Senior Exams

Please note that the majority of Senior exams will be conducted in the top floor of the new library. Refer to shutdown timetables below for exact rooms. 

Year 12 QCS exam

Year 12 QCS students will sit the Queensland Core Skills test on Tuesday 3 September and Wednesday 4 September. A hot breakfast will be provided for all QCS students on these dates from 7:30am in the Trade Training Centre. All students are encouraged to attend.

The school will provide all stationery required for the QCS exam except a scientific calculator and correcting tape.

Students will sit the Writing Task and Multiple Choice I on Tuesday followed by the Short Response and Multiple Choice II on Wednesday. Exams will commence at 9:00am and conclude around 2:40pm each day.

We wish our final QCS Cohort the best of luck with their exams.

Shutdown

The Senior shutdown timetables have been published for students on the student drive at school and are also available on the school website under curriculum/testing and assessment.  Please ensure that your student has checked this and knows the date, time and room of all their exams.

• Shutdown commences for Year 12 students on Monday 2 September. All students will have a Maths exam this day.
• Shutdown commences for Year 10 runs from Thursday 5 September to Monday 9 September.
• Shutdown commences for Year 11 students in week 10 Monday16  September to Friday 20 September.
• In 2020 Year 12 and Year 10 students will have their exams and assessment due in the last week of each term (Week 10).  

Assessment policy

Students are reminded that they must apply for an extension or change of date with the relevant Head of Department if they are going to miss assessment. They will not be allowed to sit an exam before the rest of the cohort. Going on holidays before the end of term does not constitute a valid reason for an extension/change of assessment date. Please refer to the School Assessment Policy on the school website for more information and for copies of the Application for Extension and Access Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments form (https://pbc-shs.eq.edu.au/curriculum/testing-and-assessment).

All 11 and 12 students are again reminded that they are expected to be passing at least 5 of their 6 classes to demonstrate that they are “actively engaged in learning“ at school. Students must remain QCE eligible to stay enrolled; as such all students should be busy revising, studying and completing assessment tasks at the moment.

Year 11

A reminder that all Year 11 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 a VET certificate that meets the requirements of the QCE. This course will have a cost of $250.

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 25 to 29 November.

Diploma of Business

Any Year 11 student wishing to enrol in a fast track Diploma of Business course should contact Mr McDougall. This course will be conducted at PBC within the school timetable and will commence in Term 4 2019 and will be completed by the end of Term 3 2020.

Prestige Services Training conducts the course at a cost of $1990. This is a very attractive and popular course due to the range of tertiary options that it provides to students. An information evening regarding this course will be scheduled later in Term 3.

School Leavers

Senior students wishing to leave school and enter the construction industry may wish to contact the Gold Coasts Trades College regarding a Construction Apprenticeship Bootcamp. This course runs for 7 weeks and provides students with a Certificate 1 in Construction and industry work experience.

An electrical course (Certificate 11 in Electrotechnology) and an automotive course (certificate 11 in Automotive Vocational Preparation) will also commence early September.

Note that students must have left school to receive government funding to enrol in this course. Call 07 5669 9000 or visit gctradescollege.com.au for more information.

VET Update

Gain the knowledge and practical skills to help you get job ready with an Apprentice Bootcamp being offered by Gold Coast Trades College. Bootcamps include;

• Auto Apprentice Bootcamp
• Construction Apprentice Bootcamp
• Electro Apprentice Bootcamp
• Landscape Apprentice Bootcamp

See flyers below and booking forms for more information.