Dad: Did not
complete Year 10
Mum : Did not complete Year 10/ Did TAFE part time
Age
17
Parents Occupations
Dad: carpet
layer
Mum: Justice of Peace/Officer of Court
Gender
Female
Family/ Situation
One older
sister at University
I’m the plain jane in our family. Joanne got all Mum and
Dad’s best features and I seem to have got the left overs.
Mum says I will grow into a lovely woman as my face has
“character”. I’d prefer to be pretty.
School
Year 12
Tertiary Package
Subjects
Studied
Ranking
(1 =
best)
RE 4
English 1
Maths 3
Legal Studies 3
Business Management 2
Photography 2
(1 = best)
Tennis 2
Photography 4
Movies 5
Monday
Homework/ watch TV
Tuesday
Homework/ watch TV/Movies
Wednesday
Homework/ watch TV
Thursday
Part-Time (PT) Job
Friday
PT Job
Saturday
Chores/PT Job/ hang out with friends
Sunday
Play tennis/ watch TV/hang out with friends
Communication
I am fairly
quiet so I don’t say much and I don’t like being the centre
of attention. I do like to write and I am really good at
writing essays in English.
Negotiation
I avoid
confrontation as far as I can. I don’t like to fight so
mostly negotiation consists of me avoiding conflict.
Numerical
I am not too
bad at Maths. It’s not my favourite subject but as I do
Business Management, I wouldn’t rule out something like
Accountancy as a possible future profession.
Technological
I handle
computers fairly well. I manage to do all the stuff I need
to do for school.
Social
I have a few
close friends that I’ve known since Primary school. Kate and
Emily are really nice and come around sometimes. Some of
their other friends give them a hard time because they don’t
think I’m “cool”
Physical
Reasonably
fit. I participate in what I have to do at school as far as
PE and school sports carnivals - but only to get House
points! I play tennis on weekends - this is mainly social.
Creative
I love
anything creative. I can do lots of things like cooking,
cake decorating, sewing, drawing. I also love to write
children’s stories and illustrate them. I did one for my
young cousins for Christmas last year. They loved it.
Leadership
I’m not a
leader type person. I’m much happier if I can work on my
own. I don’t really work well in groups because I get so
tied up in knots worrying what people are thinking of me.
Practical
The creative
practical things like cooking, sewing and drawing etc are
what I am good at. Mum says I’ll make someone a wonderful
wife one day. Ha Ha!
Home duties
We have
always had to pull our weight in the house. Mum and Dad both
work hard so Joanne and I share some of the jobs in the
house. Joanne tries to get out of her share. She hates to
clean and cook.
The things I mentioned like cooking,
sewing, drawing and writing are talents I suppose.
Casual work:
I got a part-time job working in a dress shop for one of Mum’s
friends (her CWA network) I get to change the window for her every
week. That is the best part of the job.
Work Experience: I did Work Experience in an Accountancy
Practice during Year 10. It was really good. I think doing your own
thing is really good.
• ICT Certificate
• Bronze Medallion (Swimming Certificate) • St John’s
First Aid Certificate.
Your choice: not sure
Parent's expectation of you: They would like me to go to Uni
like my sister, Joanne
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Jenny revealed
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personal details and views.
