Junior Secondary Update
Work Experience
Work experience is approaching in Week 10. Please ensure you have a white card (if required for work on any construction site) and any other necessary requirements for your student’s work experience.
Subject Selections
Year 8 Students have been delivered a preview of all subject outlines and been shown how to select their 2025 electives.
Subject Selections are required to be completed by 30th August 2024.
Please direct any questions to the Deputy Principal of Year 8.
The Subject Selection Guide can be found on our website here.
Duke of Edinburgh Award
Palm Beach Currumbin High School is an Award Centre that has obtained an operating authority licence to deliver the Duke of Edinburgh International Award to participants.
To achieve an award in Duke of Edinburgh, each young person must learn a skill, improve their physical wellbeing, volunteer in their community and experience a team adventure in a new environment. All participants are supported by the PBC DUKE team.
The key elements of our program are:
- Open to years 9-12.
- Three levels: Bronze, Silver, and Gold
- Four Sections: Physical Recreation, Skills, Voluntary Service, Adventurous Journey plus Gold Residential Project (Gold Level only).
- Achieving an Award recognises individual goal setting and self-improvement through persistence and achievement.
This program looks to recognise the efforts students are already making in developing themselves into the best self they can be.
For further information visit https://pbc-shs.eq.edu.au/co-curricular/other-activities/duke-of-edinburghs-award
For more information contact Tammy Burns – email: tburn87@eq.edu.au (Award Leader).
Year 8 Maths Classes Term 4
Some parents will receive communication about changes to Maths classes for Term 4 in coming weeks. In response to student’s needs we are reconfiguring some classes. The intention of this is to target teaching to accelerate student maths skills and capabilities based on where students are at currently. Using a targeted tiered approach to maths, students will engage in a learning environment that promotes high expectations aligned with both intervention and extension opportunities at all levels.
This model allows students and teachers to develop a well-supported learning environment that promotes confidence, success and achievement. The model will be reviewed progressively for consideration for both English and Maths in Year 8 2025.