Trips & Tours

Excursions and extended stay opportunities are an important feature of life and learning at St Andrew's Anglican College. The College is very aware of the enriching experiences global travel can provide. This means we are focused on offering our students the best experiences possible!. The learning opportunities, enjoyment safety and success of students is our ultimate goal. There are a range of diverse opportunities for both for our Primary students and also our Secondary students.

Primary China visit each Year. Cost approx $2500

St Andrew’s Anglican College has established an exciting friendship school program with Beijing Primary School. 2009 was the inaugural year for this program which provides an exciting and enriching experience for these Year Six ambassadors.

 

The primary purpose of this program is to provide our Year Six students with an opportunity to extend their Chinese learning within a real-life context and to further develop their knowledge and understanding of the Chinese culture. During the visit the students are involved in an engaging learning program at Beijing Primary School, participating in classroom learning, cultural activities, music and sport. A number of excursions to various sights around Beijing, including the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, the Olympic stadium and the Beijing Zoo are all highlights for the students.

 

The students and teachers stay in the international student dormitory facilities during the week and with a home stay family on the weekends.  Each home stay family selected by Beijing Primary School sends their child to visit St Andrew’s Anglican College later each year. This enables Australian families to return the hospitality and further develop the relationship with their Chinese friends.

For more details visit the webpage here

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Urban Bound Program - depart each year for Year 9 students cost included in Tuition fees
The Urban Bound Program has been designed to broaden the educational and academic experience of Year 9 students. The program has been devised taking into consideration the following principles: Academic, Service/Community, City Adventure, Independence, Environment and Enjoyment. The experience is held off campus in an urban environment that is unfamiliar to the students. Research shows that Year 9 can be a time of adolescent growth where individuals have specific social and learning needs. It is often a period of time where students can become somewhat disengaged with a formalised curriculum and the structure required at school. This program attempts to address these needs by promoting self–directed and collaborative learning, communication, independence and responsibility. This also allows students to investigate how they fit into the world and helps them identify future interests that they may pursue. More information here

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New York Business Trip - depart 2012, 2014, 2016 cost approx $5500

The content covered during Business Studies at school requires students to investigate and analyse business environments and opportunities on a variety of levels. During our visit to New York students are encouraged to consider the marketplaces and business strategies of many destinations.  Particularly, looking at how International Business operates; the challenges of a global approach to business and how enterprise operates not just within our own cities or countries but also in the Worldwide Marketplace.  New York, which is known as the business and financial capital of the United States, perhaps even the world, provides a diverse range of developed and renowned business enterprises for students to investigate and experience. Business and innovation on this scale are not available on the Sunshine Coast, or in Australia, so students will be given every opportunity to immerse themselves in Business throughout this trip.

Students will investigate and experience five themes including;

Money, Money, Money! -Uncle Sam’s Hamilton Financial Tour, Wall Street Experience, Educational Visit to the Museum of American Finance, Trump Towers

It’s all Show Business -Carnegie Hall Tour, Radio City Music Hall Stage Door Tour, NBC Studio experience, A night at the theatre, AMC Empire

Tourism as a Trade -visit to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, Central Park Zoo, Food on Food Tour, Night cruise of harbour and New York City, Rockefeller Centre, Cathedral of St John the Divine

Sporty Business -Madison Square Garden all access tour, New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics Basketball Game

Did Someone Say Shopping? - a look at iconic New York Shopping spots including Macy’s and Bloomingdales as well as a variety of different shopping environments including Manhattan Mall, Outlet stores, New York Markets etc.
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New Zealand Ski Trip - depart 2012, 2014, 2016- cost approx $3000
An 8 day skiing experience based in Queenstown on the South Island of New Zealand. Students will enjoy the snow as well as a Maori experience, shotover jet ride, visiting the sights of Queenstown and fantastic skiing /snowboarding. The trip departs in September numbers permitting and will go every 2 years to New Zealand. More details are available from This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Sydney Tennis Tour - departs October each year. Approx cost $700
This tennis tour not only takes in the sight and sounds of Sydney but also we compete against some of the best Tennis schools in Sydney as we further enhance our Tennis opportunities to our Tennis Academy students. The trip takes in a tour of Sydney as well as a Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb and some wonderful fixture tennis. For more information please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Vietnam Tour - departing July  2013 - info coming soon

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Marine Studies - 7 day trip on Heron Island each year
As part of the Marine Studies senior course for Year 11 and 12 students, each year the cohort spend a week on Camp on the amazingly beautiful Heron Island. Students get an incredible knowledge of the reef and the College are very respected by the Heron Island Research staff. The hands on approach to learning involves time spent in the research lab on the island as well as plenty of time under water!! Our students have a fantastic week and will have generate wonderful memories. More information is available from Head of Marine Studies This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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China Trip - departing 2014, 2016