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Trade Taster program applications open on Wednesday 15th March (Year 10)
The TAFE Qld Trade Taster Program allows eligible Year 10 students to try a trade course without committing to a full qualification or apprenticeship. This lets them find out if a course is the right option for them or test out a potential career path they are considering following in the future.
Trade Taster programs deliver training to Year 10 students, one day per week for nine weeks (one school term).
During the program, students will complete a number of individual competencies from various TAFE Queensland courses, giving them a taste of what that career would be like.
Applications for the Term 2 intake of the Trade Taster program here on the Sunshine Coast will open on 15th March. Interested students will need to get their application in as soon as possible after applications open, as these programs fill quickly. For more information on the Trade Taster program, click here.
Before you apply, please speak with Mrs Wanda Hayes to get some guidance on how to choose your course day.
Planning to go to university in Brisbane in 2024? (Year 12)
When: Thursday 16th March
If you are hoping to study at university in Brisbane next year, you won’t want to miss the annual Residential Living Expo – being hosted this year at St Andrew’s Anglican College on the evening of Thursday 16th March. Year 12 students and their families are invited to attend the expo, which features information and displays from 15 different Brisbane student accommodation providers. Registration is essential as only people from invited schools are permitted to attend. For more information, see the attached flyer via this link.
Academic Bootcamps for external exam preparation (Year 12)
When: 2023 September school holidays
Following on from the overwhelming success of the Year 12 Mathematics and Science Academic Bootcamps held at Griffith University Gold Campus last year, the university has received funding to extend the impactful and results-driven program to all Queensland Year 12 students outside of the Gold Coast area. This opportunity will be available through Online Academic Bootcamps to all Year 12 students across Queensland in 2023.
The bootcamps are held in the September school holidays and are open to any Year 12 student currently studying either Maths Methods or General Maths and Biology or Chemistry or Physics.
Griffith is now accepting Expressions of Interest for the 2023 Online Academic Bootcamps. For more information, see the attached flyer via this link.
MySCI science program at Monash University (Years 11 and 12)
When: 12th – 14th April
MYSci is a three-day science program specifically designed for students in Years 11 and 12, involving hands-on workshops and access to the brilliant teaching facilities at Monash University, in Melbourne.
This program schedule will include:
• hands-on workshops
• access to our brilliant teaching facilities
• opportunity to meet some of our Research Scientists
• exposure to potential career pathways
• activities with the Young Scientists of Australia
• social activities
The fee for the program is $115.00 per student. Students are responsible for organising their own travel and accommodation arrangements.
Click here for information and to register.
ADF Gap Year Information Session, Brisbane (Year 12)
March 13th, 2023
Spend an exciting 12 months in the Navy, Army or Air Force, where you’ll get paid for meaningful work while travelling Australia, gaining skills for life and making lifelong friends.
Join us for an information session to speak with current serving personnel about the Australian Defence Force Gap Year.
UniSC HeadStart Information Evening (Years 10 and 11)
Students and their parents are invited to UniSC’s Headstart Information Evening where we’ll take them through everything they need to know to about the program.
Now also available to Year 10 students in Semester 2 (July), Headstart gives students in Years 10 – 12 the chance to start uni in high school, giving them a real university experience and setting them up for their future.
Students will study first-year uni subjects and receive credit to take time off their degree.
UniSC will cover the cost of the first course and additional courses are only $400, so your students will also save money on their full degree.
There are three information sessions to choose from (you only need to attend one):
- UniSC Moreton Bay: Tuesday 14th March - Auditorium, Foundation Building, 6.30pm – 7.30pm
- UniSC Sunshine Coast: Thursday 16th March - Lecture Theatre 7, Building C, 6.30pm – 7.30pm
- Online via Zoom: Thursday 23rd March - 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Click here for more information or to register.
START QUT information webinar (Year 11)
When: Tuesday 28th March, 5.30-6.30pm
Find out how Year 11 (Semester 2, 2023) and Year 12 (Semester 1, 2024) students can study a uni subject while in high school. We’ll cover what’s involved, eligibility requirements, and how to apply. Plus, you’ll hear from past START QUT students about their experiences.
(START QUT is QUT’s version of HeadStart and works just the same way.)
There are plenty of courses available through START QUT that are totally online in terms of delivery and assessment and are therefore suitable for our students.
Click here for more information, or to register for the webinar.
QUT | Engineer Your Future (Years 4 – 12)
March 25th, 2023
An engineering experience day at QUT will open your eyes to a possible career path in Engineering.
QUT in partnership with Engineering Link Group, the Department of Transport and Main Roads and Engineers Australia is delivering a day full of hands-on activities for students from Year 4 to Year 12, to showcase engineering as it really is – exciting, challenging and world-changing.
QIMR Berghofer | Holiday Science Experience (Years 10-12)
April 4th ,2023
Looking to get a taste of what it’s like working in a medical research laboratory? QIMR Berghofer host a one-day science experience program during the school holidays each year. Students can undertake a day of training in practical skills related to genetics, infectious disease or blood biology in our purpose-built education laboratory facilities.
The program is open to Queensland high school students in Years 10, 11 or 12 and is free to attend.
Anthology Travel Writing Competition 2023
Established for writers who like to share authentic travel experiences and to provide a platform for publication. The Anthology Travel Writing Competition is open to original and previously unpublished travel articles in the English language by writers of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. We are looking for an engaging article that will capture the reader’s attention, conveying a strong sense of the destination and the local culture.
Open to both new and established writers, articles submitted must not exceed 1,000 words. Writers can submit as many entries as they wish. Each submission will require a separate entry form and is subject to a separate entry fee.
The winner will receive a €500 cash prize and the chance to see their work published in a future issue of Anthology.
Entries are open until 30th November 2023.
Anthology Flash Fiction Competition 2023
Established to inspire creativity, and great writing and to provide a platform for publication. The Anthology Flash Fiction Competition is open to original and previously unpublished flash fiction pieces on any theme or genre in the English language by writers of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. We are looking for writing that is clever and unique, inspires us, and crafts a compelling story.
Open to both new and established writers, articles submitted must not exceed 250 words. Writers can submit as many entries as they wish. Each submission will require a separate entry form and is subject to a separate entry fee.
The winner will receive a €300 cash prize and the chance to see their work published in a future issue of Anthology.
Entries are open until 31st October 2023.
Mrs Wanda Hayes, Head of Career Development