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Engineering Studies

About Engineering Studies at MGHS


Sam Convery UNISS Scholarship Holder

Engineering Studies at Maitland Grossmann High School has a fine tradition of outstanding academic success. Higher School Certificate results in the subject are always amongst the highest in the school and the district. Many of our Engineering Students have gone on to study Engineering at TAFE and University levels. Students such as Sam Convery featured in the picture to the right. Sam is currently studying Civil Engineering at Newcastle University and has gained a prestigious UNISS scholarship with Abigroup. In 2009 Sam's younger brother Tom Convery was also successful in gaining a UNISS scholarship. A truly talented family!

Two other students in the 2008 cohort, Matthew Osborne and Micheal Tonon have been successful in achieving Engineering Scholarships with Xstrata worth in excess of $9000.00 per year. Matthew is also currently a Minerals Council Bursary holder and has been since 2007. Tom Fairweather from the 2009 cohort was also a Minerals Council Bursary holder as was Hayden Cole 2010. In 2011 Thomas Myles and Peter Bartolacci were also successful in achieving this scholarship.

The Industrial Arts department has expanded its Engineering Programs in 2008 to include a Year 9 Industrial Technology Engineering class. In 2011 we have two Year 10 and two Year 9 Industrial Technology Engineering classes and have expanded the Technology options in Years 7 & 8 to include engineering topics.

Many of our Junior Engineering programs are underpinned by the use of CATIA 3D graphics software and the F1inSchools initiative.

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Women in Engineering Scholarships

Did you know that women in engineering scholarships start at $13,000-$85,000 at UTS for the 2012 intake? And IT scholarships start at $45,000 value!
 
To find out more, you may wish to bring a group of female students to one of our Hands on Engineering & IT Days on campus in 2011. These days will be held at UTS Broadway on Friday 20 May (years 11 & 12) and Friday 12 August (year 10) from 8:30am-3:15pm. Please find a registration form attached-Applications close soon!
 
If you have any questions about our Hands on Days, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Laura Waibel
Project Coordinator, Equity and Outreach
Women in Engineering & IT Program, University of Technology Sydney
PO Box 123 Broadway NSW 2007 Australia
Tel. 0209514 2602

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2012 National Youth Science Forum

Applications for the 2012 National Youth Science Forum are now open!
Students can register to attend one of three 12-day sessions held in Canberra and Perth each January.
Successful applicants will visit leading laboratories and participate in cutting edge science. They will speak to researchers and engineers, and learn about career paths through university and beyond.
All year 11 students with an interest in science, engineering and technology are encouraged to apply online at www.nysf.edu.au/applying
Applications close May 31st 2011

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2011 Minerals Education Bursary (MEBS)

The NSW Minerals Council (NSWMC), Newcrest Mining - Cadia Valley Operations, Xstrata Coal, BHP Billiton Illawarra Coal, Gujarat NRE Coking Coal and Muswellbrook Coal invite eligible senior secondary students to apply for a 2011 Minerals Education Bursary (MEBS). Year 11 and Year 12 students from Maitland Grossmann High School are eligible to apply. Click here for an application form.
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Boys Win Major Engineering Awards

Three Maitland Grossmann High School students have taken out some major engineering awards from the University of Wollongong. During 2010, the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Wollongong organised a number of Senior High Schools Technology Competitions. Three Year 11 boys, David Smith, Thomas Myles and Benjamin Fraser collectively won seven of the twenty awards on offer. Thomas Myles was the overall runner up of the competition. Whilst Benjamin Fraser, was the winner of the Honeywell Engineering Summer School placement which was also attended by Thomas, David and Peter Peter Bartolacci in the second last week of this term. The three boys attended the competition dinner where the collected their certificates and money.

Results
Overall Runners-Up; Thomas Myles, Placement at Honeywell Engineering Summer School; Benjamin Fraser, Software Engineering Award Winning Student Runners-Up; Benjamin Fraser & David Smith, Landscape Products Module Runners-Up; Benjamin Fraser & David Smith, Braking Systems Module Winning Student;  Thomas Myles

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MGHS Engineering Students of to Engineering Summer School

Benjamin Fraser, Tom Myles, Peter Bartolacci and David Smith Engineering Studies students from Maitland Grossmann High School will be heading to Sydney to participate in The Honeywell Engineering Summer School that gives them the opportunity to see firsthand if they want to pursue a career in engineering. The students will experience different engineering disciplines and will experience behind-the-scenes visits to some of Sydney’s major engineering companies and have the chance to speak with engineers on the job.

The students will visit five metropolitan universities which will give them an insight into the engineering career opportunities available to them. There is an estimated shortfall of up to 30,000 qualified engineers in Australia, and these students are taking major steps to ensure their future in this exciting industry. The summer school has been running for more than a decade and over 80 per cent of the students who attend go on to study engineering. Although other students from the school have been selected for this program this is the first time that four students have been successful.

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Year 10 Trebuchets

Year 10 Engineering students recently completed the task of designing, manufacturing and testing a working model of the medieval siege weapon, the Trebuchet. Click the button below to find out more.
 
Mr Aaron Batterham
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Bridge to Success - Nicolas Wood

Maitland Grossmann High school appears to have yet another young Civil Engineer in its ranks. Nicolas Wood an Engineering Studies student at the school recently achieved 98% for his Civil Structures engineering report. Nicolas produced a bridge design using the Westpoint bridge simulation program which was developed by the Westpoint Military College in the United States. He then produced a spaghetti bridge based on his unique design which was tested to destruction and carried nearly 300 times its own weight. His subsequent report is a finalist for the University of Wollongong’s engineering awards,  a competition that students from the school have won during the past two years.

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Honeywell Engineering Summer School December 2011