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Merriwa Central School

Merriwa Central School

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Year 10 Students participate in Prime Future Mining Careers

mining careers

Currently, in Year 10 Science, students are participating in a program called PRIME Future Mining Careers developed by Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter and NSW Minerals Council. Merriwa Central School was one of twenty schools selected to participate in the program and have been invited to remain with the program in 2021.

The program is designed to provide students with information about the impact that maths, science and geography have on, history of mining, the purpose of mining, the life cycle of a mine and the types of skills and jobs required to support the successful and safe operation of mine.

The student’s participate in an on-line learning environment, Canvas, were they complete nine modules about different aspects and impacts of mining as well as Virtual Reality activities to understand and experience the operations of mines.