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These are wonderful, celebratory events focused on the Year 12s and this important milestone in their lives. It is a time of appreciation – from the staff who have enjoyed teaching them and from the students for the quality of their education and the relationships that have been formed.

At the Year 12 Final Assembly I took the last opportunity to give the students three pieces of advice.

1. You cannot entirely control the events in your life, what you can control, however, is what things mean to you.
   I found this interesting because it is slightly different to the usual advice – which is ‘You cannot control what happens to you, you can only control your reaction to it.’ There is a really important distinction here: you can only control what things mean to you. Meaning or the sense of what we make of the world, can only be driven by perspectives. If these perspectives have been shaped in some way by our St Margaret’s School’s values then I think the students have a solid foundation.
2. Rather than pursuing your passions or dreams, pursue who you are.
   I encouraged the girls to discover what makes them really do what they do - to find something inside of themselves, that no matter what changes on the surface, this part does not change, it is the part that you come back to you, the part that guides you to make the right decisions, the part that makes you fulfilled.
   I suggested that the School’s demonstration of the St Margaret’s values in action has had an influence here, in helping to shape who they are.
3. Adversity, failure, disappointment, disillusionment will happen – but these times should cause you to dig inside to discover more of yourself, to use the real capacity of you as a human being; those traits that only expand when you are really challenged.
   Always being safe and avoiding the uncertainty of life can limit the shape and quality of our lives – and not for the better.
   Despite all the subject lessons, all the assessment, the extra-curricular – it is perhaps the lessons the school has provided about the school values which are the most important.

In the words of Patrick Overton, from his book of poems, The Leaning Tree. 

“When you come to the edge of all the light you know,
And are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown,
Faith is knowing one of two things will happen:
There will be something solid to stand on,
Or you have been taught how to fly.” (Patrick Overton, The Leaning Tree)

With this verse, I encouraged our Year 12 students to remember our school motto, Per Volar Sunata (Born to Fly Upwards).

I wish all Year 12s well for the future – in the short term, a safe ‘schoolies’ experience, a restorative holiday and joy on receiving their OP and QTAC offers; in the longer term, a life lived well with much to celebrate. I hope they see the value in remaining connected to their School and enjoy their new status as ‘Old Girls’.

Ros Curtis 

There were many key messages from our wonderful speakers on the evening, but I’d like to pick up just one of those messages in my article this week.

Our guest speaker spoke of the 10 things that she wished she knew as a student. One of those things was that it is okay to fail.

As adults, it can be hard to sit back and let our children fail, without stepping in to stop this from happening. As parents we find it hard, and as teachers we also find it hard.

However, I read something recently that really resonated with me and helped to put this into perspective.

“It’s hard enough for adults to sit back and let children make decisions. It’s even harder to sit back when you are sure that what they are about to do is a mistake or likely to fail. Yet this is what you must do… It’s okay to let them skin their knees, but not break their necks. If the decision they are about to make represents a real danger, then you should obviously step in. But if it’s not dangerous, step back. It’s okay to give a warning or offer advice – but if they aren’t listening or interested in your opinion, don’t push it.” (Appleman, 2011)

Children (and adults) young and old learn lessons every single day. These lessons are learnt through experience, so we need to let our children experience the good as well as the challenging times. The main message though is even in those challenging times there is always a lesson to be learnt. It can be as simple as “well I’m not doing that again” to “next time I do that I will do that differently”. Yes, of course, it is acceptable to help our students when they need it, but recognising when they just need to navigate their way through a challenge themselves can be hard but necessary.

As we come to the end of the year, it is a great time for our students to reflect on the experiences they had and what they learnt from them, what they would do again, and what they would do differently.

To our Seniors of 2017, I wish you all the very best and know you will take the lessons learnt here at Ó£ÌÒ¸£ÀûÊÓƵ and apply them to what the future brings.

Karen Gorrie

As we nudge our seniors into the post-school world, amidst the harsh realities of life itself, amongst it all there are glorious moments of joy and reflection … and hope.

Our young people are the future but they are also the ‘now’. Optimism, faith, hope, compassion, tolerance and understanding are all elements of a strong and courageous life. Parents and teachers are called to nurture such things in the hearts of the young. Thus, we may send them forth into the world in peace, as peacemakers.

A few years ago, I shared the following with the departing seniors. The simplicities of our younger days can remind us of childhood wisdom:

“Everything I need to know I learnt in Kindergarten…”

• share everything
• play fair
• don’t hit people
• put things back where you found them
• clean up your own mess
• don’t take things that aren’t yours
• say sorry when you hurt somebody
• wash your hands before you eat
• flush
• warm cookies and cold milk are good for you
• live a balanced life – learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some
• take a nap every afternoon
• when you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands and stick together

To each one of our departing Seniors, may God bless you and keep you, May God make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you, the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you his peace.

With every blessing on you, your lives and your futures!

The Reverend Nicki Colledge 

The Year 11 boarders performed a beautiful song, ‘Little Wonders’ by Rob Thomas, to bid the seniors farewell. This showed the girls have formed beautiful bonds over the years, living side by side.

Our Head of Boarding, Lesa Fowler, delivered some timely and emotional comments about this wonderful group that we have had the significant privilege to watch grow and who we will truly miss. One thing that was truly highlighted was the strong sisterhood, embraced whole-heartedly by everyone.

Dimity Harris 

Congratulations!

Today is your day.

You're off to Great Places!

You're off and away!

You have brains in your head.

You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself

any direction you choose.

You're on your own. And you know what you know.

And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.

I particularly like that this book includes the challenges of “grown up” life as well as the excitement.

You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.

You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.

Wherever you fly, you'll be best of the best.

Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.

Except when you don't.

Because, sometimes, you won't.

I'm sorry to say so

but, sadly, it's true

that Bang-ups

and Hang-ups

can happen to you.

This clever reference to the difficulties life can involve and the resilience required to live successfully reminds us of the importance of holistic education. As an educator I am acutely aware of the responsibility of developing resilience in students. As a parent, I am aware of how difficult that task can be when my children are confronted by disappointments and challenges.  Building resilience is one of the most important tasks we have as both teachers and parents.

Andrew Fuller is a clinical psychologist, author and a Fellow of the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Ó£ÌÒ¸£ÀûÊÓƵ and Educational Development at the University of Melbourne. He has done a significant amount of work relating to the promotion of resilience in children and adolescents. His website () is a wonderful source of ideas relating to this and other topics connected with the well-being of young people. Fuller describes resilience as “the fine art of being able to bungy jump through life”. He provides hints regarding the development of resilience. I have chosen three of these to include below.

1. Promote belonging - resilience is promoted by a sense of belonging. Children are most resilient when they have three types of belonging: a sense of being part of a family; having different friendships to belong to; having an adult outside their family who connects with them.

    

2. Have some mooch time - we live in a world that suffers from attention deficit disorder. We rush children from activity to activity, from lesson to lesson and from one organised event to another. Then we wonder why, when there is a lull that they say “I’m bored”. Be a counter-revolutionary. Find some time each week just to be at home without anything structured happening.

    

3. It is clear who is in charge - Families do not work well as democracies. In fact they seem to work best as benevolent dictatorships in which the parent or parents consult a lot with their children but at the end of the day, the parent has the final say. Some parents fear that if they take charge that they will lose the friendship of their children, but often the reverse is true. In families where parents fail to take their own role seriously, children may feel that to express their independence they need to engage in risk taking behaviour and avoid responsibility. Authoritative parenting allows children to feel safe, have clear boundaries and flourish.

Reference: Fuller, A. n.d., Ten hints for creating resilient families, Andrew Fuller, viewed 13 November 2017,

Samantha Bolton 

The first thing I know is study is a skill and it can be taught and it needs to be practiced; or, as I explained to my Year 7 Science of Ó£ÌÒ¸£ÀûÊÓƵ class last week, you cannot expect to make it into the Olympic team if you start training a week out from the competition. Training in a sport or practice for an instrument and study are the same, you need to commit to the plan to develop good study habits.

Below are some tips to help develop good study habits:

1. Spaced Practice
   Space out your studying over time. Far too many students wait until the night before a test to study for it. It is important to front load, do a bit each night over the weeks leading up to the exam. Create a studying calendar to plan how to review for the exam.
2. Retrieval Process
   Practice bringing information to mind without the help of materials. Many people think of “studying” as simply re-reading notes, textbooks, or other materials. But having the information right in front of us doesn’t force us to retrieve it from memory; instead, it allows us to trick ourselves into thinking we know something. Recalling information without supporting materials helps us learn it much more effectively.
3. Elaboration
   Explain and describe ideas with many details. This method asks students to go beyond simple recall of information and start making connections within the content. Students should ask themselves open-ended questions about the material, answer in as much detail as possible, then check the materials to make sure their understanding is correct.
4. Interleaving
   Switch between ideas while you study. Common knowledge tells us that to learn a skill, we should practice it over and over again. While repetition is vital, research says we will actually learn that skill more effectively if we mix our practice of it with other skills. This is known as interleaving.
5. Dual Coding
   Combine words and visuals. When information is presented to us, it is often accompanied by some kind of visual: an image, a chart or graph, or a graphic organiser. When studying, pay attention to those visuals and link them to the text by explaining what they mean in their own words. Then, students can create their own visuals of the concepts they are learning. This process reinforces the concepts in the brain through two different paths, making it easier to retrieve later.

One more piece of advice on how to maximise these strategies for learning:

Combine them - these strategies don’t necessarily work in isolation. You can space out your retrieval practice, and when doing retrieval practice, try to recall concrete examples, elaborate, or sketch out a concept. When doing retrieval practice, you can interleave between different concepts.

Nicole Devlin 

As part of our final Year 12 assembly this week, it was an honour to announce the 2017 recipients of the Australian Defence Force Long Tan Awards; Hilary McKie and Susanna Lehman. The awards are presented to students each year in many Australian Secondary Schools, in remembrance of the soldiers who died at the then South Vietnamese Village of Long Tan in 1968.

The students are selected based on the following attributes:

• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Cooperation
• Resourcefulness
• High Personal Values
• Problem Solving
• Communication Skills
• Involvement in Community

During the assembly, a number of students were awarded with a Diploma of Business or Project Management. This is an outstanding achievement for these girls and they are commended on their effort and accomplishment. These courses, which have been offered are ‘in house’ at St Margaret’s and facilitated by outside providers.

Finally, the term finishes on Thursday 30 November at 3pm and students will be engaged in learning and assessment until this date. We strongly urge parents to resist requests from their daughters to depart early. If an early departure is unavoidable due to extenuating circumstances, please advise the school in writing, as early as possible.

Nikki Townsend 

The Prep teacher is Kylie Briggs who has taught a variety of year levels for the past years at Toowoomba Anglican College and Preparatory School. The Year 2 teacher is Briar Bracey and comes from teaching at Holy Family Primary School at Indooroopilly. The Year 5 teacher is well known to the students; Marguerite Erasmus, has spent the past two years relief teaching and fulfilling contract positions at St Margaret’s. The Year 6 teacher is Kimberley Bachmann who joins us from The Gap State School and will also work as a literacy coach for the Years 5 and 6 cluster. We look forward to welcoming these staff officially in the new year and students and parents will have the opportunity to meet all staff at the drop-in Monday 22 January before the first day of school.

Staffing arrangements for 2018 are outlined as follows:

Pre-Prep: Deanna Lawliss

Prep: Kylie Briggs

Year 1: Karen Andrews-Close

Year 2: Katie Bryant/Briar Bracey

Year 3: Melissa Garbutt/Nicole Jonathan

Year 4: Michael Crowe/Janice Emmett

Year 5: Evan Chia/Tansy Cruttenden/Marguerite Erasmus

Year 6: Georgina Stevenson/Kate Porter/Kimberley Bachmann

Coding in Schools

In 2015, I visited schools in England and at this time, the subject of coding in schools was at the forefront of educational discussions and implementation planning. The idea of coding in schools has also been on the radar of Australian education since that time. There has also been a push by the business sector to include coding in the school curriculum with many businesses supporting coding programs.

This term, we made a decision to offer coding to our Prep and Year 1 students. This program was developed and is offered by specialist educators. The benefits of participating in a coding program are numerous and include an understanding of technology; developing skills for life; the development of problem solving; and, support of mathematical skills.

Through participating in coding programs, students can become acquainted with the basics of coding, that is computer programming, to gain an understanding of how the devices that play a large role in modern life actually work. A knowledge of coding will also have long term benefits as it will eventually contribute to the economic competitiveness of our country because of the availability of qualified workers. Coding is highly creative, it contributes to a person’s problem solving ability and equips students for a world changed by technology.

More immediately, the Prep and Year 1 students are developing hand-eye coordination, sequencing and developing an ‘algebraic’ language of programming. On Monday, the coding teacher reported, “we are constantly astounded by the progress of children at such a young age who are following our program; hearing a 6-year-old child explain the concept of an algorithm and sequence is something that melts our hearts as we know that what they are learning now will be so vitally important for their future”. I certainly agree as I watched the Prep girls engage in the program with a level of sophistication.

We have been so impressed by the outcomes for these students that we will be offering holiday coding programs during vacation care. In the first week of holidays, a full week of coding will be offered – a one day camp on Friday 1 December and a two-hour daily program for the following week. Be sure to look out for information in the coming weeks as I am sure places will fill quickly.

Continuous Reporting

The following assessment results and feedback will be available after 3:30pm on Friday this week:

Year 6 Maths Assessment

Year 5 Music Assessment

Angela Drysdale

There was a great sense of fun throughout the evening and it was a special way to celebrate the achievements of our music students throughout 2017. Very special thanks must go to Ms Dani O’Neill, President of the Music Support Group and her team of parents who put in many hours of work to ensure the evening was such a wonderful success.

Speech Night

Thank you and congratulations to all music students on presenting so many wonderful music performances at Speech Night last Tuesday evening. These performances always provide a lovely counterpoint to the speeches and prize presentations. Thank you also to the conductors who prepared the girls in the lead up to the event. Well done to all involved!

Racecourse Rd Community Christmas

Encorah will be performing at the upcoming Racecourse Rd Community Christmas on Friday afternoon, 24 November. This is always a special event involving many parts of the local Racecourse Rd community. Encorah will be performing from approximately 5:15 – 5:45pm in the grounds of St Augustine’s Church on Racecourse Rd. Please feel free to come along and enjoy the festivities!

Student Congratulations – Monique Dodd

Congratulations to Monique Dodd who recently auditioned to participate in the Queensland Youth Orchestra. Monique has successfully been placed into the third bass position of the Queensland Youth Orchestra 2 for 2018. This is a wonderful achievement and I know that her involvement in this orchestra will be a rewarding experience.

Auditions for Music Ensembles 2018

Auditions will be held in Week 8 for students wishing to participate in Music Ensembles in 2018. A sign-up sheet and audition music is available from the Sister Helen Orchestra Room. Audition times are as follows:

Monday 20 November
3:30 - 4:30pm: Encorah Auditions (Years 7-11), SHOR
3:30 - 4:30pm: Rock Band Auditions for guitar, bass guitar, keyboard and vocals (Years 7-11), SHOR

Tuesday 21 November
7:00 - 8:15am: String Auditions (Primary students), Primary Music Room
10:25 - 10:50am: String Auditions (Secondary students), SHOR
3:30 - 4:30pm: Primary Chorale Auditions (Years 3, 4 and 5), Primary Music Room
3:30 - 5:30pm: String Auditions (Secondary students), SHOR

Wednesday 22 November
7:00 - 8:20am: Band Auditions (Primary students), SHOR
1:10 - 1:50pm: Band Auditions (Secondary percussion students), SHOR Percussion Room
3:30 - 5:30pm: Band Auditions (Secondary woodwind/brass students), SHOR
3:30 - 5:30pm: Band Auditions (Primary/Secondary percussion students), SHOR Percussion Room

Music Support Group - Annual General Meeting

The Music Support Group AGM will be held on Tuesday 21 November at 5:00pm in the Primary Music Room (second floor of Chaseley). Parents from both the Primary and Secondary Schools are welcome to attend.

Brad King 

We farewelled our senior Visual Art students on Monday evening with an impressive display of artwork and inspiring speeches by our new Visual Art Captains, Charlotte Caro, Isabel Haqqani and Luca Masnata. Our 2017 Captains, Eliza McKendry and Annabelle Kennedy, also gave a lovely farewell speech acknowledging their peers and the Art staff. Thank you girls, you will be missed.

Congratulations to Lillyana Bowden, Year 10, whose artwork features as our November Artwork of the Month.

Lillyana’s stylised rendering of colour and tone and thought provoking content makes for a subtly complex and compelling work. The painting was created in response to the theme; Social Comment. Well done Lilly!

Isabel Haqqani, Luca Masnata and Charlotte Caro

Visual Art Captains 2018

Lisa Smith 

Congratulations to the Years 2, 3 and 4 Speech and Drama students who entertained and delighted their audience last Wednesday as they took to the stage as mermaids, elves, farm animals and a range of other colourful characters in their end-of-year plays.

Our Speech and Drama students in Years 5 to 9 are busily rehearsing for their performances at the upcoming Eisteddfods. These performances will be held in the Independent Ó£ÌÒ¸£ÀûÊÓƵ Centre (off Circular Drive) and parents of performers are most welcome to join us.

Year 5 Speech and Drama Eisteddfod

Monday 27 November, 11am to approx. 2:45pm

Year 6 Speech and Drama Eisteddfod

Wednesday 29 November, 8:20am to approx. 10:30am

Year 7 Speech and Drama Eisteddfod

Friday 24 November, 8:20am to approx. 12:30pm

Year 8 Speech and Drama Eisteddfod

Tuesday 28 November, 8:20am to approx. 12:00pm

Year 9 Speech and Drama Eisteddfod

Tuesday 28 November, 12:45pm to approx. 3:20pm

For more information about these events, please contact mchamberlain@stmargarets.qld.edu.au.

Maria Chamberlain 

1st Round Deliveries only:
Deliveries 1 – 18 December 2017

2nd Round Collection and Deliveries:
St Margaret’s Supplies Shop orders close Friday 17 November
Sequel Online orders close Sunday 19 November
Collection St Margaret’s, Eton Hall Friday 19 January 2018, 9am-2pm
Deliveries 2 - 16 January 2018

Speech Night - Church Dress Hire
Hire Return (all year levels except Year 6) - Monday 20 November
Year 6 Chapel Service - Tuesday 28 November
Hire Return Year 6 - Thursday 30 November

A $70 refund will be given when the church dress is returned as per conditions on hire form. A late return may result in a late fee after Monday 20 November.

Shop Trading Hours
Thursday 30 November 2017 - End of Term - 8am-2pm
Friday 1 December 2017 - 10am-2pm
Monday 4 December 2017 - Shop Closed - 8am-2pm Appointments only
Tuesday 5 December 2017 - Shop Closed - 8am-2pm Appointments only
Wednesday 6 December 2017 - Shop Closed - 8am-2pm Appointments only
Shop closed from Thursday 7 December 2017
Reopens Monday 15 January 2018
Monday 15 January 2018 to Friday 19 January 2018 - 9am-2pm
Monday 22 January 2018 - Boarders only - 1pm-5pm
Tuesday 23 January 2018 - Students return - 8am-2pm
Wednesday 24 January 2018 - 10am-5pm
Thursday 25 January 2018 - 8am-2pm
Friday 26 January 2018 - Australia Day Public Holiday - Closed

All new students wishing to purchase uniforms before the end of 2017 will be required to make an appointment.

A numbering system for ALL purchases will operate during the January 2018 trading hours. All parents and students wishing to purchase from the School Supplies Shop will be required to take a number and wait to be attended to.

Normal Trading Hours Resume from Monday 29 January 2018
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
8am-2pm

Wednesday
10am -5pm

Public Holidays Closed

For all enquiries, please contact St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, School Supplies Shop:
Phone: 07 3862 0776
Email: suppliesshop@stmargarets.qld.edu.au

Terisa Arnold 

Bookings are open - Secure your spot!
The school holidays are just around the corner and we can’t wait to show you the fun-filled and exciting activities we have planned in our December/ January School Holiday Program. Further details of the program can be found here (PDF 666.2KB).

Bookings for the St Margaret’s OSHC December/ January School Holiday Program opened Wednesday 8 November. If you require care for the upcoming school holiday period, please return your booking form before 27 November 2017.

How do I book?
Complete the official booking form attached to the program. For further details please email: oshc@stmargarets.qld.edu.au.

What is the cost?*
$60 per day. Incursions and excursions incur additional costs. These are compulsory for all students and therefore you are able to claim CCB/CCR for these.

What are the hours of operation?
The service is open from 7:00am until 6pm.

How can I obtain more information?
If you would like further information regarding our OSHC Program or if you would like to make a booking, feel free to contact me on 0423 547 653 or email: oshc@stmargarets.qld.edu.au.

Palu Ingram 

P&F ASSOCIATION

Advertise your Business in our 2018 Family Directory

This A5 full colour booklet is a frequent ‘go to’ reference for school parents throughout the year. Full of valuable school information such as staff contact details, the 2018 school calendar, sports venue locations, bell times, parent contact details and much more.

Our advertising prices remain unchanged from last year with full colour ads starting from as low as $125.00 for an Eight Block, up to $1,000 for a full page.

We have limited advertising space available on both the inside front and inside back covers, half page below the table of contents and, for the first time, on the back cover of the directory. If you are interested in securing one of these prime positions, please contact Annette Kelly-Roberts to discuss.

For standard advertising options, pricing information and to access the online order form please .

For any enquiries, please contact Annette Kelly-Roberts, P&F Association St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School:

Mobile: 0407 328 707

Email: akelly-roberts@hitc.com.au

P&F Association

The St Margaret’s Parents and Friends Association has established a strong tradition of giving back to the school through its social and fundraising activities.

The P&F is comprised of an active group of parents within the school. The Association is responsible for organising an array of events, which not only benefit the students (through fundraising) but also lead to considerable camaraderie amongst parents and friends of St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School.

P&F General Meetings

The P&F invites the school community to share views and ideas at the General Meetings, held in the Arts Centre Foyer from 6:30pm on the following dates:

Monday 26 February 2018 – Annual General Meeting and Welcome Drinks

Monday 14 May 2018

Monday 30 July 2018

Monday 29 October 2018

Event Dates 2018

Term 1

Friday 2 March - Mothers’ Luncheon

Wednesday 28 March - Father Daughter Breakfast

Term 2

Friday 15 June - Fathers’ Dinner

Term 3

Sunday 12 August - Mother Daughter High Tea

Saturday 8 September - Race Day

Development and Community Office 

UMAT scores can be used for admission to any of the UMAT Consortium universities ONLY in the year following the Test. For example, results from UMAT2018 can be used for undergraduate medicine or health science courses beginning in 2019 but NOT 2020. Do not register for UMAT2018 (registrations open early December) unless you are planning to apply for a course commencing in 2019 AND you meet the eligibility criteria specified in the UMAT2018 Information Booklet. For more information, visit: .

Griffith University
Griffith University’s Rural Priority Scheme sets aside a number of places in medicine and dentistry for high achieving students from a rural background. More information about this scheme is available from: .

Bond University
You can apply direct to Bond right now. Applying online to study at Bond University is free and easy. We encourage you to lodge your application as soon as you have decided what you would like to study. There’s no application fee – no obligation to accept a place if it is offered – it simply gives you another option when it comes to making a decision about your future. 

New Psychometric Testing as an entry requirement to the Bond Medical Program
The top 500 eligible applicants will be invited to complete a compulsory online psychometric assessment. Applicants will be required to pay a fee to sit the test. The results will identify 250 applicants who will be shortlisted and invited to attend an interview to gain selection into the Medical Program.

University of Sydney - Info Day
Don’t miss the University’s Info Day on Saturday 16 December 2017. To find out more and keep up to date with the day’s activities, visit:

Queensland School of Film and Television
Workshop details: Saturday 25 November 2017, 9am - 1pm, EDIT IT! Introduction to Editing Workshop, $75

For more information, visit: .

UQ School of Economics Scholarships
Applications are now open for two invaluable scholarship opportunities at the UQ School of Economics: The Year 12 Domestic Australian Scholarship and the Year 12 Equity and Diversity Scholarship.

The Year 12 Equity and Diversity is for students who can demonstrate a very keen interest in economics but who have faced educational disadvantage during high school. The successful candidate will receive a $5000 bursary each year plus a mentoring scheme. Applications close 28 Nov 2017.

Bond University
You can apply direct to Bond right now. Applying online to study at Bond University is free and easy. We encourage you to lodge your application as soon as you have decided what you would like to study. There’s no application fee – no obligation to accept a place if it is offered – it simply gives you another option when it comes to making a decision about your future. 

QUT For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
QUT’s Oodgeroo Unit offers the entry pathway from mid-October for QTAC applicants who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and place QUT within their top three preferences. Applicants need to have their from a and as this process can take time, we recommend students and/or their parents start this process early.

QTAC:Selection guidelines for initial teacher education courses (pre-service teachers)
As part of the Australian Institute for Teaching and Leadership (AITSL) revised Standards and Procedures (2015), all applicants to initial teacher education courses (pre-service teachers) must satisfy both . This requirement applies for the 2018 tertiary admissions period onwards. Details, including a new video, may be found at: .

Students can upload their completed personal statements to their applications by logging in to QTAC Applications Services. Normal QTAC documentation due dates apply.

KEY DATES:
17 November
Final day for Year 12 students: You must stay at school up to this day to be eligible to receive a QCE and OP.

8 December - 10am
Due date to supply documents to QTAC for 21 December and 16 January offer rounds

15 December
QCAA posts QCEs, Senior Statements, Statements of Results, QCIA and Tertiary Entrance Statements to Year 12 students.

16 December
QCAA publishes Year 12 results and OPs in student learning accounts on the Student Connect website:

16 December – 22 December
Griffith University: Know Your Options
Chat online with our expert study advisers after you have received your tertiary entry score, to discuss your study options. Find out about pathways, entry requirements and program options, plus what you can do if your score was higher or lower than expected.

18 December
UQ OP Results Advice Night, Advanced Engineering Building, St Lucia campus, 4:00pm - 7:00pm. OP Results Advice Night is the perfect opportunity to discuss your study options at UQ after receiving your OP.

19 December
QUT: Real Decisions, Gardens Point Campus, 9am – 1pm
Throughout the day, staff and current students from each faculty will be on hand to answer your questions and provide advice on courses and career outcomes.

21 December 2017
QTAC offer round

16 January 2018
QTAC January offer round

Elizabeth Johnston