STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
Please email your student’s excellent achievements to us. We love celebrating students achieving in the Arts, sports, academics or community service. We would love to hear from you! Please email us at news@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au or you can message us through Instagram or Facebook with details of your student’s achievement and include at least one photo, and/or any links to media articles that we can share.
Clay Target Shooting
Huge congratulations to PBC Year 11 student, Jag, a Junior member of the Gold Coast Clay Target Club! Recently, he competed at the South East Zone event, hosted by the Goondiwindi Gun Club, where he achieved an impressive High Gun Score of 263/300.
Jag has now been selected for the Southeast Coast Junior Team, representing our region at the State Competition in Townsville in May 2025!
Starting his clay target shooting journey in 2020 at a C grade level, Jag has made incredible progress, now competing at A grade and even joining a team of AA shooters! His dedication and growth in the sport are inspiring.
This weekend, Jag will represent PBC in the Southern QLD Schools Trap Carnival – best of luck, Jag!
Titans Cup Netball Champions
Congratulations to the PBC Netball Excellence 7-8 Team for taking home the Titans Cup Championship! PBC dominated the competition, remaining undefeated throughout the entire 2024 season!
A massive congratulations to all the players who participated in this incredible tournament—what an achievement!
National Netball Carnival
HUGE congratulations to our incredible PBC Netball Excellence students Allyssa Lateo, Alysha Hayer, and Isabella Della Bosca or representing QLD at the National Carnival in the last week of Term 3 and bringing home the GOLD! Well done, girls – you’ve made QLD and PBC proud!
Huge congratulations to PBC’s Surf League Sport Excellence team for being crowned Queensland Champions at the Schools Kayaking Sprint and Marathon Championships recently.
Students from all over Queensland competed in 2, 4, and 6km marathon races followed by a 300m sprint, and the mighty Reds rose to the challenge, bringing home medals in both the marathon and sprint events!
Well done, team! GO REDS
All-Australian Merit Representative Touch Football 15 Girls
Huge congratulations to PBC's Angela Sharpe on being selected for the All-Australian Merit Representative Touch Football 15 Girls Team! Angela’s incredible performance last week led her to this well-deserved honour after helping secure the National Championship with her QSST team!
Well done, Angela, on your outstanding achievements – we’re so proud!
Griffith University Language Contest
Anastasia Shines at the 2024 Griffith University Language Contest!
Anastasia, Year 7, showcased her exceptional linguistic skills at the prestigious 2024 Griffith University Language Contest, held on 18 August at the Gold Coast Campus.
Competing in both the Russian and Spanish categories, Anastasia took home 2nd place as a native speaker in Russian and earned a Highly Commended recognition for her impressive Spanish performance.
Hosted by the Languages Teachers of Queensland (LTQ) Gold Coast Branch in partnership with Griffith University, this event brought together over 2,000 students from across the Gold Coast! Anastasia’s dedication to mastering multiple languages sets her apart in this competitive environment, and we couldn't be prouder!
Let’s celebrate her remarkable achievements and her passion for languages!
Australian Schoolboy Football Win
Huge congratulations to PBC REDS Rugby League National Champion, graduating Year 12 student, and now Australian Schoolboy, Sam Stephenson! Sam played a key role in the win against the France U19 side—what an incredible achievement!
Basketball
Congratulations to Sophomore CBSQ players on a fantastic tournament. Both our girls and boys played off for a spot on the podium, with the boys finishing 2nd and girls 4th. Tournament play allowed for all players to gain valuable experience into their gamesmanship and performances. Further mention to the boys for getting promoted to division 1 in 2025 ! Very proud of all athletes and looking forward to continue working on our craft together.