The Award equips young people for life and work
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is an extracurricular framework offered at Bede Polding College to students in Year 10 or above. There are three levels offered – Bronze, Silver, and Gold – with each level demanding an increased level of commitment.
For NSW specific information please visit the NSW Office of Sport.
For general information, please visit The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award - Australia
Bronze
For those over 14 years old
Silver
For those over 15 years old
Gold
For those over 16 years old
Empowering our students
Bede Polding College is a registered Duke of Ed Centre and is proud to empower students through The Duke of Ed framework, fostering leadership, resilience, community engagement and personal growth beyond the classroom. These values align with our school values of faith, service and perseverance.
Empowering our students
Duke of Ed Framework
Framework users are required to complete the following sections as part of the award:
Skills Development
A cultural or social activity leading to a deeper knowledge and attainment of a reasonable degree of skill, such as learning to drive, cooking or playing a musical instrument.
Physical recreation
Participation in an individual or group physical activity such as netball, soccer or rugby league.
Volunteering
Voluntary, unpaid community services, for example, Riding with the Disabled, St Vincent de Paul's, and assisting with local sporting teams.
Adventurous Journey
Completion of Preliminary Training, a Practice Journey and a Qualifying Journey (a total of 2 overnight trips).
Other opportunities
Join our Eco Group
Concerned about the effects of global warming, our enthusiastic pupils from all year groups are eager and excited to make our school more eco friendly.
Extracurricular activities
We offer a diverse range of learning beyond the classroom facilitated by our very generous staff. There’s something for everyone!
Student Wellbeing
At Bede Polding we pride ourselves on providing our students with a safe, secure environment where they feel supported and able to take risks in their learning.
Student Leadership
We are proud of the active part our students leaders play in our school, and how ably they lead our school community in education, faith and life.