The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award (Australia) is a world leading youth development program, helping young people to discover their purpose, passion and place in the world to become World Ready citizens.

The Award is about individual challenge, variety of activity, duration, support, teamwork and recognition. As every individual is different, so too are the challenges that young people undertake to achieve their Award. At the College, we provide a number of opportunities for our students to achieve the requirements for the four different sections of the Award, those being Voluntary Service, Skill, Physical Recreation and Adventurous Journey. A number of the criteria are covered in our Year 9 Adventure Camp which happens in November each year and also for cadets through the LJBC Emergency Service Cadets.

Our students simply need to set personally challenging goals for improvement and demonstrate effort as they strive to reach these goals. A demonstration of commitment through weekly effort is the key, along with regular interaction with the activity assessor who, at our College, is Mr Downsborough. Finally, to help young people overcome their fears and challenges, the Award provides them with opportunities to learn from experience.

ECU has approved The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award as part of the portfolio of evidence that can be submitted with an application via the Experience Based Entry Scheme. This pathway includes access to most of the undergraduate courses at ECU.

Through a strong yet flexible framework, your child can uniquely design their Award, choosing activities that spark their interest and challenge them to achieve great heights. If your child is interested in participating in the Duke of Edinburgh, please see the link below and feel free to discuss with either Mr Downsborough or myself.

https://www.ljbc.wa.edu.au/LJBC-Duke-of-Ed/duke-of-ed/index.html

Helen Del Frate

Dean of Students