Farm
The UAHS farm is a 100 acre farm which has many enterprises, including:
- Sheep
- Cows/Cattle
- Poultry
- Aquaculture (such as Barramundi and Yabbies)
- Horses
- Orchard
- Bees
- Alpacas
- Marsupial Area (including native Australian animals, such as the Kangaroo, and nocturnal species, also snakes)
- Goats
- Vineyard (Wine is produced)
- An extensive Wetland
- Pigs
The Year 10, 11 and 12 students are involved in wine making, and with parental permission, students are allowed to sample their own wine. Students are also able to make other produce through Agriculture Studies, like butter and yoghurt. This includes practical lessons during the week, where studetns are able to participate in hands on activities with all the different enterprises. Some activities include grooming and helping care for the animals, and making butter, olive oil, and dried fruit from the school orchard and vineyard. In Year 8, students undertake what is called the "Home Project", where they are to care for an animal or plant and record their findings. In Year 8, students also make Vegetable Gardens where they are able to take home or sell the produce they grow, such as Silver-beet, carrots, and cabbages.
There are many lunch time clubs that students are involved in, with one for nearly every enterprise on the farm. Some of these include: poultry, horses, plants and bees. Being in a club is not a requirement, but many students choose to take part.
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