Senior Secondary Update
On behalf of our teaching staff and our Senior School Team we wish all of our students the very best in their end of Semester exams and assessment, and a safe and restful mid-year break. Term 3 will welcome a raft of opportunities for students to perform and excel within their chosen fields, we look forward to celebrating every success.
A reminder that this week Year 10 exams will run each day for the duration of the week, with Year 12 shutdown exams commencing on Wednesday 22 June. All Year 11 students are required to attend classes for the duration of the final week. Exam timetables can be accessed here: https://pbc-shs.eq.edu.au/curriculum/testing-and-assessment
We look forward to welcoming back all year levels for Term 3 on Monday 11 July.
Mid-Year OPTIMA Awards
Our mid-year OPTIMA Awards acknowledging outstanding academic, cultural, sporting and community achievements across the first Semester will be held on Tuesday 2 August in the PBC Hall. This event is invite-only for award recipients and their families. We expect invitations for Year 11 and 12 recipients to be sent home in Week 1 of Term 3, with Year 10 students invited in Week 3 after the release of Semester 1 reports. We look forward to celebrating the success of these students in this revised format for the first time this year!
Whole-School Athletics Carnival
Our school Athletics Carnival is due to be held on Friday Week 3 of Term 3, 29 July. This is a whole-school event, with attendance encouraged for all students wishing to participate in the raft of competitive and fun events held. Students will also be able to pre-register for throwing events, to be held the day prior during Period 1 and 2 via the Sports Office. Please be aware that on this day, students will not be able to sign out during the day unless the appointment is approved prior, students are required to attend the full day event.
Useful Study Techniques
The link below is an academic paper on improving study techniques amongst students, which may be useful when parents are discussing the best way to prepare for external exams. Note late night cramming whilst listening to music has been proven not to be effective:
VET News
Students are asked to please see Mr Poirrier in G Block Staffroom if they are interested in any of the VET certificate courses mentioned below.
Graduations
Congratulations to Kieran (Cert I Construction) and Ky (Cert II Electrotechnology) who both recently completed their VET certificates with Gold Coast Trades College.
Courses commencing in Term 3 2022
Gold Coast Trades College, TAFE, and other providers, have a number of Term 3 openings for Year 11 students who have not yet used their VETis funding.
Gold Coast Trades College
- Certificate I Construction
- Certificate II Electrotechnology
- Certificate II Automotive
- Certificate II Plumbing (Term 4 start)
TAFE
- Cert II Engineering Pathways
- Cert II Plumbing
- Cert II Salon Assistant
- Cert II Animal Care
- Cert II Hospitality
- Cert II Kitchen Operations
French Beauty Academy (Robina)
- Cert II Retail Cosmetics