Hospitality Excellence Kitchen students had great success in working towards furthering their careers over the 2022-2023 break, all gaining paid positions in kitchens.
2022 Year 12 Graduate, and Hospitality Excellence Student of the Year for Cookery, Montana Pearce was offered a full time Chef's Apprenticeship at Graduation, with The Star Gold Coast. She is now three months in, and about to finish her first kitchen rotation. It is great to hear to Montana has found something she loves and will get up at 5am each morning for without complaint.
2023 Year 12 students also ended the year strong. Lachlan Peebles has become The W Hotel's very first a school-based Chef's Apprentice, and Connor Johnson has joined the kitchen brigade with First Nation's Catering Company, Three Little Birds. Both boys will be able to share their unique training with each other at school and inspire the new students in our program.
2023 Year 11 students Matthew Meadows & Noah Schepis-Wells have both gained school-based Apprenticeships with The Star Brisbane Treasury. This is very exciting for them, as The Star begins its transition to the new precinct at Queen's Warf later this year and they will become foundation staff at Brisbane's biggest Hospitality Hub.