Padua College provides a career counselling service to students and parents through a structured career planning program as well as individual appointments.

The Careers Counsellor is responsible for assisting students and parents with course selection, career planning, tertiary study, study assistance and post-school transition.

The Careers Counsellor can assist students in the following areas:

  • Subject and course choice
  • Senior subject changes
  • SET (Senior Education and Training) Planning in Year 10
  • Tertiary advice
  • QTAC assistance
  • Career information and guidance
  • Alternative pathway options
  • UCAT preparation
  • Study skills
  • Part-time job applications
  • Resume writing
  • Interview coaching and practise
  • Job readiness programs.

Joanne O’Bryan, Careers Counsellor

Phone: 3857 9976
Email: jobryan@padua.qld.edu.au

Year 9 and 10 REACH Lessons

Through the Year 9 and 10 REACH (Relationships, Emotions, Achievement through Engagement, Community, Health) lessons, students undertake a career education program. This program is designed to assist students to get to know themselves, their interests, and their skills, for the purpose of making informed career decisions before undertaking their SET (Senior Education and Training) Plan in Year 10.

Senior Mentoring

Students in Years 10, 11 and 12 are involved in a Senior Mentoring Program that begins with the SET (Senior Education and Training) Plan and senior pathway process and carries through until the end of Year 12. The Mentoring Program is a data informed process that supports students through their senior years with a focus in Year 12 on maximising their learning outcomes and succeeding in their chosen pathway. The SET Plan process is required by the QCAA (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) for students in Year 10. The purpose of the Senior Mentoring process, including the SET Plan, is to:

  • Structure student learning in Years 10, 11 and 12 around their abilities, interests, and ambitions
  • Support students to think about their education, training, and career options after Year 12
  • Coach students in the setting and meeting of learning goals in Years 10, 11 and 12 and beyond
  • Include flexible and coordinated pathway options in the senior years
  • Facilitate communication between students and their parents/caregivers or teachers and counsellors about their learning goals and post-school plans.