Welcome back to all students and families to Semester 2 - in what is certain to be a busy time. Term 3 brings with it a range of events across all areas of the school as well as culmination of studies for our Year 11's and 12's, along with the all-important SET-planning process as our Year 10's select their senior pathway. 

A special congratulations to our all students who have been invited to our Mid-Year Senior OPTIMA Awards coming up on Tuesday 30th July. Achieving an award of this nature for academic, cultural or sporting prowess is no small feat in Senior School as students balance their ever-increasing extra-curricular demands. We look forward to welcoming the families of award recipients and celebrating students' achievements for the final time this year. 

Congratulations to our budding comedians who are taking place in the next Reds Go Riot on Wednesday 31st July in our Theatre (Adi Bhandari & Emma Suttle - Year 12, Annabelle Harvey & Owen Browne - Year 11 and Carter Lucas - Year 10). This event is always a calendar highlight and is not to be missed! 
 

YEAR 10 

Year 10 students have now reached the point in their Senior Schooling where we are asking them to plan their pathway, including subjects, for Year 11 and 12. This is called SET Planning. 

To help in making the best possible choices we strongly encourage you and your student to attend an information evening for all Year 10 families. The aim of the evening is to receive essential information on Senior Pathways as well as have the opportunity to tour our faculties and speak directly to subject teachers about the subjects on offer. In addition, a variety of representatives including Griffith Uni, Southern Cross Uni, Gold Coast TAFE, Gold Coast Trades College and Prestige Training Services will be available to answer any questions you have regarding a wide range of certificates and courses on offer.  

Please monitor your emails as a range of resources and invites will be emailed to year 10 parents and students in the coming weeks. 

YEAR 12 

• It is certainly a busy time for Year 12s with the finalisation of their third internal assessment item (IA3) and preparations for External assessment in General subjects and IA4 Applied subjects. 
• Year 12 General Maths and Math Methods students will have their third internal exam during the week commencing July 29. 
• Year 12's will be sent a cumulative report of their results for Unit 3 and 4 in the week beginning August 12. This will be the last report that Year 12 students will receive from PBC as final exit level of achievement and results are determined by the QCAA. Students are again reminded that they must complete all assessment to receive a result in a subject; for instance, if a student does not complete an assignment/project they will not attain a result; this will also affect their QCE eligibility. 
• All Year 12 students will have shutdown exams in weeks 9 and 10 of this term to complete Mock External assessment and Applied subject assessment. 

YEAR 11 

Year 11 students are currently completing unit 2. English and Economics have exams in week2. 

Year 11s will then have their final Unit 2 assessment block in the last week of this term. This will be a full week of shutdown. 

This is a busy time for these students and ensuring your student has appropriate time management skills and is prioritising school work will help students to maximise their results. 

HANDY LINKS FOR SENIORS 

Local Jobs Roadshow 

A local Jobs Roadshow is being organised on August 20 at Elanora SHS. Any year 12 interested in attending should register at Y block by August 11. PBC will provide a bus to and from this event. 

QTAC 

All Year 12 students have also been issued with a QTAC booklet to research courses for 2025. Course details are already online at https://www.qtac.edu.au/  

Hospitality Short Courses 
A short course in Hospitality will be offered to Year 12 students that do not have General exams scheduled on the last 3 days of this term (September 11 to 13). This course will provide competencies in Food hygiene, Barista coffee making, Provide responsible gambling services (RSG) and Provide responsible service of alcohol (RSA). The course will also attain 2 QCE points. The course costs $240 and students should register by September 6 on this link https://aurora.assessapp.com/webforms/162269/new. Students that just wish to complete the RSA on September 13 can do so at a charge of $50 and can register on the following link by September 6 https://aurora.assessapp.com/webforms/162301/new.  

 
QCE Eligibility   
All Year 11 and 12 students should by now have registered for the QCAA student portal on the myQCE website ( https://myqce.qcaa.qld.edu.au/your-qce-pathway/student-portal-and-learning-account ). They also should have completed the Academic Integrity Course in the Online Learning section. This will become a pre-requisite of the QCE.   

Students are expected to pass at least 5 out of their 6 subjects to remain eligible for the QCE and to remain enrolled in post compulsory schooling.  If students have been disengaged and not working appropriately they could find themselves in a position where they are ineligible for the QCE at the end of Unit 1. For more info on QCE: https://myqce.qcaa.qld.edu.au/your-qce-pathway/about-the-qce