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Year 9 Students Explore Future Careers with Virtual Reality


The Careers Services Team is dedicated to providing our students with diverse opportunities to explore various career pathways.


In week 9 of Term 3, 74 Year 9 students participated in a Career Taster event with Mindflight7. This wonderful experience allowed the students to explore potential career options within the STEM fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics using Virtual Reality Technology.


Students engaged in various hands-on career-related activities, including open-heart surgery, animal dissection, forklift operation, hairdressing, and even a professional fishing simulator. These immersive experiences helped ignite curiosity and enthusiasm in the students, encouraging them to explore future career possibilities.



Thank you to Marchelle from South Regional TAFE and Paulo and Arpit from Mindflight7 for making this event possible and providing such a valuable learning experience for our students.


Here’s what some of the students had to say about their experience:


“I think it was very good and helped me a lot with the career I want to pursue. It allows you to consider more options for your future career and gives a better understanding of all the possibilities.” – Kate Davidson


“It was a fun session, especially using the VR headsets.” – Julian Frederiksen


“It was a different experience. I thought it was very cool and fun. It was nice to see yourself in the environment of the workplace.” – Jessica Andrews


“It was a very insightful incursion as it showed me how certain jobs are operated, rather than just reading about them on a website.” – Krystal Ritchie


“It was interesting to try new experiences and step out of my comfort zone.” – Oliver Penn


“It was a great experience, and I’m glad I went and gave it a go.” – Riley Mammolite


“I thought it was good, fun, and interesting. It can help people discover what they want to do and experience a small part of it.” – Zac Wilding


For more information about the Year 9 Career Taster Program, please contact Ms Chloe Gunson from our Career Services Team.






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