Dr Sarah Baker, Advanced Technology Program

I’ve been in the SA Department for Education Corporate Office since 2016 with the South Australian Commonwealth Schools Pathways Program (funded as part of the Commonwealth Defence Industry Skilling and STEM strategy) and will be moving to start a new role as the Hamilton Secondary College Assistant Principal (Space, STEM and Innovation) from late January 2022. The SA Schools Pathways Program will continue in the Student Pathways and Careers Division within the SA Department for Education and programs connecting students with industry and employers can be found on the Student Pathways website (https://studentpathways.sa.edu.au/). Hamilton Secondary College opened the Mike Roach Space Education Centre in 2017 with four main areas supporting our space science program - a simulated Martian crater and landscape with seven different geological zones, a Mission Control Room, a Briefing Room , and a space laboratory. Hamilton Space School would like to acknowledge the support, generosity and collaboration of VSSEC (Victorian Space Science Education Centre) with our 'Mission to Mars' Program.

The second South Australian permanent Planetarium, the first in Adelaide's southern suburbs was completed in late 2021. Developed as part of Hamilton Secondary college's $9.2 million facilities upgrade, the star gazing structure within the new Performing Arts Centre complements the school's progressive STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) focus, Space Academy and Space Education Centre, providing students with an exciting and unique educational experience.

From 2022, a dedicated Space, STEM and Innovation team will continue to develop and implement programs enabling Hamilton Secondary College - Space School to be recognised globally as a Space Education nexus. The Space program is supported by a growing number of industry partners who share our vision and goal to be a leader in space education, many of our previously developed Space programs such as the Space Passport will now be coordinated through the Hamilton Space School , please follow http://hamilton-secondary-college-space-school.eventbrite.com for current and new events.