From the Principal

It has been exciting this week to see staff and students being able to return to being part of larger group gatherings including chapels, assemblies, music groups, staff meetings and action group activities. We gain a great deal from being able to...

The power of communities to lift and support each other has been evident as people across South East Queensland have begun the process of cleaning and restoring homes, businesses and community facilities. We have seen deep appreciation being...

We are thankful that members of our community were able to stay safe through the recent weather events and encourage anyone who needs assistance to make contact with Pastor Tim Jarick. We were also very thankful that the recent flooding and rain...

“What can we learn?” This is a really powerful question that focuses on hope and possibility. Developing the habit of asking this key question enables us to maintain a hope-filled, growth orientated approach in times of success and challenge. In...

It has been exciting to see our students engage with sport, academic and cultural co-curricular activities over the past fortnight. Engagement in these activities strengthens connections, provides shared enjoyment, deepens our sense of personal...

Each fortnight we have different threads that we reflect on during assemblies, chapels, class and pastoral care devotions and in the newsletter. This introductory piece that I write, and Pastor Tim’s article that follows, focus on different aspects...

It has been very good to walk around the College and see how quickly young people and their teachers have established positive and engaging learning environments. The Year 3 to 5 students have enjoyed using their new indoor and outdoor spaces and...

Communities function best where there is a strong sense of mutual responsibility. When this occurs, we think in terms of ‘we’, rather than ‘they’ and understand that every action is about ‘us’, rather than ‘me’. At Pacific there is the invitation...

As we start the year, there is a strong sense of hope in how we might grow as individuals and as community. There is hope that flows from the joy of learning, the forming and strengthening of relationships and engagement with new experiences...

Well done to everyone for a great start to the year. Parents, staff and students each played their part to make the learning at home experience an effective time of learning and connection. A particular thank you to our IT Department who worked very...