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11th Edition - 21 July 2017

This newsletter can also be accessed via our web page

www.indoorooshs.eq.edu.au

STUDENT ABSENCES

Please text 0429 347 300 (SMS ONLY), email studentservices@indoorooshs.eq.edu.au or call 3327 8393

before 9.30am on the day of your student’s absence

Education Queensland International CRICOS Provider Number: 00608A

July 24 District Athletics Track events

26 District Athletics Field events

27 Australian Maths Competition

28 Year 9 into 10 Subject Selection

Information Evening

August

1 Year 11 Leadership Day

8 Brisbane Interschool Chess

Championship

8 Years 7 - 9 Gala Day

9 Year 9 Geography - EKKA Excursion

10 Years 7 - 9 Subject Selection

Information Evening

14 Regional Athletics Carnival

15 Regional Athletics Carnival

16 Ekka holiday

18 Year 10 SET Plan Interviews

Thirteen years ago the Department of Education and Training introduced CGEN, Queensland’s largest award-winning youth performing arts event. CGEN provides Queensland’s state school students an opportunity to meet, learn from and perform with some of Australia’s most creative artists.

This year more than 1800 students participated, including a 700 voice choir, 68 piece symphony orchestra, more than 700 dancers and 41 featured vocalists ranging from kindergarten and Prep to Year 12.

Five of our students participated this year in the Toowong State School Signing Choir performance. Phoenix Courtney was also selected as a featured dancer.

Jack Lysaught

I was privileged to attend CGEN and felt so proud of our students. Phoenix was selected to be interviewed on

stage prior to performing a solo, with Michaela Holmes as his Auslan Interpreter.

On page 4 you can read the press release about Phoenix that was published prior to the event.

Lois O’Reilly Principal

CREATIVE GENERATION: STATE

SCHOOLS ON STAGE

Phoenix Courtney, Erin Davies, Tahlia White, Michaela Holmes

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NEW SENIOR ASSESSMENT AND TERTIARY ENTRANCE (SATE) SYSTEM

I have previously written about the Queensland Government’s decision to transition from our current system, with this commencing for students entering Year 11 in 2019. The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) has been working in collaboration with the Department of Education and Training (DET) to ensure both preparation for and implementation of this new system is thorough and consistent across Queensland. I will be providing periodic up dates over the next 18 months and you can also remain up to date with developments by accessing the QCAA website at https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/ specifically under the heading “Changes to senior”. Briefly summarised, changes from the current to the new system are:

Current System New System

Curriculum

Schools develop curriculum and assessment programs primarily from Authority, Authority Extension and Authority-registered subjects, short courses, recognised studies and vocational education and training options. Students typically undertake the equivalent of six subjects.

Schools will develop curriculum and assessment programs primarily from general, extension and applied subjects, short courses, recognised studies and vocational education and training options. Students will typically undertake the equivalent of six subjects. All syllabuses will be redeveloped by the end of 2017.

Assessment in Years 11 and 12

Subject results are based on student achievement in school-based assessments. Students undertake formative assessments in Year 11 and generally complete 5-7 summative assessments in Year 12. Assessment programs are developed by schools for each subject. These programs are approved by the QCAA. Schools set the assessment and grade the student work in line with approved work programs.

Students will undertake formative assessments in Units 1 and 2 (typically Year 11). Subject results will be based on student achievement in four summative assessments – three school-based assessments and one external assessment that is set and marked by the QCAA. For most subjects, the school-based assessment will contribute 75% to the final subject result, except in mathematics and science subjects where it will generally contribute 50% to the final result. Subject-based external assessment will be introduced in most subjects but it will not be used to scale a student’s school-based assessment result. Instead, the external assessment result will be added to the school-based assessment result to arrive at a final subject result. School-based assessment instruments will be endorsed by the QCAA before they can be used for summative purposes in schools. QCAA will confirm the grades awarded by schools by reviewing a selected sample of student work for every subject in every school. QCAA will establish a network of trained assessors to ensure the quality and rigour of assessments and students’ results.

QCS Test

All OP-eligible students sit the Queensland Core Skills Test in Year 12. Group results from the QCS Test are used in the calculation of Overall Positions (OPs).

The QCS Test will no longer exist. The final QCS Test will be delivered in 2019.

Senior Statement and QCE

All students who complete Year 12 receive a transcript of their results – a Senior Statement. Eligible students also receive a Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE).

All students who complete Year 12 will receive a transcript of their results – a Senior Statement. Eligible students will receive a QCE. Students will be provided with an overall numerical score and a level of achievement (A-E) for each General subject. Applied subjects will be reported using a level of achievement only.

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2017 EARLY SCHOOL LEAVERS’ SURVEY The Queensland Government is conducting its annual state wide survey of students who left school in Years 10, 11 and prior to completing Year 12 during 2016. The Early School Leavers survey is a short, confidential survey that collects information about what young people are doing the year after leaving school.

Between July and August, students who left school in Years 10, 11 and prior to completing Year 12 last year can expect to receive an invitation to complete a web-based survey or a telephone call from the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office to complete the survey. Please encourage them to take part. For more information, visit www.education.qld.gov.au/nextstep/ or telephone toll free on 1800 068 587.

Lois O’Reilly Principal

In our next newsletter, I shall provide a summary of the changes with regard to Tertiary Entrance. Following this, in subsequent newsletters you will be able to read about the involvement of our teachers in QCAA and DET preparatory activities.

Please be assured that Indooroopilly State High School is very well placed to ensure a smooth transition for our students. The decision we took in 2015 to move to a new Senior School structure, whereby the Junior Secondary cut off would be at the end of Year 9 and Year 10 would be included in Senior Secondary, was prescient and is now being implemented in other secondary schools. This has enabled students entering Year 10 to choose from the full elective range of what were traditionally Years 11 and 12 specialist areas a year earlier. Whilst already benefiting our students, this will become even more important post-2019.

PRINCIPAL’S NEWS Cont’d

P&C NEWS After over 20 years of tuckshop service Christine Lurje was farewelled in suitable fashion. Her contribution to the school in the successful running of the tuckshop has been invaluable. The P&C wishes to welcome Diana O’Mally-Hine as the new tuckshop convenor. Diana comes to us with a wealth of experience over many years in the food and hospitality industry and has held a range of managerial positions. Also, the tuckshop has recently introduced EFTPOS facilities. Payment by EFTPOS is welcome. There is no longer a surcharge on any EFTPOS tuckshop purchase transactions as a result of a recent P&C decision. This will be reviewed at the end of the year. Of course the tuckshop is still accepting cash. Copies of the tuckshop menu are available on the school web site.

Suzie Trickett Secretary, ISHS P&C Association.

FINANCE NEWS Time has flown by and we are now in Term 3. It is time to finalise outstanding accounts for school fees. The 3

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instalment of the Student Resource Scheme was due last week and we ask that you give this your urgent attention. This scheme is approved by our P&C each year and provides value for money to families. Please contact me on 3327 83310 or rforb2@eq.edu.au if you need to put in place an alternative payment plan as students may be ineligible to attend excursions if there are outstanding fees or payment plans are not up to date. Indooroopilly State High School is now able to offer direct debit payment plans as well as EFT if you prefer. Have you registered for Q-Parent? Q-Parent allows you to log in to a secure portal to access details relating to your student. At the moment you are able to view Report cards, absences and outstanding invoices (including a link to BPoint) with future enhancements in the pipeline. Please email Deputy Principal, Maja Bogicevic on mbogi4@eq.edu.au to receive an invitation. Robyn Forbes Business Manager

SUBJECT SELECTION INFORMATION EVENINGS – YEARS 7-9 This term students will be making their subject selections for next year. Subject Selection Information Evenings will be occurring over the next three weeks for students in Year 9 (Tuesday 1 August) and Years 7 and 8 (Thursday 10 August), 7.00pm-8.00pm in the School Hall. The evenings will provide parents with information about the process in which students will be involved to select their subjects for 2018. Members of Administration, Heads of Department and Guidance Officers will be in attendance to provide information and answer questions about subjects. Heads of Department and Subject Coordinators will be speaking to students during the next three weeks in regard to the subjects they are able to select next year. Details about the evening will be forwarded to parents closer to the time.

Deirdre Hall Deputy Principal

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#CGENsharethedream

This week, Queensland State Schools will take part in Creative Generation – State Schools Onstage aka: #CGENsharethedream.

Let’s meet the talented Phoenix Courtney who is a 16-year-old student from Indooroopilly State High School who is taking to the stage for this year’s event. Phoenix is a talented dancer who feels the moves rather than hearing the music. Through matching counts with the movement, Phoenix is a deaf dancer who loves the freedom that dancing provides. It is through dance that he is now #Embracing2018.

Phoenix is joining the senior ensemble with a solo performance at the State's largest youth performing arts event, CGEN.

Nationally renowned for its outstanding and vibrant display of state school talent, this year’s musical spectacular will be themed around the Commonwealth Games Federation values of humanity, equality and destiny, bringing them to life on stage and encouraging students to share the dream. Dancing for Phoenix has always revolved around using numbers and matching counts with the movement. Phoenix says other people may hear the music, but he just feel the moves. And his advice: No-one has the right to tell us our dreams are impossible. Find your own dream, find your own strength and find your own hope, then make things happen. Good luck to Phoenix and his fellow performers! https://www.embracing2018.com Saleigh DeLaJara Teacher of the Deaf, Paraprofessional Auslan Interpreter

As most of you know, Sekou Kanneh (Year 12) is currently in Turkey for the Deaflympics. This weekend he is preparing to compete in the 100m and 200m sprints next week. If you are a night owl, you can watch his races live, via this link www.deaflympics2017.org or later on the following website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4F_NB0NgMfExUZIizCPBmA/videos

Below is a timetable of his race times -

We wish him well!

Kylie Burton Senior Teacher (Deaf) Year 12 Case Manager Integrated Student Support

DEAFLYMPICS

race Turkey date Turkey time Brisbane date Brisbane time

100m qualifying 23/7 5.50pm 24/7 12.50am

100m semi-final 24/7 8.10pm 25/7 3.10am

100 final 25/7 5.50pm 26/7 12.50am

200m qualifying 26/7 7.40pm 27/7 2.40am

200m semi-final 27/7 7.40pm 28/7 2.40am

200m final 28/7 6.00pm 29/7 1.00am

Phoenix Courtney

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DR HEISS ENGAGES INDRO FOR RECONCILIATION WEEK

Each year National Reconciliation Week celebrates and builds on the respectful relationships shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians. This year, Reconciliation Week was commemorated with three milestone anniversaries. It is fifty years since the 27 May Referendum whereby Australians voted overwhelmingly to amend the constitution and include Aboriginal people in the census. The 20th Anniversary of the “Bringing Them Home Report” was tabled in Federal Parliament on May 26, reflecting the devastating legacy and duress endured by those forcibly removed from families and communities under past laws and practices and thirdly, it is 25 years since Eddie Mabo’s long fight for native title abolishing the fiction of ‘terra nullius’ or ‘empty land’; resulting in Australian law recognising Native Law or ‘land rights’. Indooroopilly State High students and staff were given the opportunity to recognise Reconciliation Week by listening to esteemed academic, prolific writer and Wiradjuri woman Dr Anita Heiss discuss her latest novel, “Our Race for Reconciliation”. This book aimed at young readers effectively captures these milestones in an engaging narrative. After an Acknowledgement of Country, including the Turrbal and the Jaggera people, Joanne and Lola warmly welcomed students, teachers, Principal Mrs Lois O’Reilly, Mr Mandawuy Dutton (Indigenous Liaison Officer) and Chaplain David Leth to the book launch of “Our Race for Reconciliation” written by Dr Anita Heiss, as a part of the My Australian Story series. Joanne explained that Dr Heiss has recently returned from the United Nations in New York, where she attended the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and, since then, the Sydney Writers Festival. The United Nations Forum identified progress in realising the rights of indigenous peoples worldwide since the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, but also voiced concerns about lack of implementation in many countries and emphasised the need for action at the national and local levels. During the Sydney Writers Festival Dr Heiss enjoyed a debate about which is ‘better’? The book or the ball? Given that she has included sport and football in much of her writing, co-written a book with AFL star and Australian of the Year Adam Goodes, follows the Sydney Swans and runs marathons, this would have been an interesting topic for her to decide between! Our student question and answer panel of Natalia, Keva, Ethan, Annalise, Emily and Edward discussed the new novel, including the writing process and her personal themes of human rights, Reconciliation and Australia’s Indigenous history. With a link to Australia’s sporting excellence, Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman features in the novel as the hero of the main character Mel. Subsequently, the 2000 Olympics, and the first ever march for Reconciliation then known as ‘Corroboree 2000’ formed the start of the discussion. Dr Heiss gave us tips for novel writing including being a ‘plotter; not a ‘pantster’, that is, not flying by the seat of your pants, and carefully planning when you write! Sage advice, indeed! Dr Heiss explained how people she meets in real-life ‘end up in her writing’ and to focus on ‘what the character would do’ not what you would do when you are making decisions about ‘what to write’. Ethan concluded the discussion with a sincere thank you to Dr Heiss. Lola and Joanne then presented a bouquet of flowers arranged in the colours of the Aboriginal flag and presented a small supply of chocolates to sustain her marathon training! We then had the pleasure of eating the delicious celebration chocolate cakes, including one with the book ’s cover digitally printed on the icing, kindly donated by Dr Heiss’ agent. After the book launch and author’s talk, Ms Wallace received correspondence from Dr Heiss saying how much she enjoyed the visit. A sincere thank you to all in attendance, the Q and A Panel and the MCs of this great event. Thank you, too, to Chaplain David Leth for the wonderful photos and support always. Melinda Wallace Home Economics Teacher

Dr Anita Heiss and Ms Melinda Wallace about to cut the celebration cake

The student QA Panel with Dr Heiss, seated left to right: Natalia, Edward, Keva, Emily, Annalise and Ethan.

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Throughout semester one Year 10 students have been provided with opportunities to explore their options, through understanding future study or course options within the Year 10 Connect Program. As part of this process the Year 10 students have been committed to academic reflection and developed iSmart goals to assist a reflective academic goal setting conversation with their teacher to enable students to strive for their own personal success. On 18 August, all Year 10 students will engage with staff and parents in a powerful pathway conversation about their Senior Education and Training (SET) Plan. As part of the planning process, students have been involved in investigating future career and course options to support a thorough SET Plan that will map out a student’s plan of action for their transition to the final years of Senior Secondary. Our Year 10 Connect teachers have appreciated the conversations with students about course offerings and pathway options sparked from the anticipated careers and employment transition day held late in Term 2 where students met industry leaders, learning institutions to research real life experiences, career and pathway information at the Careers & Employment Expo at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. As we move towards the final stages of the SET Plan, I would like to thank our Year 10 parents for their attendance at the Year 10 Subject Selection Information Evening held on 20 July. It is always important to have your questions about subject, pathways and course offerings answered. Social Entrepreneurship Innovation Challenge As the Year 10 Connect Program continues this semester our students will be working with educational researchers and our tertiary partners from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Jeremy Kerr and Natalie Wright in a social entrepreneurship partnership project. Our Year 10 students will be directly involved in learning how to design, innovate new entrepreneurial ideas and will have the opportunity to be mentored by industry leaders and supported by our partners from Queensland University of Technology. Students will have the opportunity to talk directly to lead designers and other leading entrepreneurs about the process of design and innovation to improve and progress their own design solutions and prototypes.

Indooroopilly State High School and Queensland University of Technology are piloting a social entrepreneurship innovation program that will support the school’s very own Innovation Hub. During our first week of the Connect Program this term, Jeremy Kerr, Creative Industries Lecturer from the School of Design provided students with incredible insights in knowledge about the impact of personal values and ethical decision making when considering socially connected entrepreneurial business models. As the program continues, Jeremy Kerr and Natalie Wright will connect Indooroopilly students alongside a range of leading business and tertiary mentors to support students to graduate their ideas and reflect on the process of design thinking. I look forward to sharing further updates about this program and also providing highlights of the student reflections and insights from mentors working with our students. I will be very excited to share the range of student ideas and concepts created directly by our students at the Innovation EXPO held later in October.

Timothy Barraud Deputy Principal, Partnerships and Transitions

YEAR 10 CONNECT - SENIOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND BEYOND

Creative Industries Lecturer from the School of Design at QUT, Jeremy Kerr, explains the importance of social entrepreneurship for delivering new opportunities for a range

of communities.

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If you find this resource helpful please let the Learning and Teaching team know by emailing Rhys Cassidy

rcass34@eq.edu.au

Learning and Teaching Team

ITC THINK DRIVE

Indooroopilly State High School students and teachers now have access to the ITC Think Drive. The ITC Think Drive is designed to assist with understanding how to apply skills in cognition to tasks. It’s as easy as typing in the task key question or identifying your cognitive verb into the search bar. The software will identify the cognitive verb (thinking skill) and provide resources to assist with applying the skills for the task.

For more information on how to use the ITC Think Drive watch the video on the homepage of https://itcthinkdrive.com.au/

Use the sign in button in the top right corner of the homepage to access the resources from ITC Think Drive.

Students must access their student email inbox to retrieve the username and password.

YEAR 12 UPDATE

Date Claimer: Year 12 Pre-Formal, Thursday September 14, from 6.00pm – 7.00pm Please note the above date and time for the Year 12 Pre-Formal to which parents and family members are invited. Invitations will be emailed in the near future with the necessary details and payment information. Please ensure that your email addresses are up-to-date on our school records. All Year 12 students received their Formal Invitations last Tuesday. End of Year for all Year 12 Students The official last day of the school year for all Year 12 students in Queensland is Friday, November 17, 2017. All students must be in attendance up to and including this date in order to receive all official certificates and documentation from the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority. At Indooroopilly State High School, the Year 12 Graduation Ceremony will be held on Thursday evening, November 16, commencing at 6.00pm. Reminder: Safe Drive Training Course for Year 12s: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Prior to the end of Term 2, a flyer advertising the above course was emailed to all parents and carers of Year 12 as well as each Year 12 student. The course will take place on Tuesday, September 12. Forms will be emailed in the near future. It is an excellent course for young drivers, aimed at reducing accidents in a high risk age category. Please encourage your student to give it serious consideration. Monica Wood Year 12 Coordinator

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Year 10 English students were treated to a fantastic live Shakespeare performance in their final week of Term 2. The Brisbane-based theatre company Shake & Stir arrived to kick off our Romeo and Juliet unit with a 50-minute adaptation of the tragedy, in a show that intertwined text, music, video and photography. Against their parents’ will, these young romantics steal private moments and plan their future together in complete ignorance of an increasingly oppressive backdrop of hatred, prejudice and narrow mindedness. Teachers and students alike laughed out loud and even felt a stirring of melancholic emotions in the tragic final scenes. The live show was well-received by Year 10 English students, who said they loved being given the opportunity to see a Shakespeare play live. We hope to invite Shake & Stir back next year to perform another Shakespeare classic.

Melanie Ralph English Teacher

SHAKE & STIR

Juliet hilariously pleads with the Nurse for information about her beloved Romeo!

Year 10 students Asal, Melanie and Natsuho pose with the incredibly talented Shake & Stir team

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This year ISHS has been asked to exhibit student artworks at the Brisbane City Council Library, Indooroopilly Branch. This is a great way to build partnerships with our local community while showcasing the variety of our students’ artistic endeavours to the public. Year 8 Visual Media Technology artworks have been chosen to represent the artistic talent of our school. The students focussed upon the concept of scenes; how they are composed and the careful arrangement of objects within the frame. The students studied the fundamentals of drawing, in tone and texture, but were particularly instructed around the elements of perspective and colour to help them convey meaning and mood. The finalised artworks were to be resolved, carefully planned and executed with attention to the application of the chosen media. The artworks will be exhibited during July and here is just a sample of the works going on display. Tammy Gilmore Head of Department, Visual and Media Arts

VISUAL ART EXHIBITION AT THE BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL LIBRARY

Amalia Jonathon

Amber Kanika

Tristan

Stephanie

Timothy

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VISUAL ART EXHIBITION AT THE BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL LIBRARY Cont’d

Lija Marianna

Maxwell Sarah

Ollie Zara

Rose Vivien

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PARTNERSHIPS AND PATHWAYS

Bulletin Highlights

(21/7/17 - 4/8/17) The complete booklet is saved in Learning Place.

The snapshot is uploaded on our school webpage, or you can subscribe at Senior Pathways Support Curriculum

Career Exploration

Brisbane City Council (BCC) trade apprenticeships - The BCC employs apprentices throughout the year in several trades in construction, automotive and horticulture. To receive an email about the next apprentice intake, create an account and set up a Job Alert. Refer to the link for more information.

Flight Attendant Career Session - Aviation Australia will hold this session from 6.30pm – 8.30pm on Tue 25 July at its campus on 15 Boronia Road, Eagle Farm. Register to attend on the link. Careers in Sport at Griffith Nathan Campus – Schoolgirls' Breakfast Career Experience Day is for female students in Years 10 – 12, 7.00am – 12.30pm on 30 Aug (Wed). Registration closes on 22 Aug. After the Siren: Griffith Sports College Elite Athlete Workshops is on 4 Aug. For registration or more information, click on the links. *More pathway information and interesting articles on career prospect can be found throughout the booklet.

Competition & Awards

Flicker Up is an Australian Youth & Schools Competition category within Flickerfest, Australia’s international short film festival to be held in Sydney in January 2018. Applications are now open and will close on 6 Oct 2017. The 2017 Pixel Prize – a digital image competition - This competition is conducted by the Australian Catholic University. It is open to secondary students from Australia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka who have a passion for photography and graphic design. This year’s theme is ‘Empathy’. Course & Institution Updates Ideas Camp - This is a full-on, one-day business boot camp designed exclusively for the next gen corporate adventurers, 8.45am – 3.00pm on Fri 4 Aug. The program consists of ‘campfire’ talks from some of Australia’s most successful young entrepreneurs. UQ Enhanced Studies Program (ESP) – High achieving Year 11 students are invited to apply for this program which gives you the opportunity to study one UQ subject during Year 12 in 2018. Applications for 2018 close on 31 Oct. NIDA 2018 applications open - Applications are now open for the National Institute of Dramatic Art’s (NIDA) B Fine Arts and Vocational Diplomas for entry in 2018. Applications close on 30 September 2017. *New course information, University information and more can be found in Course and Institution section. University Pathway information including Overseas Study options, Gap year, QCAA and QTAC update can be also found in the booklet.

QTAC Updates Tertiary Prerequisites 2020 available on the QTAC website - Each year QTAC sends these booklets to all Year 10 students in Queensland. The booklets list the prerequisites required for entry to tertiary courses in the year the students commence their tertiary studies. The Tertiary Prerequisites 2020 (for 2017 Year 10s) will be distributed to schools mid-June. If you are super keen to read the booklet before you receive it at school, you can access it now on the QTAC website. Queensland ATAR - From 2020, the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) will replace the Overall Position (OP) as the standard pathway to tertiary study for Queensland Year 12s. New information about the Queensland ATAR is on the QTAC website. *From 3 Aug, you can access a range of up-to-date information

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PARTNERSHIPS AND PATHWAYS Con’t

Open Days & Expos

Bond University Twilight Open Day - 2.00pm – 6.00pm on Sat 22 July

Griffith Open Day 9.00am – 2.00pm on Sun 23 July @ the Nathan and South Bank campuses.

Ignite Youth Careers Expo from 9.00am – 2.30pm on Tue 25 July at Logan Metro Indoor Sports Centre, Crestmead.

TAFE Queensland Acacia Ridge 10.00am – 2.00pm on Thu 27 July

QUT : Campus tour- 5.15pm – 5.45pm, Seminar - 6.00pm – 7.30pm, on Tue 30 July @ QUT Gardens Point

UQ Open Days - Sun 6 Aug @ UQ St Lucia Campus.

Online resources for Year 12 parents - Australian Catholic University , CQ University, James Cook University , Griffith University, QUT, UQ, USC .

If you have any question, please contact Mr. Reid.

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2018 ENROLMENTS FOR GENERAL SPECIAL PROGRAMS

INTERNATIONAL

BACCALAUREATE

DIPLOMA PROGRAMME

WHAT IS THE IB PROGRAMME?

The IB Diploma Programme is designed as

an academically challenging and balanced

programme of education with final

examinations that prepares students,

generally aged 16 to 19, for success at

university and life beyond. The programme is

normally taught over two years and has

gained recognition and respect from the

world’s leading universities.

Mission Statement

The International Baccalaureate Organisation

aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and

caring young people who help to create a

better and more peaceful world through

intercultural understanding and respect. To

this end the IBO encourages students across

the world to become active, compassionate

and lifelong learners who understand that

other people, with their differences, can also

be right.

For further information contact

IB Coordinator Peter Day on

pday4@eq.edu.au or (07)3327 8333.

CISCO NETWORKING

ACADEMY PROGRAM

The Networking Academy Program is a

two year course offered by

Indooroopilly State High School in

conjunction with Cisco Systems, a

world leading manufacturer of

networking equipment.

What do Students Learn?

Students learn to construct and

configure Local and Wide Area

Networks (LANs and WANs) using

state of the art equipment. LANs and

WANs interconnecting our computing

equipment and the entire global

internet.

A student who has successfully

completed the course and attained

certification will be able to build,

maintain and interconnect computer

networks. The student will be able to

configure networking equipment such

as routers and switches which direct

and manage network data.

For further information contact

CISCO Coordinator Andrew Waddell

on awadd4@eq.edu.au.

AVIATION STUDIES

The sky’s the limit’

New Recreational Pilot Licence half the price of

Private Pilot Licence

Aviation Studies is a subject for students who are looking forward to either a career in aviation or flying for pleasure.

Students are able to enrol in Aviation Studies Years 10, 11 and 12.

Students go to a flying school at Archerfield Airport each week during the year. Initially students work towards

performing their first solo and must be 15 years of age to do so. Students work towards a Recreational Pilot Licence

(RPL) and then, after successfully completing navigation flights, gain a Private Pilot Licence.

Students will be required to pay their chosen flying school each week for their lesson. This is a pay-as-you-go

arrangement with the hire rate of an aircraft and instructor plus landing fees meaning that each flying week costs

between $300 and $400. The total cost to attain solo flight is estimated to be $6000, with a further $5000 to

Recreational Pilot Licence with the total cost of a Private Pilot Licence being roughly $21,000.

The theory, comprising Flight Radio Operator’s Licence (FROL), Basic Aeronautical Knowledge (BAK) and Private

Pilot Licence Theory (PPL), is studied during weekly class time and study at home. Topics include: aircraft

familiarisation, aviation terminology, communications, aircraft general knowledge and control, rules and procedures of flight, theory of flight,

meteorology and navigation. Students also practise flights in the school’s flight simulator during these lessons. It is preferable for students to

complete the aviation medical and apply for an Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC) and student pilot license before commencing flight

training, as the first solo flight is not permitted until the documentation has been processed by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).

For more information contact either Peter Rolandsen or Kelly Breen on prola1@eq.edu.au or kbree25@eq.edu.au.

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