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Senior Years Careers Come In Day

Careers Month

As part of Senior Years, students are invited to participate in the Senior Years Careers Come in Day. The Come in Day will be run in 3 sessions and allow students to explore future pathways, build connections with other students and teachers and build skills for employment.

Location: The Hall - Open Access College, 1-37 Marden Road Marden
Date: 14th of August 2025
Time: 9:30am – 2:30pm

Please arrive at 9:30am and sign in at Student Services where you will meet teachers outside of this area before walking over to the Hall. Students will also be required to sign out at Student Services before leaving at 1:30pm.

  • 9.30am - 9.45 am: Welcome and Introduction
  • 9.45 am - 10.50 am: Session 1 - Workshop 1 (3 options)
  • 10.50 am - 11.20 am: Recess
  • 11.20 am - 12.15 pm: Session 2 -Workshop 2 (3 options)
  • 12.15 pm - 1.30 pm: Session 3 - Career Expo
  • 1.30 pm: Students return to Student Services to sign out. Students are dismissed after signing out at Student Services. (Optional 1.30 to 2.30 pm) have a pathways conversation with one of our school leaders prior to signing out.

For workshop 1 and 2 please book below your preferred session by Wednesday August 13th

Book Session Here


To attend the event, students will: Be required to organise their own way to and from Open Access College.

Financial assistance is available for students where Open Access College is the enrolling school and who live 80km from Adelaide CBD to attend face to face events.

Students must bring: Recess, lunch, water, and a laptop.

Photos may be taken by staff at this event and published on our website and Facebook page. If you have returned a media consent form at enrolment for 2025, no further action is needed. You can confirm whether a media consent form is on file by checking the Daymap Connect Parent Portal. If you are unsure how to do this, please refer to the guide, Daymap – Using Parent Portal, available here.

In line with our mobile phone policy, students will not be able to use their mobile phones during the event. When they arrive, they will be asked to place their phone in a Yondr Pouch, which they will receive at Student Services when signing in. The pouch will remain on their person and locked for the duration of the event. Before leaving, students will need to go back to Student Services where the pouch will be unlocked. For further information, refer to our Mobile Phone Policy.

A consent form has been emailed to all parents/carers of Senior Years students via Edsmart. Please complete the form by Wednesday 13th of August 2025.

Please contact, Gabriele Turci if you have any queries or concerns Gabriele.turci820@schools.sa.edu.au or by telephone 8309 3500.

2025 Marden Career Expo

Last updated: 06 August 2025