10 December 2021
Newsletter Articles
From the Principal
The last day of a very long term!
As we finish for the year we see interstate border openings. This is exciting news for many families able to travel or reunite with loved ones for the festive season.
Thank you to outgoing school leaders of 2021 particularly captains Demi Andersen and Joshua Malick assisted by vice captains Caitlyn Moore and Seth Barlem, and our indigenous leader Dakota Shaw.
We also farewell some outgoing staff at Rockhampton SHS and wish them all the best in their future endeavours!
- William Gee
- Melissa Gennings
- Suzanne MacCallum
- Rodney Matheson
- Karen Lane
- Karina Shanahan
- Shirley Luckel
We have some very exciting developments in 2022, including:
- Building of a $100,00 playground/ninja course in consultation with P & C, students and HPE staff
- Building additional shade structures
- Installation of extensive solar panels in January to save power and add to our capacity.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our dedicated P&C for their work on further school improvements. I would also like to thank our hard working staff and students and our parents and caregivers who have supported the school and students to once again achieve great outcomes in 2021!
All the very best for the end of the year and for the start of 2022!
Kind regards
Kirsten Dwyer
Principal
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Important Dates - 2022
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24 JAN |
School starts for ALL YEAR LEVELS |
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26 JAN |
AUSTRALIA DAY HOLIDAY |
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School General Office closed until |
Important information for families of Year 12 graduates
Release of 2021 Results - Online Only
Year 12 final subject results and senior education profile (SEP) will be in learning accounts on the QCAA Student Portal from Friday 17 December. Students will not receive their Senior Statement, QCE or QCIA in the mail. They must access them online if they wish to receive them in December.
To access results, students need to go to the myQCE website. They will need their 10 digit Learner Unique Identifier (LUI). Students can download and print their documents by selecting “Senior Education Profile” from the navigation bar at the top of the page.
Students may request a printed copy of their SEP from the QCAA. Requests received by 31 January 2022 will be posted in March 2022 and incur no cost.
ATARS
ATARS are released on 17 December via the QTAC “ATAR Portal”. Students need to sign up to this Portal in order to access their ATAR on 17 December.
University Entrance Offers
The due date to apply and submit documentation to QTAC in time for when most offers are released (13 January 2022) is Friday 10 December 2021.
Most offers are released via the QTAC app on 13 January 2022.
If students receive an offer, they will have a set time to respond to it or it will lapse.
The response may include:
- Outright response (accept, defer, reject)
- Conditional response with no change of preference – if a student wants to be considered for a higher preference
- Conditional response with change of preference – rearrange current preferences or add new ones
FUTURE PATHWAYS
Job Vacancies
Students will receive (via email) the weekly job vacancy list from Dale Fouracre in the FEET First Program. If they no longer wish to receive the weekly flyer, please reply to the email to let Dale know. These job vacancies are also on the FEET First program Facebook page.
Fee Free Courses for year 12 Graduates
School leavers are encouraged to apply for fee free courses which start early in 2022. A list of these courses was provided in the valedictory pack. The FEET First staff can help students to apply.
FOLLOW UP CONTACTS/SUPPORT
FEET First follow up
The FEET First team will contact year 12 school leavers early in 2022 to find out their post-school pathway and to offer support to achieve their post-school goals. Students should tell them whether they are in further education, employment or training. They are encouraged to ask for help if they have not located further work, training or university.
Next Step Survey
A member of the Queensland Government will contact year 12 school leavers regarding the Next Step survey. The Next Step post-school destination surveys identify the study, work or other point-in-time destinations of school leavers in Queensland. The Next Step survey provide valuable information to improve the services available to school leavers in the future. The surveys collect information about what school leavers are doing in the year after leaving school. Students who complete Year 12 in 2021 will complete the “Year 12 Completers Survey”.
On behalf of the FEET First team, we would like to wish our year 12 school leavers all the best for their future endeavours.
Please stay in touch if you need assistance.
Mrs Crow (HOD – Senior Schooling): tcrow15@eq.edu.au or phone 49204389
Penny Peers (Youth Support Coordinator): ppeer3@eq.edu.au or phone 49204390
Alana Fisher (FEET First Coordinator): aknig170@eq.edu.au or phone 49204391
Dale Fouracre (Work Experience Coordinator): dfour12@eq.edu.au or phone 49204318
Trudy Crow
HOD Senior Schooling, RTO Manager
Student finds employment through the Work Inspiration Program
A group of Year 11 students recently completed “Work Inspiration”, an initiative coordinated by The Smith Family. Work Inspiration is two-day structured work program that provides students with knowledge of job roles and career pathways and what goes on behind the scenes of a large organisation. They participated in employer-led activities to develop their teamwork skills and to reflect on their personality types. On the first day, the students worked with staff from the Rockhampton Regional Council and Officeworks.
One of our students was fortunate to secure casual employment with Officeworks through follow up networking with the recruitment staff.
“For me, the Work Inspiration program with The Smith Family was an incredible help in finding my passion to work for Officeworks. Work Inspiration opened my eyes up to a variety of career pathways which helped me a lot. I’m so glad I found Officeworks through the Work Inspiration program because I was searching for a casual job but I didn’t have much of a passion for anything other than nursing and medical science. When I attended the Work Inspiration program at Officeworks I was interested straight away. I’m very grateful for The Smith Family for giving me this chance!” Arabela Bugna – Year 11 student.
Rockhampton State High School would like to thank Paul Mitchell from The Smith Family for coordinating the program and for the staff from the Rockhampton Regional Council, Officeworks and AECOM for giving up their valuable time for our students.
Trudy Crow
HOD – Senior Schooling
Legal Studies News
Legal Studies students learn the parliamentary process
In Term 4, students from the Year 10 and 11 Legal Studies classes worked with a member of the Parliamentary Education Team to strengthen their understanding of the Queensland legislative process. The visit consisted of a presentation on the formation of parliament following an election as well as a role play. The students assumed the roles of various Members of Parliament and parliamentary officers such as the Sergeant-at-Arms and the Clerk of the Parliament. A replica of the Mace was used to symbolise the authority of the house and the Speaker of the House.
During the role play, a group of students formed the government and introduced a bill to the chamber which would see the school hours change to 8am – 5.30pm. Both sides of parliament debated the bill following the usual legislative process with the majority government successfully passing the bill.
The presenter, Katie Harmer, described them as the most engaging group she had ever worked with. The students will extend on their knowledge of parliamentary processes in Legal Studies in 2022.
Students broaden their knowledge of the law
A group of Legal Studies students visited the courthouse during their first week of the school holidays to broaden their knowledge of the law.
During their tour of the courts, they spoke with representatives from Queensland Corrective Services and Legal Aid – Domestic and Family Violence. They learnt about the various roles within Queensland Corrective Services and the careers pathways to these roles. Louise Hayes from Legal Aid Queensland explained her role as advocate in the domestic violence court. The students will build on this knowledge in Units 3 and 4.
Mrs Trudy Crow
Legal Studies teacher
Expressions of Interest - Instrumental Music 2022
Does your child enjoy music? Would they like to learn a musical instrument? Joining our school Instrumental Music Program is a very cost effective way to learn! Expression of Interest forms will be taken until the end of Week 1, 2022 for students wishing to be considered for lessons to learn a woodwind, brass, percussion or strings instrument through our school Instrumental Music Program. Instruments are available to hire from the school. If your child has previously learnt an instrument and would like to join our program for 2022, please contact our Instrumental Music teacher, Mrs Carly Holbeck, at cholb6@eq.edu.au to secure their place for next year.
Carly Holbeck
Senior Instrumental Music Teacher/
Local Area Coordinator - Instrumental Music (Rockhampton District)