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From the Executive Principal,
It is timely that last week we had our next round of Gold Coast South Interschool sports. By the time you read this, Chloe Covell, current PBC student will have competed in the Olympic Games. Along with Chloe, past students who are currently competing at the Olympics include; Mackenzie Arnold – Matildas; Tom Green and Jackson Collins - Kayak; and Moesha Johnson - Marathon Swimming. In addition to our current and former student talent, Neil Mackay – Head of Department Sports Excellence will be providing editorial and reporting commentary on the local ABC radio each morning.
Reds Go Riot showcases our emerging comedians on tonight at 6:30pm. Our students have been under the guidance of well known and popular comedian Mandy Nolan. It is a great night with the students and professional comedians presenting their sets. Tickets are $5 with all proceeds going to Fight for Youth, an organisation that supports a number of our students. As with many events at PBC, I would like to thank the Tugun Community Bank (Bendigo Bank) for their ongoing commitment to the school and our students.
Last week we had our information night for prospective 2025 year 7 students. If you know of anyone who is enrolling their child/ren into PBC next year, please let them know that our enrolments are now open.
There are many more events coming up in the next few weeks including SET Planning for the Year 10s, Restaurant Week, Music Eisteddfod performances, sports finals and lunch time House competitions just to name a few.
Chris Capra
Executive Principal
CRICOS Provider Name: The Queensland Department of Education trading as Education Queensland International (EQI) CRICOS Provider Number 00608A
Year 10
Year 10 students have now reached the point in their Senior Schooling where we are asking them to plan their pathway, including subjects, for Year 11 and 12. This is called SET Planning.
Families have now received their invitations to attend an information evening for all Year 10 students entering Year 11 in 2025. The aim of the evening is to receive essential information on Senior Pathways as well as have the opportunity to tour our faculties and speak directly to subject teachers about the subjects on offer. In addition, a variety of representatives including Griffith Uni, Southern Cross Uni, Gold Coast TAFE, Gold Coast Trades College and Prestige Training Services will be available to answer any questions you have regarding a wide range of certificates and courses on offer.
Please monitor your emails as a range of resources will be emailed to year 10 parents and students in the coming weeks.
Year 12
- It is certainly a busy time for Year 12s with the finalisation of their third internal assessment item (IA3) and preparations for External assessment in General subjects and IA4 Applied subjects.
- Year 12 General Maths and Math Methods students will have their third internal exam during the week commencing July 29.
- Year 12's will be sent a cumulative report of their results for Unit 3 and 4 in the week beginning August 12. This will be the last report that Year 12 students will receive from PBC as final exit level of achievement and results are determined by the QCAA. Students are again reminded that they must complete all assessment to receive a result in a subject; for instance, if a student does not complete an assignment/project they will not attain a result; this will also affect their QCE eligibility.
- All Year 12 students will have shutdown exams in weeks 9 and 10 of this term to complete Mock External assessment and Applied subject assessment.
Year 11
Year 11s will have their final Unit 2 assessment block in the last week of this term. This will be a full week of shutdown.
This is a busy time for these students and ensuring your student has appropriate time management skills and is prioritising school work will help students to maximise their results.
Handy Links for Seniors
Local Jobs Roadshow
A local Jobs Roadshow is being organised on August 20 at Elanora SHS. Any year 12 interested in attending should register at Y block by August 11. PBC will provide a bus to and from this event.
QTAC
All Year 12 students have also been issued with a QTAC booklet to research courses for 2025. Course details are already online at https://www.qtac.edu.au/
Hospitality Short Courses
A short course in Hospitality will be offered to Year 12 students that do not have General exams scheduled on the last 3 days of this term (September 11 to 13). This course will provide competencies in Food hygiene, Barista coffee making, Provide responsible gambling services (RSG) and Provide responsible service of alcohol (RSA). The course will also attain 2 QCE points. The course costs $240 and students should register by September 6 on this link https://aurora.assessapp.com/webforms/162269/new. Students that just wish to complete the RSA on September 13 can do so at a charge of $50 and can register on the following link by September 6 https://aurora.assessapp.com/webforms/162301/new.
QCE Eligibility
All Year 11 and 12 students should by now have registered for the QCAA student portal on the myQCE website ( https://myqce.qcaa.qld.edu.au/your-qce-pathway/student-portal-and-learning-account ). They also should have completed the Academic Integrity Course in the Online Learning section. This will become a pre-requisite of the QCE.
Students are expected to pass at least 5 out of their 6 subjects to remain eligible for the QCE and to remain enrolled in post compulsory schooling. If students have been disengaged and not working appropriately they could find themselves in a position where they are ineligible for the QCE at the end of Unit 1. For more info on QCE: https://myqce.qcaa.qld.edu.au/your-qce-pathway/about-the-qce
Read LessYear 7 Immunisations
Year 7 Immunisations are on Monday 26th August, please complete the online consent if you have not already provided consent.
Please see link below which has further information and / or attached fact sheet.
School/Adolescent Immunisation Program | Gold Coast Health
Year 8 Optima Assembly
Recently, special assemblies were held to honour our Year 8 OPTIMA Award recipients. At PBC, every child has the potential to earn an OPTIMA award, be it through excellence in their academics, sport or cultural pursuits, their participation in Community Service, their consistent high standards of effort and behaviour. Congratulations to all Year 8 award recipients. Photo Gallery below.
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Year 8 Semester 1 OPTIMA Awards |
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Behaviour and Effort |
93 |
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Academic Blue |
19 |
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Academic Gold |
15 |
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OPTIMA Credits Bronze |
4 |
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OPTIMA Credits Silver |
1 |
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OPTIMA Credits Gold |
1 |
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Community Service Red |
6 |
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Community Service Blue |
2 |
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Cultural Red |
50 |
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Cultural Blue |
20 |
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Sport Red |
9 |
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Sport Blue |
8 |
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Sport Gold |
7 |
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Special - Study Tours |
10 |
Science Week
During week 6 we will be celebrating National Science Week. The theme this year is ‘Species Survival: more than just sustainability.’ Activities on offer include:
- Monday - a free science show run by external provider ‘Street Science,’
- Tuesday - a science expo featuring sustainability displays, VR activities and teams from local universities showcasing science pathways.
- Thursday - An ‘Escape Room’ style activity where students solve hands-on challenges.
Great prizes are up for grabs – keep an eye on the student notices for more details. Winners are announced on the Friday.
- Insta Comp: Show me Science! Prize $60 Tuckshop Voucher & house points. Entries open week 5.
- Science Week winner: Prize $30 Tuckshop Voucher! Attend Science week activities to get raffle tickets to enter the draw.
- Class Display: Pizza party! Best entry at the Tuesday Science Expo.
- Escape Room: Fastest team announced – tuckshop voucher for each.
Science club
For semester 1, Science Club has been investigating movement as part of our Moving About unit. Term 1 focused on flight and movement of vehicles, with clubbers treated to a sailing session on Currumbin Creek, which was great fun. Clubbers conducted a range of activities investigating forces, Newton’s Laws, Bernoulli’s’ Principle and the Coanda effect. Term 2 focused on how bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments work together to allow for movement. Clubbers looked at the inside of bones, dissected a chicken wing and chicken feet, looked at different types of bones and joints, tested their hand strength, and observed how tendons in their hands work. At the end of each term, we finish with a break up party and activity. Term 1 we finished with a paper plane competition; term 2 clubbers were given the challenge to put together a disarticulated skeleton, and Abbie O’Connell was awarded the student with the greatest grip strength.
Science club is always open to new members from all year levels. Each week clubbers participate in fun science activities, along with opportunities to participate in extra-curricular activities throughout the year. At the end of term 1, clubbers went to Brisbane to attend the World Science Festival where they participated in a SparkLab workshop, a museum visit including SparkLab Science Bar, and a talk with Dr Karl.
The term 3 topic is Species Survival, which is the 2024 National Science Week theme. As always, clubbers will be conducting hands-on activities and an excursion is also planned with a focus on keystone species. Science club runs each Thursday during lunch 1 in E2, so just bring you lunch and come along and join in on the fun – there are door prizes each week too!
Junior Secondary Guidance Officer - Anna Willis
Join Andrew Fuller as he chats with guest Brett Lee on internet safety for young people.
**CONTENT WARNING** This episode contains discussion and case studies describing disturbing predatory behaviour online. This program has been put together with the utmost care, with the intention of providing useful information to better support the wellbeing of young people in a sensitive and meaningful way. We acknowledge however the potential sensitivity of some of the topics discussed, and if at any time you experience distress or discomfort, please debrief with Lifeline on 13 11 14 or mental health helplines. Find a list at healthdirect.gov.au/mental-health-helplines.
- Upskilling to be safe online
- What young people should avoid doing online
- How and where young people are targeted by predators
- Teaching young people the dangers and practices to avoid predators
Listen now below:
Host: Andrew Fuller, Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist, Speaker and Founder of My Learning Strengths
Guest: Brett Lee, Founder of Internet Safe Education, Speaker and Author, Former Queensland Police Detective, Child Exploitation
Total time: 16 mins
Guidance Officer Anna Willis (Email : awill464@eq.edu.au)
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Restaurant Week
Join Us for Restaurant Week!
On August 28th and 29th, come celebrate the achievements of our hospitality students with a special dining experience. Enjoy a three-course dinner with canapés on arrival, all catered and served by our talented students, showcasing the skills and knowledge they’ve gained over the past two years. We look forward to sharing this memorable occasion with you, please refer to the attached flyer for booking information.
P&C Meeting
The next P&C Meeting will be held on Monday 19 August at the Currumbin RSL. All PBC Community members and caregivers are welcome to attend.
Yr 7 Immunisation Program
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.
Youth Music Venture - PBC Music Excellence Students tour China
Traineeship Completion
Congratulations to Grace Wilkinson, who recently completed a Cert 3 Business school based traineeship with Boost Juice the Pines and Aurora Training!
Queensland Training Awards
Well deserved recognition for Shaylee Borg, who is the winner of the South East Region Queensland Training Awards – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year. On Friday 19th July Shaylee Borg was presented this award held at Gold Coast Turf Club Events Centre. Congratulations Shaylee!
Basketball
Congratulations to Year 7 PBC Basketball Sports Excellence student Oscar Shaw who recently travelled to Port Macquarie to compete in the finals of the Spalding Waratah North Eastern Junior League, representing Byron Bay and their U14 team won! Oscar is now off to the Spalding Waratah Junior State Cup in Bathurst on 16 August!
National Youth Championships - Football
QLD School State Surfing Championships
It was a successful few days on the Sunshine Coast for PBC Students at the QLD School Surfing State Championships. Results below and photos attached if you’d like to use any of it for the newsletter or social media feeds:
U19 Boys MR Shield – 1st – Will Martin and Davi Glazer
U16 Boys MR Shield – 1st – Jai Nield and Hunter Andersson
U19 Girls MR Shield – 2nd – Jordy Halford and Gidget Kowalski
U16 Girls MR Shield – 2nd – Meika Locke and Anna Huppatz
Individuals
U19 Boys
- 2ndJimmi Hill
- 3rdWill Martin
U16 Boys
- 1stHemi O;Brien
- 3rdHunter Andersson
- 4thSunny Clarke
U19 Girls
- 1stJordy Halford
- 4thMaddison Kenchington
U16 Girls
- 1stMeika Locke
- 4th Gidget Kowalski
PBC Alliance Breakfast
The next PBC Alliance Breakfast will be held on Friday August 16 at 6.45am in the Trade Training Centre at PBC. It is shaping up to be a full house again, with some great guest speakers lined up, not to mention great food and the best of company in the PBC business community - what's not to love? So get in fast to secure your tickets to the hottest breakfast in town - visit www.pbcalliance.com/rsvp for more details. Hope to see you there!
Canteen News
Our new middle school canteen is going great the kids are lovely how many option they have and also the new weekly special only at middle canteen must come and have a look
Middle canteen weekly special
Monday
Sushi cup – karaage chicken, tuna, crispy chicken
Tuesday
Honey chicken & rice
Karaage chicken & fried rice
Wednesday
Meatballs & Pasta
Teriyaki chicken & rice
Thursday
Nacho – beef or veggie
Karaage chicken sliders
Bao bun – pork or chicken
Friday
Pizza – Margherita, Hawaiian, BBQ chicken, bacon & cheese
Burrito – beef or chicken
Christmas in July
Christmas in July was a lot of fun the students enjoyed yummy roast dinner and homemade trifle for the day
Uniform Shop
Saver Plus Program
Camps are an amazing opportunity for your students. But they can be stressful for some parents to afford.
Saver Plus encourages parents to save $50 a month (for 10 months). Savings are then matched - a free $500 for education costs, making $1,000 potentially available for the school camp.
Families that start saving in July, will have their savings ready to pay their school camp fees in May 2025.
If there are families that don’t have students attending camp they may also still apply for the program and allocate the funds to other education costs.
Saver Plus will chat with your families about eligibility:
- Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card
- Payment from Centrelink and
- Earning an income (employment, carer’s payment, or child support).
If families would like to check their eligibility and receive a call back please include our enquiry link - https://www.bsl.org.au/services/saving-and-managing-money/saver-plus/ or they’re welcome to call our national number 1300 610 355 and a local coordinator will contact them directly.