Volume 34 issue 18 - 18 November 2022

Year 12 Business Studies Bluescope Steel Excursion

On Friday, 4 November the HSC Business Studies class of 2023 visited the BlueScope Steel Limited Port Kembla Steelworks to witness firsthand the operations processes of the only Australian manufacturer of steel slabs and coils. 

Students are required to develop a portfolio of business case studies from which they can draw to answer extended response questions. Bluescope offers a fantastic opportunity for students to visit their steelmaking facility at Port Kembla. It was exciting to be able to visit the steelworks with our Inside Industry tour guides Rick and Steve, who have worked at the Port Kembla site since the 1970s and have a wealth of knowledge to share. The scale, complexity and degree of automation of the steel-making process were amazing to witness and the girls appreciated seeing it for themselves. The insight gained into the practicalities and logistics of manufacturing such a bulky, industrial product on a large scale was invaluable.

Danielle Wilson - Business Studies Teacher