STEM Institute preparing Ashdale Secondary College students

Rebecca Vukovic

By Rebecca Vukovic
Published May 4, 2016

It is widely accepted that in the next 15 years, close to 45 per cent of jobs are going to be made redundant, likely to be replaced by STEM careers.

Ashdale Secondary College has established its STEM Institute this year

Inspired to best equip students with the skills to manage this drastic change, Ashdale Secondary College decided to establish a ...

This story appeared in the May 2016 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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