Campus News

Congratulations to Champion of CJ, Professor Kingsley Dixon, AO
The King’s Birthday Honours List 2023 Congratulations are extended to former CJ student, Distinguished Professor Kingsley Dixon, AO of the Class of 72, on his


Act Belong Commit Drama Hub
Act Belong Commit Drama Hub kicks off at Cyril Jackson Senior Campus tomorrow, 4:15-5:15pm The very talented Nadia Collins is due to deliver a FREE

2022 CISWA Award Winner
CJ is proud to be announced as the joint winner of the 2022 CISWA International Education Initiative of the Year in Schools Award At CJ

Mofflin House Scholarships
The Wesley College boys fundraise throughout the year via their “Jobs for Jackson” initiative. The boys take an active role in the scholarships process: they


CJ student Rosie Crammond wins double
CJ student Rosie Crammond was nominated by her teacher for the SCSA Exhibitions and Awards for Retails and Personal service, and won!!! Rosie was awarded:

$10,000 granted to CJSC for the renovations of the Student Room
The Hon Dave Kelly committed $10,000 to Cyril Jackson Senior Campus’ Student Room project. The Student Room is a much needed space for the cohort

Two CJ Students Win Zonta Study Grant
Two of our Year 11 students, Farzanna Rafee & Penny Niang Mang Pum attended the Swan Hills Zonta Awards Dinner on the 20 October and

Festive Cake Creations by CJ Hospitality Students
This year’s hospitality student’s have produced some spectacular festive cakes over the last two weeks! The students designed and created their own festive masterpieces, learning


Congratulations Cath MacDougall
CONGRATULATIONS to our very own Cath MacDougall for being nominated for WA Premier’s Secondary Teacher of the Year!! Winners will be announced at the WA

Plant Ark Seedling Bank and National Tree Day
The Community Services endorsed course applied for and received a grant of $500 through the Planet Ark Seedling Bank. Our project was to plant a

Western Australian Youth Parliament
This year, two Cyril Jackson students, Jean Paul Niyonzima (Year 11) and Akuol Abut Deng (Year 12) participated in the 26th annual YMCA Western Australian

The Green Trail Project
Working together with our CJCS ArtsHouse, the Town of Bassendean invited artists to apply to be involved in creating artworks for a Green Trail project,

Feast for Freedom
The Community Services class prepared a delicious dish called Kabuli Palaw (rice with chicken, carrots, nuts and sultanas) with our Ethnic Education Assistant Roya’s special

Working together for the community.
On Wednesday the 17th March, our Hospitality and the Community Services students worked together to cater the International Women’s Day Morning Tea for the community

Future Health Professionals
During the January holidays, Leila Withrow and Behdokht Eshraghi were among thirty select students who attended Scitech’s Future Health Professionals program. The Program provides students

CJ students guaranteed entry to UWA
The Fairway UWA Program provides activities and workshops for year 12 students with academic potential, and guarantees graduates entry to selected undergraduate courses at UWA.

STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Preparing you for the workforce.
Right now employment in STEM related industries are increasing every year. Employers now seek candidates with STEM qualifications and skills. This month (June 2020) sees

Cyril Jackson pulls together for the elderly.
The Town of Bassendean approached Cath MacDougall our Hospitality teacher to see if Cyril Jackson could help with a meal service to the elderly and

Intensive English Centre students excursion to Sculptures by the Sea
On 12th March 2020, IEC 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 went on an excursion to Australia’s largest annual outdoor sculpture exhibition, Sculptures by the Sea, at

CYRIL JACKSON SENIOR CAMPUS STUDENTS TO GET DAIRY CREATIVE IN THE KITCHEN
During Semester 2, 12 of our Food, Science and Technology students are whipping up a storm in the kitchen, thanks to the Great Ocean Road

Leeuwin II Adventure Trip
Nine students and one staff member were carefully selected through an extensive application process and won scholarships to experience life at sea on board The STS Leeuwin II.

CJ Students at Zonta International Women’s Day Breakfast
On Friday 8th March, Nowah Moore and Noga Pisk from Year 11 at CJ attended the Zonta International Women’s Day Breakfast at Wembley Golf Club.

The Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Board offers grants for driving lessons
Congratulations to Daniel Gayton on successfully getting his driver’s licence!

CJ Staff Back in The Classroom
CJ staff have embarked on a whole school initiative to complete the How Language Works (HLW) course.

Students Celebrate International Women’s Day
Thanks to the State School Teachers Union of WA for sponsoring two students to attend an International Women’s Day breakfast.

CJ student appointed as UNICEF Young Ambassador
“I want every child to have a safe environment where they can grow physically, mentally and spiritually and be able to live their lives to their full potential,” says Steve.

World of water opening up
MORE than 100 students from Cyril Jackson Senior Campus were rewarded with certificates after completing free swimming lessons at Bayswater Waves this month.

CJ and Black Swan State Theatre Company Collaboration
CJ was selected as one of the four metro venues to screen a live performance of the Australian classic


II P.L.U.S. and Aegis Aged Care Bassendean
Every Wednesday come rain or shine our 11 P.L.U.S. students pay a very special visit to the residents at Aegis Aged Care in Bassendean.

CJ Arts Students Exhibit at the State Theatre Centre of WA
Through CJ’s ArtsHouse project, students from Certificate II, Certificate III and ATAR Visual Art courses, partnered with Co3,

Harmony Day at CJ, March 21!
Wow! What a fabulous day of fun, unity and embracing diversity. Students and staff had prepared the main areas of the campus with orange decorations;

CJ staff member awarded Citizen of the Year Award
Congratulations to Marie Molloy, Art Teacher and ArtsHouse coordinator, who was awarded a 2018 Australia Day

Ceramics with Frank Smith at CJSC ArtsHouse
CJ welcomes students, staff and the community to enrol in Ceramics with Frank Smith.

Talented CJ students shine at Bassendean Events
On February 24, CJ student and singing sensation, Vanessa Hopes, entertained locals at the Old Perth Road Twilight Markets and later at the Bassendean Outdoor Cinema.

CJ students create short film for Festival of Perth
At the end of last year, CJ Media teacher, Kayleigh Geldenhuys, together with some of her students, Alexander Andrew Mhawira and Harper Tabb,

Kartagup Djinda Ngardak
Kartagup Djinda Ngardak, in the local Noongar language means “Perth comes alive under the stars”

CJ students flock to K-pop lessons
Addressing a cross-curricular focus of Asian Literacy in a school is not always an easy task to achieve,

NAIDOC Week 2017
‘Wanju’ a Noongar word meaning ‘welcome’ was certainly an apt choice for our Cyril Jackson Senior Campus participation in the celebration of language and culture on NAIDOC Family Day at Ashfield Reserve.