Welcome to Telopea Park School

Our students shone at the 2024 Asia Basketball Cup in Cambodia. The boys' team clinched the gold medal in the high school category, while our girls' team brilliantly secured the third place in the college category.

During their stay, they had the unique opportunity to compete against and meet peers from French schools across all Asia, including Phnom Penh, Bangkok, Shanghai, Manila, Seoul, and Hong Kong. They also got to explore and appreciate the culinary and cultural heritage of Cambodia. A huge thank you to the French School René Descartes for their warm hospitality! 

Embracing the magic of Carnevale! Earlier this month, our Italian secondary students have immersed themselves in this Italian tradition, researching the different characters and regional celebrations, and enjoying some carnival treats and parades

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Immersion dans la magie du carnaval ! Plus tôt ce mois-ci, nos collégiens se sont plongés dans cette tradition italienne dans le cadre de leur cours de langue, explorant les différents personnages et célébrations régionales, accompagnés de gâteaux carnavalesques et de défilés dans l'école

Primary and secondary students recently enjoyed their swimming carnival with the introduction of new house mascots!

Options were presented during assemblies at schools, and students voted for their favorite. All animals are native to our area and will be referred to by their Ngunnawal names, with permission from the Indigenous Education unit.

We are eager to see these mascots become an integral part of our school culture beyond sporting events, so we hope you will appreciate them as much as we do!

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Les élèves du primaire et du secondaire ont récemment apprécié leur festival de natation en même temps que l'introduction des nouvelles mascottes !

Des options ont été présentées lors des assemblées, et les élèves ont voté pour leur préférée. Tous les animaux sont originaires de notre région et seront désignés par leurs noms Ngunnawal.

Nous sommes impatients de voir ces mascottes devenir une partie intégrante de notre école au-delà des événements sportifs, aussi nous espérons que vous les apprécierez autant que nous !

On Monday – Wednesday of Week 6, 188 Year 7 students went on a 3-day camp to Jindabyne. They took part in a range of fun activities like raft building, canoeing, crate climbing and mountain biking.

They also completed a 12km hike to the summit of Mt Kosciuszko (the highest mountain in Australia).

They got to spend a night camping at Thredbo & Ngarigo where they learned to set up a tent and worked together as a team to cook dinner.

They all had the opportunity to try new things and learn new skills and overall the vibe was really positive and everyone had a great time.

What a fabulous Learning Journey primary had today! It was wonderful to see the students sharing their learning with their parents and carers. It was delightful to watch everyone enthusiastically engage with every child. Congratulations to all the children and their teachers for preparing this fantastic experience.

The 2023 Order of Australia Association ACT Branch Student Awards presentation was held last week at the Royal Canberra Golf Club.

We are very proud to announce:

Yuna Rougeaux in Year 4 won the individual award: "Highly commended for Outstanding Leadership" in sustainable development.

The Eco-délégués also received the group prize: "Highly commended" for sustainable development.

This was the first time that Telopea Park School participated at these awards.

Well done Yuna and the Eco-délégués!