offered to senior students, as well as VET and TVET courses for students pursuing a non-ATAR pathway. Co-curricular The College offers a number of co-curricular activities in a range of disciplines. These include, but are not limited to: Mount Carmel Oratory Society College choir College band Revelation - social justice and mission team Mount Carmel Youth Network (MCYN) Australian Mathematics Competition Science Competition LIVE festival & LIVE nights Polynesian dance team MISA dance team MISA sport WSU Fast Forward Ignite - Student Magazine College musicals A number of senior students also take part in the annual immersions to work in underprivileged communities. There are currently two immersions: The Philippines immersion takes place during the summer holidays in January, and the Thailand immersion takes place during the school year. In 2018, the College began offering an iSTEM elective for Stage 5. Mount Carmel has also started to implement a number of STEM-based learning opportunities. College life House System Students at Mount Carmel are placed into one of four houses which they will remain in for the entirety of the junior school (Years 7-10). The houses compete with one another to attain house points through sporting events, carnivals, extracurricular and academic involvement, social justice and a number of other activities. The house with the most points at the conclusion of the school year is awarded the House Cup. Houses are led by House Coordinators. Murray House: Red house, named after William Edward Murray, former Bishop of Wollongong. Howard House: Blue house, named after Charles Howard, Superior General of the Marist Brothers from 1985-1993. Avila House: Yellow house, named after Teresa of Ávila, Carmelite nun and Roman Catholic saint. MacKillop House: Green house, named after Mary MacKillop, Australia's first saint. Pastoral Care The College is divided into two schools. The junior school comprises students in Years 7–10, and the senior school comprises students in Years 11 and 12. The uniform is unique to both schools. Senior students' homerooms are located in the senior buildings (B and C block), towards the top of the school. Year 7 is located in D block, Year 8 is located in E block, Year 9 is located in F, G, H and I blocks, and Year 10 is located in J block. The junior school follows a horizontal system in which students are placed in pastoral classes (homerooms) with their own year group. The senior school has mixed