15 October 2015

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to Term 4. Our Executive Principal, Mr Stephen Loggie, is currently acting as the Deputy Director General for State Schooling. As a result, I have been given the honour of acting as the Executive Principal until Stephen returns in the middle of this term.

I look forward to leading our wonderful school during this period of time and connecting with many our parents at the wide range of school events and celebration opportunities that recognise student achievement. Throughout this term some of these major events include:

• Optima Awards – Weeks 4 and 5
• Sports Awards Evening – Wednesday 4 November
• Arts Awards Evening – Friday 6 November
• Academic Awards Night – Tuesday 17 November
• PBC Alliance Breakfast – Friday 13 November
• Year 12 Graduation – Thursday 19 November

School Opinion Survey

Each year the Department of Education and Training conducts a ‘School Opinion Survey’ across all State schools. For Palm Beach Currumbin State High (PBC) the results from this survey form a key role in the annual review of our school programs and processes and provide the school administration with an important information source to guide the next stage of our strategic planning.

The 2015 School Opinion Survey results again indicate the high level of satisfaction that the randomly selected parent/caregivers have with our school. For example, the percentage of parent/caregivers who agree that:

• “Their child is getting a good education at school” – 97.5%
• “This is a good school” – 97.4%
• “Their child likes being at this school” – 96.6%
• “Teachers at this school expect their child to do his or her best” – 97.5%
• “This school is well maintained” – 98.3%

I would like to take this opportunity to ask all parents to stay connected with our school and in doing so, give your son/daughter the best opportunity to achieve their potential and future aspirations.

I again thank our parent body for your ongoing support.

Changes to Catchment Area

PBC is governed by the Department of Education and Training’s (DET) enrolment management plan. An enrolment management plan seeks to assist schools to ensure that the facilities of the school meets the educational needs of students. Under this plan, new enrolments must meet eligibility criteria, including residing within the catchment area. Please be aware there are also specific guidelines regarding the enrolment of siblings into our school.

Recently, PBC’s catchment area was changed resulting in realignment to the geographical borders of the catchment area. As a result, this has impacted on some areas within our community.

We empathise with parents and the community regarding the impact of any boundary realignment however the school is required to follow the guidelines as outlined in the Enrolment Management Plan and is required to comply. Links to these can be found on our school website and our staff are able to assist with any enquiries.

Blair Hanna
Acting Executive Principal

Newsletter Articles

Senior School Update

What an exciting yet challenging time of year that we have reached for our senior students.

Students in Year 12 are currently balancing their assessment priorities, university applications, graduation plans, and work commitments. The Year 11 cohort is also focused on their end of year academic responsibilities and maintaining QCE eligibility. Some students are also thinking about the leadership opportunities in 2016 and preparing for interviews for these positions. Students in Year 10 should have had made subject selection decisions by now, decisions that can significantly affect their future pathway after school.

As the important adults in their lives, it is our responsibility to keep the students focused and help them keep a balanced routine. It can become overwhelming for a young person to manage the competing demands on their time. By sticking to the basics, regular bed time, eating well, coming to school on time, engaging in their classes, asking for help if necessary; we can help smooth the transitions that these young people are experiencing.

Year 10 and 11 Interim Reports will be emailed home this Friday 16 October. We encourage parents to make time to sit with their students and work through these reports reflecting on both efforts and achievement whilst also setting goals for 2016. If the report raises any questions please feel free to contact class teachers for individual feedback via email or phone, all email addresses can be found by accessing the contact tab on our school website.

In relation to the Year 12 Graduation, to be held on Thursday 19 November, we remind families that guest tickets are now on sale, students may purchase up to four guest tickets each via Student Services. On a very important note, we also remind parents of the message delivered via newsletter last term regarding "after parties". In no way does the school sanction these parties, as they are considered extremely risky and in some cases, illegal. Senior students were advised this week of the school's position and obligation to act if students are involved in organising any part of such an event.

This cohort of Year 12 students has been a fantastic group, they've behaved well and worked hard to achieve great results and pathways after school. We look forward to continuing to support them through their final weeks of schooling to ensure the high standard is maintained.

Alyce Cleary
Director of Senior School

Year 12 notices

Year 12 students are in their last term of schooling. Students and parents need to be aware that the final exit grades are those which will determine their OP, Rank and QCE eligibility. As such, Year 12 students need to ensure that they continue to follow the school motto of nil sed optima, nothing but the best, as they complete their last assessments to the best of their ability. Year 12 students only have five weeks of classes this term before shutdown in Week 6 (Monday 9 November).

All students need to be aware that all assessments must be completed and that students need to be eligible to achieve the Queensland Certificate of Education to attend the school graduation on 19 November. The last scheduled day of school for Year 12 students is Friday 20 November.

All Year 12 students should have by now logged onto the student connect website https://studentconnect.qcaa.qld.edu.au. This is the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) record of their learning. Students should check that their details are correct especially their address and that all courses have been registered. The QCAA will issue QCE and OPs in early December. Any issues please contact Ms Ashby in Y block.

Year 10 and 11 notices

Subject changes are open now and need to be completed by the end of Week 2. All changes are subject to class sizes and there must be room in the timetable to accommodate the change. Students interested in changing classes need to see Ms Keevers in Y block and complete a subject change form. This form must be changed by parents and the relevant HODS.

Assessment calendars for Term 4 will soon be published on the school website under curriculum/testing and assessment.

Year 11 students are advised that if they wish to commence a School based Traineeships and Apprenticeships (SATs) it must be commenced this year. Year 10 students interested in doing SATs should consider applying and commencing this term.

Year 10 and 11 students have seven weeks of classes and a week of shutdown this term. Year 10 and 11 shutdown exams will commence in the week of 23-27 November. All students may have timetabled exams up to and including the last day. Year 11 students will be practicing their QCS writing task on 27 November.

A reminder that all drafts and assignments are due before 9am on the due date and that exams cannot be given early to students because of other commitments. Please refer to the school assessment policy on the school website for further details.

Mick McDougall
HOD Senior School

Middle School News

Welcome back for Term 4. The Middle School is expecting a successful and productive term working with our students. Term 4 is closely linked with our key celebrations for the year as we are sure to achieve wonderful results both in the classroom and out. I know that the next nine weeks will pass very quickly for us all.

This week we have covered our not negotiable again with our students at assemblies, we like to take this time each term to remind students of our high expectations for their attendance, classroom effort and behaviour. We have linked these messages to our Optima Code – Be safe, be respectful and be a learner.

Late last term we launched a twelve month communication plan with our Middle Schoolers where we have a key focus as part of our Optima Code each week.

We have developed an acronym for Optima

O- Optimism
P- Perseverance
T- Trustworthiness
I – Industry
M- Manners
A – Aspiration

This week we have begun with optimism. We value the teaching of optimism as we believe it will build resilience in our students and develop a growth mindset. In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work. This view also creates a love of learning and is essential for success. Virtually all great people and leaders have demonstrated these qualities. It is our belief that if we can teach our students a growth mindset, grounded in optimistic thinking, they will have a far better possibility of achieving their goals.

Anita Sgalippa
Acting Director of Middle School

Welfare at PBC

High school and the teenage years are all about change. Changes to routines, changes to relationships, changes to friendships. For young people the changes are immense and can be accompanied by stress, fear, anxiety and rebellion. All people handle change in different ways and young people are no exception.

To help our students succeed and be happy at school, PBC have a number of services available to students. In the Middle School, core class teachers are a great source of support and encouragement. Students forming positive relationships with their teachers is critical for their emotional wellbeing.

When students need extra help with relationships, coping strategies or resilience, the school has a welfare team who can assess their needs and put them in touch with the right person. This may be:

• Year Coordinator
• Dean of Students
• Welfare Officer
• Guidance Officer

If psychological care is required the school has a psychologist that can be accessed through a mental health care plan available from your GP.

External services can also be accessed and the school can help facilitate this.

You can help with this by talking to your student and contacting the school with any concerns relating to their welfare. The Year Level Coordinator is the best person to contact in the first instance and their contact details are available on the school website.

Peter O’Brien
Deputy Principal Middle School

Welcome Back

The PBC Middle School is once again abuzz with activity as students return for Term 4. Years 7 and 8 are now truly settled into the school, while Year 9 students are preparing to stretch themselves to meet the challenges of Senior School. We look forward to another positive term.

Reporting

A reminder that Middle School Term 3 reports will be emailed home to parents on Friday 16 October. Should you have any particular concerns, do make contact with your child’s teacher through the PBC website; all teacher emails are listed on the staff contact list. Staff are working hard to ensure students have the best possible learning outcomes by the end of the year and welcome your involvement in student improvement.

Should an expected report not arrive by email, do check your junk mail. Following that, please contact the school Administration to rectify the issue.

Student Planners

The PBC Student Planner (‘the Diary’) is our most important personal organisation tool and record. Teachers are currently checking that students have them in class every day and record all homework expectations. Should your child have mislaid theirs, they are now available at Student Services at the Term 4 price of $3.50. Please check that your son or daughter has their planner in their bag and look in it for homework requirements.

Assessment Calendars

The Term 4 Middle School assessment calendar is now available on the PBC website. Students can use this to record all assessment dates. Please note that in the Middle School, assessment is completed up to and including Week 9. It is an expectation that students will complete all assessment before departing at the end of the year.

Sharon Hillcoat
HOD Middle School

Year 10 Hospitality News

The Year 10 Hospitality classes are investigating ‘Superfoods’, there are many claims at the moment about a wide range of foods that have special benefit to the diet. There is also a range of commonly eaten foods that are; high in antioxidants, contain beneficial fats for our body, or contain an abundance of nutrients that are beneficial to consume regularly.

The Year 10 Hospitality students will investigate, design, plan and make their own recipe that includes at least two superfoods. The students will then use their own dish and produce a printed ‘recipe’ that is suitable to be included in a cookbook, exploring aesthetically pleasing layouts, fonts, various information that is required in a good recipe as well as food photography as they will include a picture of their own dish.

Andrew Goodman
Hospitality Teacher

PBC Girls and Boys Compete in Schools State Championships

An extremely young PBC girls team recently competed in the Schools State Championships at Logan. With two wins from four games over the first two days, the girls were placed into Division 2 part of the draw. A big win over Marymount College was followed with a narrow loss to St Margaret Michaels from Townsville in the semi final. A final day win over Lourdes Hill College resulted in a 3rd place finish in Division 2.

A very young side with a handful of Year 7, 8 and 9 students have represented PBC in the highest regard and should feel very proud of their effort. The team was superbly led by senior student Kyla Hill whose tireless work on both ends of the court set a great example for the girls. Thanks for a great year girls.

While competing very hard, the boys team managed just the one win from their first four games, narrowly going down to three quality sides. In the final two days of the competition the boys produced some of their best results with a couple of convincing wins to finish up in 10th for Division 2.

A special mention goes to Jackson Lahina Brown for his constant high effort in all games. The team is in good hands with some high quality developing players that will have big contributions over the coming years.

Tim Smith
Basketball Excellence Coach

A Night with James Morrison – Student Report

“In each performance you are the most experienced you have ever been.”

This was the advice we were given by jazz legend James Morrison. On Monday 14 September, the Palm Beach Currumbin State High School Stage was privileged enough to perform at Synergy: A night with James Morrison. Following several weeks of practice and an all-day workshop in which James helped us to perfect our instrumental technique and performance skills, the band was ready to perform to a crowd of 500, a full house. Despite some initial nerves, the band gave it their all playing everything from blues to swing and funk. James even accompanied us for a rendition of ‘Basin Street Blues’, including a powerful trumpet solo which captivated the audience. For our final number, ‘Jazz Police’ he played alongside Year 12 student, Zane Blaney Grey in an improvisation battle.

Along with performing our own repertoire, we were able to witness the James Morrison Academy Jazz Orchestra play for us; modelling the skills and playing ability we could attain if we continue to pursue our talents. The whole day was just a wonderful reminder of why we play music, why we perform and the joy that it can bring to us as performers and to our audience. We are very thankful for the opportunity to perform and would like to give special thanks the school, the CAX staff, Mr Roberts, and of course our wonderful mentors Mr Hart, Mr Kemp, Ms McClennan and Mrs Latter who made the whole event possible.

Tamika Driscoll, Tamara Gillard, Ellie Wearing
Year 12 students

Year 12 Graduation Ceremony

Guest tickets for the Year 12 Graduation Ceremony, held at Jupiters Hotel on Thursday 19 November, are now available for purchase from Student Services.

These tickets are available for $15 each and must be presented on the evening for entry into the Graduation Ceremony.

As previously advised, due to limited space in the Jupiters Theatre, a maximum of 4 guest tickets will be available for purchase per student.

We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating the 2015 cohorts achievements.

Mitch Kennedy
Year 12 Coordinator

2015 Yearbook

The 2015 Optima Yearbook is available for pre-order until Friday 16 October, 3pm.

Don’t miss out on having a wonderful reminder of this year at PBC!

The OPTIMA yearbook is filled with photos of school events, sporting, creative arts, student achievements, and of course lots of photos from the year!

Yearbooks are just $30 and are a great keepsake.

Order yours today! (No payment required for 2015 Year 12 students.)

A limited number of copies of the yearbook will also be available for purchase from Student Services from late Term 4. Release date for Yearbooks will be advised as soon as possible.

Payment Options

Pay in person:

• Payment can be made at the Student Services office 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
• Credit Card and Debit Cards (EFTPOS), Cash, Cheques and Money Orders are accepted.

Pay by phone (by credit card only):

• Call the school on 5525 9333 Monday to Friday between 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
• Please have the account and your credit card details with you when you call.
• VISA and MasterCard accepted.

Pay by Direct Credit:

• You have the option to make the payment direct to the school bank account.
• Please quote the reference below to ensure payment is credited to your account.
• Account Name: Palm Beach Currumbin SHS General Account
• BSB: 064-404 CBA Branch Burleigh Heads
• Account No: 00090303
• Reference: Please record both your Student’s Id and the reference code 2015MAG

Pathways Centre News

School based traineeships available for Year 10 and 11 students in 2015

Movieworld and Seaworld Traineeships: Year 10 students Cert III Hospitality and Tourism traineeships for 2016. Expressions of interest open now!

Cert III Children Services – Head Start Child Care Currumbin and Kool Kids Childcare Centres, and Imagine Education applications open now for Year 10 students.

Pathways to Pathology – Gold Coast University Hospital Pathways to Pathology day is on 15 October. Check out your pathway into a future in Pathology and see how a lab works.

Introduction to Commercial Cookery Do you have a passion for cooking but not sure if it’s the career for you? Ignite Education are running an introduction to Commercial Cookery for the first 16 students to apply. Be shown through a commercial kitchen, watch demonstrations by their leading chef trainers, practice basic knife skills, hear their industry stories and lots more.

Cert III Disability Traineeship – Endeavour Foundation are offering traineeship in disability at their Mermaid Waters facility.

Cert III Business – First National The Pines, Burleigh and Palm Beach. This is an Office Admin roll.

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary – School based traineeships Hospitality, Tourism and Business Retail.

Cert III Hospitality – Le Petite Pantry, 52 Espresso Nobbys Beach, Olives Pizza and Pasta, Koffee Shack, Crust Pizza Broadbeach, Crema Espresso Robina and Pacific Fair, and Sumptuous Fine Foods

School Leavers

High Flying Commercial Cookery – Alpha Flight Services is a leading inflight catering company and looking for 2016 Apprentices

Landscaping Apprenticeship for school leaver at Boyds Bay

1st Year Electrical Apprenticeship. Visit Apprenticeship Central www.apprenticeshipcentral.com.au

Cert IV Sports Coaching Netball and Rugby League. Recruit for Success $650

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

Please see Ms Shreeve to apply.

Sonia Shreeve
Industry Liaison Officer

Guidance Officer News

Year 12 QTAC

There is still time to apply if you want to go to university, TAFE or defer. Applications now close on 30 November and will cost $134. Go to page 44 of your QTAC guide for further application instructions.

To apply, you must first create an account:

Creating an account:

• Go to QTAC website www.qtac.edu.au
• Do not use your school email – use a personal email address
• Follow this process: Applications - Apply Here - Create Account - Customer Declaration - Personal Details – Addresses - Contact details - Email sent - Verify email - Ready to start application

Application

To submit an application, you will need to know your LUI number.

Make sure you will get an offer; if you are on a predicted OP of 16 and you choose courses that are lower (1 – 15) you will not get anything. Choosing TAFE courses for preferences 5 and 6 will guarantee you a place and this is still a pathway to university.

Make sure you have the prerequisites for the course you want to get into. For example, at Griffith University you will need OP English to get into nearly all of their courses. If you don’t have the prerequisites you will not get in!

You cannot upload documents to your QTAC application. Any documents you need as part of your application should be posted or personally delivered to QTAC.

GCIT Schools Program – PBC VISIT

TAFE Queensland Gold Coast will be coming to PBC on Thursday 15 October 2015 to talk to current Year 9, 10 and 11 students about High School Programs for the 2016 intake.

For the first time, the Schools Team will be offering registration assistance after the presentation. GCIT will be supplying numerous IPADS to use, and would like to hold a session after the speech to assist students in registering for their chosen qualification.

It is anticipated that the presentation will run for approximately 15 minutes with a further 20-30 minutes after to assist students with registrations. The Schools Programs applications are closing on 23 October 2015. To date, we have received an overwhelming response and would like to ensure that all students are given the opportunity to further their education. Places are limited!

Students will need to be in the Trade Training Centre (I02) at 11.30am on Thursday 15 October.

*** Any students who cannot make next week can still apply online:

www.studentrego.com (all applicants will need to enter code TAFE3 to apply)

Please click on link below to look at courses on offer.

Steve Jones
Guidance Officer Senior School

Get Happy – There’s a biology to lasting happiness

That uplifting feeling you get when something good happens to you? Researchers now think they know the part of the brain responsible for it—and they suggest we may be able to train ourselves to make those positive emotions last longer.

Their conclusions are based on a study (paywall) conducted by scientists at the University of Wisconsin, where psychologist Aaron Heller and his team conducted an experiment with more than 100 college students. For a period of 10 days, participants were sent text messages about 25 times a day asking them to rank their positive and negative emotions on a scale of 1 to 9, with 1 being a low level of feeling and 9 being the most intense. Once a day, the subjects were invited to play a game of chance: They were asked to guess if a computer-generated number would be above or below 5, and if they were right, they won $15. After the game, participants checked in with their positive and negative emotions every 10 to 15 minutes for the next hour and a half, so that their moods could be monitored.

The researchers also analysed brain scans, taken by an MRI scanner, of 40 participants in the study. Here they found that those who were happier for longer periods of time after winning the game had the longest activation in a part of the brain called the ventral striatum, which helps regulate our reward system.

“People who sustain positive emotion the longest in the course of minutes and hours were those people who showed the most persistent brain activity in an area that’s thought to be responsible for reward and reward learning,” says Heller, who is now on the faculty at the University of Miami. He tells Quartz that there are “dynamics over the course of seconds in the brain that seem to be related to dynamics of emotional experience over the course of minutes in the real world.”

Heller thinks that this research can help scientists understand how we may be able to train ourselves to be happier. This might involve prolonged activation of the ventral striatum, or we might just consciously choose to savor moments of happiness—when we take in a beautiful sunset, for example—in order to make the emotional satisfaction last longer.

Source: Katherine Ellen Foley

Anna Willis
Guidance Officer Middle School

Uniform Shop Update

Uniform Shop Trading Times – Term 4 2015

Uniform Shop Trading Times – Term 4 2015
Monday to Friday	8:15am to 12.30am
Closed 1st lunch break

Lost property

The uniform shop is holding a large amount of named and unnamed lost property if your child has lost something can you please ask that they come and have a look through the lost property bins.

Jumpers

The PBC Knitted Jumper is available to be purchased from the Uniform Shop. Cost is $48. Please contact uniform shop for sizes available.

Tracksuit pants

Tracksuit Pants are available to be purchased from the Uniform Shop. Cost is $55.

Please be aware that we have limited stock. We have sold out of size small, medium and large. We have plenty of stock in J8, J10, J12, J14 and size XS.

Bucket hats/ PBC caps

Bucket hats and PBC caps are now available to purchase from Uniform Shop. These hats are a compulsory part of the uniform and are recommended for all outdoor activities. Cost is $15 each.

PBC school bags

PBC School Bags are now available from the uniform shop and selling fast.

Features include:

• Lifetime guarantee
• Padded laptop pocket
• Water resistant
• Ergonomic design
• Mesh drink bottle holder
• $70 each

Volunteers needed

If there are any volunteers who would love to spend a couple of hours each week in our very busy Uniform Shop and or Canteen we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Mandy on 07 5525 9331 for further details.

Flexischools Orders

If you have made an order for your child via Flexischools can you please ask that they come and pick it up from the Uniform Shop.

Payment methods available:

• Flexischools Online www.flexischools.com.au
• Credit Card
• Cash
• Cheques not accepted

If you are unable to come into the Uniform Shop you are more than welcome to call on 07 5525 9331 and pay for any uniform item over the phone.

Mandy Webb
Uniform Shop Coordinator

Administration

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.: 2015 SRS8 or 2015 ACEX10)

Resources and Activities Schedule

To assist parents with budgeting, detailed below are current fees and activities with due dates for payment (due to short timeframes some excursions may not be listed).

Student Fee Excursion/ Activity	Activity Details	Amount Due	Date Due
Course Fees
Student Resource Scheme	2015 Fees Year 7 to Year 12	$330	Overdue
Student Resource Scheme	1st instalment: 2016 Fees Year 7 to Year 12	$170	Overdue
Excellence Program Fees	Excellence program 2015 students	Various	Overdue
Year 12 Formal and Graduation	Year 12 students	Balance: $85	Overdue
2016 Senior Jersey	Year 12 Students	$77	30 Oct 2015
Domobotics	Year 11 students	$15	15 Oct 2015
Dance’ED in Spotlight	All students	$13	18 Oct
Please note that all students are requested to present their Student ID card when making any payments to Student Services.

Year 12 Graduation Guest Tickets

Guest tickets for the Year 12 Graduation are now available at Student Services. Students graduating are permitted to invite up to four guests. Guest tickets are $15.00 per person.

Most excursions do not appear on student statements. If you have any queries please call Lynne Riley in Student Services on 07 5525 9308.

Lost Property

Please check with Student Services for items like pencil cases, lunch boxes, etc. If you have lost an article of clothing (jumpers, shoes, hat) please check with the Uniform Shop.

Student lockers available

Student lockers are available for hire at PBC.

• $6.00 for locker hire
• $24.00 for PBC approved combination lock (this will be the property of the student)
• Lockers available are located at G Block
• Payments can be made at Student Services

Please visit the facilities tab of the school website to read the locker hire agreement.

Second Hand Uniforms

If you are holding on to old or unwanted school uniforms, please donate them to student welfare.

If your uniforms are in good condition, please drop them off at Student Services.

P&C News

Please see Term 4 P&C meeting and Parent Connect Meet and Greet schedule:

20 October	Tuesday	6.30pm – 7.30pm	P&C Meeting Main Administration Building
27 October	Tuesday	7.30am – 8.30am	Parent Connect – Meet & Greet Trade Training Centre
16 November	Monday	6.30pm – 7.30pm	P&C Meeting Main Administration Building
24 November	Tuesday	7.30am – 8.30am	Parent Connect – Meet & Greet Trade Training Centre

Leisa Ottley
Parent Liaison Officer

PBC Alliance

Business Directory

Help us to create a local network for businesses within the PBC community by following the link below and supporting the businesses listed in the Alliance Business Directory:

Get involved

Being part of the PBC Alliance Business directory aims to connect your business with a network of friends, parents, and members of the PBC Alliance business community.

This listing is included as a link in the fortnightly PBC parent newsletter (as shown above), PBC Alliance Facebook page and the school website.

To list your business in the PBC Alliance Business Directory please complete a PBC Alliance membership form and Business Directory formand return these to the email address listed below.

If you would like more information please contact Caitlin Lea on 07 5525 9333 or email alliance@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au

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QParents

The QParents web and mobile application provides a more convenient, easier way for parents and legal guardians to interact with the school. Parents will have secure, online access to their child’s student information, anytime, anywhere, through a smartphone, tablet or computer.

QParents enables parents to access and manage student:

• Attendance and absence details, as well as the ability to notify the school of an absence
• Behaviour details
• Academic report cards
• Class timetables
• Viewing unpaid invoice details, payment history, and making payments online
• Viewing and updating student details, including medical conditions and address
• Enrolment details

If you haven’t yet registered, visit qparents.qld.edu.au to register today!

Completion of Oral Health (Dental) Services

Gold Coast Oral Health Services have completed dental check-ups and treatment for eligible children at this school.

If you have not arranged for your child to receive a free dental check-up please telephone the Oral Health Client Service Centre

1300 300 850
Monday – Friday 8.00 am – 4.30 pm
Excluding Public Holidays

Don’t wait to treat a problem, arrange a check-up for your child at least once a year.

* Eligibility – All Queensland resident children aged four years or older who have not completed year 10 of secondary school.

Further information on public funded oral health services can be accessed via URL:

The Hand Up Donation Drive

Follow the link to the PDF below to find out about the hand up Donation Drive, a local initiative to assist women in need.

Junior Table Tennis

Follow the link to the PDF below to find out about the Gold Coast Table Tennis new Junior Table Tennis program: