Student Opportunities
STEM MAD and Innovate for Impact 2025

Last year PDHPE students from St Joseph’s Catholic High School, Albion Park took out one of the major prizes at the National STEM MAD Showcase, highlighting the fact that this design thinking challenge can be successfully accessed from any subject area.
From High Potential and Gifted Education to Religious Education, STEM MAD is for everyone.
Watch this short video to find out more and to see the timeline for success.
Join us on Thursday 20 March 2025 at 3:30 pm for a short information session: Zoom link here.
Questions? Please contact the following staff if you have any questions:
Ben Woods benjamin.woods@dow.catholic.edu.au
Mark Woolley mark.woolley@dow.catholic.edu.au
Russ Flannery russell.flannery@dow.catholic.edu.au
Australian Catholics: Online Media Internship Program for Students
For: Secondary Principals and RECs/Leaders of Mission
Jesuit Communications, the publisher of Australian Catholics, offers an annual online media internship program for students in Years 10, 11, and 12 across Australia.
This program provides an exciting introduction to careers in media.
This week-long internship, which will take place via Zoom from 6 to 9 May 2025 (9:00 am—3:30 pm AEST), is a valuable opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of the media industry while contributing to an edition of Australia's largest-circulating Catholic print publication. Additionally, a two-hour introductory session will be held on Monday, 30 April 2025 (4:00 – 6:00 pm).
Applications for the 2025 program close at 5:00 pm on Friday 21 March 2025.