Dear Parents and Caregivers,

The last two weeks have been exceptionally busy with exams and end of term assessments for all the year levels.  In the lead up to the assessment period we had some outstanding sporting success with the Junior Netball team winning the state titles.  Well done to Ms Kundrus-Little and the team.  In a rare sporting opportunity, the Qld State of Origin Women’s Team trained in an opposed session here at PBC last Monday against the Open Boy’s League Team.  I am aware that a number of the soccer and AFL teams are also having fantastic seasons I am sure that as finals approach, they will be ready to do their best.

A number of our students are regularly not taking their bus pass, Go Card or have a ticket to travel on the bus.  The GCCC, Translink and Surfside Buses have informed the school that the practice of students catching a bus without the proper ticket / pass can see students being subjected to a fine.  It is my belief that ticket inspectors are about to be placed more regularly on school bus routes.

School returns on Monday 15 July after the winter holidays.  Classes recommence at 9:05am on the Monday for all students.

Vale Deb Reid

Deb Reid, School Canteen Convenor passed away late on Sunday 16 June after a year long battle with cancer.  Deb was a proud mother to two sons, Brian and Michael as well as a loving wife to Gavin.  Deb was so much more than a canteen convenor.  Deb was our chief of smiles / chief chef and looked after the well-being of all staff, but especially the waist lines of the HPE teachers.

Deb came to PBC as the immediate former Executive Chef of Salt, Mantra at Kingscliff.  Deb revolutionised a tired school tuckshop of pre-packaged foods towards a fresher food range as selected by the students.  Enchilada Day became famous under her leadership and soon our lines for service grew.  Deb pioneered such foods as acai bowls, burritos and spinach and ricotta rolls.

Deb loved her staff and led them from the front, never asking her staff to do something that she herself wouldn’t do. She had high expectations of her team and herself to deliver the best possible menu and quality food for the students and staff.  Deb had a great deal of pride in her work and was always wanting to ensure that PBC was seen in the best possible light by the community.

Deb and her staff created the first wave of event catering at PBC. The canteen staff commenced catering for the PBC Alliance, PBC AFL Club and Chaplain’s Dinner a few years ago. As an Executive Chef, together with the Hospitality Teachers, Deb commenced the transition to the hospitality students catering for an event in its entirety through empowering the school students.

Deb will be missed by the school community.

Regards,

Chris Capra
Executive Principal

Free Dress Day Fundraiser a huge success

A huge congratulations to the PBC school community!!!  Our students raised $1800 in support of local charity, ‘The Sanctuary’.  The school was a sea of purple of Friday 7 June, as students spoke in numbers against domestic violence in our community. Thank you to the Senior School Student Leaders who organised the event.

Year 12 QCS Practice Exams

Over the last two days our Year 12 cohort continued with their preparations for the upcoming QCS Exams in August.  This now marks the end of QCS Practice Exams in what has been a gruelling 18 months of preparation. The students are to be commended for their application and efforts in a year that marks the end of QCS examinations. Thank you to Mr McDougall and the great QCS teaching team who ensured that our students were well-prepared.  

Year 12

QCAA learning accounts

All Year 12 students were recently issued (via their school email) with instructions to log onto the Student Connect website at www.qcaa.qld.edu.au. It is important that students do this to ensure that their details such as correct spelling of their name, address and date of birth and subjects studied are correct. At the end of Year 12 it is the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority, not PBC, which will issue and send out the Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and OP and Senior Statement. Students who log on by 31 August are also in the running to win an Apple MacBook Air. Any students who finds that their details are incorrect should contact Ms Ashby in Y block.

Please note that the software program that emailed LUi numbers and passwords may have deleted the leading 0s in the number e.g. a LUI number of 0154634579 may have been emailed as 154634579. Disregard this, as this is an error with the emailing program not the students LUI.

 Year 12 students have completed Semester 3 assessment and have the following upcoming dates in term 3:

• Wednesday 7 August QCS masterclass in Sport time 1:00 to 2:30pm
• Wednesday 14 August QCS masterclass in Sport time 1:00 to 2:30pm
• Wednesday 14 August Year 12 Future Pathways evening
• Wednesday 21 August QCS masterclass in Sport time 1:00 to 2:30pm
• Tuesday and Wednesday 3 and 4 September QCS test
• Thursday 5 September Term 3 exams commence

Year 11

The Year 11 students certainly do have a busy schedule completing Unit 1 and 2 of the new QCE in 3 terms and need to ensure that they are applying time management strategies and are appropriately prioritising their time.

Year 11 student’s next assessment period commences in week 2 of term 3. A timetable of exams will be published on the school website. Year 11s will then have a full shutdown to complete Unit 2 in week 10 of term 3, 16 to 20 September.

Moving forward Year 11 students will commence the summative units for ATAR in term 4 of this year and will have their first assessment for Unit 3 in the last week of term 4. This will be a full shutdown in the week 25 to 29 November.

In 2020 Year 12 and Year 10 students will have their exams and assessment due in the last week of each term (week 10). 

Griffith University is offering Academic Bootcamps over the holidays in Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematical methods. See below for more information:

Held in the school holidays and targeted to Year 11 students, these Academic Bootcamps will cover key topics in the Senior Curriculum. It will allow students to review and consolidate their learning from Unit 1 and also give them a head start and introduction into Unit 2. 

Subjects offered will be Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths Methods. All will be run in a half-day format, allowing students to register for up to two subjects. Subject material has been designed and will be delivered by committed and enthusiastic lead teachers, who are currently teaching these topics in schools. See link for more details.

COST $125 per course incl GST for 17.5 contact hours

Register online at https://www.griffith.edu.au/science-on-the-go/ or https://app.secure.griffith.edu.au/griffithpay/year-11-academic-bootcamps.html

For more information contact Randall Hall (PATL – Science and Mathematics) - Randall.HALL@qed.qld.gov.au

Year 10

SET Planning (SETP)

Year 10 students are again reminded that they are much better off commencing a school-based apprenticeship and traineeship (SAT) in Year 10 than in Year 11. Year 11 is a very busy and demanding year for students selecting an ATAR pathway. Please see Ms Shreeve in Y block for more information regarding SATs.

Year 10s will commence planning for their subject selections and pathway for Year 11 and 12 in term 3.

Students intending to complete an ATAR pathway in Year 11 and 12 need to be achieving at least a B in English and Maths at the end of Semester 1.

Specific senior classes have the below requirements for subject selections next year:

VET News

The following courses are available at Gold Coast Trades College in Currumbin:

Starting Term 3

Cert II Civil Construction

Cert II Electrotechnology

Cert I Construction

Starting Term 4

Cert II Automotive

See Miss McQueen in F Block to enrol.

School Leavers

Senior students wishing to leave school and enter the construction industry may wish to contact the Gold Coasts Trades College regarding a Construction Apprenticeship Bootcamp. This course runs for 7 weeks and provides students with a Certificate 1 in Construction and industry work experience. Note that students must have left school to receive government funding to enrol in this course. Call 07 5669 9000 or visit www.gctradescollege.com.au for more information.

School based traineeships available

Lots of exciting traineeship opportunities still available in the Pathway Centre Y Block for year 10/11’s in Term 2. Job boards will be updated regularly with new positions. Students can collect a registration form and apply now. Year 11’s are reminded they need to secure a traineeship this term to allow time to complete before graduating. A variety of traineeships are on offer with a focus on business, hospitality, retail and tourism

Hospitality and Business Traineeships:

• Gold Coast Airport – Airport Retail Enterprises
• Hudson Café – John Flynn hospital
• Wendys the Pines
• Bettys Burgers Broadbeach
• IGA Currumbin
• Kurrawa Surf Club
• Fuel Bakehouse Currumbin
• Subway Burleigh, James St and Stocklands
• Pizza Hut the Pines
• Saltwater Currumbin
• Third Base Coffee
• Palm Beach Surf Club
• Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
• Nerang RSL
• Coming Home Co. Robina
• Coffee Club Coolangatta
• Zeus Robina
• Guzman Y Gomez Robina
• The Cheesecake Shop - Nerang
• Zarraffas Tugun and Palm Beach & Burleigh
• Lava Carts Robina
• Crema Espresso the Pines, Robina & Bundall
• The Boatshed Restaurant Kiosk

Cert 3 Apprenticeships

• Airport Retail Enterprises – Cert 3 hospitality Gold Coast Airport, taking expressions of interest for term 3.
  Year 10’s who apply will be invited to an information session.
• Hype Health Club Currumbin – Cert 3 Business with sport and recreation focus Year 10/11’s.
• Zepplin Barbers - Barbering Apprenticeship Mermaid Beach and Backbone Barbers Currumbin.

School Based Apprenticeship

• Riviera Australia Recruitment – offering school based apprenticeships in Electrical, Cabinet making, Engineering, Marine Craft Construction and more. Collect flyer from Y Block or visit www.riviera.com.au. Recruitment night is 16 July 5:30pm, 50 Waterway Drive, Coomera

Full time apprenticeships available 

• Stonemason and Painter, local businesses ready to start now for the right student that would like to leave school and go into fulltime employment! Bring in your resume to Y Block to apply
• Super Cuts Hair Are looking for fulltime hair dressing apprentices in stores at Q Super Centre and Southport Park shopping centre.
• Hastings Deering 2020 Apprenticeship Intake - Opportunities include auto electrician, boilermaker, diesel fitter, fitter machinist and more. These are fulltime apprenticeships for school leavers. Applications open 8 July www.hastingsdeering.com.au/2020

School based vacancies links:

• Ignite Education: https://www.ignite.edu.au/job-vacancies/
• Aurora Training Institute: http://www.aurora.edu.au/schools-program/
• Prestige Training Services: https://hcm612.peoplestreme.net/PrestigeServiceTraining03ne2016/erec_external.asp

There are more opportunities on the job boards. Please come into Y Block to register.

Love your current job? Would you like to turn it into a traineeship? Come to the Pathway centre and let’s see if we can create a traineeship for you in your current role.

The Pathway Centre is open before school and first break to apply for any of the above positions

Sonia Shreeve
Industry Liaison Officer

Phases of Education

We are approaching some key milestones for 2019, specifically a period of preparation in which our students – with the support of their parents and carers – transition into different year levels or different phases of education. As they say, “preparation is key”, and at PBC our aim is to ensure that all of our students and families transition into the next phase of their education with the necessary knowledge and understanding that is required to maximise student success. A crucial part of this transition is the use of teacher feedback following assessment. Our Middle School assessment period for Semester 1 has now concluded, as such I would encourage all parents and carers to use the Semester 1 report as a tool for consolidating strategies for future improvement and goal setting. Early next term students will start to learn about subject selections for 2020 and future pathway options, please take advantage of every opportunity to ensure your child has selected the most appropriate subjects or pathway for them.

The Future of Education and Work

Last week, I attended a conference where social analyst, Mr Mark McCrindle, delivered an insightful session on the future of education and employment for young Australians. The timing of this session could not have been better. It reminded me that the world in which our young people will make a difference will be incredibly different to the world of my youth and that of their parents and the world as it is now. Currently in Australia there are 4 million students, students who will live longer than ever before, who will work longer than any other generation, their career or working life will be spread across 17 employers in 5 different careers.  More of these students will gain a university qualification with at least 1:2 earning an undergraduate certificate. 

This prompted me to think about what this means for our students and your children - they must be job ready and vocationally mobile, they must be life-long learners as education is no longer a life-stage but rather a life-long reality. Gen Z (born between 1995-2009) must leave school with the following skills: strong people skills with high levels of communication, conflict resolution skills and above all they must be problem solvers. In a nutshell, students must future proof themselves to prepare for a rapidly changing world where employers are demanding a workforce that is digital, mobile, global and visual.

Source: https://mccrindle.com.au/insights/blog/the-future-of-education 

Classroom Visits

Classroom visits are an integral part of any school. At PBC, we have a process of visiting classrooms that seeks to affirm the visible expertise of teachers, visible progress of students and visible culture of our school. This week, I have been fortunate to speak with some of our Middle School students who were able to clearly articulate high impact student practices which underpin their learning and could discuss the learning activities and practices which result in the most growth for them as learners. It was very pleasing to talk with students who were knowledgeable about what works for them as learners, allowing personal excellence to flourish.

Winter Vacation

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our hard working Middle School teachers for their efforts this term in ensuring our students are engaged and learning. Teaching in an ever-changing landscape is often a difficult and complex task, encourage your children to thank their teachers for encouraging, prompting or even pushing them to achieve their best. Have a safe and restful holiday.

Alison Fahlbusch
Principal Middle School

95% Attendance – Every Day Counts

Congratulations to the Middle School students that are achieving the PBC 95% attendance target and are espousing the Reds’ Pledge ‘Nil Sed Optima’. All student names will be included in a draw at the Term 3 Year level assemblies to win movie tickets for 2. Students must attend the assembly to be eligible for the prize.

Year 9 Personal Development and Respectful Relationships

The strategic priority of the Positive Education Framework has been successfully embedded in our CARE curriculum, the House System and the HPE Australian Curriculum Years 7-10 since 2017. A priority area with the HPE ‘Adolescent Development and Respectful Relationships’ that is not covered by the HPE staff will be delivered by external providers.

Our School Based Youth Health Nurse from Queensland Health – Ms Hilary Wilson in conjunction with other QLD Health nurses will present two sessions to all Year 9 students in Term 3. All students will participate in a pre-survey Term 3 Week 1 to review student knowledge and understanding of this topic.

Middle School Optima Team - Student Case Management

• the Middle School Optima team are responsible for your child’s wellbeing at PBC and our key priorities include attendance, positive behaviours and student case management so we can maximise student learning and performance
• parent/caregivers are required to update contact details for student profiles including change of address, phone, email, learning and/or medical conditions, Court Custody orders
• visit the PBC website for parent newsletters, staff emails and assessment calendars

Meeting Commitments and Enjoying Well Earned Holidays

Middle School students have now completed their assessment and have moved on to their next units of work. Current class work will be assessed in the next term. For this reason, please ensure that your child attends school up until the final day, so that they can meet all of their commitments and be up to date with their learning when they return to school on Monday 15 July 2019.

Semester 1 Reports

Your child’s school report will be emailed home on Friday, 28 June 2019. The Semester Report is a detailed, written report, showing what your child has studied, their results, and strategies for improvement or consolidation. Most students have been working hard to achieve their best, so Reports should provide moments for celebrating successes, as well as setting new goals for Term 3. As you will receive the report electronically, please check that we have your current email address recorded. If you have any concerns about receiving your child’s report, contact A Block Administration, on 5525 9333.

Holidays

The school holidays can provide time for students to involve themselves in enriching activities that widen their understandings of the world. Visits to museums, national parks, art galleries, films beyond the usual ‘popcorn’ variety, learning a new skill – such as cooking a family meal, visiting elderly relatives, taking up a craft, visiting the local library… the list is endless. Anything different or challenging (and certainly not necessarily high cost) fits the bill. What might you help your children to do these holidays to create different memories?

Over the past semester, 43 Year 7 students have studied Literacy and Numeracy, otherwise known as LAN.

LAN is semester-long course which supports students to focus on the development of their writing and mathematics skills. Sometimes, students have missed learning a skill in primary school, or have been left with gaps in their learning due to changes in their schooling. Other students just need a little more time and practice so they perform at their best in English and Mathematics.

Our teachers Sonja Masia, Kylee Gelkov Moss and Kim Woodcock this year built on the foundations of previous years to develop courses very responsive to students’ needs, that referenced the Australian Curriculum General Capabilties in Literacy and Numeracy. Classrooms have been cheerfully productive and students have achieved strong results across both areas of the course.

Many LAN students have the additional support of Quicksmart. This does not double up student learning; Quicksmart focusses solely on either reading or essential mental mathematical operations (+, -, x and /). In essence, the two programs complement each other.

Our Year 7s are now finishing LAN for 2019. In Semester 2, we will welcome CJ Walsh to the teaching team, and a large group of Year 8 students keen to refine their literacy and numeracy.

Sharon Hillcoat
HOD Middle School

Year 7

Students in the Technology department have rotated through four different areas of the syllabus this year so far. We began by investigating the environment and how sustainable ‘Boomerang Bags’ are. We then re-designed a double garage into a one-bedroom unit using their new laptops.

Term 2 began with a visit to the workshop and designing and making a coaster using timber. (The student’s favourite, I think). We are almost at the end of our technology introduction in Year 7. For the last rotation, we are studying binary numbers, interfaces and circuitry.

PBC competed at the recent Brisbane Eisteddfod against 27 other schools across Queensland and Tasmania in Week 4 and 5 of Term 2. Congratulations to all of our students who performed professionally both on and off the stage.

1^st Place - Yr 9 Musical Theatre

2^nd Place - 11/12 Jazz,

3^rd Place -  Yr 10 Contemporary

4^th Place - Yr 11/12 Contemporary,

Very Highly Commended/4^th- Contemporary Extension Team

Very Highly Commended - Yr 7 Lyrical

Highly Commended - Yr 8 Contemporary, Yr 8 Musical Theatre

Female Rugby League – Karyn Murphy Cup

On Wednesday 19 June, the Year 7/8 female rugby league team competed in the Plate Grand Final at the Karyn Murphy Cup. This was the culmination of 9 weeks of Wednesday night games at Helensvale Hornets Rugby League Club. The girls, as always, played hard and came away with a 5 try to 1 victory against Keebra Park. Congratulations to the team on their commitment and focus this year. Go Reds!

Sport - Zookeepker Program

Students participate in the Zookeeper Program during Wednesday afternoon sport. This term students were challenged to design, make and present their own edible animal enclosure. Students were given the parameters of accessibility, information, view and customer satisfaction. Check out some of their results in these photos.

PBC Leo's

PBC Leos have recently participated in The Relay for life at Miami High School oval on 11 May 2019. The Leo’s did 300 laps and donated $1000 to the Cancer Council. The Cancer Council is Australia’s leading cancer charity working across every aspect of every cancer. The event went from 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm and there were 25 teams in total. Over the past seven years, relayers in Australia have raised over $137,500,000 and that money has helped so many people. It is Relay For Life’s mission to beat cancer. As a community-funded organisation, they rely on the generosity of thousands of donors, fundraisers and volunteers to fund their much-needed research and programs. Through the funds raised at Relay For Life, more than 61,000 Australian lives have been saved over the last 20 years. Improvements in cancer prevention and screening mean that fewer people will hear the words, “you have cancer”. Advances to cancer treatments allow cancer patients to spend more time with their loved ones. All the amazing supporters have played a huge part in this, and by continuing to take part in Relay For Life we will save more lives.

Written by Miranda Bramley 

Attendance – Parent notification reminder

Full day absence

In 2019 we have changed the parent notification for full day absences. Parents/caregivers must notify the school and provide an explanation of a student absence by 9:00am on the day of the absence.  You are only required to use ONE notification method.

The priority for notification is:

1. Text Message – 0447 100 239 – provide student name, date and reason for absence OR
2. Email – absences@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au – provide student name, date and reason for absence

Text messages are sent out to parents at 10:00am to notify you of an unexplained absence. If you receive a text message, please reply to the message, providing the student name and reason for absence.

Keeping our school safe

Students’ safety and wellbeing at PBC will always be our highest priority, allowing students to thrive within our school community. We continue to engage the services of anonymous platform Stymie (www.stymie.com.au). Stymie is a completely anonymous website where students, parents and community members can report concerns of harm or potential harm to members of our community. We have had great success with Stymie being a part of our Behaviour Management Policy on a range of matters that place our students at risk.

Car parking

The Aquatic Centre next to PBC is experiencing significant issues with customer parking being utilised by people attending or visiting PBC High School. The Aquatic Centre has recently had all the regulated signage in the carpark upgraded and will also be having the yellow lines re-painted shortly. It’s highly likely that City Parking will be stepping up patrols in the local area in support of these upgrades. We wish to remind everyone that this carpark is 2 hour parking limit.

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Entertainment Books - Fundraising

PBC is excited to be fundraising with Entertainment again this year! The 2018/2019 books are now expired so it is definitely time to update! Click the link below to get your copy today.

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Dates to Remember

We encourage parents/caregivers to email your student’s excellent recent achievements to us. These achievements can be in The Arts, sporting, academic or community service. We would love to hear from you! Please email us at news@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au with details of your student’s achievement and include at least one photo, and/or any links to media articles that we can share via our Parent Newsletter, internal communications and Facebook.

Junior AFL success

Congratulations to PBC's Jai Murray, Jack Jovanovic, Bailey Rawson, Maddox Iverach and Ethan Willett who competed at the QLD Schools AFL 10-12yrs State Championships in the South Coast team. Jai was named Captain and the team went through the entire carnival undefeated including semi finals and grand final to take out the State Championship. From this carnival a QLD state team was selected and Jai was named in the team which will travel to WA in August for the National Championships. What a fantastic result! Well done to all the boys and congratulations Jai for making the state team!

There was a follow up story in the Gold Coast Bulletin last week, on Jai. Jai has had great success as a surf life saver during the summer and junior AFL star in the winter! The whole year is covered! Well done Jai! https://bit.ly/2WUU9SM

Hockey

Congratulations to Jordyn Fuller, a member of the U13-19 South Coast Hockey team who won a silver medal at the Qld School Girls Hockey Championships in Cairns. Jordyn has also been selected for the U19 Qld team to tour New Zealand in September. Fantastic effort Jordyn!

Rugby Union

PBC's School Captain Toby Mayes was part of the South Coast Open Rugby Union side that competed in Brisbane last month. Toby was then selected into the Qld CHS Rugby Union side which played against QLD CCC side before the Reds match at Suncorp stadium on 7 June. What a wonderful opportunity! Congratulations Toby.

National Gymnastics

Congratulations to Lauren Fathers who has been selected into the QLD State Gymnastics team. Lauren is a national level 8 gymnast and will represent Queensland in the next school holidays. Lauren's hard work and determination is paying off. Well done Lauren and good luck!

Netball

Congratulations to Netball Excellence Athlete, Summer Woods who was selected into the QLD School Sport U12 Netball team, after representing South Coast School Sport at the QLD State Championships in Bundaberg from 19–23 June. Summer will represent QLD from the 14-20 September in Canberra to compete against ACT, NSW, NT, SA, VIC, and WA. Fantastic!

Senior School Guidance Officer

Read the attached article for the latest information targeted to senior students of careers and pathway information.

Middle School Guidance Officer

Click to find an article on mental health.

Mens Health Week

Mens Health Week was 10-16 June.

Statistics show that:

• Men die 6 years younger then women
• boys are 60% more likely to leave school by the end of year 12
• 5% of primary parental care is taken by men
• Men account of 92% of workplace deaths and 72% of work related diseases
• Men and boys experience 72% of the health burden from injuries
• The majority of Government initiatives to improve gender equality focus on Women and Girls
• https://www.amhf.org.au/better4men

Creating a safer world and taking a systemic approach to tacking issues men and boys face too is better for everyone.

Supporting your husband, brother, father and sons creates a healthy community.  Encouraging your sons to seek medical or mental assistance is required to reduce stigma strongly associated.

For further information on how you can support Mens Health Week and promote change with the Men in your life visit https://www.menshealthweek.org.au/health-info/male-friendly-services

Hilary Wilson
School Youth Health Nurse

Uniform Shop

Cashier Window Operating Hours

Over the counter payments can only be accepted between 8:00am and 1:00pm on Monday to Friday. Alternatively, you can make payments via BPOINT from your invoice or statement or Direct Deposit.

For Internet banking please use the details below:

School’s Bank Account:   PALM BEACH CURRUMBIN SHS General A/C

BSB Number:                   064-404 CBA Branch Burleigh Heads

Account Number:            00090303

Reference/Details:         Record both Student ID AND the reference Code to ensure your payment can be recorded correctly. (Reference Code = ITEM BEING PAID FOR e.g.: 2018 SRS8 or 2018 ACEX10)

SRS Fees

Make payments the quick and easy way using BPOINT. Visit www.bpoint.com.au/payments/dete, follow the prompts or phone BPOINT on 1300 631 073.

Parents/caregivers experiencing financial difficulty can email ParentSupport ParentSupport@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au.

Payment plan options are available including Centrepay -a service to families whereby periodic payments can be made to the school or Direct Debit via credit card (monthly). Paperwork is available from the Student Services Office to activate either of these plans.

Lockers

To secure a locker, please return the Locker Hire Agreement attached and make payment to Student Services as soon as possible. Locker Hire is $44.00 for the year, which includes the hire of a padlock.

QParents

QParents is an app for your smart phone that allows you to keep your child’s educations journey in your hands.

Saver Plus

Could $500 help you with high-school costs?

Thank you!

Shout out to NetSpirit Netball Workshops and Training​, a PBC Alliance partner that is providing specialised services to our Netball Excellence students. Netspirit are training our students with regular skills and drills coaching ensuring they keep up their fitness and skills to reach their netball potential. Netspirit also run training and coaching sessions and workshops for all keen netballers! Click the link to find out more. Thank you Netspirit for all your support in 2019! 

Shout out also to ACTV Strength Co, a PBC Alliance partner that is currently providing specialised curriculum services for our Sports Excellence Program. ACTV Strength Co provide our students with regular speed and agility coaching ensuring they keep up their fitness and skill to reach their potential. ACTV also run a business that offers training to everyone! Click the link to find out how you can also benefit from ACTV. Thank you ACTV for all your support in 2019! 

Welcome!

The PBC Alliance would like to welcome our newest Reds Supporter Partner, the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. CWS has a long standing partnership with our school and students and are much loved by all. If you head to our Business Directory at www.pbc-alliance.com/business-directory you will find a special offer for our PBC Alliance customers under their listing. It is always a great day out at the Sanctuary.

PBC Alliance Business Breakfast

PBC Alliance Business Directory

Visit the PBC Alliance Business Directory and support our local businesses

If you are looking for a product or service look no further than the PBC Alliance Business Directory. All the businesses included are supporters of PBC and our students. Please support those that support PBC. https://www.pbc-alliance.com/business-directory.html

Do you have a local business interested in supporting our students?

Become a Partner today

Learn more about the PBC Alliance by visiting our website! www.pbc-alliance.com

Thank you to our PBC Alliance Partners! The support of these amazing businesses, for our students, is hugely appreciated.

Bendigo Bank – Tugun Community Bank Branch

Aurora Training Institute

Prestige Service Training

Griffith University

Leading Teams

Southport Sharks

Veteran Mentors

Choices Media

ACTV Strenth Co

Capital Pest Management

CHG Wealth

Stone Style

Currumbin RSL

Trade Glass

Inspire Physiotherapy

Firewire Surfboards

Tweed Sea Sports

PFD

Gold Coast United FC

Bond University

Wilson Haynes Solicitors

Fraser Financial Services

Big Screen Video

Mighty Minds

Netspirit

Esportif

Burleigh Bears Rugby League

Currumbin Junior Rugby League

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Storm Cycles

The Meatsmiths, Elanora

Palm Beach Surf Club

Thrower House Holiday Program

ALCE on the Gold Coast 2020

Boots for One and All 

We are a local charity that collect Pre loved Football boots & Sporting gear to send to outback Australia for our Indigenous communities. We are blessed with a beautiful local community that donate their Pre loved Football boots.. Pads.. Skins etc. We then send these annually to our Indigenous kids in the Aussie outback!  

We also provide Boots and gear for local families in need. So please If you know anyone that is in need of Boots please contact me. 

I always have a range of quality Pre loved boots in varied sizes. We are currently collecting the following items below to ship off in September.

• Preloved Football Boots 
• Skins 
• Pads 
• Joggers in good condition 
• Sporting polos /team jerseys 

Natalie Contogeorge 
contogeorgenat@gmail.com 
0421703857