Students at Southern Cross are eligible to receive dual accreditation by completing Higher School Certificate (HSC) as well as nationally accredited certificate I, II or III qualification(s), depending on the particular course selected and the units of competency achieved.
Students in an apprenticeship or traineeship are fully completed within the final two years, providing students with the HSC, a VET qualification, a certificate of proficiency and paid experience in the workplace.
“The greatest achievements of SCCC are found in the stories of the young people whose lives and careers have been enriched, engaged and enabled, built on the transformative commitment and dedication of the SCCC staff”
– Pat O’Reilly (Principal 2010 to 2019)
Southern Cross is the only College in NSW to have won the Australian Training Awards, School Pathway to VET Award twice (once in 2013 and in 2015). We are also proud to celebrate the following college and student achievements and awards:
NSW Training Awards
2019
Regional Winner – VET in Schools Student of the Year – Kelsey Commons
Regional Finalist – SBAT of the Year – Renee Hourani and Helen Wehbe
Regional Finalist – VET in Schools Student of the Year – Gaius Commons
2018
Regional Finalist – SBAT of the Year – Jonathan Lee and Maxwell Shepherd
Regional Finalist – VET Student of the Year – Cooper Bennett and Stephanie Lagos
2017
Regional Finalist – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year – Cooper Alderton
Regional Finalist – SBAT of the Year – Annalise Dell’Aia, Sarah Neal, Jessica Pearce and Eleny Zimonopoulos
Regional Finalist – SBAT of the Year – Katrina Small
Worldskills
2018
National – Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) – 2nd Place – Jonathan Lee
National – Hairdressing – 4th Place – Lauren Tabet
2017
Regional – Hospitality Winner – Jonathan Lee
Regional – Hairdressing Winner – Lauren Tabet
Regional – Retail 3rd Place – Kayla Hadwan
MWLP
2019
Work Placement Student of the Year – Overall Winner – Kelsey Commons
Work Placement Student of the Year – Entertainment – Winner – Gaius Commons and Kelsey Commons
Work Placement Student of the Year – Automotive – Finalist – Thomas Barone
Work Placement Student of the Year – Business Services – Finalist – Renee Hourani
Work Placement Student of the Year – Entertainment – Finalist – Christopher Diep and Sarah Dunne
Work Placement Student of the Year – Retail – Finalist – Danielle Marchese, Danielle Millar
2018
Work Placement Student of the Year – Automotive – Winner – Joseph Ayoub
Work Placement Student of the Year – Business Services – Winner – Stephanie Lagos
Work Placement Student of the Year – Business Services – Finalist – Georgia Davis
Hospitality Training Network (HTN)
2018
NSW Culinary Challenge – NSW/ACT Division – Gold Medal – Sam Grifa and Jonathan Lee
National Culinary Challenge – Silver Medal – Sam Grifa and Jonathan Lee
2017
NSW Culinary Challenge – NSW/ACT Division – Bronze Medal – Annalise Dell’Aia and Tara Lockwood
Other Awards
2018 John Lincoln Youth Community Service Award Recipient – Cooper Bennett
2017 Group Training Association of NSW Finalist – SBAT of the Year – Aidan Page