Here at Ravenshoe State School P-12 we are uniquely placed to provide our students with a wide variety of agricultural experiences to develop knowledge and skills focused on the relationship between the land, the animals, the environment and the people/community.
In 2018 we upgraded our 60 year old dairy to a DAIRYMASTER MILK PARLOUR which consists of fully automated Electronic Identification, Milk Meters, Feeder Units, Three way Draft and a Dairymaster Milk Manager PC System. To help our students and Milking staff monitor 50 head of cattle including a milking herd of 30 head is the MooMonitor animal wellbeing data collars. This positions Ravenshoe State School P-12 as one of the most technically advanced dairy programs in Queensland.
Our Agricultural curriculum includes;
- Junior Agricultural Science (Year 9 and 10)
- AHC20116: Certificate II in Agriculture
Ravenshoe State School P-12 are committed to providing students who are interested in the application of science in a real-word context opportunities to participate in;
- Milking and Dairy operations
- Farm Management and Maintenance
- Landcare and Sustainable practices
- Animal Husbandry and wellbeing
- Cattle leading and Competition preparation
- Pasture preparation and pest control
- Mustering and Moving livestock
- Operate and maintain Emerging Technologies
Educational pathways include:
- Agriculture
- Horticulture
- Agronomy
- Ecology
- Food Technology
- Veterinary Science
- Environmental Science
- Natural resource management
- Parks and Wildlife
- Conservation
- Ecotourism
- Biotechnology
- Business
- Marketing
- Education and literacy
- Research and development