend on a few factors, including how much it’s worth, and how much support is needed, it can always be a worthwhile investment in time to investigate scholarships available at the institution of your choice.

More information is available at the links below:

Adelaide University

Flinders University

Information night – NCAA Sport pathways to USA Colleges
Tuesday 8 April
6.00pm – 7.30pm
State Basketball Centre, 142 Rose Tce, Wayville

Register here.