With two grandfathers and a father who are carpenters, skill with timber is in Timothy Jacobs’ blood.

The Year 11 Construction student at Patrician Brothers’ College Fairfield placed first in the Catholic Inter-school WorldSkills Construction Challenge held at LaSalle Catholic College Bankstown’s Saint Yon Trade Training Centre on August 28. Participants were asked to construct a drawing board and T-square in under four hours.

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