Years 9 and 10 Subject Selection

Information booklets for subject selection will be given to Years 8 and 9 students during Weeks 3 and 4. Further, there will be several short elective subject presentations during schooltime where students will be able to listen to teachers regarding what occurs in each subject area. Students will select their preferences during career class or pastoral lessons, and bring them home to be signed.

Year 11 Subject Selection Night

Subject selection night will occur on Wednesday, 27 July 2022. It is an important night for our Year 10 students as they start to commit to a long-term plan for the next two years and beyond. Year 10s will be selecting their preferences during careers classes; however, there must be conversations at home regarding their choices. The new QCE system requires careful consideration when changing subjects during Year 11, so there should be a high degree of thought put into a student’s senior schooling plan. The PowerPoint presentation from the subject selection evening will be available on the school website, as well as an information booklet.

Year 12

Year 12 students studying General subjects will be completing their final unit of work by Week 5 of Term 3. The provisional results for the IA2 and IA3 need to be uploaded to the QCAA by Wednesday, 17 August 2022 for the confirmation process. This involves teachers from schools across Queensland checking student work to ensure consistency of results. As this is the final internal assessment for these subjects, it is essential that students continue to work over the holidays and maintain the already impressive standards into the beginning of next term. Throughout this term’s academic interviews, it was emphasised that “every mark counts” towards the ATAR calculation; therefore, it is imperative that students make the most of teacher support.

Academic Pins

Our bi-annual Academic Pin ceremony will be held on Thursday, 28 July 2022. This year there will be a slight adjustment to the way we allocate our Senior Academic Pins. We recognise that there are a variety of pathways available to our senior students as they complete their senior schooling. The College values all students, all subjects and all pathways, as such, we believe that it is important to introduce a new category for the Senior Academic Pins. The Senior Academic Pins will now recognise the Applied Pathway for students who have selected a course of study that includes a majority of Applied subjects and (if appropriate) Certificate courses, and the ATAR Pathway for students seeking an Australian Tertiary Entrance Rank, that will lead to university entrance. The College believes the recognition of the different pathways, caters for every individual as they strive for personal excellence in their senior schooling.

Academic Pin Criteria

Year 11 and 12: GOLD – A combination of 5 A standards and/or Achieved All Competencies (CA) for certificates, and nothing less than a B standard.

SILVER – A combination of 4 A standards and/or Achieved All Competencies (CA) for certificates, and nothing less than a B standard.

BRONZE – A combination of 3 A standards and/or Achieved All Competencies (CA) for certificates, and nothing less than a C standard.

Year 7, 8, 9 and 10s: GOLD - 7 A standards and nothing less than a B standard.

SILVER - 6 A standards and nothing less than a B standard.

BRONZE – 5 A standards and nothing less than a C standard.