From the Executive Principal,

As Eisteddfod and Sports Seasons are in full swing at school at school, I’m sure that you have been watching the Olympics in France.

 The school was extremely proud of Chloe Covell’s ability and determination to make the Olympic Final in Skateboarding whilst undertaking full time year 9 studies as a 14 year old. We look forward to Chloe’s return to school in the coming days. Featured pic of Chloe courtesy of Adam Head The Courier Mail.

Former PBC students Jackson Collins and Moesha Jackson won a silver medals in their respective events of K4 5000m and Open Water 10km Swim, and Tom Green part of the men's k2 500m team has won Bronze. Congratulations to our current and past students and their extremely noteworthy performances.

Reds Go Riot comedy night was held last week and the student performances on the night were again of the highest standard. Tugun Community Bank sponsorship ensured that we were again able to engage Many Nolan as a facilitator of the program and MC on the night. All funds raised from this well attended event go to Fight for Youth which is a program that supports a number of PBC students.

I would like to thank all the year 10 students and parents who attended our careers night. We had over 1000 people come through the school on the evening. The event will help students select the right subject mix for them whether they have identified a definite career path or aren’t quite sure just yet. Well done to the senior secondary staff who coordinated such a successful event. If you weren’t able to get to any of the providers or teachers on the night, please contact the senior secondary campus and they will be able to get you to the right staff member to assist you.

On a day last week, all happening at the same time was (1) school canteen had a fully blown Christmas in July menu, decorations and Wham x-mas carols (2) a duck dressed in school uniform proudly sitting in the office and (3) all our dinghys (small sailing boats) and boats being used in Currumbin Creek on a glorious sunny day in what is supposed to be the middle of winter. I am not sure that happens in many other schools.

 Chris Capra
 Executive Principal

A huge thankyou to our Senior School community who have recently engaged with a range of key events impacting students across Years 10 - 12. We recently had 1200 parents & students in at school after hours across both our Year 12 Futures Evening and our Year 10 SET Plan Information Evening. These events are huge and offer our students and parents opportunities to learn more about Senior Schooling and tertiary pathways. Thankyou to all of our families for engaging in this process - we wish all students, be they be selecting their post-compulsory courses or starting to prepare for life beyond Year 12 all the best with their endeavours. 

A special mention to our Year 12 cohort who recently celebrated 100 days left until their Graduation & Formal on November 15. Our Year 12's enjoyed a rare phone exemption to take snaps during the morning and it was a joy to provide donuts and hot choccies for such a special occasion and cohort. To all of our Year 12 families don't forget to keep your eye on your emails for further information in relation to timings and ticketing for the upcoming Graduation Ceremony. 

Good luck to all of our students across what is an incredibly busy time at PBC. This week we have many of our instrumental musicians competing in the Gold Coast Eisteddfod. With many students and staff competing across several categories across all days we wish them well. Similarly, many of our sporting teams are approaching knock-out rounds and the culminating finals of the GC6 competition - good luck to all our Reds! 

Key Dates 

Exam Shutdown
Year 12 commences Monday Week 9 (2nd September) - Friday Week 10 (13th September). All regular classes cancelled, with all General subjects holding Mock Exams and several Applied Exams - Exam Timetable 

Week 10 (9th September - 13th September) - Year 10 and 11 Shutdown - Exam Timetable 

Upcoming assessments: 

• Year 12 full shutdown all of week 9 and 10 (September 2 to 113) for Mock exams and Applied assessment.  
• Year 11 full shutdown week 10 (September 9 to 13) 
• Year 10 full shutdown week 10 (September 9 to 13) 

Note that as External exams will commence at 9:00am, PBC will have the same start time for Mock exams.  

Year 12 

Year 12s will be sent a cumulative report of their results for Unit 3 and 4 this week. 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. 

The QCAA no longer mails out certificates and results to students at the end of the year. On December 18 they will provide a digital copy of results into each students’ QCAA learning account. 

All year 12 students should by now have logged onto their QCAA learning account in the QCAA student portal. This is accessed via the myQCE website https://myqce.qcaa.qld.edu.au/index.html. 

Please check that your student has completed this. They have been reminded on many occasions and sent emails regarding this but we can see that there are still some students that have not yet registered.  

Year 12 students have access to practice exams for all General subjects on the QCAA website. This should be used in preparation for both the upcoming Mock exam and the External assessment. As an example, the practice External exams for General Maths and General English can be located on the following links: 

https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/senior-subjects/english/english/assessment 

https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/senior-subjects/mathematics/general-mathematics/assessment 

It is expected that all students complete these practice exams for their General subjects in preparation for their External Assessment.  

Other Year 12 news: 

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 with Ms Shreeve in Y block by September 6 as well 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 

A final First Aid and Safety course will be conducted at PBC on Wednesday October 16. A letter will be emailed out regarding this to Year 12 parents and students in the coming days. 

 Year 11 

Year 11 students will finalise Unit 2 in shutdown during week 10 of this term September 9 to 13. 

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 of November 18 to 22. 

The school commences Unit 3 in term 4, this is the last opportunity for Year 11 students to change subjects in Senior Schooling. 

A reminder that all students must have passed a Unit of English and Maths by the end of Unit 2. Students that do not meet this requirement will have to complete Unit 1 or 2 again in 2025 to be eligible for the QCE. 

Year 10 

All Year 10 students should or be in the process of finalising their subject selections for 2025 and 2026. This involves an interview with a senior teacher to ensure that students are on the appropriate pathway in Year 11.   

Year 10 students are again reminded that they are much better off commencing a school-based apprenticeship and traineeship (SAT) in Year10 than in Year 11. Please see Ms Shreeve in Y block for more information regarding SATs. 

General News

Student Voice on the Vision for Inclusive Education at PBC

Recently students in all year levels were asked to identify key areas the school should focus on in the next four years to become a more inclusive school.  

The principles they chose from were listed below: 

Students indicated accessible curriculum, giving parents/students a voice and key transitions as the three most important areas to work strategically on. These principles will be developed into a vision statement to drive efforts in the next four years. 

Junior Secondary News

Year 7 Optima Assembly 

Recently, special assemblies were held to honour our Year 7 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 7 award recipients. 

ORAL HEALTH STUDY COMPLETED

Thank you from QCOHS Research Team

The QCOHS team would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to the school, parents and students who participated in The Queensland Child Oral Health Study (QCOHS). Your contribution in the form of an oral examination and completion of a study questionnaire has been invaluable and will help us gain a better understanding of the oral health of children in Queensland. Your family’s involvement will make a substantial contribution that will continue to benefit Queensland and Australian children for many years.

FLEXIBLE LEARNING SPACE 

A big shout out to the P&C for funding the purchase of the flexible furniture for six classroom spaces. This flexible learning classroom design will assist in accommodating various teaching and learning styles for a more accessible learning environment. The students already love the idea of being provided with the ability to move and change their seating to improve their focus in the classroom and teachers will also be able to easily adapt the classroom setup to accommodate different teaching styles and activities. 

STUDENT VOICE to REVIEW OPTIMA CREDITS MENU 

Recently Junior Secondary students were surveyed to review the Optima credits menu. The menu shows rewards that students can receive if they earn and save Optima slips or postcards from staff. 365 students responded to the survey, indicating elements of the credits menu they preferred (see graph below). They were also asked to give suggestions of further inclusions. 233 students gave suggestions of which there are many that will be included in the updated menu.  

School based traineeships available

New exciting traineeship opportunities are available for year 10’s in the Pathways Centre Y Block. Job boards will be updated regularly with new positions. Students can collect a registration form and apply now. Get updates on the student portal – New Traineeship VETis Tab

Get paid while gaining a qualification when doing a school-based traineeship and earn up to 8 QCE points!!

Already working!! Why not convert your job to a traineeship, gain QCE points, and gain a qualification in your current job

A variety of new traineeships are on offer with a focus on business, hospitality, retail, sport and tourism

Learn Coffee ! - Skill Set Course Week 10 11/09 – 13/09 - Senior student opportunity to gain some valuable skills, Espresso Coffee, Responsible Service of Alcohol, Responsible Service of Gambling & Hygiene Practices. All amazing employable skills. 3-day course, gain a possible 2 QCE points at a discounted price for PBC $240. Want to just get your RSA? Come for the day Friday 13th $50

Aspire4Life & Feros Care Traineeships: Located in Coolangatta Aspire4Life & Feros are offering Year 10/11 students’ school-based traineeships in Customer/People Services. Complete a traineeship while at school and be job ready when you graduate. More information in this bulletin below

Riviera Australia Currently offering school based and fulltime apprenticeships Cert III in Polymer Processing (Composite Tech) Cert III in Marine Craft Construction Cert III in Timber & Composites Machining Cert III in Cabinetmaking Cert III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade – Fixed & Mobile Plant Mechanic Cert III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade – Welding Cert III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade – Surface Finishing Cert III in Upholstery Cert III in Furniture Finishing (French Polishing) Cert III in Electrotechnology

EXCITING NEWS AS OF 2025 RIVIERA WILL NOW BE OFFERING TWO NEW TRAINEESHIPS!! SBA & Full Time  Cert III in Supply Chain Operations Cert III in Business – Administration (Finance) Email resume & cover letter to kbadke@riviera.com.au or come to Y Block for more info

Hospitality and Business Traineeships:

• The Oxley Village Grocer – Nobbys Village Grocer, Gelato or Restaurant
• Paradox Coffee – Gold Coast Airport
• Schnitz – Gold Coast Airport
• Ambarella Fine Foods Burleigh Waters
• Dominos Pizza Coolangatta
• Hungry Jacks - Gold Coast Airport
• Currumbin Alley Surf School
• Colores Custom Cosmetics Coolangatta
• Wendys the Pines
• Buoy Café Nobbys Beach
• Kooco Espresso Bar and Kitchen Robina
• Mad Asian Robina
• Passiontree Velvet Broadbeach
• Coolangatta Pizzeria
• Ground Coolangatta
• Mexicali Nobbys Beach
• Illusions Magic Show
• ESD Easy Street Diner Mermaid Beach

McDonalds Coolangatta: Hiring now ! This is a wonderful opportunity to get into the world of work as a young person, Learn customer service, clear communication, work as a team member, Develop active listening skills and problem solving to complete tasks  To apply visit  https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/McDonaldsAustraliaNewZealand/743999726174271-coolangatta-ii-qld-crew-member

Airport Retail Enterprises:

ARE manage many of the cafes, restaurants and fast-food outlets at Coolangatta Airport. They are looking for enthusiastic and energetic applicants for their traineeships. In this traineeship students will rotate through a range of outlets including fast food, cafe and retail. This is traineeship is ideal for students who are hospitality driven as the diverse experiences will equip the students with a vast range of skills and knowledge. Students must have availability to work weekends to apply for these traineeships

Skill Set Course Week 10 11/09 – 13/09 - Senior student opportunity to gain some valuable skills, Espresso Coffee, Responsible Service of Alcohol, Responsible Service of Gambling & Hygiene Practices. All amazing employable skills. 3 day course, gain a possible 2 QCE points at a discounted price for PBC $240. Want to just get your RSA? Come for the day $50

School based vacancies links:

Aurora Training Institute please visit their vacancy page: http://www.aurora.edu.au/schools-program/

First Choice College: Please visit their vacancy page https://fcc.edu.au/?s=traineeships

School Leavers should check the following links for fulltime employment opportunities

https://www.goldcoaststudentjobs.com.au/

https://www.busyatwork.com.au/support-jobseekers/jobs/

https://www.megt.com.au/job-board

https://novaskill.com.au/jobs-available

Fulltime/school leaver opportunities:

McNab Opportunities: One of Queensland’s largest builders, offering apprenticeships and work experience, leading to real opportunities. Visit their job board

https://www.livehire.com/careers/mcnab/jobs

Looking for a Trade??  Tracy from Gold Coast Trades college has many opportunities available for school leavers looking for a trade eg: metal roofer, painting/decorating, carpentry, tiling, Automotive & plastering. Please email your resume and industry of interest to Tracey Egan     tracy@peopleperformance.com.au Or

Dean Weatherhog deanw@peopleperformance.com.au

MEGT Vacancies: Visit the Career Hub job board for a variety of apprenticeships, Roof Plumbing, Landscaping Construction, Soil Technician, Engineering… just to name a few

Visit this link: https://www.megt.com.au/job-board

Mas National vacancies: visit this link https://mas.jobreadygateway.com.au/vacancies

OSMAC are seeking keen YEAR 12 students that want to secure an apprenticeship in the following trades only:

Air/Con & Electrical, Engineering Trade, Plumber, Carpentry, Plastering, Painting, Cabinet Making, Shopfitting, Tiling, Light & heavy vehicle & Panel beater/spray painting

Email resume -   reception@ogt.com.au

Grill’d Stores: Hiring now. Send email to recruitment@grilld.com.au or pacificfair@grilld.com.au>

McDonald’s casuals: apply via these links

• Tugun: https://smrtr.io/4LXdX
• Palm Beach: https://smrtr.io/4RX8W
• Elanora: https://smrtr.io/4LXbg
• Coolangatta and Burleigh Heads visit: https://careers.mcdonalds.com/australia

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

Track & Field Carnival was run in week 2. Vikings took out the overall win for the Carnival. Final placings were 1^st Vikings, 2^nd Athenians, 3^rd Spartans, 4^th Phoenicians.

The PBC Olympics has been running over weeks 3-5 which saw weekly events giving students an opportunity to come down and have some fun on the Oval at lunch time. Week 3 saw the soccer crossbar challenge taken out by the Spartans. Week 4 saw the Precision Passing competition won by the Phoenicians. Week 5 saw the Golf - nearest to pin challenge won by the Athenians (Mr Eggert). It was an extremely popular House Activity with a total of 433 students and teachers coming down to participate over the 3 weeks! Overall the Spartans took out the PBC Olympics.

PBC’s Got Talent kicks off next week. The live Semi-finals and Grand Final will be held in the Hall in weeks 7 and 8. This is always extremely popular with PBC’s most talented students on display!

We look forward to seeing which House is crowned PBC’s Champion House in 2024!

QATSIF

QATSIF (Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Foundation) is a foundation that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with the opportunity to access scholarships to help them pursue higher education and giving them educational choices and life opportunities..

This year we were very proud to have 23 of our Year 12 students represent Palm Beach Currumbin Highschool at the QATSIF Graduation Ceremony at Bond University.

Senior Music Showcase

We are excited to invite our community to this year’s Senior Music Showcase! This event highlights the pinnacle of our Creative Arts Excellence and Senior Music performances and compositions for the year. Please join us on Wednesday 21 August from 6pm for light refreshments and show from 6.30pm. Come along and support the talented and dedicated muso’s from our senior music program. RSVP through events@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au to help with catering. Thank you to our sponsors Clear Smiles Orthodontics for supporting our CAX program in 2024.

Reds Go Riot #5

The PBC Comedy Night aptly named 'Reds Go Riot' was a resounding success, thanks to the incredible talent of kids like Blake Jordan, Havana Silvester, Tianah Johnson, Abbie O'Connor, Ewan McConnell, Leila Berry, Phoenix Oxenbridge, Cooper Nicholls, Owen Browne, Adi Bhandari, and Emma Suttle. Laughter filled the air as the kids showcased their comedic skills, bringing together a diverse group of people for a night of entertainment. You could say it was like the Laugh-lympics, with Gold-medal worthy performances!

Host and facilitator Mandy Nolan's guidance and workshops helped the kids hone their stand-up routines, leading to a night of chortling and fun. We even had an improvised scene by Miss Tsai and Adi, who showed off their comedic prowess and quick-thinking abilities! At the end of the evening, we were treated to a world class performance by ventriloquist Darren Carr who had the full crowd in stitches - sorry Damien!

Support from local businesses like Balter Brewery, Hapy Studio - Currumbin, The Shed Bistro Palm Beach, Barefoot Barista & Bruce - Palm Beach & Currumbin, Just Cuts - The Pines, and The Butcher's Table - The Pines, was instrumental in raising over $1000 for Fight For Youth Programs. We love what you do guys!

Extra special thanks to Community Bank Tugun for their ongoing support. You continue to share the same belief in our kids that we do, knowing that this unique program that has now run for five years has immeasurable value and is a truly special event. Your generosity and faith in our kids means so much and allows them to have a very special experience they wouldn't get at other schools, but really should.

The success of PBC Comedy and the Reds Go Riot Showcase is a testament to our wonderful community coming together to support each other. Thanks to everyone.

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

Sports Carnival – July 2024

Another great Sports Carnival was held at PBC where many students had the opportunity to participate in all the Track and Field Events and some fun events along the way. For every event they took part in, students were encouraged to collect a raffle tickets for the big draw at the end of the day. Winning students went home with $100 Pacific Fair Vouchers.

If they finished in the top 2/3 in the T&F events – students went on the represent the school at the District event

Our Age Champion for 2024 were:

12 G Zahli Fardon (P)

12 B Timmone Douglas (S)

13 G Summer Murray (P)

13 B Kobe Wales (S)

14 G Morgan Sindlinger (A)

14 B Taylah Douglas (S)

15 G Maddy McPherson (A)

15 B Bobby Kennealy Flegler (S)

16 G Kayley Yuen (S)

16 B Zeke Zimmerle (A)

Open G Charlotte Hart (V)

Open B Baeden Black (V)

It was an overall win for the Vikings !!! Congratulations to everyone that took part!!

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.

Netball

Congratulations to Year 9 student Te Hani Ashcroft who represented the school in Queensland's U15 side that participated in the School Sport Australia Games here on the Gold Coast in Carrara. 

After a thrilling week playing the country's best, Queensland met with an undefeated New South Wales in the grand final. In an exhilarating nail biter of a game, the team went down by 1 goal and claiming silver.

Well done Te Hani to you and your team. You should all be very proud of yourselves.

AFLQ

The following students recently represented Queensland u17s.

L-R in the image are students Jai Murray, Maddox Iverach, Harrison Gray, Dylan Patterson, Jonah Harris.

Congratulations to all students involved!

PBC Alliance Breakfast

The next PBC Alliance Breakfast will be held this Friday August 16 at 6.45am in the Trade Training Centre at PBC.  With some great guest speakers lined up, not to mention great food and the best of company in the PBC business community, it is set to be a successful event.  

Partner Spotlight

PBC Alliance would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful partners Bidfood for their continuing support of the PBC Hosptality program and the PBC Alliance.

The PBC Alliance would like to thank and acknolwledge our continuing and new supporters for 2024. 

Our next PBC Alliance Networking breakfast will be held in Term 3 - Friday August 16 at PBC's Trade Training Centre from 6.45am. 

Keep an eye out for the invitation and website for updates.

Finance Office

2024 Student Resource Scheme (SRS)

*IMPORTANT* 2024 Student Resource Scheme (SRS) is now due.

Please contact finance@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au to discuss payment options and/or payment plan.

Year 11s get ready for 2025 Senior Jersey Orders

Below conditions must be met:

• Full payment of all outstanding 2024 school fees or active payment plan
• Acceptable attendance, behaviour and compliance with PBC Uniform Code as determined by your Head of Year or Deputy Principal

If the above conditions are satisfied and Jersey Form received, the invoice will be emailed to the financial debtor for payment due 29^th August, 2024.

Please email finance@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au to check your account, discuss payment options and/or payment plans.

Year 12s get ready for the Formal / Graduation

• Do you have any outstanding fees?
• You may have credit on your account and entitled to a refund.
• Have you returned textbooks and/or other borrowed school resources?

Please email finance@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au to check your account, discuss payment options

The Finance Window is located in D Block. The Payments Window is open on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:00am to 12:00pm.

Please email finance@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au or visit our website https://pbc-shs.eq.edu.au/support-and-resources/payments.

QPARENTS

What is QParents? QParents is a user-friendly portal accessible via app or web browser, providing parents with secure online access to information about their child’s schooling. You can access information about:

• Provide consent for upcoming excursions
• timetables
• invoices and payment history.

Download QParents https://qparents.qld.edu.au/#/login