Former students of WA College of Agriculture - Cunderdin were among the graduates and award winners at the inaugural graduation presentation ceremony for students from the Charles Sturt University agribusiness degree at Muresk Institute last month. Amy Corsini from Westonia and Courtney Humphrey (York) who completed year 12 at Cunderdin in 2011 were two of the first graduates to receive the CSU Bachelor of Agricultural Business Management having enrolled when the course started at Muresk in February 2014. Amy is currently studying for a Graduate Diploma in Education with the aim of teaching agriculture at secondary level and Courtney is a trainee agronomist with Primaries at York.
Other former Cunderdin students to gain recognition for their achievements were second years Jeremy Bryan from Bindi Bindi who received the Sir David Brand Scholarship, Jessica Herzer (Northam) who was awarded the CSU Residential Scholarship and Jack Sawyer (Dalwallinu) who received the Summit Fertilizer Scholarship.
Jack also won the CSBP Prize for soil science. He was runner up Dux of the ATAR program on graduation from Cunderdin in 2015. Jessica received the CSU prize for a year 12 student continuing with post-secondary study.
Principal, David De Meo, congratulated the former students and said their achievements were evidence of the quality and diversity of the college's curriculum. "While we aim to cater for students with a broad range of interests and aspirations, we are proud of what the students in our ATAR program achieve. "They are well equipped to continue their education at tertiary level in programs like the BABM course at Muresk," he said.
Speaking soon after the return of an agribusiness degree to Muresk, then WA Education Department director of agricultural education, Geoff Moyle, said the BABM course re-established a valuable pathway into university for students from the five campuses of the WA College of Agriculture and other high schools around the state. He said students are able to enrol with an ATAR or without, through a principal's recommendation.
