Alumni News

Last week, alumni Thomas Grantham (2018) and Ramy Ibrahim (2009) returned to the College to talk with Year 11 Information Technology students about their journey since leaving NGSC. 

Thomas has come full circle and, after working in the corporate world for a while, is now the IT manager at the College, dealing with the many and varied challenges posed by teenagers and the internet, and staff who may be technologically challenged! (We are getting better though).

Ramy has travelled down many paths - starting but not initially completing a uni course, working at IBM, managing school IT departments, being a prison officer assisting with intelligence - to end up as the Cyber Security Officer for the State Government, in charge of security for Ports Victoria. Ramy spoke of how important security is in the systems of the ports, as many industries and businesses are dependent on the arrival of items delivered by ships! For example, Victoria only has about a week's supply of fuel on hand. Imagine if delivery of this essential item was interrupted! Both alum fielded questions from the class that will assist them with their units of study this semester. A big thank you to both, especially Ramy, as he had already been a part of the panel for Year 10 Careers Day two weeks prior.

If you would like to be part of the alumni community at North Geelong Secondary College, please get in touch (alumni@ngsc.com.au)

Year 11 IT Cyber Security talk

KPMG visit

Students from the Year 12 Business Management and Legal Studies classes attended an Ourschool Industry Insight visit to KPMG's Geelong office on Tuesday 19th August. This event allowed students to hear from alumni from public schools around the state, who now work at the international firm KPMG. They were introduced to the various elements of the business and had small group discussions with employees, 

Students were most impressed by the amazing views from the 8th floor office, as well as delicious catering! They also appreciated the time taken by the KPMG employees to answer their questions about relevant pathways through university. One of the most important points the panel emphasised was that your units of study in Year 12 might seem a bit dry, but in the real world it was a pleasure to be an accountant! 

Thanks to Ourschool for organising this informative session!

KPMG Geelong office visit