8 November 2017

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents,

I had the privilege of announcing the 2017 School House Champions at a special assembly on Wednesday. After listening to the House Head Prefects and House Staff Leaders reflect on the academic, artistic, sporting and community achievements of each house, with great fanfare, a loud count down and an explosion of green confetti, the Vikings were announced as the 2017 Champion House. Our House and Care program this year has achieved wonderful results in building a sense of student well-being and community spirit through the school and wider community. With the staff and student feedback about House and Care compiled, we look forward to implementing the suggestions to build on the strong foundations and make the program even better in 2018.

This assembly was the last time in 2017 that our 2500 students will be together and it was fitting that we heard from our School Captains and Head Prefects (both senior and middle school) and to acknowledge the work that they have undertaken throughout 2017. We also welcomed our incoming senior and middle school student leaders for 2018. In addition, awards were handed out for students who demonstrated the highest level of commitment to their House. We are now well into the awards and graduation season. There have been a number of special nights already and this week we have the Academic Awards and Academic Excellence Farewell. Last week we held the Sports Excellence and Creative Arts Excellence. Coming up is the Year 12 Graduation and Formal.

Finally, over the past few weeks, a small number of students have chosen to participate in activities that are drug/violence based. Let me be very clear on this issue, any student caught supplying or giving drugs to another student will be put up for automatic proposed exclusion and referred straight to the police (as has already occurred). I work closely with SC Kurt Foessel at the Elanora Police Beat and he assures me that if we report a student to him, the police will be visiting the family home for further investigation. The supply of drugs or the arranging of acts of violence will not be tolerated. The school has multiple supportive avenues for students experiencing difficulties including Deans, Guidance Officers, School Based Nurse, Year Level Coordinators and Teachers. We will even assist students to access external agencies for support, however if your child chooses to participate in the two unlawful and illegal activities as outlined above, they will be dealt with by the school and the police.

Chris Capra
Executive Principal

Senior School Update

Attendance is key

At this critical time of year, it is essential that every student attends every class, every day. With exams taking place for all senior year levels across the next 3 weeks students must be in every lesson to ensure they have the knowledge required and the skills to apply it to successfully complete the year. Year Coordinators and Deans of students will be making phone calls to those students with a high rate of non-attendance. Please assist us by making sure your child is here every day. We wish all students the best of luck in the lead into exams – in particular, our Year 12 cohort- sitting their assessments for the final time.

Graduation and Formal

Year 12 Graduation and Formal are on Thursday 16 November. Arrivals start from 4:45pm at Gold Coast Convention Centre. Graduation will start at 6:00pm and tickets are required in order to be seated in the Graduating Arena. Tickets are still on sale for this event and can be purchased through Student Services. Formal dinner for students that are invited are starts at 8:00pm. Event ends at 10:00pm, although staff will remain at the venue until 10:30pm for any late pickups. We look forward to this special event and cannot wait to celebrate the end of school with the Graduating class of 2017.

Year 12 Exams

The Year 12 cohort commenced exam shutdown on Monday 6 November and will have scheduled exams up to and including Monday 13 November. The exam timetable has been uploaded onto the school website under testing and assessment. Students may also be required to attend school to complete assignments and VET assessments at their teacher’s direction during shutdown.

Students are reminded that it is their exit result and rung for the whole of Year 12 which contributes towards their QCE, OP or Selection rank and as such all students need to ensure that they are fully engaged in school and studying for their upcoming final assessment.

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 16 November. The last scheduled day of school for Year 12s is Friday 17 November.

On behalf of the school community I would like to wish all Year 12 students the best as they prepare for their final school assessments.

Release of year 12 results

The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) will release student QCEs, OPs and Senior Statements through student learning accounts on the Student Connect website, from 9:00am on Saturday 16 December 2017.

Students must know their Learner Unique Identifier (LUI) and password to log in and check their results. Students will be able to access their results more quickly if they have previously activated their learning account. Students have been reminded on many occasions to log into this portal to check their account details, but many have chosen not to do so.

Senior Education profiles will then be mailed out by the QCAA from Friday 15 December.

OP ineligible students wishing to know their Rank need to contact the Queensland Tertiary Admission Centre (QTAC ) directly on 1300 GO QTAC (1300 467 822) or the QTAC website as these are not automatically sent out to students.

Year 10 and 11 Exams

Year 10 and 11 shutdown exams will commence in the week of 20-24 November. The shutdown timetable has been published at the link below. All students may have timetabled exams up to and including the last day. Year 11 OP students will be practicing their QCS short response and multiple choice tests during shutdown.

The last day of school for Year 10 and 11 students is Friday 24 November.

Students must be in full school uniform to sit exams. It is their responsibility to ensure they are present in the correct room with all necessary equipment at least 10 minutes before the exam commences.

A reminder that all drafts and assignments are due before 9:00am on the due date and that exams cannot be given early to students because of other commitments. The school assessment policy is also published on the same link above as shutdown exam timetables.

Year 11 OP predictions

All year 11OP students will have an Op prediction interview with a member of staff in the next week. Students who are currently predicted to get an OP of 15 or higher will most likely not receive a university offer in 2019. These students need to consider whether their pathway is appropriate and discuss their options with Mr McDougall or Mr Kennedy. Options can include undertaking a Diploma or Certificate III pathway in Year 12 which will give them a rank equivalent of an OP of 9 and 15 respectively.

The school is currently offering a Year 12 fast track Diploma of Business class conducted by Prestige Services Training in the timetable for 2018. This course is highly recommended as it gives students a rank equivalent of an OP 9 and a guaranteed pathway to tertiary study. Interested students should contact Mr McDougall in Y block or Ms McQueen in F block.

Year 11 performance monitoring

Year 11 students and parents/caregivers are again reminded that they need to be passing at least 5 of their 6 classes over 4 semesters to be eligible for a QCE. Students that are at risk will be monitored by senior school administration and parents contacted.

Alyce Cleary, Acting Head of School – Senior
On behalf of the Senior School

Pathways Centre News

School based traineeships available for Year 10

We have many opportunities available in the Pathway Centre Y Block for Term 4. Job boards will be updated regularly with new positions

Cert II Warehousing and Cert II Business

PDF Food Services National supplier and deliverer of fresh seafood and meat together with frozen products, dry products, paper products and cleaning solutions

Health Service Traineeships, Cert III Individual Support

Year 11’s can apply

Possible locations are: Upper Coomera, Helensvale, Nerang, Carrara, Southport and Pacific Pines

Village Roadshow Movieworld or Seaworld traineeship applications have been extended, Year 9’s can apply for Traineeships starting in 2018.

Hospitality and Business Traineeships:

Currumbin RSL
Event Cinemas
PRA Consulting - Psychology is Mermaid Beach
Surfboard Warehouse Palm Beach and Miami
Whales in Paradise
Burleigh Surf Club
Paradise Resort Surfers Paradise
Social Brew Burleigh
Timezone – Surfers Paradise
Crema Espresso Coolangatta
The Gold Coast Turf Club – Bundall
California Tacos Burleigh
Pets Wonderland Currumbin
The Fish House – Burleigh
Bettys Burgers - Robina
Subway - Burleigh
Gloria Jeans - Robina
Crema Espresso the Pines
Zarraffas Tugun and Coolangatta
Costume Gliz - Currumbin
Espresso Moto Café – Palm Beach
Passion tree Velvet – Coolangatta
Longboards eatery and bar – Surfers Paradise
Red Rooster - Burleigh
JFK Woodfire Kitchen and Bar
Cherry Red Café - Burleigh
Urban Woodfire Pizza – Mermaid
Paradise Resort Surfers Paradise
Coffee Club – Coolangatta and Stocklands
Muffin Break Burleigh Heads and Robina Town Centre
Wendy’s the Pines
Coming Home Co. The Kitchens Robina
Cert III Horticulture Wild Valley Propagation Tallebudgera Valley
Miami and Burleigh Pool – Cert III sport and recreation

KFC Traineeships –apply online www.kfcjobs.com.au

Part time/fulltime jobs: Marie Pizza, Chemist Warehouse Coolangatta, Kmart the Pines, Auto Barn Burleigh

Commonwealth Games are looking for catering staff – Zen Catering recruiting now.

Local Real Estate Agent is looking for a school leaver to work in reception and then train as a real estate agent

Tallebudgera Tourist Park – are looking for staff in the kiosk and receptions areas, student needs licence or reliable transport, more suited to year 12

Cert III Children Services – placement at local A Headstart Child Care Centres taking enrolments now

Aurora Training Institute

Please visit their vacancy page:

Prestige Training Services vacancies

Please visit this link for more opportunities

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

Middle School Update

Last week we celebrated our last OPTIMA assemblies for the year. These ceremonies are a real highlight of our calendar each term. They are a celebration of the achievement of goals but also reward for effort and consistency. It is these characteristics that we seek to develop in our young people here at PBC. We were also able to offer a special draw of 20 winners in each year level who thanks to the P&C received a double movie pass. Any student who had received an OPTIMA award in 2017 was in the draw.

The Blue Optima Award recognises students that have achieved an Excellent for Behaviour and Effort in 5 or more subjects on the Term 3 report card. It was exciting to showcase student achievement aligned to House recognition.

We congratulate all Optima Award recipients and remind students to continue ‘to be your best self’ within the classroom and aspire to reach your Term 4 aspirational goals in every key learning area. For all the Optima Award Recipients see Student Achievements in this newsletter.

Middle School Student Leadership

At PBC, we view every child as having leadership potential. Students who display initiative, who are positive role models to others and who are willing to make a positive difference in their school and community are indeed leaders of our school. This year, we have around 200 students in formal leadership positions across PBC.

Following a rigourous process of written applications, interviews and speeches to House Assemblies, we have now selected a group of students from a very talented pool to be Head Prefects of their Houses and leaders of the Middle School in 2018. These students will represent the Middle School in official ceremonies and events, run activities to build school and House spirit and culture, fundraise and serve as the voice of the student body.

Congratulations to the following Year 8 students who will serve PBC in 2018:

Athenians
Jessica Trewin
Austen Younger

Phoenicians
Talulah Ratcliffe
Lloyd McVeigh

Spartans
Kira Baker
Remy Heremaia

Vikings
Tiarni Cashel-Patterson
Liam Comerford

Congratulations also to those students who have accepted leadership positions as Sports Captains, Cultural Captains and International Captains in their Houses. We look forward to the energy and ideas you will bring to your roles.

Thank you to the parents who encouraged their students to apply for a leadership position. We hope that all leadership aspirants will find ways in the coming year to both contribute to PBC and to develop their leadership potential.

Finishing the Year Well

We are more than half-way through the term! Please encourage your child to maintain clear routines around homework, study, sleep and exercise, as we prepare for the final weeks and exams.

Our next significant events are our Year 9 Graduation ceremony Thursday 30 November that sees our Years 9’s transitioning into the senior school. Year 8 students will participate in this ceremony. This will be followed by the final assembly for Year 7. Subject awards for 2017 will also be awarded at these ceremonies for the top student in the year level in each subject as these are not recognised at Academic Awards Night in the interest of keeping that evening brief. Parents are welcome to attend these events and parents will be officially invited if their son or daughter is receiving an award.

The other event we are really looking forward to is welcoming our incoming Year 7s on Monday 4 December for our annual Transition Day. Only students who have enrolled at PBC for 2018 by Monday 27 November will be able to attend on the day.

I look forward to meeting new and existing parents on that day. We will provide more details in coming weeks.

Anita Sgalippa, Head of School – Middle School
For and on behalf of Middle School

House and CARE Update

In CARE students are currently looking at the concept of a Benefit Mindset.

The Benefit Mindset describes society’s everyday leaders who choose to promote wellbeing on both an individual and a collective level. They question ‘why’ they do what they do and believe in making a meaningful difference.

How is a benefit mindset different to a growth mindset?

The Growth Mindset is based on the belief that with effort, we can learn and grow. The Benefit Mindset goes a step further. It’s based on the belief that with effort, we can use what we have learned to lead – and make a meaningful difference for ourselves and the world. We can choose to bring out the best in each other and innovate in ways that really matter.

When we choose to make a meaningful difference, we become an everyday leader. Someone who promotes wellbeing on both an individual and a collective level. This evolution in thinking is not to suggest concepts like the Growth Mindset are less important. Learning how to grow and differentiate ourselves through deliberate practice is integral to every person’s development. The difference is, students adopting a Benefit Mindset use their development and uniqueness to make valuable contributions to the communities and ecosystems they belong. They choose to use what they’ve learned to lead.

Why is a Benefit mindset so Important?

It’s about developing a culture of thinking about me and we together, so the key questions young people ask are not how they can learn and grow in isolation, but rather, how we can come together and become co-contributors to each other’s flourishing.

“School is about producing leaders. It doesn’t mean bosses; it means people who can genuinely make a profound transformative contribution to their society as a part of how they live their lives” — Peter Senge

If we truly want to give future generations the best opportunity to thrive, we had best prepare them with the learning and leadership skills to find their way in an increasingly complex world. Growth Mindsets are valuable, but they also have their limits. It’s only when young people position their aspirations for growth and learning within a purposeful and leadership based context that they more fully set themselves up for a healthy and resilient future.

Jarrod Wells and Graeme Harding, CARE Coordinators

Education Access Centre News

It has been an enormous pleasure to be part of this energetic, supportive and fun faculty for the 2017 school year. The group of students we work with and the teachers who make up the EAC team are a wonderful group of people to work with each day and they make being at PBC a complete delight. This year has been filled with much academic, personal and cultural growth for everybody.

Last week I had the pleasure of taking our Year 12 QATSIF scholarship recipients to Graduation ceremony held at Bond University. A group of seven Year 9 students joined us at this very important event. I felt very proud of this particular group of students and the growth that they have achieved in their senior years at PBC. Dr Jim Watterston, DET Director General, Emeritus Professor Cindy Shannon QATSIF Board of Advice Chair and Ted Williams, a local elder and university lecturer, spoke to the students about the importance of honouring their history, taking advantage of the moments presented and the importance of ensuring they maximise their capacity. We were also treated to three dance performances and student leaders sharing their challenges and accomplishments as Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander students. I was proud of the maturity of the group and the way they exemplified the PBC OPTIMA CODE “Nil Sed Optima – Nothing but the best.” As we head into the last part of the year we farewell our Year 12 Murri Jarjum cohort. They have been a beautiful group of students to work with over the past 20 months. We wish them the best of luck as they embark on new adventures and educational pathways.

Elizabeth Gill
HOD Educational Access Centre

LAN (Literacy and Numeracy) Year 7 and 8

Another semester of Literacy and Numeracy is completed and it is with pleasure that we report on the many success stories that have come out of our LAN classes this year. Over 50 students were invited to our final LAN morning tea for 2017 where we celebrated both their excellent effort and behaviour in not only LAN lessons but English and Mathematics also. The following students demonstrated the largest improvement in their Literacy and Numeracy classes based on Term 3 test results.

Ella Ballantyne enjoys Literacy and Numeracy lessons and makes the following comments;

“LAN has made me improve because we go over most of the things that we have done in English and Maths. LAN and QuickSmart have made me improve a lot. LAN has also made me improve on my grades because before I started LAN my maths grades were very low but now my grades are much higher. Also, my teachers have helped me a lot”.

As coordinators, we love to see an “I can do this attitude” growth mindset within the LAN classrooms and this all comes back to our amazing teachers who dedicate their time to helping these students improve their understanding and skills. The aim of this successful program is to develop personal confidence and improvement in Literacy and Numeracy skills, once again our program has achieved this. We wish all our LAN classes a wonderful last part of the year.

Kim O’Kane and Courtney Halse
LAN Coordinators

QuickSmart

We had a very successful Term 3 with student attendance improving significantly. Thirty-seven students were rewarded with home-made ice cream slice and lolly bags for achieving 90+% attendance at their Term 3 QuickSmart lessons. Special mention to Beno Biju Abraham, Shannon Collier, Summer Collier, Beau Barnes and Holly Denny who had 100% attendance.

Many students were also proud to share with us their improved results in English and Maths for Term 3. As we come to the end of our 30-week intensive support program we will Final testing for the 2017 will commence in week 6 with our end of year party in week 9. Final details to follow.

We wish to thank all teachers for their ongoing support of the QuickSmart program during Term 3.

Carol Johnstone, Elizabeth Carter and Juanita Murphy
QuickSmart Instructors

Murri Jarjum – Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cohort

2017 has been a fantastic year for our Indigenous cohort, both in and out of the classroom. When given the opportunity to represent PBC in excursions that cater to our ever-growing Murri Jarjum cohort, and our wonderful students jumped at the chance. Students from Years 7-12 were invited to attend a series of days with the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME) at Bond University, along with an excursion to Jellurgal Cultural Centre on the banks of Tallebudgera Creek. Both excursions proved to be a culturally enlightening and inspirational experience for our students, a sentiment which has been reflected in student feedback.

For the second year running, PBC Indigenous students were the largest student cohort represented at AIME, held over 6 sessions in the prestigious halls of Bond University. Through inspiring guest speakers, culturally relevant activities and student-led problem solving, our Murri Jarjums flourished. The AIME program is built on the relationships between mentors and mentees, the mentees being our students. Mentors come from a wide variety of backgrounds, but are all university students who kindly lend their time and expertise to mentor our students. While mentors are more than happy to provide academic assistance to mentees, the real beauty of the program is in the way they inspire students to embrace their own self-worth and become an active role model in their own community. With some of our own past students now volunteering as AIME mentors themselves, we look forward to seeing our departing seniors continue to mentor our younger students well into the future.

In early October, Murri Jarjum students were also fortunate enough to attend an excursion at Jellurgal Cultural Centre. Fully owned and operated by the local Indigenous community, Jellurgal provides students with an unparalleled insight into the rich history of their forefathers. Through dance performances, the study of historical artefacts, yarning circles and a guided walking tour of the headland, students gained a wealth of knowledge about their local area. We were also delighted to learn that two of our senior Murri Jarjum students have begun work experience at the centre, further strengthening our ties with the local community. Student feedback was universally positive, with students expressing their desire to continue learning about their history and culture. As we move into 2018, we very much look forward helping students achieve this at PBC, wherever possible.

Cameron Williams and Deana Lasserre
Murri Jarjum support team

Inclusive Practices News

NDIS

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a new way of providing support for people with disability, their families and carers in Australia. The scheme will start to roll out for the Gold Coast Region 1 July 2018, with people being contacted from 1 January 2018 to begin the access process.

A NDIS information session is a great opportunity to understand how to get ready for the NDIS and to get answers to your questions.

• Learn about the design and key principals of the NDIS
• Access and eligibility process
• What paperwork is needed?
• When you can apply?
• Ongoing support via Local Area Coordination (LAC)

Interested in attending a NDIS information session? Register by clicking on the link below or via the NDIS website – Qld Events

Robina (Gold Coast)

Thursday, 23 November 2017
2:30pm – 4:30pm (Information session)
Robina Community Centre
196 Robina Town Centre Drive
Robina Q 4226

If you have already attended a NDIS information session, there are other workshops available that are designed to help people think about how they can best use the opportunities offered by the new scheme. These workshops are fully funded by the QLD Government so there is no cost to register. To register click on the link below.

Robina (Gold Coast)

Thursday 30 November 2017
9:15 – 11:45am (Getting informed)
12:15 – 2:45pm (Sharing Practical Ideas)
The Glades Golf Club.
1 Glades Drive, Robina.
The workshops will be in the Ballroom.

Please note that there are two different workshops. To attend both workshops you will need a ticket for each one.

1. The NDIS – Getting Informed
   - This workshop provides information about the why, when and how of the NDIS. You will learn how to access the scheme and what to do to feel prepared to develop a plan with the NDIS when the time comes.
2. The NDIS – Sharing Practical Strategies
   - Join a conversation about the practical strategies that can help you feel more prepared, confident and ready to make good use of the opportunities offered by the NDIS. We will also explore ways of sharing information about the NDIS with others in your community.

Tammy Burns
Head of Inclusive Practice

Leos Club News

A new committee has been elected for 2018 and before I introduce the new committee I would sincerely like to acknowledge effort and commitment of the 2017 Leo committee of Emily Ireland as President, Clio Munro as Vice President, Alisa Yamada as Secretary and Treasurer, Shelby Craik. The committee has led the Leo club to another successful year and has been named Leo club of the Year for 2017. They received this award for the amount of community service they have undertaken and their excellence in administering their club.

An example of such community service is a $300 donation made to the K Mart Wishing Tree Appeal and many Christmas presents were provided by the Leo members. A special thanks should go to the 2017 Leo committee. To finish off their community work for the year, the Leo club will run the Movie Night for the Currumbin Community Special School and a Bunnings BBQ.

The new committee for 2018 is as follows:

Sotari Turley President
Jorja Bellis Vice President
Lilly Suttle Treasurer
Alisa Yamada Secretary

Congratulations to the new committee for 2018 and I am sure that this committee will lead their club to another successful year of community.

Denise King
Leos Club Coordinator

General News

2017 Yearbook

If you haven’t already pre-ordered the 2017 Yearbook for your students now is a great time to do so! The Yearbook is being printed and is due to be available at the end of November 2017. It includes a huge amount of photos from all the fun and events that have been had this year. All year cohorts are represented! To order a 2017 Yearbook download and complete the attached order form and return to Student Services. At just $30 this is a wonderful keepsake for all PBC students.

PBC Alliance Business Directory

If you are looking for a product or service from a local business that supports our school, look no further than the PBC Alliance Business Directory. All the listings in this directory are supporters of our students so please support those that support our students.

Feature many businesses over many different categories you are sure to find what you are looking for as well as a special offer for Alliance Business Directory users!

Council Notification – Thrower Drive Bridge

The City of Gold Coast will be undertaking repairs on Thrower Drive Bridge over Currumbin Creek. In order to undertake these works, it is necessary to temporarily close one late to vehicular traffic. Night works are required to reduce traffic impacts and provide a safe working environment for construction personnel.

Commencing: 6 November 2017
Completion: 24 November 2017 (weather permitting)
Hours: 7:00pm – 6:00am

GCCC are making considerable effort to minimise disruptions and where possible noisy activities will be scheduled to occur early in the work period. Local residents may notice construction noise, machinery and extra lighting. Signage will be installed to notify motorists about the traffic restrictions.

Road users are requested to take extra care and observe traffic signage and speed restrictions.

For more information contact Pieter de Vox on 07 5581 6372.

Student Achievements

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.

Optima Award Assemblies Term 4

Please click the links below for the Optima Award Recipients by cohort, from this term’s Optima Assemblies.

Congratulations to the PBC Girls Maddy Cossman, Alice Sevill and Zali Cheffers who are part of the U17 Gold Coast Sunsets team. The Sunsets won the championship undefeated last weekend and are now the 2017 State Champions!

Dates to Remember

Uniform Shop

Winter Jackets

Please note that all PBC navy jackets purchased earlier this year can now be swapped, for the new jackets now in stock, at the Uniform Shop.

Students need to bring their current jacket, purchased earlier this year, to the Uniform Shop between 8:15am and 9:00am or during Lunch One, Monday to Friday, to swap for a new jacket.

Parents are welcome to come in to swap jackets between 8:15am and 12:30pm Monday to Friday, but must have the old jacket, purchased this year, with them.

Please note that the cut-off date for swapping jackets is 10 November, 2017.

The Uniform Shop will be opened for extended trading hours from next week. See details below.

Administration

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 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.: 2016 SRS8 or 2016 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).

To make a credit card payment or to request bank details for direct bank transfer, please telephone the school, or visit our Student Services department between 8:00am and 1:00pm for all other payments.

SRS Fees

Thank you to all our parents/caregivers for their valued support. Prompt payment of Student Resource Scheme Fees is greatly appreciated. The only SRS fees that should be outstanding at this time of the school year should be for 2018 SRS Fee’s or future extra-curricular activities/excursions or balances remaining for those on official School approved payment plans.

A reminder to parents that SRS Fees are required to be paid in full (or payment plan up to date) for students to be eligible to purchase the Year 12 jersey, to attend the Year 12 Formal and attend incursions/excursions including camps and other extra-curricular activities.

2018 SRS Fee payments are due in full or if paying via the installment option, first instalment is due by 6 October 2017 and the second instalment by 5 February 2018. This year we will be sending out a direct deposit link to set up the automatic deduction of the second instalment as a service to assist parents with this process.

Make payments the quick and easy way by using BPOINT. Visit the following link and follow the prompts or phone BPOINT on 1300 631 073.

Parents who may be experiencing financial difficulty can contact our Finance Office on 5525 9333 (Press 2 for Finance) or 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 college or Direct Debit via credit card (monthly). Paperwork is available from the Student Services Office to activate either of these plans.

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.

Saver Plus

Saver Plus is a financial inclusion program with matched savings that benefits families and their children’s education. Please see link to flyer below.

PBC Alliance

Industry Awards Breakfast

The Term 4 PBC Alliance Industry Awards Breakfast was a wonderful morning spent celebrating our Trainees and Apprentices of 2017. Congratulations to all award recipients!

Community Notices

Australian Air Force Cadets Program

The Australian Air Force Cadets are a youth organisation under the support of the Royal Australian Air force. Our program operates outside of school hours as an extra curricular activity for young males and females aged 13-18. Each year we take in more cadets to join our organisation and recruit from Feb to 31 March.

We will be conducting a parent/cadet information night at Elanora High School, Nineteenth Ave, Elanora QLD 4221 on Tuesday 14 November at 6:00 pm (QLD Time). See attached for more information.

PBC Alliance Partners

Thank you to all of our Partners that continually support our students strive to reach their potential.

‘Below Average’ Comic Strip

About the Comic

High school. It's a daunting place, especially when you're at the bottom of the social ladder… where we find four friends trying to survive their final days of senior year. Join Marina, Maddison, Amy and Olivia as they embrace adolescence with a refreshing and humorous approach to daily life in this brand new addition to the Palm Beach Currumbin High School Newsletter.

Below Average is a fortnightly webcomic created by cartoonist Nicholas Cleaver in mid-2010. It follows the day-to-day adventures of four not-so average teenagers: Marina, an inventor suffering with obsessive-compulsive disorder; Maddison, a blissfully ignorant foodaholic; Amy, a sarky game fanatic; and Olivia, the kookiest member of the group.

The strip’s primary theme is humour, and focuses largely on friendship, school and the four girls’ incompatibility with established society.