Balaklava High School
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14 Gwy Terrace
Balaklava SA 5461
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Phone: 08 8862 0600
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VET UPDATE

Here’s a brief overview of Vocational Education and Training (VET) activities and achievements at BHS so far in 2025:

  • Student Enrolment: We currently have 37 students actively enrolled in nationally recognised VET qualifications.
  • School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SBATs): A significant number of our students, 10 in total, are undertaking School-Based Apprenticeships or Traineeships, gaining valuable on-the-job experience while completing their SACE.
  • Diverse Qualification Offerings: Our students are engaging with a broad range of vocational pathways, enrolled across 14 different qualifications, reflecting their diverse career interests.
  • On-Site Industry Pathways: BHS is hosting both the Construction Pathways and Engineering Pathways programs on-site through our partnership with TAFE SA. This brings industry-standard training directly to our students.
  • Defence Industry Alignment: Our Engineering Pathways course is a Defence Industry aligned Flexible Industry Pathway (FIP). We are one of three schools in our region, and approximately nine total to offer this new initiative in South Australia. This specialised program has already yielded benefits, with additional funding secured to upgrade the Fume Extraction System in our Welding Area, work that was successfully completed during the recent Christmas holidays.
  • Defence Work Experience Program: Six enthusiastic BHS students will be participating in the Defence Work Experience Program with the Navy at HMAS Cerebus in Victoria during Week 11 of this term. This is a fantastic opportunity for them to gain firsthand insight into Defence careers.
  • Careers Education and Work Experience for Year 10s: Our Year 10 students will commence their comprehensive Careers Education program in Term 2. This program will culminate in valuable Work Experience placements scheduled for Week 1 of Term 3.
  • VET Contribution to SACE: VET continues to be an integral part of the senior school curriculum at BHS. Impressively, 23% of our Year 11 cohort and 29% of our Year 12 cohort are utilising VET qualifications as part of their SACE completion, highlighting the importance and relevance of vocational pathways for our students

Luke Clark