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Published 4 Jul 2023

The Top 10 Ideas for Year 10 Work Experience (With Examples)

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As a high school student, work experience will typically be the first time you step foot into the real world and learn what it’s like to be in the workforce.



Around 75% of work experience participants have said that it has provided them with new skills and an increase in confidence; so with school careers advisors at the ready, work placement should be the start to discovering the career path you want to take in life.

Year 10 Work Experience – What is Year 10 work experience?


Work experience is a short placement undertaken by high school students, in either Years 9 or 10. Students complete this placement to:

  • Gain an insight into a particular kind of career
  • Gain exposure to what working life is like
  • Establish a professional skill set, to help them in future job positions

Year 10 work experience is an awesome way to expand on your experience in the working world – it helps Year 10 students to develop the necessary skills and helpful experience that looks great on your resume when applying for first jobs and the like. By working with a company that has a Year 10 work experience program, you are exposed to what the professional world is like.

It is the perfect opportunity to get a taste of an industry or profession that you are considering pursuing once you graduate high school.

10 Work Experience Ideas


Here are 10 fun work experience ideas that you may spark your interest, or may inspire you to branch out into a similar field:


  • Op Shop / Volunteer Centre

    Volunteering for a week in a store such as the Salvation Army, Brotherhood of Saint Lawrence and Vinnies can really open up your eyes to how hard life can be for some people, and how you can make a big difference. It provides a rewarding work experience in this important field; it will look great on your resume, and help improve your people skills from dealing with a variety of customers.

  • Police Force

    Work experience at your local area police station could also be a great opportunity to see life from a different perspective. Throughout the week you would be learning how the force functions, the different roles and the different and unique situations officers have to deal with on a daily basis.

  • Broadcasting Company

    If you feel your future career may be in the broadcasting industry, consider applying for work experience at a television studio or radio station to understand what happens behind the screens to determine if that is the place for you.

  • Primary School / Kindergarten

    Many work experience students commonly complete their week of placement at a primary school (sometimes the one they went to) or a kindergarten; this offers a great opportunity for learning how to work with children, as well as seeing if teaching is an opportunity that may spark your interest in the future. Childcare centres are always happy to take on board school students for a week as it is a rewarding experience for all.

  • Digital Media

    The 21st century has seen technology become a core component of our daily activity, if information systems, web development, digital design or media communications is something you see your future self doing, then explore the massive world of digital media to gain experience in a part of your choosing.

  • Hospitality

    Hospitality is a major industry that is considered a popular and promising TAFE course and as a future career. Having work experience in a reception centre, cafe, restaurant or other hospitality place is a great way to learn a variety of skills and see where a career in this field may take you.

  • Veterinary Centre/Animal Care

    If animals or veterinary science is a major passion for yours and a possible career, completing a week of experience in a vet clinic or animal care shelter offers you the best kind of start to this exciting career. Even if working in a vet isn’t your calling, animal shelters are always looking for volunteers who are caring and fun loving people.

  • Research Centre

    If you are considering studying a degree is science or medicine, it is worthwhile to find work experience placement in a research centre based on an area you find interesting such as biology, chemistry or physics. Not only will the week help determine if that type of career is right for you but it will also give you an interesting insight into the life changing work people do every day.

  • Sports Centre/Club

    If you’re a sports enthusiast and see yourself playing a sport or being a part of its organisation, there are many clubs of all sizes and in all sports willing to offer a students a week of work experience. There are sometimes actual programmes available at specific clubs or sports centres that you can decide to pick from or simply express your interest for a week of valuable learning.

  • Credited Work Experience Programmes

    There are actually many work experience programmes designed for secondary school students to gain an understanding of the specific field and what work is like within that industry. These placements are often highly limited and require more than just a cover letter and resume to apply for; however they are well worth the hard work and are considered very rewarding for students.

  • Many art galleries across Melbourne and Sydney including National Gallery of Victoria offer only 3 weeks of the year as placement for secondary school students.
  • All across Australia, many zoos and aquariums offer limited places for their specific work experience programmes for school students. These placements are designed for students looking to work with animals or those who would love such an exciting opportunity.
  • Multiple hospitals offer programmes available for students who are looking to become a doctor, nurse or patient carer to have a brief insight into this type of future career.
  • If journalism or publishing is the career of your choice many companies such as The Age and Penguin Books offer specific programs designed at enthusiastic and eager students who are looking for a career in this important field of work.

Even if you’re unsure of your ideal future career, there is work experience available for everyone in range of industries. It is okay to spend a week in an industry that may not exactly be your passion. The point is about gaining experience and new skills, as well as discovering whether or not a field is right for you.

School work experience does not have to reflect your career goals, it may be a week for you to step outside your comfort zone into a job position you wish you could do, or it may be a time to test whether or not a passion of yours could turn into something more.

Work Experience in Your Area


Year 10 Work Experience in Sydney / New South Wales (NSW)

  • Sydney Living Museums
  • Sydney Theatre Company
  • AIE – Specialist Educators in Games, Animation & Film VFX
  • Taronga Zoo Sydney
  • Sealife Sydney Ocean Trust Program
  • The ABC

Year 10 Work Experience in Melbourne / Victoria (VIC)

  • AIE – Specialist Educators in Games, Animation & Film VFX
  • The ABC
  • The Royal Melbourne Hospital
  • CSIRO
  • YMCA Victoria
  • Alfred Health
  • Austin Health

Year 10 Work Experience in Perth / Western Australia (WA)

  • Government of Western Australia – Department of Health
  • The ABC
  • The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research – ICRAR
  • The Telethon Kids Institute

Year 10 Work Experience in Adelaide / South Australia (SA)

  • The ABC
  • AIE – Specialist Educators in Games, Animation & Film VFX
  • Adelaide Oval
  • Adelaide Festival Centre
  • City of Adelaide
  • Port Adelaide FC
  • Government of South Australia – Department of Environment and Water

Year 10 Work Experience in Brisbane / Queensland (QLD)

  • The ABC
  • Queensland Performing Arts Centre – QPAC
  • Air Force
  • Australian Government – Department of Defence

Year 10 Work Experience in Canberra / Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

  • The ABC
  • AIE – Specialist Educators in Games, Animation & Film VFX
  • ACT Government Community Services – Work Experience and Support Program (WESP)
  • The National Science and Technology Centre – Questacon Work Experience Program

Year 10 Work Experience in Darwin / NT

  • The ABC
  • CSIRO
  • Mindil Beach Casino Resort
  • RSPCA Darwin
  • Territory Wildlife Park Darwin

Finding Work Experience


As a young person, it can be confusing to know where you would like to have your work experience placement, as there are millions of job positions and career fields to choose from. Typically your school will help offer careers advice by making you take a career tests to figure out where your strengths may lie or a job that would suit you. Whilst this may help some, some other great starting points include:

  • Simply look online on job websites such as Seek, to gain an understanding of the opportunities you have to choose from.
  • Especially if you’re looking for something specific such as engineering work experience, Google is a great online tool to help research programmes or other placement opportunities.
  • Ask someone! We tend to forget that many school leavers and current secondary school students completed work experience too, gather inspiration from them or perhaps they have connections to get you into a placement you want.

Whatever you choose for your Year 10 Work Experience, it is important that you gained something out of it.

Whether it is a new skill, interview tips, networking, or you find out you wouldn’t particularly like to work in that field, any work experience as a young person, is considered to be good work experience.

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Kristen is a writer specialising in education and the future of work. She is passionate about bringing industry trends and insights to light to help students and professionals take that next step in their career.

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