Principals Log

Earlier this week, our Year 12 students completed full practices for their QCS test. The QCS test, which includes a writing task, a short response item paper and two multiple choice papers, assesses skills and knowledge that students acquire over their years of schooling across all subject areas. The practice develops important test awareness and the Year 12 students are to be congratulated on the way they engaged with this important learning opportunity. Thank you to Ms Sue Arahill, Miss Kim Stone, Mrs Rebecca Ross and Mrs Rae Hall for their leadership of the student preparation. 

Our Year 10 students were farewelled warmly as they left for their two-week outdoor education experience earlier this week. Over the coming days, students will receive letters from parents and their pastoral care group. These letters are an important part of the experience that grows connection and reflection. In the midst of activities including white water canoeing, mountain biking and bushwalking, there are times of group building and personal reflection including a 24-hour solo experience. Words from home can speak powerfully at this time.

Next term we look forward to welcoming Mrs Jo Belchamber as the new Head of Learning Enrichment P-12. Mrs Belchamber comes to us from St Peter’s Lutheran College, Indooroopilly where she currently has a key leadership role in supporting students with a diversity of needs with a particular focus on gifted and talented students. We greatly appreciate the leadership of Learning Enrichment that Mrs Natasha Purcell has provided over the past few weeks and thank her for her expertise and time.

As we near the end of a busy term, it is important that we maintain good habits of learning. For senior students in particular, new units will have commenced and important learning will be expected to occur over the coming week.

May God equip us to learn from all the tests and challenges we face in life.

Dr Bronwyn Dolling, Principal